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Here's where Delta Squad(s) end for the night... the white of the armor is done, and I'm throwing a satin varnish on before all the real work starts... tomorrow I'll use a grey oil wash to bring out the detail, and then begin the individual markings.

No worries about the question F... what kind of material is it, and how/where is it cut? Superglue's usually the best bet for funny materials, but it would depend alot on the joint to be glued, especially if it's a joint that needs any tensile strength.

Weird tho... the generic has an action feature where if you squeeze his legs, his arm karate-chops (or as I like to do it, picks his enemy's nose ) Hasbro never could figure out the difference between articulation as a feature and articulation plus a feature.

Alright, proof that this project continues... first shot is Srg. Testbed 100% done, posing with someone else's gun. Next two are the beginning of the actual comission... two sets of Delta Squad. Second pics shows their current condition, sanded and primed... tomorrow's supposed to snow alot, so there'll be plenty of time stuck inside to spray the base color and go from there. Hopefully I'll get all the gear cleaned up and primed tomorrow as well. What I find amazing is that the testbed figure, which had an action gimick using the legs, and therefore no hip articulation, still managed to have better posability than the commando squad figs, which I assume were some special limited set? This works out much better for me, as the biggest problem on Srg. Testbed was paintwear on the joints... the only multi-joint like on Testbed is the elbows on the commandos... otherwise, they're shoulder swivels and hip swivels with no knees or ankles... they do have a nice ab ball joint, but it's not looking to be a problem for the paint.

I preordered with TH a couple weeks ago, his price seems good, and he's got a good reputation.

Thanks for the pics... I may end up doing the thigh and ankle mods myself.

Haha, yeah, just paintwork... my scratchbuilding skills are just budding.

Nope, but good question... I was provided with some specific trooper figures that I assume are appropriate... I don;t know a ton about it tho.

Thanks dor the info jenius... I wonder how the waterslide decals are, and if I can weasel a set out of anyone...

Yeah, as figures go these seem to be alot better than the SW figures I remember from the Power of the Force era...

Alright, Sgt. Test-bed is just about done... the first couple pics show him with the quick and dirty Clone Trooper-esque markings I threw on, and the rest show the figure in its current state... only thing left is a coat or two of Future to seal all the paint (especially on the joints) and seal the paint to the plastic, as I still don't know if I can trust the checmicals on the soft plastic, and as Future is an acrylic finish, it basically makes a shell over the paint that keeps it in place and prevents any reactions... after that I'll throw on another matte coat and maybe a few mettalic scratches and gloss the visor. Let me know what you guys think, as this is what I'm thinking the RC figs should basically look like... I tried to keep the Lucas-ey palette... troopers and the like have a pretty limited color palette on their armor... it doesn't rust or streak, but it gets dinged up.

Alright, our plucky young volunteer is starting to look like something... drybruhsing was used to build up to the armor color (I opted to go a bit more off white than white, as I think it's more interesting... leave stark white for the Stormtroopers). A grey oil wash followed to pick out details... I'm going to throw a few appropriate markings on the figure and seal it before adding in the under-armor suit at the joints and beginning the weathering. This is closer to where the parade clean set will look.

Working on a resin 40k sci-fi tank... I'm trying alot more weathering on this after reading a coupe new articles and books on the matter... lots more layering and alot more oil work.

Hi all, This is going to be a a photo work blog for a comission I received for a pair of Clone Trooper squads repainted in the Republic Commando team scheme from the video game. One set of 4 will be parade clean, and the other will be in action weathered and beat up looking. The customer asked if I would do a WIP blog as I worked through the sets, and I thought this was a neat idea, and something I've never done before, so this is gonna be a learning experience for all of us I asked the customer for an extra generic trooper figure so I could test techniques and the checmical reactions of all the paints and such... sometimes softer plastic figures react funny to paint, but I've gotten some advice on what to use to prevent this, so this first guy will be my test bed figure... a second generic was also provided, and both will be finished up as extra detailed generics for the customer. First two pics just show my first vic...er volunteer! All that's happened in this pic is that I used some files and sandpaper to clean up mold seams on the figure, and get to know the sculpt. The second pair of pics show our hapless trooper after primer and a basecoat... there's a few spots to touch up with a brush, and I need to get more canned air, but this is the base color I whipped up, and made enough for all the figures I recieved (and maybe more). Right now the base color looks a bit dark and grey, but this allows me to build up the white color a bit and add some depth, and then I can work from there... the tonal value of the figure will change as I work thru the weathering and such as well, and since I want to test all of the products I'll be using, this first guy will get plenty beat up. I've been looking around, and have gathered some reference pics of the four RC video game troopers, and was provided some more pics from the customer, but if any of you fans from the crowd have some especially good pics of each guy (front, and especially back if possible) I'd appreciate the images. More to come tomorrow night when there's more to show.

Wait... cwmodels is also an artist!? Sweet work there... the comic strip is great, always fun to see PM Prime get some love.

So I stupidly just went to fiddle with my MH Ride Armors and all I gave to say is good riddance, bring on the Beagle / Toynami...

Huh, weird... I wonder why they bothered with different headsculpts. I think I like the Toynami one better, and with the exchange rate as it is, and the Toynami one only $200 even on BBTS I think I'll live with it.

The 1st pic of the Beagle on HLJ and the Toynami Ride Armor on BBTS are the exact same toy...

I cannot wait for my 1st release Tomahawk to come... actually, I'm about ready to kill UPS bc/ it's not here yet. I'm definitely gonna have some fun detailing this guy up as soon as I open it... I think I'll scan the stickers and run off some waterslide decals for some of the markings. The OD and the Defender look nice as well, glad to see there's a different set of figures with the Defender... the ground crew should look pretty good when all is said and done.

If you're talking about the Ride Armor/Cyclone, I believe the Toynami/RT one is a repackaged Beagle figure... the headsculpt is cartooney because it's from a cartoon

Frenzy/Rumble's customs are slick, and his paintwork his great, but I feel like he could do better if he moved on from the 'primus arms and unicron legs' style he uses for every single combiner.

Christ the whining has reached a new high (or should I say low)... I'm no Bandai fanboy, but I think the 25 looks great and eagerly await mine... some of the stuff you guys are mentioning is valid (not being able to store the gun clip or knife) but alot of the lineart show-art nazis have reached an impressive crescendo in this thread... remember we're still talking about a toy here, which has to be mass producible and profitable before being 100% lineart accurate.

I'm fine with the pics I've seen and eagerly await my Alto... barring any durability issues or floppiness I see myself loving it, but will wait until the toy is in my hands.

I'm drooling in anticipation of mine... couple paint apps and a matte finish and this bird's comin to college with me, I love it.

fartin ridiculous... I finally had the opportunity to go to BC after school ended this year, and they manage to make it as far away from me as physically possible... have fun guys.