Deak Starkiller
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Pretty sure that's a Pro, you can do a lot with it. You just have to work it.
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ProgMatinee
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Combination of the short sleeves and the gauntlets really draws attention to the arm articulation. REALLY hate to use a $50 muscle TT just for elbows. Any good cheap options on true types that have good arms? Maybe Kaustic's 1?
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sithjedi171
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Man does this guy look awesome. Might be the best figure in the line to date. I want an army of these guys and I need more money quickly.
King Darkness
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I see absolutely no reason to replace the body 
ProgMatinee
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Elbow joint a little too obvious for me on this figure, not that I am a snob in terms of needing realism, just sticks out on this one more for some reason.
Here's a pic of him with some extra Beachhead gear to balance him out. He seems so top heavy.
Here's a pic of him with some extra Beachhead gear to balance him out. He seems so top heavy.
Elendil
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That looks really good actually! Well done!
thenammagazine
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You can go the cheap rout and swap him to a Dragon bod with rubber arms. Otherwise, you're gonna need to pony up for a muscle bod. Personally, it's a non-issue as they're action figures.
I picked up a drop holster for him for the very same reason. Yours looks well balanced now.
mrclean08
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I see absolutely no reason to replace the body
It's not just the elbows. It's the overall package; we're talking shoulders, chest, arms, forearms, thighs, and even calves. For me, I don't mind the arm articulation being seen. I just like the overall muscle build of the HT True Type Advanced TTM-16 bodies because they fill out the Sideshow Joe costumes better. Although subtle, they do make a difference.
With the Viper, it gives him broader shoulders, more solid arms, and the leg areas are not as baggy especially in the thigh areas because the bulk of the HT thigh muscles fill out the Viper pants.
I'm not trying to remove all visible articulation otherwise I would've used a rubber skin body like HT Billy Soles, etc. But I do like how skin is now visible on the arms with the TTM-16 body. Some prefer body swaps, some don't. I just feel since I spent $120-$140 on my figures, I don't mind spending an additional $50 to improve them. I don't have any comparison pics of my Viper body swap yet, but I do have a comparison pic of when I swapped out Duke. (Sorry for the crappy picture quality on Duke below.)
DinoDB1975
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Your Duke looks really good. If I could afford to purchase True Types to switch out the bodies, I probably would. The only figure I've switched out bodies with is Snake Eyes. It's a slippery slope as far as customizing / improving your existing figures...I went from all stock figures to minor improvements like additional weapons, comm units, and kneepads...I also like what TK0083 did with the boots, but that and making the jump to body swaps is too big of a jump for me.
So which body does the shorter neck joint come with? I don't have any lying around, so if I were to order some from Toy Anxiety. how would I know they're the shorter ones?
So which body does the shorter neck joint come with? I don't have any lying around, so if I were to order some from Toy Anxiety. how would I know they're the shorter ones?
thenammagazine
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It's not just the elbows. It's the overall package; we're talking shoulders, chest, arms, forearms, thighs, and even calves. For me, I don't mind the arm articulation being seen. I just like the overall muscle build of the HT True Type Advanced TTM-16 bodies because they fill out the Sideshow Joe costumes better. Although subtle, they do make a difference.
With the Viper, it gives him broader shoulders, more solid arms, and the leg areas are not as baggy especially in the thigh areas because the bulk of the HT thigh muscles fill out the Viper pants.
I'm not trying to remove all visible articulation otherwise I would've used a rubber skin body like HT Billy Soles, etc. But I do like how skin is now visible on the arms with the TTM-16 body. Some prefer body swaps, some don't. I just feel since I spent $120-$140 on my figures, I don't mind spending an additional $50 to improve them. I don't have any comparison pics of my Viper body swap yet, but I do have a comparison pic of when I swapped out Duke. (Sorry for the crappy picture quality on Duke below.)
This is the problem with a lot of people's "comparison" posts. Intentional or not, they take a pic with a poorly futzed figure and compare it with a pic of an uber-futzed figure. If you spend as much time futzing Duke out of the box as you do once he's on the TT, he'll look near identical. KD's photos prove this.
mrclean08
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Gear wise he'll look nearly identical. But the stock figure will always look less beefier.
thenammagazine
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Marginally. Again, 99.9% is futzing. Especially with the newer Pro bodies. I just think people put more time in with a HotToys body because for some reason or another, they care more about it. Hell, most of us switched Snake Eyes to a different body and a year later, along comes some newb who took shots of his that made us all surprised he still had him on the Pro.
mrclean08
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I'm still in awe of how well SSC made this Viper. With the bar raised, I'm really looking forward to the upcoming Crimson Guard. I can only imagine how it would be like if they make Eels and Snow Serpents!
The old Pro 1.2 was pretty much perfect for posing Joes. I take it the Viper still has the ratchet knees?
Yep. Good old clicky knees. 
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Never too late to get back in!
i know but i´d be quite expensive since i sold all my joes!
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No offense, but I call shenanigans on that unfutzed Duke.
A properly futz Duke looks identical to the Duke on a TT.
Anyway, back to the Viper.
Pro vs TT. Who cares? Go with what you like.
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