WIP Custom G1 Black Zarak

[rampagesss]

Ok well a while ago I bought I G1 Scorponok from the UK the seller stated it was mint and when I recieved him it was far from mint! There was a broken tab on his leg here
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_3983.jpg

And as you can see he is VERY faded
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And since its pritty much a Junker I thought I would turn him into Black Zarak
As you can see I already have the paint :p
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_3986.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_3987.jpg

I have all ready completed the gun
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_3993.jpg

I have sent the Chest Piece and the chrome towers to the US to the guy who does all the chrome transformers on TFW2005 to get gold chromed just like the original. And am talking to some people who own the real thing about getting the head and staff molded

He’s going to take a while the find everything but he will get there in the end

[bruticus]

wow dude... so far it looks very promising.....
i have to check for sure when i get home later but that gold gun cover looks pretty much spot on with the real one....

This is a really handy thing to know that if my BZ ever gets fuct up from GPS, then i can use your work as reference for repair!!!

Btw, are you planning on cast mould the broken the leg part or apply some styrene/putty magic?

also, are you gonna add "articulation" or stick to exact G1 likeness??

[gamblor916]

What's this gold chroming you speak of? It sounds intriguing.

[rampagesss]

wow dude... so far it looks very promising.....
i have to check for sure when i get home later but that gold gun cover looks pretty much spot on with the real one....

This is a really handy thing to know that if my BZ ever gets fuct up from GPS, then i can use your work as reference for repair!!!

Btw, are you planning on cast mould the broken the leg part or apply some styrene/putty magic?

also, are you gonna add "articulation" or stick to exact G1 likeness??

The part that broke off i later found in the box he was shipped in so will just super glue together

Also if you want to donate your Black Zarak head and staff to me, that would be great :p


What's this gold chroming you speak of? It sounds intriguing.

His chest and tower parts will look like this
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/radicons-customs/27087291d1243016647-animated-sunstorm-sunstorm-6.jpg

basically chrome but its gold to match Black Zarak, i send my stuff to the guy who painted that sunstorm and many more on TFW2005
heres his site
http://www.conceptsinchrome.com/

[gamblor916]

Interesting, it sounds like vacuum plating as done to original parts.

[bruticus]

chroming doesnt sound cheap at all...
but it certainly beats finding a non-broken BZ...

[rampagesss]

Ok well i was able to complete 1 leg today
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_3994.jpg

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Hopefully get the other leg done tomorrow :D

[liegeprime]

NIce! Cant wait to see you complete this and with the chrome stuff and all. Id ask re: the head mold and spear if you do get it molded, for how much? erm spray paint? did you have to take the piece off....

[Linthart]

Impressive effort mate, if you pull this off i've got a job for you :D

[rampagesss]

YES the guy on TFW2005 is willing to send his BZ head and staff off to Darkov to get them casted :D now it will be a perfect replica! will also order repolabels for him

[liegeprime]

oooh that means The head and staff will be available from Darkov then , yesssss! now to find a spare transtector scorponok body :D:D

[Lordy]

Looking good there. Finding Scorponoks with missing accessories is pretty easy, so could be a good cheap kitbash, depending on the cost of the chroming.

[Adzma]

Looking forward to the completed project. ;)

[rampagesss]

NIce! Cant wait to see you complete this and with the chrome stuff and all. Id ask re: the head mold and spear if you do get it molded, for how much? erm spray paint? did you have to take the piece off....

Moldeing, i got Trailbreakers head molded for my classic Runamuck and Runabout 3 of them cost me $15 US so it not to bad.
And yea took all the pieces apart to paint, then reassemble the whole thing



chroming doesnt sound cheap at all...
but it certainly beats finding a non-broken BZ...

Hes only charging me $25 to paint it chrome and about $5-$10 to post it back. But yea beats paying $1,000+ to get a real one and tranform him 1 and have the gold brake and shatter

[The_Damned]

that leg looks really nice work cant wait to see the finished product :)

[SOUNDBLASTER]

Heres something nice for your ZARAK once its finished

NICE FOR ZARAK (http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-Black-Zarak-only-box-and-styrofoam-MIB_W0QQitemZ300362124922QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item45eefa4e7a)

[Lordy]

Hes only charging me $25 to paint it chrome and about $5-$10 to post it back. Wow, that is cheap *looks at some old G1 TFs with worn chrome in his collection*

[rampagesss]

Well have been able complete a little bit more work on Zarak
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_4002.jpg

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But while painting Zarak he became victum of Golden Plastic Syndrome and his arm broke off (note: i may have bought the zarak allready with missing arm but this story make him sound more real to me)
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_4005.jpg

Now just have to wait for the golden chrome parts and the Black Zarak head and trident/staff
Also have to find a complete Fast track and Scorponoks shield thingy

[1AZRAEL1]

Dude that looks fantastic, a much cheaper option rather than find a real version of him. I would def get one if you did it lol.

