Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Nullifier (Iron Grenadier Pilot)

Seriously, who didn't like the vintage color scheme for the Nullifiers? These guys were supposed to be the baddest of the bad. Skilled mercenary pilots who could also handle themselves in a ground fight. So Hasbro gives them tan jumpsuits covered with tan armor and some pinkish-purple trim? As with my other Iron Grenadiers, I kept close to the vintage color scheme, but I tried to spice it up a bit, too.

Parts: Entire figure (25th Anniversary Battle Armor Cobra Commander), Helmet (ARAH Nullifier v1), Submachinegun (RoC Pit Commando).

Supplies: Dremel, X-acto knife, paintbrushes, Folk Art paints, Testors Dull-Cote.

Reference: ARAH Nullifier v1.

Okay, if you read the post for my T.A.R.G.A.T. figure, then you know exactly how I did this one. The helemt is an ARAH Nullifier head that I hollowed out with the Dremel. This took nearly an hour to do because I ended up having to get the walls of the helmet so ridiculously thin in order to fit on the head. The Battle Armor Cobra Commander figure was repainted in a color scheme that was close to the vintage look, but like I said, spiced up a little bit. He is armed with a compact submachinegun that could be easily stowed in his cockpit. Finally, I gave him a light application of Testors Dull-Cote. All in all, it was a pretty simple custom, but I really like how it turned out! The last photo here shows Nullifier in the cockpit of my custom A.G.P. (Anti-Gravity Pod).








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