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LEGO Triple changer Broadside version 2

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LEGO Triple changer Broadside version 2

Postby alanyap » Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:55 am

Broadside is one of my favorite triple changers ever since I set my eyes on his G1 toy photo decades ago.
I had a chance to acquire Chinese KO version of him many years ago (bundled together with a few KO combiner limbs) but sadly missed out on it. So I never owned / played with this toy to understand his notoriety as a brick-former in the TF fandom.

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Anyway... 9 years ago I attempted LEGO Broadside version 1 (below) .

VERSION 1

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As you can see... the ship mode looks fat and the plane mode has saggy wings. duh!

VERSION 2

Few months ago I started this v2 project after I saw a photo of Macross Valkyrie in my FB feed . That's an eureka moment where I kinda got the transformation to jet mode figured out.

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From there , I took a few breaks in between to retreat, rethink and redo it to get the right shaping in both his alt modes.

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Inspired by USS Nimitz, the back of the ship mode must be symmetrical to provide more mass to form robot legs, unlike an actual ship show above .

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Compared to v1, the ship mode v2 here is missing armaments on the deck. This is a nod to G1 Broadside's bio about "his vulnerability in ship mode and the need to rely on his passengers to protect him."

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RMS Titanic is a Transformer too :)

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One of the transformation step: fold the ship deck to form the jet mode's rear.

JET MODE

Jet mode was inspired by F-14 Tomcat.

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Since the ship mode is long, this causes the halved deck to form pretty long wings for the jet.

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ROBOT MODE!


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In the actual G1 toy of Broadside, he's equipped with an Axe and also a gun. Here, I've decided to integrate them both as a single weapon (Axe turning to gun)... and it's named Hull-Raiser. :)

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When not on active duty, he tend to his farm and crops.

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With fellow triple changers that I built recently, Rodimus Prime and Snapdragon

For more photos of Broadside v2 and clearer visuals on how he transform between modes , click on my blog link below:

https://alanyuppie.blogspot.com/2019/08 ... art-2.html

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Last edited by alanyap on Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: LEGO Triple changer Broadside version 2

Postby ZeldaTheSwordsman » Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:23 am

Motto: "Earthrise restock or riot"
Excellent work!

But the Titanic's designation is actually RMS.
WANT:
* Cyb. Galvatron key, missiles
* Omega Lock
* Primus Cyber Key, coattail panel
* Powerlinx Comettor
* Leader Sentinel Prime sword, shield
* RiD Galvy dragon head, beast arms
* Leader Ironhide windshield, R hood assy.
* Cyb. Wing Saber left chestplate (argh)

We don't have kings in America

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Re: LEGO Triple changer Broadside version 2

Postby alanyap » Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:16 am

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Excellent work!

But the Titanic's designation is actually RMS.


Thanks !! RMS Titanic corrected!
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