WIP Needs Name

Some of you may know I've been working on making a TR Brainstorm out of Triggerhappy, my biggest stumbling block was the wings and then finding a suitable adhesive - I did, ABS glue and gorilla superglue.

For some reason things like loctite, selleys all plastics glue and 5 sec fix would eventually fail and in the meantime I started a thread on the 2005 boards and that became a thing because I still hadn't finished it and I wound up with an arch nemesis...

Anyway back to the subject at hand: the Triggerhappy I was using was getting banged up becoming the mock up for the Brainstorm but I didn't want to waste a figure, originally I was going to do action master Starscream or pretender Starscream. I bought an extra overboard for the head thinking it was sort of Starscream. Then I considered Hellbat, but the dragon isn't bat like and fandom...

In the end I used Helblast as a placeholder, I have some sculpting to do to give a bit of a biomechanical feel.

I'm just after some feedback, those of you still waiting on Brainstorm he's coming.

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Helblast04 by Nathan Soehardi, on Flickr

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Helblast02 by Nathan Soehardi, on Flickr

Chose Hellwarp as I'm a fan of making characters that are new and that don't already have a toy made for them.

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Originally Posted by CHILENO20

Chose Hellwarp as I'm a fan of making characters that are new and that don't already have a toy made for them.

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I thought Hellwarp was a repaint of thrilling 30 Skybyte?

How about something original like Sturmjäger (German for "storm hunter")?

You should call him/her Dogmilk.

I voted Helblast OC. I like seeing original fan-made characters take toy-form :)

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Originally Posted by Ploughmans Lunch

You should call him/her Dogmilk.

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Okay why?

I have yet to paint it, if you don't like the what I'm doing or what I've done maybe a more thought out explanation - you know, engage in some actual critical thinking - would be helpful.

Any tips? No just trolling?

What about SkySLash?

The second pick looks like he could use the wings as blades with laser edges to slice in hand to hand combat.

Any alt mode pics?

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Originally Posted by Deonasis

Any alt mode pics?

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Not yet

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

How about something original like Sturmjäger (German for "storm hunter")?

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Nice. Anymore suggestions? The poll is really just to get an idea.

Names don't have to be related to alt mode. They can be related to abilities (e.g. Mirage, Skywarp, Thundercracker etc.) or completely unrelated to either. Another idea may be to draw names from mythology (e.g. Minerva, Bacchus etc.). Of course, this is also dependent on the gender of the character, but some suggestions may be (and I'm assuming that s/he's going to be a villain)...

(male):
* Erebus (or Scotus) - god of darkness
* Phobetor - god of nightmares. The word "phobia" comes from this name.
* Fenrir - wolf-demon son of Loki

(female):
* Achlus (or Achlys) - demon goddess of the eternal-night
* Nox (or Nyx) - goddess of the night. The word "nocturnal" is cognate with this name.
* Proserpina (or Persephone) - goddess of the underworld, wife of Hades/Pluto.

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Originally Posted by SMHFConvoy

I thought Hellwarp was a repaint of thrilling 30 Skybyte?

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Ooops, yep, you are correct :cool: Hellwarp still sounds cool though :D

You know up until this point I hadn't even considered gender, and there's some really good names getting thrown around :)

Most TF names are gender neutral - e.g. Strongarm and Strongarm etc.
There's no inherent reason why Starscream, Hellwarp etc. can't be assigned to female characters as many of these are comprised of gender-neutral words. It's only really relevant when using gendered-names or words.

Having said that, "Ultra Magnus" is a contradiction in gender as 'ultra' is feminine while 'magnus' is masculine. Grammatically speaking it should either be "Ulter Magnus" (m.) or "Ultra Magna" (f.). :o Or maybe Magnus' original load-bearing little 'bot was female. :p

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

"Ulter Magnus" (m.)

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That is actually pretty cool sounding!

:)
When I tell Japanese people that Ultra is feminine, the typical immediate response I get is, "So Ultraman..." :D So yeah, Ultraman would be more accurately called Ulterman (just as Superman is Superman... although Supergirl should be called "Supragirl" :o).

Of course, one way to avoid this whole word-gender mess may be to simply choose a language whose nomenclature are genderless. Like English, although it may not have the same ring to it. e.g. "Ulter Magnus" would be "Very Big" and Superman would be "Above man" in English. :o But there are other more exotic languages which may not have gendered nomenclature, like Greek. Hyperman and Hypergirl should both work AFAIK. I think Ulter Magnus would be "Acromegalo." :o

Or make combinations of different languages, as Hasbro has done with names like "Omega Supreme." ;)
Omega = Greek
Supreme = Latin via French

wingblade? given his/her wings look like some sort of hand to hand combat blades. I know a heap of people keep calling windblade, wingblade but I'm pretty sure it would be an original name.

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

wingblade? given his/her wings look like some sort of hand to hand combat blades. I know a heap of people keep calling windblade, wingblade but I'm pretty sure it would be an original name.

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The flying brick that combined with energon prime was a wingblade, it's a good fit but I also like some of the ones that Goktimus has been throwing around, especially using German and Latin but leaning towards German.

Nacht Vox = Night Voice
Hache Lied = Axe Song
Nacht Lied = Night Song

And jet mode as promised (stabilizers to be added!)

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Helblast05 by Nathan Soehardi, on Flickr

Stabilisers added! Need to bulk the shoulders up a bit, scribe some details - also changed the wrist guards.

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looking good!

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Originally Posted by UltraMarginal

looking good!

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Thanks, just adding some new details, filling the gaps and figuring out a colour way for her :)

Had to repair a crack in the cockpit window and the screw post crumbled from when I used methylated spirits to clean the figure and the crack was made worse from the ultra sonic bath I gave it.

Anyway it's fixed but something for me to avoid when working with clear plastics!

Needs cleaning, priming and painting but the build is done :D

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he looks like he goes really fast

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Originally Posted by SMHFConvoy

Had to repair a crack in the cockpit window and the screw post crumbled from when I used methylated spirits to clean the figure and the crack was made worse from the ultra sonic bath I gave it.

Anyway it's fixed but something for me to avoid when working with clear plastics!

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Clean with isopropyl alcohol - much easier on the plastic!

Otherwise - ripper job!

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Originally Posted by M-bot

Clean with isopropyl alcohol - much easier on the plastic!

Otherwise - ripper job!

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Thanks!

Made my custom Brainstorm titan master

WIP
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Nearly finished
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Heads by Nathan Soehardi, on Flickr