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Nursing Ratchet, Part 4

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Welcome back to part 4 of my ROTF deluxe Ratchet mod fix guide. If you remember from the first part of the guide, one of the things I really don’t like about the voyager Ratchet mold is that it has two wheels sticking straight up on either side of his head.

The deluxe mold takes care of that, but not enough! But hey, that’s what guides are for, and today we tackle ROTF deluxe Ratchet’s shoulder kibble problem!

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Nursing Ratchet, Part 3

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Welcome back to part 3 and step 2 of my mod fix guide for ROTF deluxe Ratchet.  If you’ve been following along, you should have a Ratchet with full side to side head movement.

Today’s step gives him the ability to tilt his head back. That may not sound like much, but it adds new depth to his head articulation’s range of motion and really ups his expressive ability.

This step is more involved than yesterday’s mod, but it’s worth the effort.

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Nursing Ratchet, Part 2

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Welcome to part two of my guide on how to fix ROTF deluxe Ratchet. The first two steps are both designed to drastically improve Ratchet’s head articulation.

Today’s mod is the easier of the two, and pretty much a necessity if you want to get dynamic poses out of your Ratchet.

Step 1 – ROTF Ratchet Head Mod – Rotation Fix

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Nursing Ratchet, Part 1

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Welcome to Nursing Ratchet week,  a guide on how to fix and mod ROTF deluxe Ratchet!

I never liked the movie voyager Ratchet mold. I wanted to, but its got way too many problems. The vehicle mode isn’t too bad, but I don’t collect vehicles. In bot mode he’s got weird proportions, with huge arms, legs, and chest, but a tiny torso. His head looks like he’s squinting or crying, and there’s weird gaps in his shoulders, but worst of all the front wheels just stand straight up on either side of his head. For some reason that always bugged me about it.

Maybe if I ever found one for cheap, I might give it a try, but thanks to HasTak’s great new ROTF deluxe Ratchet, it’ll have to be really cheap.

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Action Pose! – Rise of Cobra Flash

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

There is a reason Flash wears armor.

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Optimus Prime Vs Onslaught

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The angle of a picture can make all the difference in how it’s viewed.

Pictures are flat, and yet, they’re not. Today’s post is the same scene with the same poses as the previous one, but the angle of the picture has been changed.

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Onslaught Vs Optimus Prime

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The angle of a picture can make all the difference in how it’s viewed.

Pictures are flat, and yet, they’re not. Once you figure this out, playing around with perspective can be very fun. Here’s the first part of an illustration of that.

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The MOAR You Know – Animated Arcee

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Animated Arcee owners have been reporting stress marks on her hands, and while most figured this was just because of a tight fit with the swords, people are starting to report the problem right out of the package.

My Arcee has this problem, even though the swords fit fine if you slide them in from the top (which I do). I even very very lightly shaved off some plastic from the handles, just to make it less stressful.

So did my Arcee have stressmarks right out of the box? I don’t know. I didn’t even look until Luke pointed it out.

Thankfully, it’s hardly a stress mark at all, and is just a faint discoloration at the base of her thumb.

So what’s the moar you know about Arcee about?

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Let’s Get Ready To RUMBRAWL! Part 4

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Welcome back to Part 4 and Step 2 of Let’s Get Ready To RUMBRAWL!

So, now that we’ve fixed his feet and he can stand properly, what’s the other problem with the mold?

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Let’s Get Ready To RUMBRAWL! Part 3

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Oh, come on. Did you think I was serious about not doing a guidestravaganza?

Welcome back to Part 3 and Step 1 of Let’s Get Ready to RUMBRAWL!

As per the usual, here’s where the actual content starts. Today’s step is a guide unto itself, fixing a problem that’s really bothered me about Brawl.

His feet.

LEADER BRAWL FEET FIX ANKLE MOD GUIDE, ACTIVATE!

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