Classic Power-Up Prototype

[grinkrystal]

Check out my Power Up-Prototype Here are some of the parts modified:

1. Chest design
2. Back assembly
3. Arm assembly
4. Outer thigh side panel design and knee cap/armor
5. Inner thigh panels
6. Feet Design
7. Thrusters
8. Shoulders
9. New sets of guns (Big gun and twin rail gun)
10. Shoulder Spikes


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More info of Custom Power Up (http://www.transformerscustomtoys.com/custom-power-up-prototype-i/)

[Hursticon]

Grinkrystal, that is equally as jaw-dropping as your effort with Grindor! :eek:

Excellent work mate, the paint and parts placement look stunning and this custom's silhouette is far more in-tune with it's on-screen counterpart than that of the 'vanilla' Leader Class Jetfire and Optimus Prime toy combination; that's for sure! ;):)

Outstanding work dude and looking forward to your continued works. :cool:

[Sam]

That's some nice work!

[kaiden]

I love those bunny-hopping type legs and damn those guns! *jelly*

[AJ_Prime]

:eek: Holy cr#p that's amazing dude! A true work of art, the detail is amazing!

[Deonasis]

THAT IS FANTASTIC! Well done :eek:

[grinkrystal]

Grinkrystal, that is equally as jaw-dropping as your effort with Grindor! :eek:

Excellent work mate, the paint and parts placement look stunning and this custom's silhouette is far more in-tune with it's on-screen counterpart than that of the 'vanilla' Leader Class Jetfire and Optimus Prime toy combination; that's for sure! ;):)

Thanks. I had fun doing this movie replica almost all my customs are robot replicas :)

Outstanding work dude and looking forward to your continued works. :cool:


I love those bunny-hopping type legs and damn those guns! *jelly*


:eek: Holy cr#p that's amazing dude! A true work of art, the detail is amazing!


THAT IS FANTASTIC! Well done :eek:

Thanks guys! I appreciate your comments. I will surely post most of my recent works here ;)

[RageOnTheRoads]

Darn that is fantastic! :D Another beautiful piece grinkrystal.

[theheretic]

Just starting my first custom and I'm I've got a few question about paint if you don't mind me asking.

1. What primer do you use?
2. What paints are you using?
3. Are you mixing anything into your paints to harden them?
4. Are you using a clear coat on top? If so what clear do you use?

[grinkrystal]

Just starting my first custom and I'm I've got a few question about paint if you don't mind me asking.

1. What primer do you use?
2. What paints are you using?
3. Are you mixing anything into your paints to harden them?
4. Are you using a clear coat on top? If so what clear do you use?



1. No primer actually. But for metal base body of Bayformers, I use gun metal as base coat and top coat it with either silver or chrome.
2. I am using lacquer acrylic and acrylic epoxy paints
3. no
4. A clear lacquer will leave a glossy finish… even glossier. If clients want that, I top them with clear lacquer.

over time, you will develop a personal touch on your customization. I encourage personal styles and respect them a lot. Continue to do what you think is best until you develop your own style.


Hope this helps. :)

[theheretic]

Thanks mate. I'll be posting my custom work as I complete and I'm sure your advice will help :-D

[grinkrystal]

i will be looking forward to the time when you show off your custom :)

[kristofferrer]

woah! i thought that was a paused frame from the movie...


nice job mate.

[grinkrystal]

woah! i thought that was a paused frame from the movie...


nice job mate.

thanks man!

[theheretic]

So I tried out some painting on spare parts I had laying around, did a base colour, let dry, more base colour, dry, then lots of detailing. Finally I thought I'd try out some clear coat. Sprayed a thin layer on, waited a few hours, sprayed another thin layer on. But when I came back to see if it was dry I found I could see through some minor parts of the paint and could see it's original colour. Did I not wait long enough for the clear to cure or did I use the wring clear or? And 24 hours later it's still not as hard ad it should be ie if I push pretty hard on a spot you can see where my finger was.