Classics/Universe Dead End - FINISHED!

[chris parasyte]

Well, here's my first almost-finished custom, Classics Dead End. Starting from a Universe 2.0 Sunstreaker, as many others have done, I decided I wanted to go a slightly different route than the other Dead Ends I had seen and based my version of the Binaltech/Alternator figure rather than the red G1 deco. Hoping to finish this up over the weekend, but in the meantime, here's a quick WIP preview. Any adivce or comments are more than welcome.



The racing stripes on the hood were a lot of fun to do.



Here's a quick shot of the back end of the car, still a little more work to be done here...



And here's a clearer look at the detailing on the hip assembly, as well as a quick look at what I'm doing with the feet.

[Rhinox]

looking good. can't wait to see the finished product.

[MrBlud]

That does look quite nice.

Keep us updated.

[chris parasyte]

Thanks, guys! I managed to find some free time and finished him up over the weekend.

I used Squadron putty and a lot of sanding to fill in the grooves on Dead End's roof and trimmed down the shoulders just to differentiate a little between him and Sideswipe/Sunstreaker... a little tweak but I think it makes a big difference. The headlights are painted silver underneath, then painted with Tamiya clear red. The same clear red was used on the inside of the windshield.

I'm still waiting on some waterslide faction logos to finish this one off for good, and I'm not 100% happy with the finish I got using Krylon's Crystal Clear finishing spray, but overall I'm pretty happy with this as my first custom fig.

[Rhinox]

fantastic!

[Rust]

Good Lord, that thing is sexy!

[MrBlud]

Very nice.