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Most of the molded moss bits are unpainted, and the paint that's there is kinda meh. So, I figured I could fix that, since I have textured moss paint. ---Dave

Started as just filling in the paint on the engine block gun, but...mission creep happened. ---Dave

I don't like the aesthetics of "barrels stuck to the backs of the legs," especially since G1 Spoilsport had them sticking up over the shoulders in robot mode, so I did something about it. ---Dave

Still working on my review of this wave, but I had a little extra time tonight and felt like crafting rather than writing. ---Dave

Just a simple piece, added the helmet stripe and the eyeblack. I decided to not try the Packers logos on the sides of the helmet, since they'd be cut by the seams. ---Dave

The metallic orange paint on Sideways did not impress me, so I decided to improve it a bit. While I was at it, I added paint to the back of the Planet X Key. ---Dave

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With gray plastic replacing clear on the Target exclusive figure, I decided to just drill out the ends so I can not only look through the microscope, I can put 5mm pegs in either end. Then I made a "gem on a stick" to put in the front end when not using a Fire Blast. It's a fan-mode tank...

Normal people these days would go with a digibash to see what it looked like, but I prefer paint. :) Also, a digibash might not have shown what red is visible when the tail is closed (some on each side). ---Dave

This might be mentioned deep in the general AotP thread, but I took pictures and labeled them. ("Armpit the screws" is from facebook's bad translation of one of the first posts about this error.) ---Dave

One of my bigger complaints about the recently re-released DotM Shockwave is that it's so DULL, you can barely tell it has any purple at all. I also figured I could do a slightly better job on the Brains and Wheelie minifigures. (The paratrooper isn't worth saving.) Here's Wheelie and Brains...

First posted May 12, 2005. ---Dave, should get some fried chicken for dinner to celebrate....

Camera-headed evil scientist with a penchant for purple and brain transplants, Arnim Zola or Shockwave? Why not both? Some minor modding of the head, plus added a sheet of styrene on the chest for a better surface for painting the upper face. ---Dave

Yeah, silver Browning is true to the toy that got released in the Masterforce year, but the anime went with brown-for-bronze and I wanted to stick with that. I wish I could find the Shapeways mini of Browning I painted a few years ago to compare and make sure I used the same shade of brown...

As usual for Studio Series Gamer Edition toys, Gamer Edition Ratchet doesn't have enough neon, so I fixed that. Also, I was kinda miffed that the gun almost but can't quite mount on the roof in robot mode (they really dropped the ball on connection points here), and I found that shaving a...

Really didn't care for wedging Bumblebee into the Collaborative like that, so I reshaped the head and did some paint removal and paint covering to get Dunestriker, inspired by Dunerunner. ---Dave

Since I'm not getting any Missing Link toys, I decided to use my chrome markers to zazz up the G1 Universe Optimus Prime from Legacy. I did end up leaving the side stripe as factory silver paint, and not messing with the face. I did discover the whole window piece just pops out, in case anyone...

One of the last things I bought from Trent Troop's Shapeways store before Shapeways went kaput, this was designed to go on Titans and the like who have 2mm pegs. I drilled out one foot so it could also stand on 3mm pegs, then painted it. Well, I started painting it months ago, finally finished...

In retrospect, maybe I should've skipped dyeing and just went with clear green over silver instead. ---Dave

I have many neon paints and few opportunities to use them, so touching up Gamer Edition toys is a welcome chance to get some use out of 'em. Mostly neon red, but also neon blue on the eyes and Matrix. I've also used some platinum paint to touch up the dark silver here and there, or make it...