Movie-accurate Optimus Prime 80% finished.

Drpee · 04-05-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by OptimusPrimal13

The scale I used for the mirrors are 1/24 metrical scale. It's a kit from the brand Italeri and comes with a lot of other parts just to pimp your truckmodel.

It's OK with me when you want to do your own Prime. I'm flattered when people get inspired to do their Prime this way. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask them. I'll answer them.

NO WAY! Thats freaky cos i just received a box of 1/24 scale truck parts made by the same company, so they must be exactly the same!

Anyway you deserve the flattery cos this is awesome work. I hope mine turns out half as good. Im about 65% done with the hands for mine, i had trouble sourcing the bionicle ball joints with the axle hole in them so they can pop off for the transformation. It was kinda costly for tiny ball joints but there was no other way.
Im also making his head more accurate, kinda like you did but im leaving the nose alone and adding some details elseware.
Im also building a special chrome trailer guard plate to go on the back of the sleeper cab in truck mode like he has in the film.
His neck now has a balljoint like yours too.
Hopefully the special paint i ordered will arrive this week and i can start that process and maybe post some WIP pics.

When do you think you will finish yours buddy?

BTW how did you modify the smokestacks?

OptimusPrimal13 · 04-05-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Drpee

NO WAY! Thats freaky cos i just received a box of 1/24 scale truck parts made by the same company, so they must be exactly the same!

Anyway you deserve the flattery cos this is awesome work. I hope mine turns out half as good. Im about 65% done with the hands for mine, i had trouble sourcing the bionicle ball joints with the axle hole in them so they can pop off for the transformation. It was kinda costly for tiny ball joints but there was no other way.
Im also making his head more accurate, kinda like you did but im leaving the nose alone and adding some details elseware.
Im also building a special chrome trailer guard plate to go on the back of the sleeper cab in truck mode like he has in the film.
His neck now has a balljoint like yours too.
Hopefully the special paint i ordered will arrive this week and i can start that process and maybe post some WIP pics.

When do you think you will finish yours buddy?

BTW how did you modify the smokestacks?

Thanks bro. Nice to hear that you have the same box. The smokestacks are aluminum-pipes. The inner-diameter is the same as the outer-diameter of the originals. I just cut the old ones to 1 centimeter and slide the aluminum-pipes over them. And as you see, small ones for the bot-mode and large ones for the truck.

I don't know when Prime is finished. It will take some time.

BTW do post some WIP pics. I'm a LITTLE curious.

Drpee · 04-05-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by OptimusPrimal13

Thanks bro. Nice to hear that you have the same box. The smokestacks are aluminum-pipes. The inner-diameter is the same as the outer-diameter of the originals. I just cut the old ones to 1 centimeter and slide the aluminum-pipes over them. And as you see, small ones for the bot-mode and large ones for the truck.

I don't know when Prime is finished. It will take some time.

BTW do post some WIP pics. I'm a LITTLE curious.

Where did you buy the pipes from? I was wondering if the smokestacks that came with the truck accessories kit would work but that would mean cutting the old ones off completely and gluing those ones on.

Mines in primer right now with no head or hands attached so theres not much to show, i'll put some up when i have the base colors painted though, which will eb sometime next week hopefully.

OptimusPrimal13 · 04-05-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Drpee

Where did you buy the pipes from? I was wondering if the smokestacks that came with the truck accessories kit would work but that would mean cutting the old ones off completely and gluing those ones on.

Mines in primer right now with no head or hands attached so theres not much to show, i'll put some up when i have the base colors painted though, which will eb sometime next week hopefully.

I bought the aluminum-pipes at a local hobby-store. The smokestacks are straight-on scratch-build. It was a tip from my Dutch buddy and Radicon-friend iDarkDesign.