Customs: Combiner Ideas and Input

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  1. Rodimus Prime

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    So, I've gotten most of what I need to start making a custom Combiner. If I enjoy the whole exercise, I may do another combiner later on. The combination may seem strange, but I got a couple of figures for Christmas that I'm looking to make use of.

    CW Motormaster to Rodimus Prime.
    CW Ironhide to Small Foot
    CW Sunstreaker to Neo-Wheel/Free Wheeler
    CW Blastoff to Leader-1
    and CW Rook to Dispatch (my rename for Discharge).

    I plan on using Ironhide's head for Neo-Wheel/Free Wheeler, but I need to find a good head for Small Foot. Any suggestions for a head? Also, any ideas for having a translucent eye-shield like the character has?
     
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    I suggest Trailbreaker or Sligshot/Blast Off for a Small Foot head if you want to keep the visor. Also probably suggest Power Core Optimus for Rodimus (sort of an Energon homage) but that's just me.
     
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    I was going to use motormaster, but the conversion kit for Optimus that I saw convinced me otherwise.
     
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    The one for Thunderclash, Correct?
     
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    Yeah, but it's no longer in progress. Still switching to Optimus. I'm thinking of using this for the head, if it will fit. I've heard they're slightly different in shape, but I haven't found any comparison pictures. It's apparently the same size as Gen. Springer's head.
     
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    CW Mirage's head would work for a base head, though if you want the clear visor, the best I could suggest for that is HFTD Tomahawk's head as that's the only deluxe figure I know who has one, although it's heavily tinted yellow.
     
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    I talked to someone on the boards who made a Classics SF, and got some ideas for the visor from them, but HFTD Tomahawk wasn't one I'd considered. Thanks for the idea! As for it being yellow, the original toy is green, so could a light green sharpie possibly work?
     
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    BTW anyone have an idea which Testor paint ends up looking closest to Roddy's orange?
     
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    I am using Testors Dark Red. It may not be exact but it matches almost perfectly with the G1 toy trailer. Here is my http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/1052925-generations-rodimus.html

    I am the one who asked Steamshield to make me a Rodimus head which ended up being the one you mentioned. It is the same size as Springer and might fit on CW Prime.
     
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    I was talking with a fellow collector today who customizes Transformers and paints trains. He says Model Master paint is best.
     
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    Model Master is just the high quality Testor product. :p 

    BTW SMiller, I was asking about orange. ;) 
     
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    Oh my bad! For the orange I used Model Masters Orange.
     
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    Okay, so I cannot get Sunstreakers head off for the life of me. I think I may have to just trim the "ears" off and sand the edges smooth. :( 
     
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    Okay, change of plans. I'm going to make all four limbs gobots. Rook is going to be based on Spay-C, and Sunstreaker will be made into Tailpipe.
     
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    Oh. :) 
     
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    Weird thought.

    Recoloring the Stunticons into a SG version.
    Not a color pallet swap with the Aerial bots.

    -Motormaster into Optimus Prime Colors
    -Dead End into a Pinkie Pie-inspired scene.
    -Breakdown into Arms Micron Swerve colors.
    -Wildrider/Brake-neck into Rescue Bot Chase colors.
    -Dragstrip into Gobots Crasher colors.
    -Blackjack into Wheelie colors.
    -Offroad into Kup colors.
     
  17. Rodimus Prime

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    So, I think I have an idea for my Rodimus:

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    However, the ball joint it connects to is rather odd. Is it possible to just cut the ball joint off of the BC Optimus body and superglue the original head's ball joint to the base? The ball joint is molded onto the base, btw.
     
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    well, what do you mean odd. just a bit too big, small, angled differently?

    as for the cutting off part, i hope someone answers soon.
     
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    Well, now that we know who Ambulon's teammates are, someone needs to do a figure for that.
     
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    we do?