The Red Shadows

[Dark Horse]

No. #24 Red Sultan

Code Name: Red Sultan
Personal Name: Ibrahim Khan
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Desert warfare
Secondary Military Speciality: Gunner
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey

The son of the original Red Sultan, Khan was very young when he learned of his father's death at the hands of a Z-Force infantryman. Devoting his life to the Red Shadows and personally funded by Baron Ironblood, Red Sultan has had the best training and education money can buy. Now the leader of The Red Shadows cell in Asia minor, Red Sultan plots the destruction of Z-Force, and the rest of the Action Force team.

"Red Sultan simply will not stop until he has avenged his father's death."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #25 Red Maniac

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Code Name: Red Maniac
Personal Name: Kain, Marc
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: N/A
Secondary Military Speciality: N/A
Birthplace: London, England


The only member of the Red Shadows to volunteer for Baron Ironblood's super soldier program, and ironically, the only survivour. A culmination of Terminator, Red Laser and Red Mercury's latest innovations, Kain was subjected to complete body prosthesis, mercury blood transfusion, adamantium bone enhancements, and positronic brain upgrades. He is now a walking arsenal, equiped with a vulcan cannon/ blade arm attachment, crushing claw, bionic legs and eye laser.
However, the super soldier program caused Kain to descend into madness, his only speech now comes in the form of quotes from William Shakespeare. Unpredictable, irrepressible and highly dangerous, Red Maniac is as much a threat to the Red Shadows as he is to Action Force.

"We are lucky the super soldier program was not 100% successful. It it had been, Baron Ironblood would now rule the world."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #26 Red Falcon

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #27 Black Major V2

Made this one after I gave my original to Sector 15 as his competition prize. I just swapped his feet with Lamprey.

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #28 Red Mantis

Code Name: Red Mantis
Personal Name: Gibson, Sheila
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Battlefield medic
Secondary Military Speciality: Chemical weaponry
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia


Struck off the Australian medical register for testing her own concotions on patients, Red Mantis offered her medical talents to third world countries in order to further her research. Vain, paranoid, and merciless, Red Mantis fears her own mortality so much so that she has devoted her life to finding the "Immortality serum". Captured by the Red Shadows, Mantis did not need much persuasion to enlist. As the Red Shadows chief medical officer, Red Mantis continues her research on captured Action Force victims.

"A twisted egomaniac who may just discover the key to immortality."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #29 Red Ghost v2

Code Name: Red Ghost
Personal Name: Unknown
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Assassin
Secondary Military Speciality: Espionage
Birthplace: KÅ￾ga, Japan

Ex Hand Ninja who devoted his life to the Red Shadow cause. Now acting as the Red Shadow's top assassin and also as Baron Ironblood's personal bodyguard, Red Ghost is almost supernatural in his speed, agility and bladed weapon expertise.

"Red Ghost is a mystery. His powers have transcended the mortal plane."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #30 Arctic Black Major

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #31 The Black Shadow

Code Name: Black Shadow
Personal Name: Qasim, Qamar
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Commando
Secondary Military Speciality: Chemical weaponry
Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan


A captured Pakistani scientist experimented on by the Red Shadows top minds, Qasim's own bio-regenerative research was used against him. Baron Ironblood merged Qasim's life work with that of Red Mantis's immortality serum and created Shadowblood - a compound that would create a new race of soldiers. After high dosages of the Shadowblood formula, Qasim's entire body has become a viscuos, oozing mass of death that can adapt to any situation. Now called The Black Shadow, he seems impervious to all forms of weaponry - if blown apart, his gelatinous body simply reforms. Retaining his intelligence but totally obedient to Baron Ironblood, The zombie-like Black Shadow can morph any part of his body into an organic weapon or tool. He can scale any surface, or fit through any gap or crack. He can also make his skin as hard as rock, enabling blunt force trauma weapons to be created from his limbs. Although unconfirmed, it is thought The Black Shadow needs regular doses of Shadowblood to keep him alive.

"A different type of menace. The Black Shadow is a living nightmare."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #32 Arctic Baron Ironblood

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #33 Red Acolyte

Code Name: Red Acolyte
Personal Name: Various
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Assassin
Secondary Military Speciality: Espionage
Birthplace: Various


Unswervingly loyal to their sensei, Red Ghost, the Red Acolytes are mystic martial artists despatched by Baron Ironblood to erase any targets that threaten the Red Shadow cause. Each Acolyte is an multi diciplined warrior and a match for any circumstance in which they may find themselves in.

