My attempt at Dirge. Would have loved to been able to fabricate some upper wings for him but my skills are not up to par to do that as of right now... I used Tamiya Brilliant Blue, Dark Yellow, and Matte Black. His color came out pretty close to the G1 toy and is different enough from Thundercracker's to where they don't come off looking like clones. I may add some Reprolables to him later on...I cut Ramjets vertical stabilizers off in order to make Dirge's wings look flater like the G1 wings. I'll add some alt mode pics later after the paint has cured for a few days if anyone wants to see them...
looks great -- how are you repainting these? 'Seems like it would be difficult to get a smooth finish with a brush...
Thanks all for the kind words. Too answer the paint question: I spray paint all my projects with Tamiya rattlecan spraypaint (found at hobbyshops). It lays down smooth and bonds to the platic because it has acetone in the paint. Careful masking makes all the difference when spray painting.
Inspires me for when I do my Dirge and Thrust...just waiting on Toys R Us.com for the two Ramjets I ordered with Google checkout... Very nicely done, Thundercracker! Awesome paint job!!!!
Nice work dude! Looks factory fresh. I hope mine turn out that well when i finally get around to doing them.
I'm loving this sig! Thanks everyone...now I just need to get to work on Thrust-he will be the toughest one to do yet!
you know what coulda worked? cutting down the fins from the tail section and mounting them on the the front bits that rotate behind the arms. -hx
