frenzy_rumble
08-17-2008, 09:02 PM
Finally completed. I am quite busy, but wanted to get this up tonight.
Basically we're all disappointed with hasbro's Universe Powerglide color scheme ...so I did what I do and now it's done.
He was dyed in burgundy RIT then painted with many shades of red. The metallics on the arms and legs are about 5 different metallic shades...including my new favorite enamel color called "jet exhaust" which is silver with a touch of gold in it. Drybrushed on that with chrome silver, and the metallic parts...look metal ;) I am quite happy with the result.
I grabbed some G1 canons from my boxes of parts and painted them to match his color scheme. I also painted the eyes light blue (instead of red...wth)
Astoria was made from a polly pocket which I jacked from my daughter. I painted the eyes and face over to match the character better. Painted her dress a pale yellow and added the flowers on her waist. I also sculpted the frill on the bottom of the dress and made some little bracelets. I had too much fun painting her. I even had to cut her hair :sly2:
Anyway, it wasn't Powerglide without her.
Using water-slide decals: I added those "kill credit" markings near the cockpit, they are about 1/8 an inch tall and are Decepticon symbols. I used dry-transfer letters for the heart's lettering "ASTORIA" these letters were 1/16" tall, and a major pain in the ass to get in there and applied. I was really happy with the white pin stripes going down the wings.
Took the pics a little differently this time, used black velvet as the backdrop and a light tent - instead of my typical setup...so PLEASE let me know how you like the results!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2772112461_4d6093aaf3_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2772112595_0c40112776_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2772789730_ccec0a38c5_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2772789668_ed5f69d53e_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2772789866_3fe1434c4c_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2772789272_a3a889d340_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2771942135_1852b3c0b0_o.jpg
He's also on ebay, for those interested!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140259187301&indexURL=1#ebayphotohosting (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?&customid=cybertron&toolid=10001&campid=5335815859&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dl l%3FViewItem%26item%3D140259187301%26indexURL%3D1% 23ebayphotohosting)
Basically we're all disappointed with hasbro's Universe Powerglide color scheme ...so I did what I do and now it's done.
He was dyed in burgundy RIT then painted with many shades of red. The metallics on the arms and legs are about 5 different metallic shades...including my new favorite enamel color called "jet exhaust" which is silver with a touch of gold in it. Drybrushed on that with chrome silver, and the metallic parts...look metal ;) I am quite happy with the result.
I grabbed some G1 canons from my boxes of parts and painted them to match his color scheme. I also painted the eyes light blue (instead of red...wth)
Astoria was made from a polly pocket which I jacked from my daughter. I painted the eyes and face over to match the character better. Painted her dress a pale yellow and added the flowers on her waist. I also sculpted the frill on the bottom of the dress and made some little bracelets. I had too much fun painting her. I even had to cut her hair :sly2:
Anyway, it wasn't Powerglide without her.
Using water-slide decals: I added those "kill credit" markings near the cockpit, they are about 1/8 an inch tall and are Decepticon symbols. I used dry-transfer letters for the heart's lettering "ASTORIA" these letters were 1/16" tall, and a major pain in the ass to get in there and applied. I was really happy with the white pin stripes going down the wings.
Took the pics a little differently this time, used black velvet as the backdrop and a light tent - instead of my typical setup...so PLEASE let me know how you like the results!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2772112461_4d6093aaf3_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2772112595_0c40112776_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2772789730_ccec0a38c5_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2772789668_ed5f69d53e_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2772789866_3fe1434c4c_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2772789272_a3a889d340_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2771942135_1852b3c0b0_o.jpg
He's also on ebay, for those interested!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140259187301&indexURL=1#ebayphotohosting (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?&customid=cybertron&toolid=10001&campid=5335815859&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dl l%3FViewItem%26item%3D140259187301%26indexURL%3D1% 23ebayphotohosting)