Repurposing Figures: Your Guidlines & Suggestions

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

  1. MetalHeroX

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    my personal headcanon is that recolors (IE night attack OP) is an entirely separate character, even if the box disagrees. Sometimes that’s fudged a bit, IE if the character in the show for the toyline gets said recolor then its the same guy. But also a different character too sometimes?
     
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  2. NemiMonkey

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    G1-ified Hailstorm: Hailstorm (2010) - Decepticon - www.tfu.info

    or

    Firetrap: Firetrap (2010) - Autobot - www.tfu.info
     
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  3. Prime Noble

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    Rook's head there reminds me of Kup from the Prime toyline. If it was bigger than a deluxe, I'd suggest you try that head for him.

    Primetoy-KupRID.jpg

    Actually I'm just going to suggest Aligned Kup as G2 Rook.
     
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    I will keep that in mind.
     
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  5. Optimalprimal

    Optimalprimal Diecast construction. It's a lost art.

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    Any ideas on what to repurpose Diaclone Twin Twist into? That design really works for me, but I don't want to get him unless I can use him as a stand in.

    Edit: What do you guys think about IDW Breacher? While not a SWAT vehicle, the name, the color, the Wrecker connection all fits.
     
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    If you take off the drills, he somewhat reminds me of Go-Bots Tank.

    Yes, another person who knows what Mighty Orbots is. His face did remind me of Crunch, too (the color scheme is entirely different, of course). As his name suggests, he was known for eating things ('crunch' being the sound it makes when he's chewing); he was strong, although he didn't have much of a personality.
     
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    Wreckers could use a scout. Look up Breachers real world vehicle it is insanely small, because of that I like to call him a reformatted version of Roller. I'd also throw Uni 2.0 Treadbolt in as well since the Wreckers could use some more aerial firepower.
     
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  8. YoungPrime

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    I've been using Netflix Elita-1 as Ariel since day one. PotP Elita-1 is in a bin somewhere. Wish I never bought it.
     
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    Yeah considering doing the same with NF if I can find a decent head for her - or turn her, Lifeline, and Arcee into a trio of medics of I find a cheap Arcee head for her.

    I'm considering using POTP as a solo version of the Orthia combined mode, just once again could do with a more generic head
     
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    Yeah, if my painting skills were better, I'd simply make PotP Elita-1 a stand in for "Misstress of Flame". More and more of my fembots (random Arcee's) are being repurposed as Camian's anyway.
     
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    I was gonna give nightstick to TR kup but i think laserprime fits him more. I don't have him yet so heres TR Prime with him. IMG_20220517_060316816.jpg
     
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    Also I was just gonna say gen selects Cyclonus was gonna be his IDW version.

    Generations-Selects-Cyclonus-Nightstick-Pre-Order-2.jpg

    Instead I'm gonna make him a reformated Jetstorm.

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    Yeppers but even before that on a personal note. When I was young. I had the deluxe jetstorm and I already had a silverbolt so I started to call him Cyclonus to try to keep things "canon" lol
     
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    Update on a previous post. Got Legacy lazer prime and nightstick goes great!!! IMG_20220522_004757449.jpg

    Now for a new name for the little guy. Thinking staying kinda traditional and saying this is just G2 High Q.
     
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    DOTM Half-Track as IDW Stardrive
     
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    I plan to repurpose Road Rocket into Scooter. :lol 
     
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    That’s a really good one, given that her unarmored look also has lots of teal.
     
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    Found out about this ko over 2 years ago and finally got him today.
    I think he makes a great Leozack.

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  20. Blitzwang

    Blitzwang New G2 Ransack plz Hasbro

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