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WheelJack-S70 — Perceptor

Published: 2011-02-13 04:47:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 6585; Favourites: 149; Downloads: 252
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Description one of my early customs was adding some articulation to G1 Perceptor keeping much of his original G1 aesthetic. As I developed over the years and built up the rest of my collection with customs, he seemed more and more out of place. I started taking him apart again and lost interest for a while.
After reading All Hail Megatron I decided to go in this direction. Guido did such an awesome job updating him and I wanted to stay as true to his vision of the character while still maintaining some of the G1 elements. mainly I wanted him to have both his eyes as well as the monocle.
G1 Perceptor's chest, helmet, scope, silver knobs and the inside of the lower legs and feet were reused for this. Arms and shoulder mechanics were courtesy of universe inferno. The area between the chest and the shoulders are modified gundam parts. Hands are cast alternators' from Ptitvite. abdomen is built up using a KO of megatron robotmasters and various fodder from my random bin. Crotch/hips, upper legs and outer shell of the lower legs are classics optimus and the knees are neo shifters to allow for full rotation and sideways bending. Shins and knee caps are a combination of modified gundam parts and scratchbuilt areas. The face is also courtesy of universe inferno. the monocle is scratchbuilt. Neo shifter parts were used for the scope/canon's armature. front wheels are lego, "foot" wheels are excellion's and leg treads are from a random tank model kit. The pistols are casts from revoltech rodimus. The rifle and scope uses one of perceptors original G1 guns modified with styrene and an MP starscream null-ray weapon. Paints are mostly modelmaster enamels. decals are both homemade and random clippings from other kits.

Here's the full gallery [link]

here's a link to guido guidi's deviant page. [link]
and casey coller's deviant page
[link]

thanks for looking guys.
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Comments: 61

WheelJack-S70 In reply to ??? [2012-06-20 13:32:44 +0000 UTC]

hey there,
I don't sell my customs very often and I've put a halt to taking commissions for a while. But I do plan on designing a kup in the not so distant future. check back in and maybe the planets will have aligned. I cant' promise anything
cheers

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Skylight22 [2012-06-10 22:51:41 +0000 UTC]

I saw this on TFW2005, as well as that sweet Cliffjumper.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Skylight22 [2012-06-16 01:26:06 +0000 UTC]

yeah, I got them posted in a few spots. thanks

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Skylight22 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2012-06-16 01:43:57 +0000 UTC]

You're an awesome customizer. I hope I can make a custom as good as you can one day.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Skylight22 [2012-06-18 03:36:52 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much. A little practice and some patience.

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Skylight22 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2012-06-18 13:24:44 +0000 UTC]

Ah, OK. And I have a question.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Skylight22 [2012-06-18 13:56:00 +0000 UTC]

sure

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Skylight22 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2012-06-18 14:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Have you ever had an idea for a custom that you executed but it never quite came out right?

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Skylight22 [2012-06-19 04:34:05 +0000 UTC]

all the time. Not much as I used to but I've given up on a quite a few. I'll eventually get back to them, take them apart and rework them. Don't worry about it, it's part of the learning process. good luck

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Skylight22 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2012-06-19 14:34:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, man.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Skylight22 [2012-06-19 18:05:58 +0000 UTC]

no prob

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Skylight22 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2012-06-19 18:26:09 +0000 UTC]

So, what custom are you planning to do next, my good man?

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Skylight22 [2012-06-19 22:58:50 +0000 UTC]

i've got a lot that I need to finish before considering any new projects. That MP cyclonus needs to get done. MPs swoop, slag, impactor, darkwing and deluxes hoist, kup and many others are just sitting here, half finished, staring at me. I shrug my shoulders at them, they roll their eyes at me.

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Skylight22 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2012-06-20 01:32:07 +0000 UTC]

XD And an MP Impactor?! COOL!

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clem-master-janitor [2012-04-14 03:46:08 +0000 UTC]

That's amazing how you've made this look... I don't even know what or how to say it. It's amazing!

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to clem-master-janitor [2012-04-19 13:16:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you. it was a lot of fun putting this guy together.

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raipo [2012-03-19 11:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful man, beautiful.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to raipo [2012-03-22 17:28:53 +0000 UTC]

thanks you.

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100SeedlessPenguins [2011-04-21 06:53:41 +0000 UTC]

fantastic work mate ! that's the best Persy i've seen . is that a weapon on his hip !?

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to 100SeedlessPenguins [2011-04-21 13:57:07 +0000 UTC]

two hand guns. one on each him. little pegs hold them in place. fashioned after the All Hail Megatron comics.
thanks for the kind words.

