Cobra Zombie Deployment Cell/Drop Pod/Prison Pod

[Jin Saotome]

We've had a lot of sub-par 3 3/4" lines and the Batman TDKR has flooded the market. Those Quick-Tek figures are being discounted at Walmart ($5.00 for two pack at Big Lots now) and are pretty terrible so I decided to figure out how to use them. Ditching the actual Batman figure I focused on the armor-on cases themselves....and decided to make them into deployment cells!

First I cut out more of the bat-symbol silhouette so it wasn't recognizable and removed all the logos, then dirtied it up with a new paint job/weathering, some swivel hinges at the top and stickers. The bizarre claw/gun/laser/whatever action-feature was removed so just the locking armor remained and I added chains and manacles to it. A cobra Zombie Viper was combined with a Cobra Viper and with his vest on he fit into the armor, the manacles attaching to his feet or hands. The zombie could now be loaded into the armor-launcher and transported that way until it was time to deploy him on the Joes! You could use these as B.A.T. deployment cells, mutants, prisoner cells, whatever really.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

Super cool!...beautiful weathering effects...does it open or something or does he just slip in and out of the bottom?...I've never seen this thing before so I have no idea how it works...

 

[Jin Saotome]

Super cool!...beautiful weathering effects...does it open or something or does he just slip in and out of the bottom?...I've never seen this thing before so I have no idea how it works...

The two plungers on top perform different effects. The large one pops the gold armor with the figure out and the smaller one just releases the figure. You drop the cage on top of the figure (wearing the armor) and it locks it up inside. I'm looking to make one with opening grating but need to buy some more and take them apart. There's different armors with gimmicks, some with claws, guns, etc. Good for parts but the batman figures inside are terrible...

 

[Meddatron]

Now this thing is badass. Perfect for any zombie enthusiasts collection! namely mine. lol.

 

[Cloud Strife]

The weathering job on the deployment cell is stellar! Excellent weathering. I dig the concept and the execution is great.

 

[Monkeywrench]

Very Impressive! Unique and badass!

 

[Jin Saotome]

Thanks, I can see these being used as prisoner cells too.
Hey, on an unrelated subject how do you get your Avatar to display? I uploaded one but don't see it.

 

[Mandingo Rex]

That's awesome! And yeah, great weathering effects/etc. that everyone else has already said.

GI Joe needs more story-specific sets like this from the films or TV shows, if you ask me. (Not that there are any specific pieces, off the top of my head, but we haven't seen cool playset pieces from any specific medium in quite a while... Wasn't there some Venomous Maximus chamber or some shit?)

Or just playsets in general. Besides the outpost from the Wal-Mart set in ROC, we haven't gotten anything like this. I need to pick up things like this and the Weapon X tank when I see them in stores. I always pass them up then think of a use later.