GOBOT Destroyer

Tom_Servo · 06-01-2010, 08:58 AM

I'm very pleased to tell you that this figure was the first place winner of the Sector 70 Challenge of the Gobots Challenge, DESTROYER.
He's a big bad tank with a big bad head. I made him from a toy tank, a bunch of styrene and a pair of Cybertron Bulkhead arms. The bulkhead hands still flip up into his wrists, so he still has his right hand in there. The cannon extension pegs onto the gun nub that flips out.
A while ago, I made a Warpath- still incomplete- from the same toy tank. I think it's pretty neat that two such different toys came out of the same source.
Thanks to everyone who voted!

Tom_Servo · 06-01-2010, 09:00 AM

And the WIPs

destrongerlupus · 06-01-2010, 11:17 AM

LOVE him!

Reminds me of my first scratch-build, a dlx scale Brawl made from a cheap toy tank and a lot of blood sweat and tears

Kryptokron · 06-01-2010, 11:48 AM

Daaaamn! That is some nice work there man! I always liked Destroyer as a kid, and this is a pretty homage!

KINGBOTZ · 06-01-2010, 12:01 PM

Very nice job man, this came out awesome! I had Destroyer as a kid, and that thing was SOLID, LOTS of metal on him. The Gobots were a uniquely different breed of transforming bots...there will always be a place in my heart for these guys.

Oh, and GREAT job on the Warpath too by the way!!

knoted · 06-02-2010, 11:02 AM

This is friggin' awesome !

I recently re-bought the original Destroyer as a collector item.

You Sir, have done him so much justice with this articulated hommage custom.
Only minor nitpick's the altmode ; the US M60 tank instead of a German Leopard 1 tank.... but... they do share some design similarities.

Robot mode is just amazing. Love the anonimous turrethead

Satomiblood · 06-02-2010, 11:38 AM

Top shelf work.

Tom_Servo · 06-02-2010, 06:56 PM

Thanks so much to everyone for your kind words! This is one that I really got into. I have to admit that I HATED the big Gobots as a kid. I thought that their big weird heads were really dumb. I'm still not crazy about the car guys but Destroyer here has really grown on me. I see the turret head as him being really bad-assed and not wanting his bot mode to be any less powerful than his tank mode.
Yes, not the right model tank, but I got this one in a ten dollar army set at RITE AID, so you can't really beat that. I did remember make him the iron cross stickers.
One of these day's I'll finish that Warpath, I promise!

BScorpinok75 · 06-17-2012, 03:08 PM

Amazing!!!

06-01-2010, 08:58 AM	#1
Tom_Servo Well-read chick magnet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,049 Location: Philadelphia, PA Collection Count: Three bags full!	GOBOT Destroyer I'm very pleased to tell you that this figure was the first place winner of the Sector 70 Challenge of the Gobots Challenge, DESTROYER. He's a big bad tank with a big bad head. I made him from a toy tank, a bunch of styrene and a pair of Cybertron Bulkhead arms. The bulkhead hands still flip up into his wrists, so he still has his right hand in there. The cannon extension pegs onto the gun nub that flips out. A while ago, I made a Warpath- still incomplete- from the same toy tank. I think it's pretty neat that two such different toys came out of the same source. Thanks to everyone who voted! Attached Thumbnails My Flickr Page

06-01-2010, 09:00 AM	#2
Tom_Servo Well-read chick magnet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,049 Location: Philadelphia, PA Collection Count: Three bags full!	And the WIPs Attached Thumbnails My Flickr Page

06-01-2010, 11:17 AM	#3
destrongerlupus Hot Slag! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,217 News Credits: 1	LOVE him! Reminds me of my first scratch-build, a dlx scale Brawl made from a cheap toy tank and a lot of blood sweat and tears My Custom Feedback Thread

06-01-2010, 11:48 AM	#4
Kryptokron Spontaneous Ankylosaur Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 535 Location: Calgary, Alberta Collection Count: 'Hoarders', here I come... News Credits: 1	Daaaamn! That is some nice work there man! I always liked Destroyer as a kid, and this is a pretty homage! Thanks to Karhukjnsi for the sig!

06-01-2010, 12:01 PM	#5
KINGBOTZ www.KINGBOTZ.com Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 863 Location: www.KINGBOTZ.com	Very nice job man, this came out awesome! I had Destroyer as a kid, and that thing was SOLID, LOTS of metal on him. The Gobots were a uniquely different breed of transforming bots...there will always be a place in my heart for these guys. Oh, and GREAT job on the Warpath too by the way!! WWW.KINGBOTZ.COM FACEBOOK & YouTube Channel

06-02-2010, 11:02 AM	#6
knoted Resistor Transistor Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,676 Location: From Utrecht, the Netherlands to Manila, the Philipines. Collection Count: I'm not sure...some of them died :( News Credits: 2	This is friggin' awesome ! I recently re-bought the original Destroyer as a collector item. You Sir, have done him so much justice with this articulated hommage custom. Only minor nitpick's the altmode ; the US M60 tank instead of a German Leopard 1 tank.... but... they do share some design similarities. Robot mode is just amazing. Love the anonimous turrethead

06-02-2010, 11:38 AM	#7
Satomiblood ))<>(( Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 17,115 Location: Lancaster, PA Collection Count: Eleventy Billion	Top shelf work. Kitbashing Commissions - Sales - Wants - Needs - Feedback - eBay

06-02-2010, 06:56 PM	#8
Tom_Servo Well-read chick magnet Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,049 Location: Philadelphia, PA Collection Count: Three bags full!	Thanks so much to everyone for your kind words! This is one that I really got into. I have to admit that I HATED the big Gobots as a kid. I thought that their big weird heads were really dumb. I'm still not crazy about the car guys but Destroyer here has really grown on me. I see the turret head as him being really bad-assed and not wanting his bot mode to be any less powerful than his tank mode. Yes, not the right model tank, but I got this one in a ten dollar army set at RITE AID, so you can't really beat that. I did remember make him the iron cross stickers. One of these day's I'll finish that Warpath, I promise! My Flickr Page

06-17-2012, 03:08 PM	#9
BScorpinok75 Squadron X Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,734 Location: Onboard the Pale Fire Collection Count: Most Classics (CHUG) Figures That Have Retail Releases	Amazing!!! FS: Wings of Honor Banzaitron, TFCC Nexus Prime, TFCC Nightbeat, Wal-Mart Divebomb, United Windcharger/Wipeout, G.I Joes, Animated, etc.