Repurposing Figures: Your Guidlines & Suggestions

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by BScorpinok75, Dec 13, 2013.

  1. fereality

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    Yeah, so far these are my planned Scourge and Nemesis Prime. But I'm a Legion/Legends/Scout class collector.
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    Could be a G1 KSI Galvatron/Megatron in Optimus Prime body. Not sure if their is a head that could be swapped that would fit though. But I really think this could work if the toy is more grey then black. Anyways here's a bio: With Megatron finally destroyed, the KSI corporation took Megatron's remains and tried to build their own transformer, in the form of a great hero. Little did they know the chassis of the former villain still contained the spark of Megatron.
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  3. DecepticusPrime

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    That thing is sick looking. I would happily take that as a playset/figure of somekind larger than our modern leaders.
     
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    IceConvoy Jikuu Keiji

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    Take the Netflix Optimus Prime
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    Give him the Nemesis Prime Trailer
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    With some slight modding you get
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  8. Rodimus Prime

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    Siege Red Wing --> Fitor
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    ER Spin Out --> Turbo
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  9. IceConvoy

    IceConvoy Jikuu Keiji

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    Yes! I love to see suggestions for Gobots. Was having a similar thought for what to do with that Spin-Out. Wouldn’t have thought to use Red Wing as Fitor but it seems obvious now.

    It’s too bad we’ll probably never see a red Earthrise Ramjet from Hasbro so we could get a proper coneheaded Fitor.
     
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  10. Rodimus Prime

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    If you don't mind doing a little bit of customization, like painting the chest and waist of the bot blue, CW Ironhide makes a near perfect Smallfoot.
     
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    IceConvoy Jikuu Keiji

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    Yup, I already have that one as my Smallfoot. Haven’t gotten around to painting her though.

    Also plan to use some version of Hound as Jeeper Creeper and Siege Sideswipe as Major Mo. Just wish I could get proper heads for all of them.
     
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    SS Bumblebee as GoBots Bug Bite.
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    AOE Rollbar as Bug Bite.
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    Universe Side Burn as Sizzle.
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    Energon Prowl as Fizzle.
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    Movie Brawl as Guzzle.
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    SS Vol. 1 Bumblebee as Goldfire.
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    Way back when my mom did crafts she had these craft beads. After I saw the Beast Wars I kept some as Sparks.
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    I found these decorative jewels at Dollar Tree. These will pass as Energon.
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    Sideburn as Sizzle crossed my mind before. It deserves an official retcon.

    For years, I saw G2 as a way of incorporating other series into G1 via it's colony worlds. I also had a bit of head canon that Sixshot was a member of the G2 Cybertronians. That his six changer status was seen as the ultimate evolution by most of the Cybertronian Empire.

    Also his colour scheme was quite similar to most of the Cybertronians. This tied in with my colony worlds idea as RID Gigatron could be seen as another one of these pinnacles of Cybertronian evolution given his six changer status.

    I was always intrigued by the name Liege Maximo and the suggestion it could be a place or a thing. Given his base mode, the Liege/Lord connection and just my distaste for the Liege Maximo design, I wanted to retroactively make Overlord the Liege Maximo.

    But I digress. These ideas have played around in my head for years but today I saw another possibility. Looking at their similar palates, I thought how about Titans Return Quickswitch as Jhiaxus. It would match better by swapping his arms with Sixshot but I think there are enough similarities to consider it. Certainly closer than G1 Galvatron's toy and animation model.

    Strangely, I recently found my self with two TR Quickswitches so I might try a bit of customising in the future.

    Anyway, I'm just throwing this out there...

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  15. Kamui

    Kamui All hail Galvatron

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    not sure how well it works, but netflix mirage as a stand in for shattered glass mirage
     
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  16. stephen

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    With the new SG Optimus and Ratchet coming some may want to attempt to get some of the Funpub figures witch are not cheap in some cases. Some of the official repurposed figures may be better available depending on the figure. Lets see if more suggestions could be viable as well.
    SG Nova Prime or SG Thunderclash
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    SG Perseptor.
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    SG Hot Shot.
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    SG Sunstraeker.
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    SG Sluge.
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    SG Grimlock.
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    SG Swoop.
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    SG Iron Hide.
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    SG Star Saber.
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    SG Bluestreak.
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    SG Strongarm.
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    SG Jazz.
    800px-PowerOfThePrimestoy-Jazz.jpg SG Arcee.
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    SG Swerve.
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    SG Goldbug.
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    SG Cliffjumper.
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    SG Huffer
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    SG Kup.
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    SG Optimus Primal.
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    Any Slicer or blue repaint of Wheeljack as SG Wheeljack.
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    SG Doryu.
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    SG Goryu.
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    SG Bludgeon.
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    SG Razorclaw
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    SG Soundwave.
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    SG Ramjet.
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    SG Starscream.
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    SG Shockwave.
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    SG Astrotrain.
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    Can anyone else think of any more?
     
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    Shattered Glass Tankor

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  18. Kamui

    Kamui All hail Galvatron

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    adding on to the list of possible shattered glass stand-ins
    generations selects bugbite as shattered glass bumblebee ?
     
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    I mentioned this in my custom Turbomaster Scorch thread, but POTP Punch/Counterpunch makes for a great stand-in for Turbomaster Boss. You just have to mistransform him a bit and a touch of paint.
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  20. Rodimus Prime

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    There's a Movie helicopter character whose head works great for Small Foot.
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