This is my first time customizing a toy that is NOT an Alternator. Those of you that know may remember me from such customs as:

- Alternators Armada Hotshot

- Alternators Armada Red alert

- Alternators Armada Jetfire

- Alternators Armada Side Swipe

- Alternators Armada Megatron

- Alternators Armada Starscream

 

So, now that you know me...

 

I present to you, my first non-Alternator custom. Movie Hotshot. I had the intention to turn this extra '08 Movie Bumblebee into a movie accurate version, however, after seeing 101 customs (that were all awesome) I figured it was pointless to throw another out there.

 

So, here's alternate mode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robot mode?

Robot mode?

 

And here's bot mode. I painted the robot parts with a color called Fire Pepper Red. The paint is very strong and resiliant, as I have transformed this guy at least 50 times by now.

 

I thought the color fit Hotshot. No blackwash ...but I did highlight some areas with Testor's gloss red. I detailed some other areas with a combination of black, silver, and gold.

 

The helmet was created with a lego space man visor, and is held in place by two eyeglass repair kit screws. It is able to move up and down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm anxious to hear what everyone thinks...during the movie I kept picturing Bumblebee as a cross of G1 Bumblebee and Armada Hotshot...and thats where I got the idea.

 

So...for those of you that don't like Hotshot...you can think of this as Allspark Bumblebee...hahaha

 

Taking a look at the pics, I realize now that you can see the license plate numbers through the red paint. The flash must have brought that out, cause you can't see it in person. Weird.

yeah, now we're talking

 

 

that is full of jaAm goodness, all he needs is an axel-zooka and that stupid grin he has.

 

 

 

lovely job.

Fantastic. That truly is a work of art.

 

I never imagined Hot Shot out of that mold, but it does actually work.

NIce, although I think a more Hotshot like head would be better, Can you just replace it with energon hotshots? or maybe a reainted classics hotrod?

NIce, although I think a more Hotshot like head would be better, Can you just replace it with energon hotshots? or maybe a reainted classics hotrod?

 

I tried replacing the head with Cybertron Defense Hotshot...but it did not look right at all, even after I painted it to match...

 

So eventually I decided to retain the movie head, and just figure out how to put a visor on it.

Looks great, although, with all due respect, you should seriously consider painting the face silver...

 

[Edit: Has David Willis of Shortpacked! seen these yet?]

see, i told you guys that the movie should have been armada. atleast one person listend.

 

first ratchet as red altert and now bb as hot shot.

 

so who's gonna make iron hide into scavanger?

 

i'm lovin' the alt mode!!!!

 

and i like the visor, but he needs a mouth.

 

still awesome!!!!

looks really cool but im not too keen on the logos on the side they seem a bit misplaced personally id of put them in a line but apart from that its really cool