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pairadocs design lab - New custom - Optimus Prime Protoform

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Old 08-14-2007, 09:19 PM   #1
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pairadocs design lab - New custom - Optimus Prime Protoform

Finished up a new one... Optimus Prime in Protoform! This was a real stinker of a figure to start with... well, sort of. Cool figure, but bad factory paint, and kinda goofy transformation (the comet looks a little cartoony, not like in the movie.)

I saw the diamond in the rough though with the robot... so I gave him the "fill in the gaps" treatment, filling and sculpting and then sanding all the screw holes, so he was more complete and neat. Then I did multiple layers of paint on him... base coat of a metallic black, then drybrushed layers of Oily Steel then a custom mixed metallic light blue (very subtle.) I think he came out looking a lot more organic and protoform-ish.

While technically, he still transforms... I don't know why you'd ever want to... the robot form is much cooler...

Such a nice posable robot... kinda reminds me of an organic, metallic Gundam figure this way. What do you think?























Thanks for looking!

P.S. He's out on ebay now too: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=320148188960
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:23 PM   #2
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If the protoforms looked like this, they wouldnt be warming the shelves.
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:27 PM   #3
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Thats very cool.
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:33 PM   #4
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As I said on flickr, this is INCREDIBLE! Very very well done. He's a great figure, he just suffers from really pitiful paint from the factory.

I wish you luck on ebay!
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:41 PM   #5
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Hey thanks guys!

Thank you as well rev!! It's neat to have "cross-contacts" between sites... hehe. I love Flickr... I am so addicted to that site... it makes me want to just take pictures all day long!

I appreciate the kind words very much!!
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:45 PM   #6
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Just fantastic man! Now what you need to do is to paint up two more, and take an extra Jazz and BB head and put them on
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Old 08-14-2007, 09:52 PM   #7
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If hasboro painted their movie figures this well I might buy them. I don't have time to repaint all of them. The movie lie seems to be the most kitbasher repainted line to date.

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Old 08-14-2007, 09:59 PM   #8
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Every time I see a repaint of some of these movie toys, it makes me wish I bought them when they were all over.

Totally badass, great GREAT paintjob sir.

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Old 08-14-2007, 10:08 PM   #9
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Just fantastic man! Now what you need to do is to paint up two more, and take an extra Jazz and BB head and put them on
Yeah, and now all I can find is Starscream protoforms... of course, since I want more Optimuses now. That is a good idea you suggest too... hmm...

It ticks me off that something warms the shelves... then when you find a use for it, or finally want one, they disappear. It's a conspiracy against ME I say!



Thanks again for the compliments guys... you are too kind!
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Old 08-14-2007, 10:26 PM   #10
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OMG! Seriously, that is HAWT right there.
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