The Energon Pub

This is my first repaint of a Tf model. I'm still new to this.
I was going for a sea of rust look.

The pics are below from Google Drive.


Enjoy

*edit* public access

There's no public access to the pictures...

Thanks I think its fixed now

It is fixed. Thanks!

The "battle-worn" look isn't my cup of tea, but I see what you're doing and it's a good look for this mold. It's hard to tell for sure from the pictures, but a little more drybrushing in some areas might bring out some detail. For instance, the shoulders look nice with the dark gray bringing out the raised panels but the lower parts of the arms look kinda "flat". (Again may just be photos, may look different in person). Also, I would personally like a little more blending between some of the red areas and the blacks to get rid of some of the sharp lines. All-in-all though it's good work, especially for a first-shot! Keep at it. Every repaint gets a little easier and a little better than the last as you develop an "eye" and hone your skills.

Welcome to a new addiction.

hokieken wrote:It is fixed. Thanks!

The "battle-worn" look isn't my cup of tea, but I see what you're doing and it's a good look for this mold. It's hard to tell for sure from the pictures, but a little more drybrushing in some areas might bring out some detail. For instance, the shoulders look nice with the dark gray bringing out the raised panels but the lower parts of the arms look kinda "flat". (Again may just be photos, may look different in person). Also, I would personally like a little more blending between some of the red areas and the blacks to get rid of some of the sharp lines. All-in-all though it's good work, especially for a first-shot! Keep at it. Every repaint gets a little easier and a little better than the last as you develop an "eye" and hone your skills.

Welcome to a new addiction.

Thanks for the feedback and encouragement . I had to go with battle worn because I messed up >_<. I'm going to try dry brush as you suggested and then post it. A friend was suggesting to varnish the figure. I've seen that done with mini warhammers, but does it work with TFs?

budmaloney wrote:
Thanks for the feedback and encouragement . I had to go with battle worn because I messed up >_<. I'm going to try dry brush as you suggested and then post it. A friend was suggesting to varnish the figure. I've seen that done with mini warhammers, but does it work with TFs?

Some people seal their figures and some don't. It depends mainly on what kind of finish you want and how often you transform the figure. If it gets transformed frequently, a sealer will give some protection from scuffing/chipping. If you want a "shiny" figure, a gloss coat will do it. I personally don't seal mine, but I'm in the process of doing a couple with some decals and you have to seal those. I don't have any experience yet, but from my research, Future floor polish seems to be the go-to finish. If you want a matte finish after sealing, you can cut it 3:1 with Tamiya flat acrylic base, or after the Future cures, you can spray some Testor's Dullcote over it. Like I said, I don't have any experience, that's just the culmination of my research. My recommendation is to leave it unsealed unless there's a good reason for top-coating. I prefer the matte finish on most TFs (especially battle-worn type ones) and things can go wrong. You could wreck the whole thing with a badly applied or incompatible top coat. So if you do decide to varnish, make sure it's compatible with your paints and put it on thin and evenly. Good luck whichever way you go.