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This is just a proof-of-concept (POC) based on kitbashing bits of Bumblebee with Knockout (the mold used for Prime Smokescreen) in order to make him appear show accurate (indeed his show model is based on combining parts of Bumblebee with Knockout).

I suspect many kitbashers/customizers out there will be doing something similar once Smokescreen arrives on store shelves.

I used Arms Micron Knockout and removed his legs at the ball joints and removed the wheels from his shoulders (easily accomplished thanks to the way the wheels plug in instead of being pinned in ).

I then replaced his legs with those from an FE Bumblebee (PRiD Bumblebee's legs won't work due to the ball joints beind different sizes, FE Bee's legs fit without any modification).

I then removed the doors from PRiD Bumblebee which were held in by pins and fit them into the slots where Knockout's wheels would normally be on his shoulders, no glue or pins required and they're held in by friction. I'm sure that with the use of pins and such they could be given greater articulation and be more permanent but I was trying to do this without actually making any permanent changes to Knockout (those Bumblebees can burn though ).

The final touch was just removing the shoulder spikes from Knockout as I don't believe that Smokescreen has those, but they come off and re-attach easily anyway.






He obviously doesn't transform, but his bot mode is now more show accurate than the toy we'll be getting.

I took things a step further, using parts of the arms from both PRiD Bumblebee and Knockout, I gave him more show accurate looking arms.

I just couldn't get those PRiD BB arms to look right, so I used some very bizarre configuration to get FE BB's arms onto Knockout. Here's the result:




Those arms are definitely a bit long for him, but they're not too bad as long as you have them slightly bent at the elbow.

I think you're on the right track. He's going to look good. I think both sets of arms could work.

massprime wrote:I think you're on the right track. He's going to look good. I think both sets of arms could work.

Thanks

Yep, I like both sets of arms too, but after studying the show model carefully, I'm confident that the FE arms are more accurate so I'll probably stick with them.

What I'll likely end up doing is using the stickers from my AM Smokescreen once I get him and then paint the rest, probably swap the heads too. Originally this was just an experiment/proof of concept, but the more I stare at him the more I see 'Smokescreen' so I'm sure my nature will get the best of me and I'll end up going all the way, paint and all.

xyl360 wrote:

massprime wrote:I think you're on the right track. He's going to look good. I think both sets of arms could work.

Thanks

Yep, I like both sets of arms too, but after studying the show model carefully, I'm confident that the FE arms are more accurate so I'll probably stick with them.

What I'll likely end up doing is using the stickers from my AM Smokescreen once I get him and then paint the rest, probably swap the heads too. Originally this was just an experiment/proof of concept, but the more I stare at him the more I see 'Smokescreen' so I'm sure my nature will get the best of me and I'll end up going all the way, paint and all.

Please! I would love to see it.

The FE arms definitely look the best. More like his shoulder pads than rid. Nice work.

Perhaps this will help you....

I seriously want one now. Great work!

Yeah, I'm not surprised that people are trying to create their own Smokescreen figures. I am surprised that you used an Arms Micron figure and a First Edition figure though. I read what you said about an RiD's 'Bee's legs not having the right joints, but still that's a commitment to use the more expensive versions.