This page contains affiliate links. We may earn commissions when readers interact with or purchase items through these links. For more information, see our affiliate disclosures here.

Cl Predaking!

Post all your customized Transformers here. Whether it's a small mod or a true kitbash, we'd love to see it!

Cl Predaking!

Postby Rodimus VTS » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:42 am

This has been my secret finally project since I started building my combiners but I found most of the pieces real cheap (under $30 each) so I jumped on them and then noticed I had everything I needed well for the most part. So here is what I've done so far.

Image

I'm going to use the spacing in the claws to build some fingers for him, and I'll have a thumb that will line up with the fingers in beast and single bot mode and then fold out into the thumb for Predaking.
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am

Postby Ramrider » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:19 am

Oo... I like this, it could be most interesting.
But I'm curious... what's with the blue Rhinox? :?
Ramrider
Gestalt
Posts: 2691
Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2003 11:04 am

Postby grimlockprime108 » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:32 am

a place holder for tantrum?
Follow me on Twitter for Amazon giveaways and updates on my latest customs.
http://grimlockprime108.tumblr.com/
grimlockprime108
Godmaster
Posts: 1569
News Credits: 2
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:33 am
Buy from grimlockprime108 on eBay

Postby Skullgrin140 » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:18 am

Just wondering, Are you making the BW Predaking in his new form using the Predacons from the Dawn Of Futures Past Comic? Because if you are, I suggest that you use E-Swoop for Divebomb and Cyb-Backstop for Headstrong. Because those forms would be good
Image
Skullgrin140
Brainmaster
Posts: 1375
Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:18 am
Location: Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Postby ptitvite » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:34 am

Me want one ! Me want one !
ptitvite
Vehicon
Posts: 394
Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:12 pm

Postby grimlockprime108 » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:13 am

that would leave him kind of lopsided
Follow me on Twitter for Amazon giveaways and updates on my latest customs.
http://grimlockprime108.tumblr.com/
grimlockprime108
Godmaster
Posts: 1569
News Credits: 2
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:33 am
Buy from grimlockprime108 on eBay

Postby Rodimus VTS » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:45 am

Actually the one Rhinox will be Tantrum and the other one will be Headstrong. The one that is going to be Tantrum will be altered into a bull while the other one will be left alone aside from paint. The blue/purple Rhinox is the Fox Kids' edition. I'll worry about altering it into a bull once I get all of the combined issues like the feet, and hands out of the way.

As for using Backstop for Headstrong. I had thought about it and he is way too small. If he was the size I think he should have been then he'd of been perfect but they didn't see fit to have the animals even some what proportional. I mean Leobreaker, and Snarl are but then they throw us this tiny baby rhino and say hey look it's an old dude who teaches people how to fight. Backstop should have been a deluxe at the very least. So yes as GrimlockPrime108 stated that would make for a very lopsided figure.

I'm going to try and get at least a little more work done on him today hopefully his feet since the Rhinox leg's hips are starting to become a little loose under all the weight of the others.
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am

Postby grimlockprime108 » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:13 am

whohoo.do i get an energon goodie? :D
Follow me on Twitter for Amazon giveaways and updates on my latest customs.
http://grimlockprime108.tumblr.com/
grimlockprime108
Godmaster
Posts: 1569
News Credits: 2
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:33 am
Buy from grimlockprime108 on eBay

Postby Ramrider » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:19 am

RodimusVTS wrote:Actually the one Rhinox will be Tantrum and the other one will be Headstrong. The one that is going to be Tantrum will be altered into a bull while the other one will be left alone aside from paint. The blue/purple Rhinox is the Fox Kids' edition. I'll worry about altering it into a bull once I get all of the combined issues like the feet, and hands out of the way.

I really don't think it should be too much of an issue. The build's not far off as it is. I think mostly all you'd need is to remove the horn weapon, add horns and mod the face.

RodimusVTS wrote:Backstop should have been a deluxe at the very least.

