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You Youngins are killin me!

 

I was one of the first to dub this non-transformer diaclone Switchblade, which was also the name of the MASK Hellicopter / jet from that time, same color too.

 

Infact, if you do a Google Image search right now of "Diaclone Switchblade" the first 2 hits are MINE!

 

I have one for sale on my table at The Bigfleamart.com, and the cartoon work in the second link was a drawing I did years ago under my original handle 'The Weeter'

 

Look at these bots side by side, I just can't WAIT to start working on retooling the head, and painting the body blue.

 

Just have to figure out how to add a jet mode.

 

If I were to use Tomahawk as a body for Whirl, I'd snag the head off FOC Shockwave, remove the side head fins and make one an antenna.

 

Whirl was not Diaclone, it was a Pre-Transformer toy from a series called Dorvak, and it was a machine flown by a girl, so does that make Whirl a female?

I'm not so young at 35. I honestly don't have much knowledge on Diaclone aside from what was imported here as Transformers, although I did know Whirl came from the Dorvak line. Still, very interesting concept. Can't wait to see the finished results. Also, I think using the 2007 movie line Swindle's head would be better for a Whirl. The reasoning: Have you seen how small FoC Shockwave's head is?????

Shockwave's head is still much better proportioned for Tomahawk's body though, comparatively Swindle's head is huge and would not accommodate transformation.

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Right, Shockwave's head is too small. That's the only FOC toy I bought and I posted how dang small and over priced it was.

 

One of the bay-formers with the cyclopse head will do if one were to make a Whirl.

 

But I'm making switchblade! I have to figure out how to make add on wings and a jet nose to make it work... Chopper and bot are set.

 

SMALL FAVOR to ask, anybody have a close up shot of Switchblades head?

 

I have not found my picts of mine, and I could use a little boost. Thanks

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Could voyager movie Shockwave's head work for Whirl on the Tomahawk mold? I don't own either toy so I'm not sure Tomahawk's body is big enough and/or Shockwave's undersized enough.

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Could voyager movie Shockwave's head work for Whirl on the Tomahawk mold? I don't own either toy so I'm not sure Tomahawk's body is big enough and/or Shockwave's undersized enough.

 

I have the Voyager Shockwave, but haven't opened him. If I recall, I believe it might be a little too big, but that's a good idea. Don't quote me on that though. It's possible it could fit.

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Sorry to get off topic, but speaking of head swaps, I had WFC Cliffjumper in vehicle mode sitting in front of Classics Cliffjumper, and I swapped heads because I got tired of seeing Classics Cliffy and Classics BB with the same head sculpt. It really is an acceptable swap!!

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Fd, you've now got to the same place with your classics Cliffy as 90% of the fandom. Lol

 

I bought a custom cast head years ago for mine, which I had to paint myself. I did however manage to paint it exactly the same shade of red as the rest of CJ

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