Digibash: MASTERPIECE BRAINSTORMING DIGIBASH STUDIO

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  1. GAUGE

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    nah. it all makes sense to me. I admit, I keep forgetting about the curve option.

    not sure how I forgot though sense it's how I create a ton of my logos.

    Some examples of past stuff I made years ago:
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    Right, that’d be helpful. I’ve never thought to use chrome much and just often use a light shade.
     
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    chchchch Chunky Coherent

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    Ah yeah, you've done it already for sure then! Those are really nice BTW!

    Basically the idea is to keep the darkest and lightest areas the same, but bend the midtone shadows around in crazy ways, which makes them look like fuzzy pseudo-reflections.
     
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    also, only various shades of grays. using any other colors result in pretty terrible effects like never use solid black or solid white. it's always good to create custom gradients using the grays, then use the curve tool. ;) 

    I will def mess around more with it and see what need things I can chrome. Thanks for the inspiration. :thumb 
     
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    Ah yes, right you are! I should have mentioned, always desaturate first!
     
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    eh, depends. sometimes desaturing can really mess things up. gotta be careful.
     
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    Oh definitely. Just for the chrome thing ;) 
     
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    Spent some time fiddling with MP-2 today. I don't know why but there's just something compelling about a Magnus redeco of Prime. I sincerely hope that Siege Magnus was a test run for the reception for a proper armoured up MP Magnus (and Delta/Powered). Compatibility with a trailer that it can't combine with in robot would be more of a slap in the face for me. Better than a cardboard box, but not by much. Trailer or no trailer though I hope we get an actual Magnus redeco that isn't a 7-11 tie in.

    Right after Pepsi Convoy. (hint, hint) ;) 
     
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    You're right, it could definitely be a test case, when was the last time there was a full armor version of Magnus? I also was telling someone recently how if they do one of these 44+ repaints without armor or release something like an MP-22+ in "toy deco" but still with no armor (obviously) they are really risking major backlash, so I can see where you're coming from there. Trailer compatibility seems like a bare minimum to me, but yeah, I suspect that won't satisfy most fans. I've definitely already begun collecting reference photos for Pepsi Convoy because I can't help myself :lol 
     
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    On the subject of toy decoes, I'm also dragging my feet on doing a G2 version (sorry @Digger) only because I've been holding out for a nice high res photo of MP-44 from the back wearing the jetpack...there's a good one in the Generations book but there are only low res scans out there. I guess if we don't get anything else soon (maybe at the Wonderfest show next week) I'll just get on with that one.
     
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    Honestly I don’t want a magnus armour for fear that it won’t be better than the original MP Magnus. Cause I feel if there is no inner bot you can make a better articulated and better portioned robot. Cause the offical just disappoints me. The aesthetics are off and the posablity is weak. I would love if they just made a core magnus and a trailer which is it’s own figure. Cause I do like both and it would work great for display.
    Oh that’s fine. Whatever view you can get should be good. But if I may ask, how is the marvel comics alt mode and trailer going?
     
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    I admit I've gotten a little side tracked from that one! But I should have some more time opening up this week or next to put it together.
     
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    Great.
     
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    ...i just have to comment that i would buy the **** out of this figure, and i'm not even a marvel-megs fanboy: he was rendered chrome in the comics, that's where his bluehighlights came from...maybe i'm a sucker for chrome, maybe it's the face, maybe it's that i haven't seen him rendered so faithfully in thirty years, but i already have one MP-36 too many and i still want this version hard...

    ...absolutely stunning work, my friend...
     
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    Wow, thank you man! I really appreciate it! I too see chrome when I look at the Marvel character model and I agree that's what the blue represents. I'm kind of shocked I've never seen anyone do a custom like this with one of those chrome markers at least. Everyone seems satisfied with painting the helmet black and eyes yellow :lol  (which is still cool).
     
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    Same dude. No joke I would buy a two pack of him and comic MP-44 in a giant two pack for like $500.
    The chrome is far more dynamic. Even still I prefer the crisp white and dark blue. Whenever people do it with just grey and black it doesn’t carry the same feeling.
     
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    Thanks man, and I do agree that if the chrome version is not an option, I want the white and blue! Grey and black doesn't do it for me either for this guy.
     
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    I challenge you to do a digibash of the new MP-Blackarachnia. here's a great reference point:

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    Ooh yeah that’d be cool. And oddly I was just working on an MP-21 digibash but I’m gonna cancel that with this new figure. So I think I’m gonna start working on that some point this weekend. So anyone tell me some redeco/retool ideas for him.
     
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