No, no, he really shouldn't. 'Cause then you'd have to pay even more for a crap fig. I really don't see the appeal of him at all; he looks silly.
Ramrider
Gestalt
Posts: 2691
Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2003 11:04 am

Postby grimlockprime108 » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:42 am

i don't know about that,rr.i think the little guy has a certain charm like the g1 minibots.actually planning to use him for a rhinox repaint
btw-love the predaking so far
Follow me on Twitter for Amazon giveaways and updates on my latest customs.
http://grimlockprime108.tumblr.com/
grimlockprime108
Godmaster
Posts: 1569
News Credits: 2
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:33 am
Buy from grimlockprime108 on eBay

Postby Rodimus VTS » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:33 am

I'm working on scratch building the feet right now. They are going to be 1/2" thick, 2 1/16" wide, and 4 3/16" long including the barrels. So as tall as he was going to be compared to the E combiners originally, he's going to be even taller than them now.

Size comp. from the first pick I took about a week ago.
Image
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am

Postby tentagil » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:37 am

Ramrider wrote:
RodimusVTS wrote:Backstop should have been a deluxe at the very least.

No, no, he really shouldn't. 'Cause then you'd have to pay even more for a crap fig. I really don't see the appeal of him at all; he looks silly.


If they'd made him a deluxe they could have made him a better figure though. Trying to cram into the basic size screwed him. Not a fan of the figure but at a larger size he would have had more potential.
tentagil
Transmetal Warrior
Posts: 823
Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:24 pm

Postby Rodimus VTS » Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:23 pm

tentagil wrote:
Ramrider wrote:
RodimusVTS wrote:Backstop should have been a deluxe at the very least.

No, no, he really shouldn't. 'Cause then you'd have to pay even more for a crap fig. I really don't see the appeal of him at all; he looks silly.


If they'd made him a deluxe they could have made him a better figure though. Trying to cram into the basic size screwed him. Not a fan of the figure but at a larger size he would have had more potential.


Exactly what I was thinking. If he was a deluxe then they could have given him more poseability and he wouldn't have been nearly so bad. Any who I think I have quite a ways to go on building these feet. I mean I just got done putting together the main attachment assembly that seemed like it took forever. I'm just taking a little break right now to let the attachment assembly dry. So maybe by 8:00 tonight I might be done. J/K it should be some time around 4:00 or 5:00 probably.
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am

Postby tentagil » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:25 pm

I've got so much on my plate, and I get inspiration and motivation so sporadically I doubt I'll be done my Menasor before May:) Really wish I could work as fast as some of you guys.
tentagil
Transmetal Warrior
Posts: 823
Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:24 pm

Postby Rodimus VTS » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:13 pm

I'll have to get back to it tomorrow since my wife woke up too early and I had to stop working on him for a little while. I'll probably get back to work on him in the morning. Well hopefully.
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am

Postby Rodimus VTS » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:08 pm

I finally got done with the first foot this afternoon. I'll try to get the other one done on Monday, and Tuesday.

Image
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am

Postby Tramp » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:42 pm

Looking good so far. A couple of questions though. Why are the Rinox figures head down, and why are they facing sideways instead of forwards?
Tramp

Postby Rodimus VTS » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:11 pm

I chose head down for better uniformity in how they look. I posed the Rhinox I got from my son in allot of different positions before coming to this one. As for why I have them posed sideways it is due to the fact that I didn't want the legs to be too spread out to where his feet wouldn't sit flat unless he was standing in side of a right angle. Trust me the rhinos are way too wide sideways. I'll try to finish the other foot up tomorrow afternoon if not then. Then maybe Saturday night, Sunday morning but I kind of doubt it since this weekend will mostly be spent ripping out the top cabinets in my kitchen as we prepare to redo it. Oh how I can't wait to get this house fixed up so we can sell it and I can have a room for my TFs and my work area to work on my projects.

