Quintesson Cruiser from the 1986 Transformers Movie

[hoggworks]

Hey all! I've not posted anything here in a long time, as I was using the Facebook Group, but it seems to be gone now? Anyway, I've been working on a model of the Quintesson Cruiser from the 1986 animated Transformers movie. It's coming along pretty well, and is the most complex model I've made so far (using Shapr3D).

This is a little fly by I posted the other day:

I've modelled the cockpit as well, and will post a video of that in the near future.

 

[publiusr]

Camshaft meets bolt.

Transformers ships get no love.

 

[hoggworks]

Here are some more pictures: I’m happy enough with the modelling to start thinking of how I might break it up for printing.

 

[CopperRevan]

Anything Transformers 1986 gets my thumbs up....this is awesome!!

 

[JoelSG]

That looks amazing! I was thinking of modeling this one day… I’ve been working on Unicron’s head off and on for a year and a half. It’s tough to model anything in that movie because proportions and details change from shot to shot or even frame to frame. I think you’ve nailed it!

 

[hoggworks]

That looks amazing! I was thinking of modeling this one day… I’ve been working on Unicron’s head off and on for a year and a half. It’s tough to model anything in that movie because proportions and details change from shot to shot or even frame to frame. I think you’ve nailed it!

Thanks! Yeah, my intent is to be as accurate to the movie as possible, but those inconsistencies make “accurate” impossible. Maddening! I’ve debated making two Versions of the cockpit, since the contents of it seem to rotate down for landing. I did a very accurate Matrix of Leadership earlier in the year, and even that differs pretty wildly in the movie.

I haven’t considered modelling Unicron’s head, but the Junkion ship is in the back of my head.

 

[publiusr]

Good!

 

[Gregatron]

Thanks! Yeah, my intent is to be as accurate to the movie as possible, but those inconsistencies make “accurate” impossible. Maddening! I’ve debated making two Versions of the cockpit, since the contents of it seem to rotate down for landing. I did a very accurate Matrix of Leadership earlier in the year, and even that differs pretty wildly in the movie.

I haven’t considered modelling Unicron’s head, but the Junkion ship is in the back of my head.

The animation model sheets are available for reference. That would probably be the best way to go.

 

[hoggworks]

The animation model sheets are available for reference. That would probably be the best way to go.

Do you have a link? I don't think I've come across them.

But for all of those things, from frame-to-frame, what's on screen deviates wildly from whatever reference they used.

 

[Gregatron]

Do you have a link? I don't think I've come across them.

But for all of those things, from frame-to-frame, what's on screen deviates wildly from whatever reference they used.

There's a fabulous (and now rare) book called THE ARK, which includes the bulk of the model sheets for both the series and the movie. I'm not home at the moment, so I can't check to see if the Quintesson ship is in there.

Meanwhile, here's a great little project someone undertook to accurately color all of that art (as well as early and alternate models):

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[pengbuzz]

Do you have a link? I don't think I've come across them.

But for all of those things, from frame-to-frame, what's on screen deviates wildly from whatever reference they used.

There's a fabulous (and now rare) book called THE ARK, which includes the bulk of the model sheets for both the series and the movie. I'm not home at the moment, so I can't check to see if the Quintesson ship is in there.

Meanwhile, here's a great little project someone undertook to accurately color all of that art (as well as early and alternate models):

2D Artwork: - D.M.'s Most Accurately Coloured G1 Animation Models Online!

AllSpark Forums user D.M has been painstakingly constructing the most accurate possible G1 animation color models ever attempted. I decided (with his...

www.tfw2005.com

2D/3D art - The most accurately coloured G1 animation models online!

