braker23 Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Hey folks! Let me start on how this happened: I wanted to join TC7, with a pretty viable idea in my head. But then, my older son found out, and the project got derailed. He likes mobile cranes very much, especially the tracked version. So, here's my entry, I hope you like it. Sorry for the low-quality photos, I had no other choice. Jurrasic Revenge Crane mode: It's a fully functional tracked crane, with a rather long boom that's raised pneumatically, working doors and the common blue chairs :) Back view, can you already guess what's it transforming into? Demonstration of the boom mechanisms, it can extend more than this but I had little time to take pics. Let's start transforming: it all starts in the cab, watch those chairs closely. They turn to the sides, touching the doors. Then I slowly push out 4 bush-pins, so the cab can slide to the back. The cab goes all the way back, connects with the boom base, and the hidden dino head goes out the "window". The arms are detracted from under the cab, revealing the 2nd mode: the Tyrannosaurus Rex battle machine! T-Rex can now stand up on its own 2 feet, that were hidden under the crane body. He can now stomp anyone who stays in his way! But wait, an Enforcer jumps from the bushes, aiming with his flare gun. Luckily, T-Rex extended his leg cannons, just in time. A direct hit! The enforcer lies unconscious on the ground... T-rex grabs him by his feet and tosses him up in the air! Then catches him on his way down with his ferocious jaws. There's no escape, puny Enforcer! Well, that's the story so far, I will add some lore later on, as well as the video, which needs serious editing. if you want to see higher resolution images, check out the Jurassic Revenge album on my Flickr account. Edited August 16, 2015 by braker23 Quote
Milan Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Ha, I have never though it would turn into the Dino-Mech! Somewhat impractical battle mode, but very very cool! :) I may say i like your idea for battle mode the best. It reminds me of Power Rangers and their Dinos :) Quote
Kiwi_Builder Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Great job, every photo I scrolled down made me smile a little more Good photography too, I like the blurred edges. Quote
jono rocky Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Ha that's awesome, A dinosaur..didn't see that coming. This is one truly original idea, well done and good luck in the comp. :thumbup: Quote
JJ2 Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Love the photography! Only thing is that is needs knee's! Very original idea Quote
MajklSpajkl Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 That is indeed a surprising transformation! I like your little action story ;-) Is there no chance that the arms would be bigger? Quote
skppo Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Hands down best transformation so far! Got audible chuckles out of me. Quote
Freekysch Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Very very good model, I like it very much ! Congrats Quote
iuliand Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Genius! I like it very much. It is a surprising transformation. And with a story too! Well done! Quote
grum64 Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 A very good model with a most surprising transformation. Quote
braker23 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Thank you all for your kind words, I am very surprised by this very warm welcome. My son just loves dinosaurs and T-Rex is his favorite, so there was no way I could avoid this. About his arms, I talked this over with my son and they are just the right size :) Edited August 15, 2015 by braker23 Quote
zver Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 When I've opened the topic I expected to see a dinosaur. The first suprise was to see the crane. The second suprise was to see it's transformation! I've never done any transformer on my own, but I've seen my friend's transformer made with Merkur metal parts - it is really hard task to construct. So congrats to you! Your model is cool! Quote
Chade Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Great job, every photo I scrolled down made me smile a little more Good photography too, I like the blurred edges. +1 I had a big grin on my face when I got to the last photo. Great build. Quote
barman Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 This is so funny, it good! Very creative and wonderful idea. Quote
Askan Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 That was a surprise! And it made me laugh :) Really good work! Quote
Victor Imaginator Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 This is really heavy artillery) Love the story in photo. Quote
braker23 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Posted August 16, 2015 Thanks a lot for the thumbs up guys! See the transformation video here: Anyone know how to properly embed a Vimeo video? Quote
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