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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: Witchboard on May 24, 2004, 12:22:00 am
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I think I've figured out what I want as my theme. Transformers! I think I'm going to base a majority of the artwork on Unicron. Seeing as how he was only in the movie, artwork is kinda hard to find. I may see if I can get some clean screencaps from VHS, but I'm not holding my breath.
Has anyone else seen a cab that has a Transformers based theme? If so, I guess it's back the the drawing board. I'd like to be some what original. Below is an attatchment of Unicron. I've found some fan art which seems to be a majority of what's out there, but I think this image is an official production one.
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Man, I LOVED the original show when it first came out....
Are you going to stick to the original (G-1) series or use all the variations since?
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I'll use artwork up to, and including the movie. So it will be from the original series.
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Transformers were soo cool when they first came out. I loved the original show, especially that sound that they made when they transformed. ;D
Perhaps you could have the good guys (autobots) on one side of the cabinet and the bad guys (deceptecons) on the other??
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The current Energon series is all about reviving Unicron. Check for some of that art! They have kep Unicron almost 100% the same.
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Perhaps you could have the good guys (autobots) on one side of the cabinet and the bad guys (deceptecons) on the other??
I was thinking something like that, but I was really wanting them joined against Unicron. I may have the autobot/decepticon symbols on opposite sides. I also thought that I'd have Unicron on the CP in planet form eating my trackball. ;)
The current Energon series is all about reviving Unicron. Check for some of that art! They have kep Unicron almost 100% the same.
Thanks AmericanDemon. I'll keep an eye out for it.
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I agree...this is a fantastic idea, very retro...what about capturing unicron from the Transformers movie DVD...would be a lot cleaner then VHS...still might not be clean enough though ::)
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Since I love the movie, I'll look for it on DVD. ;D I'll run by my local rental store and see if it's available. At least I might be able to get a screencap large enough to vecotrize. Thanks for the tip. Not sure how I managed to not think of something so obvious.
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Maybe you can get someone on these boards to Vectorize some the Transformers images for you.
I have always wanted to build a scaled version of Optimus and put a dual monitor in his chest cavity and place a CP on his knees. That would be soooo cool.
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Not vector art, but there are some pretty cool 3D renders of Unicron at the following URL: http://www.tfw2005.com/~weewoo/images/wip/2002/g1_unicron.shtml (http://www.tfw2005.com/~weewoo/images/wip/2002/g1_unicron.shtml)
hope it helps,
-Goz
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I know someone with all the transformer action figures :) he has the huge unicron.
If you want newer pics of unicron he was in Transformers Armada tv series towards the end.
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Thanks guys. I'll check it out.
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I believe there is a Transformers Skin for Dragon King available on the DK website. There is also a small intro video for it too which may be useful to you - so your frontend matches the theme of the cab. ;D
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I was walking around Wally-World today and was looking for a Consumer Reports (not to be found), but I did find something interesting. A Transformers encyclopedia. It had some guys in there I've never even seen before. Had awsome artwork and I have a pretty nifty scanner. I should be able to scan those puppies in high-res and then vector trace them. Problem is the book cost almost $20. Maybe I'll drop by a used book store now that I know it exists. Besides, I don't want to buy a book that's $20 if I'm not commited to the idea yet. I'm wishy-washy. What else is new? ::)
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Not Unicron, but there's a beautiful Optimus Prime here:
http://files.deviantart.com/f/2004/162/f/a/trans.jpg