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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Duo_R on October 08, 2012, 10:38:30 AM

Title: Transformer Modding
Post by: Duo_R on October 08, 2012, 10:38:30 AM: Ok, so what is it that I do when I take a break from console modding? Why mod transformers of course! Here is a little thread will I will document my various mods to Transformer toys. I am fairly new to doing this, but so far having alot of fun. I will add in a couple of the other mods I have done later, but today I took this Rodimus car:

(http://imageshack.us/a/img844/5844/imag0682c.jpg)

And did this to it:

(http://imageshack.us/a/img201/368/imag0685h.jpg)

By default this Rodimus can't open the canopy. I didn't come up with this mod, found the instructions here. Next job is to paint the inside seats.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/363964-classics-rodimus-canopy-modification.html
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: GohanX on October 08, 2012, 10:41:43 AM: I approve!
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: 420GOAT on October 08, 2012, 10:46:21 AM: sweet. let me know when Megatron can actually fire bullets!!
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: Duo_R on October 15, 2012, 12:05:33 AM: ok next mod....

So Vortex....this guy has probably one of the worst color schemes of all time. It's just absolute $%@#! I mean what the hell was Hasbro thinking? Take a look at his color scheme....

(http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/attachments/40766d1350080923-focvortexnew.jpg/)

It makes you think that Hasbro was going to release him with this Alt Mode:

(http://www.walgreens.com/dbimagecache/03700013878_450x450_a.jpg)

Well time to salvage the color scheme with some paint. Red and Purple is pushing it, but yellow in the color scheme is just bat $#%# crazy....

(http://imageshack.us/a/img42/3472/imag0745u.jpg)

After he dries tonight I will put him in Alt mode and make a few subtle changes. Also I painted Kup's rifle tonight, that one turned out pretty nice.
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on October 15, 2012, 10:55:16 AM: How about painting him in G1 colors, same goes for Blast Off! Both the regular & SDCC editions of these figures are off on there colors.
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: Duo_R on October 15, 2012, 11:32:40 AM: Yeah I might do that to another one, just making it more tolerable for now. G1 was grey right for Vortex?
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: KnightWarrior on October 15, 2012, 11:35:50 AM: That's Hot Rod
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: Duo_R on October 15, 2012, 01:13:09 PM: some new snaps:

(http://imageshack.us/a/img846/6233/imag0763s.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img528/1032/imag0750r.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img5/8154/imag0761f.jpg)
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on October 15, 2012, 05:36:24 PM: Yeah, grey & purple for the toy
(http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/9/92/G1Vortex_toy.jpg)

But grey & blue for the show
(http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/e/ec/Combaticons_group.jpg)
(http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/b/b9/FFoD2_SwindleVortex.jpg)
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: SignOfZeta on October 15, 2012, 06:10:41 PM: I really don't think the color is the biggest problem with Vortex there. He's just a shitty toy, period.
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: Duo_R on October 29, 2012, 09:06:52 PM: Ok latest project....took this guy:

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7660523976_33c594f04b.jpg)

I like him, but his legs kinda make him look like a chicken bot...so I gave him new feet:

(http://imageshack.us/a/img690/1496/imag0939j.jpg)

And then added wheels (he is a triple changer now)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img577/7867/imag0970u.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img24/6282/imag0973q.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img99/8774/imag0962k.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img204/2263/imag0961.jpg)

(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2847/imag0954a.jpg)
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on October 29, 2012, 09:36:20 PM: Nice, I have him, but yeah, the feet don't work on him. Those feet look better on Spinister(of whom I got, partially since he was one of my favorite toys as a kid).

(http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/c/c9/G1Spinister_toy.jpg)

(http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/7/7c/Timelinestoy-BC2012Spinister.jpg)

A collector I ran into said he wasn't sure about Springer's head, but I think the head is fine. I do still kind of hope they do a proper triple changer down the road!
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: Duo_R on October 29, 2012, 09:44:26 PM: ahh he is a repaint, I had no idea! Spinster must be a G2 era toy with the bright colors ya?
Title: Re: Transformer Modding
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on October 29, 2012, 10:14:01 PM: Nope, he's a G1 Targetmaster. Never thought about the colors, he does kinda have a G2 scheme to him :-k Come to think of it, I don't think there were any Targetmasters in the G2 line. I think the only G2 figure I ever got, was Brawl, just cuz he was cheap & just sitting around a Kmart for years. I think I did acquire one of the G2 coneheads, though I don't recall where I got him. Oh, I did pick up a few of the Cyberjets & 1 of the Lazercycles. I kinda wish Hasbro would've repainted the Lazerrods when they were doing all those repaints for Robots in Diguise, they looked kinda cool.