"A red flash is all you might see of these shrouded warriors."

 

[Dark Horse]

No #34 Red Oktober

Code Name: Red Oktober
Personal Name: Raimus, Aleksander
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: U-Boat command
Secondary Military Speciality: Underwater demolition
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania


A Soviet defector intercepted and brainwashed on his way to the U.S.A., Raimus was forced to follow in the steps of his famous father. Unparralled in his Naval strategies and experience and now Captain of the Red Shadow's nuclear stealth submarine, The Black Silence, Red Oktober is in command of perhaps the Red Shadow's most deadly weapon.

"The sins of the father shall be visited upon the son."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #35 Red Bear

Code Name: Red Bear
Personal Name: Kulik, Artur
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Heavy Weapons division commander
Secondary Military Speciality: Infantry
Birthplace: Minsk, Belarus


Initially a field agent and spy within a fake Red Shadows organisation, Red Bear monitored and eventually destroyed the copycat faction single handedly. Now reassigned to his original post as heavy weapons commander amongst the true Red Shadows, Red Bear leads barely sane warmongers into battle weilding the most devastating hand held weapons imaginable. A massive and intelligent soldier, Red Bear's strength is matched only by his intellect.

"If you see Red Bear on the battlefiled you better call in an airstrike."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #36 Battle damaged Baron Ironblood

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #37 Red Nightmare

Code Name: Red Nightmare
Personal Name: Tengku, Adnan
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Sniper
Secondary Military Speciality: Jungle tracker
Birthplace: Tumpat, Malaysia

Cloned from the DNA of the deceased Red Shadow agent Nightmare, Adnan was created in secret jungle laboratories in Malaysia. Infused with various steroids and artificial upgrades, Red Nightmare has enhanced senses and strength. A lifetime of hunting and tracking in jungle environments make him an apex predator and is known to have killed scores of Action Force troopers.

"Known throughout the Malaysian rainforests as 'The Ghost of the Jungle'."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #38 Thorax

Been neglecting this thread a bit! I have been making customs, but for various reasons I'm having to wait until I can reveal them (they're commissions/ comp prizes etc)

Anyway, here's a custom I made for my good friend Monte Williams. I went through his entire thread of awesomeness and tried to capture the essence of his customs. I dunno if I succeeded but I'm glad he's happy with the results. He called him Thorax.

Here's Monte's pics -

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-j...2269-geek-creek-kitbashes-67.html#post4253957

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #39 Red Torch

Code Name: Red Torch
Personal Name: Various
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Flame weapons
Secondary Military Speciality: Infantry
Birthplace: Various

Picked from the most deranged ranks of the Red Shadows, the Red Torches use experimental flame weapons of a terrifying magnitude. Their weapons also disperse mind altering chemicals that leave their victims wholly susceptable to the Black Major's permanent mind control techniques.

"These insane troopers will either burn you alive or make you join them."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #40 Red Mercury

Code Name: Red Mercury
Personal Name: Maxim Sakharov
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Nuclear weapons designer
Secondary Military Speciality: Combat machine pilot
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Rescued and rebuilt by Baron Ironblood, Red Mercury is the pilot of the Red Terror, and an expert in all manner of nuclear weapons. More machine than man, Ironblood has programmed him to create the most devastating nuclear device in the history of mankind.

"The potential threat this menace poses is immeasurable. Should no longer be treated as human."

