TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION - DANGER HEADING OUR WAY
The new and upcoming Transformers: Age of Extinction movie gives science-fiction model makers another chance to get into robots and robotics. The scale model kit makers mostly steer clear of movie tie-ins, not so the toy manufacturers, giving us a chance for some excellent kit-bash projects. The trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction shows that the newest in the series will move to a somewhat darker flavour, no bad thing at all if it takes the viewers to a slightly more adult place. What's on the market for model makers? Mostly toys, even if this Optimus Prime robot from Takara Tomy is called a kit. It's certainly not a styrene injection item along the lines of an Airfix Mosquito, but the components are cleanly moulded and most importantly, the whole appearance can be massively improved by the addition of traditional detailing and weathering techniques. The bright shades are best toned down, and the metallic parts can be resprayed in aluminium or bare metal. The whole ...