From the workshop of Contraband:

“I’m slowly building my Gijoe&Cobra forces seasoned to my taste. These started off as simple kitbash/customs,nothing more then an accurate repaint of the wave 3.5 retaliation Crimson Guard using DG wave 1 figures as parts,and it turned into some of the center pieces of my personal display which my future figures will be built around. I always try to go for a store bought look with my customs so they match&scan easily display with hasbro’s offerings,maybe a little nicer? but staying a toy,and not a model. coming from a scale modeling background that isn’t always easy for me,so it’s been balancing act to say the least. Ive showed them on the other site,but never really as the set they’re meant to be. anyways, here they are:”