Minor/Repaint: Pushback (Ballista from '86 Movie)

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  1. denebian

    denebian I've got better things to do tonight...

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    Pushback
    "Megatron's making his big push, and we've gotta push back!"
    Autobot's City's first line of defense, when he feels like it. Pushback is the Autobot's ace-in-the-hole, capable of taking down combiners and city-formers with his massive anti-city missiles. Despite his fearsome firepower, he seldom enters combat. To avoid boredom, he powers down during peacetime. Notoriously difficult to awaken, he tends to miss the big battles.

    Strength 10, Intelligence 3, Speed 1, Endurance 9, Rank 2, Courage 2, Firepower 10, Skill 6

    This started with an idea of how to fan-mode Slammer into the ballista from the movie:
    Once I had Springer and an extra Slammer in hand, I set about making this fan-mode a reality. I painted Slammer and the fins on the missile, added a spare CW Breakdown head, and this is the end result.

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    Tank Front.jpg
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    Since I didn't use the gun barrel for Pushback, my Slammer is now a double-barreled tank.
     
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  2. Midwest Jhiaxus

    Midwest Jhiaxus Well-Known Member

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    This is brilliant! Excellent work!
     
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  3. REM2010

    REM2010 till all are one an “treated equally” as one lol

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    now thats just cool n clever
     
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  4. shiftypenguin

    shiftypenguin Fancy-Pantsless Dancer

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    Wow! Absolutely brilliant custom!
     
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  5. DracoPrimal

    DracoPrimal Nomenclature Nominator

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    Phenomenal work, I'd buy that!
     
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  6. autobot prowl

    autobot prowl Well-Known Member

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    That's pretty damn cool!
     
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  7. nemisispringer

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    Really clever, one use for that oversize bomb part.
     
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  8. niceguyhenry

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    that is so frickin cool
     
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