Minor/Repaint: TF Prime: FE Optimus Prime

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by savio-prime, Dec 27, 2012.

  1. savio-prime

    savio-prime Autobotist

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    Here are a few photos of my latest works. FE Optimus Prime has become one of my most favored molds, and he just had to get the paint treatment done!

    These pics are just of his bot mode. I still need to do one more thing on his alt mode, then those pics will follow.

    WIP Photo set 1:

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    majority of paint apps done for bot mode...

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    close up

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    action pose...




    WIP Photo set 2:

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    Letting new paint apps dry...

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    More shine!

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    "I'm armed?"

    more to follow later!
     

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  2. rattraprules98

    rattraprules98 AKA Chr0nus

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    If you put black paint on his crest and the vents next to his head and this wipe it off, it makes it look much better.
     
  3. savio-prime

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    Thank you for the critique, rattraprules98! I am still fine tuning this paint job, so hopefully this one continues to improve. :) 
     
  4. Armentitron

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    The little caps in the gun barrels really make a difference.
     
  5. rattraprules98

    rattraprules98 AKA Chr0nus

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    It isn't a critique per-say, but more of a 'something I did that looks good that I think you should do to make it look even better'
     
  6. OMEGAPRIME1983

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    SAVIO, MY FRIEND!! Glad to see you back in action, bud. This is looking great, and nice teaser of your other work, :thumb .
     
  7. hthrun

    hthrun Show accuracy's overrated

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    My son just saw these pics and wants his Optimus to look exactly like yours! It looks great!
     
  8. savio-prime

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    Alt mode photos!
     

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    Finished detailing for bot mode
     

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  10. savio-prime

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    Finished detailing his weapon
     

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  11. mandiprime97

    mandiprime97 Junkion

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    He looks great, nice work :) 
     
  12. savio-prime

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    Thank you for the comments!
     
  13. savio-prime

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    More photos at the bottom of page one (fyi), plus coming soon are new and rigid smoke stacks!
     
  14. Rexidus

    Rexidus Autobot

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    Great work man. I share your love for this mold as well. It is one of my favorite molds I own.
     
  15. PrimusVsUnicron

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    Needs the Dr. Wu head
     
  16. hthrun

    hthrun Show accuracy's overrated

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    My son's been asking about that recently. I prefer the face mask...
     
  17. savio-prime

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    New rigid smokestacks for First Edition voyager Prime. These were CAD'ed up and grown in a tough polyethylene resin. I will be making a mold for these to produce casted copies, painted in chrome aluminum, for anyone interested.
     

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    I was not happy with the blue chest windows on this figure.

    I decided to make a mold of the windows and cast them in a dark tint using a clear rigid urethane.

    Popped them off the figure, painted the exposed plastic red, and inserted the new casted parts onto the chest. Here is the result.
     

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  19. hthrun

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    Great work, savio!
     
  20. stevil33

    stevil33 Army of Wastemen

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    I agree FE mold is really really good, your paint apps have made the figure pop!! very nicely done indeed:thumbs2: 
    I definitely prefer the face mask as opposed to the dr wu face.