Nothing Major, Just My 2nd Custom of the Last 14 Months (Thundercracker) |
08-31-2009, 04:01 AM
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#1 | | Wants Radicons to
take over the world Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 28,011 Location: Cape Girardeau, MO Collection Count: 361 News Credits: 3 |  Nothing Major, Just My 2nd Custom of the Last 14 Months (Thundercracker)
Hey gang, It sure feels good to be able to complete a custom, regardless of its complexity! A lot of you are aware of some of the circumstances I've dealt with over the last year and a half. Between time and finances and my duties to Radicons, I don't get very much left over for myself!
Having said that, I've finished one of my few remaining commissions that began last year. (isn't THAT cringe-worthy?) This piece here was part of a trade, basically. I was hooked up with an Animated Activators Dirge in exchange for my painting the LOC Sunstorm figure that was shipped along with the Activator. I dyed the hands and feet and thighs and flip-out weapons black so there'll never be any issues of wear on this bugger. The blue is Krylon Fusion Patriot Blue. I've never had much luck getting this blue to show up properly in photographs (I used it years ago for my Alpha Trion) but this time around I've gotten much closer than all my past attempts! It's still not quite as dark as the real thing, but these are actually pretty close.
The silver is Testors Chrome, and the red is Testors Gloss Red. The canopy is Testors Metal Flake Gold. I masked off the tiny Decepticon symbol, so no stickers. I even painted the eyes. I tried to come up with a unique scheme for the wing deco, one that would be his own, homage his G1 scheme, and yet also still flow well on this mold. I think I've succeeded, but you tell me!
Now, on to the pictures. Next all I have left to do is clear-coating and I can finally finish those Alternators as well. Sure will be nice to get these 2008 projects done :S
Oh yeah - I clear-coated him with Testors Semi-gloss spray. Also, I didn't mask anything for the hand-aps, just the 'con symbol.              Radicons aren't limited to just Transformers. . . . 
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08-31-2009, 06:05 AM
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#2 | | Maximal Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 390 | Sweet, man, sweet! | |
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08-31-2009, 06:11 AM
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#3 | | Mini-Con Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 30 Location: como/ italy | wow very beautiful ......comliments..... | |
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08-31-2009, 06:12 AM
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#4 | | gimme my money!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,794 Location: Melvindale, MI. Collection Count: A lot less than before..... | Nice work dude!!...love the paint work  1 Cross + 3 Nails = Forgiven Quote: |
Originally Posted by Nemesis Predaking You can't build a good foundation, with the old building still standing. | | |
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08-31-2009, 06:26 AM
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#5 | | Mini-Con Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 30 Location: como/ italy | what kind of colors you used? | |
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08-31-2009, 09:34 AM
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#6 | | Movie Accuracy Junkie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,021 Location: Philippines Collection Count: 20.. ish | Great to see you posting again, Redline. Simple but sweet.  | |
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08-31-2009, 09:37 AM
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#7 | | Nemesis Predaking's Rival Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,747 Location: Phoenix, AZ Collection Count: 500 and counting..... | I forgot you painted.  | |
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08-31-2009, 11:18 AM
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#8 | | raver-in-diguise Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 749 Location: Cleveland Ohio (If god was gonna give the world an enima, this is where he'd stick it!) Collection Count: 52, not counting mini-cons and wip's | Quite nice! But lemme see if I got this straight... Ramjet likes toast... and Thundercracker likes doing handstands? All you're missing in that shot is a mini keg and you got yerself one heck of a seeker frat party!  | 
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