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Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

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Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby -Kanrabat- » Sun Aug 11, 2024 2:46 pm

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After buying a few incomplete G1 Metroplexes in order to have a 100% complete one (so much money "saved" doing it this way! :roll: ).
I even had one with a complete missing set of ratchets in a knee, and had the waist snapped in half! I repaired it for fun and I succeeded.

Then, I finally found a Leader Legacy Blitzwing for a reasonable price. But his huge clown gloves were silly and I never used them.

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Then, I checked something and I was right: Those clown gloves were a PERFECT FIT on G1 Metroplex! Using these as a base for the colors, I decided to customise the repaired G1 Metroplex as SHATTERED GLASS G1 Metroplex. I also had an extra Six Gun and some leftover parts to use.

I know the "official" SG Metroplex is just Megaplex under another name, but mine is more unique, more "evil".

Then, what about the kneepads? Time to put those G1 Scramble City combiner ports to use.
I ordered 4 G1 Strafes from 4 different eBay sellers (damn that shipping :-( ) and made them into his "harem of fembots" who he will use as armor and troopers. I bought some 3D printed weapons to complete them. The huge canons had to be glued on, but the small guns (from Reprolabels) fit fine in the painted fists (they were too loose otherwise). Small adapters were added to the Metroplex tower to use these small guns when the girls are not in bot mode.

Finally, a Spy Changer to serves as Scamper. Just adding a :SG-BOTS: on this Artfire and a gun mod was enough for the custom.

I had to disassemble everything before repainting. Then, removing and cleaning out all the old stickers. Once the paint was done, I re-assembled the lot. Then, some fresh Reprolabels to finish things up. The black on the Strafes is goopy because it rained on it. :( Oh well.

Now, here's the bot mode:

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Leftovers 6Guns can be a "vehicle" while SC Artfire is playing his role as SG Scamper without asking too much questions.

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The Leader Legacy Blitzwing gloves fit snugly. Not too tight, not too loose. Just perfect.

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Comparison with G1 Metroplex.

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The girls in vehicle mode. Note that all the stickers that had "baby blue" on them (except the feet), I painted a thin clear red layer over them before applying.

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The "Strafettes" in bot mode, with their gun in hand.

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"Naked" base mode:

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Fully armed:

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All the gimmicks like the spring-loaded head and the car launcher still work perfectly.

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The clown sleeves works well as a tower extension.

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EDIT:

I'm an idiot. I forgot to unfold this bit for the base mode.

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While I was at it, I improvised a different configuration for the tower:

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End of EDIT.


Finally, the vehicle mode. ROLL OUT!

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I'm very happy in how everything turned out. Despite how expensive that custom was to do, and how hard it was to disassemble and figuring out how to rebuild everything, I had lots of fun doing it.

Please tell me what you think! ;)^
Last edited by -Kanrabat- on Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby Burn » Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:56 am

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Those colours really work well for that mold (admittedly, with the original being mostly white anything is an upgrade).

Combiner Wars fists/feet also work well as hands too, probably better than the clown gloves. Image
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby -Kanrabat- » Wed Aug 14, 2024 4:02 am

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Burn wrote:Those colours really work well for that mold (admittedly, with the original being mostly white anything is an upgrade).

Combiner Wars fists/feet also work well as hands too, probably better than the clown gloves. Image



Thanks!

I thought about using CW PPG, but the fists holes would have to be modified.
Fun fact: same thing with G1 Ultra Magnus. However, for both Magnus and Metroplex, there seems to be some variation with the fists pegs and holes. For example, the G1 Magnus fists are way too loose to fit into the reissue's holes.

One thing I do love about the clown gloves is that they are very "retro" looking. So they fit in looks too, compared to the modern looking PPG. Or even worse, the articulated Perfect Effects hands.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby Burn » Wed Aug 14, 2024 4:49 am

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-Kanrabat- wrote:I thought about using CW PPG, but the fists holes would have to be modified.

They shouldn't, mine fit just fine.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby blackeyedprime » Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:21 pm

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Looks great and I really like use of the strafes. they dont look out of place or tacked on in Bot mode.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby -Kanrabat- » Wed Aug 21, 2024 3:42 pm

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blackeyedprime wrote:Looks great and I really like use of the strafes. they dont look out of place or tacked on in Bot mode.


Yeah, Strafe is pretty flat and the wings warp well around the limbs. This makes them perfect armor pieces.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby triKlops » Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:22 pm

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Awesome work Kanra!
Great color choice and layout.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby -Kanrabat- » Wed Oct 02, 2024 4:38 am

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triKlops wrote:Awesome work Kanra!
Great color choice and layout.


Thanks!

There's the upcoming Legacy Overcharge that could have a great alternative for gloves, in all pure red.
So I may buy him just to change the clear red hands for the opaque red ones, and keep the purple sleeves.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby ZeldaTheSwordsman » Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:55 pm

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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby -Kanrabat- » Sat Jan 18, 2025 1:12 am

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ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Might want to look at some more evergreen image links


I don't get it. :???:
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby Burn » Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:47 pm

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-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Might want to look at some more evergreen image links


I don't get it. :???:


All your images are dead dude.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby -Kanrabat- » Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:35 pm

Motto: "Love it? GET IT!
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Burn wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Might want to look at some more evergreen image links


I don't get it. :???:


All your images are dead dude.


I have no idea what happened. I had to reupload the pictures and post new links. It should be fixed now.
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby Burn » Sun Jan 19, 2025 2:30 am

Motto: "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings to randomly click things in the Admin Panel to see what it breaks."
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Burn wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Might want to look at some more evergreen image links


I don't get it. :???:


All your images are dead dude.


I have no idea what happened. I had to reupload the pictures and post new links. It should be fixed now.

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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby RodimusPrimeUkraine1 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:41 pm

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Color scheme is great and why does Strafe actually work for this?
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Re: Shattered Glass G1 Metroplex!

Postby -Kanrabat- » Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:57 pm

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RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Color scheme is great and why does Strafe actually work for this?


Thanks! That was lots of work. But I should have been more patient in waiting for the pink paint to truly harden. By manipulating them too soon, I dirtied the paint. :(
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