Unique Toys Desperado (3P "Transformers Masterpiece" DOTM Megatron) repaint. COMPLETE

[Kanrabat]

EDIT:
This first post is only the "prototype". Scroll down to the 3rd post to see the FINAL results.



It's been a while since I posted anything here.
I worked really hard on this and I'm proud of the results. So I had to share.

Unique Toys Desperado was a 3rd Party Dark Of The Moon Megatron that I waited for a long time. It was freakishly eensive but I traded-in some stuff that I no longer wanted at my local geek store. So, the financial blow was greatly lessened.

But here's the thing. The original has ZERO paintjob and it's an ugly green. Even the "battle damage" version suck color wise. Here, have a look:



GODDAMMIT, BING!  #-o

Google to the rescue:



That's the version I got. Not only there's nothing painted, the plastic feels soft to the touch like a blackboard! The thing BEGGED to be painted. So despite the high price of the thing, I want to have the PERFECT one. (I know about the Alien Attack version, but that thing is a nightmare to transform so nope.)

That plain green is bleh. Especially compared to the movie:



What I did was to apply several layers of watered-down acrylic paint for airbrush. I used silver, copper, and black. I used the natural green of the plastics to my advantage too. Then once the robot mode was done, I transformed it (Thank you EMGO!) and then I painted the vehicle mode. After some final adjustments, here's the result:









The vehicle mode is pretty bad-ass. But that's no tanker unfortunately. It's a thing. Meh, it still looks good. I painted the "trailer" an uniform silver to give the illusion that it's a separate part from the cab.













That is one HEAVY boy.



I dirtied up the tarp. But to place it on the vehicle, it's not easy. Especially for the chains that have nothing to latch on to. So they just rest there.







Comparison time with the official Transformers DOTM Megatrons. First the original voyager, then the Studio Series leader, and finally the 3rd party Unique Toy's.
Desperado is a BIG boy.





And now for that glorious robot mode!











Poseability is limited and those shoulder connectors barely hold the arms in place. But despite these flaws, the bot looks AWESOME. Especially with my paintjob.







The hood is not perfect, but it does the job.





I darkened Igor a bit:









Comparison with the originals:



So what do you think? Did my painting looks good?