A G2 Dinobot a day, part 5 (of 7) - SWOOP

Welcome to part 5 - today's subject: Swoop.

To see the previous entries, please go here for Grimlock, here for Slag, here for Snarl, and here for Sludge.

For the first 3 entries, the customs are based on existing vintage G2 toys. This is the second of 3 where the toys were never produced, and only existed in concept. I have used the concept art for inspiration.

Painted with SMS lacquers through the airbrush, finished off with G2 labels and some extra weapons from Renderform.

Unlike some of the other entries, Swoop posed a few trickier issues - such as replacing the gold paint on the inside of the dino head with green - in reverse, with the pearl layer first and the base coat second.

Some photos courtesy of shadow.maru00 on Instagram - give him a follow for ridiculously cool TF photography.

The final pic is the original concept art the custom is based on.

https://i.imgur.com/bVSdv3Il.jpg
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Coming up tomorrow: Slash!