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Some background:
The Spartan was born as a humanoid-type weapon from the United Nations Military ambulatory weapons program. The MBR-07 Spartan was the second-place participant, the winning design became the Main Battle Robot-Series 04 family of Destroids that included the Tomahawk and specialized variants like the Defender and the Phalanx. The Spartan and its unique chassis had been specifically designed for close hand-to-hand combat, and therefore produced a less prolific family of battle robots for the U.N. Spacy - even though it filled a vital, tactical niche that the 04 family simply could not fill.
Unlike the MBR-04 series, the MBR-07 Spartan series was developed jointly by Centinental and the Kransmann Group. Another significant divergence from the MBR-04 series was the absence of any auxiliary generator, due to the increased power of the main engine. The rugged silhouette had a wide range of motion in addition to the swivel capability of the waist and wrists, making the 07 chassis much more agile than the rather static 04 basis, and its structure could absorb a lot of physical punishment.
Development of the MBR-07 followed one year and two months after the first MBR-04 series Destroids began design in 2003. The Spartan then entered trial production in February 2005, and, by January 2008, the first serial production Mk. I units were rolled out and handed over to frontline units.
The Spartan Mk. I was, true to its original design and mission philosophy, fully dedicated to hand-to-hand combat. As such, the initial Mk. I variant relied - except for a pair of Bifors missile launcher clusters with 12 self-guided short/mid-range rockets per launcher in the shoulders - on direct enemy contact with hand strikes, blocks and kicks. Only a massive combat mace was available as an optional auxiliary weapon, the Destroid’s large hands precluded the use of other hand weapons like the GU-11 gun pod from the VF-1 Valkyrie fighter.
While this form of martial arts attacks delivered critical blows to Zentraedi and their mecha, this rather limited tactical configuration soon turned out to leave the initial Spartans vulnerable to air and mid-range attacks. In consequence, the armament suite was quickly augmented, leading to the Spartan Mk. II, which became the primary production and service variant. The Mk. II update included a pair of Mauler RQV-10 anti-aircraft laser guns, mounted in a remote-controlled barbette on top of the hull that covered the complete upper hemisphere, and a retractable Astra TZ-IV gun cluster featuring a laser gun, a 32 mm machine cannon, a 180 mm grenade launcher, a 12.7 mm Machine Gun and a flamethrower – the same installation that was also used in the MBR-04 Tomahawk. Since close combat was still the Spartan’s primary mission, the versatile weapon array was hidden and protected under a newly designed forward central hatch, which necessitated a reconstructed upper body section with a set-back cockpit. In this form, the Spartan Mk. II entered mass production, and all early Mk. I units produced until May 2008 were later, during normal overhauls or during repairs, upgraded to Mk. II units. However, these converted Mk. Is remained easy to recognize because they typically retained the original leg design with four horizontal ribs on the lower legs instead of just two oblique reinforcements on the Mk. II production models. However, there was no differentiating designation between the old and new Mk. II Spartans, since the Destroids were all the same “under the hood”.
From the start, the Spartan was popular among its pilots and maintenance crews, and it was easy for a VF pilot to handle because the VF Battroid mode cockpit was actually based upon the MBR-07’s design concept. Although the Spartan achieved high mobility performance, problems developing the engine and power transmission system delayed production and early models were prone to fail under harsh battle conditions that called for sustained high-power output. With the introduction of the Mk. II, however, these problems had been eradicated. Considerable numbers of Spartans were built and deployed to the front lines due to high acclaim for its operation, which combined heavy armor, high mobility and a good protection level for the pilot. The Spartan was also actively used in suppression of Zentraedi insurgencies (e. g. during the Highlander City airport incident in late 2011) and served with U.N. Spacy frontline units until 2012.
General characteristics:
Equipment Type: main battle robot, series 07
Government: U.N. Spacy
Manufacturer: Centinental/Kransmann
Introduction: June 2008
Accommodation: 1 pilot only
Dimensions:
Height: 11.31 meters (to shoulder), 11.27 meters (overall)
Length: 6.1 meters
Width: 8.3 meters
Mass: 28.2 metric tons
Power Plant:
Gigenheimer Roy DT2004 thermonuclear reactor, developing 3.200 shp
Propulsion:
1x quadruple rocket nozzle installed beneath the engine cover in the rear chassis,
for increased mobility, plus several vernier nozzles around the hull for Zero-G manoeuvers
Armament:
2x Norman Banks CH2-TYPED claw hand with 5-finger manipulators
2x Mauler RQV-10 anti-aircraft laser guns
2x Bifors close-in self-guided rocket launcher with 12 rockets per launcher
1x retractable Astra TZ-IV gun cluster featuring
- a laser gun
- a 32 mm machine cannon
- a 180 mm grenade launcher
- a 12.7 mm Machine Gun
- a flamethrower
1x optional metallic club (for hand-to-hand combat)
The kit and its assembly:
New pics form on old model, built in the Nineties, I guess. This is an originally built kit from ARII, and with this one I wanted to create a "realistic" model of the Spartan Mk.II, so I stuck to the original paint scheme and added details from source books.
