Repurposing your transformers

[Firestorm]

When I say "repurposing" I mean taking a transformer from 1 line (say animated Arcee) and dubbing it a different transformer in your collection (generations arcee)

I know quite a few people do it, so I'm wondering,

What figures have YOU repurposed as other lines/characters/etc?

Personally I treat all of my transformers as what they were on their box (except for things like trailCUTTER, darkmount etc)

[Tallestblue]

I have Repurposed Movie scout Elita-One as my Classics Arcee, because screw what anyone says that is clearly Arcee, dammit.

[Aqua Prime]

Are we refering to say customising/ kitbashing them into different series or just plonking them there?

If we're refering to the latter I do. I have the following in my CHUG collection
Energon Omega Supreme
Cybertron Metroplex
Universe Devestator (The energon repaint one), Bruticus and Superion
Botcon Razorclaw
Universe SE Overkill and Dragstrip
ROTF Bludgeon
Musiclabel Soundwave
Energon Scorponok
Realgear Booster X10

Plus a couple of quintesson figures

I'm thinking Cybertron Quickmix suits as a hybrid between G1 Targetmasters Scoop and Quickmix, he also came with a minicon Targetmaster

[Hursticon]

I too have taken figures that were from other lines, have 3rd Party corrections or Officially repurposed and lumped them in with my Classicsverse figures, such as:

• Energon - Superion Maximus (3rd Party/FansProject Corrected)
• Energon - Bruticus Maximus (3rd Party/FansProject Corrected)
• Reveal The Shield - Lugnut (Classicsverse Lugnut)
• Reveal The Shield - Solar Storm Grappel (Classicsverse Grapple)
• Reveal The Shield - Windcharger (Classicsverse Windcharger)
• Reveal The Shield - Special Ops Jazz (Classicsverse Jazz)
• Reveal The Shield - Turbo Tracks (Classicsverse Tracks)
• Reveal The Shield - Perceptor (Classicsverse Perceptor)
• Reveal The Shield - Wreck-Gar (Classicsverse Wreck-Gar)
• Reveal The Shield, Legends - Gold Bumblebee (Classicsverse Minibot Goldbug)
• Reveal The Shield, Legends - Trailcutter (Classicsverse Trailbreaker)
• Hunt For The Decepticons - Seaspray (Classicsverse Seaspray)
• Hunt For The Decepticons, Legends - Sandstorm (Classicsverse Sandstorm)
• Revenge of The Fallen - Bludgeon (Classicsverse Bludgeon - Soon to be corrected by HeadRobots)
• MusicLabel - Soundwave (Classicsverse Soundwave)
• DeviceLabel - Broadblast (Classicsverse Blaster)
• Fansproject - Warbot Defender (3rd Party/FansProject Superior Springer Achievement)
• MGT-01 - Delicate Warrior (3rd Party/FansProject Superior Arcee Achievement)

I've also considered adding Energon Omega Supreme (If I get around to getting him repainted via commission) and Armada Tidalwave (Decepticons are always severely outnumbered) to the Classicsverse but I've just not managed to fully sell myself on the idea... yet.
In the end, I feel if there is a character missing and there is another toy out there that can accurately fulfil that position without looking way too out of place?, then I don't see why not; in the end though it is each to his/her own.

[snaketales]

I've slapped a Decepticon sticker on the real gear High Score 100. To me his ape mode fits in as Beastbox.

Classics Tankor is Octane and Silverstreak is Blue Streak in my collection. Funnily enough Rodimus has stuck as Rodimus.

I've started calling ROTF Brawl as Guzzle to slip him into the Classics line.

I also have a heap of customs but they're a bit more involved than just re-naming/badging.....

[kup]

Since Hasbro has been very messy with releasing toys in appropriate lines, it's become necessary to repurpose figures, specially into Classics. A prime example of this is the 'Reveal the Shield' figures which seem to be promoted more as a movie line than Generations/Classics.

I always look at what I perceive to be the originally intended line for a figure by the designer not Hasbro marketing which are slaves to the whims of Walmart and less legitimate in my opinion. Such toys include: Crankcase and Crasher (Fracture).

Sometimes I re-purpose based on personal preference but it is almost always related to the above such as Bludgeon who's original concept design was envisioned for Classics/Universe but then adapted into Movie.

