Archive for November, 2008

Blitzwing Teaser!

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Puns are srs bsns.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Turkeygon, anyone?

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The Hacker’s Diet

Monday, November 24th, 2008

What if there was a diet for geeks, computer guys, engineers, and problem solvers?

What if it didn’t involve exercise, stupid fads, points, or eating food you hate?

What it was free?

What if it was real?

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Awesomer Blitzwing, Part 7

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Step 6: Re-attach and Rotate!

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Awesomer Blitzwing, Part 6

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Step 5: Carving

It’s time to get down to the real work of the mod. Enough plotting and planning, it’s time to go all choppy choppy! Now that we’ve worked our way through the basics, it’s time to take a careful approach to carving off the restrictive plastic.

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Awesomer Blitzwing, Part 5

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Step 4: Examine Wings

Looking closely at the wings, you’ll find that they are attached via a round black peg. This particular kind of peg is often used as a swivel joint. Two examples would be Animated Ratchet and Starscream, as both their legs have a swivel joint using a connector similar to this.

So what keeps this peg from being a joint? Little ridges of plastic that are just begging to be shaved!

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Awesomer Blitzwing, Part 4

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Step 3: Other

While Blitzy’s napping, now’s a great time to do some minor touch ups to make him even better.

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Awesomer Blitzwing, Part 3

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Step 2: Subdue Blitzwing
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Awesomer Blitzwing, Part 2

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Step 1: Cut a Hole in the Box

“Really, zis joke again? Do not make me crush you, human.”

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Awesomer Blitzwing, Part 1

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Welcome to a step by step ADVENTURE to better wings for Transformers Animated Blitzwing. Today kicks off the first day in a week long extravaganza that culminates in a much more mobile bot.

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