Long bio -

Hailing from Moscow, Russia, Maxim Sakharov was an average youngster in all aspects. He had an average family and upbringing and his education had no noteworthy attributes either. He had a regular job with a regular salary. Having no interesting hobbies or skills, Sakharov chanced upon a news article that changed his life forever. He read about a material that powered boosted fission weapons and was a core component of creating super powered nuclear bombs.
He became fascinated, even obsessed with the name and the awesome power it possessed. He spent his days and nights studying nuclear power textbooks. He visited nuclear sites such as Chernobyl and later obtained employment as a low level functionary at the Mayak nuclear facility. After many months of painstaking plotting, Sakharov was able to steal a sample to be studied and improved upon in his own personal onsite lab.
He designed terrible war machines and devices of unspeakable horror, yet had no way of putting these designs into production. He would need to test his theories, so little by little, he created a miniature nuclear device powered by the deadly red mercury. He travelled to the frozen wastes of Siberia with his destructive creation, set to perform a test that would never be noticed, many hundreds of miles away from the nearest human settlement.
Setting the timer and retreating to a naturally formed rock shelter, Sakharov watched with insurmountable excitement. The blast ravaged the wasteland, yet was more powerful than Sakharov could possibly have imagined.
The blast destroyed the rock shelter, and Sakharov was trapped beneath the falling debris. His hands and lower legs were completely crushed by the rockfall, and he suffered massive head trauma.
He awoke in the laboratories of Baron Ironblood. Unbeknownst to him, Sakharov was being secretly monitored by Red Shadow agents. His plans had been overseen by Baron Ironblood himself at every stage.
Now an agent of evil, Red Mercury has been physically enhanced with cybernetic limbs giving him many times the strength of a normal human. His skull has been augmented with positronic technology, allowing him to store and instantly recall any amount of complex technical data, as well as regular facts, figures and memories. His right eye has been replaced by a fusion laser, though still capable of super powered sight.
Most inhumanely of all, and the origin of his code name, red mercury was mixed with his bloodstream, and now powered his cybernetic physiology. His skin took on a deathly palid hue, and the stare in his human eye is cold enough to test the resolve of any man who catches it's gaze. Programmed to obey Baron Ironblood and follow the Red Shadow cause to the end, Red Mercury now has near unlimited funding and materials to work with. His first creation is his personal battle transport, the terrifying tripod - The Red Terror.
Working alongside Red Laser, Red Mercury plans to create weapons so powerful that no government on Earth will be able to deny Baron Ironblood's evil demands.

I've modified Red Mercury since then

EDIT -

Updated Red Mercury with new arms, thighs, hands and sword.

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #41 Heavy weapons division

Code Name: Red Shadow heavy gunner
Personal Name: Various
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Heavy weapons
Secondary Military Speciality: infantry
Birthplace: Various

"The heavy gunners are a tragedy. Ironblood captured menatlly unstable war veterans and transformed them into these psychotic hair triggered lunatics".

"The Heavy weapons division are true psychopaths. They just want to watch the world burn."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #42 The Black Sergeant

Code Name: Black Sergeant
Personal Name: Top Secret
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Combat Control
Secondary Military Speciality: Classified
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

One of the only officers in Ironblood's ranks that follows by choice and not mental command, the Black Sergeant is a ruthless disciplinarian. She will not tolerate failure in any form, and often executes lower ranks on the spot.
Skilled in all NATO small weapons, and a veteran of several international conflicts, the Black Sergeant is a supremely dangerous individual.

"Don't let her good looks fool you. The Black Sergeant is as merciless as they come."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #43 Red Condor

Code Name: Red Condor
Personal Name: Esteban Rojo
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Reconnaissance
Secondary Military Speciality: Laser artillery
Birthplace: San Miguel, Mexico


A former gunrunner for Tony Stark, Rojo was kidnapped and brainwashed by Baron Ironblood. Now a high tech spy and assassin, Red Condor steals the world's latest and deadliest weapons designs for the Red Shadow cause.

"An expert in many prototype weapons, Red Condor is as dangerous as he is elusive."



Esteban Rojo's ancestors were famous gunrunners who operated along the Rio Bravo. It was only fitting that many years later, Rojo found himself working for Tony Stark, a once world leader in weapons technology. After Stark's dramatic halt in weapons production, Rojo found himself out of a job and down on his luck. Embittered and angry, Rojo stole many designs and prototypes, and planned to auction them off to the highest bidder.
Kidnapped and brainwashed by Baron Ironblood, Rojo divulged the information, allowing Red Laser and Red Mercury to perfect and adapt the designs for use in Ironblood's military.
Assuming the codename Red Condor after the sacred bird, Red Condor continues his work as a high tech spy and weapons expert aboard the dreaded Shadow Walker.

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #44 Red Titan

Size comparison -

Code Name: Red Titan
Personal Name: Cain Jackson
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Heavy Ordnance
Secondary Military Speciality: Hand to hand combat
Birthplace: Austin, Texas

Sought by Baron Ironblood due to his heroic deeds and battlefield experience, Cain Jackson was captured and reconditioned into service with the Red Shadows. Now an engine of hate, Red Titan drives the Shadow Walker in an attempt to crush the free world under foot.