[Linthart]

Absolutely amazing. How much has the paint set you back so far?

[bruticus]

Heres something nice for your ZARAK once its finished

NICE FOR ZARAK (http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-Black-Zarak-only-box-and-styrofoam-MIB_W0QQitemZ300362124922QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item45eefa4e7a)

Cools... i need me an outer BZ box.... too bad that one is ripped though.



But while painting Zarak he became victum of Golden Plastic Syndrome and his arm broke off (note: i may have bought the zarak allready with missing arm but this story make him sound more real to me)


Thats a shame hes missing an arm, but once you get the repro BZ helmet, theres no real need for the headmaster anyways.

[rampagesss]

Absolutely amazing. How much has the paint set you back so far?

Some of the paint i allready had from other projects, but yea i bought 4 cans of semi gloss black. Used them and then bought a box of 6, and used all of them. So i cost a fair bit, but so far it's worth it :D


Thats a shame hes missing an arm, but once you get the repro BZ helmet, theres no real need for the headmaster anyways.

Yea i will probably just put Zarak standing next to the helmet so you can still see him

[liegeprime]

wow thats a lot of paint there. but still far more cheaper than buying the original. Cant wait to see the head mold and chromed parts put on....

[rampagesss]

UPDATE The gold chrome came today :D turned out awsome it's just perfect for Black Zarak, here are some pics will try and take better ones in a few days.
Now just have to work out the details with the head and staff and he will be done
Also his repo labels are on there way

enjoy
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_4087.jpg

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[1AZRAEL1]

Nice, very nice. If only I had the time to do the same thing.

[primatives]

MAN! That looks sick!!! :) good work!!! Cant wait to see the rest!

[bruticus]

i'm so glad you are not on the dark side and flogging this on the 'bay as a legit BZ, cos its a pretty good job so far.
the chrome is so minty...

just dont forget to touch up some of the purple still showing in the small gaps...

[Starscream212]

That looks wicked!

[liegeprime]

Oooh just the head and its all finished , yeess! Excellent work there rampagesss!

[gamblor916]

That gold chrome looks really nice!

[Sky Shadow]

Wowzers - the chrome looks amazing! I almost never feel this way about customs, but you've really improved your Scorponok!

[ITZTRU]

Gonna look awesome once complete!

[kup]

Wowzers indeed! That looks amazing.

[rampagesss]

Thanks everyone, im very happy with the way he has come out so far :D, now hust have to wait a while and hopefully get the head and staff sorted out and then he will be completed :D

[Doubledealer]

Wrap me in cotton and dunk me in energon, that looks AHHWSUM. :eek:

[rampagesss]

Repo Labels came today
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[gamblor916]

Very nice. That's probably better than the original, no GPS.

[bruticus]

noice one dude...
the repro labels turned out good!

btw, dont forget to paint the red parts on his claws... :D
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[1AZRAEL1]

Looks sweet dude, it really does.

[5FDP]

Wow, that's very impressive :eek:

Well done mate. All that chrome is hurting my eyes :cool:

[blackoptimus]

How'd you say you did the chrome again?

[rampagesss]

How'd you say you did the chrome again?

I sent the parts to concepts in chrome (http://www.conceptsinchrome.com/) in the US

Im going to get some of my G1 parts re-chromed by him, but I will start a new thread on here and see if anyone else want to get parts custom or re-chromed and send off everything at once

[liegeprime]

Sweeet, um where's the head?:o

[Geminii]

NICE.

I especially like the black gloss. Shiny, yet detailed.

[Doubledealer]

Not exactly cheap but here's a complete G1 Black Zarack headmaster if you're interested: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Transformers-Headmaster-G1-LORD-ZARAK-BLACK-VERSION_W0QQitemZ200429137986QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH _DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaa81f042

[kup]

Not exactly cheap but here's a complete G1 Black Zarack headmaster if you're interested: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Transformers-Headmaster-G1-LORD-ZARAK-BLACK-VERSION_W0QQitemZ200429137986QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH _DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaa81f042

Actually that's not bad at all.

