Minor/Repaint: Hasbro MP Rodimus and YOTH minor tweaks

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  1. craftsmith

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    I sprayed Hotrods face silver, but left Rodimus face in dull grey. Sprayed Rodimus' legs black and outlined the logo on Roddys chest. It just improves the Hasbro release a little.

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    Not got a lot of pics, but I took the gold parts off Yoth Prime, lightly sanded where I could and sprayed them silver, Yoth Primes gun was painted black

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    and I also did the bits on primes forearms in gold

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  2. David Hingtgen

    David Hingtgen Chromaticon

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    What paint did you use on Rodimus' legs? I've wanted to do it for years, but always feared it'd look awful after a transformation or two. (my copy spends more time in car mode than robot mode)
     
  3. craftsmith

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    Plastikote spray on top of a fine plastic primer........I'm not gonna be transforming him till I've sealed it, i'll let you know if it scuffs...
     
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    That's awesome! Great job. How difficult was it to taking off Prime's gold parts? How much sanding was needed and what paints did you use on them and the gun?
     
  5. benclark1982

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    I bought the YOTH MP Prime for the new Xovergen Trailerforce Godbomber add on but found that i love the colors maybe more than the TRU MP Prime. Would love to know how you took off the gold parts as well so i can make them silver. Great work.
     
  6. craftsmith

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    Theres a few videos on youtube about removing pins from transformers, and probably a few tutorials in this forum too, maybe a few MP10 stripdown tutorials. ive been taking bots apart since I was a kid, but since this is an expensive figure, you should probably practice removing pins from cheaper figures first if your new to this.
    I found this video with a quick google hop, its in the tutorials section, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQP64JBiNPA

    Best step by step customising guide exists right here
    http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/201900-table-contents.html
     
  7. stevil33

    stevil33 Army of Wastemen

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    Nice touches mate, they make a big difference.
     
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    craftsmith Flying Spanner

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    Really wasn't gonna touch Horsimous.......but I couldn't resist. Need another one now, so I can go to town even further on this badboy.