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Postby REDLINE » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:14 pm

yeah, I was already thinking about toing the whole square there in silver, then reapplying the red in those 3 gaps...

I originally thought about making that blue red, but I've seen a lot of examples of real trucks that that bottom panel is a different color, plus if order to get a true match, I'd have to paint all the reds on him, which I don't wanna do, I like being able to transform him all I want and not give a darn about paint wear. all the aps on here now have nothing to worry about :)
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Postby jimsloth » Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:33 pm

yay, I approve.
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Postby Greyryder » Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:44 pm

I'd been playing with the idea of painting those red, like you did RL. I like the idea of painting the surrounding details silver. I'm thinking of doing that to mine, now. I'm also thinking about painting one light on each foot white, as a back up light.
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Postby REDLINE » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:41 am

you could paint eht smaller detailed trapezoid that's above that white... would bring out even more details of the figure that way whilst allowing the brake lights to be larger...
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Postby Greyryder » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:46 pm

Thought about that. Not sure I'd like how it would look.
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Postby REDLINE » Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:33 pm

here's a picture of mine at where I think is a complete/final stage. I could always change my mind, but for the moment I'm content:



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Postby Tramp » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:53 am

Definately much better.
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Postby johndillinga2003 » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:43 am

http://transformers.hp.infoseek.co.jp/c ... 205726.jpg

Is Scourge a Kitbash or a Classic version (Like the drawings I seen)?

Rainbow DevAstator :P

http://transformers.hp.infoseek.co.jp/c ... 190613.jpg

And seeing this has made me so very happy

http://transformers.hp.infoseek.co.jp/c ... 000240.jpg
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Postby REDLINE » Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:34 pm

that scourge and optimal optimus are 6" tranforming Titaniums.
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Postby fromwednesday747 » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:05 am

heres my skywarp repaint, still a work in progress.


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PS: I know he's traditionally grey chested, not silver... but what can i say, i'm a sucker for dry-brushing
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Postby TFmaster » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:05 pm

fromwednesday747 wrote:heres my skywarp repaint, still a work in progress.


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PS: I know he's traditionally grey chested, not silver... but what can i say, i'm a sucker for dry-brushing


It actually all depends on what version/preception of it you are going buy.

You'll notice that homages fall under one of two catagories.

Comic/Toon and Toys.

The Comic Cartoon adaptions/homages are usually done by those that Favor the cartoons or comics over the toys and same with the people that love the toys.

In more recent cases comics usually follow the Toy design more then the cartoon adaptions because they work with hands on referances.

I'm betting, like myself, you are more about the toys then the toons.

I Like the Silver chest toy version more because I do think all vehicals should have some sort of metallic coloring. If you wanted more cartoon accurate but still be faithful to the toy you would use a dull coat glaze over the silver to flatten it out to a silver/gray.

If you wanted toy you would Clear Coat glaze it to keep the silver's metallic shine.

I prefer the metallic shine but I would go with a light grey to highlight his face with the eyes painted silver and then a coat of clear red on top of them. It gives it that red glowing eyes feel that you would like to see simulated in machines. I do the same for light blue.

In any case, I don't understand why you just didn't wait for the two pack comming out at Target and just make the changes you wanted then but without having to worry about the black paint chipping.

Looks good but there were so many other options that you could have had that you know we won't get.

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Postby fromwednesday747 » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:33 pm

one word... impatience. Also, i don't really have the desire to buy the two back, cause i'm not really a fan of the classics optimus mold, hence i don't want to pay $20 for Skywarp when i could just repaint him. And don't worry, this is just the first one. I'm planning on doing all of the seekers once Ramjet comes out, probably in darker palettes like on this Skywarp. Thanks for the words of wisdom, i'll definitley be going with that clear coat glaze one this one.
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Postby Tramp » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:47 pm

One thing also that needs to be taken into consideration as to why silver is the better choice regardless, is that in animation and n comics, grey tones are used to represent silver and chrome, etc because you cannot actually use actual silver or chrome in four-color prinitng or in animation. Thus various grey tones are used to create the illusion of silver or chrome. Therefore, even if you are going for a toon-accurate look, silver is still the proper choice.
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Postby Tramp » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:50 pm

fromwednesday747 wrote:one word... impatience. Also, i don't really have the desire to buy the two back, cause i'm not really a fan of the classics optimus mold, hence i don't want to pay $20 for Skywarp when i could just repaint him. And don't worry, this is just the first one. I'm planning on doing all of the seekers once Ramjet comes out, probably in darker palettes like on this Skywarp. Thanks for the words of wisdom, i'll definitley be going with that clear coat glaze one this one.