When it comes to names, I don't care what Hasbro calls it since they like to nameslap mindlessly. I go for the original character's name such as me having a Classics Crasher instead of Fracture and Octane instead of Tankor which was only done for Hasbro to hold onto the Tankor copyright as the Japanese named him right for Henkei.

[liegeprime]

For a moment there I thought you meant with re-purposing as... oh I use so and so as my front door stopper

Okay a whole lot of repurposing happens in my collection for the newer stuff . Meaning most other figures from other lines I get the ones that can/will fit the bill for a G1 modern version counterpart and is absorbed into the CHUGUR line

> In my Classicverse world- some Micromasters get their old big bodies back. Which would explain the TRU exclusive (Cyb Def Red Alert redeco) Countdown's bigger body form.
>Hasbro Generations Powerglide (white) is Classicverse Hothouse ( the G1 micromaster) in my collection and the Purple /black recolour is Classicverse former micromaster Tailwind
> TRU exclusive movie yellow Mudflap (the crane truck) is Classicverse Erector - but in a further twist he is a decepticon coz he got braiwashed (reprogrammed)by Megatron to construct him a Omni Power tower
> TFU Overload ( reclor of Cyb Def Scattorshot) is Classicverse fromer micromaster G1 Flak - the botcon flak - which is white is too expensive plus the colors aint right.

>Walmart/target exclusive movie figures - Crankcase, Fracture (Crasher in my collection) , Breakaway (Getaway)and Big Daddy are not movie figs but Classicverse
> ROTF Bludgeon is Classicverse Samurai Lord Bludgeon and his "assistants/ninja Aides" - Brimstone and RTS Chopsaw he is joined by his loyal right hand ROTF Banzaitron which is Classicverse figure now as well
> ROTF Mindwipe is classicverse Mindwipe same with Skystalker
> ROTF Breacher is not movie figure but classicverse
> ROTF Seaspray is classicverse Seaspray
> Hubcap is Classicverse G2 Volt - still looking for a sword
> 5 pack Combaticons leftovers - (helicopter) Swindle and (tank) Blastoff are now Thunderwing's crew - Spinister and Quake

There's still a couple more "alterations" but this reply is getting too long I guess you get the picture anyways.

[optimus1]

I've always been repurposing Transformers in my collection since I was a kid!
For a Looooong time, my Throttlebot Rollbar was my G1 Hound - one of my favourite characters, but one I could never find in the shops. Likewise, Streetwise filled in as Prowl
Sparkabot Sizzle = Hot Rod (a bit remote in likeness but at the time was the only hot rod like race car we could find)

As for now, for my collection - regardless of the Series line a figure is released under, if the character looks like and feels like them, then it is that character! This is irrespective of name or theme.

Well that is what I think anyway

[Paulbot]

I tend to agree with Kup that sometimes the packaging, promotional or trademark issues sometimes put a toy at odds with the original design. (RTS Wreck-Gar or G2 Prime are clearly "classics" toys for instance).

As a kid I repurposed toys from otherlines as Transformers too. Many of my hot-wheels cars were substitutes for Autobot cars I didn't own. My Machine Man Man-o-war was Broadside.

It's interesting that every example so far is people repurposed toys to be "Classics". A couple of examples of my repurposing that aren't are:

Sidearm Sideswipe is my Movie Sunstreaker
"While his identical twin brother Sideswipe prefers to get up close and personal in battle, the vain Sunstreaker prefers to keep his armour clean and pick off Decepticons at a distance."

"Rally" Sideswipe is my Movie Bluestreak
"Before the war Bluestreak was a racing champion, highly competitive with fellow racer Sideswipe. Since the destruction of his home-city, Bluestreak only cares about winning one thing - the war against the Decepticons!"

(I'd actually like to give both new heads and a bit of a tweak to their colours, but the in the meantime, this justifies me having three deluxe Sideswipe toys)

[griffin]

I would love to officially repurpose RtS Mindset to be a Decepticon, as it was obviously meant to homage the G2 Decepticon comic character but somewhere along the line at Hasbro, it's allegiance got mixed up. Not sure why either, as the RtS toys were 10 to 1 in favour of the Autobots, so it would have been more beneficial having more Decepticons in the line.