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News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus VTS** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:42 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.

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.

by **Ramrider** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:19 am

Oo... I like this, it could be most interesting.
But I'm curious... what's with the blue Rhinox?

News Credits: 2 · by **grimlockprime108** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:32 am

a place holder for tantrum?

Website · by **Skullgrin140** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:18 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

by **ptitvite** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:34 am

Me want one ! Me want one !

News Credits: 2 · by **grimlockprime108** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:13 am

that would leave him kind of lopsided

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus VTS** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:45 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.

News Credits: 2 · by **grimlockprime108** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:13 am

whohoo.do i get an energon goodie?

by **Ramrider** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:19 am

[quote="RodimusVTS"]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.

News Credits: 2 · by **grimlockprime108** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:42 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

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus VTS** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:33 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.

by **tentagil** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:37 pm

[quote="Ramrider"]
[quote="RodimusVTS"]Backstop should have been a deluxe at the very least.

by **Rodimus VTS** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:23 pm

[quote="tentagil"][quote="Ramrider"]
[quote="RodimusVTS"]Backstop should have been a deluxe at the very least.

by **tentagil** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:25 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.

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus VTS** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:13 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.

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus VTS** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:08 pm

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

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/RodimusVTS/footonedone.jpg[/img]

by **Tramp** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:42 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?

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus VTS** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:11 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.

News Credits: 1 · by **evilratbat** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:02 am

when are you gonna do the paint job to him

News Credits: 1 · by **Rodimus VTS** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:36 pm

After I finish the right foot, and build the fingers.

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