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First and foremost. When choosing a head for your custom, be sure it's in proper scale to the figure your building/modding.


Installing a balljointed neck:

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^^This head is intended for a Masterpiece scaled Slag figure. I chose the Cybertron Primus head as it has some similarities to the head used on G1 Slag in areas such as a regular mouth, helmet detailing, and a similar crest.


^^Using the MP-01 baseplate for the neck, I needed to find a ball joint that would snap tightly in place. I found a good, strong joint in an arm from an Energon Arielbot guy.


^^Be sure to check for transformation clearance before doing any cutting so as to plot out it's location on the body.


^^This connection allows for more movement on one side. I face the open end towards the back of the head. This will allow the head to have alot of movement to allow the figure to look upwards.


^^Notch out the back of the head to allow the replacement joint to fit snug and glue in place.

Vented helmet base.


^^A nice detail is to add venting to parts of the helmet. Here at the base of the helmet we will add this by cutting out the parts of the original helmet.


^^These are the vents that face forward.


^^Build around the vents panel by panel until the are enclosed.


^^They end up looking like this after sanding off any overhang.


^^Test fit.
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]]> Tutorials and How Tos Wikkid http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/909062-modifying-building-heads.html Making a Two Part Mold http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/904157-making-two-part-mold.html Tue, 14 May 2013 22:51:01 GMT Hi Radicons here is a Tutorial on How I make molds and cast parts. I will upload the next Videos...
Hi Radicons here is a Tutorial on How I make molds and cast parts.

I will upload the next Videos over the next few days.

Hope this helps people out.

Please use the link below to watch part 1 and I hope it is OK to post this on here.

Enjoy all the best Dawgstar




2 Part Mold Tutorial Part 1 By Dawgstar - YouTube


Here Is Part 2




2 Part Mold Tutorial Part 2 By Dawgstar



Here Is Part 3






2 Part Mold Tutorial Part 3 By Dawgstar - YouTube








Here is the finished part


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]]> Tutorials and How Tos Dawgstar http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/904157-making-two-part-mold.html By Generation: Generations Blitzwing Shoulder Fix http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/887284-generations-blitzwing-shoulder-fix.html Thu, 02 May 2013 17:42:14 GMT OK, I received my Blitzwing with only one arm that didn't lock in right. Shoulder issues appear to be universal with this mold, with most not being able to lock in on either side.

The tutorial will guide you through a simple process of sanding that will fix this toy permanently. Both shoulders secure in place with a nice click when done. They lock as designed and don't move unless you want them to. This change also does not affect either alt mode negatively.

The problem is that there is too much plastic in between torso halves from the factory. The extra plastic does not allow the two "U" shaped clips to get the designed friction on the chest peg, or in some cases reach the chest peg at all. The steps below will walk you through reducing the amount of plastic so that the "U" clips can function as designed.

Tools:

1) An emery board, or sandpaper with a block.
2) Small Phillips.

Steps:

1) Transform Blitzwing into robot mode. Make note of the front and back, so when you put it back together there's no questioning "where to face the nose" or anything. Take pictures if you need to. Also note down which "U" clip is worse, left or right.

2) Unscrew the large Philips screw behind the legs in his backside. The remove the four screws that hold the torso together. You'll need to swivel the turret around to access all four.

3) Carefully pull apart. This will leave you with four pieces: legs (keep em together), the turret/torso/arms, half a torso, and the jet nose/head. You will only touch both torso sides.

4) Get your emery board or sanding block and file down the worse side identified in step 1 above a little bit. You're just trying to take a little bit off to even out both sides.

5) Take your sanding block or emery board and sand down the torso per the images below. Please note, THIS MUST BE DONE ON EVEN PLANES!! What I mean by "even planes" is that you need to do the both sides equally. For example, you need to be sanding the left shoulder screw hole and the right shoulder screw hole at the same time. Same thing for the left and right edges of the torso pieces. Using a flat tool like an emery board or sanding block will ensure this happens.

6) You will need to repeat the step above for the shoulder screw holes, the lower screw holes, and the sides of both halves of the torso.




7) Go slowly and check your progress frequently by putting Blitzwing back together (sans screws). You'll want to check whether or not the "U" tabs click into the corresponding pegs nicely, and you'll also want to make sure the sides of his torso line up without gaps.



Once done, both sides click into place just like on Peaughs video!

I've also posted a video below detailing the fix:

Transformers Generations 30th BLITZWING ARM FIX!!! - YouTube


The original discussion thread for this fix can be found here: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radico...wing-arms.html
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