All the G1 cartoon model refs anyone would ever need in one place! AND in colour! The most accurately coloured models online! Product of a long time sampling of Toei's cel-vinyl colours and of painstaking analysis of DVD screengrabs + available scans of animation cels! :) So, first off... -The...

www.allspark.com

I found the book online here; the one image I found is on page 158:

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The entire book can is in 4 parts online and can be found here:

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[hoggworks]

I found the book online here; the one image I found is on page 158:

Transformers The Ark TPB 1 (Part 2) - Read Transformers The Ark TPB 1 (Part 2) comic online in high quality

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The entire book can is in 4 parts online and can be found here:

Transformers The Ark TPB 1 (Part 2) - Read Transformers The Ark TPB 1 (Part 2) comic online in high quality

Read Transformers The Ark TPB 1 (Part 2) comic online free and high quality. Unique reading type: All pages - just need to scroll to read next page.

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Amazing reference, thanks!

 

[publiusr]

There's a fabulous (and now rare) book called THE ARK, which includes the bulk of the model sheets for both the series and the movie. I'm not home at the moment, so I can't check to see if the Quintesson ship is in there.

Meanwhile, here's a great little project someone undertook to accurately color all of that art (as well as early and alternate models):

2D Artwork: - D.M.'s Most Accurately Coloured G1 Animation Models Online!

AllSpark Forums user D.M has been painstakingly constructing the most accurate possible G1 animation color models ever attempted. I decided (with his...

www.tfw2005.com

2D/3D art - The most accurately coloured G1 animation models online!

All the G1 cartoon model refs anyone would ever need in one place! AND in colour! The most accurately coloured models online! Product of a long time sampling of Toei's cel-vinyl colours and of painstaking analysis of DVD screengrabs + available scans of animation cels! :) So, first off... -The...

www.allspark.com

A great repository

 

[pengbuzz]

Hey all! I've not posted anything here in a long time, as I was using the Facebook Group, but it seems to be gone now? Anyway, I've been working on a model of the Quintesson Cruiser from the 1986 animated Transformers movie. It's coming along pretty well, and is the most complex model I've made so far (using Shapr3D).

This is a little fly by I posted the other day:

I've modelled the cockpit as well, and will post a video of that in the near future.

I was just wandering around the RPF this morning and remembered this thread! Any progress on this project?

 

[hoggworks]

I was just wandering around the RPF this morning and remembered this thread! Any progress on this project?

Not yet, no. I sidetracked myself with some elaborate Christmas presents that are taking up my time (printing and painting a 3D Catan board is … taking more time than I thought) I still have to figure out the scale I want to print this at, and to make the segments ready to print.

I also would like to finally add lighting to a project, and to add it to this ship. And to make the gray segments of the ship rotate like in the movie, so when I get back to it I’ll be figuring out some motor and lighting stuff, I think.

 

[pengbuzz]

Not yet, no. I sidetracked myself with some elaborate Christmas presents that are taking up my time (printing and painting a 3D Catan board is … taking more time than I thought) I still have to figure out the scale I want to print this at, and to make the segments ready to print.

I also would like to finally add lighting to a project, and to add it to this ship. And to make the gray segments of the ship rotate like in the movie, so when I get back to it I’ll be figuring out some motor and lighting stuff, I think.

Sounds like a plan! As for the holidays: yeah, making gifts can get a bit involved (did that one year and promised myself never to do that again! ).

 

[publiusr]

I hope you do Decepticon ships

 

[hoggworks]

After what I realize is a big delay, I’ve finally finished modelling and printing the Quintesson Cruiser, in time for the Toronto Prop Expo on August 10th. It turned out really well, and I went a little squirrelly making a planet of Junk diorama, complete with a dozen or so 5mm Transformers I modelled.

Here’s a little spin around video of it: Brian Hogg on Instagram: "The Quintesson diorama is DONE! I’ll be bringing it to the #torontopropexpo on August 10th in Mississauga next weekend. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out! #transformers #prop #3dmodelling #3dprinting #maker #replica #dinobots #autobots #junkion #80s #retro #cartoon #toy #nerdy #geeky #shapr3d"

 

[Gregatron]

Dare to be stupid! Dare to be stupid!

 

[publiusr]

Love that ship