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Postby tentagil » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:22 pm

Finally got this guy done. Getting the silver paint off was a pain in the ass. The new head was supplied by a guy on TFans named valkfan if anyone is interested in getting one. Cost me ten bucks and well worth it.

Replaced the head, removed the silver flames which I though were kinda stupid looking. Repainted the top, then added silver to the bottom grill and through in a gun from my junk box. Simple but he looks so much better to me now.

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Postby NebulanFree » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:31 pm

I like it.
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Postby jimsloth » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:35 pm

and also painted his arms. You're right, it does look a lot better now. Only thing I see that its missing is carving the horizontal lines in the sides of that helmet.
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Postby tentagil » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:50 pm

Actually it has them, they jsut don't come all the way around. I'll see if I can get good shot of the side of his head. And the arms weren't painted, I jsut swapped some parts in from a scrap Bumblebee and cleaned off all the silver with 90% rubbing alcohol.

Edit: Can't seem to get a good shot with it on him and I don't feel like ripping his head off. So here is a link to the post from the guy who made the head with great pics.

http://www.tfans.com/talk/index.php?showtopic=60631&hl=
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Postby Auceps Prime » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:16 pm

This guy is Sweet!!
I would really like to get one those heads!
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Postby ptitvite » Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:28 am

That's one true Cliffjumper! Nice job!
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Postby TM Devastator » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:54 am

jimsloth wrote:and also painted his arms...


What part of the arms are painted? I don't see it.

THe figure does look much better now. The head seems a little basic in design though I suppose Bumblebee's was too. I wouldn't mind having that head for myself.
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Postby jimsloth » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:51 pm

Devastator wrote:
jimsloth wrote:and also painted his arms...


What part of the arms are painted? I don't see it.

THe figure does look much better now. The head seems a little basic in design though I suppose Bumblebee's was too. I wouldn't mind having that head for myself.

he already answered this, he part swapped, not painted, the black. On the Classics Cliffjumper release the arms are the same silver color as his hands.
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Postby Ramrider » Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:48 pm

Nice. To be honest, I like it all except the head. He reminds me of the Juggernaut or something - there's far too much mass in the helmet for my liking.

I'm still in two minds as to whether I want to strip the silver off mine; I do kinda like the apps, but having seen this, it does make the temptation that much stronger. It's also making me think of part-swapping between my CJ and Goldbug. That might actually work out well for both of them.
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Postby tentagil » Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:54 pm

The head isabout the same size as Bumblebees actually. But since its flat across the bottom instead of having the rounding at the sides it looks bigger.
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Postby Ramrider » Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:19 pm

Well, it'd have to be the same size, otherwise it wouldn't transform. But I think the fact that the sides of the helmet come right up to, and even cover part of the face makes it look that much bigger than it is. And although the horns look pretty G1, I can't help thinking they should've been smaller too...
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Postby tentagil » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:26 pm

Okay, I get you now. It does have a bulkier feel to it I suppose. Course I didn't design it, but I'm happy I bought it off the guy who did. Sculpting is not a area I have any skill in, and I feel like the look of this as Cliffjumper. Makes him appear more a rugged soldier next to Bumblebee's gentler image.
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Postby Retread » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:58 pm

Ramrider wrote:He reminds me of the Juggernaut or something

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Hehe, hope noone takes offense. :P
Might be that the face sits back abit in the helmet that makes it look bulky. Really nice casting job tho and captures CJ pretty well. Paint job and colour matching on the roof turned out great as well.
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Postby Ramrider » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:45 pm

Retread wrote:Might be that the face sits back abit in the helmet that makes it look bulky.

Yeah, that's kind of it. But the reason the face seems to sit back is because of the way the sides of the helmet almost completely enclose the face, rather than leaving it clear, as it does on G1 CJ.

tentagil wrote:Okay, I get you now. It does have a bulkier feel to it I suppose. Course I didn't design it, but I'm happy I bought it off the guy who did. Sculpting is not a area I have any skill in, and I feel like the look of this as Cliffjumper. Makes him appear more a rugged soldier next to Bumblebee's gentler image.

Fair enough. And yeah, I know it wasn't your sculpt job; I just thought I'd throw in my opinion.
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Postby TM Mega-Prime » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:54 am

If you removed the horns from the helmet you'd have a pretty good looking Brawn head too!
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Postby tentagil » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:37 am

Mega-Prime wrote:If you removed the horns from the helmet you'd have a pretty good looking Brawn head too!


Yeah probably would actually.

Ramrider wrote:Yeah, that's kind of it. But the reason the face seems to sit back is because of the way the sides of the helmet almost completely enclose the face, rather than leaving it clear, as it does on G1 CJ.


Hadn't even really compared it to G1 Cliffjumper directly. But your right, G1 Cliffjumper has as much actual face space as Bumblebee but with the sides not curving in at the bottom.

And Retread thats hilarious:)
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Re: True Classic Cliffjumper

Postby Supercollider » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:32 am

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Anyone known if Valkfan's still making those heads?
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Re: True Classic Cliffjumper

Postby Solrac333 » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:53 pm

Very cool. I wanted to repaint my Cliffjumper but now that I have all the Bumblebee repaints, I'll leave it alone. This one looks good.
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