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Published: 2010-09-19 01:42:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2986; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 98
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I got my Fans project upgrades for Bruticus last week-and sweet jesus he's just as good as in the pics!Swindle and Blast-off are just ace--and well...the original Vortex and Brawl, well next to 'em they just looked kinda silly. But, Not anymore!!
After some tinkering, I give you: G1 VORTEX!!!!
Now I have to fix Brawl!
Photos of the whole bunch soon!
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Very impressed! Do you have to remove the rotors for transformation?
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No. But they like to drop of themselves
They are on a swivel pin. But, it's a delicate area and it has broken from the pin twice now. I need to try again. But no, for transformation they do not remove
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Ooh, interesting... Is there any chance of a photo that illustrates your torso mods a little better sometime? 
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Heavytread.
:shakesfist:
Why the hell did he not exist until I finished my Brawl? He was a lot of work 
I can try and take some pics, but it's dependent on if I remember and If I can squeeze in the time. I will certainly try to though
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Heavytread is fantastic, I modified mine by hand but I want a slightly more seamless custom so I've designed some CAD parts... pbs.twimg.com/media/BijTEAcCcAβ¦
You should be rightly proud of your Brawl! I can't stand the original mould, you made such massive improvements...
No huge rush for pics, but I would greatly appreciate it if you could do so!
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How do you get parts like that designed and printed? I guess it needs skill and money?
I will do, but bear in mind it is currently broken. But you can still see how it is done and how it works
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I used Google's Sketchup software, which is freeware.
How and where did he break?
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Ah, yes I know shapeways. Pretty popular on TFW2005. I keep wondering if I should get somebody to do custom hands for MP Rodimus. I get that it would be expensive though but it's a dream of mine.
He broke at the pin for the swivel, you'll understand when you see it
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More posable hands, or something else? He's got to be one of the only MP toys someone /hasn't/ made new hands for by now...
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Yeah, posable fingers and wrist up/ down movement. I bought Β some Gundam hands but ultimately couldn't find a way to attach them to Rodimus and not mod him (which I don't want to do)Β
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My Rodimus is in storage or I would look into it for you myself.
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I really wish I had the ability to do this to my Vortex. I still have "Blast Off" and "Swindle" but I don't have the first clue on how to modify it like that. Could you maybe show some pictures of the modified parts up close?
I'd offer to pay you to modify it for me, but I am currently broke because I just bought the whole RotF Bruticus and fansproject add-ons.
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I am extremely sorry for not getting back to you-I have been trying to find time to take the pics of the parts you would like to see, but I just have not had the opportunity. Needless to say both of them were heavy modifications and quite complex.
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Damn great job, I'm working on mine own custom Combaticons Brawl, Vortex & Onslaught, even the entire group of the Stunticons.
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Thanks
really? You using the same figs I did or different? and what are you using for stunticons?!?
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Yes I'm using the same figs but then there opposite colors, so I got paint them to, Oh can I copy a bit of your vortex custom (just the way how you got the rotors on his robot back bit) You got him extremly G1.
And as for the stunticons I'm using the energon constructicons (I really dont like to use the name for this group as seeing there in mine eyes not at all constructicons seeing there only 5 of them but there should be six) and hot wheels custom garage for 3 of them a optimus henkei just need to find a race car for the dragstrip figure.
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Yes, of course. Feel free to take or improve on anything I've done
I'd love to see the stunticons, sounds awesome
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it looks liek you also went and salvaged a set of small tri barrol hewad mounted laser cannons from a extra tank limb figure to set up on each side of the heilcoptor cockpit nose cone with a additional set of rod nobs for the missile pods to hole plug into and rotate on for the robot mode
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Indeed, the laser cannons and rods are from the 'Blast-off' tank of the set.
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Is the rotor piece set up on a swivel joint or a hing joint with removable blades?
that is the only part of the mod I'm still wondering how you pulled off
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the blades are removable, but it's not necessary for the transformation.
The rotor section itself was 'sliced' of off the copters'top/the robot's original back, and is now attached to the copters hood via a screw, which does indeed form a swivel joint, allowing it to fall into place on his back.
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they iz courtesy of fans project
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With a lot of sweat, tears and effort! Now Brawl is giving me a headache
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What's the problem
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hollowing out the tank treads to fit the arms in! The head was bothering me but I fixed it now-He'll hopefully be finished in a day or 2 (though he may have to wait for paint)
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WOuld love to know how to do that!
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hehe...well, err, I just made it up as I went along
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Honestly, sorry that i get in the conversation, the Bruticus hands are just a tad better than the Superion hands. I got both KO sets and..er..Superion has like .well, not hands. Bruticus at least has something like hands shape. But yeh, the FP is a wonderful upgrade for the SL Bruticus.
I am glad you got that one, Phil. Congratulations. ^^ And really kick ass remod!
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Welcome, Rigo XD
Yes, the Bruticus hands were quite nice, I liked how the gunsde fingers so to speak. Bruticus Maximus as a whole was much better than superion, (and constructicon maximus 0.0). I'm slightly considering getting an SL/energon Bruticus it does look pretty cool. (obviously it's the ROTF one I own for the FP upgrade)
Thanks Rigo-FP's Blast off and swindle are seriously like mini masterpieces, (you've seen my Onslaught improvement, I trust?
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GAAAAAAAAAAH, YOU LUCKY BASTARD, HOW DID YOU DO AND/OR GET THIS!?
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obviously he is being displayed with the fans project set, too
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man.....I wish I had that set...even the non-fansproject one would be ok...but no...*sigh*
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the original set isn't too bad-it suffers from the ridiculous hands and feet, but it is a nice enough combiner, and the individual bots are pretty cool.
But FP truly made it Bruticus-and I intend to finish the job!
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yeah, the "energon hands" are kinda dumb, but I REEEEALLY want the FP add-on kit
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yes, yes you do
Swindle and Blast-off are just soooooo gorgeous!
All the pictures online DO NOT do this set justice!
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heh, don't you mean "Explorer" and "Muntioner"...?
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Ahem...err, yes, of course I do...0.0
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heh, its cool, man...
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MY Brawl is nearly finished
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