"Another victim of the Black Major. Red Titan is a true fallen hero."



Captured after an epic battle by the Red Torches during an attack on the South Mountain oil field, Jackson was a member of a U.S. army detachment put in place to counter terrorism. A tank commander and heavy weapons specialist with many distinctions to his name, Jackson was hand picked by Baron Ironblood for processing, then reconditioned by The Black Major to join the Red Shadows and drive the prototype super weapon, The Shadow Walker.
A massive frame combined with standout mixed martial arts expertise makes Red Titan a supreme menace in any way he could be encountered.

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #45 Red Phantom

Code Name: Red Phantom
Personal Name: Unknown
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Prototype vehicle Pilot
Secondary Military Speciality: Artillery
Birthplace: Unknown


Details are very sketchy about Red Phantom's grizzly visage. AF spies have discovered that he was a test pilot for a Scottish weapons dealer, and was tricked into piloting a flawed prototype rocket. Ironblood's men rescued him from the fiery inferno that claimed his face, and augmented his skull with cybernetic enhancements. Now Red Phantom serves the Red Shadows as he seeks revenge on the entire M.A.R.S. corporation.

"Red Phantom is the ultimate daredevil. He will literally test any machine to destruction."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #46 Shadow BATs

Code Name: Shadow BAT
Personal Name: N/A
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Infantry
Secondary Military Speciality: Close Combat
Birthplace: M.A.R.S. Industries

Originally bought from M.A.R.S. Industries in a clandestine deal, the Shadow BATs were created as regular BATs with special bugging devices in an attempt to gather intelligence on Baron Ironblood and his Red Shadows. Completely stripped down and rebuilt by Red Laser and Red Mercury, the new Shadow BATs feature far greater AI, armour and firepower then their first iteration. Deployed to support speciality troops such as the Red Torches and Heavy Weapons division, the Shadow BATs are an imposing battlefield force.

"Fearsome wrecking machines that never question orders."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #47 Arctic Shads

Code Name: Red Shadow
Personal Name: Various
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Arctic operations
Secondary Military Speciality: Infantry
Birthplace: Various


Picked at random from Red Shadow troops, these arctic soldiers are genetically altered by Baron Ironblood to survive in sub zero temperatures. Can operate in a blizzard as well as they can under normal conditions.

"These soldiers feel neither cold, fear or mercy!"

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #48 Red Jaguar

Code Name: Red Jaguar
Personal Name: Andre Vukwana
Action Force Code Number: Unknown
Primary Military Speciality: Weapons manufacturer
Secondary Military Speciality: Biological weapons
Birthplace: Capetown, South Africa

Born in Capetown, South Africa to a family of crime, Vukwana's destiny had never been in doubt. A criminal through and through, Vukwana had never achieved any standout specialities in life. He was however, the ultimate middleman. A highly gifted orator, Vukwana found he was able to make shadowy deals and obtain power through simple information exchanges. This lead to a career in weapons manufacturing. His excellence in that field was noticed by Baron Ironblood, who's offers of greater power and wealth were impossible for Vukwana to refuse. Now codenamed Red Jaguar, he acts as the Red Shadows' face of business, and controls many of the Red Shadow's fundamental operations.

"Red Jaguar is a new threat to world peace. His political and military machinations are unrelenting."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #49 Interrogator (Shad version)

Code Name: Interrogator
Personal Name: CLASSIFIED
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Psychological Tactics
Secondary Military Speciality: Chemical Experimentation
Birthplace: CLASSIFIED


Drafted by Cobra Commander to spy on Baron Ironblood, Interrogator was secretly brainwashed with his own devices by the Black Major. Now an unwitting double agent, Interrogator works for Baron Ironblood using his unparalleled interrogation skills. His mask emits chemicals, subtle lights and sounds, which also combine with Interrogator's baritone voice, leading to even the most strong willed prisoner divulging their secrets.

"With the reconditioning of Interrogator, Ironblood stays one step ahead of Cobra Commander."

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #50 Walker mini vehicle (Trouble bubble)

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #51 Sky Spike

 

[Monkeywrench]

Jesus. I never knew the RS had so many figures. What head did you use for Red Mercury?

