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UNICRON, movie style! Procede on your way to oblivion!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:20 pm
by Jin Saotome
Unicron... definatly the biggest and meanest Transformer out there! I've had request after request for a custom of him but didn't know where to start. Should I do a repaint or rework the Armada one? Maybe turn Primus into a Unicron since he already had the planet spikes? Then it hit me while browsing the toy isle as I came upon these 'Neo Shifter' kits that rolled up into a ball. A planet-looking ball! They resemble Bionicle figures and I picked out the best Unicronish face I could from the different characters.

I used holiday icecicles for the planet spikes, Omega Red tentacles for the planetary rings, Patlabor/Microman armor where he needed it, and Chaos Lucifer's horns. The horns attach magnetically to the robot head or the planet surface. The chest grinder launches out (made from the wheels of something) and extends from the chest in planet mode so Unicron can eat him some planets. The eyes/forehead light up which I think is the coolest feature ever, giving him a really wicked look. You can even use it in Planet mode to light up the inside core of the planet!! Overall, favorite TF custom I've ever done. Thanks everyone for suggesting him!

There's a lot more pictures on my main page if you click the link under the pics. Don't miss em!

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More pics!! ------> "I AM UNICRON!!"

Enjoy, *bows*

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:35 pm
by Greyryder
That's f$cking awesome!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:40 pm
by Nemesis Sturmvogel
Perfect Custom!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:52 pm
by REDLINE
I wouldn't call it perfect. Its pretty tight, for sure though. My only gripe is the helmet makes his head look entirely too big for the rest of him.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:46 am
by Jin Saotome
It's the collar behind the head *sighs* I'll leave it unfolded next time and the head looks the right size.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:43 am
by Tramp
That is just down-right freaky. :shock:

Well done.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:31 am
by grimlockprime108
very very nice

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:57 am
by Antimus Prime
A-W-E-S-O-M-E! :D

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:11 am
by Skullgrin140
:shock: HOLY F$CKING CRAP :shock:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:59 am
by rhinox555
When i saw the ballshaped robots in stores i noticed they had minirobots entering their chests. (if you mean the same robots) i thought about powermasters,but unicron? i could NEVER have made such an amazing unicron with it. :shock:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:40 am
by Ninjagazz
WOW! very nice work,he does fit in with the movie style rather well :)

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:54 am
by Retread
I thought someone would have made a protoform out of one of these neo-shifters first. But this is a really amazing bash. Head doesn't seem to big to me and the flaps give it a bit of a G1-homagey helmet look when folded over.

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:40 pm
by Tramp
Now all you need is a movie-style Primus

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:45 pm
by primezimm
That's awsome. Are the details on the planet surface molded or did you paint them? Is it possible to see size comparisons with classics and alts?
I've had an idea I wanted to try using 4 drones that become monster truck tires. This could save on the difficulty of scratchbuilt characters and I'd be able to keep them more uniform to each other.

I'm always impressed with your work. Very cool Unicron.

PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:13 am
by TM Devastator
Wow, thats one heck of a Unicron update. I don't know how you come up with these ideas Jin, but they're awesome.

PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:02 am
by rhinox555
So what did youdo with the mini robot?

Re: UNICRON, movie style! Procede on your way to oblivion!

PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:30 pm
by woosh
Woo, movie unicron!