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Fishbug — G1 Metermaster instructions
Published: 2007-08-17 04:48:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 812; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 9
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I was trying to figure out how to make another Metermaster picture, and realized that I've never really diagramed a transformation before, so I modeled a dumbed down Metermaster, used to represent what he would look like as a TF from 1984 in Google Sketchup, and used it to make an old fashioned G1 style transformation guide.Related content
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That's actually a pretty nifty idea! ... Though now I wish I had a Metermaster to fold out like that...
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yeah, Metermaster is more of a G1 minibot kinda guy
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Cooool. I like how simple the last step is. "Flip robot head up." I don't know. Maybe it is exhaustion lol.
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truly they were simpler times, when flipping the head up could count as a whole step.
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yeah. now there are a bazillion steps and if you do one wrong the entire thing collapses into a heap of broken plastic...
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"Die-cast construction. It's a lost art."
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I always used to hurt myself by accident with anything die-cast lol. I'd drop it on my toes , or if it were on a table, I'd be under the table and it would roll off and hit me in the head...
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kids these days don't know how easy they've got it.
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Don't these instructions normally have arrows showing what direction you're supposed to move the pieces?
Other than that, great idea! That's a great way to do some more art of your fan character.
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yeah, usually, but they were a pain in the ass to model, so I took the cowards way out.
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Lol. That's cool. He doesn't seem to be so difficult that arrows are necessary, to be honest.
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I also tried to draw the arrows in with photoshop, but they obscured too much of the picture, and I'm not so attached to authenticity that I'll cover it up like that.
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