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Got bored so I came up with these
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:36 pm
by spect_spidey
I got bored surfing the internet tonight so I made these.
Let me know what you think.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:21 pm
by tmanthegreat
Now that's cool! Those look great and very professional. Modify them a little - so they look less like the Hasbro version - and sell your idea to 21st Century Toys! But you may want to change the "tensions in Europe" lines to read "tensions in the Pacific." I know WWII officially broke out in Europe first, but it was in the Pacific that the US found cause to go to war, and besides these are the Marines!
You've got to also make up cards for the whole USMC squad - then make some for the 21c Japanese, and US & German Paras. I remember on the old 21c site, under the section for the Marines that showed the prototype figures, they had some brief biographies. Those were not as neat as your file cards though. This is something 21c should have done with their figures to give them a little more personality than just a rank and name.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:42 am
by steelbonnet
HAHAHA There Great.
I like the look of them & as tmanthegreat said,a little tweek here & there & maybe you should show 21st & see what they think?
Ja
Steel Bonnet
Love em
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:22 am
by digger

Very true about gruff & grim
....Does bring back old RAH memories.....
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:54 pm
by spect_spidey
Here is another one I created from scratch. I think it works really well as a possible dossier file on the character. Please note these are probablly not accurate by any means. My knowledge of WW II is fairly limited. I just look at the figure and get an impression or small back story for them based upon what I see.

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:30 am
by steelbonnet
Ha I like the Major`s bio mate You`ve done a grand job.
Maybe if your going to do more,it could be worthwhile either asking Q`s on the period to the guys here or reading up on it yourself. Maybe even throw in some conflict accounts too.
Like for the Maj here,he took part in the Glider assault in Holland,Parachuted into Crete,etc etc?
Just an extra idea & well asking questions/reading history doesn`t do any harm does it
Excellent work again mate
Ja
Steel Bonnet
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:51 am
by 75th Ranger
Nice work,
Where can you get that software creator for the cards?
i want to do some for a project that i'm working on!
please let me know,
Thanks in advance,
HOOAH!
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:20 am
by toyktdlgh
it looks like illustrator and or photoshop. I know you could use both to get those results. Neat idea.
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:45 pm
by spect_spidey
The first two I did using the G.I. Joe filecard creator found on
www.joecustoms.com The third one I made myself using Paintshop Pro and a resized, grey scaled picture of Major von Schnitzel from the 21st Century Toys website.