Transformers: G2 Optimus Prime

       

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Original Kit:
Lamborghini Diablo
Made By:
Welly
Scale:
1/24
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This project came about somewhat by accident. I had purchased a totally unrelated kit through eBay, and the seller contacted me shortly after the sale to let me know that upon double-checking the kit he saw that the wheels were missing. He offered to cancel the sale or offer a partial refund, but I didn't need the original wheels and so was still happy with the sale as it stood. He still wanted to make up for the error, and so included a set of aftermarket Fujimi wheels that he was not going to use. They looked vaguely familiar, but it wasn't until a few weeks later that I realized that they were pretty accurate to the wheels Hasbro first used on their G2 Go-Bots.

Once again, I used a diecast Diablo as the basis, this time from Welly. Unlike the cars from Bburago or Maisto, it had no working steering and so doing a wheel swap was even easier than I expected: two lengths of stainless steel rod and a little glue were all that was required to turn the stock Diablo into Prime's fastest Earth mode ever.

 

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