Minor/Repaint: Lugnut in his GLORIOUS real colours!

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by Rotorstorm, Feb 13, 2011.

  1. Rotorstorm

    Rotorstorm Wreck n’ rule

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    The way that Lugnut's arms transform make that difficult, but if there are a couple of palaces to attach for vehicle mode two of which are on the engine and another further up the wing closer to the body. I might repurpose some Straxus clips to be weaponry but he doesn't really need the big bombs, I think the two turbines he has on his shoulders make up for lack of big bombs.

    Any cover you did make would need to be attached to the parts I painted green on the arms though since they are the part that springs forward for his punch of kill everything.
     
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    XxGeck0xX デストロン 情報

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    Glorious paint job for an even more glorious character.
     
  3. Cerberus

    Cerberus Shockwave loyalist

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    Awesome Storm
    Now, all he need is his mace weapon, made out of his tail, do that and he'll be perfect
     
  4. Sevenfold Prime

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    This is what RTS Lugnut should have looked like! I can safely say that the paint job is GLORIOUS, great job dude :D 
     
  5. smokey420

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    It looks great, I thought I was looking at the United version, which I just opened, great job
     
  6. Rotorstorm

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    I just wished the united version looked like this :lol  I'd get one but it would just end up getting painted.
     
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    mugen_prime Well-Known Member

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    This is how both Hasbro AND Takara SHOULD have done his color scheme!! Very nice work!!
     
  8. crazycj123456

    crazycj123456 The crazy Decepticon!

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    I have to do the hands thing when I get mine, and I just don't mean the sawing. What paint do you suggest I should use to give him a red & black detonator thing like you did? I would prefer something very hard to scrape off by accident.
     
  9. Rotorstorm

    Rotorstorm Wreck n’ rule

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    I used citadel blood red and chaos black for those bits. It's something that I did just for robot mode that just works really well in the vehicle mode as well.

    This guy is going to ebay tomorrow. looking forward to finding more Lugnuts so that I can have a MKII underway :) 
     
  10. Rotorstorm

    Rotorstorm Wreck n’ rule

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    Thanks to his his loyalty Lugnut is now brimming with more power than ever, his glowing purple symbolic of the power he could unleash at the slightest notice. The Kaon Crusher is unlikely to stop pummeling his chosen target unless directed to be his new master, Galvatron.

    This guy is now properly finished, painted the missing purple on and his thighs metallic to match his animated appearance. He's going live on ebay in the next 24 hours or so.

    Auction: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Transformers-...nFigures_ActionFigures_JN&hash=item4cf5785ebd

    enjoy guys, it was a lot of fun making him :) 
     

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    Great job man . love it .
     
  12. Rotorstorm

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    I've got another lugnut commissioned so I might try it on that one once I manage to find one of course.

    This Lugnut is currently on ebay going for about £62 (roughly $100 US) and ending in about 3 hours.

    Going to be really sad seeing this guy go but with any luck there will be more lugnuts.
     
  13. bcm77

    bcm77 Not A Proper Fan.

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    Very nice work. How much would you charge if I provided the Lugnut?
     
  14. yuujin-mikeru

    yuujin-mikeru What's a Tu-Ran-Su-Fo-Ma?

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    Hasbro should have made Lugnut this color if they were going to put him in the Classics universe anyway. It looks a lot better than the Atomic Lugnut deco that we have on the final version. That's why I think RTS Lugnut is really a movie toy and not a Classics toy and they just shoehorned him into Classics. Only movie toys would put realism over what looks good and your Animated Lugnut inspired deco is... (wait for it)... GLORIOUS!
     
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    dude! its awesome!! great paint apps! :) 
     
  16. Rotorstorm

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    pm'd ;) 
    Thanks, a lot of time was put into him and his current owner (Heir of the dog) is very pleased with him. I too wish the RTS or United version used this colour scheme, the green used on him whilst nice just isn't befitting Lugnut.
     
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    Well done sir! :) 
     
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    How did I miss this awesome thread?
     
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    This is beautiful! I was never all that big of a fan of RTS Lugnut's official colors. I hope we get a repaint of him either like this (which wouldn't surprise me, if they want to homage Animated more), or in other military aircraft colors.