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Not all great Transformers come in the form of plastic! As Lord Libidan, master of stiching, teaches us, Transformers comes in all shapes and patterns. Not only has he stitched up fan-favorites Autobots, Optimus Prime and Jetfire, he's made them 3D. Hey, not only that, but the stiched up Transformers are actually Transformers, as you'll see Optimus and Jetfire in their truck and jet alternate modes. Talk about creativity. Check them out below!

Optimus Prime



Jetfire



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I like how it's based off the paper craft designs from ... *ugh, forgot the website*. I remember building their models in paper... But this is awesome!

Paperformers

Now that is really cool.

gavinfuzzy wrote:I like how it's based off the paper craft designs from ... *ugh, forgot the website*. I remember building their models in paper... But this is awesome!

http://paperrobots1999.com

...and I agree, very cool how he translated those templates into plastic canvas. Makes me think about what other materials different papercrafts could be fashioned into...

WOW! Excellent craftsmanship!

major updated news

it appears the creator, Lord Libidan,is now selling his products on etsy

He has claimed to have used http://paperrobots1999.com for inspiration in the, according to his website http://lordlibidan.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... g-jetfire/

http://www.etsy.com/listing/74962335/tr ... t=handmade

You can purchase the creation pattern guide for 20 dollars for any 1 figure of PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AND PUT IN MESSAGE TO SENDER (If not stated, Optimus Truck will be sent):
Optimus Truck (Colour)
Optimus Truck (Plain)
Jetfire Jet
Starscream Jet
Skywarp Jet
Thundercracker Jet

Coming Soon:
Soundwave Radio
Blaster Radio

thedriod

thedriod wrote:major updated news

it appears the creator is now selling his products on etsy
You can purchase the creation pattern guide for 20 dollars

he's charging $20 for a pattern that he didn't develop, only traced onto some plastic canvas?? not cool bro, not cool.

The Transformers fanbase strikes again in usurping Hasbro in coming up with ingenious ideas!

Pretty cool. It's nice to see someone make unique art instead of just another masterpiece custom from a bunch of parts.

He gets triple-strength credit from me.
Getting the Optimus one to transform was tough enough, but Jeftire? Woah.

wulongti wrote:

thedriod wrote:major updated news

it appears the creator is now selling his products on etsy
You can purchase the creation pattern guide for 20 dollars

he's charging $20 for a pattern that he didn't develop, only traced onto some plastic canvas?? not cool bro, not cool.

In this guy's defense, the pattern may be just for the STITCHING. As in, what color to put where. Cross-stitching is a lot more complicated then it looks, so the template may actually be necessary. People often sell stitching templates for flat, two-dimensional surfaces; I imagine even if the SHAPE is based off a paperformer, the pattern would be necessary regardless.

*goes back to the hidey hole*

callykarishokka wrote:

wulongti wrote:

thedriod wrote:major updated news

it appears the creator is now selling his products on etsy
You can purchase the creation pattern guide for 20 dollars

he's charging $20 for a pattern that he didn't develop, only traced onto some plastic canvas?? not cool bro, not cool.

In this guy's defense, the pattern may be just for the STITCHING. As in, what color to put where. Cross-stitching is a lot more complicated then it looks, so the template may actually be necessary. People often sell stitching templates for flat, two-dimensional surfaces; I imagine even if the SHAPE is based off a paperformer, the pattern would be necessary regardless.

*goes back to the hidey hole*

Yeah, I've worked w/ Plastic Canvas myself. But the fact remains that this guy didn't do the "engineering" for this, isn't crediting the original author for it, and is charging people $20 for a virtual commodity based heavily on someone else's work.

I did purchase the plans for starscream

looking through the projects list he does say "any resemblance to other 3d models or other copyrighted materials is consequential, and not in breech of any legal stance" Copyright mark 2010. The directions do list this as a space jet transformer colored. His stitch guide shows various parts of starscream down in similar styles to jetfire(1999) however this are down in flat panel sheets not folding paper.

I will post some images of this project if i ever start to work on it

thedriod

I will be working on this project and posting updates as I go to get a sense for the seeker 27. I want to do this mode(cross stitched versions of all 27 main seeker images(including re-image versions such as mid-warp skywarp))

Currant investment
total 40$ (build guide, and parts)
2 hours

I worked on one piece and found I did not care for it that much so now I am working on a piece twice the size of it using a sightly modified stitch.

If it does not satisfy me i will try 3 times the guides directions

I have never done this before so we will see how it works out

thedriod

(p.s. pictures may appear from various stages of the work)