Beelzeboss Devil Horns Yellow kit

Crazy.
Anybody think it's worth buying both to have a Classics Cliffjumper with black weapons?
I mean is the plastic good?

Hellooooo Hubcap!

Sodan-1 wrote:Hellooooo Hubcap!

Ha ha! I was just thinking the SAME thing!

Or Bumblejumper...

Dead Metal wrote:Crazy.
Anybody think it's worth buying both to have a Classics Cliffjumper with black weapons?
I mean is the plastic good?

DEADMETAL:

Hey! I just got this kit from TF Source. (I hope I can plug stores here in the forum).

Honestly, it's a great kit. The plastic is pretty sturdy. I have encountered NO issues when I installed this kit onto my beloved classics cliffjumper. It even held up well with extensive play.

Not that I play with my toys. I, um, I digress.

It's a neat kit. Especially if you can't afford the Fansprojects version. If you want to have a nice arsenal for your classics figures, it's worth it too, even if you don't want the head.

I actually own a yellow G1 Cliffjumper. But I see no need to pay homage to a variant. I want Bumblebee to be Bumblebee.

Umm...no. I don't think so. Not interested in a Cliff (referenced Japanese yellow version of G1 Cliffjumper).

ae_productions wrote:

Dead Metal wrote:Crazy.
Anybody think it's worth buying both to have a Classics Cliffjumper with black weapons?
I mean is the plastic good?

DEADMETAL:

Hey! I just got this kit from TF Source. (I hope I can plug stores here in the forum).

Honestly, it's a great kit. The plastic is pretty sturdy. I have encountered NO issues when I installed this kit onto my beloved classics cliffjumper. It even held up well with extensive play.

Not that I play with my toys. I, um, I digress.

It's a neat kit. Especially if you can't afford the Fansprojects version. If you want to have a nice arsenal for your classics figures, it's worth it too, even if you don't want the head.

Then I#ll drop the cash and buy both, Bumblebee can have the gray pistol.

Awesome! Does anyone know how much it costs?

joevill wrote:Awesome! Does anyone know how much it costs?

Probably between $20-$30 like the previous kit. So all of us asking for the grey weapons to be black weapons finally get them. I use finally as a loose term considering we just got the red kit maybe a month ago. That's cool though. I like the idea of yellow CJ for Classics. He was one of my first G1 figures if not my exact first. I'm tempted pretty strongly by this even though the yellow seems so strong here. Like there's just too much of it. I dunno. I'd need to find another BB for this. Just traded off my extra Henkei one.

No offense, but the weapons are "dark grey" and not black.

Still better looking than the light grey versions. Not sure if I want to drop another $20+ just for this.

Looks like I don't have to retire my Henkei Bumblebee after all. Hello Hubcap!

very nice.

I'd have to see if I could secure a clean yellow bumblebee.

There is nothing about my Henkei Bumblebee that I would change. Fact.

Thank you Alex Kubalsky.

Thubalsky.

It didn't look good on Cliffjumper and it still doesn't look good on Bumblebee, IMO.

Amelie wrote:Hub Cap?
Yellow Cliffjumper?

Aren't you all forgetting Pretender Bumblebee?

Yup, Pretender Bumblebee's head is actually Cliffjumper's.

And those who claim Hubcap is just a yellow Cliffjumper, get your eyes checked:

G1 Yellow Cliffjumper:


G1 Hubcap:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Amelie wrote:Hub Cap?
Yellow Cliffjumper?

Aren't you all forgetting Pretender Bumblebee?

Yup, Pretender Bumblebee's head is actually Cliffjumper's.

And those who claim Hubcap is just a yellow Cliffjumper, get your eyes checked:

G1 Yellow Cliffjumper:
image

G1 Hubcap:
image

Wouldn't be the first time I've been a little liberal in taking a figure into my collection as a homage.

Dai_Ceefax wrote:There is nothing about my Henkei Bumblebee that I would change. Fact.

