If you’re looking for a good template to follow. This is one of the best laid out/organized builds on the forum.
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I love that Sideshow hooded version of CC!
I did a hooded version myself (not approved, second costume), the fabric that I used for the hood was pretty ‘stretchy’ and falls nicely on the head without major modifications.
I’m thinking of re-doing mine exactly like this Sideshow version, either in the same ‘stretchy’ fabric that I have but not the same blue as the rest of the costume, or to try and find a more navy blue fabric, then do meaner eye openings and cut it in an oval instead of a circle to make the front and back drop more.
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Hoods are super tricky. The best cloth one has got to Ray’s hands down.
Latex is also an option but from experience, I can tell you that it’s hot!
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oh, and I’m working on a Viper costume, waiting on my helmet from PVS. 
I’m also in the planning stages of another build, it will be a 1st in the Finest (at least I think).
Slowly I’m looking at what I need for this build.
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Vipers are a fun build! Going straight '86 or Sideshow?
v1 86, with combat boots and tactical knee pads but with a Sideshow helmet.
The Sideshow helmet is the more ‘fitted’ of the two PVS offers, better for my small frame, to hopefully not look like a bubblehead.
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Nice. I dig the lines of the sideshow bucket as well.
Cross Country v2, BackBlast, Steamroller all in various stages of planning or development. Maybe a trooper since I got the Nerf gun from a local costumer who painted one and donated it to the group.
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If you get any of the above rolling, please feel free to start a new thread highlighting what you’ve got going. These assets are great especially for characters we don’t often see portrayed often.
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If you end up with any decent pattern to share, I’d appreciate it! I’ll do the same if any of my experiments work out
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@Kev011 Reach out to Ray, CO of the 13th. He’s shared some details for his hood design in the past.
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I have entirely to many in the works projects related to G.I. Joe costumes. So my goals are to get some of these wrapped up.
(WIP) close to being done:
- Steel Brigade
- Cobra Trooper Classified
- Cobra Trooper (v15)
- Cobra Officer
Upgrades:
- Stormshadow V3
- Sideshow Viper
- Snow Serpent
Rebuilding:
- Sideshow Cobra Commander
- Gnawgahyde
Not started:
- Two secret ones
But here’s the start to the rebuild of Gnawgahyde
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I’m currently gathering a few pieces for Footloose, reworking my Snake Eyes to a more source-accurate version, and re-doing the shoulder pads on my Mutt. I also want to do a Cobra trooper in the future. I have all of the accessories for it, but I need to get a helmet from PVS, and order the blue BDUs and have the sigil added.
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@Kev011 - I second contacting @Ray-El about his hooded CC pattern if you haven’t already (he made a blue one and a crimson one, so he’s probably got it down by now).
My Firefly and Range Viper are still on hold, but I’m looking forward to getting a “first draft” version of the new 6" Classified Cobra Trooper together, once I get the rest of my parts from @SGT_Airborne!
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Once Recoil’s rifle is done, I’ll get back on the Classified horse and put together Duke. There’s now a repaint of the figure so I need to figure out which paint scheme I go for. Leaning towards the first one since it’s the OG versus the variant.
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Ha! Resurrecting a lost thread because tossing this into the universe will keep me motivated!
- Keel Haul; Which will be done soon and I will be submitting for approval.
After I am a member:
- Cobra Trooper; Just to balance things out.
- Joe Trooper (Greenshirt); Because the good guys need generic nameless troops too.
- Joe Sailor; Because I bought a USS Flagg t-shirt off of Tee Public and the Navy needs generic nameless troops too.
and the grail…
- Deep Six: I really dig the suit and the SHARC.
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NFG here out of the great planes of Nebraska.
Working on a Basic 1980s cobra Trooper. Past some unfortunately accident I will have it for Planet Comic-Con coming up in Kansas City.
I’ve already got ideas for another character 
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