Mr.Sci-Fi Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 (edited) Finished trailer pics Edited February 6, 2004 by Mr.Sci-Fi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 OK... that is like the greatest thing ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGuy42 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 WOAH... I want that toy.. so bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobotFool Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 All I can say is very Nice! You do comissions? I would love to have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 VF-1 2NV Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Wow . Cool...very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 But how do I make it magically appear out of nowhere when I transforming Prime? Looks great but does anyone know if Takara plans on making one (in the near future)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobotFool Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 But how do I make it magically appear out of nowhere when I transforming Prime? Looks great but does anyone know if Takara plans on making one (in the near future)? I'm willing to bet they will release one in the coming year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Mr Sci-Fi---what'd you start with? And was it 1/28 scale? I just got my MP Prime today, and a quick estimated-calculation of my own came up with 1/28, which is fairly common for model/toy semi's. I saw some 1/28 trailers at Wal-Mart recently, and thought they'd be good, if they were the right size. Now I have to go back and see if they still have them. (Not having the specs for the real truck Prime is based on, I went by drive-wheel size, which is fairly constant among all semis for the past 30 years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sci-Fi Posted January 8, 2004 Author Share Posted January 8, 2004 (edited) 1/32 new-ray truck you can also find the trucks at KBtoys for $15. Add some styrene and some paint, wa la, you have one. Edited January 8, 2004 by Mr.Sci-Fi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfunk Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 That is sweet, the trailer in the pic is diferent then the one on the site, is that a hand made custom and thats what was started with. It would be sweet to add some piano hinges, a gas pump, a little car, you know where im going with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 That rocks!! Prime standing next to the trailer really gives a good scale to it. You can finally imagine how big Prime would be!. I must get one of those trailers once I get my Prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solscud007 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Thats awesome!!!! I love it. Does it open up at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-0S FAN Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 As i read on a Transformers board, only the back door will magnetically open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfunk Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Thats horrible, put some engineering into the damn thing, I'll be ashamed to hook it up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,well, i guess its better than the cardboard trailer <_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sci-Fi Posted January 8, 2004 Author Share Posted January 8, 2004 Thats awesome!!!! I love it. Does it open up at all? None except the back doors. This is my first one, I'll add splitting sides and other features like an interrior on my next version. That one from japan looks like it won't open right, when they mention the doors opening with magnets I expect they means just the back doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Seems like the trailer needs to be longer but it doesnt look bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 That one from japan looks like it won't open right, when they mention the doors opening with magnets I expect they means just the back doors. The one from Japan?? Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 (edited) Looks real good... it could be longer, but the jackstands are nifty. Where's Roller dammit! Seriously, nice job there. Edited to add - Also, you might want to post this in the big MP Prime thread here. This thread might one Optimus thread too many. Edited January 8, 2004 by Blaine23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californium Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 I think anyone showing off their own work, especially when it kicks ass, should get to have their own thread to do so. It's really a different topic and purpose than a thread on a stock item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 I think anyone showing off their own work, especially when it kicks ass, should get to have their own thread to do so. It's really a different topic and purpose than a thread on a stock item. Hey, I'm cool with that... I've just seen it happen before and I wanted to make sure all the folks reading the other thread saw his excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californium Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Looks real good... it could be longer, but the jackstands are nifty.Where's Roller dammit! Seriously, nice job there. Edited to add - Also, you might want to post this in the big MP Prime thread here. This thread might one Optimus thread too many. I think they should drop the whole Roller idea and give Optimus a BFG the size of the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californium Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Or at least fill in the old microman seats in Roller's back. Wouldn't want Rumble or Frenzy to get any ideas about heisting Prime's little helper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkid24 Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Was Roller the equivalent of a dog in the TF universe? How come he didn't get to transform? Lower life form or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sci-Fi Posted January 9, 2004 Author Share Posted January 9, 2004 Was Roller the equivalent of a dog in the TF universe? How come he didn't get to transform? Lower life form or something? Basically roller was a non sentient robot, a transformer built robot without a spark. Teletran-1 is also in the same boat as a roller or any other drone/computer/robot that the TF's use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myriad Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Roller with Diaclone pilots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myriad Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 and again..