A pleasant surprise to behold on Hasbro’s Unicron page this morning as the backer count has jumped to (as of this post) 6,797 out of 8,000 over night!
This of course leaves us in need of only about 1200 more backers between now and October 6th. Additionally, Hasbro posted to their Instagram and Haslab Unicron page new features and accessories for the Chaos Bringer:
- Unicron’s hand articulation count going up from 6 points to 15! A difference of small joints, but an update that will nonetheless add that much more personality to the Chaos Bringer if he makes it.
- Hot Rod, Galvatron and Autobot Shuttle new to-scale figurines. Now you can recreate the epic 1986 movie scene where Hot Rod defeats the menacing Planet Eater!
- Premium posable headstand. Now you can display Unicron’s dismembered head in all its glory. The headstand also features posts to pose the included mini figures.
Don’t forget that we had already reported the Galvatron Mini-Figure And Interchangeable Beard Accessories. If you’re on the fence due to whether or not Unicron will even be fully backed, now may be the time to lend Goku Hasbro your energy for the final push as the campaign nears its end.
Happysmp
Thanks
The list I found said it was made by krylon… but I guess that was an error?
I've seen some on YouTube use tamiya for transformer customizations. If I can find a close match in a spray I'd give it a shot.
In the meantime
6-pack has changed a little direction. Decided to go with a combination of the ab delete and ab shell. I like how the design is going but my prints keep screwing up. Try try try again
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Patrickab7
YES.
8bitboy
Anyone else feeling the Deathsaurus Patience Blues?
Sam
Oof, I would not call Montana Gold high quality. At least compared to working with Tamiya spray paints. Montana came out thick and bubbly, it’s maybe perfect for spraying a garden decoration or a bigger piece, but I was not impressed with using it for Transformers.
Omega FQ
The spray paint you’re referring to is called Montana and they have a line called Gold which is a very high quality spray paint with a lot of colors.
Not sure if they gave you the specific color name, but that would be helpful since they do have a lot of colors and they don’t necessarily match the screen color.
Google “Montana Gold Spray Paint Canada” and you’ll find online sellers and maybe a local shop who sells it. It is expensive since it’s for higher end art projects. Good luck.
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Happysmp
Someone on the thread mentioned krylon Montana gold but I can't seem to source it in Canada. I'll have to make another trip to the store to see if there's something better then what I already tried. I'm feeling that there will be no 100% match. So leaning towards the full piece.
4249david
I understand @Sam's idea, and that's the ideal, but that'd be a solid print to fit right over the section.
So, to keep with the idea of a simple piece…
My view is the smaller piece, assuming you can get a to-the-naked-eye 100%match on colour.
If you can only get 90% there, the full piece would work better for defining the piece and not sticking out like a sore thumb.
Happysmp
noted for future
Sam
I would prefer an Option C where you make an ab cover but the abs go higher up. Make 6 abs in the same space as the 8 of them.
Happysmp
Ok. Tried to colour match. Used a bright orange acrylic matte paint. Didn't come out like I thought it would. Anyone have a recommendation for a spray/aerosol based paint?
also went back to my original idea of a full ab piece. Take a look. Do you guys like the 2-ab cover or the full cover?
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Happysmp
Version 4.2
Think I'm close to being done. May add some more line work, perhaps some minor adjustments to the fit. Some big realizations on this project.
the paint inside unicrons abs is very very light. I took a closer look and see minor paint scratches inside. I've since lightly sanded the edges of the piece and think that will solve the problem.
also I tried to purchase a filament that would match closely to the colour. That said it will always be off. So will look for a paint that's better suited.
Here's a pic
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Happysmp
I used to have that Spider-Man!
Love planet mode!
bearytrek
Still having fun with mine
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Happysmp
Nevermind, it latches (somewhat)
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Happysmp
Gave it a go.
Needs some adjustments for sizing amongst other things. I don't think there will be anything for it to latch on to (but that might be a problem with the larger version as well). I like that the mod is minimal. Let's see where it goes
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Happysmp
Thanks appreciate that
But let's be honest it looks like crap
I'll take a closer look at your idea. Don't think there is enough there for a piece to stay on the ab section themselves. Maybe with tack?!
SPLIT LIP
Not that it doesn't look good already, but what if you just created a piece to fit over the top two red segments?
Happysmp
Making progress but lots of work ahead
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vvvTheONEvvv
It's Unicron… give him a keg.
Happysmp
Ok
No 6 pack