While I might have built solid rear shins, I honestly think TT handled the whole foot/shin transformation a lot better than me. I was too hung up on copying the G1 style, why Hasui (and team) just came up with a much more clever way of getting from point A to B. Having the shin be triangular shaped was genius, and saved the step of trying to figure out the rear window. Size is probably a factor too, 1/24 is significantly bigger than ~1/32. That said, do still like my head sculpt tons better And the arms(minus the shoulders). And the chrome bits. Yep, there's just as much existing model kit parts in there as scratchbuild. The transformation is all scratch, but there's a significant amount of Gundam kit underneath there too. If you wanna see one that's even more of a scratchbuild, you should check out Skids
The scratch built engineering is what's most impressive to me. So. Much. Work! I am in awe of your patience!
I really like your take on this and especially appreciate the scale of this bot... love the Binaltech days and this fits just perfectly!
American Prowl I thought for sure Michael Gay would've used this model from "The Marine." for T5. Oh, I forgot, He's too stupid. Now I have to make one. Are you selling your 1:25 Prowl by any chance? Are you thinking about making working electronics for the headlights, siren, and Police lights?
"The Scratchbuilder's Bible" indeed. I learned so much from your construction tutorial. You're a true artisan. I couldn't believe it when I read that you built this BEFORE the Masterpiece version!
I never get mad at seeing this thread necro. Are there any photo's of the custom's next to the masterpiece version? X
Wow that is crazy! And inspiring! It got me thinking....can you remove the vehicle shell from a current deluxe sized Prowl, find a smaller scale model car (1:30? 1:32?), and basically "reskin" a figure?
Looking at this again, it's really stunning work, much of it anticipating (and exceeding) the aesthetics of the MP version. It's very sleek, and although I'm not 100% certain, it feels like the robot mode gains a lot more size relative to the vehicle mode, as compared to the Takara version. I know this is bigger to start with as a 1:24, but to see it shoot up larger than the Alternator version between modes is impressive. I kind of wish the MP cars were a bit taller in general, so that's another feather in your cap. zmog
