Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron!
Sunday, July 10th, 2011 4:22AM CDT
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In celebration of the recent release of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, this latest piece of Transtopia Masterclass showcases some of the bots featured in the film. Not one custom, but three from three well-known customizers!
With the idea of Ironhide being a Voyager class figure getting rather rusty, frenzy_rumble has taken the Leader Class figure and turned the piece into a gunslinging masterpiece. Optimus Prime's predecessor, Sentinel Prime, looks devastating thanks to sabsabby85. She takes the Leader Class figure and adds tons of details, lights, and a giant sword! Last but not certainly not least, we have everyone's favorite villain, Megatron. Jin Saotome takes the rather static Voyager Megatron figure and breathes some life into it!
You'll find the full galleries of each figure by clicking the links below. Enjoy!
Frenzy_rumble's Ironhide
Sabsabby85's Sentinel Prime.
Jin Saotome's Megatron
Share your Transformers artwork and customs with us in Transtopia!
Seibertron.com - The Ultimate Transformers Resource!
With the idea of Ironhide being a Voyager class figure getting rather rusty, frenzy_rumble has taken the Leader Class figure and turned the piece into a gunslinging masterpiece. Optimus Prime's predecessor, Sentinel Prime, looks devastating thanks to sabsabby85. She takes the Leader Class figure and adds tons of details, lights, and a giant sword! Last but not certainly not least, we have everyone's favorite villain, Megatron. Jin Saotome takes the rather static Voyager Megatron figure and breathes some life into it!
You'll find the full galleries of each figure by clicking the links below. Enjoy!
Frenzy_rumble's Ironhide
Sabsabby85's Sentinel Prime.
Jin Saotome's Megatron
Share your Transformers artwork and customs with us in Transtopia!
Seibertron.com - The Ultimate Transformers Resource!
Credit(s): frenzy_rumble, sabsabby85, Jin Saotome
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Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256052)
Posted by TimothyR on July 10th, 2011 @ 6:21am CDT
Posted by TimothyR on July 10th, 2011 @ 6:21am CDT
meh..
paint work is pretty good, and megatron's gun is cool..
but the overall accuracy isn't there. ironhides guns don't look that great. megatrons cloak doesn't look nearly as cool as it did in the movie.. or on the retail release even. '
anyways. all in all they're pretty decent.
my one complaint is that customs like this (frenzy-rumble type stuff) look more like a custom painted toy rather than a paint job that makes the toy look more like the character model.
paint work is pretty good, and megatron's gun is cool..
but the overall accuracy isn't there. ironhides guns don't look that great. megatrons cloak doesn't look nearly as cool as it did in the movie.. or on the retail release even. '
anyways. all in all they're pretty decent.
my one complaint is that customs like this (frenzy-rumble type stuff) look more like a custom painted toy rather than a paint job that makes the toy look more like the character model.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256054)
Posted by autobot skydrifter on July 10th, 2011 @ 6:55am CDT
Posted by autobot skydrifter on July 10th, 2011 @ 6:55am CDT
WHAT THE...? is sentinel prime holding Cloud Strife's sword? WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256056)
Posted by CrimsonPrime on July 10th, 2011 @ 7:13am CDT
Posted by CrimsonPrime on July 10th, 2011 @ 7:13am CDT
Ironhide loks awesome 
.Looks VERY different from the Hasbro release
Sentinel is more or less kinda look the same as the Hasbro release.
Megatron's cloak look like a poncho and looks horrible...More horrible than the original one IMO. And I dont like how he made the fingers look more weird >.>...But love the rusty paint apps and LOVE the shotgun.
.Looks VERY different from the Hasbro releaseSentinel is more or less kinda look the same as the Hasbro release.
Megatron's cloak look like a poncho and looks horrible...More horrible than the original one IMO. And I dont like how he made the fingers look more weird >.>...But love the rusty paint apps and LOVE the shotgun
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Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256063)
Posted by Mindmaster on July 10th, 2011 @ 7:32am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on July 10th, 2011 @ 7:32am CDT
Read it and weep, Hasbro. The fans make better toys than you guys. 
