Update: KO TFC Structor Mod

And finally am well enough to start "restoring" the last of the band... KO TFC Structor.... The leader (I assume) of the 'Constructicons'!!!! I used the KO Version 1 for most of the body, only a few parts (e.g. head, wheels, crotch, thighs and legs, etc) from Version 2's... Will only be able to show some of the work that I remember to take pictures of... First up, the crotch and legs of V2 are transplanted to V1, with V1's inner legs trimmed and added onto V2's...


I had to use V2's gestalt leg connector, and this time I tried to add the 'ratcheting joint' feature.. not very successful initially but after some other work it turn out to be quite ok...


Also made the head to be able to slide in and hide in vehicle mode... Took a LONG LONG time to do so...




... and after implanting the V2's bigger wheels to the arms, here's the vehicle mode!!! Nice... Head is now not visible...


... and robot mode!!! He is a bit back heavy, but still able to stand well, especially if you turn the thighs to an outward V-shape...


Posing is quite ok, but head cannot turn, hence the awkward look...


Gestalt leg mode is ok!


And here's how my incomplete-painted KO TFC Hercules looks like... nice... Very happy to get this KO, especially considering it costs only a fraction of what the real TFC Herc will cost...



Can't wait to paint the KO...

Update: KO TFC Madblender "Restoration"

Took me 2 days for this restoration... Shorter than expected... In short, all below waist, less feet and crotch, are V1's, and the rest V2's, except the mixer drum... V2 has elbow joints and the shoulder joints are much durable-design compared to V1's... First, the V2's crotch piece is transplanted to the swiveling waist of V1... V1 legs will be transplanted later...


V2 will need to cut off the waist piece...


... and every operation to make the waist-swiveling action...


V1 cabin legs are better detailed than V2's except no feet... so V2's feet are transplanted over...


For the mixer drum base, it is modified to have a double joint in the middle, so as to allow proper folding in robot mode...


Yeap, working well!!! ... of course after numerous trial and error, and re-alignments...


Testing the base in vehicle mode... works!!!


Done! Vehicle mode... The 2 black pieces (robot feet) on top of the cabin are not very aligned / flushed as 1 of the peg used to house the feet is glued a bit slanted... but not very noticeable, so still ok... The front frame of the mixer drum remains simplified as I was too lazy and tired for the swivel peg mod...



When in robot mode, the mixer drum can be pulled out and firmly secured onto a peg-hole at the back... but not nice...


The original way of positioning the mixer drum is still better... it is held by friction but quite ok...



Robot pose!!! Sorry for the bad picture, not good with posing figurines...


... and the most important to me, the gestalt leg mode.... Nice, got ankle tilt now, hahahahaha.... 5 down, and 1 more to go.... but still need to paint the purple parts to metallic purple for uniformity...