A monster planet that devours everything in its path!

[colin1972]

hi guys,
hers a clue to my new transformer related project,

jazz-where'd that come from?

cliffjumper-who cares, im more worried about where its going!

Spike-a gigantic moon has shown up in the suburbs of cybertron!

bumblebee-and its attacking moon base one!

Galvatron- Unicron, cybertron and all its moons belong to me!

Scourge- remember, we belong to him!!

Galvatron- I belong to nobody!

Galvatron- Unicron my MASTER! with this, I shall make you my slave!!!

UNICRON- RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all the best
colin

 

[frightzone_4_you]

hi guys,
hers a clue to my new transformer related project,

jazz-where'd that come from?

cliffjumper-who cares, im more worried about where its going!

Spike-a gigantic moon has shown up in the suburbs of cybertron!

bumblebee-and its attacking moon base one!

Galvatron- Unicron, cybertron and all its moons belong to me!

Scourge- remember, we belong to him!!

Galvatron- I belong to nobody!

Galvatron- Unicron my MASTER! with this, I shall make you my slave!!!

UNICRON- RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all the best
colin

GREAT JOB :thumbsup

 

[colin1972]

thanks mate, still got loads to do, taken about 5 weeks so far to build this part, horns im going to change and make them more upright so to speak and add segments to them too,
all the best

colin

 

[colin1972]

today ive cracked on with his horns, now the horns in the previous pics were only for show, as i had ideas on what i wanted to do with this these, because there were hollow i filled them with car filler, once set, i peeled of the plastic to reveal the solid hornsm, but i didnt like how they curled over, so to get round this i hunted the pound shops and bought some lolly molds, the rocket type, i simply filled with car filler, and while it was setting i slipped it over the previous tips of the horns, this bought them upright more, a trim with a blade, and a good sand, and you wouldnt know they were seperate pieces, then i wanted to add segments to his horns, mark with a pencil, score with a hack saw blade and sand, time consuming,but worth it, quick mock up,
all the best
colin

 

[colin1972]

hi guys

sorry about the delay in the update, been a hectic few weeks,but finally been able to knuckle down and get loads done, right where to start, well the big thing for me with unicron is he has to look imposing, sfter all he's a planet/moon transformer, now the only other imposing moon i know of is the death star from star wars, after a good look at the way the panels are on the death star , i set about giving unicron the detail he truely deserves, horns were done first, and layed too, both horns are different too, then the side parts of unicrons head, again i made sure each panel was different, for the dome part of his head a used a dremel and engrsved the panels on, then i started to layer my styrene on, small bits here and there, some raised,some indented, some tiny, there a few shots of unicron ive added without the sprsy over the top, so you can see all the little parts added, finally got round to bringing out his face to, and again added little details to keep it in line with the rest of him, also done a mock up of what his eyes will look like lit up, attached the horns using double ended screws, so as you can see ive been busy busy busy, one question for you all, in many pics of unicron he has a gem type thing on his crown part, shall i go for this or would you prefer to see a vent or something similar. thoughts please
all the best
colin

 

[colin1972]

hi guys

well, ive been busy beavering away and heres the results since my last post, his famous collar,(his elvis collar i call it,) now ive done this in the same vain as optimus, with the view of making him so he can be transported to events, similar to my optimus, and also, i can simply leave him as a head bust while i carry on with his body.
To build his collar i cut half a circle,then using a strip of wood i cut into sections to build his collar up, screwed from underneath and finished with car filler to smooth out the imperfections, once happy, i started the same styrene process as i did with unicrons head, 3 layers of diffent panels with small sections add as the final lot,(very very very time consuming) but worth it in the long run, neck started as a block cut to shape, covered in styrene and loads of detailing add, piping, from loads of sources, drain cleaner, plate brackets, kitchen accessories, and loads loads more, quick mock up of head in place, as ive now got to jump back on the head to finish the bottom, but overall, im very happy.

For a time, I considered sparing your wretched little planet, Cybertron. But now, you shall witness... its DISMEMBERMENT.

