WIP: Master Blaster

[1AZRAEL1]

I didn't think it would actually look different enough from Soundwave, but it does. Anyway all things considered you did an amazing job lad. Amazing.

[stencilator]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not sure what to do with the speaker parts. I'd like to fit some sort of hinge part so that they could swing around from one side of the leg to the other - so that they could be in the right position in both modes - but I don't think there is room as I'd like to use the G1 parts and they only just fit. I could make them attach via a peg that fits into a hole on each side or I could use magnets. Anybody here have any ideas for how they would go about it?

[Bidoofdude]

Nice job. Looks pretty good.

[Hursticon]

See, now as a custom I can completely get behind this as you've done an amazing job Stencilator!
(Conversely, that 3rd Party piece of thievery just grinds my gears! )

[ChlorHex]

Very nicely done!

[griffin]

It's amazing how well that works, with just a swapping of a few minor parts or panelling, and some new colours. I wonder if there was ever an initial intention by TakaraTomy or Hasbro to see if they could design Soundwave to be modified into Blaster (like Voyager Springer into Sandstorm or classics Sideswipe into Sunstreaker) buy looking into being able to transform it both ways (blaster has the legs outside the arms - soundwave has the arms at the back)... but then decided to just stick with the Soundwave design and keep it "pure".

[stencilator]

I think that, even as a masterpiece, the transformation is so simple for Soundwave and Blaster that they should just design a new mould for MP Blaster. I couldn't do it, but for transformers engineers it should be pretty straight forward. In the meantime, SW does make a simple base for a Blaster custom and I'm pretty happy with how well it's coming together.

[gamblor916]

Nice work!

[stencilator]

Progress...

Buttons added, some head sculpting, and some minor paint details added. I seem to have lost my small paint brushes so I used my daughters face painting brushes for the arm details. Think I'll wait till I find the right equipment before doing any more painting.

The speaker parts and original feet are just blue tacked on at the moment while I decide what to do. I could stick on the G1 feet or I could paint what look like speaker parts on the SW base black as a representation of the original. Any thought?s

Anyway... here he is nearly done.



















All comments, opinions and ideas welcome.

Cheers

[ILikeSoundwave]

Probably one of the best customs I've ever seen, Good job!