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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Wed May 30, 2007 10:48 pm

***Update 8/18***at end of thread

***Update 8/16***at end of thread

***Update 6/30***at end of thread

***Update 6/22***at end of thread

***Update 6/11***at end of thread

welp, here it is the first of my classics built with a model kit as the alt mode. I got myself a 1/32 '78 corvette. classics mirage will be the skeleton. wings will be modified plastic forks. not sure about the head yet. this will be fully transformable...i hope. I also decided to make two at the same time and see if I can recoup some of my money on this through ebay. anyway, I'll update as it goes. sorry about the quality of the picks. had to use my phone for these.

cheers.
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Postby Mulla » Wed May 30, 2007 11:45 pm

Oooooooo, I like. I see potential. Tracks was always one of my favourites figures as a kid, so it'll be nice to see an updated version (excluding Alternators).

You do this right, I may just have to bid on your second one. What kind of price are we looking at?
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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Thu May 31, 2007 6:21 am

Mulla™ wrote:What kind of price are we looking at?


I don't want to jump the gun on this. I may end up royally effing one of these up. I’ll keep this thread updated as it goes.

thanks
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Postby Godmodule » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:39 am

Not bad at all!
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Postby Sonray » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:39 am

That has alot of potential. I still cant figure out though how you get the car parts from the model kit to stick into the same areas that the car parts from the original figure came from in order to make it transform into a car again. How do you do that?

Check out my G1 re-paint of Alternators Silverstreak btw!
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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:26 pm

Sonray wrote:That has alot of potential. I still cant figure out though how you get the car parts from the model kit to stick into the same areas that the car parts from the original figure came from in order to make it transform into a car again. How do you do that?

Check out my G1 re-paint of Alternators Silverstreak btw!


The respray looks great. as far as getting tracks to transform. well, that's a good question. :-? and I don't have a firm answer yet. but I'm close. and when I figure it out, I'll be sure to let you guys know. :)
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Postby Sonray » Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:39 am

Wheel_Jack wrote:
Sonray wrote:The respray looks great. as far as getting tracks to transform. well, that's a good question. :-? and I don't have a firm answer yet. but I'm close. and when I figure it out, I'll be sure to let you guys know. :)


Alright, thanks! I cant wait as i plan on doing one of these with a classics bumblebee soon myself. Where did you buy the small scale model kit from?
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Postby Sonray » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:49 pm

Oh, also, how do you pop out those pesky long metal pins?
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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:53 pm

Sonray wrote:Where did you buy the small scale model kit from?


ebay. I searched under something like "model kit corvette 1:32"

the 1:32 scale seems to fit with the classics OK.

the pins are a pain. if you can see both ends of it you can pop them out with another pin and a firm tap with a hammer. the ones that are visible on one side only, I don't know. I'm also no pro with this stuff. alot of it is trial and error. I've errored a lot.

me sleep now.
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Postby Sonray » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:01 am

Wheel_Jack wrote:
Sonray wrote:Where did you buy the small scale model kit from?


ebay. I searched under something like "model kit corvette 1:32"

the 1:32 scale seems to fit with the classics OK.

the pins are a pain. if you can see both ends of it you can pop them out with another pin and a firm tap with a hammer. the ones that are visible on one side only, I don't know. I'm also no pro with this stuff. alot of it is trial and error. I've errored a lot.

me sleep now.


Well youve told me alot more than some. I tried searching on ebay for the kit i need but found only one and i couldnt afford it. Dammit.

I figured those pins would pop out that way, have you ever had any luck with changing the wheels?
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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:58 pm

Sonray wrote:Well youve told me alot more than some. I tried searching on ebay for the kit i need but found only one and i couldnt afford it. Dammit.

I figured those pins would pop out that way, have you ever had any luck with changing the wheels?


check these out
http://cgi.ebay.com/Revell-Snaptite-RED ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Revell-1-32-Snaptit ... dZViewItem

removing the pins on the tires was covered in an earlier thread
http://seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5227&sid=

hope that helps
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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:22 am

ok here's a quick photo update on the project.

the legs are almost complete. they fold under the hood and clip together perfectly – this is all mirage. but the two halves of the hood match up really well. the hole in the hood will have a raised engine cover that will convert into tracks' gun. his feet will be “folded classic divebomb's arms”. these will flip open in alt mode so that he can blow out others' tires in a high speed chase or during an air strike. the white shape over his right leg is a roughed out cover that will swivel to the side to fold the legs in. in robot mode they'll cover the void left in his legs when they're folding out. his wings are ripped off of rodimus. No worries, I'll be using mirages wings on rodims when I convert him to sideswipe and redalert. I threw rodimus in some of the shots for scale. tracks is gonna be an inch or so taller. I came up with two accessories that will accompany tracks and these will surely delight any hardcore G1 fan. Personally I can’t wait to finish this so that I can get to those. my only dilemma right now and it's a major one, is that I don't want to sculpt a new head and mirage's head is too distinct to try to repaint. any suggestions?

