Transtopia Masterclass - IDW Thunderwing

Posted by Blurrz Jul 13, 2010 at 2:57am CDT 115,558 views

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At this year's BotCon it was revealed that we'd be getting Deluxe Thunderwing in the Generations toy line. However that wasn't the only appearance from the G1 Pretender at this year's convention, as Energon Pub member and Transformers customizer dak entered BotCon's Customization contest with his IDW-based Thunderwing custom. You might not recognize it from the pictures, but the figure uses Cybertron Supreme Class Starscream as a base. Check out this enormous masterpiece below!

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Comment by Editor Jul 13, 2010

LEGEN..... wait for it.... DARY!

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Comment by cp.06 Jul 13, 2010

Editor wrote:LEGEN..... wait for it.... DARY!

Love the figure, love the 'How I Met Your Mother' quote

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Comment by partholon Jul 13, 2010

bravo man.

thats some serious work. well done.

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Comment by DinoMight90 Jul 13, 2010

That's amazing!
I like how after looking at these pics, at the end where it has the scale with Classics Prime, he's completely dwarfed by this beast! :shock:

Haha Awesome.

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Comment by SLUGSLINGER81 Jul 13, 2010

ITS...SOOO...BEAUTIFUL!!! I AM NOT WORTHY OF ITS BEAUTY!!! *as eyes burst into flame... :BOOM:

I ALWAYS FIGURED THAT IF I COULD HAVE CREATED THE BIO FOR THUNDERWING I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM THE POEM FROM THE WILLY WONKA SCARY TUNNEL SCENE...I COULD SEE TW RECITING THIS AS HE DEMOLISHES THE AUTOBOTS...MUAHAHAHA :twisted:

"There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going.
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing.
Is it raining?
Is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a blowing?
Not a speck of light is showing
so the danger must be growing.
Are the fires of hell a glowing?
Is the grisly reaper mowing?
Yes! The danger must be growing
For the rowers keep on rowing.
And they're certainly not showing
any signs that they are slowing!"

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Comment by Cyber Bishop Jul 13, 2010

That is completely AWESOME!!!!

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Comment by Varia31 Jul 13, 2010

NICE custom!

You even included his Ultra Mode, nice touch!

:APPLAUSE:

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Comment by UltraPrimal Jul 13, 2010

Should have won 1st place.

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Comment by Tigertrack Jul 13, 2010

I remember seeing it there, and thinking how awesome it was at the time. The deluxe size official one is going to pale in comparison...

Well done. Did Dak also do the Nova Prime from a few years back? That piece is still my favorite...ever.

EDIT: Read Dak's initial post. He did do the NOVA PRIME. Very talented sir. :SUPERMAN:

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Comment by Mindmaster Jul 13, 2010

...We're getting a Deluxe Thunderwing? Never knew that. :lol:

Awesome job, I must say. I'm more familiar with the IDW version of the Pretender than the G1. :lol:

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Comment by UltraPrimal Jul 13, 2010

tigertracks 24 wrote:I remember seeing it there, and thinking how awesome it was at the time. The deluxe size official one is going to pale in comparison...

Well done. Did Dak also do the Nova Prime from a few years back? That piece is still my favorite...ever.

Yep! He actually started on Thunderwing, then stopped to work on and complete Nova Prime, and then finished working on Thunderwing. So he's spent more time on Thunderwing, but for some reason didn't win. :???:

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Comment by Pyrostrata Jul 14, 2010

I have like 10 pics of that on my camera that I got at BotCon....I literally walked by it, stopped, backed up, and stared in utter disbelief of what I saw! Thunderwing is one the creepiest characters in the IDW-verse, and to see it actually in figure form was just freaky! I gawked at it for like 10 min before I started snapping off pic after pic!

Absolutely a stunning piece and kudos to you, dak! Great work!

(The judges has no souls for not blue-ribboning it!)

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Comment by Dark Scorpio Sep 9, 2011

I love your version of Thunder Wing. It was long overdue. Amazing detail, down to the actual size in relation to the Comic book description. When will Hasbro or any company will come out with your design to be purchase. GREAT WORK!!!!

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Comment by BeastProwl Sep 10, 2011

I Remember this! greatest custom of the year by far!

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Comment by Lunatic Prime Oct 29, 2019

I first thought this is a Garatron Thunderstorm custom. But this is older. And looks way better.
Great work, man! ;)^