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256081)
Posted by Rated X on July 10th, 2011 @ 8:39am CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 10th, 2011 @ 8:39am CDT
Beautiful work. But I hate the way he uses photoshop to touch up the picture. Put up normal pics so we may see how the figure really looks in real life.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256096)
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on July 10th, 2011 @ 9:31am CDT
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on July 10th, 2011 @ 9:31am CDT
Three outrageously awesome customs. Bravo to all!
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256187)
Posted by SlyTF1 on July 10th, 2011 @ 1:39pm CDT
Posted by SlyTF1 on July 10th, 2011 @ 1:39pm CDT
That Sentinel looks like Animated Optimus.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256190)
Posted by kirbenvost on July 10th, 2011 @ 1:44pm CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on July 10th, 2011 @ 1:44pm CDT
These all look amazing! But some of it's photoshopped? That's too bad.
I also chuckled at the use of the Buster Sword for Sentinel Prime, but it works.
But some of it's photoshopped? That's too bad.I also chuckled at the use of the Buster Sword for Sentinel Prime, but it works.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256200)
Posted by Sunspot on July 10th, 2011 @ 1:56pm CDT
Posted by Sunspot on July 10th, 2011 @ 1:56pm CDT
In this picture, and also in the movie, That armour thing in the middle of Ironhide's chest looks like it's made out of his bumper. But I don't think it was in the last two movies. I thought that was a notably weird part of his design that there was a prominent piece of armour that wasn't made out of any truck part. Does anyone remember if it was always his bumper or if this was a design change?
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256204)
Posted by Blurrz on July 10th, 2011 @ 2:07pm CDT
You have any clue what you're even talking about? Those are real LEDs and all he does is change the background. Yeah, complete difference from what is looks like in real life. Even our own Seibertron.com galleries use photoshop to alter the background.
Posted by Blurrz on July 10th, 2011 @ 2:07pm CDT
Rated X wrote:Beautiful work. But I hate the way he uses photoshop to touch up the picture. Put up normal pics so we may see how the figure really looks in real life.
You have any clue what you're even talking about? Those are real LEDs and all he does is change the background. Yeah, complete difference from what is looks like in real life. Even our own Seibertron.com galleries use photoshop to alter the background.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256257)
Posted by Rated X on July 10th, 2011 @ 3:23pm CDT
Well the difference is Ryan uses a plain white backround, while Transtopia use a fake backround. They also enhance the colors and shadows like Hasbro does on their "official images" on the back of the card to make it look 10 times better then the actual plastic used. In other words, if you are buying, what you see is not what you get. And those customizers do sell their stuff.
On the other hand, Ryan's galleries are so well done and enhanched to a minimum, that they have actually influenced me to choose between Hasbro and Takara versions. And with Ryan'a galleries, what you see is what you get.
Posted by Rated X on July 10th, 2011 @ 3:23pm CDT
Blurrz wrote:Rated X wrote:Beautiful work. But I hate the way he uses photoshop to touch up the picture. Put up normal pics so we may see how the figure really looks in real life.
You have any clue what you're even talking about? Those are real LEDs and all he does is change the background. Yeah, complete difference from what is looks like in real life. Even our own Seibertron.com galleries use photoshop to alter the background.
Well the difference is Ryan uses a plain white backround, while Transtopia use a fake backround. They also enhance the colors and shadows like Hasbro does on their "official images" on the back of the card to make it look 10 times better then the actual plastic used. In other words, if you are buying, what you see is not what you get. And those customizers do sell their stuff.
On the other hand, Ryan's galleries are so well done and enhanched to a minimum, that they have actually influenced me to choose between Hasbro and Takara versions. And with Ryan'a galleries, what you see is what you get.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256308)
Posted by starscreamreturns on July 10th, 2011 @ 4:28pm CDT
Posted by starscreamreturns on July 10th, 2011 @ 4:28pm CDT
Funny i did the same thing with my megatron i gave him a gears of war shotgun it looks great with the voyager one. but nice customs
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256344)
Posted by Blurrz on July 10th, 2011 @ 5:32pm CDT
The customizers are not Transtopia. And you're not going to buy these customs, so why bite so much?
