Minor/Repaint: RID Landfill/Build King mod for improved proportions

Discussion in 'Radicons Customs' started by Skrunklemin, May 7, 2013.

  1. Skrunklemin, May 7, 2013
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    Skrunklemin

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    I always had a soft spot for RID, specifically the combiners. JRX is incredible, but Landfill always felt like he just hit short of the mark. I loved how creative the combining scheme is, but I always hated the look of the gestalt mode, specifically the proportions. This is my first real mod so bear with me, lol.

    Basically what I did was transform Grimlock a little differently, and make Wedge attach farther up on the body, exposing the thighs. I used a dremel to hollow out some of Grimlock's back so Wedge would be able to attach flush against the body. I then used neodymium magnets to make it a very secure connection. I originally tried to trim just enough of the screw holes on Grimlock's back to have friction make the connection with the two pegs on Wedge's back, but it didn't work too well. The magnets work perfectly though! (Thanks to some good advice)

    The last pic is of an unmodded Landfill (not my pic)


    Hope you guys like it!
     

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  2. XDIchigo, May 7, 2013
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    wow, man this amps him up A LOT!
    now can you make JRX have better stability? xD
    no but seriously this looks badass, i may have to do it to mine now
     
  3. Schlecki02, May 7, 2013
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    Looks great!

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    On my Landfill I simply swapped Grimlock for another Heavy Load and got creative on the transformation:

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    (I hope the offsite link to my old blog isn't a problem)
     
  4. XDIchigo, May 7, 2013
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    that is just freaking awesome with the armor upgrade xD
    god i love this community
     
  5. Skrunklemin, May 7, 2013
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    Whoa that looks awesome too! Lol I knew this set had potential

    Also thanks for the kind words guys :) 
     
  6. SMOG, May 7, 2013
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    Nice work, both of you! Big improvements. I think it's time for me to revisit my Landfill mold! :D 

    zmog
     
  7. maximus_primal, May 7, 2013
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    YEAH!!! Finally some RID Landfil love! I have been searching for ideas on what to do to improve him. Thanks for the ideas!!!
     
  8. MROptimusPrime, May 7, 2013
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    Ican throw JRX across the floor and it doesn't come apart.
     
  9. Dawgstar, May 7, 2013
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    Great work here Ken
     
  10. Schlecki02, May 8, 2013
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    Same here, my JRX actually is the tightest combiner I have! Only his elbows are horrible, but with some mistransformation even that can be fixed ;)  - but I have no picture of that at the moment
     
  11. mstyger87, Jun 9, 2015
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    will be doing something similar to my one when i get hold of him, cheers for the inspiration dude
     
  12. Sa173533, Jun 9, 2015
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    Wait... What about Build King/Landfill's other two configurations (Typhoon and Cyclone)?
     
  13. Jetbolt, Jun 10, 2015
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    Awesome!

    But I'm too wondering about the other two combinations.
     
  14. POSSESSED_DIGIT, Jun 11, 2015
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    Wow that looks really cool! But I'm also wondering if you can still get the other arm configs. Also, what do the mods look like uncombined?