Table of Contents

Introductory:

Before You Start, READ: Things Others Wished They Had Known Prior to Creating Customs

Airbrushing Basics
Airbrushing Fine Lines
Basic Ink Wash and Dry Brushing
Candy Paint for Beginners
Crash Course in Using Aves Apoxie Sculpt
Crash Course In Water-slide Decal Application
Create Your Own Portable Workspace
Create Your Own World's Cheapest Detail Brush
Customizer's Tools
"Customizing 101" by Tom Servo
Custom Risers for IKEA Detolf Shelves
Display Shelves: Creating Backgrounds for Your Collection Shelves
Easy and Inexpensive Risers for the Collection!
Glues For Projects
Guide to Painting Straight Lines
How To Dye A Figure
How-To Make Your Own Decals And Labels
How-To Paint Clear Parts
How To Prevent Flaking Paint When Transforming
How-To Remove Magnets Video Tutorial
How To Remove Pins And Rivets
JinSaotome's Guide to Energy Effects: Hot-Glue and Your Figures!
Jin's Transformers Painting Guide
Organzing [Your Collection] with an Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
Magnet Removal from Magnetix
Painting and Battle Damage Tutorial - Using Reveal the Sheild Perceptor
Pin Removal Video Tutorial
Poor Man's Flight Stand
Prepping Figures For Customs - Washing
Recommended Adhesives
Rubbing Out Paint
Rusty Screws Solutions
Sculpting Straight Lines: An Introduction
Simple One-Step Dry Brushing Technique With Ink Wash
Stripping/Removing Paint
Tips For Repainting Figures
The Tools of the Trade (Toy Maintenance)
Toy Scales Illustrated

Tutorials from Cybertron.CA: Cybertron.CA - Kitbashing Tutorials

Photography:

Awesome DIY Lightbox for Macro Photography
Basic Photography Tips for Beginners
How To Take Good Photographs/Make Good Set-ups
Light Box/Tents How To Build/Create
Poor Man's Photo Shooting 101
The Toy Photography and Photoshop Tips Tutorial
Transformers Photography - Tips and Tricks

Scratch-builds:

The Basics of Scratch-building - by Wikkid:

Bodywork 101
01. Scoring the Plastic: How to Efficiently Cut Styrene Plastic
02. Alignment Pegs
03. Cutting Exact Sides and Creating Framework
04. Various Methods to Create Venting on Panels
05. Cutting Corners (Dreamwave Styling)
06. Creating Styrene Hinges
07. Duplicating Cuts on Curved Areas
Re-shell Almost Anything

"How I Build Masterpieces" - Kitbashing and Scratchbuilding Walk-throughs to Create Masterpiece Transformers - by Jarrod

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Masterpiece Jazz
Masterpiece Skids
Masterpiece Prowl

Other Scratch-building Tutorials:

Alternate way to create articulated hands
Bare-Metal Foil's Guide To Casting
The Basics of Working With Styrene (Video Tutorial)
Blue Meanie's G1 Box Tutorial
Create Articulated hands for your Transformers
Creating a Helicopter Mode Stand for Warbot Defender
Display Bases
Flight Stands
Hydrospan Info/Tutorial
Megatron31's Tips on Scratchbuilding
Mold Making,....what got it to stick
Paper Craft Energon Cubes
Random Molding and Casting tutorial
Scratchbuilding Hands
Tips For Molding/Casting Your Own Parts
TGping’s Scratchbuilding Process
War Within Prime Scratch-build Follow-Along

Paints:

All You Wanted To Know About Future Finish
Amazing Weathering Painting Tutorial (Part One)
Amazing Weathering Painting Tutorial (Part Two)
Amazing Weathering Painting Tutorial (Part Three)
Amazing Weathering Painting Tutorial (Part Four)
Cheap And Easy Detailing Tricks
Citadel Color Recipes
How to make basic flames
Guide To Weathering And Aging Your Figures (Dry brush and Washes)
Paints: Some Recommended Types/Brands
Realistic Figure Painting Tutorial
Interesting Trick For Masking Unusual Areas While Painting
Glow-In-The-Dark Paints For Kitbashing
Vinyl Paint/Dye Information
Blending/Highlighting Guide
TTT's Spray Paint Basics Tutorial
Wet Palette Tutorial/How-to

Beyond Basics:

Chrome Foil - Applying It to Your Transformers
Chrome Painting
Creating Customs Joints for Added Articulation
Creating Custom Capes
Custom Head Tutorial by Sculpt-bot
Easy Guide To Making Custom Heads
Flocking Tutorial
How To Apply Water Slide Decals (Video Tutorial)
How-to Create Battle Damage Tutorial
How to Make a Ball Joint Neck Tutorial!
How to Paint True Fire
How to Make Cosmic Rust
How To Use [Gundam] Water Decals
IKEA Detolfs: Customization Gets the Most Bang for Your Buck!
IKEA Detolf Modification: Adding Additional Shelves
Information Sources For Kitbashers/Customizers
Installing LED Lights
Insuring and Protecting Your Collection
Make Your Own Custom Rubber Wheel
Masterpiece Jazz Follow-Along
Nitro/Real Flame Tutorial (with Templates)
Painting Carbon Fiber
Plasti Dip: Rubberizing Wheels Improves Stability of Roller-Bots
Ptitvite's Devastator Technical Data
Rusty, Weathering Painting - with Generations [WfC] Megatron!
Stretch Rubber Parts Without Tearing
Tips On Using Styrene
Unlimited Supply of 5mm Posts!
Using Sculpey III Cushion Pin Removal
What's this 'Apoxie Sculpt'? Glad you asked!
Wireless Model Illumination: A Brilliant Solution

Generation 1/Generation 2

Articulating G1 Bombshell
Articulating G1 Soundwave's Legs
Articulating G1 Shrapnel
Customizing Generation One Jetfire by anovasinn
Fixing G1 Seekers' Loose Arms
Fixing Horri-bull's Horrible Head!
Fixing the Spark Mechanisem in G1 Doublecross
G1 Blaster Tape Deck Door Fix
G1 Seekers - Fixing the Loose, Swinging Cockpit
G1 Skyhammer - GPS Feet, a Battle, and a Fix!
G1 Tech Specs Photoshop Template!
G1 Galvatron w/ Light-up Cannon **A HOW-TO**
G1/G2 Optimus Prime Smokestack Fix
Leg Fix for G1 Tracks
Reissue Ultra Magnus Missiles Too Long? Shorten Them!
Takara Choro-Q Minibot Reshell
Waist Fix for G1 Mirage

Beast Eras

Robots In Disguise

Simple RiD Scourge Leg Modification

Armada

Articulating Armada Megatron's Legs

Energon

Energon Abominus - How to Build The Terrorcon Combiner Without Modifications
Energon Downshift Waist Swivel Addition
Energon Sky Shadow [to Classics Powerglide], Wing Modification
Make Your Energon Sharkticon/Botcon Gnaw a Master of Blasters!
Spruce Up Your Energon Megatron with New Hands!
Terrorcon Combiner You Can Make

Cybertron

Cybertron Downshift Head Fix!!
Cybertron Hot Shot/Excellion - Enhance the Articulation!
Cybertron Ransack [GTS] Weapon in Alt Mode (Minor Modification Required)
Easy How-to Add Hand to Cybertron Leobreaker

Movie (Live Action Films)

2007 Movie:

Laserbeak (Booster x10) Glowing Eyes Modification
Allspark Cube (with file to make your own)
Blackout's Tail Modification
Building Movie-Accurate Hands for '07 Movie Leader Class Optimus Prime
How to Fix Blackout's Appearance
How-to Fix Brawl's Shoulders
Movie Swindle Neck Modification
Leader Prime Hand Mod
Movie BumbleBee Small Foot Modification

Revenge of the Fallen (Movie 2):

Breakaway Head, Neck, and Upper Body Fix
Breakaway/Thrust/Air Raid Backpack and Waist Modification
A Different Breakaway Cockpit Modification
Dual Power Source LEDs for LongHaul RotF Tutorial
The Fallen Neck Modification Tutorial
How to Give RotF Leader Megs a Transformable Murder Arm
Ice Cream Truck Mudflap Heel Mod
Improving RotF Long Haul Tutorial
Jolt Leg Mod
Jolt: Making Twist Tie Whips
Leader Megatron Claw Articulation Tutorial
Long Haul - A Different Backpack Fix
Mixmaster's Hand Fix
Movie/Universe/Classics Bludgeon Leg Modification Tutorial Guide
Replacing the Head LED on Leader Class RotF Optimus Prime
RotF Breakaway Quick Fix (No Cutting Needed)
RotF Cannon Bumblebee Chest Modification
RotF Chromia Modification
RotF Depthcharge Leg Modification
RotF Jetfire Knee Modification
RotF Leader Optimus Prime - Enabling Removable Swords and MechTech Weaponry
RotF Mudflap "Lower Shoulder" Modification
RotF Rampage Hydraulics Modification
RotF Ravage LED and Neck Modifications
RotF Ravage - Fully Articulated Tail Tutorial
RotF Scalpel Leg Fix (Plus Other Modifications)!
RotF Sideways/Dead End Leg Mod
Simple Mech Tech Adapters for RotF Leader Optimus Prime