Posted by Blurrz on July 10th, 2011 @ 5:32pm CDT
Rated X wrote:Well the difference is Ryan uses a plain white backround, while Transtopia use a fake backround. They also enhance the colors and shadows like Hasbro does on their "official images" on the back of the card to make it look 10 times better then the actual plastic used. In other words, if you are buying, what you see is not what you get. And those customizers do sell their stuff.
On the other hand, Ryan's galleries are so well done and enhanched to a minimum, that they have actually influenced me to choose between Hasbro and Takara versions. And with Ryan'a galleries, what you see is what you get.
The customizers are not Transtopia. And you're not going to buy these customs, so why bite so much?
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256482)
Posted by prowl123 on July 10th, 2011 @ 10:14pm CDT
Posted by prowl123 on July 10th, 2011 @ 10:14pm CDT
I usually like Jin Saotome, but that Megatron looks awful.
Ironhide is epicly epic.
Sentinel is meh. All she did was touch up the paint.
Ironhide is epicly epic.
Sentinel is meh. All she did was touch up the paint.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256567)
Posted by Rated X on July 11th, 2011 @ 1:04am CDT
I just want to see a pic of the figures as they really are. No harm in that, right ??? Ever seen your favorite exotic dancers in the daytime without makeup and their hair done ??? Trust me, the value goes way down.
Posted by Rated X on July 11th, 2011 @ 1:04am CDT
Blurrz wrote:Rated X wrote:Well the difference is Ryan uses a plain white backround, while Transtopia use a fake backround. They also enhance the colors and shadows like Hasbro does on their "official images" on the back of the card to make it look 10 times better then the actual plastic used. In other words, if you are buying, what you see is not what you get. And those customizers do sell their stuff.
On the other hand, Ryan's galleries are so well done and enhanched to a minimum, that they have actually influenced me to choose between Hasbro and Takara versions. And with Ryan'a galleries, what you see is what you get.
The customizers are not Transtopia. And you're not going to buy these customs, so why bite so much?
I just want to see a pic of the figures as they really are. No harm in that, right ??? Ever seen your favorite exotic dancers in the daytime without makeup and their hair done ??? Trust me, the value goes way down.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256580)
Posted by Anonymous on July 11th, 2011 @ 2:22am CDT
Posted by Anonymous on July 11th, 2011 @ 2:22am CDT
Hey thanks Blurrz! Appreciate the heads up. Not sure about the mumbling but all I did was to take pics in a soft box with professional lights. Only editing was to adjust the white balance.
And yes! Sentinel Prime was fully painted and not just touched up or whatsoever! Love you guys for the support!
And yes! Sentinel Prime was fully painted and not just touched up or whatsoever! Love you guys for the support!
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256602)
Posted by quickmixed on July 11th, 2011 @ 3:25am CDT
Posted by quickmixed on July 11th, 2011 @ 3:25am CDT
Theses are great. I saw Frenzyrumbles Ironhide and the Sentinel Prime on ebay last week and I think the bidding price was over $700! Not sure what it ended up selling for though. But man they do look good!
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256788)
Posted by Rated X on July 11th, 2011 @ 12:25pm CDT
Well if all those shadows and different tones of red are painted details then I must say you are you are very talented at what you do. Great work on the figure. All I was saying is that the CG backround lead me to believe that maybe you were enhancing the figures colors/shadows as well. You know, like Hasbro does on all their packaging. My apologies if I was wrong. Blurrz can get touchy at times on these fourms, but in person he is a really cool guy. Blurrz, I was asking for you in Pasadena, hope to see you next year.
Posted by Rated X on July 11th, 2011 @ 12:25pm CDT
Guest wrote:Hey thanks Blurrz! Appreciate the heads up. Not sure about the mumbling but all I did was to take pics in a soft box with professional lights. Only editing was to adjust the white balance.
And yes! Sentinel Prime was fully painted and not just touched up or whatsoever! Love you guys for the support!
