Optimus Prime-Chrome & Metallic Like A Boss

Pyps · 01-30-2013, 12:18 PM

My dream became true

i reached my goal of customizing with this figure

i love it <3
hope u guys love him too

in reality he looks much more stunning with his super high chrome metallic finish and the metallic colors, coudn´t catch it with my iPhone :/
no altmode pics because i won´t transform him, because of scratches in paint!
I took maybe 2 months of work for this masterpiece

Thanks to savio-prime for his super cool idea of the shoulder mod!!

ThinkTank Customs · 01-30-2013, 12:28 PM

Nice looking figure, very well done, sadly the pinstripes look a bit of (gritty) and some of the clear blue and red paint dropped and caused bubbles it seems, ESP on the side windows, but still nice, I could really deal with that ^^

But what really bugs me, that you only drybrushed the blue panels on his back a bit, they don't fit into the overall look

How did you do the flames? If these are the stencils I gave you the link to, I really miss the credit you told to give

Pyps · 01-30-2013, 12:32 PM

yeah dude i had much trouble with the pin striping :/
First i´ve used your stencils... but since i wanted to remove them i noticed their glue is too strong an it took all the paint off... 2 weeks of work for nothing.
but i thank you for that, doesn´t matter of the ruined pieces, tried to do it again and drew them with hand

ThinkTank Customs · 01-30-2013, 12:41 PM

The glue isn't to strong, add and then remove, don't wait till the pai t is fully cured, didn't you watch tutorials on yt?

Sad they they haven't worked for ya :-(

And btw: why havens you tried it on spare parts first?

Don't use new untested parts and techniques on current customs without a test on spare parts

Really sad that you had to start again on these parts, feel sorry for that :-(

Pyps · 01-31-2013, 12:27 AM

Isn't that bad, i had time enough

JouetCOM · 01-31-2013, 03:57 AM

Very nice! I like it!

prime326 · 01-31-2013, 09:36 AM

very nice chroming

InstantClazzic · 01-31-2013, 12:24 PM

looks really good.

Molina00 · 01-31-2013, 01:04 PM

I'm really digging the chrome. Do you have a tutorial or something on how you did it?

Pyps · 02-01-2013, 09:40 AM

Thanks for your nice comments

I did the chrome with alclad gloss black base, then the chrome, then water based klear cote, then normal layer of clear gloss kote

Here some pics taken outside:

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8...9732371368.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1...9732458125.jpg

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/3...9732567254.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2167/1359732651732.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3484/1359732875587.jpg

01-30-2013, 12:18 PM	#1
Pyps Germany´s Customizer Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 287 Location: Germany Collection Count: ca. 30-40	Optimus Prime-Chrome & Metallic Like A Boss My dream became true i reached my goal of customizing with this figure i love it <3 hope u guys love him too in reality he looks much more stunning with his super high chrome metallic finish and the metallic colors, coudn´t catch it with my iPhone :/ no altmode pics because i won´t transform him, because of scratches in paint! I took maybe 2 months of work for this masterpiece Thanks to savio-prime for his super cool idea of the shoulder mod!! Attached Thumbnails

01-30-2013, 12:28 PM	#2
ThinkTank Customs TFW2005-Citizen Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,036 Location: Paymaster of Europe Collection Count: 200+ News Credits: 26	Nice looking figure, very well done, sadly the pinstripes look a bit of (gritty) and some of the clear blue and red paint dropped and caused bubbles it seems, ESP on the side windows, but still nice, I could really deal with that ^^ But what really bugs me, that you only drybrushed the blue panels on his back a bit, they don't fit into the overall look How did you do the flames? If these are the stencils I gave you the link to, I really miss the credit you told to give Best regards Chris

01-30-2013, 12:41 PM	#4
ThinkTank Customs TFW2005-Citizen Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,036 Location: Paymaster of Europe Collection Count: 200+ News Credits: 26	The glue isn't to strong, add and then remove, don't wait till the pai t is fully cured, didn't you watch tutorials on yt? Sad they they haven't worked for ya :-( And btw: why havens you tried it on spare parts first? Don't use new untested parts and techniques on current customs without a test on spare parts Really sad that you had to start again on these parts, feel sorry for that :-( Best regards Chris

01-31-2013, 03:57 AM	#6
JouetCOM Autobot Officer Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 234 Location: Malaysia News Credits: 1	Very nice! I like it! JouetCOM's Feedback http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/junkio...-jouetcom.html JouetCOM's Sales Thread http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/items-...5-shipped.html

01-31-2013, 09:36 AM	#7
prime326 Autobot Leader Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,686 Location: Massachusetts Collection Count: 728 News Credits: 4	very nice chroming My feedback http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/junkio...-prime326.html

01-30-2013, 12:32 PM	#3
Pyps Germany´s Customizer Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 287 Location: Germany Collection Count: ca. 30-40	yeah dude i had much trouble with the pin striping :/ First i´ve used your stencils... but since i wanted to remove them i noticed their glue is too strong an it took all the paint off... 2 weeks of work for nothing. but i thank you for that, doesn´t matter of the ruined pieces, tried to do it again and drew them with hand

01-31-2013, 12:27 AM	#5
Pyps Germany´s Customizer Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 287 Location: Germany Collection Count: ca. 30-40	Isn't that bad, i had time enough

01-31-2013, 12:24 PM	#8
InstantClazzic Autobot Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 56 Location: parts unknown	looks really good.

02-01-2013, 09:40 AM	#10
Pyps Germany´s Customizer Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 287 Location: Germany Collection Count: ca. 30-40	Thanks for your nice comments I did the chrome with alclad gloss black base, then the chrome, then water based klear cote, then normal layer of clear gloss kote Here some pics taken outside: http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8...9732371368.jpg http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1...9732458125.jpg http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/3...9732567254.jpg http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2167/1359732651732.jpg http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3484/1359732875587.jpg