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I need to document step by step to appease all the people who demand pics for my paint tutorial. ;) And I've already given up on a scratch build and will be cheating big time to achieve the canvas top. End result will be attractive and repeatable. Keep It Simple Stupid.

Time to update an old toy to fit into my 1:18 universe. :) I used vegetable oil to remove the original stickers and then several layers of paint and sanding to remove all of the glue residue. Basecoat of Krylon Fusion OD Green: After a wash of light muddy colors followed by a black...

That looks much better and mean as hell.

I'd say alcohol or paint thinner if you think it's a paint wash making them stick, but then I'd fear the plastic drying out and becoming even more brittle. That just sucks.

Looks really good, but I'm with Rick, you need to find a gun that doesn't emphasis the birds small size. Maybe an m-248 SAW or M60.

Can anyone say Ironman 2 syndrome? 38 repaints of the same figure with no enemies or supporting characters?

QFT!!! Combat Capt is ok since his legs are thick enough to overcome the crappy materials, but I certainly won't be buying any others.

Is there a price tag yet?

I guess you wouldn't. I myself prefer the pant fabrics to match. ;)

Then the only obstacle left is sanding the texture off of WWII's calfs.

Scratch that idea:

Yeah Eddie, it sucks. The right leg is fine, but the left will not stay in because the peg is rubber and it makes him look like he has robot feet. Over engineered with shitty materials. ;) Ktig, Combat's thighs and knees are normal, so just pop WWII's lower leg on at the knee and it will...

Well, it's not, but Combat's calfs make WWII's look like a woman. The knee joints are the same size, so unless you just have to have the swivel calf, the knee is the way to go.

Combat Cap twists in the thighs, but not the calfs. Swapping at the knees should not be an issue. You definitely want Combat's arms since they are 25th Joe style and the bicep doesn't hinder holding rifles. WWII's twisty upper arm is crap since you lose the elbow rotation. These two...

I sure hope you can pull it off because the end result would be worthy. It will be like combining a SW fig with a Joe and I just don't have the experience to do it.

That ain't happening. I don't even think the heads are swappable since WWII Cap has a hinge in his neck. Damn shame since the the WWII guy's torso style would look sweet on Combat's body.

Ok, Super Combat Capt is much better. He has Joe articulation except his hips and seems much beefier. They still used rubber knees, but the thicker legs help minimize the problem.

I did say "and the use of rubber". :p I wonder if they did that on purpose so the sdcc crowd wouldn't cry so loud. The other Cap looks like he has Joe articulation and hopefully has better materials used.

Here's the one I saw earlier today and now I'm sad I didn't get him instead of WWII Cap. Easy choice if they had both been hanging side by side.

Can't say I'm too impressed with WWII Cap. He is a perfect example of what happens when you over engineer a figure's articulation and use rubber for the joints. His arms end up with limited movement and his lower half is a floppy mess. O'well, good thing he will remain static in the turret...