Tankor to Warpath
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:58 pmI've been meaning to do this for months and I'm finally getting around to posting this.
As the title implies this is a repaint of Transformers Movie Legends for Revenge of the Fallen Tankor to Autobot Warpath.
On the left is the trusty 1986 G-1 Warpath, a purchase I made at an anime convention in Virginia Beach. I had Movie Legends Brawl, but I have different plans for that one's paint scheme. Our volunteer is Movie Legends Tankor, a repaint of Movie Legends Brawl.
I started with the legs, taking a precision screwdriver to Tankor/Warpath to disassemble him. The fun part was keeping track of the screws and rear road wheels. I did my best to avoid coating the tracks, which were already painted the desired color.
The arms were pretty easy.
At least I THOUGHT they were going to be easy... Detailing was a bitch. As you can see I painted the missiles, claws, secondary guns, bore evacuator, and main gun muzzle black.
The assembled turret. The gun lost some flexibility as a result of painting but it regained it with some use.
The torso was EVEN WORSE than the legs. A shot of tequila helped steady my nerves. I need to find an unused autobot sticker for Warpath's chest.
The final product. Much better than I thought it would turn out. I recently had to do some touchups as some paint had rubbed away.
I've learned a few lessons from this experience which will be used for future projects.
As the title implies this is a repaint of Transformers Movie Legends for Revenge of the Fallen Tankor to Autobot Warpath.
On the left is the trusty 1986 G-1 Warpath, a purchase I made at an anime convention in Virginia Beach. I had Movie Legends Brawl, but I have different plans for that one's paint scheme. Our volunteer is Movie Legends Tankor, a repaint of Movie Legends Brawl.
I started with the legs, taking a precision screwdriver to Tankor/Warpath to disassemble him. The fun part was keeping track of the screws and rear road wheels. I did my best to avoid coating the tracks, which were already painted the desired color.
The arms were pretty easy.
At least I THOUGHT they were going to be easy... Detailing was a bitch. As you can see I painted the missiles, claws, secondary guns, bore evacuator, and main gun muzzle black.
The assembled turret. The gun lost some flexibility as a result of painting but it regained it with some use.
The torso was EVEN WORSE than the legs. A shot of tequila helped steady my nerves. I need to find an unused autobot sticker for Warpath's chest.
The final product. Much better than I thought it would turn out. I recently had to do some touchups as some paint had rubbed away.
I've learned a few lessons from this experience which will be used for future projects.