[Doubledealer]

Actually that's not bad at all.

I see it sold pretty quickly...I wonder if rampagesss bought it?

[rampagesss]

I see it sold pretty quickly...I wonder if rampagesss bought it?

Ah no i didn't my internet was having problems :mad:
Still trying to work out the head and staff will be done one of these days :rolleyes:

[rampagesss]

well finally it is complete :D :D :D
Many thanks to kelvinchang99 for the head and staff and other bits, I couldn't have finnished it without your help!

Very, very happy with the way he looks still just have to paint the red dots on his arms and thats it.
Also still trying to find a complete fasttrack

Enjoy
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[kup]

That looks sweet! You just need to make a putty arm or nick an arm from another headmaster (or powermaster) and adapt it in.

[heroic_decepticon]

my god, that looks unreal and absolutely fabulous. Chances are, its a lot more solid and durable than a real Black Zarak.

[1AZRAEL1]

Wow, that is amazing. Much better than the piece you started with.

[liegeprime]

That is so AWESOME!!!

[kelvinchang99]

Fantastic work. I am glad I could help. Now you own a BZ !!

Yay... the paint work is fantastic. Well done and the rest of the figure just looks like its come out of an MIB box without the plastic issues.

Consider it an upgrade ;)

[1orion2many]

:)Very nice job:)

[optimus1]

:eek::eek::eek:

Absolutely amazing work there!

[gamblor916]

Nice work, it came out very nice!

[Starscream212]

wow that looks insane, nice work

[Hereticpoo]

Did you really use the Tamiya spray cans? The finish looks of the black looks absolutley perfect. I never cared for this mold but your custom job changed my mind. Well done.

[rampagesss]

Did you really use the Tamiya spray cans? The finish looks of the black looks absolutley perfect. I never cared for this mold but your custom job changed my mind. Well done.

Yea i use tamiya paints on all my customs, its easy to use and comes in a wide range of great colors

Also thanks everyone for the kind words :D
Just need to find a junker Fortress Maximus and make me a Grand Maximus next :D

[blackoptimus]

Great stuff~!

[kelvinchang99]

Just need to find a junker Fortress Maximus and make me a Grand Maximus next :D

This one, I am certain I cannot help you with a head..

Hehehe.

[rampagesss]

This one, I am certain I cannot help you with a head..

Hehehe.

lol yea don't worry it only a dream project, don't think ill ever do it :rolleyes:

[loophole]

WOW!! thats awesome!! great job man

[bruticus]

Very nice.
A perfect black zarak without the fear of brittle plastic failure.
Great job mate!!!

[Hursticon]

1AZRAEL1 has been telling me about this project for a couple of months now.
Now that I've seen it, :eek:, He was certainly right. Congratulations rampagesss on an absolutely amazing job well done. The money, time and effort have certainly paid off.

[rampagesss]

1AZRAEL1 has been telling me about this project for a couple of months now.
Now that I've seen it, :eek:, He was certainly right. Congratulations rampagesss on an absolutely amazing job well done. The money, time and effort have certainly paid off.

Thanks mate :D
Just a bit dissapointed i missed out on this
http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-ZARAK-Box-Masterforce-w-Styrofoam_W0QQitemZ190375635307QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ LH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c5345a96b

[Hursticon]

Originally posted by rampagesss:
Just a bit dissapointed i missed out on this
http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-ZARAK-Box-...item2c5345a96b
Man I don't doubt you were, considering the price it went for. :(

[heroic_decepticon]

Thanks mate :D
Just a bit dissapointed i missed out on this
http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-ZARAK-Box-Masterforce-w-Styrofoam_W0QQitemZ190375635307QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ LH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c5345a96b

oh gosh, that went cheap as chips.

[bruticus]

oh gosh, that went cheap as chips.
indeed!!!
damn...

[rampagesss]

UPDATE

Just recieved this guy form Darkov on TFW2005
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Rampage_017/Transformers/100_2961.jpg

And he is molded in gold plastic theres no paint :D

[Hursticon]

UPDATE

Just recieved this guy form Darkov on TFW2005

*snip*

And he is molded in gold plastic theres no paint :D

:eek::eek::eek:

F#@$ Me that looks amazing! :eek:

Unless one knew otherwise, you'd swear that is a legit Black Zarak - Fasttrack! :D
That is one incredible looking Reproduction, should compliment your Black Zarak Custom equally well, as the pair of them are truly works of Art! ;):cool: