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[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Doing Pointblank from Armada or Cybertron Blurr:








The idea would be to reverse the knee and elbow facings, re-mount the aft of his car mode onto his lower legs, and migrate the windshield down.

[-Kanrabat-]

Doing Pointblank from Armada or Cybertron Blurr:

I can see it, but that massive backpack containing the intrusive gimmick will be a pain to deal with. But if you can sacrifice the gimmick to relocate the kibble elsewhere, and resulting in a relatively clean bot, that would be impressive. Also, you'll have to figure out a way to give his trademark "cockpit" chest.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Doing Pointblank from Armada or Cybertron Blurr:

I can see it, but that massive backpack containing the intrusive gimmick will be a pain to deal with. But if you can sacrifice the gimmick to relocate the kibble elsewhere, and resulting in a relatively clean bot, that would be impressive. Also, you'll have to figure out a way to give his trademark "cockpit" chest.

I think you may have missed this part:

The idea would be to reverse the knee and elbow facings, re-mount the aft of his car mode onto his lower legs, and migrate the windshield down.

[-Kanrabat-]

I didn't miss it at all.
But one thing is sure, it would be one HELL of a job. Especially if it remain transformable and keep it's vehicle mode.

Isn't there easier molds to do it?

Another possibility would be to just take a cheap accessory less original G1 and mod it in order to give him full posability. That's something I want to try one day.

I have a 100% complete one BTW. The arms are perfect already plus he have a waist swivel for transformation. Only thing to do would be to give him head rotation. Then, unfused the legs and give him proper hips articulations. Then you'll just have to improvise for the spoiler/shield accessory and the Targetmaster.

[Skritz]

I didn't know the Unicron Trilogy had a Blurr mold!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I didn't miss it at all.
But one thing is sure, it would be one HELL of a job. Especially if it remain transformable and keep it's vehicle mode.

Isn't there easier molds to do it?

Not really. Well, there's PotP Punch-Counterpunch but he's too expensive. The issue is that Pointblank's shoulder design is not exactly a common choice.

EDIT: Actually, looking at Generations Blurr you could probably rework his shoulders to be like that. Of course, both he and Punch-Counterpunch would need some work on their vehicle mode fronts.

[-Kanrabat-]

EDIT: Actually, looking at Generations Blurr you could probably rework his shoulders to be like that. Of course, both he and Punch-Counterpunch would need some work on their vehicle mode fronts.

Generations sportscar Blurr or Drift would definitely work. Plus the front hood is mostly empty shell. Easily moddable.

Only problem is they are now ridiculously expensive on the aftermarket. I'll never get rid of my Drift but I regret selling Blurr. With luck, you may find a weaponless one for a reasonable price.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

EDIT: Actually, looking at Generations Blurr you could probably rework his shoulders to be like that. Of course, both he and Punch-Counterpunch would need some work on their vehicle mode fronts.

Generations sportscar Blurr or Drift would definitely work. Plus the front hood is mostly empty shell. Easily moddable.

Only problem is they are now ridiculously expensive on the aftermarket. I'll never get rid of my Drift but I regret selling Blurr. With luck, you may find a weaponless one for a reasonable price.

Actually when I looked today I found a few listings of Blurr that weren't too bad.

[-Kanrabat-]

Actually when I looked today I found a few listings of Blurr that weren't too bad.

So the overpriced one is just Drift then? Make sense because "IDW" Drift don't have another official toy yet and Blurr have the "Geewun" Titan Return.

If you don't mind using a Gen Blurr as custom fodder, go for it! I'm pretty sure the mods will be very feasible.

BTW, I did use a junker Gen Drift to create an original character. I used his arms to put on a severely modded CW First Aid to make a "Mad Max" combiner limb.

[Skritz]

If not for the fact Punch/Counterpunch is too rare/pricy to make a custom out of, he'd make a great Drift with a bonus 'Deadlock' mode.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

If I could get a look at the concept art that shows it, I'd like to try restoring Optimus Primal's aborted chest launcher.

[The_Cryptid_Person]

If not for the fact Punch/Counterpunch is too rare/pricy to make a custom out of, he'd make a great Drift with a bonus 'Deadlock' mode.

Was seriously thinking about buying a second one to do just that back in 2018... then I got an actual drift

[The_Cryptid_Person]

Crazy idea fresh out of nowhere:
Beast Hunters Shockwave
wearing SIEGE Shockwave's shoulder armor
as well as his own
and maybe some Gundam parts
would make a great Imperious Delirious

[-Kanrabat-]

Crazy idea fresh out of nowhere:
Beast Hunters Shockwave
wearing SIEGE Shockwave's shoulder armor
as well as his own
and maybe some Gundam parts
would make a great Imperious Delirious

That would be pretty easy to do. Just drill the holes were they are needed.
I want to see such an abomination being realised!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

A couple fairly tame ones:
* Alternators Hound, Rollbar, or Swindle into a Jurassic Park Jeep
* Titans Return Wolfwire into the Decepticon fleet commander from Armada.

[-Kanrabat-]

A couple fairly tame ones:
* Alternators Hound, Rollbar, or Swindle into a Jurassic Park Jeep

I'll take your "tame one" and turn it into something mad-scienty.
That Jurassic Park jeep would turn into MAN-RAPTOR in robot mode! Just change the head and the hands of the robot into the raptor's for some hilarious result!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

A couple fairly tame ones:
* Alternators Hound, Rollbar, or Swindle into a Jurassic Park Jeep

I'll take your "tame one" and turn it into something mad-scienty.
That Jurassic Park jeep would turn into MAN-RAPTOR in robot mode! Just change the head and the hands of the robot into the raptor's for some hilarious result!

Still fairly tame. I mean, there's no substantial re-engineering or anything like that.

[-Kanrabat-]

A couple fairly tame ones:
* Alternators Hound, Rollbar, or Swindle into a Jurassic Park Jeep

I'll take your "tame one" and turn it into something mad-scienty.
That Jurassic Park jeep would turn into MAN-RAPTOR in robot mode! Just change the head and the hands of the robot into the raptor's for some hilarious result!

Still fairly tame. I mean, there's no substantial re-engineering or anything like that.

Well, to push things further, we could always mod the joints like Mad and break the car shell further in order to have a proper armored raptor. That would be one hell of a task!

[The_Cryptid_Person]

That Jurassic Park jeep would turn into MAN-RAPTOR in robot mode! Just change the head and the hands of the robot into the raptor's for some hilarious result!

"Kitbashers find a way..."

Looking at Siege's offerings, I've figured out alternate faction repaints for the weaponizers. Last one I'm a little unsure about.
Brunt - Slammer/Centurion
Sixgun - Vos/Forestock
Cog - Fasttrack/Black Rotirichi? Not very accurate, mostly an excuse to paint the silver torso gold

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

What about Sixgun into Metroshot?

As for Cog... Half-Track? Heavytread? Sentius Malus maybe? That last one's kinda a stretch, I realize.

Going beyond G1... Brunt into (a rather shrimpy) Cybertron Defense Red Alert? Cog into Demolishor (because of all the guns)?

[The_Cryptid_Person]

What about Sixgun into Metroshot?

As for Cog... Half-Track? Heavytread? Sentius Malus maybe? That last one's kinda a stretch, I realize.

Going beyond G1... Brunt into (a rather shrimpy) Cybertron Defense Red Alert? Cog into Demolishor (because of all the guns)?

Demolishor could definitely work from Cog, although I'd have to mod the torso some. Also like the Sentius Malus idea... but then I'd be obligated to make his brother!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

What do you think of the Metroshot idea?

Also, here's another idea I had: Combiner Wars Offroad into a neo-G1 version of Crumplezone or Dirt Boss (akin to RTS Lugnut). And CW Legends Groove similarly into a version of Ransack

[The_Cryptid_Person]

What do you think of the Metroshot idea?

Also, here's another idea I had: Combiner Wars Offroad into a neo-G1 version of Crumplezone or Dirt Boss (akin to RTS Lugnut). And CW Legends Groove similarly into a version of Ransack

At first, I wasn't too interested since there doesn't seem to be a metrotitan in development... but then I realized I have a Grand Max otw so anything is possible. Thanks to some recent personal events I have some money to burn on TFs, and it could happen! After all, someone has to balance Red Cog and I already have the necessary sprays. Plus six-gun is one of my favorite Siege guys.
I actually have a spare off-road in pieces ready for paint, but haven't settled on a good candidate. I've considered Brushguard and Ruckus...

Similar to off-road, my PotP Elita is in pieces and awaiting paint. Orthia is not happening for me as I didn't order Lancer
I didn't care for the figure as elita, or, well, in general. I was thinking Spacewarp due to the bulkiness and unearthly altmode. The question then becomes: who are her limbs? Nightbird would be a shoe-in, but I already have one and she'd be awfully similar to the Siege one.

EDIT: also considered the obvious dropkick from T30 springer but he'd be awfully similar to my both my springister and Botcon battletrap

[Evil Eye]

Spacewarp sounds like a good idea. Alternatively, make her into a "full sized" Decepticon version of the Linkage Minicon Combusta, and make Falcia and Twirl as limbs. Perhaps throw in a Slipstream for limb number 3- not sure on the fourth...

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

What do you think of the Metroshot idea?

Also, here's another idea I had: Combiner Wars Offroad into a neo-G1 version of Crumplezone or Dirt Boss (akin to RTS Lugnut). And CW Legends Groove similarly into a version of Ransack

At first, I wasn't too interested since there doesn't seem to be a metrotitan in development... but then I realized I have a Grand Max otw so anything is possible. Thanks to some recent personal events I have some money to burn on TFs, and it could happen! After all, someone has to balance Red Cog and I already have the necessary sprays. Plus six-gun is one of my favorite Siege guys.
I actually have a spare off-road in pieces ready for paint, but haven't settled on a good candidate. I've considered Brushguard and Ruckus...

I was thinking Crumplezone or Dirt Boss because, as antagonists from a racing-centric world, they'd fit in well with the Stunticons.

Similar to off-road, my PotP Elita is in pieces and awaiting paint. Orthia is not happening for me as I didn't order Lancer
I didn't care for the figure as elita, or, well, in general. I was thinking Spacewarp due to the bulkiness and unearthly altmode. The question then becomes: who are her limbs? Nightbird would be a shoe-in, but I already have one and she'd be awfully similar to the Siege one.

If not for the wing holes there would be nothing unearthly about her altmode.. You could see if you like the mold better as Elita in her proper pink If you stick with the Spacewarp idea, why not base the limbs on the Mini-Cons that came original Spacewarp toy (that is, Timelines "Astrotrain")?

EDIT: also considered the obvious dropkick from T30 springer but he'd be awfully similar to my both my springister and Botcon battletrap

Honestly, BB Dropkick feels like a Totally Not Battletrap to me.
You could do an AoE-inspired Drift (or "Driftinger" as I sometimes call him).