Hi guys !!

as you all know i,m doing metroplex as a primary project and powerglide as a side project... but when powerglide is done i will do sky linx ! you can see pics of how big he will be and what i can tell you is that he,ll be g1 BUT with a couple of twists... like the blue linx component will become a launching pad as well and will have tracks and allot of suprises....

you can see that this will be a big project as well but never as big as metroplex !!

Dude, finish one project at a time.

Aw, where's the fun in that?

Besides, the beauty of multiple projects is that if one stalls, you can fiddle with another one for a while without losing productivity!

you seem to like to make upscaled scratcbuilds...

for thoses of you that are wondering what i,ll use as a template for sky linx... here it is !!
the only thing i need to figure out is the lower blue part that make the linx... i,m trying to figure out if i,ll make a launching pad or possibly an armored vehicule peharps....
what is the lower part supose to be anyway ???

I always thought the Linx part was supposed to be a cargo hold that the Sky part could pick up in either mode.

I think the linx part of Skylinx is supposed to be a Shuttle Crawler. The thing that carries the shuttle from the hangar to the launch tower.



Remember Skylinx is a Griffon!

I'm not normally a big DW fan.. but that was awesome.

thanks for the pic that will help !!!

so here is the first pics of the begining of the alteration process...

Dude, I first read PROJECT SKY LINX...then looked over to see the thread starter was ANEMIS.

I then said, "Oh, sh** yeah!" I mean, at that point you know it's going to be awesome.

Just a few words to the people telling him to "work on one project at a time":

I make my living off of virtual projects, and if I spend to long on any single project, my enthusiasm wanes to the breaking point. So, I usually have 3-5 projects going at any one time, and often another 1-2 on the 'back burner'. If I didn't, then I'd probably never finish any of them, having gotten burned out after too long. And if the project was as in-depth and involved as, say, his massive Metroplex, it'd probably happen sooner than later.

So let the man work on his projects at his pace, eh? It'll make seeing the end result that much more satisfying.

Will you be selling this project, Anemis?

good question.... possibly special orders could be done...


and now the cutting continues !!!

Did you make the Space Ship casing or did you buy a model?

bought a model cheaper that way...

How sturdy is the model's plastic? Most model's I've put together snapped easily so I had to spend a lot of time super gluing the broken parts back together.

Will you have to reinforce the model pieces somehow? If so... How?

oh dont worry it,s sturdy enought... it,s more then 0.125 thick and i had a really hard time cutting it it,s normal at a scale of 1:72 ... it will be reinforced anyway by different thickness of styrene sheets....

Where do you get your Styrene sheets? Whenever I looked around for them they were ungodly expensive.

well now you know why my projects are expensive to do and to buy.... shop around you might find deals....

Meh.

I knew they were expensive because of the styrene, but I was wondering if you had found a cheap (relative) supplier since you use it so much.

Oh well.

Back to shopping for me, I guess.

remember to not let sky lynx see the project, his ego would make him rip it apart for you trying to, as he would say "improve something that cannot become better". that, or he would press you to make it as perfect as possible, and 10 feet tall to "honour my perfectness"

update !!!

had some problems to solve but it,s done ! so now the work can continue a bit faster......
what you see here is the early articulated neck before i add details and finish the lower part that will connect to the body !

oh gad thats just friggin awsome

i have a pic of the light system installed....

Simply epic.

You ought to do tutorials on how you do all this.

Very good.

indeed. Anemis, we need to get you independently rich so you can work on these 9-5, five days a week. you might have to come in on some saturdays too.

lol that would be nice.... i would have time to complete all of my wildess transformers projects ( i have quite a few...)

well we have progress !! slow that,s because i have to have some components re-done... but the basic neck system is done... i will be adding the final layer and details soon... not an easy project but i hope that the worse is done lol.... this project is testing my patience !!!

here is the latest update !!

i,m working on the neck wich is proven to be bitchy to do lol... it,s only on the rought side for now but the finishing touches will come later...

anemis, that looks killer. I can't wait to see this done.

btw that last picture links to "500 - Internal Server Error"

Kinda creepy, in a totally good way

wow i can tell this will be epic when its finished

Im not a fan of the character, and i have had some reservations about your customs in the past but this....wow. Its gonna be epic.

latest update !!!

neck is installed to the main body and i,m now making the wings !!! you can see the leading edge of the wing that opens up.. and believe it or not this getting more and more complex !! (and i was thinking i would be the contrary lol) well here they are !!

I'm really loving this! Skylinx has always been a favorite of mine. The way he's designed, he could so easily have just been a snarling monster character and the the animators decided to give him this snippy superior attitude!
You've really captured him. Great work!

well the wing system is all figured out (allot of trial and error here) and tada !!! theses wings will look great when they,re done ... remember this is only the mechanism and not the final wing apperance

update !!

wing details almost done..

How do you detail styrene like that? And what do you use as joints when working with styrene? Is it just screws or pin-like things?

Yeah, I would like to know, too! I've also made my figures with styrene, but I never couldn't ad such details or any joints!

fantastic work!!!!!!

just a little question for anemis:

for the happines of all your fans, can you post some selected photos of your best finished works?

mp ultramagnus trailer, metroplex, megatron etc...

i like so much your work in progress, but i'd like to see in a unique post all your finished job.

Just visit his website!

in his website you can't see photos of mp 02 trailer perfect version, you can't see a photoshot of Metroplex finished in robot form, you can't see megatron mp with colour finiture.

his website is not upgraded, his post in this forum are more recent, thats the reason to ask him about photos in this forum.

This is sensational, I can't wait to see the end product!

Oh how I wish I had the time, money, patience and skill to pull something like this off.

Much respect, and a well deserved 5 star rating!

Whoa!!!!



In a word epic.


Definitely going to have to keep watching to see how this ends up.

Just wondering how this is coming along, as there have been no updates in a while. It was looking so awesome, I'd hate for it to disappear into the depths of the forgotten threads.
So, any news, or have you been focusing more on your Metroplex and Powerglide?

well actually i,m concentrating on the base of the wing that,s giving me some problems and i,m doing a production run as well so it,s not going as fast as it should... but dont worry this project will be completly done

mark

Production run, so you will be selling this? Might I hereby pre-order?

well actually i,m doing production runs on mp-xx, and mp-02 trailers...BUT ! i will be building sky lynx,s if ordered....