The command Wolf Alternative was a custom I prepared for the 2008 Malaysian Zoids Gathering. This was a project that I was very passionate about. At that time Dekengi Hobby Magazine Japan was running a series of articles featuring Zoid Customs from the Zoids Alternative game. These had a strong military accent and a very realistic bent with heavy weathering and beaten, war weary look. I was especially inspired by the custom Dibison shown above.
So I took a week to design the general look of the model, and planned out what the parts that I needed to create this piece. At the end I scavenged parts off a shield liger, a hellcat, a Honda superbike, added extra plaplate and this was the result. The scene is entitled, Victory Cry and depicts a Command Wolf howling at his enemies after a deadly battle, a defeated hellcat faced down in the sand.
Parts modified – exhaust ports extended, front legs modified to create a more splayed out position, gun cannons custom built, extra detail on the backpack, chain and crank built inside the central body, shoulder tubes replaced, custom claws, armour plating and detailing on shoulder shields, guns added to the tail, plating on the cockpit canopy. Techniques used, pre and post shading, oil wash, pastels, salt weathering.
Total time spent, around 32 hours.
Hope you like it.
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