JoeCanuck
General Section => Customs => Topic started by: latinjoe22 on August 28, 2011, 05:34:56 PM
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Well,
I was never really happy with the ROC Thunder that we got when the movie came out. The panther tank to me was a so-so revamp of the Armadillo, but for some reason I didn't dig the light grey plastic pieces on the tan shell.
SO for a start, I took a 25th Armadillo and swaped the pieces with the Panther's. The result is a green Armadillo with grey highlights. Makes it different, and I now have a nice desert fashion Armadillo I can look at with more ease.
ROC Thunder must've been my biggest disappointment. Hasbro did an okay job recycling a Resolute Duke figure which was probably a good choice back then, and repainting it Thunder style. But again, the light grey touches personally bothered me. So I painted them green or black to make them resemble a bit more the 1984 Thunder's color scheme.
The helmet was also another disappointment. So I add some plastic to it, from a 1982 Breaker headset and two 1984 Mutt's guns. Of course, I used only accessory pack weapons which are in abundance in my parts bin. Had to chop off some plastic with a sharp cutter and crazy glue them. Had also to make some little holes on the sides of the vizor in order to receive the headset.
Here's the result.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/latinjoe22/MY%20CUSTOMS/P1012740.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/latinjoe22/MY%20CUSTOMS/P1012742.jpg)
And the headset is fully functional, just like the original Thunder.
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Awesome, Love it man! <HIGH 5!>
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Very nice headset. How hard was it to drill the holes on the side of his visor? I'm scared it'll crack if I drill it.
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Great Work LJ! I miss your customs, it has been a long time.