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General Section => Customs => Topic started by: latinjoe22 on December 27, 2009, 12:44:52 AM

Title: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: latinjoe22 on December 27, 2009, 12:44:52 AM

I recently completed my very own custom ARAH versions of Chacal Noir and Backstop. So I had to go back and finish the job:

(http://http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/latinjoe22/MY%20CUSTOMS/IMG_8772.jpg)

Parts that were used:

• Head, legs and waist: Hiss driver
• Torso: Grand Slam or Flash
• Arms: Charbroil

(http://http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/latinjoe22/MY%20CUSTOMS/IMG_8761.jpg)

Enjoy!

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: dodge822 on December 27, 2009, 09:28:40 AM

nice job

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on December 27, 2009, 05:36:22 PM

Awesome. Cooler than the orignial HISS driver!

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: Scramble on December 29, 2009, 01:35:40 PM

A lot of good parts choices make it comparable to standard HISS drivers but distinct. Well done.

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: latinjoe22 on December 29, 2009, 02:06:02 PM

Quote from: "Scramble"

A lot of good parts choices make it comparable to standard HISS drivers but distinct. Well done.

Thanks. The parts choice was driven by the following:

• I wanted this Frostback to be as closest a translation as it could be from its 25th counterpart. "25th" aka Convention Frostback uses Grand Slam's and Flash's arms and chestplate ( also shared with Tripwire ). So I followed the same logic.
  
  
• I used Charbroil's arms because Flash' or Grand Slam' arms are more expensive to acquire these days. There are a lot of spare Charbroils out there, and they have more textured forearms plus they share a similar shoulder pad detail, so they were for me the best second part candidates for this custom.

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Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: DJinvasor on December 29, 2009, 08:12:10 PM

That is Awesome lj,  very very nice.   :o

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: latinjoe22 on December 31, 2009, 02:04:24 AM

Quote from: "DJinvasor"

That is Awesome lj,  very very nice.   :o

Thanks DJ.

And I forgot to mention that the chestplate had to be made smooth with some epoxy and that took at least 2 to 3 days of waiting time before painting could begin on the figure.

I am now slowly progressing on my 80's style Timbit custom ( with Snackpack  ;D  of course). There will be quite a bit of Epoxy sculpting involved. I'm totally new to it and I have to say that I'm already very amazed with the fersitality of this stuff!

-LJ22

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: silentdusty on December 31, 2009, 06:13:35 PM

Another great looking 'Classic' version of the exclusives, you have done well sir!

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: 5h4rK on May 18, 2010, 09:12:18 PM

I love that LJ.. can I borrow the idea??  ;D

Title: Re: My 80's Custom Frostback
Post by: bandonov on May 18, 2010, 11:07:11 PM

Keep up the good work!