Everyone at work has been telling me I should buy a 3D printer. They're cheap, I'd get the employee discount, there's tons of stuff!

But I'd print a ton of stuff over a few months and then stop.

This guy looks wonderful though.

Animated Scrapper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsbYQQJBvU

I already have a Lugnut, but then there's this Lugnut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohO5_XXMd3Y

Then people did the prototype Unicron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WvjHEOA8rk

And there's Arcee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9y6w6KL1lI

I could even print a Pumpkin Spider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyGnOF0_QTw

Of course if I want to do it easier and not have to sand down as much I'd need more than the $90 Ender 3 Pro, I'd need a Resin printer. And those can be $350. I'd rather just pay someone else to do it for me. We had a foot tall Optimus and Megatron hanging out in some of the display computers to show hoe much room is n some of the large cases. I should have taken one.

On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 9:41:02 PM UTC-7, Ob1k...@att.net wrote:
> Animated Scrapper
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsbYQQJBvU

Really strongly captures the Derrick J. Wyatt aesthetic.

> Then people did the prototype Unicron
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WvjHEOA8rk

I've seen this, or another attempt similar to it. I think there may have been several. I wonder how authentic this is to the existing prototype? In terms of the transformation, and in terms of what we don't get to see very often (like the back of the robot mode)? Either way, it's very impressive.. I would not hate a large-scale version of this.
> And there's Arcee
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9y6w6KL1lI

See, this strikes me as a little less authentic, because the only Arcee prototype we ever saw was an unfinished resin sculpt that probably didn't even have any moving parts. And the fact that it has to be disassembled to transform it kind of bothers me. I mean, yes, it's impressive from an engineering standpoint, but it's not authentic enough that I would ever want one.

Remember those giant-sized TMNT action figures that were like 12" tall? The other day I saw that somebody on eBay had 3D-printed a giant sized scale Krang's Android Body to go with it. It was unpainted, and it was like $200, but it was so amazing.

Zob (finds lots of things to spend money on, but doesn't have enough money for all those things)

On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 11:42:21 PM UTC-6, Zobovor wrote:
> On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 9:41:02 PM UTC-7, Ob1k...@att.net wrote:
>
> > Animated Scrapper
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsbYQQJBvU
>
> Really strongly captures the Derrick J. Wyatt aesthetic.
> > Then people did the prototype Unicron
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WvjHEOA8rk
> I've seen this, or another attempt similar to it. I think there may have been several. I wonder how authentic this is to the existing prototype? In terms of the transformation, and in terms of what we don't get to see very often (like the back of the robot mode)? Either way, it's very impressive. I would not hate a large-scale version of this.
> > And there's Arcee
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9y6w6KL1lI
> See, this strikes me as a little less authentic, because the only Arcee prototype we ever saw was an unfinished resin sculpt that probably didn't even have any moving parts. And the fact that it has to be disassembled to transform it kind of bothers me. I mean, yes, it's impressive from an engineering standpoint, but it's not authentic enough that I would ever want one.
>
> Remember those giant-sized TMNT action figures that were like 12" tall? The other day I saw that somebody on eBay had 3D-printed a giant sized scale Krang's Android Body to go with it. It was unpainted, and it was like $200, but it was so amazing.
>
>
> Zob (finds lots of things to spend money on, but doesn't have enough money for all those things)

I saw the Turtle Van Transformer a few years ago and had to go find it again. I found an improved one though.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TMNT/comments/ui5lq3/this_is_a_new_project_that_i_am_working_on_some/

Then we have the Dalek Transformer for the Who fans.
https://makezine.com/article/digital-fabrication/3d-printing-workshop/3d-printed-dalek-transformer/

And I guess people want a transforming Kranix?
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/transformers-kranix-figure-mmshightail-2

On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 9:40:35 PM UTC-7, Ob1k...@att.net wrote:

> I saw the Turtle Van Transformer a few years ago and had to go find it again. I found an improved one though.

I love the Powermaster Optimus head sculpt on this one!

> Then we have the Dalek Transformer for the Who fans.

He was actually in the UK comic book, as I recall. His name was like Octus or something.

> And I guess people want a transforming Kranix?

I'm a little surprised Hasbro never did this during the John Warden era. But, the Hasbro team is still especially enamored with celebrating The Transformers: the Movie right now. It could still happen.

Zob (BBTS has a third party death bed for Optimus Prime, if you want to put your Dead Optimus toy on a death bed)