Minor/Repaint: Wreckers Roll Call: Impactor

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by eisen, Feb 23, 2010.

  1. eisen

    eisen "CUT ME SOME SLACKS!"

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    *don't bash me on my fanon Bio :p *
    when the autobots are in a tight situation they can always count on the Elite Guard to be there as the shining beacons of hope for the battle, the best of the best who by their presence can turn the tide of any battle. but when the best are not enough there is only one team that can do what no other autobot/s can.
    enter the Wreckers. an elite force of Autobots who range from the strategically brilliant to the downright brutal, they are an amalgam of military specialists and triggerhappy maniacs called upon to accomplish the seemingly impossible missions. the first team was assembled under the command of Emirate Xaaron and led by the charismatic Impactor mainly as a shadow-ops team that accomplished assassination and sabotage within the Decepticon ranks. their existence as a team was not recognized up until Operation: Volcano, where they fought against several of the then strongest Decepticon generals. one of them was Straxus. and while they managed to drive them back the Wreckers were not without their losses, half of the original team were terminated (Impactor included) in the battle and those left standing were in no shape to fight for a while. and so they gained the reputation of being one of the most fearless fighters for the autobot cause, at the same time the deadliest to even join. this was passed on to the succeeding generation of Wreckers, who are now led by the Triplechanger Springer, and trained and managed by former Elite Guard officer, Kup.


    "To be a Wrecker is to have a Deathwish." ~Impactor


    Impactor was the leader of the team and considered to be THE Wrecker. Brave, efficient, and practical, Impactor had no real fear of deactivation and was fiercely loyal to his troops. he likes to fight up close and personal and will see a mission to the very end. though this tenacity often costs him a servo (literally!) and an optic, Impactor soldiers on, determined to stomp down any threat to the Autobot cause. he lost his right arm in one of his early missions but instead of having it replaced with a fully functional hand he chose to outfit it with a melee hook/spike attachment to remind him of how unforgiving war can be and to strike fear into his enemies. while he does use ranged weapons from time to time, his shoulder-mounted charged particle cannon is seldom used, mostly because of the destructive power it wields. upon using it against Straxus and his warriors during Operation: Volcano, it was able to cripple the 1,000 strong Decepticon force into 400 combatants, evening out the battle in favor of the Autobots. when asked by fellow Wrecker Roadbuster as to what sort of weapon was that, Impactor simply replied; "oh, this? it's illegal". truly a force to be reckoned with, he led the Wreckers into one victory after another until his eventual fall at the hands of Straxus but not before the latter was knocked into stasis lock.

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  2. Superquad7

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    The Wreckers faction symbol is just the icing on the cake here. You've done everything well here I think. Solid custom and solid presentation of a solid figure. Awesome :thumb 
     
  3. dsn1014

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    Loving it. Great job on his hook arm and shoulder cannon.
     
  4. eisen

    eisen "CUT ME SOME SLACKS!"

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    thanks! the harpoon arm took me a while to find :) 
     
  5. Hooper_X

    Hooper_X hit dogs holler

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    That's really nice. Love it. I'd personally do him at a larger scale, but that's just me.

    What's the head made from? Is that Megatron + styrene?
     
  6. eisen

    eisen "CUT ME SOME SLACKS!"

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    yup. :) 

    believe me if i found an upscaled KO of the guy i would have hit it off using that. :) 
     
  7. destrongerlupus

    destrongerlupus Well-Known Member

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    GORGEOUS! Wreck 'n Rule!
     
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    that's sick... i want one... maybe i'll make my extra megatron into him someday...
     
  9. blue death

    blue death Well-Known Member

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    dude youve taken a mold i hate more than anything else and redeemed it with some awesome badassery. men i need an Impactor custom of my own
     
  10. spoonman

    spoonman I make bots.

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    Probably the best of the Impactors I've seen! Pure wreckin' win!
     
  11. StuntPrime35

    StuntPrime35 Dreads for life

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    Ooh. I'm teeming with excitment if this mold can big oversized....
     
  12. wasp819

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    pretty slick, lovin the head
    i did see somewhere a custom of impactor using G2 tank megatron - its pretty damm good
     
  13. SMOG

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    AWESOME!!

    This was a perfect choice! Not only does it match Impactor incredibly well, but even this Tank Megs' gimpy gimmick arm works FOR the project, rather than against it... that's a feat right there!

    Also, the stock Megatron head looks remarkably good with that big roman crest on it.

    Great stuff!

    Ahem... :D 

    Megatron Oversized Classics Tank Dark Green Camo - Classics & Classics 2.0 at KOTOYS.COM

    I have that one... it's a KO, but I like it a lot. It's about the size of a large Voyager, and retains all his articulation. Nice solid tank mode. Some of the plastic joint parts are very cheap and rubbery, but there's almost no simplification in the mold (I think only the mechanism for his spinning gimmick is lost).

    zmog
     
  14. AutoCon2076

    AutoCon2076 Brightest can in toolshed

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    That's a true "Wreck n Rule!" custom there. Much love for the Wreckers. Do you plan on doing Rack-n-Ruin?

    ~Z
     
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    i like that
     
  16. eisen

    eisen "CUT ME SOME SLACKS!"

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    you and me both! :D 

    thanks dude! i tried searching for it here but didn't find it, if you an linkit up on this thread that would be great :D 

    damn! i love china more now.


    yup, but thinking up a good transformation is a bitch :lol  he WILL get made though, ;) 

    thanks :) 

    haha, thanks dude, but i bet you can come up with something way better :D 

    heh, thanks!i will miss my deluxe sized megs though but i can deal with it

    looking forward to it! :thumb 

    WRECK 'n RULE mate!
     
  17. Ezilla82

    Ezilla82 Total Randomness Personified

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    I have to say this is an awesome take of Impactor, and I've seen a few, but I think this one would be awesome to see made by Hasbro. I dig the fanon bio about him and its kinda like the Autobot version to John Cena and somehow my fan character, Ericon Maximus kinda homages Impactor in a way. So keep up the great work, eisen.
     
  18. Cycrolus

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    excellent