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Old 10-27-2014, 09:52 PM   #1
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halloween 2014 optimus build

so yeah,this was accomplished/rushed in a matter of 3 weeks,including searching at local value villages for donor parts/etc.

what i have done so far=

custom g1-ish optimus cannon/rifle,complete with x8 super bright leds that run on a 9v battery and independant switch,9led mini superbright maglite and one of those iron man chest thingy's that feature 3 sounds including the "unibeam" powering up.
the main body of the rifle started life as a nerf "barricade rv-10".
the main barrel is a shampoo bottle that's been soaked in automotive gunwash to get the remnants of shampoo out so it didn't "fisheye" the paint,and alot of smaller odds and sods that were originally slotted to be added to the giant fort max i'm still building.

the leg armor is two baseball shin guards,reversed and a radio flyer wagon lost it's wheels to be screwed/glued to the sides.

the upper half of my costume will be a sweater of g1 prime my wife bought me last year and i actually managed to find a decent pair of blue snow pants.
my hands will have blue gloves,darker than i hoped but hey,1.99 ,you can't complain.

the head/helmet is where i'm cheating and using my bayverse voice changer helmet.
i actually have a second one that i've destroyed to make it more g1-ish but with a few days to go,i can't see it being done in time.

i'm thinking each year i may add to this costume and eventually maybe even find a way to either make it transform or automate it some how be it servos'motors,etc,but for now,this is what i have so far.
(the prime in the pics is tf prime voyager prime)
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Old 10-27-2014, 10:30 PM   #2
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Re: halloween 2014 optimus build

Rad, mang!
Can't wait to see it ready for Halloween!
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Old 10-28-2014, 06:43 PM   #3
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Re: halloween 2014 optimus build

Oh man, can't wait! You can see my costume in my profile pic...the legs didn't work out as well, I really like what you did!
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Old 10-28-2014, 08:24 PM   #4
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Re: halloween 2014 optimus build

thanks guys.

@echo, your costume is so much more time consuming to make than i have before d-day.
iirc,you even wore it to tfcon when it was still being held at the doubletree.
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Old 10-29-2014, 07:53 PM   #5
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^^ yeah, it's getting pretty old now...but I think your idea of the shin pads plus sweater plus helmet will be awesome...and you'll actually be able to move around!
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Old 10-29-2014, 07:56 PM   #6
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That gun is awesome!
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Old 10-29-2014, 09:14 PM   #7
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^^ yeah, it's getting pretty old now...but I think your idea of the shin pads plus sweater plus helmet will be awesome...and you'll actually be able to move around!
lolz,i hear you.the one you built is quite bulky,another reason i didn't go that route as i do still have to chase after a 4 year old on friday night

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That gun is awesome!
thanks pascal

also,i just discovered tonight that there's actually two versions of the bayverse optimus prime voice changer helmet.
i found out the hard way but the difference is that one version has peter cullen's voice saying all the verses(the decepticons must be stopped/i am optimus prime/megatron is in my sights)
the other version is some guy who almost sounds like optimus prime from robots in disguise(2000)
i just spent the last half hour swapping/replacing parts from the rid voiced one/untouched one back to the peter cullen voiced/gutted/half kitbashed one

atleast i found out now instead of friday after work
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i found out the hard way but the difference is that one version has peter cullen's voice saying all the verses(the decepticons must be stopped/i am optimus prime/megatron is in my sights)
the other version is some guy who almost sounds like optimus prime from robots in disguise(2000)
Was it Garry Chalk?

Please show us the Halloween'd product!
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Old 11-08-2014, 01:08 AM   #9
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Re: halloween 2014 optimus build

Actually, from what I read, there's one helmet that has Cullen's voice, the other has a voice that sounds like Chalk's.

From what I gather in the TF Wiki, the voice is that of Ron Hayden, who has done stand-in work for Garry Chalk when the latter was unavailable.
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Old 11-09-2014, 01:24 PM   #10
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Re: halloween 2014 optimus build

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Was it Garry Chalk?

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Actually, from what I read, there's one helmet that has Cullen's voice, the other has a voice that sounds like Chalk's.

From what I gather in the TF Wiki, the voice is that of Ron Hayden, who has done stand-in work for Garry Chalk when the latter was unavailable.
it really does sound like who ever did prime's voice in 2000 rid.

also,a week late but here's a quick pic from last week,i have better ones on my phone but i don't know how to get them on my computer

(i also find it quite noticable that my prime costume is in serious need of either a white or silver crotch area and upper thighs)oh,and blue feet

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