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 I'm going to debate a while before I pick 1/28 or 1/32 for a trailer. If you notice, G1 Prime has a proportionately wider trailer than the one Mr Sci-Fi used (It is very good though, best fan-trailer I've seen yet, best size, too). As semi's go, G1 Prime isn't that big. If he was say, a Peterbilt 379, he'd look good with a 1/32. But I think a 1/28 might give the extra "boost" needed to make the trailer the correct proportions in size. Wish I could bring my MP Prime into Wal-Mart to do comparisons... (I don't dare) Since you can snag 1/28 trailers at Wal-Mart (just the trailers alone, no semi) they're cheap enough to buy to experiment. I plan on snagging one tomorrow, I'll take pics and let people see how it looks, compared to the 1/32. (Went tonight, but the closer Wal-Mart didn't have any--will go to the other Wal-Mart tomorrow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingPika Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 That is really really cool. The only thing i was wondering about is that the trailer is 1/32, and i think the alternator series is 1/24. Also comparing the trailer size compared to the truck of the orginal optimus prime, it seems the trailer is a bit bigger. But my personal taste is that size fits it perfectly. And no, i would not ad this to the other MP optimus thread titled "to preorder or not" Its also easier to keep up when is separate threads (some ppl dont read all 27 pages of the threads :PP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myriad Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Are the trailer tires the same size as the deisels back tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 (edited) *Alternators* are 1/24. But Prime is not an Alternator. And he is most definitely NOT 1/24. ::rechecks some things:: You know, now I'm thinking Prime might be 1/32, not 1/28. 1mm makes a difference when going by wheel size to calculate scale... But wheels should definitely match. Just about every semi, tanker, and trailer, will have 22.5 inch wheels, at all locations. About the only alternative you'll see is 24.5 inch wheels. ::goes to measure again:: Hmmn, too small for 1/28, can get at most 19 inch wheels from that. But 1/32 gives 20-21 (I don't have micro-calipers or anything to measure THAT precisely). If I fudge a bit and go with 11/16 of an inch actually, in 1/32 that give 22 scale inches--only a TINY bit too small for 22.5in wheels. So now I'm thinking 1/32 is the better fit. (It could be they made Prime a random custom scale, like 1/30.67---but it makes more sense they made him a common model truck scale, just so he'd "look right") (Wheel size is one of the few constants out there for trucks--wheelbase, overall height, and other things vary due to options even on the exact same model for the same year--and wheelbase can vary by several *feet*, overall height by a half-foot at least due to suspension type/condition alone---too much to leave to chance when trying to determine exact scale) Edited January 9, 2004 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_vandermeer Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 you know, i know that convoy/prime is not an alternator, but i thought i saw a picture with him and smokescreen and sideswipe together in vehicle mode and they looked liked the essentially they worked together, even though seeing them together in robot form seemed not quite right. i don't have prime, so i can't really say, just going from memory (faulty as it probably is.) anyways, i love the trailer. love how the side detail of it matches the G1 well. great job! all it needs is a big autobot symbol on it! does the trailer fit the alternators by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sci-Fi Posted January 9, 2004 Author Share Posted January 9, 2004 Myriad- no they aren't , the trailer wheels and tires are larger than primes. For primes size he has undersized wheels, this is one of those sacrafices hasbro made for a better bot mode. Prime is a mess when trying to figure out scale. dr_vandermeer- no it's about 1/4 or less to small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-0S FAN Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 *Alternators* are 1/24. But Prime is not an Alternator. And he is most definitely NOT 1/24. ::rechecks some things:: You know, now I'm thinking Prime might be 1/32, not 1/28. 1mm makes a difference when going by wheel size to calculate scale... But wheels should definitely match. Just about every semi, tanker, and trailer, will have 22.5 inch wheels, at all locations. About the only alternative you'll see is 24.5 inch wheels. ::goes to measure again:: Hmmn, too small for 1/28, can get at most 19 inch wheels from that. But 1/32 gives 20-21 (I don't have micro-calipers or anything to measure THAT precisely). If I fudge a bit and go with 11/16 of an inch actually, in 1/32 that give 22 scale inches--only a TINY bit too small for 22.5in wheels. So now I'm thinking 1/32 is the better fit. (It could be they made Prime a random custom scale, like 1/30.67---but it makes more sense they made him a common model truck scale, just so he'd "look right") (Wheel size is one of the few constants out there for trucks--wheelbase, overall height, and other things vary due to options even on the exact same model for the same year--and wheelbase can vary by several *feet*, overall height by a half-foot at least due to suspension type/condition alone---too much to leave to chance when trying to determine exact scale) Prime is not an Alternator but both Binaltech and Master Piece lines belong to the "Tansformers 20 th Anniversary since 1984 " line so the scales match. I saw a 1/28 truck which was smaller than Prime in truck mode so .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californium Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 here's a group shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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