Cobra Commander Gets a New Ride

By gamblertuba, in X-Wing Painting and Modification

I know the Kihraxz isn't great. I knew that when I bought five of them. But Vectored Thrusters and Mindlink make Talonbane a lot less awful. So for my very first X-wing custom paint job, I decided to make a ship appropriate for Talonbane Cobraaaaaaaa!

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Edit: Here's a fun (if not super-reliable) list:

Talonbane Cobra (28)
Attanni Mindlink (1)
Vectored Thrusters (2)
Fenn Rau (28)
Attanni Mindlink (1)
Autothrusters (2)
Concord Dawn Protector (1)
Manaroo (27)
Attanni Mindlink (1)
Plasma Torpedoes (3)
K4 Security Droid (3)
Unhinged Astromech (1)
Guidance Chips (0)
Total: 98
Edit: Figure I'll just keep putting new pics in this thread. Here is Manaroo's custom Jumpy. I'm really happy with how the weathering worked out on the front. Probably went overboard on metallic but whatever. Varnish is a little too glossy but the vallejo purple was super fragile and needed some protection.
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Edited by gamblertuba

Nice work! Now we just need one for Destro.

I like the Kihraxz too. I usually give Talonbane Fearlesness. Sometimes he lives, sometimes he doesn't, but he's always a pain in the neck.

Not really the plan but the Scyk ended up looking like a Crimson Guard to go along with Cobra Commander. Maybe I can pretend the Black Sun Kihraxz is Storm Shadow?

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Loving it! The "theme" is great, intentional or not.

Besides Destro, looks like you're going to need a Zartan, Major Blood, Baroness, Tomax & Xamot and of course Serpentor. :P

Loving it! The "theme" is great, intentional or not.

Besides Destro, looks like you're going to need a Zartan, Major Blood, Baroness, Tomax & Xamot and of course Serpentor. :P

Tomax Bren is Definitely going to get a pimped out bomber to ride in. At some point, I will need to cut a bomber apart and make a mirror imaged doppleganger.

What ship for the rest?

Destro in a Starviper?

Baron(ess) Soontir Fel

These are great! Not as fancy as other repaints, but really crisp and clean lines, as well as cool colours.

That ship needs a Cobra(aaaaaaaaaa) logo!

Though i know thematically (cobra commander's helmet) makes sense i think the cockpit crystal needs another colour than silver... To highlight more.

Nice idea!

Edited by Malasombra

That ship needs a Cobra(aaaaaaaaaa) logo!

Though i know thematically (cobra commander's helmet) makes sense i think the cockpit crystal needs another colour than silver... To highlight more.

Nice idea!

I do eventually want to add the logo but need to practice a bit first. I think if I pick out the cockpit support beams in black it might make the silver cockpit look a bit better.

Or try the blue that you used on the rest of the ship.

Loving it! The "theme" is great, intentional or not.

Besides Destro, looks like you're going to need a Zartan, Major Blood, Baroness, Tomax & Xamot and of course Serpentor. :P

Tomax Bren is Definitely going to get a pimped out bomber to ride in. At some point, I will need to cut a bomber apart and make a mirror imaged doppleganger.

What ship for the rest?

Destro in a Starviper?

Baron(ess) Soontir Fel

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Why put Destro in a starviper when you can have Starviper in a starviper? ;)

Here is the Tomax custom bomber

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Edited by gamblertuba

That ship needs a Cobra(aaaaaaaaaa) logo!

Though i know thematically (cobra commander's helmet) makes sense i think the cockpit crystal needs another colour than silver... To highlight more.

Nice idea!

I do eventually want to add the logo but need to practice a bit first. I think if I pick out the cockpit support beams in black it might make the silver cockpit look a bit better.

Try some of the clear colors from Tamiya or Vallejo. Gives a nice tint.