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Ah man, this just makes me miss @From The Uncanny Valley
That and the Megatron one are very nice statues, though.
Transformers general thread - Toy Robot men based on giant robots based on previously mentioned toys about said robots
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That and the Megatron one are very nice statues, though.
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Yeah, but the female models that are out there are larger and nicer at that price point. Even the ones from Iron Factory could transform. They sort of went with a Kotobukiya Frame Arms Girl style figure. Something this company should have gone with. After all, it's the same company! Like seriously, these start at $175cad. There's a rather nice Berserk statue coming out that's 11" for $60cad currently.
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I have the Optimus one, they're just fun designs imo. But I'm afraid alot of coom-brains are gonna ruin the silly concept in no time...
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I could spend less on the Cyclion figure. My Transformers collection needs more motorcycle cats. With a little work you can have it look like Mitsuyoshi if you want to confuse people, or a bit of repaint work and you could have Morrigan that looks better than any of the Capcom crossover stuff. A repainted Lavender Cyclion could make for a good Transmutate that isn't retarded.
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Inb4 pregnant soundwave with brood of cassette children.
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The Brave series already did something like that. The baby robots are pretty cute and get up to funny shenanigans at least. I like that they can transform into mini-cars just like their dad.
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I think he'd be carrying around Ravage and have a ponytail. Ponytails are often used for mature characters. Something fitting for Soundwave.
I think this is where they got some of the design inspiration for Jetstorm and Slipstream in RID.
Can't say I'm a fan of anything Transformers anime related from Japan. They always make it into a comedy,
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LOVE Brave. Especially Goldran and J-Decker. Kotobukiya did some modeling kits for each series too. Just wish they had more merch runs despite being an older series.
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I found an Alternators Sideswipe dirt cheap... and I can see why. I can live with the mediocre legs, but the shoulders are atrocious no matter how you configure the kibble.
So, I've modeled a double-jointed hinge to replace the black plastic bridge that connects his rear-bumper car kibble; some quick-n-dirty measurements lead me to believe I can use the double-hinge replacement to make the wheel wells fold OVER his shoulders, beefing them up and integrating the kibble better instead of leaving it to rest on his back like a giant open pouch.
Wish me luck ejecting the steel pins.
So, I've modeled a double-jointed hinge to replace the black plastic bridge that connects his rear-bumper car kibble; some quick-n-dirty measurements lead me to believe I can use the double-hinge replacement to make the wheel wells fold OVER his shoulders, beefing them up and integrating the kibble better instead of leaving it to rest on his back like a giant open pouch.
Wish me luck ejecting the steel pins.
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The Sideswipe/Sunstreaker mold is genuinely baffling. it literally HAS hip joints, they're just pointlessly and retardedly blocked by that dumbass hip skirt. its one of the weaker Binaltech molds for sure, the giant ass flap sucks as well.
interested to see how this turns out tho.
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Don't say that or James Robert may come back with a sequel to his Soundwave egg-laying fanfiction.
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Completed the mod, mostly. Right now the "pin" (a snipped off portion of paperclip) I have holding my custom hinge in is too loose to stop the back from flopping down, hence the unusual arm position to hold the kibble in place. Other than that kink I'm so happy with how it turned out I can't help but wonder how something similar to this wasn't part of the original figure.
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Legacy Animated Bumblebee
There is no way this mold was made for this character. Though the bot mode does look like a good Cyberverse Bumblebee. With some vehicle tweaks you could get it there.
There is no way this mold was made for this character. Though the bot mode does look like a good Cyberverse Bumblebee. With some vehicle tweaks you could get it there.
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I think the biggest giveaway this is meant to be other characters is the fact the feet are just rather boring looking and he doesn't have the classic car nose feet (which are his heels now), or the wheel heels which he actually used in the show sometimes. But the rear wheel hub shoulders are definitely from Animated Bumblebee, no question.
At least he still gets the cherry light so you know his alt. mode is the Fanzone Shitmobile lol.
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I think this has been the flaw with most of the Animate characters they've released so far, they were meant for other character except for Bulkhead.
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I disagree fully with Prowl. That one absolutely was meant to be him. In contrast, I see Bulkhead as being easy to make into any other generic rectangle military truck. Hell, if Hasbro's ballsy enough, maybe even a Sgt. Optimus Prime down the road.
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Sgt. Optimus Prime was originally supposed to be just a dump truck but some speculated they could turn the Auto Roller mold into him since it would be a better fit so today that could work with a little change to the base Bulkhead mold. I personally repainted a Prowl into a G2 Roadpig because they'll never release that character again. For the head I just made a mold of the upgrade kits helmet, cast it, and then shaved off anything I didn't want.
By the way, the mold Prowl used will most likely be used for the Unicron Trilogy Sideways
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Oh really? Interesting, I haven't heard anything about Sideways. I'm not sure the mold would work as well, since he's not going to have both wheels folded up on his back or the long exhaust pipe missiles on his arms.
They better damn well at least give him Rook and Crosswise for his heads. That was the only thing the original toy could really do besides transform and it's central to the character.