Upgrades

Hey all -- I'm considering getting into the ol' kitbash thing and I was looking for some suggestions paint-wise. I want to do this right, so I'd like your feedback. Is primer recommended / necessary? What paints (if any) adhere to plastic well without staying tacky? And finally, does anyone know the process by which factory paint is applied to TFs, and what kind of paint it is? Thanks y'all!

Ok I really liked the Universe Depthcharge. I hated the green/teal though, along with the white eyes. So I took a que from the Dreamwave art and repainted him a gunmetal color. I also repainted his eyes blue, standard 'Bot color. Here are the Results! Lemme know whatcha think.

Like Dr. Frankenstein creating bastardized-life... ...may I present: Energon Wheelie! :mwahaha :mwahaha :mwahaha

Take an Energon Starscream and Macross 1/100 scale model of a VF-1 and convert the feet over to Starscream so that he has Jetfire type feet. :drool

This is my finished Hauler made up of knock off constructicon parts:

hello im new to this forum. ijust wanted to ask what material to use such a s clay or putty to mold on to a transformer. im making a custom so i need some help any advice is appreciated

After talking with my buddy Devastator2000 I finally customized my Armada seekers. I was not going to do it, but Devastator convinced me my idea was worth trying. This took me 5 minutes and makes them look very Generation-oneish. Anyone can do this, and since we will not be getting seekers from the Alternator line, this is the next best thing. They are the same size and look cool posed next to the alternators. The shoulder mounted launchers just pop off. I then drilled a minicon sized hole in the launchers and behold: Arm cannons. ( I used a 3/16 drill bit.)These holes are small enough that when in jet mode you don’t notice them, and you can still transform the seeker, …

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came across this on a kitbash site http://transtopia.darkhorizon.nl/file32.php looks a little rough, but the size alone is impressive

I might try this if I can drum up $15 for an Alternators Sideswipe. Anyone know of anyone actually repainting/dying him in his G2 colors? Got pics?? 'pike thanks to Amon and Remy for the original pic- saved me the trouble of taking it. =)