Post by sonny on Jun 24, 2007 17:35:41 GMT
I did this a while ago, it was the first mod ive ever done to a TF.
Anyway i didnt like the dull paint of the original toy and since he isnt a rare figure to come by i figured it wouldnt matter if i screwed up the paint.
I had a few different ideas, some real radical ones too, as well as a G1-style smokescreen repaint but the Nascar style paint job doesnt really suit a stock Subaru Impreza IMO.
So i kept the character original and went for a G1-style Bluestreak repaint, with a touch of rainbow metal flake for an added edge of originality.
I used an air brush for this job, and paints designed for real cars so the end result is a bit lumpy due to the size of the metal flakes and the thickness of the lacquer. I could have laid the lacquer on real thick and that would have smoothed it out more, but if i had i wouldnt be able to pose or transform the figure since the thick lacquer would have basically sealed all the joints.
Anyway let me know what you think.
Anyway i didnt like the dull paint of the original toy and since he isnt a rare figure to come by i figured it wouldnt matter if i screwed up the paint.
I had a few different ideas, some real radical ones too, as well as a G1-style smokescreen repaint but the Nascar style paint job doesnt really suit a stock Subaru Impreza IMO.
So i kept the character original and went for a G1-style Bluestreak repaint, with a touch of rainbow metal flake for an added edge of originality.
I used an air brush for this job, and paints designed for real cars so the end result is a bit lumpy due to the size of the metal flakes and the thickness of the lacquer. I could have laid the lacquer on real thick and that would have smoothed it out more, but if i had i wouldnt be able to pose or transform the figure since the thick lacquer would have basically sealed all the joints.
Anyway let me know what you think.
