Minor/Repaint: Aligator Optimus Prime (from City Of Steel)

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by SaTaNabusJones, Jan 20, 2019.

  1. SaTaNabusJones

    SaTaNabusJones Well-Known Member

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    Walmart marked down their Titans Return deluxe figures to $5 so grabbed one of their Skullcruncher pegwarmers and put it to good use so they could hurry up and order the next wave.
     

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  2. shiftypenguin

    shiftypenguin Fancy-Pantsless Dancer

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    Love it! Kudos for not simply using an existing Prime Headmaster. The one you're used works way better for your take on the character.
     
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  3. SaTaNabusJones

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    Thanks. They had a ton of Shufflers warming the pegs too...I try to clear out peg warmers whenever possible since Wal-Mart is notorious about overstocking on a wave and missing the next wave because the pegs are still full. I've got a box full of figures and parts I keep as customs fodder for later use.
     
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    Are you going to replace the Decepticon stickers with Autobot ones?
     
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    Heckfire Work In Progress

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    Crocktimus Prime
     
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    tfcrafter Customizer and LEGO MOCer

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    I think this was constructed by the Decepticons after disassembling Prime.
     
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  7. SaTaNabusJones

    SaTaNabusJones Well-Known Member

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    Probably after I order from Toyhax again and get another sheet of those logo stickers they give for orders over $15...I used all my small logo stickers on my Iron Factory seekers.
     
  8. SaTaNabusJones

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    It was, but he did have a white outlined Autobot logo on his crocodile shoulder. I'll probably do that later and stick one on his chest for the robot mode and then scrape off the Decepticon logo on his head.
     
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    Hooper_X hit dogs holler

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    Man, how do you get your paint so clean? It's gorgeous.
     
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  10. SaTaNabusJones

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    I take my time, lightly sand large surfaces and areas that connect or interlock, do multiple light coats, and I buy good tape...but mostly it's just the patience to not rush to spray the multiple coats of paint...I've been building Master Grade and Perfect Grade Gundams for as long as Bandai has been making them, and did the smaller 1/144th scale kits before that; before I got into the Gundam kits I was doing military, Star Wars, and Anime kits...so I've had a lot of practice with spray painting.
     

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