{"id":16308,"date":"2007-08-24T18:33:19","date_gmt":"2007-08-24T22:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=16308"},"modified":"2014-07-03T19:19:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T23:19:57","slug":"xevoz-customs-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/xevoz-customs-part-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Xevoz customs - part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today's batch of custom <i>Xevoz<\/i> designs ups the ranks of the Sectoids and the Reptosaurs, two woefully under-represented races in the line.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16308 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/S_Horned_Grappler.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/S_Horned_Grappler-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16311\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16311'>\n\t\t\t\tHorned Grappler\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/R_Frill_Runner.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/R_Frill_Runner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16310\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16310'>\n\t\t\t\tFrill Runner\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Horned Grappler is a lot like my beloved <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/shocka\/xevsbbc.php\">Bone-Cutter<\/a> toy: he's very much like a real bug, but given enough of a <i>Xevoz<\/i> twist to make him interesting. That you can create two different beetles from his pieces means it's probably very good that this wasn't a real kit: I would have had to buy AN ARMY of them to swarm all over my tables and shelves.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Frill Runner really needs some more accessories. Being able to make him a frill-necked lizard OR a chameleon is nice, and the shoes are funny, but it's not enough. He needs some armor\/clothes, or more weapons than just a sword. How about some bits that play off the chameleon idea, like a shield and staff that look like a palette and brush?<\/p>\n<p>And here are two more!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-16308 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/S_Gloom_Spinner.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/S_Gloom_Spinner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-16314\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-16314'>\n\t\t\t\tGloom Spinner\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/S_Tunnel_Drone.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/S_Tunnel_Drone-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-16315\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-16315'>\n\t\t\t\tTunnel Drone\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The super-thin legs on Gloom Spinner just don't look like they fit the <i>Xevoz<\/i> style. The black and purple is a nice combo though, and the alternate top hat head is funny. There's no way a missile launcher feature would fit in that abdomen, though.<\/p>\n<p>The comedy parts on the Tunnel Drone are perfect! A canary in a cage, and a lighted helmet? Laughter! Laughter aplenty! The \"army ant\" head is no slouch, either. Not crazy about the bent upper legs, and again, you couldn't fit a wind-up feature in a butt that small, but even as a static piece the drill would have been a nice touch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H5>&lt;i&gt;And now, some more OAFEry:&lt;\/i&gt;<\/H5><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Xevoz customs - The Steam Age\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2008\/07\/xevoz-customs-the-steam-age\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Xevoz customs - The Steam Age<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Xevoz customs - part 19\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2022\/01\/xevoz-customs-part-19\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Xevoz customs - part 19<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Xevoz custom - Juggerdillo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2022\/02\/xevoz-custom-juggerdillo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Xevoz custom - Juggerdillo<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Xevoz customs - Part 4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/xevoz-customs-part-4\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Xevoz customs - Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Xevoz Series 5: Rocka Huna\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2014\/02\/xevoz-series-5-rocka-huna\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Xevoz Series 5: Rocka Huna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today's batch of custom Xevoz designs ups the ranks of the Sectoids and the Reptosaurs, two woefully under-represented races in the line. The Horned Grappler is a lot like my beloved Bone-Cutter toy: he's very much like a real bug, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2007\/08\/xevoz-customs-part-6\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,8],"tags":[202],"class_list":["post-16308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-customs","category-hasbro","tag-xevoz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16308"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16316,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16308\/revisions\/16316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}