View Full Version : Custom G1 style Leader class Sideswipe Transformer
Unicron-9
10-20-2009, 12:14 AM
A big updated Lamborghini Murcielago version of G1 Sideswipe.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320438141202
payton34
10-21-2009, 11:41 AM
That's really nice work, I love the paint job!
Do you have any shots of it next to other Alternator or Leader figs, for a size comparison?
formula93
10-21-2009, 11:46 AM
What are these roadbots? I want one!
formula93
10-21-2009, 12:29 PM
Well I found them at bbts, and now I have to eat ramen noodles for the next few weeks. THANKS A LOT.
Unicron-9
10-21-2009, 02:16 PM
Well I found them at bbts, and now I have to eat ramen noodles for the next few weeks. THANKS A LOT.
Lol you can get them straight from the manufacturer happywell.smeitrade.com but when they sent me a price quote, I didn't understand a word of it.
Taking a pic of it next to Leader Prime would have been a good idea. Its in car form now and I don't feel like transformulating it again, then back to car to ship out, otherwise I'd getcha a shot of that.
formula93
10-21-2009, 02:31 PM
I got the 1/12 Ford GT, the 1/10 Kawasaki Ninja (Supreme class Nightbird?), the 1/18 Lamborghini, and the 1/24 Jaguar XJ220. I know they cheat when it comes to the transformation, but they still look pretty well made and detailed.
Unicron-9
10-21-2009, 04:26 PM
I got the 1/12 Ford GT, the 1/10 Kawasaki Ninja (Supreme class Nightbird?), the 1/18 Lamborghini, and the 1/24 Jaguar XJ220. I know they cheat when it comes to the transformation, but they still look pretty well made and detailed.
Yeah some of them you basically take apart and rebuild into a robot. Not so much the case with the Lambo I made Sideswipe from. That one, you only take off a few parts for his weapons and that's pretty much normal for a TF.
formula93
10-28-2009, 10:13 PM
Got the roadbots in today. The Jaguar XJ220 is a total piece of crap, but the Ninja, Lambo, and 1:12 Ford GT are all pretty sweet. The GT must have been a later release, because its engineering is way beyond that of the others. Tight ratcheting joints, some hand articulation, spring loaded weapons and fists, etc. For about ten bucks each, I'm certainly not disappointed with them. Now, wtf am I supposed to do with these giant mofos?
Unicron-9
10-30-2009, 05:44 PM
I know what NOT to do with them.
Don't spend hours and hours remolding the head and repainting the entire body then adding stickers, taking pictures, and ruining a good voltron part to make a custom figure from it.
I made only $38 for mine with a 10 day auction and free shipping.
Could have sold the unpainted Roadbot and Voltron part for more as they were.
You win some and you lose some though I guess.
Really demoralizing though because this is a nice piece. Its hard to send it out for that much when I'd way rather just keep and display it myself. Gratz to the winner though. He/she got a steal.
enclinedesigns
10-30-2009, 05:53 PM
I have lost money before on customs:) it happens...just keep doing what you do!!