Minor/Repaint: Nemesis Prime

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  1. blaynescott

    blaynescott Well-Known Member

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    Full credit to Jicco Customs for doing an awesome Scourge that inspired me to make this Nemesis prime. I still might do some decal/sticker work, but for now - he's sealed and finished. :) 

    I'm slowly photographing a year's worth of TF customs in my backlog of completed projects. I was teaching overseas for a while, and it gave me time to customize, but less time to process the pics. :) 

    Here's a writeup I did for this figure:
    I made this figure while overseas using:

    -Dark Side of the Moon (DOTM) Voyager Megatron
    -War For Cybertron Optimus (Head/modded hands/wrists)
    -Custom Cast Resin Scourge Sword (from a TFW Transformer part caster)

    Painted using MR HOBBY lacquer paints + self leveling thinner + Citadel inks for the rust effects. Sealed with Citadel matte spray, with glossy areas re-coated with Glossy Citadel Varnish.

    This figure is super, super articulated for a Transformer - even more so after I gave the base figure a hip modification (reversed legs + shaved down the hip-joints) to give the figure some added height and posability.

    I only wish there was some kind of ab-crunch, but the base figure is still great without it.

    I was fearful for a long time of painting transformers, due to paint rub. However, using lacquer paints (I bought mine at a Gundam Store overseas, but they're available on eBay + the thinners) and a properly sanded base figure, the results are pretty awesome and durable.
     

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  2. Anti-Venom

    Anti-Venom Well-Known Member

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    This is fantastic!
     
  3. thyvipera

    thyvipera ThyVipera

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    good lord, that's badass!
     
  4. Hotwire

    Hotwire Pro-Customizer

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    Cool conecpt! Cooler execution!
     
  5. DMcB360

    DMcB360 Radicon G2

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    brutal. vibrant red works great.
     
  6. BLOODRAGED189

    BLOODRAGED189 In it for the engineering

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    What? A unique NP???? Well, anyways, the police are on their way to arrest you for murdering me.

    Murder weapon?

    C4. Strapped to my brain. Cause you sir just blew my mind.
     
  7. Taiki

    Taiki Well-Known Member

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    holy crap. XD And a reverse engineering too... rare to see someone turn a Megs into a Prime. XDXDXD
     
  8. SonOfNemesis

    SonOfNemesis Well-Known Member

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    I really like it. I think the red may be a bit too bright, but overall this is an awesome custom. I also was inspired by Jicco to do one of these and will get around to finishing him up one of these days :) , anyway...great job man!
     
  9. optronix72

    optronix72 Autobot

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    This is a great custom! Good work!
     
  10. optimegatron

    optimegatron Not over, not finished.

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    Dayum! That is Prime!
     
  11. SMOG

    SMOG Vocabchampion ArgueTitan

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    This guy looks so hardcore. I like it. :) 

    zmog
     
  12. jc0778

    jc0778 Well-Known Member

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    so wicked...but it kinda reminds me of batman beyond still an awesome job better than i can pull off
     
  13. blaynescott

    blaynescott Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the positive comments everyone. :)  I've got him displayed right now with the Carnage Axe, with the Sword wedged on his back (between the tanker gun/roof top). It looks pretty fantastic. :D 

    Yeah, I can see that. I went with so much glossy red because I couldn't find a decent teal in the Mr. Hobby paintline I was working with, or else he might have turned out more Scourge-like. I'm happy with the bright red/black combination though. This figure got alot of attention at the custom toy shows I've had this spring. ^_^
     
  14. kregon

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    Great job, that's really awesome!
     
  15. maxlovesamber

    maxlovesamber TF Addict.

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    I want!!!!!!!!
     
  16. blaynescott

    blaynescott Well-Known Member

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    Heh, you can PM or email ([email protected]) me any offers on my stuff. :) 
     
  17. Biofan813

    Biofan813 JoshTheTokugGuy

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    That would make an awsome classics verse scourge. 10/10
     
  18. stprime

    stprime THE コンボイ that the Matrix refused

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    lovely. just wish i could find one of this mold.
     
  19. number3

    number3 number3

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    man this is awesome, great!!!
     
  20. konrathink

    konrathink Jared Magnus

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    This might be the best Nemesis Prime I've seen. Looks like he could lay a beat down on anybody. Great work.