[CUSTOM] not-Hasbro
Posted by RedAleseides
Fuck Pat Lee. And that Revoltech makes baby Jesus cry. I believe most do...
Anyway, I think Skyfire's forearms are okay:
The thing that bugs me about it is the eyes. I can't quite tell from the pics what's going on, but it looks like he's wearing MP Rodimus-style goggles, when he should just have two smallish human-style eyes. :/
Edit: Oh yeah...and the backpack is indeed pretty off, but I'm wondering if it's simply not done yet. Those big glaring screw holes may indicate work-in-progress...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/29/2011 10:49AM by Sanjeev.
Anyway, I think Skyfire's forearms are okay:
The thing that bugs me about it is the eyes. I can't quite tell from the pics what's going on, but it looks like he's wearing MP Rodimus-style goggles, when he should just have two smallish human-style eyes. :/
Edit: Oh yeah...and the backpack is indeed pretty off, but I'm wondering if it's simply not done yet. Those big glaring screw holes may indicate work-in-progress...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/29/2011 10:49AM by Sanjeev.
I always liked how Skyfire's backpack looks like its own little shuttle thing.
Sanjeev Wrote:
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> Fuck Pat Lee. And that Revoltech makes baby Jesus
> cry. I believe most do...
>
Ha. True to both points.
>
> The thing that bugs me about [Skyfire] is the eyes. I
> can't quite tell from the pics what's going on,
> but it looks like he's wearing MP Rodimus-style
> goggles, when he should just have two smallish
> human-style eyes. :/
>
> Edit: Oh yeah...and the backpack is indeed pretty
> off, but I'm wondering if it's simply not done
> yet. Those big glaring screw holes may indicate
> work-in-progress...
I contacted the guy who designed this just to let him know how much the work is appreciated. He mentioned that the thing in the pic is a resin prototype, and he's still working on fixing the head and wings. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out, as I'd really be happy to trade in my Classics version for this one.
BTW, 'Jeev, I recommend to you and Crush my most satisfying TF purchase of the year:
Hasbro's Windcharger was close, but lacked Showiness. MT really nailed it. Everything about this pair of Minibots, from the presentation (box art and design) to the toys themselves, suggests a gracefully simple combination of modern engineering and vintage aesthetics. No joke. The only nitpicky thing is that the material tends toward the thin side (especially Powerglide's feet/thruster), but overall, these are the kinds of toys that make me wish all other modern TFs were styled after.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2011 06:19PM by gingaio.
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> Fuck Pat Lee. And that Revoltech makes baby Jesus
> cry. I believe most do...
>
Ha. True to both points.
>
> The thing that bugs me about [Skyfire] is the eyes. I
> can't quite tell from the pics what's going on,
> but it looks like he's wearing MP Rodimus-style
> goggles, when he should just have two smallish
> human-style eyes. :/
>
> Edit: Oh yeah...and the backpack is indeed pretty
> off, but I'm wondering if it's simply not done
> yet. Those big glaring screw holes may indicate
> work-in-progress...
I contacted the guy who designed this just to let him know how much the work is appreciated. He mentioned that the thing in the pic is a resin prototype, and he's still working on fixing the head and wings. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out, as I'd really be happy to trade in my Classics version for this one.
BTW, 'Jeev, I recommend to you and Crush my most satisfying TF purchase of the year:
Hasbro's Windcharger was close, but lacked Showiness. MT really nailed it. Everything about this pair of Minibots, from the presentation (box art and design) to the toys themselves, suggests a gracefully simple combination of modern engineering and vintage aesthetics. No joke. The only nitpicky thing is that the material tends toward the thin side (especially Powerglide's feet/thruster), but overall, these are the kinds of toys that make me wish all other modern TFs were styled after.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2011 06:19PM by gingaio.
Also, it's not that I didn't take the Reverend's advice. I just didn't have any time until recently to spray paint the weapons I bought a while back. As the man said, white detail is the way to go.
My skills with a paint can are rudimentary, but they'll have to make do for now:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2011 06:12PM by gingaio.
My skills with a paint can are rudimentary, but they'll have to make do for now:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2011 06:12PM by gingaio.
Crappy paint jobs notwithstanding, these guns are really useful for completing the look of some of these Classics figs. I'm particularly happy with the vintage accuracy of the Sideswipe and Jazz rifles. I had to use the "Prowl" gun for Hound, but that's only until Dr. Wu releases its anime-accurate Hound hologram gun.
Scope--because of the various parties making these guns, your best bet is to just search for "character name" + "gun." For example, just search "Sideswipe gun" to get that result. Or you can just search "Transformers gun" and that will give you the names of several makers, and you can click through their catalogs. A word of warning--there are, like, three or so versions of the null rays. The version I bought is the one I like best (the others are patterned after the toy null rays, which doesn't make sense given that the Classics fig is patterned after the cartoon, not the toy).
I assume you've seen this, 'Jeev:
Not entirely Showy, but a definitely step up from the official Classics version.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2012 02:36AM by gingaio.
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