These include the opened rocket bays on the Spartan's shoulders with interiors (hydraulics, the missiles are lower parts from 1:100 AAMs from Fighter Valkyries), a scratched gun array in the central hatch (ARII's 1:100 kit comes with nothing inside the hatch, so I also added some inner walls to enhance the compartment impression), and some extra surface details.
Only compromise I made was at the kit's hips - since the upper leg parts and the waist did not fit at all, I hid these ugly parts under a paper tissue cover and behind some hydraulic hoses. Not exactly original, but at least the Spartan is standing and can actually move its legs without losing them all the time.
For the paintjob, I used Humbrol 30 (Dark Green) as a basic tone, with red and white for contrasts. Finally, the kit received a slight weathering with dry painting and artist's chalk in sand and earth - overall I am very happy with the result.
Overlord is a Decepticon leader from Transformers:Masterforce cartoon series
He comprised of a #military tank and a jet plane , piloted by human characters Giga and Mega respectively. Both of them are Powermaster engine that can be plugged to Overlord to enhance his strength an firepower.
Both the tank and jet plane also can merge to form a highly weaponized base mode with ramps ,platforms and grapple arms for maintenance and repair of smaller Transformers.
Almost 100 photo awaits in my blog link below, including transformations sequence. Please drop by and view them ! Thank You!
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This is my custom made version of Transformers Animated Windblade. Pictured in jet mode.
She homages the fan-created character of the same name, but I've made her part of the Transformers Animated universe.
I'm quite happy with this custom and the response she has received. Details and about her background and WIP photos can be found on my blog: www.floatingcat.com/2014/05/31/transformers-animated-wind...
A much better Transformer here. Based on Armada Megatron's transformation, and then kinda added extra panels to make it look more like a tank, than the letter H, like the toy does.
lou reed : transformer 1st class stamp
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The stamp featured in the above photograph exists only in my imagination.
japanese forms
Urbex Benelux -
Lost Transformers consists of an office building, various sheds and workshops.
The domain was owned by a company specializing in forging knives and making gas taps. In 2013 , the company was declared bankrupt. A lot of people ended up without a job because of this. At least 65 workers and 16 white-collar workers were fired.
One thing I don't like about my choice for Tracks is that the model basically seams to wear the outside of the car as a shell. Few of the outer parts of the car seem to actually make up the structure of the robots. This was very different with older Transformers.
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Masterpiece Sideswipe prepares to get the drop on some 'cons!
Figure:
Transformers Masterpiece MP-12 Lambor (Sideswipe)
Nombre: Starscream
Afiliación: Decepticon
Línea: Revoltech G1
Año: 2008
Número de adquisición: 158
La serie de figuras Revoltech tienen articulaciones increíbles que permiten hacer poses asombrosas.
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Name: Starscream
Allegiance: Decepticon
Line: Revoltech G1
Year: 2008
Number in Collection: 158
Revoltech series toys have unbelievable joints that allows amazing poses.
Deluxe class Transformers Animated Brawn. Pictured in robot mode. This is yet another toy version of a character we never actually saw in stores.
This custom of mine has been in the works for at least two years (and is initially based on someone else's custom). Built from deluxe-class Soundwave, I originally started on Brawn's head when I built TFA Kup. As other projects came along, I'd work on new pieces like the fists or bumper. The head was rebuilt at least once. I just now got around to finishing him.
He has a new larger head, much larger fists, extended backpack, redesigned chest, altered shoulder tires, removable spare tire, and a new bumper for vehicle mode. He can still transform with all the new parts.
He isn't perfect, but he does a great job of matching the actual character model as best I could. This custom has the most changes of anything I've worked on up until this point.
Some concessions made are that due to his new larger fists, the interiors of his arms are essentially hollow. Therefore I have to keep the green vehicle panels facing forward or the illusion is broken.
Also, in these particular shots the clearance on the hands in vehicle mode is too tight. I didn't realize this until after he was painted. I'll most likely have to shrink his hips even further in order to fully fix him.
This Transformer space cruiser took inspiration from a local Malaysia delicacy called Ketupat, a rice dumpling. It's one of the popular food served during Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrated by Muslims all over the word.
Ketupat is often served together with Satay.can you see the resemblance there?
For more photos and see how it transform, visit my blog link below:
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