Custom Classics

[gamblor916]

Nice! Can't wait to see some colour.

[lcz128]

Thank you sir Gamblor ^_^

So today I sat down after I got home and added... colour! ^_^
This is just the undercoat though - pretty satisfied with it - shall let it cure overnight then apply the basecoat





Thanks dudes

[i_amtrunks]

Looking good, for some reason I had Wierdwolf's name running through my head when I saw the pics.... crazy.

[Doubledealer]

Very nice indeed! Looking forward to seeing more.

I was wondering, do any of you fellow customizers ever have problems with the newly applied paint over-tightening joints (which can then lead to scuffing/paint coming off)? Is there a good way to combat this or do you simply have to sand a lot?

[lcz128]

doubledealer: I typically try to avoid joint painting as much as possible now cause of that - in the past I'd just sand like hell like you say - but thankfully of late the customs I've worked on haven't required that or have joints where there's full clearance - the only exception is Kup - but his has worked fine regardless- Lucky I suppose -


And with bumblebee - they're all ball-joints and only one side ever is getting painted (still wise to not paint - ie mask those bits) or sand!!!

Anyhow, more progress!
This is how it looked like with the basecoat applied - far more metallic and more pearlescent now!




I then left it for a while, applied another coat of basecoat, then started with the clear coat- shiney as now... but still needs polishing I'll be leaving it to cure for a good few days then I'll start polishing the sucker - THen it'll be just detail work and assembly - crazy



For something new, I actually tried clear coating the gold United Bumblebee too- Just the alt mode - I'll see how that goes after the clearcoat cures Either way, I'm stoked!

Thanks for the comments dudes - very exciting times for me ^_^

[gamblor916]

it might be a bit too late now but for the metallic layer I usually partially assemble all the main panels together then spray a light layer to make sure the colour is uniform. I've found that Lambo colour changes quite a bit depending on how thick the pearl coat is put on.

[lcz128]

AH! lol - it's okay I am slowly learning
Thanks though - I'll go home later today and start with the polishing

[lcz128]

Grapple is getting a new head colour ^_^
From left to right - grey primer, with a coat of white, then a second coat of white

[kristofferrer]

Gosh, my jaws always drop when i see customs. There's just so much love in them. These are just so brilliant.

i have a question you guys might find silly but i'm actually curious to know:

how are you guys able to paint several coats on the figure without compromising the details on the mold? doesnt this impact the transformation as well?

[lcz128]

Gosh, my jaws always drop when i see customs. There's just so much love in them. These are just so brilliant.

i have a question you guys might find silly but i'm actually curious to know:

how are you guys able to paint several coats on the figure without compromising the details on the mold? doesnt this impact the transformation as well?

Thanks bro. The key is light coats of paint I guess. Don't go gluggy and heavy with them.
With transforming unfortunately sometimes you get paintrub. Sometimes depending on the mould it seems unavoidable! ):

Still learning though!!!
Anyhow...
Grapple!