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News Credits: 2 · by **I_AM... MEGATRON!** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:06 am

So I was bored today and finally decided, with the help of my blue sharpie, to finally give my Classics Ultra magnus a new face paint job. I did this mostly because I was kinda pissed at how on the picture on the back of the box he came in, UM has a cool looking blue face plate and blue Crest thing. Now with his new coat of sharpie ink, he more closely resembles the picture on the box. So without further ado, here he is, please tell me what you think:

News Credits: 2 · by **I_AM... MEGATRON!** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:18 am

Just took this picture, think it shows the just how big an impact the new face paint has on the whole figure:

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:53 am

No offence brother but that looks pretty bad - the blue mouth plate only works if it's got red eyes(like the original G1).

On another note, that mold looks so much better in white as a naked Magnus than in red as Optimus Prime.

News Credits: 2 · by **I_AM... MEGATRON!** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:55 am

Ya I know its pretty bad, but hey I was just using a sharpie. Besides I still have some work to do on him Cool as they are, I wouldnt even attempt and try to give him red eyes, I know Id mess it up somehow, unless you could tell me of an easy way to do it...

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:16 am

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:I wouldnt even attempt and try to give him red eyes, I know Id mess it up somehow, unless you could tell me of an easy way to do it...

Why not just paint over the blue light pipe eyes with white paint and then over that with red :-?

News Credits: 2 · by **I_AM... MEGATRON!** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:23 am

Craven Knight wrote:
I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:I wouldnt even attempt and try to give him red eyes, I know Id mess it up somehow, unless you could tell me of an easy way to do it...

Why not just paint over the blue light pipe eyes with white paint and then over that with red

Eh, but then I wouldnt have the cool Lightpipe effect! nah I like how it is, Ill keep it that way...

by **Tramp** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:35 am

I_AM... MEGATRON! wrote:Ya I know its pretty bad, but hey I was just using a sharpie. Besides I still have some work to do on him Cool as they are, I wouldnt even attempt and try to give him red eyes, I know Id mess it up somehow, unless you could tell me of an easy way to do it...

The best way to do it is to use Tamiya Color X-27 Clear red acrylic paint. It's a colored clear coat and, when applied to the blue light piping piece, will give you a deep crimson color to the optics when light shines through them. I did it with my Magnus. You have to paint the entire piece though, not just the eyes, with two coats to get the best effect. If you go to the kitbash forum, to the Who's got Kitbashed Classics thread, you will see mine. Here's the link to the thread—http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12545&sid=