MPM-04 Optimus Prime Custom
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:22 am
I have been on the original MPM-04 Forum in the toys discussion and relayed some photos of some minor paint applications I was trying to do on the MPM-04 Optimus Prime. I bought the Hasbro version, which showed up in Singapore, shoulda waited.. I found MPM-04 Hasbro Version at my local Toys-R-Us for 99.00. They had 3 there, with a weird security device around them...
anyhow..
First I want to stress what this customization is about.
You see for me, it wasn't about making the figure Totally match the movie in colors, as in Painting the entire figure. It was about the minimum paint applications that Hasbro or even Takara should do in order for this To be called a "Masterpiece". Takara has released images of their version. While I like that they painted the foot hoops, I Think there are paint applications which were not Applied, and should have been. While I like the Takara Tomy, I prefer the darker metallic style grey HASBRO had used in their release, it kinda reminds me of the Three-A version which has the darker style greys on it as well.
Now to start, I posted these images of my work in transition before actually finishing the paint work. I plan to show off the silver painted apps I did to the gun, and the brushes and clear coat I am using.
But to Start off, I want to show the finished product, while I get busy formatting this thread posts showing the images and the lead up to more final product paint apps, and where they were applied. Stay tuned!
Again, this customization is what I think should have been done with the Hasbro release. I am hoping this customization is something that Hasbro should pay attention to, if they release a future Masterpiece Movie Figure of this mold, with redone abs, and minor changes to make the figure look like the Dark of the Moon movie version. If this helps get us a more accurate paint app version there, then I think I have done my job well.
anyhow..
First I want to stress what this customization is about.
You see for me, it wasn't about making the figure Totally match the movie in colors, as in Painting the entire figure. It was about the minimum paint applications that Hasbro or even Takara should do in order for this To be called a "Masterpiece". Takara has released images of their version. While I like that they painted the foot hoops, I Think there are paint applications which were not Applied, and should have been. While I like the Takara Tomy, I prefer the darker metallic style grey HASBRO had used in their release, it kinda reminds me of the Three-A version which has the darker style greys on it as well.
Now to start, I posted these images of my work in transition before actually finishing the paint work. I plan to show off the silver painted apps I did to the gun, and the brushes and clear coat I am using.
But to Start off, I want to show the finished product, while I get busy formatting this thread posts showing the images and the lead up to more final product paint apps, and where they were applied. Stay tuned!
Again, this customization is what I think should have been done with the Hasbro release. I am hoping this customization is something that Hasbro should pay attention to, if they release a future Masterpiece Movie Figure of this mold, with redone abs, and minor changes to make the figure look like the Dark of the Moon movie version. If this helps get us a more accurate paint app version there, then I think I have done my job well.