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I've had a KO Laser Optimus Prime for a while now (slightly damaged where weak plastic has cracked around the joints), so I figured I'd repaint him into the malevolent tanker truck from one of my all-time favourite films, Steven Spielberg's 'Duel'.

I managed to obtain a trailer for him on the cheap as it was missing the weapon parts, though I didn't need them for the final piece, so that was fine.



(Had to add a little red car for him to chase, Cliffjumper seemed about right!)

And the robot mode. I liked the idea of him having tribal-like scars on his face, like a proper road warrior. (Mad Max, also a favourite...)


As I only wanted it for the trailer mode (and because of the aforementioned missing parts), only the outside was painted.


Hope you've enjoyed this little tribute! Cheers!

Completely out of left field there, but very nice work. I also like "Duel" and this looks right on the money for it. Fitting that this could also be interpreted as a repainted Scourge (a "dual" figure custom ) And adding Cliffjumper is a great touch.

morphobots wrote:Completely out of left field there, but very nice work. I also like "Duel" and this looks right on the money for it. Fitting that this could also be interpreted as a repainted Scourge (a "dual" figure custom ) And adding Cliffjumper is a great touch.

Thanks a lot, appreciate the feedback! Just thinking about what happens with Cliffjumper in TF:Prime, it really is quite apt!

Not really digging the robot mode much, but absolutely love the alt mode! And such a unique and original idea that was well executed!

Burn wrote:Not really digging the robot mode much, but absolutely love the alt mode! And such a unique and original idea that was well executed!

Yeah, in fairness, the robot mode was a secondary consideration! I'm sure there are more details I could pick out or add: the stickers on the chest/shoulders of the KO were terrible, be nice to replace them with something else.

nah, like you said, it was a secondary consideration. The primary consideration was executed perfectly!