BT/Alternator Audi TT (3D WIP)

Sweet! just what I was thinking. This guy isn't working for Hasbro?!

Wow George, thats really really nice work. It's too bad Hasbro doesn't take unsolicited ideas/designs. I do however have issue with the rocket launcher, and that is the way it attaches and swings out- if this were a toy, those thin points would be much too thin and fragile to work I think. I really love the placement, and the homage to Camshaft, but I think it would have to me mounted a little differently.


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Very nice.

I like him as Chamshaft. But for some reason, without the faceplate, he reminded me of Energon Hot Shot.

That is really looking great!

it keeps lookin better and better but the really hard part i think will be getting the hands right. Sure you can do it though

Great idea and transformation. What color is it gonna be? Will it be an autobot or a decepticon?

and also try hound/swindle legs (seats fold back window drops trunk extends and wheels turn over)

HOT DAMN! George, you kick ass!

Even if the transformation scheme is reused, that is an awesome looking update of Camshaft! Nice choice for alt. mode too! I'd love to have a toy of that.

Oh, and regarding the legs - what I really like most about the Meister approach is that the back seats are worked in and that just makes the alt. mode so much better.

If you're up for the challenge, I'd say blend the two designs (Subaru and RX-8) and see if you can engineer the Subaru's simplicity with RX-8's realism.

(Of course, I also like how the ratcheting joints make things so much easier...but that really doesn't apply to what you're doing.)

Thanks for all your comments people!

The legs have been causing me some degree of strife, I really wanted to fit the back seats in, but there just doesnt seem to be enough room in the back of the TT to allow it without cheating. I ended up opting for the simpler Subaru leg style, but with the knees folding in the oposite direction. The legs still need quite a lot of work, I just threw a quick and dirty version together to see if all the pivots were in the right place. On the final version, the rear wheels will fold in to act as the heels.

The hand design I ripped straight from my PG Strike Gundam kit, with a few minor cosmetic differences.

As the the launcher, I agree the sections it pivots on are too thin, I can fix that by setting the two sections that connect the roof to the windscreen further apart, which will give me room to make the pieces wider.

Here's a link to the animation, it's untextured with ugly lighting but it's quite high-res.

Camshaft Audi test

Lookin' good, George!

I can't get it to work... Downloadable option?