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RAMBO by vince_chua

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:39 pm
by vince_chua
Hi everyone, not sure whether I should post here but just want to show u what I've been busy with lately. I had a spare Resolute SS body and TRU exclusive Spirit lying around, I can't help but think, hey maybe I can do another Rambo. So I went about doing research on him and finally I decided to custom based on the sideshow version which should be movie accurate. I recently found a material called the cloth tape, to do a few rifle slings. So I thought to myself I should be able to make an 'accurate' quiver (not sure if that's the term) and the knife sheath. The 'flying' part of the head band is also made from this. A lot of trial & error was involved and I finally made them. Then I realized the arrow from Spirit was a little to long and I only had 1 arrow. So without any choice, I decided to look around for one but couldn't find anything suitable. I then crack my head and think of how I'm going to do it. I used paper clips and the clear plastic that comes with the joe packaging and the tip, I used the tip of some mortar bombs from my BBI mortar guy. Then I shaved the tip to be pointed. The silver arrow tip, I used 1 bullet tip cut off from the ammo belt and also the clear plastic mentioned earlier.

The only major problem I faced making this custom is the paint rub at the joints. :(

Anyway thanks for looking and look forward to your comments.
BTW I'm an amateur in customizing. This is only my 3rd 'full-scaled' custom ( not including simple parts swap)

If you are interested in the recipe, here it is:
Head: POC TRU Spirit
Necklace: String and Blue Tack painted
Torso: Resolute Storm Shadow
Upper Arms: Resolute Storm Shadow
Lower Arms: Flint in Cobra Disguise
Hands: ROC Breaker
Legs: ROC Breaker
Quiver & Arrows: Self Custom
Bow: POC TRU Spirit with string glued on
Belt: ROC Breaker (I think)
Knife: Marauder "Gun-Runners" (thank you Marauder!)
Knife Sheath: Self Custom
M-60E3: Marauder (I cut of the handle to match the sideshow version)
Ammo Belt: 25th Roadblock
AK-47: Marauder

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Re: RAMBO by vince_chua

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:57 am
by maritime96
WOW .. looks great. Nice work. :D

Re: RAMBO by vince_chua

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:56 pm
by Tambo
Freaking sweet!

Re: RAMBO by vince_chua

Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:42 pm
by Stug45
Awesome figure 8) 8) 8)