Dark of the Moon (Movie 3):

Articulate DotM Shockwave's Head
Leader Ironhide - Cannon Door Fix
DotM Leader Ironhide Mask Removal Modification
DotM Voyager Megatron Leg Height Modification
DotM Voyager Optimus Prime: Jet-Power Add-On
Fixing Deluxe MechTech Weapons
Hip/Stomach Fix/Mod for DotM Voyager Ironhide
Optimus Prime Axe (Made from RotF the Fallen!)

Human Alliance:

Fix HA Barricade's Waist Articulation
Gangsta Thunderhead bugging you? Got another $10 to blow?
Human Alliance Barricade Minor Leg Mod
Human Alliance Bumblebee Leg Mod Version 2
Human Alliance Bumblebee (Eye Mod)
Human Alliance Bumblebee (Leg Mod)
Human Alliance Bumblebee Leg Mod (Version 2)
Human Alliance Bumblebee Leg Mod (Version 1.5)
Human Alliance Jazz Arm Modification (Using Alternators Skids Arms)
Human Alliance Leadfoot: Small Fix
Human Alliance Sideswipe Backpack Modification
Human Alliance Skids - Finger Separation
RotF Human Alliance Skids - Door, Wings, and Backpack Mod Tutorial
Sooper-Easy HA Barricade Left Hand Mod
Suggestion For Snipping Your Human Alliance Sideswipe
Two-handed Human Alliance Bumblebee!

Cyberverse (DotM)

Autobot Guzzle: Cannon Modification
Trailer Articulation for Cyberverse Optimus and Megatron Action Sets

Animated

Animated Blitzwing: Factory Assembly Error Fix
Activator Bumblebee Arm Mod
Animated Blurrpanion Cube
Animated Blur Leg Modification (Articulation) Tutorial/How-to
Animated Lugnut Head Pivot!
Animated Prowl Street Light Weapon Modification
Get Rid of Animated Bumblebee's Rabbit Feet
Grimlock Chest Gap Fix (Transformable)
How to Dismantle Animated Lockdown
Animated Wreck-Gar Gate Upgrade
Animated Arcee Spoiler Modification
Easy Custom Animated Prowl Sword
Animated Swoop's Flaming Mace!
Animated Wreck-Gar gets upgraded (ball joint neck and switchable faction symbols)
Animated Wreck-Gar Gate Upgrade
Fixing Animated Blurr's Neck
Nemesis Predaking's Lockdown Gimpy Hand Mod
TF:A "Punch of Kill Everything" Lugnut Modification

Alternators

Alternators Sideswipe - Transformation Modification
An Alt Door Removal Tutorial That Will...BLOW YOUR DOORS OFF!
Give Alternators Rumble Arms Video
Re-Shelling Alternators
Removing Alternators Skids Flames
Alternators Kitbash Tutorial Videos by clay
Alternators Modifications List
New Arm Modification For Alternators Rumble (From Skids Legs!)
Give Alternators Rumble Arms/Pile-drivers Tutorial
Electrified Alternators Shockwave v2.0
Alternators Laserwave/Shockblast Leg Modification
Alternators Optimus Prime Shoulder Modification
Alternators Prime Leg Extension Tutorial(s) Thread
Leg Modification For Better Articulation In Alternators Acura Legs
Alternators Prowl's Easy Lamborghini Doors
Alternator License Plate Template - I figured it out and I'm Sharing!!!

