Bluestreak Repainted

Transformers Binaltech BT-19 Bluestreak
by Takara-Tomy
Paint: Tamiya Color TS-50 Mica Blue
Finish: Gunze Sangyo Mr. Hobby Topcoat - Gloss

I had the opportunity to finish my Bluestreak repaint today.  To be honest, I was a bit unsatisfied with the results.  However, I think it's still a decent attempt from someone who haven't been modeling for quite a while now.  I did accomplish my main goal of removing all of the scratches and the faded colors on the vehicle's body.

Here are some before and after pictures...

Unfortunately, as mentioned in one of my earlier posts, this Autobot will have to go into retirement and live the rest of its life as a display piece due to a cracked hinge on one of the rear doors.  I will, however, keep an eye out for people selling their broken toys. Who knows, maybe someday I'll find a suitable replacement part and truly be able to restore this Transformer to its former glory.

Reviving Bluestreak

What I've posted here are some pictures of my worn out Transformers Binaltech: Bluestreak figure by Takara Tomy.  For those who don't know, Binaltech is the Japanese version of Hasbro's Alternators toy line which were released roughly around 2003.  The main difference between the two is that the Japanese version had die-cast metal bodies while Hasbro's version were all in plastic.  Being die-cast, it is designed more for collection or display only and less of a toy.  The cars are presented in 1:24 scale and are highly detailed to match their real world counterparts.  Bluestreak's vehicle mode was based on a Subaru Impreza WRX. 

Contrary to what I've just mentioned just now, my Bluestreak had been played around quite a bit over the years thus resulting to its current sorry state.  There are numerous scratches all over the body.  Furthermore the color in other areas seemed to have faded away leaving the model with uneven shades of blue here and there.  Well today I've decided to attempt to give this car a new paint job.  I haven't quite decided if I'll keep its original blue color or go all out and custom paint it.

"You break it, I'll remake it" - Ratchet, Autobot Medic

Nevertheless, I've already began to disassemble the parts this evening in preparation for the upcoming task.  It'll probably be a while before I could fully restore this car mainly because I'm swamped with tons of work at the office lately.  I'll try not to let that hinder this project though.  Hope this paint job turns out okay. I'll post the "after" pics when I get things done.