AZ: I believe I have instructions for Alt Jazz in my closet somewhere. I can scan them for you at work and post them here. Did you get Revoltech Starscream? What’s he like? I ordered him and Hot Rod the other day.
Edit: Squall’s right about the similar transformations between the RX-8 and Subaru figures.
SMB: Your ex-wife should’ve gotten him Gobots instead. No one sheds a tear over them.
Thank you kind sirs. I’ll try the Silverstreak instructions from PS’s link. My big problem is figuring out how to fold the legs back into the trunk.
I remember having the same problem when I tried to transform my Jazz back into a car without looking at the instructions. The trick is to get the legs bent at a certain angle/degree.
A few months ago I had purchased and applied the customized Jazz stickers from Reprolabels.com http://www.reprolabels.com/Binaltech/Binaltech/Mapaltjazz.jpg
At first I was hestitant to apply them on, because I kind of liked the plain white look, but when I decided to go through with it, I started to realize how much fun it was putting stickers on a transformer again, like back in the old days. He definately looks a lot cooler with the decals added.
Yea, I couldn’t get Alt Ricochet’s (Jazz repaint) legs right either.
My Alt Jazz came with the stickers applied. I also bought a Wheeljack with reprolabels too.
I’ve got the red Jazz, so the labels wouldn’t quite work. :sad: It was rare to have found even that. I do have Wheeljack though, so maybe.
I’ve got G1-colored movie Jazz though, and he’s nice.
He’s pretty good. Wings are a bit too small IMHO, but its a Revoltech, and its Starscream - very articulate and poseable. He also comes with Megatron in gun mode. Unlike Rev Megatron, he only has one head mode so he’s kind of stuck in smirk-mode though.
I think the most fun will be posing him together with Rev Megs.
Thanks for the input, now I can’t wait for my Revoltech SS & Hot Rod to come.
I have all of the TF Revoltechs except for … Ultra Magnus. Why must he be so expensive?! :sad:
And did anyone else bought the VF1J and uses him as Skyfire like I do? Haha it’s quite sweet!
A little more on my proposed custom Computron. This is the figure I want to use as a sort of base:
Here’s a pic of Computron as portrayed by IDW. This is definitely doable in my eyes, especially when you consider the similarities the Metroplex figure has to the IDW design.
Now here’s the original G1 toy from 1987.
I like the futuristic style of the Cybertron line and feel this would make a modernized version of the character more feasible.
Below, you will find a list of figures from the Cybertron (and Energon) series that I feel would make great updates to the G1 Technobots.
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Cybertron Landmine = Nosecone
Alt mode
Robot mode
The idea here is to take out the shovel and replace it with a drill, or I could elect to keep the shovel and instead make a drill missile for the other end. Refer to the pics of G1 Nosecone to get an idea.
Cybertron Swerve = Lightspeed
Alt mode
Robot mode
My main concern with this guy is he may be too small since he’s a scout class figure, but I feel he fits the design of the original Lightspeed almost perfectly.
Cybertron Ransack = Afterburner
Alt mode
Robot mode
A pretty obvious match here. There’s an assembly error I may have to fix that has the rear wheel much higher than it should be. It’s so high that it doesn’t even touch the ground.
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I still have to figure out Scattershot and there are still some uncertainties as to who I want as Strafe (Energon Skyblast or Windrazor). I’ll follow these up later.
Thoughts?
I have that same set of stickers. Jazz looks a 100 times better with them on. That’s one thing I miss about the old TF’s are the stickers. They really need to bring that back.
Same here. I’m anxiously awaiting those two figures. I have Prime and Meg’s looking me right in the face @ work.
I’m very interested in seeing where this goes. I’ve never been a fan of Computron but that’s probably because he came around right about the time I stopped buying TF’s as a child. Is this your first attempt at a custom? I wish you luck.
I tried doing a repaint once and recently tried giving knee joints to a KO Armada Megatron so my customizing experience isn’t that great. But I plan on getting an extra Metroplex bot since I already own one I don’t plan on using (in case I fuck it up). I may consider getting some backups at a reasonable price as well.
nope, that would be too much of a good thing.
They’re like action masters, except much much much cooler.
Yeah some how Hot Rod is cooler now. Did he always dual wield pistols? Hell I don’t even remember what his weapon looked like.
I believe the toy came with a single pistol, and then a Target Master, but it wasn’t until Dreamwave’s series that he started dual-wielding.
So we all know that within weeks to months from now, Kaiyodo will announce Revoltech Skywarp and Thundercraker, right? I’d like a full set of Seekers on my desk. I wonder if they’ll get around to the coneheads? I really want a damn Revoltech Soundwave, Shockwave and Grimlock now.
If anyone wants to take a look at the first script treatment for TF2, send me a PM. I’d post the link for d/l but I’m not sure about the rules regarding that.
Regardless of the fact that I hated the first movie, I am mildly interested in seeing what direction they are taking this next one too. PM please. Last I heard their will be no Dinobots in the movie and Soundwave will.
Sheesh. So what do you like about the transformers fiction, if any of it? What makes a good Transformers movie/show/toy line to SMB?
PMed
I read a few pages of it. It *appears *the Decepticons will be broken up into two separate factions: one led by Soundwave and the other by Starscream, which makes a lot of sense at least to me considering how the first movie ended.
I want Welker as Soundwave. Not gonna happen probably
