Jump to content

Alternators Bumblebee by Valkfan


Valkfan

Recommended Posts

Hello all. As many of you know, I really don't like repainting my Alternators. But in order to do this character justice, I just had to repaint an extra Alt. Ricochet I had sitting around. I used Krylon Fusion for the yellow which worked great and I used clothing dye(RIT) to color the legs black. The custom Bumblebee head is completely scratch-built by myself and will remain a one-of-a-kind sculpt. However, I WILL be making a Cliffjumper version for those interested.

 

I will be posting some pictures in Alt. mode but I need to repaint the rims silver before I do so.

post-7811-1204532764_thumb.jpg

post-7811-1204532894_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Um I REALLY like that head...maybe you should quit your day job and just focus on making these...unless your day job is sculpting original Transformer heads...I feel shame for not ever doing a Bumblebee Alt.

 

Awesome Fig!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

other then it being a tad small, it's super awesome.

 

Actually, the head is in scale with the head it replaced. The thing that gives it the appearance of being "a tad" small is that unlike Ricochet, Silverstreak or Smokescreen, Bumblebee's head is tapered at the bottom. I should have taken a picture of it before I tapered it to show this but it just slipped my mind.

 

On another note, I kinda rushed the paintjob on this guys head and I'm going to be stripping the paint and adding more detail before I repaint it with an unrushed paintjob.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Valkfan,can i ask you a question? if you'd cast it in something that shrinks/expands,how much worse would it look than the original? cause that might also be a solution for an alt/voyager sized bb head.

 

I honestly can't answer this question because I've never used anything that could expand or shrink parts.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Gah, ever since I bought MP Prime the first time around (I'm close to getting him a second time now... So far I've got 10 MP/Alts to buy by Saturday...) all I've wanted was an Alt-sized Bumblebee!

 

Why oh why did you have to make HIM the one-of-a-kind mold?

 

I really hate that Takara couldn't sell the VW or Mini molds to their auto-manufacturer... they would have fit BB perfectly... Although despite having about 4 too many Subarus in the Alternator line, he works well.

 

The head is fantastic, though. A shame there's no proper VW or Mini body to fit it on (I personally think a Mini Cooper fits BB better as a modern car, anyways).

 

Here's hoping Takara/Hasbro can squeeze out an MP Bumblebee at some point before retiring the line...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
  • Create New...
Sign Up For The TNI Newsletter And Have The News Delivered To You!


Entertainment News International (ENI) is the #1 popular culture network for adult fans all around the world.
Get the scoop on all the popular comics, games, movies, toys, and more every day!

Contact and Support

Advertising | Submit News | Contact ENI | Privacy Policy

©Entertainment News International - All images, trademarks, logos, video, brands and images used on this website are registered trademarks of their respective companies and owners. All Rights Reserved. Data has been shared for news reporting purposes only. All content sourced by fans, online websites, and or other fan community sources. Entertainment News International is not responsible for reporting errors, inaccuracies, omissions, and or other liablities related to news shared here. We do our best to keep tabs on infringements. If some of your content was shared by accident. Contact us about any infringements right away - CLICK HERE