What?s wrong with the Prime mold. It is one of the best versions of Optimus Prime to date. Personally, I love the new design. What?s not to love about it? It is a great update while still true to the original. And, it even looks great in white as Magnus without his armor.
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Postby fromwednesday747 » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:44 pm

i'm not sure what it is about it... I think its his ridiculously long legs, the"shields" on his forearms, and how batman looking his antennas are. Although, i did love the Nemesis repaint i saw of him, it seemed to fit better. I also like the 2-pack version of him better, the one with tank Megs. At any rate, why does it matter why i don't like him? He just doesn't do it for me.
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Postby fromwednesday747 » Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:49 pm

not to mention the almost Unicron-like shoulder pads... which really does help drive home why i think he is great for Nemesis.
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Postby fromwednesday747 » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:08 am

heres the Thundercracker i just finished... unfortunately he turned out looking a little more like Armada Thundercracker than i would have prefered, but he's a good match for the Skywarp i did yesterday. Also, i'm thinking about painting that strip that goes across the middle of his chest blue instead of silver.

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Skywarp and Thundercracker

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i think either Sunstorm, or a Starscream with all his grey replaced with drybrushed silver is up next.
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Postby johndillinga2003 » Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:35 pm

Im just about done with my Skywarp repaint only thing im having problems with is the rubber nose cone (What would be the best way to paint it?) OTher then that he's close to the images of the official Skywarp that have come out...
Thundercracker will be next I got some Cool Ideas about graphics on his wings too...
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Postby fromwednesday747 » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:34 pm

you know, thats a good question. I just left the nosecone black on my Skywarp, but i've seen it both grey, and purple... hmm... an interesting query indeed.
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Postby johndillinga2003 » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:38 pm

It's made out of Soft pvc and I know someone on here knows the best way to paint it, Cause the paint remains tacky two weeks after i painted it...

I know it has been done with the Pvc Heroes of Cybertron
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Postby fromwednesday747 » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:42 pm

huh... well, can't help you there, i just painted Thundercracker last night and the nosecone feels fine to me.
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Postby Greyryder » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:56 pm

John Dillinga wrote:It's made out of Soft pvc and I know someone on here knows the best way to paint it, Cause the paint remains tacky two weeks after i painted it...

I know it has been done with the Pvc Heroes of Cybertron


Strip that enamel off, and paint it with an acrylic.
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Postby Tramp » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:28 pm

Greyryder wrote:
John Dillinga wrote:It's made out of Soft pvc and I know someone on here knows the best way to paint it, Cause the paint remains tacky two weeks after i painted it...

I know it has been done with the Pvc Heroes of Cybertron


Strip that enamel off, and paint it with an acrylic.


Greyrider is corrct, get rid of the enamels and use acrylics. Enamels eat into most plastics, and will not cure on anything other than metal or styrene; not urethane, not PVC, not vynil, none oif them. Enamels were originally meant to be used on metal, not plastics to begin with. That is why I always use acrylics.
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Postby johndillinga2003 » Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:51 pm

Well I found out elsewhere that if I use Tamaya paint (Any color) as the base coat and let it dry as it tends to bond with the PVC well I can paint the enamel purple that I used on the other parts over the acrylic and it won't remain sticky
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Postby AceBaur Prime » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:05 pm

Tramp wrote:Greyrider is corrct, get rid of the enamels and use acrylics. Enamels eat into most plastics, and will not cure on anything other than metal or styrene; not urethane, not PVC, not vynil, none oif them. Enamels were originally meant to be used on metal, not plastics to begin with. That is why I always use acrylics.


Enamels are best used on stuff that won't be touched, like model cars and planes, otherwise they can chip and would require a clear coat for protection
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