100% agree.

so how much are theses kits
i think it would be much cheaper to buy extra war for cybertron bumblebee and cliffjumper figures
and use the heads off them
they do fit as i tried it with switching classics cliffjumpers head with his war for cybertron head
and it looked pretty good

Ultra Markus wrote:so how much are theses kits
i think it would be much cheaper to buy extra war for cybertron bumblebee and cliffjumper figures
and use the heads off them
they do fit as i tried it with switching classics cliffjumpers head with his war for cybertron head
and it looked pretty good

I prefer the Devil Horns kit as it matched the red between the head and body. IMO the WFC Cliffy was too red to work right.

Mkall wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:so how much are theses kits
i think it would be much cheaper to buy extra war for cybertron bumblebee and cliffjumper figures
and use the heads off them
they do fit as i tried it with switching classics cliffjumpers head with his war for cybertron head
and it looked pretty good

I prefer the Devil Horns kit as it matched the red between the head and body. IMO the WFC Cliffy was too red to work right.

Use both.

Flux Convoy wrote:

Mkall wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:so how much are theses kits
i think it would be much cheaper to buy extra war for cybertron bumblebee and cliffjumper figures
and use the heads off them
they do fit as i tried it with switching classics cliffjumpers head with his war for cybertron head
and it looked pretty good

I prefer the Devil Horns kit as it matched the red between the head and body. IMO the WFC Cliffy was too red to work right.

Use both.

Dude, you got the face out of the WFC one and it fits in the kit head?

Wowie![/Toki]

Dude, that's a reason to get up in the morning. Looks like I'm good for one more day.

I'm doing this tomorrow.

(Seriously, that's awesome in case you thought I was being sarcastically rude, which I wasn't. )

Preorder up on BBTS if not already mentioned.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=BLZB10001&mode=retail

Counterpunch wrote:Dude, you got the face out of the WFC one and it fits in the kit head?

Wowie![/Toki]

Dude, that's a reason to get up in the morning. Looks like I'm good for one more day.

I'm doing this tomorrow.

(Seriously, that's awesome in case you thought I was being sarcastically rude, which I wasn't. )

I get you man, no worries. Here's how this works. Unscrew and dismantle both heads. The WFC screw wanted to shred for me so be careful enough to get the head apart. Remove the light piping from the WFC face, this can be difficult as it was a little stuck. Paint the tips of said light piping whatever color you want the eyes to be. Let dry, insert back into the head snugly. Cut off the excess piping and insert the WFC face into the Devil Horns helmet. You may think the large hole just above the eyes won't cover nicely but it will. I strongly suggest test fitting everything before permanently altering anything to see what you like and or don't about it. My only gripe with this is the painting I've yet to get to and that the head will have a small gap on top since these pieces weren't specifically made for each other. I can live with it personally since it doesn't look any worse than some light piping pieces can. This is a really simple mod. Also more pics to show my beefs. Nothing that's a deal breaker for me. More industrious fans can make it look better, I'm sure.



Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

::EDIT:: The topmost picture of the three shows off the slightest hole gap at the top of the face. That's why it's there. Again, I strongly suggest test fitting and trying things before permanently altering things. This looks great to me and I'm quite pleased with the outcome.

Just yesterday we reported on a yellow repaint of the Beelzeboss Devil Horns upgrade kit. Well, today we can report that seibertron.com sponsor BigBadToyStore.com have their pre-order page up!
The price is listed at US $29.99.

Thanks Flux for the guide, I'll try that out myself.

Dead Metal wrote:Thanks Flux for the guide, I'll try that out myself.

Also, I first saw this from SkyQuake over on the TFW2005 boards. Credit where it's due and all since this wasn't my idea.

Wow Flux!! That's awesome. IDK how I missed it over at TFW, but thanks for posting this. Even though I have the FP head, this one looks nice. I may want to do a custom with the new look and make him TapOut!!

Counterpunch wrote:

Flux Convoy wrote:

Mkall wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:so how much are theses kits
i think it would be much cheaper to buy extra war for cybertron bumblebee and cliffjumper figures
and use the heads off them
they do fit as i tried it with switching classics cliffjumpers head with his war for cybertron head
and it looked pretty good

I prefer the Devil Horns kit as it matched the red between the head and body. IMO the WFC Cliffy was too red to work right.

Use both.

Dude, you got the face out of the WFC one and it fits in the kit head?

Wowie![/Toki]

Dude, that's a reason to get up in the morning. Looks like I'm good for one more day.

