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THE COBRA RE-COLOR PROJECT :
by: Net-Viper X
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Summary
In the year 1987 Hasbro designers moved from
established Cobra color schemes and into the "Violet" era. From here it
only got worse and violet gave way to the horrors of day-glow neon and
ridiculous monster concepts.
This project is an effort to right the wrongs done to
Cobra and make them appear a more unified and cohesive force. The majority of figures
and vehicles from 1987 and later will be re-colored into more appropriate
palettes to make them better fit the image of Cobra. Figures will all be actual
repaints as time allows, and until each figure is ready placeholder pictures
will be shown with the intended colors.
Due to issues of cost and storage space, most
vehicles will be shown as representations re-colored with an art program rather
than actual painted vehicles. i have tried as much as possible to keep the
original colors of the stickers so existing repro stickers can be used for
customs. I will in some cases recolor stickers to black if needed, since this
color of sticker is easy to make on a home printer with good results.
Considerable time has been spent going over the
figures and vehicles, sorting out the original color schemes and categorizing
them in a way that everything fit together and made sense. From this came a
final list of color palettes, each with its own requirements and purpose, so
that each palette became a category to which certain figures or vehicles would
fit.
Once the proper colors of each figure are determined
a rough draft of the paint scheme is worked up with an art program to show an
approximation of what the figure or vehicle will look like. Adjustments can be made
at this stage to reach the optimal color arrangement before painting the actual
figure or vehicle.
Below is the list of color schemes as used for this
project. The colors of most vehicle drivers are unique from those used for
ground troops, with an exception or two. Vehicles also have their own set of
color palettes that will be listed separately when it is finalized.
Please Forgive the lack of design in this website, I
may put together something prettier when I get more time.
Color Scheme Key
SCHEME: Name tag
used for each color scheme.
PURPOSE: What type
of soldier the color scheme is used to represent.
MODELS: Existing
figures with this color scheme used as examples.
PRIMARY: The main
color of the palette.
SECONDARIES: Secondary
colors which can be optional to a limited degree.
SIGIL: Colors
that can be used for the Cobra logo in a given palette. Some figures of a given
palette were never shown with a Cobra logo to give an example of proper color
(such as Motor-Viper). In these cases the logo color defaults to red. In the
case of the logo going on a red background then the logo defaults to silver. In
both of these instances the color will be marked with a "*" in the Sigil entry.
Ground Troop Color Schemes
SCHEME: ORIGINAL
COBRA
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra ground troops.
MODELS: Cobra,
Cobra Officer, Scrap-Iron, Viper
PRIMARY: Cobra
Army Blue
SECONDARIES: Red,
Black, Silver, Ash Gray
SIGIL: Red,
Silver
SCHEME: BATTLE
COMMAND
PURPOSE: Personal colors
for Cobra Commander's Combat Uniforms.
MODELS: Cobra
Commander (Mask), Cobra Commander (Armor)
PRIMARY: Cobra
Command Blue
SECONDARIES: Red,
Black, Silver
SIGIL: Red
SCHEME: DRESS
COMMAND
PURPOSE: Personal
colors for Cobra Commander's Dress Uniforms.
MODELS: Cobra
Commander (Hooded)
PRIMARY: Cobra
Royal Blue
SECONDARIES: Gold,
Black, Red
SIGIL: Red
SCHEME: ADVANCED
INFANTRY
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra ground troops with exotic or high tech weaponry.
MODELS:
Laser-Viper
PRIMARY: Dark Gray
SECONDARIES: Cobra
Army Blue, Silver, Black
SIGIL: Red*
SCHEME: TECH
SUPPORT
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra communications and computer specialists.
MODELS:
Tele-Viper
PRIMARY: Cobra
Army Blue
SECONDARIES: Tech
Purple, Silver, Black
SIGIL: Red
SCHEME: ENGINEERING
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra technicians and engineers.
MODELS:
Techno-Viper
PRIMARY: Engineer
Violet
SECONDARIES: Tech
Purple, Silver, Black, Yellow
SIGIL: Silver
SCHEME: POLAR
ASSAULT
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra arctic warfare specialists from the Eels branch.
MODELS:
Snow-Serpent
PRIMARY: Light
Gray
SECONDARIES: White,
Cobra Army Blue, Black
SIGIL: Red
SCHEME: SEA SNAKE
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra underwater troops from the Eels branch.
MODELS: Eels
PRIMARY: Medium
Gray
SECONDARIES: Crimson,
Black
SIGIL: Silver
SCHEME: ELITE
GUARD
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Members of the Crimson Guard.
MODELS: Crimson
Guard, Crimson Guard Immortal
PRIMARY: Crimson
SECONDARIES: Silver,
Black
SIGIL: Silver
SCHEME: WARNING!
PURPOSE: Color palette
for expendable ground troops and punishment brigades. Most are troops that are
dangerous to everyone including friendly units.
MODELS: B.A.T.S.,
Desert Scorpion
PRIMARY: Black
SECONDARIES: Caution
Yellow, Silver, Brown, Red
SIGIL: Yellow,
Red
SCHEME: NIGHT OPS
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra night operation troopers.
MODELS:
Night-Viper
PRIMARY: Forest
Green
SECONDARIES: Black,
gold
SIGIL: Lime
Green
Driver Color Schemes
SCHEME: COMBAT
DRIVER
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra combat vehicle drivers.
MODELS: Stinger
Driver, Track-Viper
PRIMARY: Light
Gray
SECONDARIES: Medium
Gray, Black, Red, Silver
SIGIL: Red
SCHEME: WRECKLESS
DRIVER
PURPOSE: Color
palette for drivers of Cobra high speed recon and attack vehicles.
MODELS:
Motor-Viper
PRIMARY: Cobra
Army Blue
SECONDARIES: Sky Blue,
Black, Silver
SIGIL: Red*
SCHEME: ELITE
DRIVER
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra vehicle drivers who hold Elite status. Can apply to pilots as
well.
MODELS: H.I.S.S.
Driver, Wild Weasel
PRIMARY: Red
SECONDARIES: Cobra
Army Blue, Black, Silver
SIGIL: Silver
SCHEME:
AERO-SPACE
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra advanced aviation and outer-space personnel.
MODELS:
Strato-Viper, Astro-Viper, Vapor
PRIMARY: Dark Gray
SECONDARIES: Red,
Black, Silver
SPACE
TERTIARY: Gold, Golden Yellow
SIGIL: Yellow,
Red*, Silver*
SCHEME: KAMIKAZI
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra experimental aircraft pilots.
MODELS: A.V.A.C.
PRIMARY: Red
SECONDARIES: Silver,
Black
SIGIL: Black
SCHEME: ELITE
SAILOR
PURPOSE: Color palette
for Cobra sea craft pilots or submersible pilots from the Eels branch.
MODELS: Lamprey
PRIMARY: Silver
SECONDARIES: Sea Blue,
Light Sea Blue, Black, Gold
SIGIL: Black
SCHEME: SHORE
PATROL
PURPOSE: Color
palette for Cobra shore patrol and skimmer craft pilots.
MODELS:
Copperhead
PRIMARY: Aqua Blue
SECONDARIES: Black,
Lime Green, Silver
SIGIL: Silver
