Not much to say about this guy, just some minor silver paint apps (done with a new paint I just got the other day, so I have no idea how good it is, but so far it looks nice and has done well on other items I've painted with it the past few days). The big draw on this is the head I did. It's nothing really impressive, so I'll just let the pics speak for themselves. As you can see, there are no cycle pics. That's because there's nothing really new on the cycle other than silver brake rotors, chain and springs. Some of you may have noticed he does have the Left Knee mod and the handlebar mod. These are the two first things I do to any Wreck Gar as soon as I get them out of the package. The knee mod makes him stand straight and makes both legs the same length and as you all know, trimming the nubs on those handlebars will save those suckers from stressing and breaking off. He's now in my sale and trade list.
Thanks! This silver looks good on EVERYTHING. LOL I've probably detailed 7 or 8 of my TFs since I picked the paint up a few days ago. It's called "Pure Metal's Steel". I'd never heard of it until I saw it in the store and thought I'd give it a try. The faceplate was from a Prime head I had in a box of parts. I don't remember what line, but it was one that had a button on top and it made him do the "talky thing" like MP Prime. It took a LOT of work to make it fit, but I'm happy with how it turned out.
NO problem, on the leg with the seat and the license plate/tail light, when you transform him into bot mode, the little pivot that the plate/tail light is on, hits the tube under the seat where the last screw (the tiny one past the knee screw is). This keeps that leg from being straight and makes it a bit shorter. What you want to do is disassemble the lower leg, by removing the four screws (two tiny ones, two regular size, careful not to break the peg at the end of the cargo rack at the back if the seat, don't worry, nothing is glued). Once you have it apart, use files or a razor knife or clippers (whatever tool you have handy for removing a bit of plastic), to cut away the tube where that last tiny screw goes. Don't get confused and remove the one near the foot. LOL You want to cut the one under the rack on the back of the seat. Now while it's apart, apply a bit of paint or nail polish to the peg on the cargo rack, this will help make up for the tiny screw that won't be used. Don't worry, you cant tell it's missing once it's back together and now this knee will have full movement, since that tiny bit of plastic was all that blcked it and it you'll never notice anything was removed in either mode. You can glue the peg on the rack in, if you want, but I never do, since you never know when you might want to swap parts or work on something else and putting glue on that peg would mean the leg could never be disassembled without breaking it. I don't remember where I learned about this mod, all I know is I found it while looking for ways to keep the handlebars from stressing and breaking. If I can fin a link somewhere to the mods page I saw all the stuff on, I'll post it.
I'd love to see some photos to go along with this so we can resource it as a full tutorial. Your work looks really sharp here. I really like it
I really thought the knee mod was old news. It's on a lot of other sites, but if there's a demand for it, I'm all for posting a tutorial on it. It really is self explanatory though, "just remove the peg/tube that the tiny screw near the knee goes into and leave the screw out, all done." I don't mind doing the tutorial though. I'll try to post it tomorrow. I'm really excited about how much everyone seems to like him. Thanks!
Thank you for the info on the knee mod! Since you like custom alterations you might want to make a chain weapon to go with your junkion. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/408051-make-chain-weapon-rts-wreck-gar.html
I really can't take credit for the knee mod, it's been all over TF forums, for some reason, no one seems to have posted it here, though I wisht they would so I wouldn't feel obligated to finish the pics for a tutorial. LOL THe head is Wreck Gar, but with the entire bottom of the face removed. The faceplate was from a Prime head I had in a box of parts. I don't remember what line, but it was one that had a button on top and it made him do the "talky thing" like MP Prime. That's about it, the hardest part was trimming it just right so the faceplate would fit.