I'm doing this tomorrow.

(Seriously, that's awesome in case you thought I was being sarcastically rude, which I wasn't. )

This x100

Thought you guys might enjoy images of the finished head. I don't have a good photo setup so the images aren't the greatest but I work with what I've got. The blue is a touch darker on the eyes IRL. The flash washes it out a little.




I'm really pleased with the results.

Flux Convoy wrote:Thought you guys might enjoy images of the finished head. I don't have a good photo setup so the images aren't the greatest but I work with what I've got. The blue is a touch darker on the eyes IRL. The flash washes it out a little.
I'm really pleased with the results.

This looks amazing. I may have to pick up the original set now and try this. How did you fix the back of the head??

amcgrath929 wrote:

Flux Convoy wrote:Thought you guys might enjoy images of the finished head. I don't have a good photo setup so the images aren't the greatest but I work with what I've got. The blue is a touch darker on the eyes IRL. The flash washes it out a little.
I'm really pleased with the results.

This looks amazing. I may have to pick up the original set now and try this. How did you fix the back of the head??

I snipped off the very top of the light piping for the Devil Horns head. Filed down the very top rounded part of the WFC face that showed through the top and back of the head. It would have prevented that piece from sitting in at all so it needed to go. You can see the piece I mean in the first set of pics. Once the WFC eyes were painted (painted by a friend:)) and dry, those were inserted back into the face where I wanted them. Then I snipped off the extra plastic from that light piping so it would all fit inside the head. Don't worry, it's very snug. Then I reassembled the head. Used a toothpick and carefully dabbed a touch of superglue on to what is now a very tiny blue piece of light piping and glued it to the the top back portion of the Devil Horns head. It sits where it would normally blend into the head. Then by buddy Zack color matched and painted that piece for me. The blue piece and the rounded part of the WFC face will probably require a bit of fiddling with a file to get just right. Still, I was careful and slow and managed to not damage anything. It sounds much more complicated than it actually is. Feel free to ask more questions if you have them though.

If you're anything like me, the thought of modding makes me ill. Permanently changing figures just doesn't happen with me. However I was confident I could make exactly what I wanted with what I had to work with. Really, even if I'd screwed up, the head kit was cheap. I'd just get another lol.

One point I wanted to mention and left out though. While working on this, the head was already popped onto the ball joint. Underneath the head is a plate. Under that plate is a screw which fastens the ball joint onto that plate. Flip it up, remove the screw, take off the head and ball joint. This makes it so you don't damage any of your work in trying to pop that head back on(paint, glue or otherwise). When finished just reassemble and you're all good.

Flux Convoy wrote:If you're anything like me, the thought of modding makes me ill. Permanently changing figures just doesn't happen with me. However I was confident I could make exactly what I wanted with what I had to work with. Really, even if I'd screwed up, the head kit was cheap. I'd just get another lol.

One point I wanted to mention and left out though. While working on this, the head was already popped onto the ball joint. Underneath the head is a plate. Under that plate is a screw which fastens the ball joint onto that plate. Flip it up, remove the screw, take off the head and ball joint. This makes it so you don't damage any of your work in trying to pop that head back on(paint, glue or otherwise). When finished just reassemble and you're all good.

Thanks again for sharing this Flux. It takes a head that I have no interest in whatsoever and makes me want one. You may have influenced me to attempt my first custom work.

amcgrath929 wrote:Thanks again for sharing this Flux. It takes a head that I have no interest in whatsoever and makes me want one. You may have influenced me to attempt my first custom work.

No problem, I'm more than happy to share. I'm proud of it because it was my first bit of modding too. Of course, I not only had painting help and it's all fairly minor stuff. That's not the point! I have faith you can pull it off just as well if not better.

moonsky wrote:Honestly, it's a great kit. The plastic is pretty sturdy. I have encountered NO issues when I installed this kit onto my beloved classics cliffjumper. It even held up well with extensive play.

Not that I play with my toys. I, um, I digress.

It's a neat kit. Especially if you can't afford the Fansprojects version. If you want to have a nice arsenal for your classics figures, it's worth it too, even if you don't want the head.

Thats funny, a guy said the exact same thing on the first page of this thread, literally.