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Gizmo-Tracer — Bumblebee and Co. Robot Mode
Published: 2009-07-10 02:12:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 2175; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 0
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Bumblebee sure has a popular chassis!Looking at reference material, I realized that Bumblebee didn't get his signature asymmetrical black stripe until he got his Earth-mode. Since I was stuck doing Earth-mode versions of these guys anyway, I decided to take some liberties with their paint jobs to spice them up.
Cliffjumper is painted to match my family's Mini Cooper S. Glyph's stripe is a popular design, seen on cars like the one driven by Starsky and Hutch. Tap-Out's white stripe is a nod to the titular vehicle in the Clint Eastwood film 'Gran Torino'.
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Impressive work here! And those heads still tuck in to keep them transformable? Wow!
The molding isn't entirely smooth (this stands out the most on Glyph, but I think the lighting is reflecting weirdly on her face, too) but I feel silly even mentioning that given how good it looks- especially for that to be the one problem!
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Well... *cough* The heads all theoretically fit in vehicle mode, but I didn't put them on until after I'd transformed them to robot mode. The mold has a lot of sliding bits that all move at once, and I didn't want to risk knocking off a horn or scraping off paint.
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So, robot mode permanently for these guys?
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Well, for the most part, but the heads are just on ball joints, so it's not terribly difficult to remove and reattach them should the need arise.
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True and the heads aren't part of the vehicle mode. It's just fun to flip over the car and find a face smiling at you.
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