{"id":471,"date":"2017-02-27T20:51:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T01:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teletraanone.com\/?p=471"},"modified":"2017-02-27T20:51:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T01:51:05","slug":"revoltech-transformers-wheeljack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teletraanone.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/27\/revoltech-transformers-wheeljack\/","title":{"rendered":"Revoltech Transformers \u2013 Wheeljack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing the revoltech G1 love, Wheeljack proved to be exceptionally difficult to make in revo form, as his proportions in the cartoon shift substantially from what a real car would. \u00a0His chest and feet become car parts that are completely different scale from his legs\/shins. \u00a0I ended up casting parts from two different sizes of Lancia Stratos Turbo diecast cars to get the look I wanted to achieve.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, I had enough forethought with this figure to take some in-process pictures. \u00a0As you can see, he started out life as a Hot Rod and had a host of custom cast parts and little bits and pieces from some model kits attached to give him Wheeljack’s signature features. \u00a0Casting parts is fun, but I still haven’t mastered all the nuances since I only need to\u00a0custom cast once every year or two. \u00a0Maybe one of these days I’ll cast enough to justify upgrading my equipement. \u00a0But for now, I’m happy with the results I got here.<\/p>\n

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Continuing the revoltech G1 love, Wheeljack proved to be exceptionally difficult to make in revo form, as his proportions in the cartoon shift substantially from what a real car would. \u00a0His chest and feet become car parts that are completely different scale from his legs\/shins. \u00a0I ended up casting parts from two different sizes of… <\/p>\n

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