ROFT Ldr Optimus Prime

tony77tony77 · 07-15-2009, 01:50 PM

r u going to do a jetfire?

autobotmaximus · 07-15-2009, 02:27 PM

amazing!!

TFfan14 · 07-15-2009, 03:13 PM

that is really cool! How did you make the articulated hands?

Rijie78 · 07-15-2009, 04:19 PM

Exceptional work - and still a WIP!

altezen · 07-15-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mampy

It's amazing how you can paint so much detail and still have it look so clean especially in alt mode.

I love the hands that you used - where are they from? Also like the pieces you added to the lights on his torso area. I'll borrow the idea and do something like that if you don't mind.

Just a suggestion - you might wanna thin out the pinstripes on the hood by redoing the blue flames on the inside of the pinstripes. The pinstripes on top of the cab are nice and thin but those on the hood are just a little too thick.

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Originally Posted by hunterelf

the hands !!!!
I WANT THEM !!

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Originally Posted by TFfan14

that is really cool! How did you make the articulated hands?

The hands are from a Master Grade Sazabi (Gundam) and you are welcome to use the idea for the lights. Thanks for the suggestion on the pinstripes, they were thick because I needed to cover some of the masking errors. I should have ordered the stencil from F_R, but I am almost zero on my TF funds so I had to manually mask and spray the flames.

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Originally Posted by yongkykun

OMG, that IS the real Optimus Prime! Great paint job man! BTW, do you still sell those hands? PM me if you do, thanks!

Onto my inputs (ignore them, it's just me ranting anyways):
1. the panels on his abdomen area should be pure blue, no red flames. Those flames just exist on the concept arts, but not on the final CG Optimus.
2. the tiny lights on his shoulder should be in silver with blue tip to simulate the lights. (those 7 cylindrical things on his shoulder). The part right under them should be red to make the flames on this shoulder blend with the red from his front windshield.
3. That thingy on this shoulders, I don't know what they're called. It's silverish on the original colors. They have a small panel that's sculpted to them but still visible, they're supposed to be blue.
4. There are other minor details that are not worthy to mention. Overall, great job man!

EDIT: here's a quick photoshop of what I meant

Thanks for all your comments, will take note of these when I do the next ROFT Prime.

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Originally Posted by Transfan76

I picked up some testors dark red enamel at my craft store and was wondering if it would look right on this figure . would it look right ?

I would not suggest using dark red, coz the colors tend to become darken as you spray gloss finishes on.

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Originally Posted by OMEGAPRIME1983

Nice touches to the wrists and air filters. You got those extra little details that I haven't seen in a custom yet. Nice job. I was trying to think of how the underside of those cans should look. What did you fill them with by chance? man, I hope my prime comes out this good.

Used a kotobukiya part and mod it with the use of a little pla-plate for the part on the underside of the can.

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Originally Posted by amir_anti_yosi

Oh my god, that is such an awesome paint job, Its very different from the metalic finish of your megatron which also rocks the house but I'm salivating over the 'plastic' finish of your prime, makes it look so much like a toy, especially on the arms right there.

the 2nd picture really rocks my world, If I end up having so much money I'm gonna repaint ROTF primes till I get something as beautiful as this of F_r's

damn, great job! I love the finish

Lol, I really wasted all my effort if it really looks 'plastic'. I was trying to achieve the concept art look + realism.

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Originally Posted by Ra88

Wow, you are the first one who absolutely NAILED the blue that Prime has in the movies! The rest is done fantastically as well, but for some reason that was the first thing that jumped out at me.

The silver bits of the vehicle mode are a bit too dark though, but that's the only point of critism I can think of right now. Fantastic job!

Thanks for the comment, but which part of the Alt mode are you refering to? the back?

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Originally Posted by Optronix_prime

The best Prime yet

Hands down.

The only problem I have is the waist pieces how you put some flames on there, It should just be blue.

Besides that it's perfect.

Thanks, I was refering to the concept art for the part and I know it's not on the final CG.

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Originally Posted by tony77tony77

r u going to do a jetfire?

Eventually, haven't got around to it yet.

IF_IR_IE_IE_ID · 07-15-2009, 08:33 PM

this thing looks cool. chrome the metallic parts of the truck, and Ill think itll be complete. I like the sheen effect of the top part of truck mode, the blue paint job is awsome. what'd you use?

Waveride · 07-15-2009, 08:37 PM

This is the best ROTF leader Prime repaint hands down! I love the colors you used, for once it doesn't dull down the figure like all those other customs.

amir_anti_yosi · 07-15-2009, 08:38 PM

You got me wrong at 'plastic' that just how I got to put it in words what I meant was the color/finish was very TF animated, in a good way thought it looks damn real nice!

altezen · 07-15-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Waveride

This is the best ROTF leader Prime repaint hands down! I love the colors you used, for once it doesn't dull down the figure like all those other customs.

Thanks Waveride

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Originally Posted by IF_IR_IE_IE_ID

this thing looks cool. chrome the metallic parts of the truck, and Ill think itll be complete. I like the sheen effect of the top part of truck mode, the blue paint job is awsome. what'd you use?

I used Cobalt blue .

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Originally Posted by amir_anti_yosi

You got me wrong at 'plastic' that just how I got to put it in words what I meant was the color/finish was very TF animated, in a good way thought it looks damn real nice!

No worrys, I was just joking. Had to give it a glossy finish in the alt mode and yet more realism in the bot mode, and the is the result of the compromise.

Waveride · 07-15-2009, 10:20 PM

I was thinking maybe tint the windows a bit darker if you can.