Heavy/Scratch: MP Smokescreen

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by ShawnL7, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. Overhaulimus

    Overhaulimus Sword of Fury!

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    Whoa!That this is friggen sweet.

    Hasbro,Takara take notes!
     
  2. KA

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    nice reshell job.
     
  3. KA

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    nice reshell job.
     
  4. SmokescreenSWE

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    Looking good. Some suggestions though.

    The white on the bumper should extend up around the air intake (which could be black). I know that's not exactly how it looks on the G1 figure but it's much more car accurate.

    Yeah, back windows are too long. Did you extend them somehow? I don't recall the model having such long windows. A slightly longer roof would be preferrable, I believe. It makes him look even shorter. I can't tell, but are you using the Subaru's "heels"? That would give him some more height.

    Lose the shoulder guns and get some proper launchers :) 

    I would also paint the abs white and the top parts of the legs black, but maybe that's just me.

    Yeah, lots of nitpicking on a great figure but I'd like it to be as good as possible, now that you have it transforming and all :) 
     
  5. SmokescreenSWE

    SmokescreenSWE Well-Known Member

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    Looking good. Some suggestions though.

    The white on the bumper should extend up around the air intake (which could be black). I know that's not exactly how it looks on the G1 figure but it's much more car accurate.

    Yeah, back windows are too long. Did you extend them somehow? I don't recall the model having such long windows. A slightly longer roof would be preferrable, I believe. It makes him look even shorter. I can't tell, but are you using the Subaru's "heels"? That would give him some more height.

    Lose the shoulder guns and get some proper launchers :) 

    I would also paint the abs white and the top parts of the legs black, but maybe that's just me.

    Yeah, lots of nitpicking on a great figure but I'd like it to be as good as possible, now that you have it transforming and all :) 
     
  6. LiquiD

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    really really nice! that's about all i can say, though you should pick up one of those "custom binaltech arming packs" that justitoys or whatever put out awhile ago with those shoulder rockets, they'd look alot better than the WRX intercooler guns. they're on ebay i think still, though they might cost ya like 30 bucks. just look for "binaltech custom arming".
     
  7. LiquiD

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    really really nice! that's about all i can say, though you should pick up one of those "custom binaltech arming packs" that justitoys or whatever put out awhile ago with those shoulder rockets, they'd look alot better than the WRX intercooler guns. they're on ebay i think still, though they might cost ya like 30 bucks. just look for "binaltech custom arming".
     
  8. Gears

    Gears buh-buh-body ya Veteran

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    Nice!
     
  9. Gears

    Gears buh-buh-body ya Veteran

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    Nice!
     
  10. dec0y13

    dec0y13 Omnibot

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    AMAZING!
    I am 100% impressed!

    Very clean look, nice decals! LOL
     
  11. grock35

    grock35 Hmmmm...

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    amazing work :thumb :thumb :thumb 
     
  12. TENIME_art

    TENIME_art Ethically Challenged

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    Hey, what blue did you use, and how closely does it match Cybertron Smokescreen's blue?
     
  13. ShawnL7

    ShawnL7 Old School Transfan

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    I didnt do anything with the back window peices. Just added a hinge so they work properly. Sometimes you run into unexpected obsticles with reshells. Everything was perfect in car mode but when I transformed him it seemed that his legs were too short. So I'm going to have to take his shin peiced off and make them longer so he stands taller and the window peices only come up to his knees.


    I used Tamiya french blue. I was originally gonna use some Krylon but it came out too dark. Then when I started painting the Tamiya on I thought it was gonna be too light but it came out alright. Be careful when using Model Masters and Tamiya because the color shade between the two french blues are considerably different.
    The red is Krylon Red Pepper, white is Krylon and Testors laquour, and black is Krylon.
     
  14. karamazov80

    karamazov80 Million Dollar Champion

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    Very nice, you've got to love the wacky Autobot with a gambling addiction.
     
  15. Lobo

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    Terrific job Shawn! :rock