Heavy/Scratch: Cyrene "Ariel homage" for TF PRID Arcee By Tecrom Designs

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  1. Tecrom Designs

    Tecrom Designs Well-Known Member

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    Thanks man. You've got to post pics of them painted. I'm itching to see Cyrene all dolled up.
     
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    great job on your designs. ive looked at several on shapeways. im very much impressed that the transformation isnt affected. as a collector that is very important to me. i consider your designs to be right up there with fakebusker83. i look forward to seeing more in the future.
     
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    Thank you very much. I do my best to design models that I'd like to have in my own collection. I have a background in designing organic models/toys/statues, so creating something that maybe utilized in two different forms is quite challenging but at the same time rewarding. In this world, aesthetics is but one part of the equation, whereas its functionality is another.

    I am honored by the comparison with fakebuster83. I'm also a fan. I believe he comes from an industrial design background whereas mine is art/sculptor/writing. I think its fantastic how two seemingly different schools can meet in this unique genre.

    I plan on releasing more designs and stories in the near future and look forward to your continued support. Thanks again!!
     
  4. masishadow

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    You have the guns for Oracle and Tempest. Are you planning on doing any weapons for Cyrene?
     
  5. Tecrom Designs

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    Actually I was working on a crossbow for her, but things got hectic with the stuff I'm doing for The Workshop so its in limbo right now. But, to answer your question, yes I will be making weapons for her and possibly more heads in the near future. Thanks for you interest!!
     
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    Just ordered this, and got the confirmation it's headed to the printer. Cannot wait.
     
  7. Mizzinno

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    I wish it was for First Edition.
     
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    Unfortunately the FE mold already has a very limited cavity for it's standard head. When transformed, the standard head is fully enclosed in the gas tank with little to no excess. If I were to resize the Cyrene head to work aesthetically with the figure, it wouldn't be able to transform properly. With that said, if you don't already have the TFP RID version, you may want to consider picking one up. It is an excellent toy that scales nicely with most deluxe figures. Very nice in both modes. IMO, Hasbro's best looking fembot to date.
     
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    Do you mean the TF Prime Voyager Starscream (Powerizer) do you have a head for Slipstream that fits on that mold? If so I'm interested in ordering one. :D 
     
  10. Pun-3X

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    So, while I bought this head a while ago, I'd always intended to repurpose it until I saw the BH Arcee mold. So back on to the figure it was meant for, and I came up with this:

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    Still haven't 'named' her, as this is a whole new character. But it was fun getting the colors to match and making this head work perfectly with the toy itself (though I did repaint all the gray-blue once I 'matched' the color for the pony-tail. :D  ).

    Full post here. Awesome piece! :) 
     
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    Love your head sculpts any chance of seeing more femmebot sculpts...like maybe based on Moonracer, Firestar, Nightracer, Beta, Greenlight, etc.
     
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    beautiful work as usual man!
     
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    just pm him in this forum, or better yet, in shapeways, and he will get back to you.
     
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    Just a quickie to pipe up that I finally got one of these heads when I was buying a test batch of my own designs the other week. Which means I could finally make this!

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    She's a little tall for poor Orion though...
     
  15. EmSeeSquared

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    Would this head work with a MMC Eupatorium?
     
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    Despite how long ago he made these designs (wow time has flown by), these designs still hold up well. Just used his Arcee head on Selects Nightbird for a "Hunter" styled con
     
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    I didn't realize until recently that he made a new version of his Slipstream head (originally meant for this Arcee mold) resized for the Beast Hunter Starscream mold. I customized that character using the old head, and it never quite fit right. I'll be picking that one up soon along with some other stuff I ordered.

    Yeah, his designs still stand up quite well.

    As for Eupatorium, unfortunately that Arcee mold has a different neck system. Prime Arcee has the socket in the body, with the ball joint and neck attached to the head. MMC's has the neck/ball joint attached to the body, with the head having the ball socket. The custom head's neck also goes way up into the back of the head, so even cutting and drilling a new socket might leave the head sitting way too far down on the MMC figure. I suppose one could try it, but I don't know how it would turn out.
     
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    Tecrom is still one of the best designers out there for my money. I can't tell you how many of his head sculpts I have used ofer the years.
     
  19. EmSeeSquared

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    Thanks