"Where do you think you came from? You think you were born? No. You were built, and your creators want you back."
-Lockdown, Transformers: Age of Extinction


In the darkness of space, a large Cybertronian ship looms. Even to those who do not know the ship's captain, the craft is ominous and threatening. The ship belongs to Lockdown, a bounty hunter from the now destroyed planet of Cybertron. The ship is filled to the brim with exotic creatures from all corners of the Universe, and Lockdown's army of alien mercenaries. His next bounty was one of particular interest, as he was tasked by his creators with his greatest challenge yet; hunting down Optimus Prime, the last of the Cybertronian knights. He soon found himself on his way to a small primitive world filled with an indigenous species of organic life forms. . . and his next target, the Autobots.

Making the Skin
First of all, yes, the mask is removable. That was one of the original features I wanted to make sure was integrated into the skin, and I'm very proud of how it turned out. This skin was initially difficult to texture, but once I put in some "landmark" details, such as the headlights on his torso or Lamborghini taillights on the backs of his legs, the skin became much easier to do. I used screenshots from the film and Prime 1 Studio's Lockdown statue as reference for the skin, which helped contribute to it's accuracy. Some particular details from his model that I was able to work in include:
- Lamborghini Aventador headlights and taillights
-Lamborghini logo (2 halves)
- Vehicle mode ABS brakes on his knees and arms
-Ammo clips for face-gun mode
-Aforementioned removable targeting mask
-Facial scar

How it relates to the theme
As a Transformer, Lockdown is clearly an alien, but what makes Lockdown specifically applicable for this theme is the amount of interaction he has with other alien species. He works for his creators, who we know are alien from a brief glimpse in the film, and his ship is full of dangerous alien creatures (and "festering ugliness" as Hound put it) from all over the universe.

Thanks for viewing!
Thank you for taking a look at this skin, and if you like it, make sure to drop a diamond and favorite it to improve it's chances at making it to the finalists! Wear it around on all your bounty hunting adventures (sorry Boba Fett) and if you're a judge, thank you for your consideration!

Transform and roll out!
JKTransformers