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Classics Dragstrip - New Pics and New GUNS!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:17 pm
by Tom_Servo
This kid's been back-burnered for over a month, but I'm finally getting back to him.
Structurally he's about finished, but his paint has a ways to go.



It's worth noting that they think that I'm a shoplifter at my local Toys R Us now because of the way that I wandered around the place for a half hour pawing at toy cars looking for the right wheels to cannibalize. Of course I ended up buying a 99 cent Hotwheels car, which is exactly what a shoplifter would do to look like he's really shopping while he's got his pants full of marvel legends or whatnot.
But that's life.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:30 pm
by Sonray
awesome

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:52 pm
by Tom_Servo
Thank you!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:23 pm
by Burn
ooooo looks great! Can't wait to see him with a finished paint job!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:23 pm
by Sherade
Yeah, it's really cool.
Two questions...How'd you attach the second axle, and, why does he look damaged? It looks a lot more realistic, but, just wonderin'. Still great, definatly worthy of his name.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:57 pm
by Tom_Servo
Sherade wrote:Yeah, it's really cool.
Two questions...How'd you attach the second axle, and, why does he look damaged? It looks a lot more realistic, but, just wonderin'. Still great, definatly worthy of his name.

First of all, thanks.
Now answers:
1- I attached all four by snipping the Hotwheels axles in half and rooting them into tiny holes with dabs of hot glue filling up the extra space. His original wheels and axles are in the parts bin.
2- He's not done yet and I'm a bit sloppy.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:10 pm
by Tom_Servo
Update

PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:29 pm
by Sonray
Tom_Servo wrote:Update


Lookin good.

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:58 am
by Sherade
Lookin awsome. Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:05 pm
by Dead Metal
Looking real good man!

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:34 pm
by waaaaghlord
Sherade wrote: Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?


Because fans make the toys that they want and Hasbro make toys that they want to sell.

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:14 pm
by osiricon
waaaaghlord wrote:
Sherade wrote: Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?


Because fans make the toys that they want and Hasbro make toys that they want to sell.


And that is the most truthful thing I have ever read on this site! :shock:

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:23 pm
by Tramp
Truer words have never been spoken.

That is definately a nice piece, though I wouldn't have painted the windshield, at least not opaque. If you wanted to change the color,it would have ben better if you would have used a colored clearcoat. Other than that, it looks great.

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:56 pm
by Tom_Servo
Sherade wrote:Lookin awsome. Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?

I don't know if I'd go that far, but I absolutely loved hearing you say it! Thanks!
About the windshield- I thought about keeping it clear, but the original Dragstrip had an open, silver cockpit, so I thought that I'd split the difference.
I'm cleaning him up some more, but I will be keeping him a little dirty. I see the Stunticons as a bunch of car thieves and chop-shoppers, so they're basically cannibals!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:02 am
by Sephron1335
Of course you know you're going to have to make the rest of the Stunticons now.

Great Dragstrip! 2934872938432 times better than the original and it'll fit in nice with the rest of the Classics. Please make more!!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:38 pm
by City Commander
I am so surprised nobody's done this before now!

A brilliant piece. He looks great!
I always loved how Dragstrip had three pairs of wheels. Looked so cooooool.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:14 am
by Tom_Servo
He still needs a few touch ups, but he's just about done. I am going to keep him nice and gritty looking though. This Dragstrip's a 'Con who's not afraid to get his hands dirty!
The guns are from a Zoid. "Command Wolf" I think. They clip onto posts i installed on his roof intake. The symbols are from Reprolabels.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:18 am
by GrimSqueaker
GUNS!!!!!, they look awesuking gu!!! I love those freakin guns, they look deadly

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:23 am
by Bed Bugs
That is ALMOST perfection. If you could get rid of the treads on the front tires by using some sculpting stuff to make them smooth like real racing tires and paint it all black, it would be perfect. :)

As another thing that might be cool to see, but not exactly necessary, you could add decals like what Classics Mirage has. Just looking at him screams "Penzoil". :grin:

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:14 am
by Sonray
i like the guns in bot mode, but in alt mode they look much too big.

Nice work though

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:41 am
by Tom_Servo
Thanks guys!
Fender Bender wrote:That is ALMOST perfection. If you could get rid of the treads on the front tires by using some sculpting stuff to make them smooth like real racing tires and paint it all black, it would be perfect. :)
:

I have to admit that I hadn't thought of that...
Fender Bender wrote:As another thing that might be cool to see, but not exactly necessary, you could add decals like what Classics Mirage has. Just looking at him screams "Penzoil". :grin:

Hmmm... But who would sponsor him?
Sonray wrote:i like the guns in bot mode, but in alt mode they look much too big.

Think so?
http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize ... 1&image=19

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:50 am
by Sonray
He looks silly too. :P

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:05 pm
by Starscream227
Nice bit of work here! Any plans for the rest of the team?
If this is any indication, I'm stoked to see what you could
do for Dead End!

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:15 pm
by Sonray
It would be cool if he could somehow make all the stunticons, and then sratch build some sort of poseable skeleton that looks like menasor in which the seperate stunticons could just stick onto by some pin or something.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:23 pm
by 8 bit
That is one badass car, and the robot mode is perfect! You should work for Hasbro! I'd buy that baby in a second!