Classics Sunstreaker's shiny new paintjob!

[loophole]

Well about a month ago a bought myself a classic Suntreaker with the intent of pulling him apart and painting all the yellow bits in a proper Lambo colour and today at work i did just that:D

Here's all the bits all painted up ready to go back on
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011505.jpg

Here he is again back together
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011510.jpg

And another where i tried to get the most reflection off the paint work so you could see the 3 layer pearl awesomeness:D
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011513.jpg

ive got a little bit of paint detailing to finish him off completely, and once i work out how to Transform him back to a car again i shall post some more pics

[jacksplatt11]

Wow, so shiny :D looks really good man

[STL]

Damn so many talented guys on this board I never even knew about! Top work Loophole!

[Lint]

Yay with your paintsmarts you finally get the product as depicted in Hasbro's deceptive photography!

[kurdt_the_goat]

It should be a rule, that if you're posting an awesome custom, you must say which paints you used! :p

[blackie]

man that looks awesome, i think its off to the hobby shop for some paint for me :D

[jaydisc]

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/Borat-VeryNice.jpg

[lcz128]

very nice, loophole! :D

How'd you get the masking for the clear bits done so nicely!? :D As a bit of a beginner in that dept, I just gotta know! :D

[Pulse]

Wow! :eek: Looks as though a professional spraypainting shop has done the job for you... :D

[jacksplatt11]

Wow! :eek: Looks as though a professional spraypainting shop has done the job for you... :D

I believe that is because that's what he is :p

From your occupation thread:

Im currently in my 4th year as an apprentice automotive spray painter, less than 1 year to go i cant wait for tradesman wages but i have been thinking about going to uni afterwards to do something different

[liegeprime]

very nice, loophole! :D

How'd you get the masking for the clear bits done so nicely!? :D As a bit of a beginner in that dept, I just gotta know! :D

Dont you have to use masking tape on those bits? It's fiddly but it covers quite well the spots you want covered.

Now you just have to paint the silver bits in loopy and you got Henkei Streaker hehehe!:)

[Golden Phoenix]

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/Borat-VeryNice.jpg

Sums up exactly what I wanted to say

[iceburn]

thumbs up!! great work...

[gamblor916]

That's exactly why I bought 2 Sunstreakers but you pulled it off first.
I have Giallo Midas Pearl, is that the colour you used?
Sweet paint job :)

[Paulbot]

That looks excellent! Well done.

[i_amtrunks]

Very smish!

Looks very nice, even with his brake lights and everything left unpainted, he still looks much better than the normal Hasbro version.

[loophole]

very nice, loophole! :D

How'd you get the masking for the clear bits done so nicely!? :D As a bit of a beginner in that dept, I just gotta know! :D

In the first pic you can see some fine line tape its only about 4mm wide i used that and a razor blade to tape out the windows.

At Kurdt_the_Goat the paints i used were Automotive paints Dupont to be exact.

And yes Gamblor it is Giallo Midas Pearl. I had to use a a Lambo colour :D

here's a quick summary of what for whoever wants to know, after pulling him apart i lighly sanded the parts with P1200 wet sand paper. after which i used antistatic prepsol to clean it up.

Then once i set up all the pieces for painting i put plastic primer on followed by the underground colour which is just a solid yellow after that i then put on the basecoat colour which has the pearl part of it in it. And after that all of that i put on the clear and then left it to harden up in the spray booth at work. And put all back together when i got home.

Thanks for all the flattering comments.

I wasnt sure how it was gonna turn out but now that ive done one i wanna do more but might have to find my airbrush so i can do it at home.

[GoktimusPrime]

Now you just have to paint the silver bits in loopy and you got Henkei Streaker hehehe!
+1 QFT! All this effort to make it look like Henkei. :D Yeah, you should paint the gun and air intakes mithral silver - closest thing to chrome unless you want to actually splash out for real chrome paint.

[Vector Sigma 13]

True super sweetness- good work, turned out awesome.

[loophole]

Now you just have to paint the silver bits in loopy and you got Henkei Streaker hehehe!:)

You mean something like this (points down to pictures)


+1 QFT! All this effort to make it look like Henkei. :D Yeah, you should paint the gun and air intakes mithral silver - closest thing to chrome unless you want to actually splash out for real chrome paint.

I was actually going to buy a henkei at first but then didnt just in case i %#^*@! it up that way i wouldnt of destroyed a more expensive toy.
BTW henkei SS doesnt have pearly paint and mine does :D but he now has mithril silver:p

and now presenting Sunstreaker with added touch ups for his car mode i just used some Warhammer paints....

