stencilator
25th July 2013, 03:55 PM
Hi Folks,
Been AGES since I posted a custom transformer... and it's still a WIP but I thought I'd see what you thought so far.
I love the idea of the YOTS Omega but the colours were pretty horrible. I don't mind the browny grey colour of the bulk of the body because it is quite reminiscent of the G1 figure (I think... I've never owned one) so I decided to try and make him a little more G1. For those at home who want to do the same, the White Knight Squirts "Gum Grey" spray paint available from Bunnings is an almost exact match for colour.
I painted the lower leg sections in Gum Grey and added yellow highlights on the shins (the photos don't do the yellow colour justice - it's a warmer yellow than it looks). Then I painted the shoulders yellow with some silver highlights, painted his claw orange, and a little bit of red on his torso to match his chest.
I'm definitely going to add some detail to his feet and shoulders, highlighting the detail in the sculpt, but then I'm not sure if I should keep going and get rid of all the horrible gold plastic and bronze paint. I'm also thinking I'll have to paint the wheels properly.... who had red wheels and red tyres?
Sorry about the craptacula photos, the lighting in my garage is very poor. Anyway, please let me know what you think.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4391_zps180d1391.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4391_zps180d1391.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4384_zpsc56ee0fd.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4384_zpsc56ee0fd.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4378_zps0457386f.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4378_zps0457386f.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4376_zps37fc4841.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4376_zps37fc4841.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4375_zps5e39bfd6.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4375_zps5e39bfd6.jpg.html)
Been AGES since I posted a custom transformer... and it's still a WIP but I thought I'd see what you thought so far.
I love the idea of the YOTS Omega but the colours were pretty horrible. I don't mind the browny grey colour of the bulk of the body because it is quite reminiscent of the G1 figure (I think... I've never owned one) so I decided to try and make him a little more G1. For those at home who want to do the same, the White Knight Squirts "Gum Grey" spray paint available from Bunnings is an almost exact match for colour.
I painted the lower leg sections in Gum Grey and added yellow highlights on the shins (the photos don't do the yellow colour justice - it's a warmer yellow than it looks). Then I painted the shoulders yellow with some silver highlights, painted his claw orange, and a little bit of red on his torso to match his chest.
I'm definitely going to add some detail to his feet and shoulders, highlighting the detail in the sculpt, but then I'm not sure if I should keep going and get rid of all the horrible gold plastic and bronze paint. I'm also thinking I'll have to paint the wheels properly.... who had red wheels and red tyres?
Sorry about the craptacula photos, the lighting in my garage is very poor. Anyway, please let me know what you think.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4391_zps180d1391.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4391_zps180d1391.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4384_zpsc56ee0fd.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4384_zpsc56ee0fd.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4378_zps0457386f.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4378_zps0457386f.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4376_zps37fc4841.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4376_zps37fc4841.jpg.html)
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/stencilator/IMG_4375_zps5e39bfd6.jpg (http://s110.photobucket.com/user/stencilator/media/IMG_4375_zps5e39bfd6.jpg.html)