Repaints & Minor Mods TFcon 2013 Charity Project (Group B): Enter the Vehicons!

[Rodimus Prime1]

Originally Posted by General Tekno

Man, all this excitement re: the project is really making me anticipating the Toyfair reveals.

I'm at the point where if they don't reveal anything I like, I'm going to go with my more expensive option for a base figure. Which means going through my storage bins to see what I can quickly flip/unload to cover the cost.

(My likely mold choice for Tankor, at this stage, is a soon-to-be-released third party toy...)

Sounds like CHAOS THEROY to me

General have you thought about using Megs from movie TF2,

and before anyone asks the stupid question, no I don't mean Megan Fox.

[Malwave]

Originally Posted by General Tekno

Man, all this excitement re: the project is really making me anticipating the Toyfair reveals.

I'm at the point where if they don't reveal anything I like, I'm going to go with my more expensive option for a base figure. Which means going through my storage bins to see what I can quickly flip/unload to cover the cost.

(My likely mold choice for Tankor, at this stage, is a soon-to-be-released third party toy...)

Tekno

what are you doing

Tekno


STAHP.

[Stapler]

We got our first look at Beast Hunters Shockwave today and he looks like he might be a good fit for Tankor, Techno. It looks like his gun arm even has that railgun thing going on.

[Rodimus Prime1]

I have been working away on Thrust for the TFCON'13 charity project an I figured I would post some update shots.

I spent a bit of time with sketches and moke-ups using the original roof and windshield but I wasn't a 100% convinced on the direction I was going and wasn't getting much done.

Luck would change when on one of my outings to Value Village looking for TF's I came across this toy and it just screamed "USE ME", So I picked it up.


I have since proceeded to hack it up and convert it for my use, this is What I've got so far, much happier with this and it even has more of a Thrust look now.






So here it is so far, in Vehicle mode. Robot images will be after the head is done as I still have to scratch build it and still have some minor work left on the car.



























Here a concept color image photoshoped from Sideswipe, this is what I'm hoping it will look like in robot, well not exaclty but close.

[Mumps]

Dude. That, that is freaking awesome!

[Stapler]

Colour me blown away! Every time you post an update I find myself more and more impressed. I still can't believe that movie Sideswipe of all things could make a convinceing Thrust.

Me? I've still yet to start in ernest. Got hit with a nasty bug. In between fevers I did manage to settle on the guns I'm gonna use for Strika. After some experimentation I found that balance is and issue and couldn't go with the big cannons I was planning.

I've decided to go with a pair of Classic 2-pack deluxe Optimus Prime guns (the tommy gun looking ones). They fold up and work well as heavy machine guns and are pretty articulated, so I'm hoping they look better when I get them attached to Strika and painted up.

[Malwave]

crap...looks like I'll be bidding on our set now. Thanks

[Rodimus Prime1]

Originally Posted by Malwave

crap...looks like I'll be bidding on our set now. Thanks

Sorry

Would it be wrong ifyou bid on your own work

[Rodimus Prime1]

Thanks Mumps



Stapler, Sorry to here that you have been laid up from building doue to the flu.

The guns should look good, with take being said any robot looks better with guns.

[General Tekno]

I haven't started in earnest either - I'm waiting for my planned mold to be released, so I've been eyeing my secondary tie-in idea in the meantime and contemplating. Need to figure out a few specifics on it still.

I'll be honest though- that Thrust is making me reconsider how slavish I have to be to feel I'm doing Tankor justice.