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AUJEANPAS [2011-04-16 22:58:15 +0000 UTC]

good custom !

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to AUJEANPAS [2011-04-21 01:12:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks.

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ryuzo [2011-02-22 15:26:42 +0000 UTC]

So well done. Usual extremely high quality work. I love the pistol on the hip! Such a nice touch.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to ryuzo [2011-02-26 15:14:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Zarak342 [2011-02-20 17:19:21 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Zarak342 [2011-02-26 15:14:26 +0000 UTC]

thank you.

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merkitten [2011-02-14 18:07:02 +0000 UTC]

-whistly-

that's pretty fantastic.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to merkitten [2011-02-15 03:14:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks.

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hellbat [2011-02-14 07:25:02 +0000 UTC]

He looks cool.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to hellbat [2011-02-14 14:24:07 +0000 UTC]

thanks.

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zypherion [2011-02-14 05:17:43 +0000 UTC]

For a second there I went "Wow that's a nice Masterpiece Perceptor" and then I saw its a custom. Just lovely work!

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to zypherion [2011-02-14 14:25:03 +0000 UTC]

thank you.

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abarai-san [2011-02-14 04:57:23 +0000 UTC]

You should be named Vector Sigma. @.@ WOW!!!

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to abarai-san [2011-02-14 14:25:35 +0000 UTC]

and you should be named Too Kind. thanks.

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abarai-san In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2011-02-14 15:56:00 +0000 UTC]

Aw.

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GranOmega-7 In reply to abarai-san [2014-05-24 02:25:59 +0000 UTC]

and i am granomega-7 bow down before my mighty sentinal power

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to abarai-san [2011-02-15 03:14:06 +0000 UTC]

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hinomars19 [2011-02-14 00:31:34 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!
Hope you don't mind me asking, but what is Ptitvite, and how is it used to cast stuff? Is it easy to work with or is knowledge of this kinda thing neccessary?

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to hinomars19 [2011-02-14 02:47:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks and not at all. Ptitvite is an old school customizer, the fella who made this first [link] which has resulted in countless imitations. For a brief time he was casting a few parts here and there and these hands were the last set of alternator hands I bought from him.
Casting is not difficult but it does take practice and can be frustrating at times. here's an old tutorial I did a while back [link] That can give you an idea of the process. I use a different technique and brand now but the basics are the same. Hope that helps. lemme know if you have any other questions.

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hinomars19 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2011-02-14 03:08:36 +0000 UTC]

haha, I thought 'he' was a product!XD what a wally

Anyways, thanks for that. It's something I really need to look into, at the moment I end up buying duplicate figs for parts. Right now I need to make a head for a custom.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to hinomars19 [2011-02-14 03:54:12 +0000 UTC]

yeah sometimes people's aliases get confusing. I mainly use it for hands and guns. and in the case of my insecticons, I'm making three of each, I'm customizing masters and casting them for the rest. what head are you working on?

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hinomars19 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2011-02-17 14:21:03 +0000 UTC]

at the moment I need a suitable head for a Hot-Rod custom. Using animated Roddy's body, but giving him a 'generations' look. Classics Rodimus and Energon rodimus's heads are too small, and a little 'mean looking' XD
Non of my existing TF parts have suitable heads, so it means buying a new fig just for a head :/

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to hinomars19 [2011-02-26 15:17:31 +0000 UTC]

that's tough one. I've been looking for decent hotrod head for a while myself. let me know if you come up with anything.

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hinomars19 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2011-02-26 20:57:50 +0000 UTC]

at the moment I am pondering another energon storm jet, and just modifing it like I did for bumblebee. Kinda the right size and the face suits...

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to hinomars19 [2011-03-09 02:01:40 +0000 UTC]

yeah, that sound about right. good luck, can't wait to see it shape up.

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hinomars19 In reply to WheelJack-S70 [2011-03-10 14:02:26 +0000 UTC]

well, I'm actually thinking of going with classiscs jetfire instead. Mod the chin area and 'round' up the helmet just a little...

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SeekerNami [2011-02-14 00:29:04 +0000 UTC]

WOW! Lot's of work for this lovely perceptor! I LOVE him! Your work on this custom was great! And he looks perfect!

Ever sell customs???

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to SeekerNami [2011-02-14 02:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the kind words. I don't sell them often. I have taken commissions in the past but that's on hold for the time being while I catch up on backlog of half finished bots. thanks again.

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Solrac333 [2011-02-13 15:36:44 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE this! This is the classics Perceptor I wanted.

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WheelJack-S70 In reply to Solrac333 [2011-02-14 02:35:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mang. I have 3 bots planned from that perceptor mold. now if I can only find one

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