Classics/Henkei/Universe/Generations/United/Reveal the Shield

Cheap-O Targetmaster Fracus
Classics Figures: Simple Touch-ups For More "Cartoon Accuracy"
Classics Jetfire/Treadbolt Minor Modifications
Classics/Universe Galvatron's Pimp Hand Mod
Classics Rodimus Canopy Modification
Turn Cybertron Laserbeak or Buzzsaw or Blockrock into Gurafi: a How-to Tutorial
Classics Cliffjumper Head and Ski Modifications
Classics Starscream to Classics Thundercracker Conversion
FansProject Protector Armor - Adding Articulated Hands!
Fixin' Red Alert and Punch/Counterpunch
Generations Blitzwing Shoulder Fix
Generations Dirge Wing Modification
Generations FoC Vortex - Easy Improvement
Generations Sergeant Kup Door/Arm Panels Modification
Generations Thrust: Wing Modification
Give Generations Blurr a Head Tilt
Fixing Universe Tankor's Head
HftD Battle Blade Bumblebee Chest Modification
How-To Make Classics Dirge (Wing Modification)
How-To Make Classics Thrust (Wing Modification)
Improving Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Optimus Prime (Generations Deluxe)
Inferno/Grappel Loose Arm Fix/Modification
Leg Improvement - Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Jazz (Generations Deluxe)
Make a Chain Weapon for RtS Wreck Gar
Make Your Own Unicron Planet Stand of Death and Chaos!
Making Universe Tankor Rock the House
Removing Classics Megatron's Wings So They Can Re-attach
RtS Grapple Crane Modification - An EASY One!
RtS Perceptor's Cannon Replacement
RtS/United Lugnut Hand Modification
RtS Turbo Tracks - Making "Cartoon Accurate" Labels
RtS Turbo Tracks/ Generations Wheeljack Windshield Removal
2-pack Classics Optimus Prime Truck Modifications
SKYFIRE PRIME: The Way-Too-Easy Tutorial
Transform a G1/G2 Optimus Trailer into Classics Trailer!
Universe 2.0 Dinobot - Creating a Longer Sword
Universe 2.0 Dinobot - Raptor Robot Kibble Fix
Universe Hound to Swindle mods
Universe Hound Holigram Projector Modifacation
Universe/Classics 2.0/Henkei Ironhide/Ratchet Modifications Tutorial/Guide
Universe 2.0 Sunstreaker Windsheild Modification
Universe Warpath: Give Him Turret Rotation!
Voyager Classics Prime Arm Modification
WfC Bumblebee Leg Modification
WfC Optimus Prime Easy Leg Modification

Hunt for the Decepticons

Battle Blade Bumblebee - Creating Ball Jointed Wrists
Fixing HftD Battle Blade Bumblebee's Axe
HftD Hailstorm Arm Modification
HftD Hailstorm's Neck Pivot Is Easy!
HftD Leader Starscream - Creating Ball Jointed Wrists
HftD Sidearm Sideswipe - Head Fix Tutorial: Paint Scrapes and Face Breaks
HftD Sidearm Sideswipe - Pop Up Head Fix Tutorial

Transformers: Prime

Bulkhead (Main Line) Wrist Modification
Fixing Transformers: Prime Deluxe Bumblebee's Head
Fixing Transformers: Prime Weaponizer Bumblebee
Fixing Transformers: Prime Deluxe Soundwave's Head
Fixing Transformers: Prime Voyager Starscream's Crest, Waist, and Hips
Improving Transformers: Prime Voyager Optimus Prime
Installing Metal Ballasts in Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Optimus Prime's Legs
Modifying Transformers: Prime Airachnid Deluxe
Quick Arcee Wing Modification
TF: Prime - Ratchet: McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Sticker Sheet
Prime Voyager Starscream - Weapon Modification
TF: Prime - Sergeant Kup Modification
Vehicion Gary's Gun Arm Modification

Crossovers

Fixing SWTF Boba Fett's Arms

Legends/World's Smallest Transformers

Articulating Legends Class Figures Tutorial!
Give Legends Beachcomber/Sandstorm His Gun!
Legends Devastator Wrecking Balls
Legends Brawn :Give Him Bendy Knees!
Legends Cosmos Shoulder Modification

Masterpiece

Masterpiece Seeker Base Nameplate Sticker Templates!
Masterpiece Rodimus Hip Modification: Add 1/4" Height
Masterpiece Starscream Tailfin/Waist/Leg Kibble Modification
MP-03 Starscream: Fixing That Nasty Gap In Jet Mode
MP-13 Soundwave Papercraft Energon Cubes and Schematics
MP Megatron Shoeshine (AKA: No More Athlete's Rust)