Well if all those shadows and different tones of red are painted details then I must say you are you are very talented at what you do. Great work on the figure. All I was saying is that the CG backround lead me to believe that maybe you were enhancing the figures colors/shadows as well. You know, like Hasbro does on all their packaging. My apologies if I was wrong. Blurrz can get touchy at times on these fourms, but in person he is a really cool guy. Blurrz, I was asking for you in Pasadena, hope to see you next year.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1256865)
Posted by Blurrz on July 11th, 2011 @ 2:08pm CDT
Posted by Blurrz on July 11th, 2011 @ 2:08pm CDT
Haha, it's all good Rated X, you just say it how it is, and there's nothing better than that.
I'll certainly try to make my way to BotCon next year, hopefully it'll be in the cards.
I'll certainly try to make my way to BotCon next year, hopefully it'll be in the cards.
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1257504)
Posted by BeastProwl on July 12th, 2011 @ 11:04am CDT
Posted by BeastProwl on July 12th, 2011 @ 11:04am CDT
Oh WOW....
This.
This is what my hard earned money would go for.
not that DOTM Piss poor painted dull grey plethera of figures...
now, are we getting a leader megatron or what? I doubt it...
This.
This is what my hard earned money would go for.
not that DOTM Piss poor painted dull grey plethera of figures...
now, are we getting a leader megatron or what? I doubt it...
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1258174)
Posted by frenzy_rumble on July 13th, 2011 @ 6:50am CDT
Posted by frenzy_rumble on July 13th, 2011 @ 6:50am CDT
hey guys, thanks for the compliments.
Ironhide is mine, and while I am pretty much positive sabrina and jin don't either - nothing on my photos has been altered or fixed in photoshop. I run all my photos through photoshop to center and resize them, then auto-color (so that the colors are exact to the actual custom, camera isn't very good at that)
like said, I wouldn't sell a custom with Photoshopped images. Would create problems when the buyer received them, of course. Instead; most customers get my customs and when in hand say something along the lines of how much better they look than in the pics. (yeah, need to work on my photography skills apparently)
Ironhide is mine, and while I am pretty much positive sabrina and jin don't either - nothing on my photos has been altered or fixed in photoshop. I run all my photos through photoshop to center and resize them, then auto-color (so that the colors are exact to the actual custom, camera isn't very good at that)
like said, I wouldn't sell a custom with Photoshopped images. Would create problems when the buyer received them, of course. Instead; most customers get my customs and when in hand say something along the lines of how much better they look than in the pics. (yeah, need to work on my photography skills apparently)
Re: Transtopia Masterclass - Dark Of The Moon Ironhide, Sentinel Prime and Megatron! (1261756)
Posted by LiKwid on July 18th, 2011 @ 8:50pm CDT
3 of the best customizers in the game and the source of much of my inspiration for the customs I do. I still go back and look at pics of "Extinction" by Frenzy, Sabrina's menasor or Jin's "Baracadia" when Im lacking inspiration. I personally love Sabrinas skill when it comes to painting, it truly blows me away every time. I'd like to see these 3 take their best customs up to hasbro and just show them off and let hasbro know what the fans really want!
Posted by LiKwid on July 18th, 2011 @ 8:50pm CDT
frenzy_rumble wrote:hey guys, thanks for the compliments.
Ironhide is mine, and while I am pretty much positive sabrina and jin don't either - nothing on my photos has been altered or fixed in photoshop. I run all my photos through photoshop to center and resize them, then auto-color (so that the colors are exact to the actual custom, camera isn't very good at that)
like said, I wouldn't sell a custom with Photoshopped images. Would create problems when the buyer received them, of course. Instead; most customers get my customs and when in hand say something along the lines of how much better they look than in the pics. (yeah, need to work on my photography skills apparently)
3 of the best customizers in the game and the source of much of my inspiration for the customs I do. I still go back and look at pics of "Extinction" by Frenzy, Sabrina's menasor or Jin's "Baracadia" when Im lacking inspiration. I personally love Sabrinas skill when it comes to painting, it truly blows me away every time. I'd like to see these 3 take their best customs up to hasbro and just show them off and let hasbro know what the fans really want!
