The Energon Pub

by **Sandstorm** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:42 pm

How's the paint holding up around the joints?

by **Tramp** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:05 am

Looking good so far, but what's with the grey arms? Thundercracker's forearms are supposed to be black.

News Credits: 1 · by **evilratbat** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:32 am

testing out variants the black seems best for the toy look. its funny as there is a grey arm version in the comics. on the cartoon it seems more like a dark grey then a black when you look at times at the toy.

see what i mean

the toy had black on the arms but the cartoon as a kinda grey from what i can see

News Credits: 1 · by **evilratbat** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:22 pm

just a quick update really

Well am Also doing a version of Sky warp as i hate the TRU version just dosent Seem right in General

by **ptitvite** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:29 pm

My advice may not be worth much but here goes:
When doing my classics Skywarp, the paint on his elbow joints and also
the paint on his upper legs chipped , alot.
I decided to use a regular black marker and then spayed clear on it.
Other than that, if you know better, please tell me! :wink:

BTW, nice work on Thundercracker!

News Credits: 1 · by **evilratbat** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:33 pm

with the paint i used to have a nightmare with that then i sealed it when all finished stops the chipping

by **ptitvite** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:40 pm

evilratbat wrote:with the paint i used to have a nightmare with that then i sealed it when all finished stops the chipping

WTH, what paint do you use??
I'm curious 'cause with these retractable legs, the plastics rub together causing the chipping on the upper legs. Paint chipping is my nightmare.
I sometimes feel to trash everything cause of this.

News Credits: 1 · by **evilratbat** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:23 pm

i use GW paints aka Citadel Paints which you use a ard seal and stops that problem

Started also on the strips For the Figure

by **Tramp** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:07 pm

evilratbat wrote:testing out variants the black seems best for the toy look. its funny as there is a grey arm version in the comics. on the cartoon it seems more like a dark grey then a black when you look at times at the toy.

see what i mean

the toy had black on the arms but the cartoon as a kinda grey from what i can see

In cartoons and comics, they use dark greys to simulate black. Otherwise you wouldn't see the black linework

by **Ramrider** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:05 am

Although, in the 'toon (or at least on those screenshots), the arms are a significantly lighter grey than his head.
But still, black is definitely the way forward...