Generations Wheeljack Lancia Stratos reshell

[JaZzMan26]

Here is one of my next projects on the list Wheeljack.
Doing 2 of these...one will be G1 Italia, and the other a Diaclone version. Looking forward to this project greatly since WJ is one of my favorites.

[thyvipera]

hell yea man. i've had 2 MP scaled model kits for the longest time. this might get my ass into gear. wheeljack has always been one of my favorite autobots, looking forward to this!

[JaZzMan26]

hell yea man. i've had 2 MP scaled model kits for the longest time. this might get my ass into gear. wheeljack has always been one of my favorite autobots, looking forward to this!

Thanks man, I can't wait for your MP versions as well now that you mentioned it.

[INCOM]

So, these are what, your 34th and 35th reshells? :D Man, you are on a roll! The Stratos was one brutal machine, as like the Integrale in the 80s. Great choice, I'm sure it'll look marvelous with all the decals applied!

Slightly off topic: working on my BB Mini Cooper reshell is so much fun, I've been looking into making another one in the near future. Gonna be a challenge, because I have my eye on this very slick Chrysler 300c Hemi by Revell (Revell kit #2091), which is 8.25" in length. This means I'll probably have to use a Binaltech/Alternaty figure.... :s

[JaZzMan26]

So, these are what, your 34th and 35th reshells? :D Man, you are on a roll! The Stratos was one brutal machine, as like the Integrale in the 80s. Great choice, I'm sure it'll look marvelous with all the decals applied!

Slightly off topic: working on my BB Mini Cooper reshell is so much fun, I've been looking into making another one in the near future. Gonna be a challenge, because I have my eye on this very slick Chrysler 300c Hemi by Revell (Revell kit #2091), which is 8.25" in length. This means I'll probably have to use a Binaltech/Alternaty figure.... :s

No man, not my 34th+ haha, but in the end it may be that many LOL. Thanks man...I feel I got a pretty good handle on how to do these now (its the RTS Jazz's thats a real pain right now, alot more to that build than thought) so once I get Prowl painted and decaled up I will unviel the next reshell commission along with WJ.
The Chrysler 300 would be cool thats a 1/24 scale right? You will have to use Binaltech or Alternators for that size. The Alternaty line is 1/32 I believe and would be to small.

[JaZzMan26]

Update...
I brought some work with me to Va while I'm outta town to stay ahead of schedule and I wanted to share two progress pictures updated photos in the first post. The second to last shows how much of the figure has been trimmed down, it still has a little more to go on the roof and bottom of the window area but the body is 95% ready to start reshelling it with the Lancia kit.
The last photo is just a picture of the kits cuts. I hve only two cuts per kit to do which are the sections for the feet that fold out (nose of the car).
The hardest part was cutting out the roof and surrounding window trim on the Lancia since the plastic was extremely thin.
Both these babies should be built and ready for paint in the next couple weeks.

[GrandMaximus]

I see a porsche and datsun body in the background in one of those pics :-)

[JaZzMan26]

I see a porsche and datsun body in the background in one of those pics :-)

Both of those are Porsche kits...also working on two Jazz reshells. I believe those will be the hardest to do also since the entire front end needs to be rebuilt inside the new shell...in other words none of the original body will be left on the Jazz toys just the structural pieces unlike other reshells which you may still have a sanded down or trimmed down body of the toy left to build upon.

[JaZzMan26]

Updated with 3 new photo's....rear wheels, rear body, and roof/windows attached.

[JaZzMan26]

3 more pictures, will be doing the leg mod extension to both of these,,,,

[INCOM]

These are coming along great, man, coming along just great!

[JaZzMan26]

Updated with one new picture in the original post. The body is on and looking good. Sorry for the picture quality it was taken from and uploaded by my phone...my computer is still down ATM.

[JaZzMan26]

I also plan to put LEDs in one of these so Bighank I may be PMing you man!

[roydtx]

cool cant wait I love Wheeljack

[JaZzMan26]

cool cant wait I love Wheeljack

Got to get another kit ; ( busted a wheel on one of them the other day so a minor set back for now.
Getting ready to start adding LED tail lights, headlights and lights to WJ's head on the one for my collection while I wait for another kit.
Anyways tons of other stuff to work on in the meantime....

[JaZzMan26]

Updated two more pictures....

[JaZzMan26]

UPDATE...
4 new pictures...modded the shoulders to lower the shoulder postioning to make Wheeljack less gorilla looking. Also started the LED work on him (gotta file and shape the LED a little to make them look more propartionate)...let me know what ya think!

[JaZzMan26]

Updated with 2 new pictures...Gonna be doing LED work to the Diaclone version as well. Im really excited about how these 2 are coming along.