Rebuilt Optimus Prime (2007 Movie)	When I got the Legends Movie Prime, I was surprised to see he only had one smokestack. So I decided to give him a second one, and repaint the result as well. I built the rifle from a Tau (Warhammer 40K) blaster and a piece of hexagonal peg. Robot Mode Truck Mode
AllSpark Power Megatron (2007 Movie)	More of a Quickbash, but I'm putting it here as a companion to Prime above. I ran over a spare Legends Movie Megatron with a red copper metallic leaf marker, then added black and AllSpark Blue details. Robot Mode Vehicle Mode
Concept Camaro Bumblebee (2007 Movie)	A lot more extensive than my previous Legends pieces, a spare Legends Bumblebee rebuilt into the 2009 Camaro altmode. Work In Progress Robot Mode - With Battle Mask Concept Camaro Mode Comparison shot
TF:A Wasp	The goal here was to dye a TF:A Bumblebee Legends figure green so that I could have a nice transforming version of Wasp, a character who will not actually be getting an Earth vehicle mode in canon. However, since my last attempt at dyeing, Hasbro has switched to a plastic that doesn't take dye very well. After 28 hours in the dye. Oops - Tried cranking up the heat. It did get a bit greener, but unevenly, and the plastic puckered and warped. So it can't transform anymore. Actionmaster Wasp - Freed from worrying about the altmode, I made it into a non-transforming toy.
High Beam	I tried dyeing a spare Legends Jazz as long as I had the pot of dye from Wasp, but the white plastic resisted dyeing even more effectively than Bumblebee's yellow. So I abanoned that method, but not the idea of a green redeco. I picked up some automotive touchup paint at Walmart and used about 2/3 of the bottle on this. It's significantly darker than the G2 High Beam, and I decided not to try to force the silver in, but it looks good in person. The auto paint doesn't scrape easily, although you may notice I had to remove it from the pegs, it's just thick enough to interfere with tight fits. Robot mode Vehicle mode
Nightracer (RotF)	On seeing the Legends Stealth Bumblebee, I realized it could be made fairly easily into an updated version of Nightracer, the 1995 BotCon exclusive seen near the bottom of this page. To get a version accurate to the toy as released, you can just part-swap with regular Legends Bumblebee to get most of the yellow bits. But I wanted the correct-to-concept color scheme here. I changed the faceplate with a dab of Apoxie Sculpt, and used a wire brush attachment on my Dremel to dull down the black to a more stealthy matte. Robot Mode - With comparison to 1995 repaint. Vehicle Mode - Also with comparison.
Mudslinger (RotF)	While I was reviewing the Legends class version of Wheelie from Revenge of the Fallen, I realized how close the vehicle mode was to G1's Micromaster Mudslinger. So I did some modding, building the head from scratch. Sadly, I can't find either my original Mudslinger or my Greasepit (same mold) for comparisons, so the comparison pics are with an unmodded Wheelie. Robot Mode Vehicle Mode

• Knockoff cardback - So you can see what was available to me for this.
• Roughhouse - A RoboMACs character, a member of the evil MAC Empire, or MACE. Made from the Hummvee mold, with a few bits of Mechwarrior kibble and a spare Constructicon gun. I removed the "horns" from the head.
  • Original drawing from 1994.
  • Robot Mode
  • Vehicle Mode
  • Comparison to unmodded toy
• Nightbeat - The Headmaster from G1, built from a Porsche-style racecar. I reshaped the face and added antennae, otherwise just a repaint.
  • Robot Mode
  • Vehicle Mode
  • Comparison to unmodded toy
• Alternators Optimus Prime - Heavily altered the firetruck knockoff into a version of the pickup truck Alternators Optimus Prime. Significant head modification, added a bed cover.
  • Robot Mode
  • Vehicle Mode
  • Comparison to unmodded toy
• Smokescreen - Started with another blue sportscar, added the airdam in front, resculpted the head with Apoxie Clay, and made shoulder weapons from leftover Warhammer 40K rifles. They can store in vehicle mode on the peg holes for the police lights that I removed.
  • Robot Mode
  • Vehicle Mode
  • Comparison to unmodded toy
  • Work In Progress

X-Big Daddy	X-Big Daddy: Made from W.A.R.S. (original mold: Gearhead), this is a slight update of the Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol leader, Big Daddy.
Starscream	Mirage (original mold: Double Clutch), turned into a swept-forward wing fighter painted up as Starscream.
Trailbreaker	A fairly simple modification, adding a camper shell to Ironhide (original mold: Motormouth) and painting it black with a little chrome.
Hot Rod	R.E.V. turned into Hot Rod, with a removable spoiler so it can be properly positioned for both modes. No putty on this one, just styrene bits.
Bluestreak	Hot Shot remolded with putty into a Nissan 350Z (successor to the Datsun 280Z), an updated Bluestreak.
Scourge Accessories	Mini-Scourge already rules enough to need no modification. But he does need gear. So I made him a Sword of Fury and a trailer.
Lightfoot	The later Speedbreaker (Dodge Viper, more or less) mold was later recolored and given stickers as Jazz. I took the stickers off a spare one (yay, Dollar General!) and made some modifications to get an update of Lightfoot from Masterforce (aka Getaway in the U.S.). Robot Mode Vehicle Mode Head Closeup

    One of my earlier projects, I took apart and repainted (and sometimes slightly rebuilt) various Transformers Gobots, the little guys who turned into Matchbox-scale cars. I still didn't quite know how to use the scanner at this point, so the pictures are a bit washed out.

Group shot from the front.

Group shot from rear

Closeup of Ironhide, Prime and Primecar

Closeup of Soundwave, Nightracer and Soundwavecar

Closeup of Jazz and Sideswipe

(Eyes were touched up, since the wrong speed film was used)

Jazz is a repainted Blow Out, Sideswipe is a repainted Optimus Prime.

Rear view of Jazz and Sideswipe

Front shot of the two cars

The Many Faces of Soundwave