City Commander LED Matrix Chamber and other Mods
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:18 am
Hello Everyone! ^_^
I haven't bought City Commander all this time because frankly I thought he was too bulky and it hindered the posability, but then I considered taking on a custom UM project.
Using these parts below, I'm going to try and build a taller, more accurate G1 inner-skeleton and overall Ultra Magnus body.
My parts list- what I'll be experimenting with:
United G2 Laser Prime
Classics Prime or Henkei Asia Ultra Magnus
FP City Commander Set
FP Crossfire Snowman Superion Set
KO Invasion Ultra Magnus Battle Tanker
IGear Devastator Upgrade Set
IGear UM Upgrade Set
I'll be building a seperate "robot mode only" body for the armor, while keeping a spare UM, in truck mode, on the side.
I'll be making these changes:
1) Longer Legs:
CC is a beautiful kit, no doubt about it- but those giant knee caps practically block his thighs! I'll be making his legs longer and thighs higher so he looks more proportionally accurate to G1 Magnus. I'll be using a Devastator Upgrade set and extra UM parts to do it.
2) A new crotch section:
Frankly, the crotch plate on CC makes it look like UM's wearing a diaper. It does. You can't deny that it looks somewhat like a diaper. It's degrading. SO, I'll be switching Classics Prime's waist around and turning his CC plate into a butt-plate. His NEW crotch plate will come from KO Battle Tanker- it'll add more posability and look slightly more G1.
3) Kibble-free Back:
Classics Prime/UM has way too much rear kibble- so I'll be removing most of that to make room for his butt plate.
4) New Forearms and Hands:
I'll be replacing CC's forearm armor with KO Battle Tanker forearm armor and switching his hands with Crossfire Superion's hands- it all looks more G1.
5) New Head and Shoulder Missles:
I'll be giving UM a new head and shoulder missles with Igear's UM Upgrade Kit.
Design Note: Not all of these parts are going to match, Fansproject and the KO Battle Tanker are different shades of blue- so he won't match PERFECTLY all over, but I can live with that.
These parts haven't all arrived yet and frankly some of them haven't been released, but they will later this month so this whole project isn't far from starting.
I'll post pics when I'm done ^_^
I haven't bought City Commander all this time because frankly I thought he was too bulky and it hindered the posability, but then I considered taking on a custom UM project.
Using these parts below, I'm going to try and build a taller, more accurate G1 inner-skeleton and overall Ultra Magnus body.
My parts list- what I'll be experimenting with:
United G2 Laser Prime
Classics Prime or Henkei Asia Ultra Magnus
FP City Commander Set
FP Crossfire Snowman Superion Set
KO Invasion Ultra Magnus Battle Tanker
IGear Devastator Upgrade Set
IGear UM Upgrade Set
I'll be building a seperate "robot mode only" body for the armor, while keeping a spare UM, in truck mode, on the side.
I'll be making these changes:
1) Longer Legs:
CC is a beautiful kit, no doubt about it- but those giant knee caps practically block his thighs! I'll be making his legs longer and thighs higher so he looks more proportionally accurate to G1 Magnus. I'll be using a Devastator Upgrade set and extra UM parts to do it.
2) A new crotch section:
Frankly, the crotch plate on CC makes it look like UM's wearing a diaper. It does. You can't deny that it looks somewhat like a diaper. It's degrading. SO, I'll be switching Classics Prime's waist around and turning his CC plate into a butt-plate. His NEW crotch plate will come from KO Battle Tanker- it'll add more posability and look slightly more G1.
3) Kibble-free Back:
Classics Prime/UM has way too much rear kibble- so I'll be removing most of that to make room for his butt plate.
4) New Forearms and Hands:
I'll be replacing CC's forearm armor with KO Battle Tanker forearm armor and switching his hands with Crossfire Superion's hands- it all looks more G1.
5) New Head and Shoulder Missles:
I'll be giving UM a new head and shoulder missles with Igear's UM Upgrade Kit.
Design Note: Not all of these parts are going to match, Fansproject and the KO Battle Tanker are different shades of blue- so he won't match PERFECTLY all over, but I can live with that.
These parts haven't all arrived yet and frankly some of them haven't been released, but they will later this month so this whole project isn't far from starting.
I'll post pics when I'm done ^_^