Hi

Here's my repaint of Armada Sideways from Ani. Prowl, its highly unfinished but I thought I show you guys the head I've been working on.

E. More new pics of the crotch head

 

WOW! I am a huge armada sideways fan, I can't wait to see the finished product. Will he have interchangeable heads?

 

He is looking better   then the armada toy.

 

nice i love tfa

 

I never thought of that, thats pretty sweet! I think im gunna do the same XD

 

Awesome!!!!! Armada character customs for the win!!! Great concept, excellent execution. I bet most of the Armada cast would look gfreat in Animated molds.

 

This

 

Great job on the head sculpt!

 

Im looking into the interchangeable heads... but I don't know which direction is the best way to go... either cartoon accurate heads or transformable heads, which will only be Mirror though.

Here's a look at the other heads, their progress is still the same. It's going to be a while till I finish.

 

Transformable heads, we need more head masters  

 

great start on this. I love seeing AEC characters get in interpretations

 

just use the original minicons for the new heads but swap out their "faces" for something a lil more cartoon accurate.

 

Im not really sure, but I think they are too big. But I dont have them to try out.

 

I REALLY like this one; great job! It's better than the Armada Sideways toy, but I'd want to give you more props than that being that said toy wasn't stellar to begin with 

Great work  

 

you just took a great idea, that failed by the professionals, and turned it into Gold. You are a genious my friend. Any way you could pm me with how you did the head?

 

I loves eet man.

 

Thanks everyone!
I always loved Sideways but his figure just does not justify him at all! So I thought Ani Prowl would work well for him.

About the head, I started by cutting out a pentagon(?) sheet of plastic card for the head, raised the middle of the head by using plastic card, making an underside down "V" side all the way down the head.

I then sculpted the head slowly and bit by bit. I always let each bit dry fully before moving on. I'm still new to sculpting but it is really important to let each part dry so you can't ruin anything by accident.

I sculpted the chin by adding a little bulk. After that I sculpted the top part of the yellow visor, once that dried fully sculpt the bottom part of it. Next I added the side parts of the visor. The mouth is done the same way again but kept on the centre part only. As the mouth dries slowly, carefully run a knife or something between the mouth and visor to get keep the gap between them. They are all simply putty rectangles or strips. Then add the sides of face on.

The sides or ears are just a plastic rod with wires curved and stuck to the back. I glued a plastic cylinder (the grey parts usually for joints) from Gundam kits to the bottom centre of the head, this allows you to attach the head on to Prowl's neck (after you sand the ball joint away, to make a rod. There might be a better way than this though). Then just thicken the head up.

Since the top part of the visor is higher than the forehead, add some putty there and sculpt the four lines in.


BTW I don't think I will finish him off soon, I have other commitments now, University, but I try find some time though. Sorry folks.

 

I would have never thought of this, but this is a great job.  

 

looks cool. Makes me think that the headmaster got his headmaster unit on his own robot.