My little creation has taken the final step in articulation evolution.
Rather than upgrading my first version of Gore (as he'd already received an upgrade) I started from scratch with another Stalker.
The first part I did was give him articulation in the shoulders. The existing holes where the arms originally attached were filled in and using double ended ball joints from BM Scavenger I was able to make him flap like a chicken.
Secondly came the arms. His last upgrade saw him get better arm articulation. I went with a different style this time opting for Gundam joints allowing the arm to pivot at the top joint above the elbow and the bottom joint below the elbow. Call him double jointed.
The hands were simple. Unlike the previous version though I cut the whole original hand out rather than leaving the bottom section. Once that was done, a nice pair of Gundam fists.
After that came the legs. I thought this would be a pretty easy job as i'd seen other guys do it.
HA! Damn near made me give up on the project. I snapped one set of ball joints and the others broke as well but I was able to repair them and find out what the problem was in the process.
I again used Gundam parts with the original Stalker legs being cut off, the resulting hole wasn't filled in as it was needed for leg movement. I added the ball joints into the existing hip.
The top of the legs were replaced with the necessary Gundam parts.
Because of the addition of the ball joints I had to cut away a bigger area at his feet. I made up this silly little wooden shoes that fill in the gaps and make him more stable.
Once all that was done I had to tackle the weapons. The horns are from a Zoids Elephander. They were cut about half way and made so the front half can be detached and made into a sword or spear of sorts.
The guns are from Armoured Core. I found them on HobbyLink Japan's website, wasn't sure how they'd work so I grabbed a couple of sets and they worked out great!
The missiles were just some knock off that I found some time ago.
I added the killed Autobot count on the hand guns because of I loved the idea of it on the upcoming Titanium Megatron, I didn't like that he hadn't crossed them off as kills so I took that upon myself.
And that's that. I guess you all want pics now huh? Well I haven't finished a proper gallery yet, and rather than flooding the forums with a bunch of pics i'll save everyone a heap of time ....
Click me for Photobucket folderOh and Gore III is the one with the black weapons and highlights. The previous version is the one with the green weapons and red highlights.
Enjoy!