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Effinay!!

Transform him!! Please!

And you're gonna make molds of him!! I want!!

This-- wow - I can't wait for him to get painted.. Great work ViagraPrime.

Man - but yeah - transform him.. So want it. Man - do I want one.

That is too friggin sweet!

May I suck your ass even more?

.billy

VP that is excellent work. I say keep the symbol as is. From what I have seen in the past, the symbol as it appears in the comics, is like has been done previously in other comis as well, in that it is nothing more than a simplification?a short-hand?of the Autobot symbol done to make it easier to draw repeatedly. It isn?t an earlier version. In fact, if you look at page 4 from the Preview book?page 54 in the TPB? (the one where grimlock confronts Starscream, and some of their history together in the area is revealed) the last panel shows Grimlock with the proper Autobot symbol, not the simplified one.

Tramp wrote:VP that is excellent work. I say keep the symbol as is. From what I have seen in the past, the symbol as it appears in the comics, is like has been done previously in other comis as well, in that it is nothing more than a simplification?a short-hand?of the Autobot symbol done to make it easier to draw repeatedly. It isn?t an earlier version. In fact, if you look at page 4 from the Preview book?page 54 in the TPB? (the one where grimlock confronts Starscream, and some of their history together in the area is revealed) the last panel shows Grimlock with the proper Autobot symbol, not the simplified one.

Yeah, I decided to stick with the regular symbol. It just looks better to me. And you may be right about the symbol being drawn simplistically for the sake of making it simplistic. I went back and looked over the various issues of TWW and its not just the issue you pointed out, but several issues have the regular symbol drawn and not the simpler symbol. Even if the simpler symbol was drawn specifically for TWW (and not just to make it simple) it wouldn't be wrong to use the regular symbol since it was used in several of the issues too.

BTW, anyone have experience with yellow sprays? Most yellow sprays require alot of coats to have a nice covering. Krylon fusion yellow is crap. Unless the can I bought is defective, I can't get an even flow out and the spray coming out looks very diluted even after shaking vigorously for minutes.

Apply a white base coat first then the yellow on top of that.

Tramp wrote:Apply a white base coat first then the yellow on top of that.

I had the part mold casted in light yellow prior to painting and even that didn't work too well. Still required more coats than other colors so I doubt the white base coat would work. I mean the final result came out fine. Just that I don't want to apply 6 or 7 coats where other colors I only need about 3.

Sounds like you got a poopy can. I'd send you mine If my parents hadn't used it all up making a "go Tigers" sign for a highschool football game a few weeks ago. (my brothers in the marching band)

Viagra-Prime wrote:

Tramp wrote:Apply a white base coat first then the yellow on top of that.

I had the part mold casted in light yellow prior to painting and even that didn't work too well. Still required more coats than other colors so I doubt the white base coat would work. I mean the final result came out fine. Just that I don't want to apply 6 or 7 coats where other colors I only need about 3.

I do it all the time with my custom SW figures when I need yellow. A white base coat works, if it is a good opaque white. Then all to requires is a single coat of yellow, and it is very bright.

Tramp wrote:

Viagra-Prime wrote:

Tramp wrote:Apply a white base coat first then the yellow on top of that.

I had the part mold casted in light yellow prior to painting and even that didn't work too well. Still required more coats than other colors so I doubt the white base coat would work. I mean the final result came out fine. Just that I don't want to apply 6 or 7 coats where other colors I only need about 3.

I do it all the time with my custom SW figures when I need yellow. A white base coat works, if it is a good opaque white. Then all to requires is a single coat of yellow, and it is very bright.

Sorry I probably wasn't clear. Normally white base coat would work if trying to use light colors such as yellow. But I think either I have a defective can or Krylon fusion yellow is that way but the spray comes out thin. Even spraying yellow on the yellow material I still needed to use alot of coats so spraying yellow on white probably wouldn't help in this case. I read somewhere someone else having the same problem with Krylon fusion yellow as well so I figured it may be the brand which is why I wanted to get input on any good brand of yellow.

I found a vinyl paint that dies the plastic. Don't know if they have yellow though. If your interested i can tarck down the site.

Lord_Loqi wrote:I found a vinyl paint that dies the plastic. Don't know if they have yellow though. If your interested i can tarck down the site.

A spray paint that dyes plastic? Tell me more. Though it probably won't dye resin but I'm still interested for future projects.

Viagra-Prime wrote:
Sorry I probably wasn't clear. Normally white base coat would work if trying to use light colors such as yellow. But I think either I have a defective can or Krylon fusion yellow is that way but the spray comes out thin. Even spraying yellow on the yellow material I still needed to use alot of coats so spraying yellow on white probably wouldn't help in this case. I read somewhere someone else having the same problem with Krylon fusion yellow as well so I figured it may be the brand which is why I wanted to get input on any good brand of yellow.

If you?re painting on white, you want the yellow to be a bit thin, that way it brings out the hightlights better and makes the yellow brighter and more vivid.

Here's a preview of my completed TWW Grimlock. I will submit a gallery upon my return from botcon.

No words... should have sent a poet.

holy slag!methinks that TFmaster has some stiff competition!

Dude! Viagra Prime! That kitbash is hump-o-licious!

wowee, shiny! looking sweet

Viagra-Prime wrote:Here's a preview of my completed TWW Grimlock. I will submit a gallery upon my return from botcon.

Awesome VP!!! If I don't get first then I hope you do.

Any chance I can get you to reproduce a whole copy for me before the con and I'll buy it off you there?

TFM

Very sweet, now, let?s see the bot mode.

Tramp wrote:Very sweet, now, let?s see the bot mode.

Yes - let's..

.billy

Well botcon IS this weekend

JAF wrote:

Is that you Jaf?


TFM

OMG

He has actually finished his masterpiece, I EXPECT A LOT OF PICS DEV !!! (:lol:)
Fast!! lol..

VP it looks so badass! Excellent stuff dude, Ive followed your progress like a retard and couldnt wait for each update.

The artcontest keeps getting better and better, only members from transtopia hawr hawr

JAF wrote:






Is that you Jaf?

TFM

LOL! No, that's just what I felt like when viewing VP's amazing creation.

In other words: "Yes. Yes that is me. I'm just mucking with you by saying it's not."

Heh. Just a bit of random fun.

By the way, we need the robot mode. We cannot live without the robot mode. GIVE US THE ROBOT MODE! >| !!