Well, Invisible Wraith and TR101AL already made perfect versions of classic Shockwave, so I decided to go in a different direction.

Recipe is the same - just went with a different color scheme, but not so different that he's not recognizable. I just never dug yellow stripes as camouflage - never made sense to me. Also, wearing a ball cap on top of a ski mask just seems goofy. So I went with a more SWAT-y look, and used a helmet rather than a hat. I had a riot-control helmet with visor, but I chopped it up for my 25A Flash's helmet. I know I've got another one around here somewhere, but a regular Kevlar helmet will do just fine. Plus, I never had a Shockwave as a kid (I stopped collecting in '86), so I've got no great loyalty to the original paintjob anyway.



Used a Firefly body with shortened legs and a BH head. Then a PTE vest, BBI Helmet, and Marauder Mac-10 and I think I've got it. Since he's not part of the Detroit SWAT team anymore, there's no need to label his gear with SWAT (and it would be a pain in the arse anyway )

In normal "assault mode"



Of course it wouldn't be an official "Chief Custom" if I didn't have an unmasked version




And like clockwork, now that he's built I realize I forgot to "fix" his elbow joints to allow him to bend them properly. I always forget to do that. Well, that's why I don't mix paints - I'm always having to touch it up later

Ya know, the more I look at the PTE vest, the less I like it. So I'll use a 25A BH vest for now until I find something better.


Cheers!

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Very cool, Chief, but the non-helmeted shot looks too much like Beachhead. If you did have that visor still, he could have been a great version of the DEF Shockwave.

Agreed, I've decided that when he's not wearing the helmet, he'll be unmasked. He is too blue-Beachhead-y right now (especially since I've swapped vests.)

And while I was looking through filecards, I noticed how much of the DEF Shockwave fits in with mine (I'd totally forgotten about it.) When I was typing this originally, he didn't have goggles on his helmet, but I went back, added them, and snapped a new pic. But now with the goggles, I think I'll be able to get by without the riot helmet. It wouldn't fit right anyway - I tried it with the remnants of the other helmet and it didn't sit right.

Thanks!

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Just as the clearcoat on my Shockwave finishes drying you go and post this piece of perfection. I hadn't even thought about using a helmet instead of a cap. That's a great idea! Nice job man! Very nice!

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Thanks for the nod, but man you really captured the feel of the character. Nice job as always.

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I think you nail the character in the first shot, with the riot gear, and as usual, you deliver a solid 25th custom.
But I agree with iwbeta saying that he looks a bit like a blue Beachead. Doesnt really matter though. They are likely to work on the same operations, and what better way to do that than in matching outfits?
I think he could look perfect with only goggles.

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I love him. That's a great take on a character that I've always liked, and the updates all work well. I really like the color scheme on this guy (never cared for the yellow camo, either). And, I really appreciate the swappable heads: I've never liked the idea of having figures with non-removable helmets or masks, so your commitment to making alternate heads for the customs is very welcome.

I'd like to see him with a riot helmet, too, but he doesn't suffer for not having one. It's a great-looking custom.

he looks good chief, I like the different camo rather than the yellow stripes too. I think the helmet is a good idea too but I don't like the unmasked head, I just don't like thoses figures head sculpts,
Tim

How flexible is greenstuff? Can you possibly mold the original looking ribbing on top of the PTE vest?

- R

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Thanks guys!

Raps - Green Stuff is pretty flexible when you get it thin enough. The removable chest pads on my 25A Flash & 25A Bludd are both flexible enough to have quite a bit of "give" without losing their shape. That's not a bad idea to mod the PTE vest with some GS. I don't really like the ribbed pattern on the original fig, but I love the look from the original card art, so I might try doing that - building up a collar of sorts and then adding some more details to it. I think the VvV GH vest might make the perfect base for that.


Tim - I'm not too happy with that BBI head myself. I'm probably going to go back and use a DTC Mutt head to make him look younger and a little less douchey. The only problem is I have like 3 25A customs with Mutt's head, so I'll have to do something to make it look a bit different.

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That's what I was thinking too. I like the helmet you have just fine, but if it were me I would have given hima helmet witha face shield.

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