Animated Motormaster

cool so when are you going to work the others?

I've got a most of the work done on all 6 bios (Menasor included), but i'll be releasing them with each next bash. Gonna finish MM's bash before i get started on the rest. I will probably do the leg bots next, Breakdown and Wildrider.

Man I can't wait to see this! As much as I hated the animated series, I LOVE the toys, and I have yet to see an animated bash that I didn't love just as much. Yours is no exception, in fact, I think it's shaping up to be one of the best ones.

update!

little stuff first - isolated Bulkhead's codpiece for Menasor. Screwed/glued.


Did some work on the feet. I glued the arm into position on each side, so that it couldn't straighten out and be the arm. I removed the fist. Then i glued the siren-roof half into position, after shortening the siren. I cut Ratchet's roof-front in half, and glued that on as well. I shaved off the lights above the windshield. It's amazing how well it fits on top of the siren-roof.


here's the transform scheme:





In this last pic, check how well the Op roof and Ratchet roof fit together. It also shows the next thing.


In this pic are two ports waiting to dry. The female neoshifter will be the new hubcap - a piece of tubing glued to it, with the old hubcap's lug glued in there. The post is in there giving it support - it's wrapped in a little bit of plastic bag to protect it from being glued to the rest of the stuff in there. These will go on the back wheels of the wheel assembly to become arm ports.

Enjoy!!

You, sir, have ball bearings to attempt to bring the Stunticons into Animated style. I can't wait to see this when it's done!

now that is cool dude, like how you made it g1 like for the feet.

today's update!
Installed the rear wheels/arm ports. Might take em out and fidget with them a little, but they work, and the wheels still spin! kitbash/




Finally got the footnubs off. MAN that was a bitch. I saved the pin from the second one, and for some reason neglected to save the first. i ended up using the pin in the neck, and would've liked two. Oh well, found a replacement.


ended up flipping the collar but not the stalk. Might not have taken a pic of that.

Not sure what i'm gonna do with the BH shins that I wanna use as Menasor abs. I cut bits off the sides of the BH chest, to allow it to fit between the wheels. I'll smooth it out later.
I would like to attach them to the chest so that they stay there in truck mode like this:





I think i'll put styrene sheets coming off the arms to finish the shell of the trailer, if i go this way. Or i might find a way to put the shins where the hole in the trailer is like this:


Or somewhere else. Anyone got any ideas?

I think the codpiece might look good as a rear bumper:



here's some VERY loose mockups of torso mode with the add ons.

shins as abs with kneecaps up:



shins as abs with kneecaps down. I kinda like this one better because it's wider up top, near the chest, and slims down as it goes to the waist. either way, i'd probably close up the gaps on each one with styrene or putty.




Opinions?

here's a ROUGH look at the trailer attached to the body in truck mode.



still not sure exactly what position i will put this in (the connection).
Here's what might be the trailer's spot in robot mode.




He might be back heavy, but i'd rather have a big backpack than a partsforming trailer.

One last thing, and i'm looking to the pros on this -

the BH shoulders bunch up inside the trailer a HINT too high. I have two choices.

Shave off the joint and lose the pin that connects the front of the trailer to the back halves. to compensate, glue that back together. there's enough square inchage (?) to make a good connection with some plastic welder. I'm just not sure with the transformations, it would stand up to multiple conversions.

2nd choice - lengthen the notches in the shoulders - the hole between the front and back. this would bring that hole, down through the top of the star, and keep the same square shape.

here's a clear shot of the rectangular notches on the arms (they allow the arms to raise like jumping jacks)


I'm leaning towards the second choice, i have a feeling it will affect the arms much less than losing the pin joint on the trailer.

Thoughts, crits, advice are all welcome!!

well im not a "pro" as they say but the second choice sounds good to me

more updates

First, the foot, as i'm trying to get it on the leg. Might have cut off a bit too much, or just positioned it funny in this picture. Nothing i can't fix. I cut bits out of the Prime piece, made a peg, and widened the hole on the grimlock ankle.



And now, blurry (thanks to the phone camera), the first shots of THE HEAD!!
I took Ratchet's face, cut it across the eyes, leaving the nose. Then i severely grinded down Grim's face after taking off the jaw. I also cut a thick notch between the eyes to accommodate Ratchet's nose. I will take the lug off the jaw and glue it to Ratchet's face, so that it can screw together still. I will use the jaw as some sort of hat/hair thing for MM. Again, sorry they're blurry, but check it out!

I'm sorry, but seeing that Ratchet/Grimlock head combo like that reminds me of that crazy robot from the Zathura movie.

Strange resemblance aside, Motormaster is coming along excelently! I'm still amazed at how well you've thought this through, although I'm not so sure having Henry Masterson at the controls is a good idea (j/k, that head looks alot like Menasor's head, though, so it's a good fit)

Too bad the main part of this bot is still gonna be a bastard, though.