at the moment i've only painted his face and the brow of his head. it just seemed like such an obvious repaint without needing to be repaint the entire alt mode. I intend to repaint the red bits and the chest, had i another one i might of attempted a Siren too. he has also inherited a gun from a destruction scourge, i never owned the tf it came from but it's a nice gun. also he's able to hold it with his arm at a right angle, something he couldn't do with the supplied weapon. (BTW first topic in the new section and i do like the gallery option )
welcome aboard. I have no idea where the gun is from. Are you planning to use the upcoming TFCC exclusive Nightbeat for inspiration?
to some extent, it's partially where i got the idea from. i'm using devestation as my main guide though. issue 6 has a goodshot of his entire body, i'll be doing my own impression of him though and just add yellow or gold (if i can't find any yellow soon) to parts that need the blue breaking up.
well i found out the gun is from Descrtuction Scourge, i don't own thefig so no big deal about repainting it. Progress: his arms are painted to remove any red and it it startingto look like nightbeat. I have ended up repainting his head a lighter blue to match his body and all visible red has been removed from the vehicle mode. latest pic, i'm currently looking for some yellow paint, if i can't find by the end of next week i'll use gold instead.
updated, pics at top, golden parts finished, head finished, just touchups and red paint for flames and autobot symbol to go.
Are you worried about the gold paint on his legs chipping from transformation? I hate painting parts like that, they're a real nightmare unless you're using something really strong like Krylon Fusion. Great job btw!
Looks good! Ironically, I think that head (painted in the manner you've done) makes a better Nightbeat than the upcoming TFCC head that was actually specifically sculpted to BE Nightbeat. I probably would have gone with yellow rather than gold for his chest and legs, but that's just personal preference. Overall I think this looks really nice, and is a great idea.
i was going to go yellow but i couldn't find any yellow paint where i am at the moment. the gold does look really good on him though. For enamal paint it reallly does shine. new wip pic at the top.
Final pics are going up in a different thread (unless i misunderstood the forum main page). He looks better now that the gold is broken up a little. No flames on him though, i felt that the red block on his arms emulates the same effect in vehicle mode and look good in robot mode.
