December's Featured Radicon. . . . . . .TFmaster!

As a new poster in the TF forum community, I never saw any of his work until now. And as impressive as his work is, the amount of respect that he is given by everyone is equally impressive. Reading through the original post and seeing the pics of his customs gives you an idea of the creativness and vigor he put into his work. Its very unfortunate that the TF custom community has lost such a valuable contributer, and inspirator.

You know, people say a lot of really great things about someone after they're gone... TFMaster was one of those handful where what was said about him was just as exceptional when he was alive.

I only knew him briefly, and never met him in person, but Bill was one of the main people who inspired me to begin customizing.

I wish he were still around, but I'm glad he was here when he was.

Man... looking through this gallery, I'm just blown away - I knew he did a lot but still...

For the record, that repaint of the Cybertron BW Megatron in the list of pics listed is indeed Beast Wars Grimlock - you can tell by the colors.

But yeah - I hope his family is doing alright.

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It was a real shock to me when I heard that TFMaster died a few years ago.

He was one of the most talented artists I saw on the internet, and I used to be a constant lurker on Transtopia. I never really had the guts to buy another Transformer and get yelled at by my parents for that.

I know that even if you're not here in body, you're be here in spirit.

Rest In Peace, Bill

-Dremare

I came along in early '07 looking for guides/tutorials on custom TFs, I had been on the fence about it for a month or 2 before searching the web.
I had done many model cars for years and was hoping there were peeps out there customizing Alts. as I was just starting to collect them.
First one I came across was Alt. Ruckus (Mustang) by TFM...that face...I just about fell back out of my chair.

I was sold.
I wanted in.

Thank you TFM.

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A lot of great work- particularly the Powermaster Prime!
What hits me- how much MONEY was invested in his kitbashes!

nICE wOrK...bUt tHe Idea For ''COSMOS'' WAS SICK..I want one!! Awsome Job with the colors . he rocked!!

I don't think I ever registered for an account at Transtopia, but I was a hardcore lurker. By the time I finally went to create an account for the site (after lurking for a few months) they'd disabled the ability to create new accounts... I remember looking through all the threads there and seeing what people were creating out of all these different Transformer figures. When I first saw his Powermaster Prime I'd thought he'd articulated the original figure, as soon as I realized that it was Masterpiece Prime I was when I became truly awestruck... So many wonderful projects!

I remember spending the better part of a day just reading through TFMaster's threads and seeing all the projects he'd worked on, and all the advice that he offered to others. He definitely had a love for Transformers, customizing, and for helping out others with their own ideas...

I know I never met him (only spoke to him in a few threads either here or at Seibertron.com), but I was saddened when I read about his early passing... It's a shame we won't see any new creations from the aptly named TFMaster. He and his skills are sincerely missed...

I'll tell you, one of the best finds on the internet for me was Transtopia. Granted, there were sections for kitbashing and customs on various boards (including here) but to find a forum that was dedicated to kitbashers was just the greatest thing ever. And I'd met quite a few of you there before either seeing you here, or seeing some of you come here or other places from Transtopia. So far as I'm concerned, TFMaster was responsible for bringing a lot of the TF kitbashers community together by giving us a place to meet and greet, and to show our abilities and successes (and failures, depending how some projects turned out--which made for great learning experiences and some wonderful "2.0's" ). I'm glad for Radicons--and, as well, Sector70--but Transtopia will always be that staple for me.

Hmm.. it was kinda a silly miscommunication when he emailed me once back in 2005/06 I think with an intention to interview me regarding my LEGO creations. His last words were "give me a holler".

I thought holler was something that is need to be settled on his side (like time?) before he gets back to me formally...

so I waited.

by the time I knew what holler means... he was already gone.

I felt bad not to have known him better. his kitbashes are top notch.