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the_pauley
Eagle Eyes
Posts : 288
Join date : 2013-02-18
|  Subject: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative.  Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:17 am | |
| Something that occurred to me when I recently came across my Special Mission Pod, while rummaging for kit, was that there was never an official uniform/figure designated for this piece, nor had I ever earmarked a figure for it... First of all the pod...    The contents...  Dinghy with oar, anchor and flare pistol...  The splendid Bren gun and bipod...  So it was off to the spares box to outfit a figure and I came up with this guy. I chose a bearded Adventurer figure, as I envisaged him as a Royal Navy operative, dropped ashore from a submarine with his pod for a secret mission. And of course for secret missions, black is always the new black.   Cap from the Commando set, sweater from the French Resistance Fighter, standard Hasbro/Palitoy grenades, ammo sections from the SAS Commando set and the arm pouch from the SAS Secret Mission set (a set that also featured a mission pod)...  Boots are from the Action Pilot basic figure and pants are from the Action Soldier basic figure dyed black...  Standard Palitoy late issue binoculars, black web belt by Cotswold Collectibles and standard issue Hasbro/Palitoy holster and Colt 45...  I thought the standard day-glo orange holstercord stood out like a beacon on what is meant to be a stealth uniform, so I replaced it with a black cord tied to the leg...  Row, row row your boats...  Manning the gun...  I've had the pod for years and can't believe I've gone all this time without assigning a figure to it, but I think this guy is just the ticket! 
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Rogue-Trooper
Swashbuckling Rogue
Posts : 2631
Join date : 2016-09-11
Location : Bedfordshire
| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:45 am | |
| Great kitbash  He really looks the part. And all of the little changes/additions have made a big difference. The black leg cord is so obvious and so simple.....so why the heck didn't I think if it before  _________________ NEW STORAGE FACILITY IS FINALLY FINISHED CHRIS | |
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BAMComix
Admin
Posts : 15364
Join date : 2012-11-07
Age : 52
Location : Birmingham, England
| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:17 am | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:12 am | |
| You have done amazingly well indeed the_pauley!!!
So good it could have actually been THE figure to be released with the pod!
I am amazed that you can identify the source of each and every piece too. |
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FIELD STATION 42
Admin
Posts : 4104
Join date : 2018-03-22
Location : South Central Utah, USA
| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:09 am | |
| He looks ready for a Secret Mission to Spy Island!
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the_pauley
Eagle Eyes
Posts : 288
Join date : 2013-02-18
| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:45 pm | |
| ANyone else having trouble posting?
It appears I can reply to existing thread, but can't post anything new.
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Rogue-Trooper
Swashbuckling Rogue
Posts : 2631
Join date : 2016-09-11
Location : Bedfordshire
| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:40 pm | |
| My collection thread was locked to me yesterday..but all the missing pages were back. Then it unlocked itself, but about 30 pages disappeared again  _________________ NEW STORAGE FACILITY IS FINALLY FINISHED CHRIS | |
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BAMComix
Admin
Posts : 15364
Join date : 2012-11-07
Age : 52
Location : Birmingham, England
| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:04 pm | |
| - the_pauley wrote:
- ANyone else having trouble posting?
It appears I can reply to existing thread, but can't post anything new.
I have reset your settings, could I ask, have you tried logging out and then back in? I know its sounds silly, but at least we could rule it out? | |
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inntruderr61
Moderator
Posts : 8045
Join date : 2012-11-27
Age : 63
Location : Pennsylvania USA
| | Subject: Re: Kitbash: Special Mission Pod Operative. Thu Jul 18, 2019 1:38 am | |
| Nice kitbash!
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gibri
Admin
Posts : 2684
Join date : 2013-02-21
Age : 69
Location : Mishawaka, Indiana United States
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