As for heavy believe me he IS.
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am

Postby evilratbat » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:02 am

when are you gonna do the paint job to him
evilratbat
Headmaster
Posts: 1009
News Credits: 1
Joined: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:31 pm

Postby Rodimus VTS » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:36 pm

After I finish the right foot, and build the fingers.
Rodimus VTS
Micromaster
Posts: 87
News Credits: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:57 am


Return to Customizations

Transformers and More @ The Seibertron Store

Visit our store on eBay
These are affiliate links. We may earn commissions when you purchase items or services through these links.
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Transformers LAST BOT STANDING #1 Cvr C IDW Comics 2022 FEB229537 1C (CA) Spence"
Transformers LAST ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "COBRA COMMANDER #3 Cvr C 1:10 Image Comics 2024 3C 0124IM240 (CA) Burnham"
NEW!
COBRA COMMANDER #3 ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "THE TRANSFORMERS #26 Marvel Comics 1987 (CA) Trimpe (W) Budiansky 231010B"
NEW!
THE TRANSFORMERS # ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS ESCAPE #3 Cvr A IDW Comics 2021 DEC200470 3A (CA) McGuire-Smith"
TRANSFORMERS ESCAP ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS '84 Secrets & Lies #2 Cvr A IDW Comics 2020 MAR200703 2A (CA) Guidi"
TRANSFORMERS '84 S ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Transformers OPTIMUS PRIME #4 Regular Cvr IDW Comics 2017 (W) Barber (A/CA) Zama"
Transformers OPTIM ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS #6 Cvr A IDW Comics 2021 MAY210468 6A (A/CA) Burcham"
TRANSFORMERS BEAST ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS GALAXIES #1 Cvr B IDW Comics 2019 JUL190687 1B (CA) Roche"
TRANSFORMERS GALAX ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "THE TRANSFORMERS #32 Marvel Comics 1987 (W) Budiansky (CA) Springer 210422B"
THE TRANSFORMERS # ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "THE TRANSFORMERS #66 Marvel Comics 1990 (W) Furman (A) Senior (CA) Akin 210422A"
THE TRANSFORMERS # ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS #1 Cvr D Image Comics 2023 0823IM289 1D (CA) Ottley"
TRANSFORMERS #1 Cv ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "THE TRANSFORMERS #35 Marvel Comics 1987 (W) Budiansky (CA) Springer 231010O"
NEW!
THE TRANSFORMERS # ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "TRANSFORMERS #6 Cvr D 1:25 Image Comics 2024 Skybound 0124IM322 6D (CA) Canete"
NEW!
TRANSFORMERS #6 Cv ...
Visit shop.seibertron.com to buy "Transformers SHATTERED GLASS #2 RI 1:10 IDW Comics 2RI Pitre-Durocher 230926X"
Transformers SHATT ...
* Price and quantities subject to change. Shipping costs, taxes and other fees not included in cost shown. Refer to listing for current price and availability.
Find the items above and thousands more at the Seibertron Store on eBay
Transformers Podcast: Twincast / Podcast #346 - Gas Station Jamboree
Twincast / Podcast #346:
"Gas Station Jamboree"
MP3 · iTunes · RSS · View · Discuss · Ask
Posted: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024

Featured Products on Amazon.com

These are affiliate links. We may earn commissions when you purchase items or services through these links.
Buy "Transformers: Bumblebee -- Energon Igniters Nitro Series Barricade" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Legends Class Battleslash" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Studio Series 10 Deluxe Class Movie 1 Autobot Jazz" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Studio Series 12 Voyager Class Movie 1 Decepticon Brawl" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Generations Power of The Primes Leader Evolution Rodimus Prime" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Computron Collection Pack" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Toys, Energon Igniters Nitro Bumblebee Action Figure - Included Core Powers Driving Action - Toys for Kids 6 and Up, 7-inch" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Deluxe 20 Mercenary Action Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Legends Class Insecticon Bombshell Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Deluxe Class Protectobot Rook Figure" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers: Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Legion Autobot Twinferno" on AMAZON
Buy "Transformers Generations Titans Return Titan Master Clobber" on AMAZON