PVCs

Robot Masters

Titaniums

War Within Optimus Prime Knee Modification

Third Party/Unofficial

iGear Hench to Cartoon Brawn Conversion
TFCon 2011 Exclusive Stronghold: Minor Paint Removal Tutorial

Tutorials from HissTank.com:

Arm "Fix"
CobraCrimson's Disassembly Guide
Combine G.I. Joe Upper Body with Wolvie Universe Lower Body
Cords On A Japanese Sword's Scabbards Tutorial Series One, Part 1-4
Creating a Realistic Dirt Base
Custom Dio Tutorial (pic heavy)
Duke Arm Transplant Modification
Envelop Molding Tutorial
EUREKA! Tighten Up Those Loose Joints!
Falcon Arm Modification
GI Joe Torso Splitting Guide (Easiest Method)
Guide: Combining GI Joe and Indiana Jones bodies
How to Disassmble the Main Parts of a Rattler
"How-To" For Painting Camo . . .
Liquidisk's Face-painting Technique
Make your Own Scabbards/Sheaths/Holders/Slings/Belts
Modern Figure Knee and Lower Leg Swap
Ninja Weapons and Tutorials
Paints & Supplies, Recommendations On What Materials to Use for Customs!
Realistic WATER for Your Dioramas and FLAGG . . .
Sculpt Some Ninja Arms
Sculpting Tutorials
Swapping Shoulder Swivels on 25th Joes & Modern Star Wars
Tutorial: Obi-Shinobi's Swords

Illustrations/Digital Models

Adding a 3-D Render to an Image (Bryce + Photoshop)
Adding a Text Link to a Signature
The Absurdly Simple Method to Glow Eyes!
Be Nelson Yomtov! (Colorists, Tackle an Original Transformers Marvel Comics Page!)
Chaos Incarnate's Big Kaboom (Making Explosions with Adobe Photoshop)
Chaos Incarnate's Brush Tutorials (Adobe Photoshop)
Chaos Incarnate's Building Actions/Macros with Adobe Photoshop
Clay Style Rendering Tutorial
A Cloud/Smoke Brush Creation (Adobe Photoshop)
Coloring Process Demonstrated Coloring An Alternator
Creating an Illustration Mosaic
Creating Spark Effects!
Cropping Out Objects a la Funness!
Digibashing - Removing and Adding Faction Symbols
Drawing Optimus Prime with Ramrider
Drawing Transformers: Part 1 - The Basics
Drawing Transformers: Part 2 - Color Basics
Josh's Coloring Tutorial
Drawing Tutorial: Movie Ironhide's Head
Freeware Art Programs: Artweaver and GIMP
Get Started in Coloring with Dark Convoy!
How to Make [Photo] Comics That Don't Suck!
How Silas Draws Stuff
Illustrating Transformers Using G1 Screen Captures!
Illustrating Powerglide - A Digital Illustration Overview
Laser Beam and Saber Effects Creation Using Adobe Photoshop
Let’s Brutalize Our ‘bots! (Creating Robotic Damage in Photoshop)
Making Glowing Eyes with Pride in GIMP
Make a Planet
Make a Realistic Star Field
Making Retro G1 Boxart Photoart
Making Custom Brushes using GIMP
Making Speech Bubbles Using GIMP
Motion Blur Tutorial (Adobe Photoshop) - Easy Peasy for the Lazy
Paint.net Digibashing Tuturial
Photoshop Masks
Photoshop Tutorial: Wonder Woman Pin Up Digital Painting by Roberto Campus
process' Photoshop Glowing Eyes Tutorial (Using Photoshop CS3)
process' Recoloring an Image Methodology: Magnus into Powered Convoy
Smoke Effects Using Photoshop 6
3-D Rendering - One Method of Process
Three Point Lighting
Tutorial: Creating a Custom Box, Part One
Weapon Materialization Effect Creation (Photoshop)
Wizard #119 "Basic Training: Pat Lee Shows You How to Draw Mecha"
Z.U.D.O.N's Eye Glow Tutorial for Photoshop CS2 and Up Users
Z.U.D.O.N's Fire Tutorial For Photoshop Users

The 3-D Rendering Links to Resources/Tutorials