Ratchet and Ironhide from Towline with Custom Heads WIP

[SamiWCP]

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http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x41/SamiWCP/0302081434a.jpgBasing them on the Gen-1 color scheme, these are 2 guys that I'm guessing have been done previously, and now I'm attempting them. I got them underway pretty quickly, paint took to them perfectly, all even and smooth..Now just letting them cure, then move on to detailing and more drying, then finish etc. Pics of the heads and Sunstorm a bit later.

[payton34]

Looks nice so far!

[SamiWCP]

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All back together again..Heads on. Now just time to touch up and finish details etc.

[TTT]

That paint is perfect !

[GMfan]

Niiiice, I remember first seeing this mold and thinking right away these would make perfect a G1 Ratchet and Ironhide...then botcon took them...but word has it when will be released in the classics line, if Hasbro fails on them I may have to get 2 more Towlines and do it myself too

[dak]

did you sculpt the heads?

[SamiWCP]

Yeah, I really like how the paint laid down on these. the temp had jumped to 65 and I got a lot done, only to 24hrs later get blanketed in a deep layer of ice here..

Anyways, no, I didn't scuplt the head, the guy who commissioned these got them, and wanted them put on instead of the Towline heads. Grimlock79 on the other boards, but I have no idea where he got them from.

[GMfan]

The body shop perhaps? :P

[Tech Spec]

paint job looks good Sami

[SamiWCP]

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Thanks, glad you're liking them...Here's more updates..heads, toe guns, and hands and forarms painted, still need to do the eyes, and then just the touch ups and details.

[Buhawi]

i really love the paint job. wow.

[Nightscrabbler]

Will you add crosses to Ratchet's shoulders?

Impressive work.

[SamiWCP]

Yeah, I wants to add crosses to his camper sides, have a split cross on his lower legs/top of the truck, and maybe one on his shoulder. Ironhide will get some gold lining in.

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Just a little update on the progress of Sunstorm V2.0 still more to be done on him of course, but, he's almost there..And this time with the only one coat of paint, not like last time.

[SamiWCP]

Sunstorm all together and mostly done..Just some more detail work.
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[SamiWCP]

And here they are, all complete. I still want to add some red and white stripes to Sunstorms wings and tail, and I need to put his nosecone back--But that seems to take awhile longer to dry. Outside of that though, these figures are on their final dry run, and are good to go before weeks end.
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[Pascal]

Can you powerlink Ironhide to Deluxe Prime for fun?

[SamiWCP]

Eh, no..Don't want to A) take E. Prime out of the display case B) have no idea how to do that C) paint still curing.

[Crobot91]

Excellent paint applications as usual; keep up the great work!

[SamiWCP]

Thanks Crobot:)

[Tech Spec]

Need to find another seeker.... I want a Classics Sunstorm.

Awesome work as always Sami!