The Energon Pub

by **pairadocs** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:10 pm

Finished up a new one... Optimus Prime in Protoform! This was a real stinker of a figure to start with... well, sort of. Cool figure, but bad factory paint, and kinda goofy transformation (the comet looks a little cartoony, not like in the movie.)

I saw the diamond in the rough though with the robot... so I gave him the "fill in the gaps" treatment, filling and sculpting and then sanding all the screw holes, so he was more complete and neat. Then I did multiple layers of paint on him... base coat of a metallic black, then drybrushed layers of Oily Steel then a custom mixed metallic light blue (very subtle.) I think he came out looking a lot more organic and protoform-ish.

While technically, he still transforms... I don't know why you'd ever want to... the robot form is much cooler...

Such a nice posable robot... kinda reminds me of an organic, metallic Gundam figure this way. What do you think?

Thanks for looking!

P.S. He's out on ebay now too: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320148188960

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:15 pm

Another wonderful masterpiece.
Makes him look more complex then he really is, and so much more movie accurate. The copper/gold apps really spice up that meatball.

Or more appropriatly "Spaceterd".

by **Nujevad** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:25 pm

Awesome! You made a goofy looking toy look badass.

by **Tramp** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:27 pm

That is definately a sweet piece. I love the dropship mode too. Very well done paint apps.

News Credits: 4 · by **Briggs** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:48 pm

Oh my.

by **Great Atlas** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:53 pm

Very Nice!! :grin:

by **pairadocs** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:13 pm

Thank you very much everyone! I appreciate the positive feedback. Now I can't find anymore of him... just Starscream Protoforms warming the pegs everywhere...