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011517.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011519.jpg

and hopefully tommorrow i'll finish off all the detailing for his bot mode.

[liegeprime]

nice! bring it to the meet if its not too much a hassle loopy so we can marvel at it in person!:D btw are those scratches on the windshield?:(

[jacksplatt11]

Looking really good, and yeah, windshield looks a little funny :confused:

[Pulse]

nice! bring it to the meet if its not too much a hassle loopy so we can marvel at it in person!:D btw are those scratches on the windshield?:(


Looking really good, and yeah, windshield looks a little funny :confused:

That's the first thing that hit me too... I hope it's just smudged fingerprints...

[lcz128]

REALLY loving your work, loopy! :D
Damn, that's spectacular! I'd like to be able to do that, too, but living upstairs in a flat/apartment thing, using an airbrush would be tough :\

That said, what kind of clear coat do you use? the paint looks so nice and solid that I imagine it's kind of be chip resistant?

Looking forward to learnin' from ya :D

[k.wong23]

awesome stuff loopy! I might just try that this holidays :)

[Wheel-J]

:eek: Amazing Dude!!

This makes me want to try this painting thing someday.
When that time comes, I think I need to put these things in my grocery list.



1. fine line tape about 4mm wide
2. a razor blade to tape out the windows
3. Automotive paints Dupont Giallo Midas Pearl
4. mithril silver
5. P1200 wet sand paper
6. antistatic prepsol
7. plastic primer
8. Warhammer paints
9. airbrush

And just for my sake, I list down again your procedures into 10 Steps - just like a recipe book. :)



here's a quick summary of what for whoever wants to know
1. Pull apart
2. Lightly sand the parts with P1200 wet sand paper
3. Use antistatic prepsol to clean it up.
4. Set up all the pieces for the painting
5. Put plastic primer
6. Followed by the underground colour which is just a solid yellow
7. Put on the basecoat colour which has the pearl part of it in it.
8. After all of that, put on the clear
9. Then left it to harden up in the spray booth
10. Then put all back together.

[loophole]

nice! bring it to the meet if its not too much a hassle loopy so we can marvel at it in person!:D btw are those scratches on the windshield?:(

I can most defientaly bring him to the meet... and yeah those are scratches on the windscreen there was a little bit of overspray on the windshield and i went to clean it off with a little bit of thinners BAD IDEA melted the plastic straight way so sanded it flat to either try and polish them out to make it look original or i will have to paint all of the window parts :(


REALLY That said, what kind of clear coat do you use? the paint looks so nice and solid that I imagine it's kind of be chip resistant?

The clear coat is a twopack clear which is the clear added with hardner and then sprayed on, it is also the same stuff that is used on real cars so hopefully it should be pretty chip resistant. I was also little paranoid about having paint build up around the joints and clips and not being able to transform him properly but there doesnt seem to be any problems there.

[GoktimusPrime]

Lookin' good with that silver. :) You gonna paint the spoiler silver too for that added G1 goodness? ;)

http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/thumb/3/3d/G1Sunstreaker_toy.jpg/250px-G1Sunstreaker_toy.jpghttp://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/thumb/1/1d/Henkei_Sunstreaker_toy.jpg/180px-Henkei_Sunstreaker_toy.jpg

[loophole]

Lookin' good with that silver. :) You gonna paint the spoiler silver too for that added G1 goodness? ;)

Sorry Gok but the rear spoiler is going to stay yellow :D

[loophole]

Well i have finshed doing all the paint applications that i wanted to do for his robot mode and without any further delay...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011520.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011528.jpg


just wanna get an autobot sticker for his chest now and then will be done completely :D

and now after doing this one i might have to pick a henkei Swideswipe and have a go painting him in a candy apple red colour :cool:

[jacksplatt11]

Looking fantastic, well done

[dirge]

Loophole, remind me before you leave to bring some eHobby stickers to the Parra Fair. They'd be perfect for Sunstreaker...

[Wheel-J]

Well i have finshed doing all the paint applications that i wanted to do for his robot mode and without any further delay...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011520.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll214/Loophole83/P1011528.jpg


just wanna get an autobot sticker for his chest now and then will be done completely :D

and now after doing this one i might have to pick a henkei Swideswipe and have a go painting him in a candy apple red colour :cool:

Bravo!! :)
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[hotaru_oz]

excellent job there ^^

[gamblor916]

Wow Loophole that looks sweet. You must bring it to the Parra fair so we can see it first hand.

[loophole]

Wow Loophole that looks sweet. You must bring it to the Parra fair so we can see it first hand.

Oh he will be there he's on the list of stuff of what to bring to Sydney :D