More Botcon Bashes

I've been on a kick with turning old Botcon guys into vehicles, my next victim-Onyx Primal. I used the Cyclonus mold, partially because it's just a swell mold, but also to stick it to the people who swore it could never be used as a base for anyone else because of the "ears".
Anywho, because he's a Primal/Prime, I gave him a Prime head, it amuses me.

For pics of these digibashed on a card, feel free to check out my Deviantart account!
Credit for base images goes to Seibertron.com

Bar-Bearic

For absolutely no reason other than having a small stockpile of extra Classics Kups sitting around, I started looking for some characters that would fit these wonderful molds.

First up is Barbearian/Grizzly-1. I was torn on this guy because I think he’d work upgraded to both the Generaions Kup or Universe Dropshot mold. I like how massive Dropshot is-it suits a big burly bear and Barbearian is already packing a small arsenal even in his Beast mold, so it would make sense. But on the other hand, the generations Kup mold really gives that “bear” impression both in truck and robot mode. Tough call. In the end I decided to just digibash them both!

For pics of these digibashed on a card, feel free to check out my Deviantart account!
Credit for base images goes to Seibertron.com

Generations Skids and Screech

Jeezum, I've been gone long enough to have a baby!
In that time a ridiculous number of Generations figures have popped up and been begging for new paintjobs! I saw the new mold for Skids pop up and remembered how much I wanted a Generations version of the Million Publishers Skids/Screech two pack that came out a couple of years ago. At the time the best match was Classics Ironhide, but with a new Skids rearing its head, the time has never been better to revisit and update that old digibash with some newness.

The coolest news is that Generations Crosscut has been announced, complete with a new head to match the original. It makes want repaints of these figures into an exclusive two pack all the more.

For pics of these digibashed on a card, feel free to check out my Deviantart account!

Shadow in the Sky

Though I've admitted that Torca is my overall favorite Fuzor from Beast Wars, SkyShadow comes in at a razor thin second. I've always loved the design, the combination of beasts, and the dark scheming traitor his bio describes him as. It really makes him a great overall character, and I kind of wish there had been some fiction that focused on him. Clearly someone at Hasbro was a fan as well seeing as how his color scheme pops up on Powerglide in the Wal-Mart "Ultimate Gift Set"! He's the second Fuzor to see a bot/vehicle mode after Quickstrike, and I certainly hope the trend continues!



Anywho, I really liked the way he turned out in that set, and noticed that SkyShadow's colors worked just as well on the Ultra sized Powerglide from Generations. Works for me, because I wanted him to be an aerial rival for Torca and close to his size and bulk.

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Nocturnal bashin'

Even though Noctorro was never my favorite Fuzor, I always had a soft spot for the guy. When I started digibashing Fuzors into generations robot bodies, I couldn't think of anyone better suited than the Tracks mold. The overall build, the wings, too perfect!

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Shattered Glass Beasties?

With Funpub revealing “Shattered Glass Beast Wars" a couple of weeks ago, I can't say I'm excited. From season 2 onward I was okay with Beast Wars, but was much more entertained by Beast Wars 2 for the most part. The only way FunPub keeps my interest with this go-round is if they give us animals vs vehicles, and I certainly wouldn't mind seeing Prime as a dragon for the first time ever. Give me a repaint of BW 2 Galvatron with a Prime head and I might actually be interested in what I’m pretty certain is going to be an exercise in boredom.

Credit for base images goes to Seibertron.com and RealMonkey.