ALL THE BEST
COLIN

 

[MooCriket]

I always get excited when I see that you have another build thread. I'm in awe of your talent, Sir. Can't wait to see yet another masterpiece reborn from my childhood.

 

[colin1972]

I always get excited when I see that you have another build thread. I'm in awe of your talent, Sir. Can't wait to see yet another masterpiece reborn from my childhood.

as always my friend, thank you so much for you kind words, i grew up living on 80's cartoons, and in my opinion, the best era for kids cartoons!!, This ones going to be a challenge, as ive only got pics to off, but i will give him my best shot!!
again thanks mate
colin

 

[colin1972]

quick update, all in primer, horns attached and detail added, last of the neck detail added, and the final part of his tash added,
all the best
colin

 

[bobafettdaddy]

I think that is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! What a blast from my childhood!

 

[Wes R]

Holy crap this is awesome. My buddy with the g1 collection would love this. Now I have the Unicron theme playing in my head lol.

 

[JMChladek]

I've always wondered what would happen if Unicron met the Planet Killer from Star Trek in a fight.

This looks awsome BTW.

 

[Raenius]

Colin, I don't understand how I missed this but glad I foun it. Looking great as usual! Keep up the good work!

 

[colin1972]

Guys, thank you all for your kind words and support, your all awesome!!

hi guys
been busy on unicrons neck and head, now i want to do unicron so his head can be lifted of to reveal his brain, tv screens, its something i didnt need to do, but i feel, to do him justice,then all these little details should be added.
the struts that support the ball also support the head when its back on, the ball started out as a xmas dec, the little tv screens were leftover scraps from my 7ft optimus base, and as nod and wink to the movie i copyed the screen caps of when Magnus is given the Matrix, pc parts, wires ,beads, even nails all form part of this mock up, theres more paint work to do on it, but wanted to keep you all up to date with progress.
all the best
colin

 

[Raenius]

Wow, great attention to detail!

 

[JMChladek]

The brain core is a VERY cool touch. I've never seen one done before.

 

[MooCriket]

The brain core is a VERY cool touch. I've never seen one done before.

+1thumbsup Very interesting, and it really sets your piece apart.

 

[vanderson]

I was always disappointed Unicron was never offered as a toy in the 1980s. I would have been all over that.

Very detailed model. I noticed both eyes are intact. So this isn't the post-mortem version of the head that orbited Cybertron?

 

[colin1972]

guys thanks for all your awesome words and support, and to reply to the last question, nope he wont be just the head, but a full 7ft unicron.

IM BACK!!! sorry its been so long, been really busy with unicron, so heres the update.
First off i completely rebuilt his brain, i was really pleased with the first one, but i looked at and thought i could do a little better, the new improved one lights up, has 3 modes, slow flash,fast flash and permenent on. also added energon crystals, flowing to his brain, feeding him, so to speak. The crystals were made from a light up ghost i tore to pieces, taking out the flashing leds, LOL!
Right collar was done in ford graphite grey, then weathered in a silver, picking out the panels i'd done, the dirty yellow colour was acheived by using a primer filler, in mustard yellow, then the panels and grooves were picked out in a matt orange, finally a clear coat to seal and give a slight gloss finish.
This same process wa repeated on his head, and inbetween the grooves of the horns i used a copper colour, also rebuilt his goaty beard and bought it out more, also building a lump just under his teeth, making his face more outwards.
His neck had a final piece of piping added, before going into black,and weathered in silver and copper, and orange piping feeding his neck pipes, I will use this same piping in his boby at some stage.
His whole head swivels on the neck, so once i get further ahead he'll start to really take shape.
Bought myself a titanuim Galvatron, repainted certain sections to make him more g1, but as a little nod to the movie, made the tinyest matrix and put it on a chain round his neck. Took ages to build. as it was small blimming small!!!LOL!!
Anyway enjoy the pics,
all the best
colin
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[MooCriket]

AWESOME!!!
Better than I thought it would look by a loooooong shot!