Wow dude you never cease to amaze me. I'm speechless because I'm in awe of how awesome it is.

 

Gorgeous! I like the Hasbro version just fine, but there's no question that this looks classier and evokes the character more strongly. Your customs have such a nice depth to the colors, and complexity to the tones; must be all that layering of slightly different colors.

The extra little decals add a lot, too, as of course does Astoria.  

I'm watchin' it on eBay.... though I have a feeling it will shoot up out of my price range. Anyway, great work.

 

Wow. An absolute masterpiece.

 

absolutely amazing. The only tiny nitpick I have is that his guns (looks like the MW sandstorm guns yes?) don't store somewhere on his plane and that's one of my pet peeves on transformers. Otherwise really amazing, great work!

 

Amazing work, and the hearth with Astoria name under the chest .... INGENIOUS.

6 stars out of 5  

 

Ha, you made my sig come true!!  

 

this makes me want this figure.

whether I'll be able to see the potential on the shelf is another matter though.

 

You did a great job on this. It would great displayed with the MP figures (it looks a little too tall to be with the classics). It looks way better than the regular version. Way to go

 

Incredible!
Gotta ask, though, doesn't the paint rub off all over the place? I got powerglide the other day, and the transformation is pretty complexe with lots of rubbing surfaces! What kind of paint did you use? Did you sand down rub-prone areas?
Please give us all some tips!!!!

 

Excellent painting.

 

Amazing how a great paint job makes this figure look really great.

 

oh, and any tips on dying? I've never done it before, and it sounds kinda nerve wracking...

 

I did a lot of prep work on this guy. an important one was the dying process. even if paint were to rub, it would expose the dark red underneath. I sanded well the rubbing areas, and prepped the surface with a light brushing of paint thinner. this thinner breaks down all the coating the factory puts on. then I prime with fusions, then airbrush with enamel.

 

fixed, the mold went on to be used for mw sandstorm and universe whirl where they were coloured as they are there.

 

Thats is freaking amazing! SO much detail is hidden in the white scheme and u brought it all to life! Excellent job!

 

nice work FR, looks really good. I like it even more then the Henkie (? on the spelling there). Im hopping to be able to try out my hand at painting this guy for myself soon.

 

VERY nicely done, Mike. I love it  

 

Outstanding.
Beautiful work as always.
IMO this is one of youre finest pieces.
Its amazing how much better this mold looks in the CORRECT colours,of course the stunning paint job helps.

 

my fiance said it's her favorite to date. I was like...weren't you practically in the same room as me for those 6+ months I built devastator? lol.

thanks spurt.

 

That looks very good dude!