Custom MP-10B Trailer

[M-bot]

WIP.

This custom is a commission, from someone who wants a trailer to go along with their MP-10B. The base model I'm using is the one from YOTH Optimus Prime, which poses some problems - the clear plastic appears far more brittle to me than the regular opaque plastic from an MP-10. I've already had some breakage/cracks/stress marks appearing just doing the basic opening and closing of the trailer, etc, only 2-3 times. I am going to have to be gentle.

First, disassembly and cataloguing. I took dozens of photos of this process, and made notes, for reference later. For a simple trailer that opens up (rather than transforming into something entirely different, it's remarkably complex and well put together. This thing has been designed beautifully, in a way that I only really appreciate taking it apart.

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Each and every piece is then cleaned, and then primed. I've used Tamiya spray can primer in grey, I've tried others but find this one the best.

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(And yes, that is Metrotitan guarding over the pieces;))

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This thing is phenomenally detailed. The plan is for some glow effects, like on
Metrotitan, on the inside. Final colour schemes are still in the process of being finalised.

More updates coming! This one WON'T take me 9 months, let me assure you!

[lancalot]

Man that alot of pieces :eek:

[AJ_Prime]

Looking forward to seeing what you do with this. As you said, so much detail.

[UltraMarginal]

That is a surprising amount of parts.
Another enjoyable read thanks again for sharing.

[drifand]

Yeah man, I thought it was just a box, looks so complicated once striped down.

[Megatran]

Hey M-bot, how's the custom MB-10B trailer going?

[M-bot]

Wow, long time, no update! It's very close to finished, took much longer than I first thought. I've been taking WIP photos along the way, so I'll have plenty to share once it's done. I'm super pleased with how it's turning out.:)

[M-bot]

Here's a teaser...;)

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[BruiseLee]

Looking great!



More updates coming! This one WON'T take me 9 months, let me assure you!

Hmm get a move on! ;)

[janda the red]

Teaser looks great!!!

Looking forward to the final pics :)

[M-bot]

All complete, did a photoshoot this afternoon, with a borrowed MP-10B.

The base model was the clear trailer from a YOTH Optimus Prime.

I used mainly Alclad II lacquers, with a few acrylics for the colour highlights. The purple and teal colours were specifically matched against an MP-10B to be consistent. The faction symbol on the back was done with painstaking masking, not helped by the fact that the surface was raised in several places by the trailer details.

There's an insane level of detail in this mould, especially on the inside of the trailer, which I tried to bring out.

The faction symbols on the sides of the trailer are raised, and were scratch-built using styrene. The ones on the trailer are version 3, the first 2 attempts were not adequate.

Enjoy the pics!

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[Starscream77]

Brilliant job dude, the inner detailing is awesome

[gamblor916]

That is very nice. I really like the big symbol at the back. That masking really came out well.

[Megatran]

Awesome job M-bot. That's one hell of a transformation! :)

[CHILENO20]

AWESOME!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

[Jetfire in the sky]

Another glorious piece, well done M-Bot.:)
I love the symbol on the tail gate.

[lancalot]

nicely done.... love the symbol on the back