That looks like the actual movie model. How is that a figure?!

Haha I remember this! It feels like you posted this yesterday! Time sure does fly.

 

I hope to make one like it with the others.

 

Thank you!

 

Thank you for asking, I used a Rust-oleum Universal, advance formula, gloss white color for Scavenger's arms and cab. After it had finished drying, I quickly smeared black paint, with a paper towel, to finish it off.

 

The UFO trailer is also excellent for Leader Prime.

 

Ooooooohhhhh!!!! A Trailer to go with him as well! And I did see posable hands and such!
I am in the talks about a buster Prime

 

I don’t know if this is resolved already, but the 2007 deluxe and MPM versions of Jazz are pretty much the same size in altmode.



This is the only picture of them together I currently have on my camera roll but I can dig out my 2007 Jazz if you want a more complete comparison.

 

The 2020 annual meeting of the "We Hate Bumblebee Club" (That doesn't look like social distancing to me!)







"You may have killed my brother, but I do not perish so easily!"

 

Indeed he does...

 

I'm using the jetpack piece from HFTD Highbrow's backpack, since he broke a few years ago.

 

Are those 3D printed parts on Ironhide's sides?

Here's some stuff you may want
UFO Sliver Poseable hands For DOTM Optimus Prime,In stock! | eBay

UFO Sliver oil drum upgrade kit for LOP | eBay

I've purchased a few things from this seller, including LT02, so I recommend him!!

 

After owning MPM 4 and the old leader I can’t say the leader held up THAT well. It’s still a good figure, but posing it is really awkward, the transformation while not hard is clunky AF. Idk, I can’t see myself going back to it. Totally agree on the ratchets tho. Still have the leader’s truck on display.

(btw I sent you a PM, I do if you saw.)

 

They sure are:

Despite owning the MPM, I still find the leader's transformation much more enjoyable and intuitive, actually. Both have their charms, but if I had to choose just one, I might actually choose the leader.

 

Only regret is that I didn't get the chrome version. God it's sexy

 

Added tiny magnets to a few members of the crew to help store weapons in robot mode:

Ratchet's magnet on his back was placed just so to help add a little more tension to the black flip down part, and the saw slots in that recess perfectly.
His gun helps fill the void in the backpack area a little more.
Hopefully we'll see MPM Ratchet soon, and fingers crossed it blows this one away.




Hot Rod can now store his matching pistols on his back neatly underneath his door wings.
I like to think the time modification ring is a separate addition.




Bumblebee can now store his LED cannon in that recess created by his vehicle mode kibble stack.
The hammer attachment could be improved upon, but I was mainly out to attach the cannon.




The Wreckers also received what I like to imagine as a sort of "stand down mode" wherein their backpacks and weapons have been arranged more compactly,
as if that's how they look when on-board a command ship or hanging out inside headquarters. They then arm-up and flare out into their battle-ready looks.

Roadbuster now has a neat magnetic weapon stack that doesn't add too much more to his backpack kibble, but definitely adds play-ability.



Topspin did't get any magnets, as his "stand down mode" holds everything snugly under light tension.
I was working with Topspin for quite some time as he has quite a few parts to find perfect storage for.



Leadfoot also did not get any magnets, but again, maybe in the future. His backpack has some nice slots for his arm guns, and while his main gatling suffers from a lack of symmetry (pet peeve), it looks alright where it is.



Brawl got a few in order to hold his gatlings to his compressed backpack arrangement, and also an adequately sized space for his arm-mounted rocket launcher,
which helps with the minimized look.



Starscream, whilst soon to be replaced with his MPM, has some spaces that hold his weapons inside his chest, and some modifications to his hand mounts enables a compact stack to be achieved.




Bonus group shot with the Heroes!

 

Using magnets to stow accessories on the body is such a great idea!

For a hot minute Hasbro were using magnets in nearly every Star Wars figure, and Palisades had magnets in the head of every Muppet Show figure who wore a hat.

I need to look into getting myself some magnets and embed them into toys like those companies used to do.

~L~

 

These two arrived! Who shall I open first?

 

After 11 years.