I went to the Yorkshire Air Museum earily in the week. It's a wonderful place, chock full of jets and planes...and it got me thinking. What would happen if a bunch of TFs landed in the middle of it?

 

So, the back story revolves around three Decepticons being sent to earth to help plunder fuel sources, with a bunch of Autobot outcasts being sent after them.

 

The main players:

 

Decepticon:

 

Vertigo: Victor K2 Fuel Tanker

Plumit: Metor F8 jet interceptor

Fade Out: not decided yet

 

Autobot:

 

Apex: Halifax Bomber

Bucaneer: Bucaneer Strike Jet

Jumpjet: Harrier

 

At least, those are the working names and the jet types that influenced their alt-forms.

 

And this will be the first time I've tried to reproduce a real object as acurately as possible.... :thumb

Only one done so far but, good grief, it's a complicated model. All panels and stuff, not quite a shell former but damn close. Anyway:

 

Vertigo

 

Function: Fuel Acquisition

Alternate form: Earthen Aerial Tanker

 

 

“War and death are an art form unto themselves.�

 

Bio:

 

Contradiction defines Vertigo’s personality. On the battlefield, he is remorseless, unrelenting and brutal. Yet he has been seen quietly contemplating a sunset or a barrel of fine fuel with all the dedication of an artist. He appears to be the embodiment of Megatron’s ideal of a Decepticon soldier. Yet he has been known to spare Autobots for no apparent reason. These paradoxes stem from the circumstances under which Vertigo became a Decepticon. Shortly after the period known as the ‘Age of Wrath’, Megatron sought a way of altering a Cybertronian’s mental outlook so that he or she had no choice but to become a Decepticon. He took an imprisoned Autobot artist named Vertex and subjected him to a series of experiments that resulted in the being now known as Vertigo: an Autobot’s soul constricted by Decepticon armour and loyalties.

 

Placed in charge of acquiring fuel and supplies for the weakened Decepticon army, Vertigo took out his inner pain and anguish on his former comrades, earning himself a fearful reputation. When Megatron ordered him to travel to Earth in order to assist in the plunder of its resources, he obeyed without question. Little did he know that he would be pursued by a group of Autobots led by his own brother…

 

Abilities:

 

Physically, Vertigo easily matches Megatron and Shockwave for power. He has above average intellect and is an extremely capable field commander. In air tanker mode, he can carry a vast amount of fuel in his heavily armoured tanks, defending himself with a nose-mounted cannon and two laser lances. His speed, however, is below average for a Decepticon flier. In robot mode, he wields a three barrelled mortar cannon and a heavy-duty plasma blaster. He can also deploy a probe unit. This semi-sentient machine is used for seeking and extracting new fuel sources.

 

Weaknesses:

[From scientific report #00665282, data-track editor: Shockwave]

Subject: Vertigo (late: Vertex) is suffering from increasingly severe schizophrenia, accentuated by repeated contact with an Autobot commander known as Apex. Suggest action be taken as soon as possible to prevent permanent mental damage to an otherwise physically superior unit.

 

 

 

Jetmode:

 

 

 

Robotmode:

 

 

Deploying Fuelscout

 

 

The Fuelscout:

 

 

The whole lot:

Wow! Nice work, dude!

that fuel scout reminds me of Unicron.coms scout idea a little. But yeah that looks awsome! I'valways wanted to see a complete TF line of only planes, it'd be a good line if done right. I still want a good SR-71 and a Mig-29 TF's.

Hmm... thats a neat concept. I really like the way it looks. Great job

Wow, nice job!  The designs are great, and the specs are cool, too!

i really like those designs very unique and futuristic :clap

Thanks all!

 

The Fuelscout was based on the BM Diagnostic Drone, ErikB, hence the similarities.  :thumb

thats must've taken about forever.

It reminds me of dreadrock/jetfire for some reason. Great job :thumb