I made the DARK RAIDER with help from TOY POLLOI

[@namelessjedi2242]

I came over from Toy Polloi. Here I thought this was going to be a repaint but you went way beyond that! Nice work.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much! And welcome

[@ToyPolloiTwo]

That turned out great! So much work, and such a pain when paint does do what you want it to do. The end result was worth the effort though. Cheers

[@MakeShapeCreate]

It was worth it in the end! Thank you so much for your help!!

[@TheBatman-1989]

Just a quick paint tip, wash all plastics then spray with a matte coat .. then paint 😁

[@MakeShapeCreate]

I don’t know why I next have thought to wash them first! Thank you so much

[@FunkRadius]

This is great! Have you ever tried the Alumilite mold making products? That may save you some time for certain parts. Once you have a mold you could recreate the parts in any color resin you'd like. Again, great work!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much! I haven’t used that brand but I have done some silicone molds! I will be revisiting this process lol!

[@AnotherGalaxyToys]

The end result looks so good! I appreciate sharing the process and sharing the bumps along the way. Great collab!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much!!

[@Charlie_5.5]

Fantastic work 👌

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@charleyschrader2058]

Very cool! The final shots looked great.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@reverendamagon]

OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!! I was always hoping for this to come out. I NEED IT!!!!!!!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Sorry you don’t like it 😉😉

[@RetroToyPrincess]

I have a spare Wind Raider in my box of future projects for just this project. So definitely sitting here taking notes.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Awesome! Can’t wait to see it! Make sure to watch @toypolloi video for the sticker

[@MrTheMighty]

This is AMAZING! I know you already said it, but that purple paint job on the body of the Raider came out beautifully! And the red parts turned out very clean as well, after all the heartache. Well done, sir!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much!!

[@ServantOfBoron]

Love it! The body colour is perfect!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you! It’s Sweet Dream from Montana Gold!

[@inthelionsden6335]

Cool project. Try a primer paint for the first coat or adhesion promoter coat.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much! I will next time!

[@373commanderEd]

That turned out nice and gave me some ideas as well.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you! I’m glad it gave you ideas!!

[@CraigAlanMurray1977]

Great collaboration video, we’ll done guys!!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@BrynSmith76]

Fantastic job once again. I have a vintage wind raider in a sorry state, i may have to adapt this concept for that smaller raider.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

That sounds like an awesome idea! If you do please share!!

[@BrynSmith76]

@@MakeShapeCreate yeah I definitely will

[@brushstroke3733]

That turned out awesome! Great job on the custom sculpt work and adding the Havoc Staff head to the grapple hook. Another paint tip that might help in the future is to scour all plastic parts with abrasive pads and then wash before priming. Almost all injection molded plastic is treated with a coating at the factory that makes it hard for paint to stick. Also, as you learned the hard way, it's best to paint when humidity is below 65% and I have found it is best to go slow, paint in thin layers and let them dry completely (48 hours) before adding additional coats. It's a pain in the rear to be patient and go so slow, but it's less of a pain in the rear than having to sand everything down and start over.😁

[@MakeShapeCreate]

I did everything but wash the parts!

[@eltenda]

That's awesome 👌

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you

[@gochem3013]

That's a nice custom I see. Those colors reminds me of Zurg color.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much! I can see that

[@fsco99]

Great job! Thanks for sharing

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you and Thank you for watching

[@alfredoarenivas4455]

Outstanding 👍🙌

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@SkeleVader]

A thing of beauty!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you, I love it!

[@TheRedding409]

Thats pretty badass

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@codyfahnestock4791]

Try using Tamiya primers. They are amazing for plastics and many glossy materials that have a hard time taking paint.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you for the tip!!

[@TheRetroTinker]

Awesome work dude! Well done!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@eye_made_this]

Great work dude!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@marcusmayer3143]

Good Job!!!!!!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@daringilmore6470]

Amazing custom👍👍was great to see your process and how you dealt with problems as they came up. What is the Skelator vehicle on the box called?

[@MakeShapeCreate]

I’m not sure, I was told Axel Gimenez call it the Storm Raider which I think is a better name!

[@mr_ordinary9035]

Awesome!!!!

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thanks yiu

[@thomasweber1602]

great work...

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@dragovonpannonia3570]

Great job man. Maybe you should try finding lego dragon wings. There are diferent sizes and one of them should fit. That way you wouldnt need to sculpt them. But they could be pricey.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

That’s a cool idea! Thank you so much

[@oliverbelmonte7077]

Way to Go sir

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thank you so much

[@vengeance1701]

Might want to check out some paint adhesion promotor:)

[@MakeShapeCreate]

I’ll look that up thanks

[@vengeance1701]

@@MakeShapeCreate Boyd over on TrekWorks caught me on to it:)

[@bronykingamethystrain5676]

I'd rather just wait and see if Mattel Creations does something like this. They're releasing Night Stalker eventually.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

That’s totally fine! I couldn’t wait lol

[@brushstroke3733]

Mattel Creations might eventually release a Night Stalker or a Storm Raider, but I wouldn't count on either. Both the Wind Raider and Stridor have been on sale for a long time as neither sold nearly as well as it seemed Mattel hoped they would. Even though they already have the molds, they still might not think making the alternate versions is worth the trouble or small profit. Hopefully they will make them - I'm just saying I wouldn't bet much on it.

[@nikoszparaszkevopulosz5522]

Always wondered why they dont maked vilains more vehicles it was only a repaint and a minimal sculpting

[@needfoolthings]

Wash, scrub, PRIME, paint.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

Thanks

[@peterparker6584]

Why not use a vintage one instead of a new one I literally have a whole crap load of these that nobody wants I keep ending up with them with broken wings and other broken parts I think I've got four where I've been meaning to find out how they come apart because the string is broken for the grappling hook and I've been meaning to find out if there's a way to take them apart and put the string back on getting the original wings is just ludicrous I wish somebody on eBay made 3D printed wings for this thing where I keep getting them in boxes of stuff people are getting rid of the sides for the Landshark or another example I think I've got six Lan sharks with one or both sides broken and it's almost impossible to get the side off of one without it breaking and falling apart because of colored plastic syndrome. Honestly wish people made replacement 3D sides for the land shark

[@MakeShapeCreate]

You could totally do this with a vintage, and @toypolloi has a set of vintage wind raider stickers you could modify

[@peterparker6584]

@@MakeShapeCreate Given how flimsy the wings are on the original and little fin on the back I don't know why nobody 3D prints replacements given how many GI Joe vehicles you can get 3D printed replacement parts. Not joking I've got a box of wind Raiders where I keep ending up with them missing the wings. Land sharks and other one where I keep getting them with the pieces on the back broke and let the guns go on.

[@MakeShapeCreate]

@peterparker6584 I’m sure someone online has files for that. Might be some on Cult3d.com