G.I. Joe: COBRA Super Sized H.I.S.S. Tank

I commissioned a 3d printed Super-Sized Hiss Tank than I will consider the Cobra Commander's "Hiss Command Tank Mk-0". It will be the personal tank of Cobra Commander and will include a driver and co-driver and 5 passeggers. I was considering to paint some silver cobra symbols and numbers (001 on both sides), but for now I will not include them, because I'm afraid to ruin the paint scheme and because in the picture from the cartoon the tank has not symbols.

A picture of the "Super Sized" tank from episode 15 "Haul Down the Heavens".  I know well that the cartoon often don't care for size, scale comparison or logic (or maybe just some animation errors). I just took the excuse of this picture of an apparently super sized hiss tank with the side sliding door to have the opportunity to justify a command hiss tank. 😉

I did some minor modifications. I've included a door with loophole and some details to the tracks.

Here some pictures of the unpainted hiss tank (and without modifications). It is approximately the size of the mobat, but much higher.

G.I. Joe COBRA HISS Drivers

Some COBRA HISS Drivers on foot for my tanks (when the vehicles are destroyed).

G.I. Joe COBRA H.I.S.S. Tanks

Here two modified (gun, pilot and gunner) Cobra Hiss tanks from Running Press I painted for my Cobra force.

The two tanks with some cobra soldiers and officers.

G.I. Joe Steeler

I painted the driver of the MOBAT: Steeler.

G.I. Joe MOBAT (Multi-Ordinance Battle Tank)

Finally I found a friend that could print in 3d a 28mm scale MOBAT tank for a fair price (14 euro, and no shipping cost). Then I tried to clean most of the unpleasant printing lines with sandpaper for a smoother surface. The wheels and interior of the tracks were still too rough, then I decided to paint them with black, hoping to hide most of the roughness. 
I had not some gi joe decals, then I tried to print some copies of the original stickers and then repaint them. The final job is quite good.

a picture of the unpainted tank with an unpainted modified HISS tank

Steampunk Tank

Here a steampunk tank for the "Baker Espedition" my 193X Pulp Alley League.

Carro Armato (armored tank) L6/40

...and then finally I painted another vehicle for the legio prometheus pulp alley league, a pretty Light Tank L6/40.
Initially I bought this tank with the idea of do a conversion with the Company B Valkyrie Walker and create an italian Walker.
But the conversion was harder than I have planned and I was not sure to do a good job, furthermore I felt it was a waste to sacrifice a so cute tank for a conversion, then I decided to left the tank unchanged and paint it. It is fine without any changes. I simple will use the Valkyrie kit with an easier conversion, just adding an italian turret to the hull and some minor changes to give an italian look.

Here the carro armato (armored tank) L6/40:

[PA League] LEGIO PROMETHEUS Gabinetto RS/33

Here my third PA league I've painted last year.

It's a 193X Weird Wars league of italians, to search for unknown and mysterious artifacts from alien, occult or ancient origin.

Background:
The GABINETTO Ricerche Speciali anno 1933 (Cabinet Special Researches 1933 year), in charge of collecting, investigating and suppressing UFO data, was founded in 1933 on orders from Il Duce Mussolini, after a crashed disc aircraft of unknown origin was recovered from Lombardia. Gabinetto RS/33 have links with the Fascist secret police OVRA and with "Agenzia Stefani," the regime's news agency in charge of disseminating Fascist propaganda. Italys most famous scientist and inventor, Guglielmo Marconi, is the director of the Cabinet, which also include several other prominent Italian astronomers, scientists and aeronautical engineers. Marconi believe that alien life existe on Mars and that contact with the “Martians” would be possible from powerful radio transmissions. Some of the most important researches are about the Death Ray, flying saucers, flying Wing and first Jet aicraft Campini-Caproni C.C.2.
One of the best field agents of Gabinetto RS/33 is the loyal ex "Moschettiere del Duce" Benito Littorio Volpe that formed a special team the LEGIO PROMETHEUS in 1937, the same year when suddendly Marconi died.

more informations here:
http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/MUSSOLINI%20FIAT%20RIVA%20DEL%20GARDA%20DISC.htm

I enjoyed to do some research about italian interwar secret weapons. I was sure that Italy had some urban legends too, and Gabinetto RS/33 seem an excellent base for any weird wars ideas. There are many strange secrets in Italy, not just from alien or secret weapons, but from occult or mysterious sources too.

here some informations about italian secret weapons:
http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php/12015-Italian-secret-weapons-Marconi-s-death-ray-and-Belluzzo-s-flying-saucer

Captain Dante Littorio Volpe nickname "Capitan Littorio" and his bodyguard of paratroopers with power armor, painted with the paint scheme of the elite italian paratroopers in Africa:

Capitan Littorio and his sidekick lieutenant Giulietta Bellucci nickname "Belladonna"

 Sergeant Galeazzo Musolesi

 I used an Artizan miniature, including a new helmet and a little conversion on the jacket.
He is based on the character of Galeazzo Musolesi, from the italian "Sturmtruppen" comic
Here the original character:

The Ascari Eritrei (eritrean colonial soldiers)

Camicie Nere (Blackshirts) with colonial uniforms

 Gun Team of Blackshirts

modified CV/35 tankette

The LEGIO PROMETHEUS of Capitan Littorio 

Perk (3): Bastion of Scienze, Garage

Leader (0): Centurione (Captain) Dante Littorio Volpe nickname "Capitan Littorio"
H d10 B 3d10 S 4d10 D 3d10 M 2d8 F 2d8 C 4d10
Abilities: Commander, Clever, Marksman

Sidekick (3): Capo Manipolo (Liutenant) Giulietta Bellucci nickname "BellaDonna"
H d8 B 3d6 S 3d8 D 3d8 M 2d8 F 2d6 C 2d6
Abilities: Quick Shot, Sharp

x2 Allies (4): Camicie Nere Scelte (Corporals) (Paride Lupo, Vittorio Re)
H d8 B 1d6 S 2d6 D - M 2d8 F - C 1d6
Ability: Big

x5 Gang (2): Camicie Nere (Blackshirts)
Capo Squadra (Sergeant) Filippo Bongioanni
Legionari (Soldiers) (Antonio Fortunato, Giuseppe Berardo, Giovanni Guerzoni, Filippo Tecchio)
H - B 3d6 S 3d6 D 1d6 M 3d6 F 1d6 C 1d6
Ability: Armed

x5 Gang (2): Ascari Eritrei
H - B 3d6 S 3d6 D 1d6 M 3d6 F 1d6 C 1d6
Ability: Loyal

Models: 14 figures