Minor/Repaint: Bulldog Ant Inferno

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by Unicron9, Jan 5, 2013.

  1. Unicron9

    Unicron9 Fan and customizer of the TAWYS

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    Commission to turn BW Scavenger into an upgraded bulldog ant version of BW Inferno.
    Ant mode was to be very close to the colors of an actual bulldog ant, while robot mode was to look like Inferno. I used metallic colors because a transmetal bug simply wouldn't look right in flat organic looking colors.

    I got a lot of nifty ideas while working on this, so my next custom will probably be my own Scavenger turned into Transmetal Inferno.
    EDIT: Did that. Here it is- http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/755342-transmetal-inferno.html
     

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  2. seanb47

    seanb47 FB:SBee'sCustomCreations IG@sbees_custom_creations

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    Wow!That is Sweet! This should be part of the Insecticons line up!! Great job,U9!
     
  3. Slipstreamer 8

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    Cool... It hurts like hell to be bit by a Bulldog Ant!!!
     
  4. shinobi77

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    Originally, Scavenger was supposed to be a TM Inferno, but something got changed along the way. I think it was something to do with the animation model or trademark.

    Either way, you did this guy justice, and always wondered what he'd look like with some sort of hands. What did you use anyways?

    I really like it.
     
  5. Unicron9

    Unicron9 Fan and customizer of the TAWYS

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    Yep I know. The hands and ant jaws are sculpted.
    I also swapped around some leg parts to make the legs more ant-like and less zig-zaggy.
     
  6. Notilator

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    You serious? You hand sculpted those hands!? Your crazy good man, keep up the superb work :D 
     
  7. Alpha_&_Omega

    Alpha_&_Omega From the Covenant of Primus...

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    awesome idea & execution.
     
  8. Robot.MacGyver

    Robot.MacGyver Improvisational Engineer

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    Nice hybrid of the 2 ants. Awesome/
     
  9. pWEN

    pWEN Formerly BugsNBots

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    As a bug enthusiast, I approve! I hope you do Scavenger. There's a photographer by the name of Alex Wild that has some amazing trap-jaw ant photos if you need a reference picture.
     
  10. Jetbolt

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    Most impressive!
     
  11. Unicron9

    Unicron9 Fan and customizer of the TAWYS

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    Oh wow. I looked it up and saved some pics. All kinds of gross.

    Transmetals generally aren't the same colors as they were when not transmetals too so I have lots of freedom there when I do my TM Inferno from Scavenger. I do want him to have an inferno feel though.
     
  12. garinhash

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    i always loved this mold :D 

    it was clearly a TM Inferno even though the name wasn't the same.
    you make it even better... i hated that the figure had drills instead of hands :p 
     
  13. chansformers

    chansformers butcher of the bots

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    the removal of all the transmetals mech parts coupled with the beautiful metallics used blows this one out of the water!!

    now make him a red bfg and "burrrnnnn"!!!:rock 
     
  14. Dinodigger97

    Dinodigger97 germinates within you.

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    He looks wonderful.
     
  15. cheetor71

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    Holy crap it looks just like the real ant. Nice job.
     
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    This is...this is magnificent...
     
  17. garinhash

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    yes!! needs his 2 BFG's

    BURNNNNNN Maximals!!!! Ahahahaha for the Royalty!!! :ev: 
     
  18. Deceptigtar

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    Yeah this is awesome!
     
  19. Rumble02

    Rumble02 Radicon of Obliticons

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    you did more than an amazing job on this one
     
  20. Inner Robot

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    Excellent work!!!