The base figure I used was a S.T.A.R. Corps action figure, a knockoff (well, licensed) GIJoe space figure sold in blister packs at places like Wal-Mart and K-Mart. This one I got separately, it's Quantum (I erroneously called the one I used for Roadgunner Quantum...it's actually Electro).     To get the conehead for Cyclonus, I went back to the partial GIJoe vehicle I'd raided for skids on Alpine, and cut off the rear part of the chassis. It fit nicely on the back of the figure's head. I added canard wings (which I know Cyclonus doesn't have, but there was a natural slot in the chassis piece for them) with sheet plastic and used putty to smooth out the shape and make the nose pointier. More sheet plastic forms the wings on the figure's forearms. Some missiles made thruster boots (not visible in the scans), taken from the knockoff Gundam I raided for bits of Pom-Pom and Optimus Primeape. I molded intake vents out of putty, also not visible in the scans. Finally, I used putty to smooth out the wings and to add a cockpit.

    One nice thing about painting this was that I didn't have to mix any colors. During my quest for "Decepticon Purple" paint, I bought one that turned out to be "Cyclonus Pruple." And Pacta pink was just right for the hot pink bits of the toy (note: I went by the catalog picture, since I don't own the toy). Aged Metal color for the metallic bits, and a lot of nail polish topcoat. Despite my care, however, the paint still scrapes off on some joints. For a final touch, I gave him a suitably futuristic looking gun from the pile of weapons I got recently.

Note: see the fanfic "Face" in my Tales of the Intermezzo "series" for a full origin story.

Subjected to a series of experiments intended to find a cure for the negative effects of Nucleon, Cyclonus retained some measure of his transformation ability, although at the cost of some cosmetic damage (mainly to his face). He believes he has somehow done wrong in the eyes of Megatron, and will not have his features repaired until he has redeemed himself. Despite the experiments, he remains a huge and seemingly emotionless air warrior. He has vast resources of power, resources now enhanced by the Nucleon flowing through his system. Cyclonus is equipped with fusion scramjet engines which can propel him to Mach 1.5 in controlled flight, or to escape velocity in a nearly uncontrolled straight line burst. In robot mode, he carries an oxidizing plasma blaster that fuses enemy mechanisms. Additionally, the razor sharp wings on his forearms can slice through almost any armor. His only weakness is a relative lack of firepower in vehicle mode, with only some small missile launchers concealed in his nosecone.

STR 9  INT 9  SPD 8  END 9   RNK 8  COUR 9  FRP 6  SKL 7   Avg 8.125