TFP:PRID Megatron (WIP)

Thanks! We are currently looking for a better red LED to use but if we can't find one then we decided to go with the purple because it is show accurate to an extent. The only time Megatron have purple eyes only is when he meets Optimus and Ratchet in the "Ancient War Zone" in a Darkness Rising episode. (A pic of what I mean is posted below) Also we are going to try and find the thinnest paintbrush ever to paint the white "pupils" or whatever they are called that are in his eyes to make it look more realistic and accurate. Just wish we could make the Decepticon symbol glow too, that would be awesome!

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Pretty sweet! I love that you guys are doing LED work, I haven't tried any yet.

as for the eye, you can put both purple and red LED together.

Thanks, it's way easier than we thought!

Dang, that one looks epic! I don't think I want to do that, but I'm curious to know how that was done.

I got a couple of things done today. I made his sword gimmick into a solid piece and I also made it removable. There is a gap in the middle that I am going to fill in with Epoxy when I get some. Also the styrene I ordered came in today and I started learning how to use it by making the pointy ends the come off the back of his cannon and so far I only have the bottom one done.

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It's been awhile because I've been busy with my racing but I've almost finished the cannon. I used styrene to cover the batteries and LED, also I added longer spikes to the top point and spikes that give the illusion of the cannon being connect to the forearm like it is in the show. I've finish the LED the goes in his head and should have it installed tomorrow. The paint I ordered came in and the airbrush will come next week so I can start painting!

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We finished a few more things. We made the back kibble removeable for more accuracy in robot mode by knocking out the pins and glueing them back in their slots so the panels can slide on and off for transformation. Also my friend had an idea about the sword to make it look 10 times better and it worked. It is hard to explain how this was done but the piece that were used were Meg's sword, battle claw, and Prime's sword peg. Amazingly it fits perfectly when attached to the arm along with the cannon for better poses and display. My friend also broke the LED circuit for his head and now I have to solder some new wires to it so it will work properly.

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Whew, what a job customizing is! We painted his cannon today but haven't finished it yet. All that is left is to paint the spikes on it and then paint the whole figure. Since it is still drying/cureing, and we haven't clear coated it, we will take some pics of it tomorrow evening.

Ok, here is the cannon finished completely. The colors used were Testors Deep Pearlescent Purple acrylic and a mixture of Grime and Bright Silver enamel. It looks great to us but what do you guys think?

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Almost finished the arms today. We had to order more paint because we couldn't get the right color and for now we're waiting for that to come in.

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