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by **REDLINE** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:04 pm

WHERE??? I've looked high and low and found JACK SQUAT.

I did find an in-scale car hauler that I picked up for 7 bucks at my TRU to use when the Magnus repaint finally gets released, but nadda for my Prime.

by **TM 1987olds442** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:24 pm

Asphalt wrote:its a little Ghetto store called Magic Mart. Kinda like what would happen if Big Lots and K-mart had a bastard child on a drunken weekend. Haven't decided whether I will make it open or not yet but I will be talking to teh folks at reprolabels for some stickas.

Hey now don't be dissing Magic Mart

I will have to check out the local MM here... Thanks for the info.

by **Flashback77** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:33 pm

REDLINE wrote:WHERE??? I've looked high and low and found JACK SQUAT.

I did find an in-scale car hauler that I picked up for 7 bucks at my TRU to use when the Magnus repaint finally gets released, but nadda for my Prime.

Same here. I want trailers for both Prime AND Magnus, and would happily buy repro stickers for each. Pics please!

by **Tramp** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:18 pm

Have you figured out a connector that will fit over the sqare post on Prime?s legs that will allow it to pivot and clear the feet and knee guards?

by **REDLINE** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:51 am

I was just gonna use some styrene tubing myself.. a piece within a piece, the bottom piece having a square cut outta it.

by **Ramrider** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:19 am

Nice. Prime's a Hardcore Trucker! :lol:

So are you going to rig a Command Deck mode?

by **gawd6sic6** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:00 pm

if its a plastic .. just dremel down the middle. put some piano style hinges on the inside. and its open..........

by **gawd6sic6** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:06 pm

you can place 3 or 4 inch long hinges down the sides.... because you can find hinges that big.. but it just may be easier to just go nab a few smaller ones...

by **Tramp** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:00 pm

Nice looking trailer, however, Prime?s knee guards are going to interfere with the pivoting of the trailer. The trailer is going to hit them every time he tries to make a turn.

by **Broadblasts short shorts** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:13 am

Prime turns for nobody!!!

by **Tramp** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:53 pm

Asphalt wrote:
Tramp wrote:Nice looking trailer, however, Prime?s knee guards are going to interfere with the pivoting of the trailer. The trailer is going to hit them every time he tries to make a turn.

Nope I already have that worked out.

Let me guess, you flip up the knee guards so that they rest against the smoke stacks.

by **REDLINE** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:59 am

you CAN use styrene to make a hitch that rests the trailer higher than the knees ya know.

by **Tramp** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:14 am

Yes, but that would also tilt the trailer and lift all but the back most wheels off the ground as well.

by **Hobbyist Prime** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:08 pm

This project is coming along awesomely!!!!!

by **Ramrider** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:44 pm

This really is coming along beautifully - the Combat Deck's cockpit thing looks really good. I'm perturbed by the array of spikes on the side of the trailer, though...

by **Retread** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:15 pm

Tramp wrote:Let me guess, you flip up the knee guards so that they rest against the smoke stacks.

Hehe, that's what I would have suggested.

But sound like you have a plan.

Almost looks to me like the trailer is a hair too small. Not length wise, but height of it. I could just be noticing the difference between the wheels?

I know it's not prime, but the paint work on the side is pretty cool. You just gonna do stripes and logo, or something else?

by **Tramp** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:26 am

His trailer is the right size. The reason why it looks too low is because of Prime?s windvane. Windvanes are meant to top out at the height of the trailer so that it creates a more aerodynamic shape allowing the wind to flow more smoothly over the truck and trailer, decreasing drag, and thus save fuel.

by **Captain Crooks** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:27 am

^^^ THAT is an extremely good observation! Nice one Tramp!

News Credits: 4 · by **MacrossFA19** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:22 am

is this going to be a g1-esque trsiler-meaning the same gun pod/reapir bay thins, just like g1 primes?

I have seen that trailer before and now I can't find one for the life of me.

by **Hobbyist Prime** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:09 am

Sweet!!!!!!!

by **Tramp** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:52 pm

Asphalt wrote:its going to be g1-esque yes, but I am not going for completely g1 style. The hardcore trucker is actually starting to grow on me, I may just work a little transformer design around it.

That would be easy. Simply make a waterslide decal of the Autobot? symbol on transparent decal paper about a quarter the size of the Maltisse Cross and super-impose it over the cross

by **Hobbyist Prime** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:54 pm

Yeah!!!! What tramp said. Just the thought of that kicks some major a$$!!!!!

by **Hobbyist Prime** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:07 am

What can I say, that trailer just rocks!!!

by **Ramrider** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:24 pm

Oh, yeah...

by **Tramp** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:24 pm

Definately nice. What other gizmos are you going to add?

One thing you micht want to consider if you decide to use my earlier siggestion about the Autobot? symbol, is to skew it a bit to match the angle of the Matisse cross. This is easy to do in Adobe Ilustrator.