Thanks all.
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Postby Sonray » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:06 am

Wheel_Jack wrote:
Sonray wrote:Well youve told me alot more than some. I tried searching on ebay for the kit i need but found only one and i couldnt afford it. Dammit.

I figured those pins would pop out that way, have you ever had any luck with changing the wheels?


check these out
http://cgi.ebay.com/Revell-Snaptite-RED ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Revell-1-32-Snaptit ... dZViewItem

removing the pins on the tires was covered in an earlier thread
http://seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5227&sid=

hope that helps
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Yeah those are what i need, but on the ebay.uk site. And not of a corvette :P

That pin method scares me....did you have any joy with it?
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Postby Sonray » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:08 am

Looking great! I hope my kitbash comes out as good as this! I have nearly all of the materials, now all i need to get is the model kit and the transformer i wish to use.
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Postby Charger426 » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:17 pm

Holy moly! You kitbashers make me jealous. Thats cool. 8)
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Postby Dclone Soundwave » Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:15 am

Damn. I wish I could Kitbash sooooo bad. Then I could make my own figures for the Classics line & be happy. Truly happy. *sigh* Oh well. The next best thing I can do is offer you Kitbashers money............
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Postby Sonray » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:39 am

Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:Damn. I wish I could Kitbash sooooo bad. Then I could make my own figures for the Classics line & be happy. Truly happy. *sigh* Oh well. The next best thing I can do is offer you Kitbashers money............



I am willing to assist on that one. ;)

Wait until i finish my current kitbash though then we can talk. What do you want done so desperately?
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Postby Sonray » Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:24 pm

hows this coming along? I wanted to ask you how did you get such straight lines when you cut the model kit up? What did you use to cut it?

And how are you planning on changing the wheels over?
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Postby Sonray » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:15 pm

Wheel_Jack wrote:ok here's a quick photo update on the project.

the legs are almost complete. they fold under the hood and clip together perfectly – this is all mirage. but the two halves of the hood match up really well. the hole in the hood will have a raised engine cover that will convert into tracks' gun. his feet will be “folded classic divebomb's arms”. these will flip open in alt mode so that he can blow out others' tires in a high speed chase or during an air strike. the white shape over his right leg is a roughed out cover that will swivel to the side to fold the legs in. in robot mode they'll cover the void left in his legs when they're folding out. his wings are ripped off of rodimus. No worries, I'll be using mirages wings on rodims when I convert him to sideswipe and redalert. I threw rodimus in some of the shots for scale. tracks is gonna be an inch or so taller. I came up with two accessories that will accompany tracks and these will surely delight any hardcore G1 fan. Personally I can’t wait to finish this so that I can get to those. my only dilemma right now and it's a major one, is that I don't want to sculpt a new head and mirage's head is too distinct to try to repaint. any suggestions?

Thanks all.


I could probably make you a new head.
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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:54 am

quick update.

he now has feet that fold in and out.

his torso area is now connected to his waist and legs. and might I add fully transformable

his hatchback sports removable rocket launchers with rockets(not pictured)

he also has side exhaust pipes that clip to his legs in alt mode.

feet and rockets came from cheapo walmart fake transformer toys.
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Postby Sonray » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:02 am

Wheel_Jack wrote:quick update.

he now has feet that fold in and out.

his torso area is now connected to his waist and legs. and might I add fully transformable

his hatchback sports removable rocket launchers with rockets(not pictured)

he also has side exhaust pipes that clip to his legs in alt mode.

feet and rockets came from cheapo walmart fake transformer toys.


Kick ass! Mine is less complex, just a basic re-fit as i dont know how to make strong enough joints to make my own new ones for new weapons and stuff like you have.

What do you use to make such strong joints?
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Postby Bonger » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:37 am

Wow, thats coming along really well. How do you attatch the Corvette body to the Mirage skeleton?
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Postby Dead Metal » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:08 am

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Sonray wrote:
Wheel_Jack wrote:quick update.

he now has feet that fold in and out.

his torso area is now connected to his waist and legs. and might I add fully transformable

his hatchback sports removable rocket launchers with rockets(not pictured)

he also has side exhaust pipes that clip to his legs in alt mode.

feet and rockets came from cheapo walmart fake transformer toys.


Kick ass! Mine is less complex, just a basic re-fit as i dont know how to make strong enough joints to make my own new ones for new weapons and stuff like you have.

What do you use to make such strong joints?


Truly awsam!
And yea I'de like to know wat you use to make joints.
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Postby Wheeljack-S70 » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:39 pm

Sonray wrote:
Wheel_Jack wrote:quick update.

he now has feet that fold in and out.

his torso area is now connected to his waist and legs. and might I add fully transformable

his hatchback sports removable rocket launchers with rockets(not pictured)

he also has side exhaust pipes that clip to his legs in alt mode.

feet and rockets came from cheapo walmart fake transformer toys.


Kick ass! Mine is less complex, just a basic re-fit as i dont know how to make strong enough joints to make my own new ones for new weapons and stuff like you have.

What do you use to make such strong joints?


other transformers. using a lot of the the little classic three pack guys. I'm no expert in these matters.
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Postby AutobotJazz » Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:37 pm

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