Hi all. So I finally decided to put together a commission request thread. I have a lot of ideas for customs that I'd like made, so I decided to create this thread to centralize my thoughts and maybe turn more of these ideas into realities! These requests have been thought through to various levels of detail: Some are based on the amazing work here in the Radicons forum, and what I'm looking for is a close or exact match to those customs. I'll provide links when I can. Some I haven't seen a custom of before, but I have a strong idea of what mold I'd like used. I have already gathered a lot of the base molds I'd like used and can provide them to you. When this is the case, I've noted as "on hand". Some are just to realize some of my favorite characters and I don't have a good idea what mold would work best for me. I'd like to brainstorm ideas with you to come up with something that will work. Some are really small paint and styrene/molding/part synthesis work. I'll try to capture those details as best I can here and will further flesh this thread out over time. A few miscellaneous notes: I'll group these requests by the TF line that I'd plan to display them with. I'll use *, **, or *** to indicate a project's relative priority for me. I'm not necessarily wed to doing things in that order, though, if you have experience with or particular interest in a lower-priority custom. A figure's head sculpt tends to be important for me, and a lot of these requests require a synthesized head or a clever swap from another mold. For the "combiner teams" I generally just want the separate character, not the ability to actually combine with his teammates. === Classics=== My favorite line and by far the longest list here. AVAILABLE ** Air Raid - based on Classics Seeker mold (on hand); repaint, new head ** Fireflight - unspecified mold, deluxe-size ** Sky Dive - unspecified mold, deluxe-size ** Slingshot - possibly based on ROTF Dirge/Jetblade (on hand) if the movie flavor of bot-mode can be well-disguised ** Rad - based on Aveo Swerve (on hand); I just want a new head that looks like AM Rad ** Guzzle - unspecified mold, ideally scout-size or a short/squat deluxe; preferably earth-mode, but I'm open to ideas about a LSOTW Cybertronian mode ** Rotorstorm - HFTD Tomahawk; LSOTW style ** Topspin & Twintwist - WFC Megatron for both, examples here, here, and here IN PROGRESS * Pointblank - original here [commissioned to thyvipera] ** Scorponok - based on Energon Scorponok; repaint, added articulation to bicep and tail [commissioned to Jarrod] [/COLOR] COMPLETED ** Powerglide (scout) - original here [commissioned to Brunkion76, paint by thyvipera] * Voyager Grimlock - original here [commissioned to thyvipera][*]*** Snare - based on Terradive; my commission here [commissioned to Shinobitron] [*]*** Vortex - based on Tomahawk [commissioned to Jarrod] [*]*** Blast Off - based on Astrotrain [commissioned to Jarrod] [*]*** Brawl - based on G2 Megatron [commissioned to Jarrod] [*]*** TFCC Nightbeat ears - want G1-esque fabricated ear-guns; guns can either stay attached to head if it doesn't hinder transformation or detach and mount to hood (a la G1, of course) [commissioned to Jarrod] [*]** Battletrap - original here; my commission here; [commissioned to Shinobitron] [*]*** Roadbuster - based on Brave Gohkin Combat Calibur here; straight repaint, armor and all (I love the bulk it gives him!); my commission here; [commissioned to thyvipera] [*]*** Siren based on Energon Downshift; my commission here; [commissioned to Shinobitron] [*]* Hosehead - based on Energon Inferno, deluxe-size; my commission here; [commissioned to Shinobitron] [*]*** Blitzwing - probably based on Classics Seeker mold (on hand); various versions that I like certain aspects of: here, here, and here; I also have a Robot Heroes Blitzwing whose head I think would work well if the sneer could be fixed; found one on eBay [*]** Bugly - original here; my commission here; [commissioned to Shinobitron] [*]*** null rays - I have 5 sets of anemis's null rays; they're currently unpainted and I need them done up for Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, and Thrust. I haven't decided yet who to give the last set to. Maybe save it for Sunstorm if an official figure ever comes out. [commissioned to grimlockprime] ===Animated=== Here are the toughies. I don't have a good idea what mold(s) you could use on a lot of these to do them justice. But if you could pull it, they would be awesome! IN PROGRESS *** Nightbeat - possibly based on Jazz [commissioned to autobotx23] COMPLETED ** Wasp - based on Activators Bumblebee, new head; my commission here; [commissioned to grimlockprime] ===Revoltech=== Probably lots of casting/molding work here, based on the threads these ideas originate from. AVAILABLE *** Thundercracker - based on Starscream (on hand) ** Rumble/Frenzy - based on the KT figures (on hand) with articulation added ** Jetfire - based on Macross Valkyrie (on hand) with Shapeways head (on hand) ===MP=== Good articulation and high detail is important to me. Lights and sounds aren't. AVAILABLE *** Soundwave - examples here and here; based on KO oversized Soundwave (on hand) *** Jazz - 1:24 scale in car-mode, preferably roughly MP Seeker-size in bot-mode ** Jetfire - original here; I'd want a cartoon-accurate head (possibly with a Classics-style helmet) IN PROGRESS *** Prowl - 1:24 scale in car-mode, preferably roughly MP Seeker-size in bot-mode [commissioned to Jarrod] ===Alternators/Binaltech=== COMPLETED ** Frenzy - repaint of Rumble with hands [commissioned to Jarrod] ** Nightbeat head - original here; based on blue BT Prowl with Reprolabels (on hand); the head is the only part of the custom that I need done [commissioned to Cinemastique] ===Kits=== AVAILABLE ***Wonderfest Arcee statue - as seen here; on hand. The face is pretty weird, so I'd like to transplant a face from some high-scale female action figure. Given how "human" Acree's face is anyway, I think this shouldn't be too hard. Ultimately aiming for a look something like this. ** SG Collect Cybertronian-mode Drift - Again, I need this assembled and painted. I understand that this kit requires a little extra love to make solid, so I'd prefer someone who has but this kit together before or is pretty expert at assembling garage kits. see discussion here Whew, that's a lot! Thanks for bearing with me. If you're a talented customizer and have an interest in taking a commission to work on one or more of these ideas, please PM me. Thanks! --Keith
Got some commissions already! List updated with that info. A few more commissions are in discussions, and I'll update again when those get finalized.
Reorganized the list a bit for readability. Now the available commissions are listed separately from those in progress. Any other interested kitbashers out there?
Wow...Jarrod has his hands full!!. Good luck on getting them all done. Think i talked with you before fellow masshole hehe.. anyways free bump.
Yup, it's me. I enjoyed PMing with you before. Jarrod is the bomb! I wish he had more hours in the day. I would keep him very busy! I hope your extensive list of re-shell requests are coming along well.
I had pm'd jarrod before for a couple of commissions and he said his plate was full. And it was you. I loved his reshells. I finally was able to get a commission from him but that wont be till almost xmas.
if i might make a suggestion for guzzle. Heavy Tread with Groundspike - Transformers Power Core Combiners - Transformers Resources
Updated list with current progress of various projects and added a request for putting together the Wonderfest Acree statue.
I'm working on Slipstream. I've designed the head in CAD and will be printing it before long. I also have plenty of extra Cycloni to use as a base. Take a look at the thread with the images of the head and PM me with an offer for a completed figure.
Cleaning up my want list a bit. I'm moving some of the low-priority things off the request list and sticking them here in case I later change my mind and decide to add them back. === Classics=== *** Mindwipe - original here; the headmaster gimmick isn't actually that important to me (though the original doesn't suffer at all for it) * Rampage - based on Nightslash Cheetor (on hand); repaint, new head * Divebomb - unspecified mold, preferably tall deluxe-size * Headstrong - unspecified mold, preferably voyager-size * Tantrum - unspecified mold, preferably voyager-size ** Topspin & Twintwist - concept here (set #8), original here ===Animated=== *** Leader Lugnut - I don't know how, just make it happen! *** Warpath - voyager-size **** Wheeljack - deluxe-size; if his head looked like his appearance in the comics and his alt mode even vaguely resembled a Lancia Stratos Turbo, this would be a grail for me! *** Red Alert (fembot ambulance, not manbot paranoid Fire Chief's sports car) - deluxe-size ** Bombshell - based on Activators Bulkhead, new head (and somehow fit the antenna on there!) ** Cyclonus - example here; based on TFA Seekers mold *** Slipstream - concept here (set #5); based on Classics Cyclonus, new head, more "feminized" chest ===Revoltech=== *** Jazz - original here *** Prowl - original here *** Bumblebee - original here ** Sideswipe - original here; would like a more cartoon-accurate head * Mirage - original here; would like a more cartoon-accurate head *** Wheeljack - no idea how you'd pull this off, but something in this style *** Grimlock - original here ===Alternators/Binaltech=== * Bombshell - based on KO H3 Hummer with Sculptbot Bombshell head (both on hand)
