Minor/Repaint: CW Megatron Feet Extension

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  1. cloudballoon

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    Like many, the lack of ankle tilt and his height (shorter than MP-10 OP, which many use this Megatron as the stand-in until MP 2.0 arrives) really bother me. And the 2 announced 3rd party addon aren't doing it for me either. So I've been thinking what I can do to improve this otherwise great figure.

    Today I went into Marshall's (discount department store) and I found a Shockwave Construct-Bot and thought it might work.

    The process doesn't take long. There are peg holes on the side of Megatron's lower legs that's situated at a perfect location that the gray pieces (Construct-Bot Shockwave's arm Cannon) can peg into. The main operation is basically just cutout unwanted plastics on these 2 gray pieces so they fit snugged with Megatron lower legs. Then I cut a opening at the cannon's mouth (?) so the "ball-and-C-clip" parts can slot into, then attaching the feet to the ball joints. That's all the parts required to give this Megatron bulked-up lower legs and fully articulated feet extension.

    You can see from the comparison shot that it's now a head taller than MP-10 OP :D 

    2016-05-24 Update:

    Version 2: added a permanent marker cap to extend the length & bulk of the cannon tip. Scrapped the Construct-bot Shockwave feet and used Kre-O/Lego piece instead. It's still ball jointed so the articulation is very good... Not so lanly now and the feet it a closer G1/MP match as added benefit :D 

    Although in tank mode, even though the extra leg/feet bits can attach to the tank, they don't really look good, oh well....

    2016-06-28 Update:

    Version 3: Found a water gun at a dollar store that I figured can be used as armor pieces for the lower legs that make the figure even more G1. I used the permanent marker pen that I saved up (the cap was used as extension for the cannon tip in bot mode) to make the cannon in the back. I also covered the 4 screw holes in the tank turret (Megatron's shoulders). I think this is the final form for this mold for me, really happy about it for now.
     

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  2. funkatron101

    funkatron101 TFW2005 Supporter

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    Interesting. It makes him much bigger than expected.
     
  3. LizardbotHero

    LizardbotHero I am a warrior

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    Not too bad. It does make his legs look long and thin though. Does it transform without parts-forming?
     
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    nemesisconvoy Gundam Pilot

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    I like this...what 3rd party add ons?!?
     
  5. cloudballoon

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    See Discusssion Thread
     
  6. cloudballoon

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    This new configuration further bulk up the lower legs and got rid of the "clown feet" and now looks more like the old Masterpiece proportion.

    Hope you'll think it's an improvement. I also added added an additional 5mm peg into the holes on the gray parts, and the new pegs slot can slot into 2 existing grooves on Megatron lower legs, offering much better stability.

    Unfortunately, there's no space on the underside of the tank to hide away these extra parts. So they need to be put aside or part-form by pegging them into the various 5mm holes on the tank, none of them look any good though.
     

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  7. Timothy.R

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    he looks like a female now, with those long legs and small purple feet. it's a neat idea, but i think it needs some tweaking.
     
  8. cloudballoon

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    Definitely a WIP. I still want to make the feet more angular before I paint those extra parts.
     
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    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    It's a bit too lanky for me but its still a nice attempt
     
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    Looks like the devil wears prada.
     
  11. cloudballoon

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    I found a Staples branded marker pen cap and thought it's a good fit to extend Megatron's cannon.

    I further modified the feet. The lower leg part is the same: pieces from the Constuct-bot Shockwave, but the feet is made from Kre-O/Lego pieces. It's not as lanky as the first version. Much happier with this toy now without needing to shell out for expensive 3rd party stuff.
     

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    Version 3: Found a water gun at a dollar store that I figured can be used as armor pieces for the lower legs that make the figure even more G1. I used the permanent marker pen that I saved up (the cap was used as extension for the cannon tip in bot mode) to make the cannon in the back. I also covered the 4 screw holes in the tank turret (Megatron's shoulders). I think this is the final form for this mold for me, really happy about it for now.
     

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  13. Snake_eyes1975

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    I think that looks fantastic.
     
  14. cloudballoon

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    Thanks!