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.
And the headset is fully functional, just like the original Thunder.
