Minor/Repaint: Setheus Prime's Customs #1 Tripredacus Council Hunter Lockdown

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  1. oku

    oku Chill.

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    Please allow me to introduce my dear friend Setheus Prime. He's a loving father and Dave Grohl's doppelgänger who apparently have mad talents for customizing. Over the past few months, we've been working together on imagining a number of new characters for our fantasy version of movieverse TF. Setheus does the real work here, with me merely helping to brainstorm ideas and gathering supplies.

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    I thought I'd post what we've come up so far and get some feedback during the next few weeks. Please feel free to comment, offering suggestions, or ask any questions.

    Setheus Prime's Customs #1 Tripredacus Council Hunter Lockdown
    Setheus Prime's Customs #2 Evasion Optimus Prime (2 Versions)
    Setheus Prime's Customs #3 AOE Fallen Warrior Cliffjumper
    Setheus Prime's Customs #4 Evasion Rattle/Rattrap
    Setheus Prime's Customs #5 Wrecker Wheeljack
    Setheus Prime's Customs #6: Movieverse BW Dinobot in Two Forms


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    Lockdown had an aggressive look to begin with but need an special tweak in his paint application. Black primer throughout followed by a gunmetal grey dry brush.

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    The vehicle lines were rearranged and several coats of chain-mail were added before the black paint to give the effect of paint fade as well as chip away.

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    Then came the blues....
    Up to 3 coats of varying blues were added with a final blue ink to give the look of splashed on energon as Lockdown is just that kind of nasty...

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    The end result is this creature of pure evil that takes great pride in hunting and aquiring trophies of his fallen victims.
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  2. oku

    oku Chill.

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    Reserved for bio and stories...
     
  3. cliffjumperftw1

    cliffjumperftw1 I have no idea what I'm doing.

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    Ho. Ly. SHIT! That looks AWESOME man! :O
     
  4. tfcrafter

    tfcrafter Customizer and LEGO MOCer

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    I love that energon splash effect on Lockdown..I may have to try that sometime!
     
  5. WEEGEE

    WEEGEE Doggo priest

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    I don't like it
     
  6. warhawk

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    I do. The paint apps bring out nice detail while adding a dimension of grunginess that you'd expect from real world combat and pursuit. Keep it up.
     
  7. WEEGEE

    WEEGEE Doggo priest

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    I love it!
     
  8. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    Epic weathered deco.