Heavy/Scratch: Masterpiece Swoop, Sludge, and Snarl

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by Wikkid, Sep 16, 2012.

  1. plowking

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    Engineering at its finest right here.
     
  2. Superquad7

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  3. Buzby74

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    all coming on nicely i see... im a fan of the seeker mold for swoops
     
  4. Dawgstar

    Dawgstar Scratch Builder and 3D Designer

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    Looks sharp buddy. Snarl is coming on great look forward to seing them together at the end.
     
  5. seanb47

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    Oh,my.You're at it again,aren't you?Damn,dude!I need to get to this level of toy making.So cool the stuff you do,it is.
     
  6. Wikkid

    Wikkid Completely retired customizer

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    Got the bird feet installed. They become the robots inner chest and needed to articulate with the robots legs. Wasn't easy but I got it all working. Wings are complete and the beast head is mounted and mostly finished.
     

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    great scale and awsome piece
     
  8. Alloy Alchemist

    Alloy Alchemist Decepticon sympathizer

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    It always makes my day to see work from you dood , the bird legs are SWEET !
     
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    That's some mighty fine work :thumb 
     
  10. Altitron

    Altitron Commercial Artist

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    This looks great, Wikkid. However, I feel like Swoop's dino mode is missing a neck.

    - Alty
     
  11. TigerBlade

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    Swoop's a little too chunky for my liking, he always seemed the slender one but man, your styrene work is jawdropping. I cannot wait to see Sludge and Snarl.
     
  12. wan_de_real

    wan_de_real Transformizer

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    amazing...now the world of customizing is cheering up again because of you not retired....im in awe to see all of your MP DIno progress....and the best of all is it is an MP and not action master at all!
     
  13. Buzby74

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    i love the robot mode. simply reeks awsomeness
     
  14. plowking

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    just the level of detailing in the wings alone is magnificent.
     
  15. Wikkid

    Wikkid Completely retired customizer

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    Thanks d00ds.

    I'm currently in the middle of gutting the legs so the feet fit inside of them. As Altitron pointed out, he needs more "neck" which I can only accomplish by forcing the Beast modes upper body to get smaller. It should be about as accurate as the toy or toon model was but not to an actual Pteranodon.
    Also, having watched a couple episodes with Swoop this weekend, his robot body proportions were bulked and scaled similar to his fellow Dinobots. I'm not sure where the idea that Swoop was slimmer or smaller than the others comes from (unless the toy is being used as reference) so I'll continue to keep him in toon accurate scale to the others.
     
  16. Buzby74

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    totally agree with you on the scale. Plenty of people knocked mine for the same thing..
     
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    I think the frailty comes from the toy and animated series and various depictions in the comics. but I gotta say I really really love that swoop. the detail on the head alone is knocking my socks off.
     
  18. kalron

    kalron Technician/Sculptor

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    The master at work...amazing scratch build. I love the bulkiness, it makes him very aggressive.
     
  19. MALFUNCTION

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    SUPER CLEAN WORK! Proportions are perfect and all modes look awesome!
     
  20. cheetor71

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    I want them. Great so far.