Flashback Friday – Scrap-Iron

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Oct 102014
 

It’s Friday before a three-day weekend (Canadian Thanksgiving yo!) and that’s just cool. Let us commence this anticipatory day of celebration with a flashback!

It’s Cobra Friday again. Somehow despite my best efforts to avoid it, I scheduled two flashbacks from the same theme one after the other. Oh well. Cobra fans rejoice! As always, click on a picture to enlarge it.

Big Oonch was chosen for Scrap-Iron because of the sweet helmet he wears. It was weird making him kneel because Oonch is already so short.

Scrap-Iron

Here’s the action figure card design.

Oonch-Iron-on-Card

And here’s the comparison to the original mash-up. Looking back, Scrap-Iron was probably one of the more solid mash-ups from that period.

Cobra-Oonch-TaN

That’s all for this week. Next week, you have something Star Trek-y to look forward to. Have a great weekend everybody!

 

Flashback Friday – Dr. Mindbender

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Oct 032014
 

Greetings folks and welcome to another edition of Flashback Friday. It’s always good to have you!

“Crashing through the sky, comes a fearful cry – Kitty! Kitty!”

It’s Cobra time again this week (and next week). This time, Todrick is here as Dr. Mindbender. As is often the case for me, it was tricky to get the legs and feet just right. Don’t forget to click on a picture to enlarge it.

Mindbender

Here’s his action figure card. I wasn’t able to think of any witty take on the name this time around.

Dr

And as always, here’s the comparison to the original mash-up. One thing I liked about the original were the gold badges holding his cape in place. I went with a different shape this time around which is a little cuter/sillier and silver instead of gold. The elegance of the older design is probably better but that’s the only thing that’s better from the original.

Cobra-Todrick-TaN

That’s all for this week. Have a greet weekend everybody! New Cobra flashback next week!

Flashback Friday – Batbunny

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Sep 262014
 

“Good morning aspiring scholars!”

*in a flat monotone* “Good morning Mr. Raditch.”

Ahh Degrassi Junior High…That has nothing to do with today’s flashback, but it was on my mind so I had to get it out. Now that it’s out, I can move on!

It’s back to DC Comics for today’s flashback. Gotham just premiered this week, so there’s a little synchronicity there. I think I used the word right. As always, click on a picture to enlarge it.

Cyran is back as Batbunny! I’m not gonna lie. This one turned out so much better than I first thought he would. I really, really dig it, the colours in particular. The costume is based on the New 52 look for Batman.

Batbunny

Here’s the comparison with the original. I always felt like Cyran as Batbunny was one of the weakest of the original DC mash-ups so I’m glad to have done a much better job this time around though I feel that incorporating the wrench into the bat emblem on his chest in the original was a fun touch.

DC-Cyran-TaN

That’s all for this week. We’re going to be having two weeks of Cobra coming up next. See you next Friday for the first!

Flashback Friday – Klingon Barnaby

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Sep 192014
 

Good morning gentles, it’s Friday the day where leprechauns and unicorns unite to produce mash-up flashbacks. I bet you didn’t know that’s how they were made huh? Me neither. My brain is weird sometimes (most of the time).

So Star Trek…yeah. Nothing to say that hasn’t been said already. Just click on a pic to enlarge it.

When I did the original mash-ups, I was running out of unis to put the cast in. That’s when I decided that Barnaby could be a Klingon and later that Zoë would be a Romulan. I was less enthused to revisit those ideas this time around. The results are alright though.

Barnaby-Klingon

Here’s the comparison with the original mash-up. Obviously I chose a different set of Klingon armor for Barnaby this time around. That was mostly just so I could try something new. There can be so many variations. I was surprisingly elaborate with the colours in the original.

Trek-Barnaby-TaN

That’s all for this week. Next week, we meet the Night. Ooooh! Mysterious! Find out what it means next week and post your guesses until then in the comments below!

Flashback Friday – Zartan

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Sep 122014
 

It’s Friday! I’m about to leave for Comiccon in a little over an hour but I couldn’t go without posting this week’s Flashback, right? Right! Let’s do this!

If I were a little better in planning ahead, I’d have had a comic-themed flashback for today. Well, G.I.JOE has a comic book, but you know what I mean…or do you? I think I’m babbling which is a solid sign I should just move on. Remember, all the pictures are clickable, so you know…click them.

Red Rich is here as Zartan. For once, Rich decided that changing the colour of his mask isn’t an adequate disguise so he added a stick-on beard. The yellow mask does look sharp though.

Zartan

Here’s the action figure card. Originally Zartan was sold in a box with his Water Chameleon. I did some searching and found a card. I don’t recall ever seeing him sold this way back in the day though.

Zarichtan-on-Card

Here’s the comparison to the original mash-up. The first time around, I didn’t like that Zartan’s card art pose meant that you couldn’t see most of his costume so I went with a page from the comic book. I really wanted to replicate the cards this time around so you don’t get to see much of his chest plate.

COBRA-Red-Rich-TaN

That’s all for this week folks! Have a great weekend! I know I should!

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