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #52 Red Coachman

Code Name: Red Coachman
Personal Name: Various
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Combat driving
Secondary Military Speciality: Tank mechanics
Birthplace: Various


Advanced drivers groomed from the Red Shadows to operate Hyena battle tanks. All are highly skilled and ruthlessly aggressive on the field of battle. Also trained to repair damage to their own vehicles, doubling their usefulness to Baron Ironblood.

"A fleet of Hyena tanks is almost unstoppable. It is not the tanks themselves that we should fear. It is the skill of their drivers."


ARAH Red Coachman -

And the Hyenas (one is a UBP HISS, the other is a Crimson Sabotage HISS, both have repro stickers from The Enemy - Sticker Sheets )

 

[Dark Horse]

Jesus. I never knew the RS had so many figures. What head did you use for Red Mercury?

Heh, they didn't mate. Most are original characters, or one shots from the old U.K. comics.

Red Mercury's head was an old one from SDS/ TriGate.

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #53 Red Baron

Code Name: Red Baron
Personal Name: Lothar Bolko Manfred von Richthofen
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Fighter pilot
Secondary Military Speciality: Aerospace mechanic
Birthplace: Wroclaw, Poland


Descendent of the original Red Baron, this pilot pushes the limit of human capabilities in air to air combat. Seemingly unstoppable in any dogfight, and totally obedient to Baron Ironblood.

"The Red Baron is just as infamous and deadly as his great grandfather."


Long bio -

The great grandson of the most famous fighter pilot of all time, Lothar von Richthofen always dreamed of surpassing his ancestor's accomplishments. Joining the Luftwaffe at the earliest opportunity, Von Richthofen quickly mastered all aspects of aerospace mechanics, and was constantly customising and updating many designs. As time progressed, Richthoven grew sick of his family name gaining him an easy time. He desperately wanted to prove himself, yet was often passed by by other pilots for fear of his safety, on order of his superiors. Von Richthoven became desperate, and as his behaviour deteriorated, so did his relationships with his fellow pilots. The situation came to a head whilst on a training mission over the Balkan mountains. Von richtoven and top Luftwaffe pilot Jurgen Immelmann were testing different prototype fighters. Furious over Immelmann's constant taunting, Von Ricthoven shot down the Eurofighter and killed Immelmann, and stole the prototype stealth fighter he was piloting.
Panicking at the result of his anger, Von Richthoven flew as far as he could with his remaining fuel, forced to land on what he thought was a disused French airfield. Quickly set upon by a unit of Red Shadows, Richthoven was quickly brought before Baron Ironblood. Already familiar with Von Richthoven's career, Ironblood promised Von Ricthoven all his dreams could come true at the small cost of his devoted service. Von Richtohoven was quick to agree, and submitted himself for genetic upgrading immedietely. Assuming his great grandfather's name, the Red Baron now pilots the Red Hydra (the stealth fighter Von Richthoven stole and later upgraded), and is perhaps the deadliest fighter pilot alive today.

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #54 Red Lightning

Red Phantom got a ride.

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #55 Mecha Shadow

Code Name: Mecha Shadow
Personal Name: N/A
Action Force Code Number: None
Primary Military Speciality: Assault
Secondary Military Speciality: Infantry
Birthplace: Ironblood laboratories

Another in a long line of mechanised troops, the Mecha Shadow is a sleeker, lighter version on the Muton endoskeleton. Featuring magnetic clamping feet and powerful leg servo motors, the Mecha Shadow can leap great distances and attach to metal surfaces. Modular arm attachments compliment built in wrist lasers, along with advanced tracking and kevlar armour. The Mecha Shadows are an all purpose assault machine.

"The Mecha Shadow is capable of attack from literally any angle!"

 

[fogger1138]

I keep hoping for a Red Rover.

 

[Monkeywrench]

Heh, they didn't mate. Most are original characters, or one shots from the old U.K. comics.

Red Mercury's head was an old one from SDS/ TriGate.

ah! okay.

 

[HeelJoe]

No. #2 The Black Major

This is my fav out of your custom collection so far.

 

[xxxx]

Nice work.

 

[Meddatron]

You found a use for the Maul legs!

 

[Dark Horse]

No. #56 Red Shadows Darklon