My Classics Armada: Cyclonus' little buddy
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:20 pmHe was in the animated movie for only a few seconds and then disappeared forever raising many questions: Was he just a drawing error? Was he supposed to be Cyclonus' lackey like the Sweeps were to Scourge? Where the heck did he disappear to? And the endless debate - Was he Skywarp or Bombshell? Well, for the first time in 23 years, here is G1 Cylconus' little buddy Armada. He is the perfect compliment to 25th Anniversary Cyclonus that just came out.
He is made using Movie Air Raid. The head is the original head from Air Raid with the helmet sculpted using Mighty Putty and the "ears" coming from a pair of earbud headphones. The mod also required the removal of the fins from his chest plate and reattaching them onto his lower legs. Also his autobot symbols were scraped/sanded off. his forearm wings were also rotated. His two weapons: Double barreled handgun and short sword are made using the energon weapon spear that came with Air Raid. Those weapons then combine and slide onto the back of his head to form the cockpit and nose of the jet in vehicle mode.
The paints were all custom mixed with the exceptions of the yellow and the red. The dark blue/purple paint was custom mixed with silver added to make the paint metallic.
He is made using Movie Air Raid. The head is the original head from Air Raid with the helmet sculpted using Mighty Putty and the "ears" coming from a pair of earbud headphones. The mod also required the removal of the fins from his chest plate and reattaching them onto his lower legs. Also his autobot symbols were scraped/sanded off. his forearm wings were also rotated. His two weapons: Double barreled handgun and short sword are made using the energon weapon spear that came with Air Raid. Those weapons then combine and slide onto the back of his head to form the cockpit and nose of the jet in vehicle mode.
The paints were all custom mixed with the exceptions of the yellow and the red. The dark blue/purple paint was custom mixed with silver added to make the paint metallic.
