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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of JinBao Scrapper. Full credit to Generation Toy for the design. This is the upscaled JinBao knockoff. Good quality KO.
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Wheel Loader to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Leg: 0:45
Leg to Wheel Loader: 1:31
Speed run Wheel Loader to Robot: 2:05
Speed run Robot to Leg: 2:19
Speed run Leg to Wheel Loader: 2:35
Speed run Wheel Loader to Leg: 2:49
Speed run Leg to Robot: 3:02
Speed run Robot to Wheel Loader: 3:18
2x Run: 3:32
End credits: 4:15
Production Note: Not too bad. Forgot to take the portrait, so I upscaled the last picture and cropped it for the thumbnail.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Demise”, “Start Your Engines” and “Run”
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Stop-Motion Transformation of DX9 Mini-02 Michael Murphy. Simple, but with some fun twists and turns. Nice to see DX9 coming back to life. Their La Hire is one of the finest bayformers ever made.
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Car to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Car: 0:50
Speed run to Robot: 1:31
Speed run to Car: 1:46
2x Run: 2:00
End credits: 2:15
Production Note: Nothing to report.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Gut Check” and “Run”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Hasbro RoTF Leader Optimus and HftD Voyager Optimus. These were originally $45 and $22. End the Fed. This second Leader figure became the benchmark for the original movie Prime design. The original Leader figure that came out with the first movie didn’t do a very good job of capturing the design. You will notice that quite a number of mechanisms in this figure were used in the eventual MPM-03 Optimus figure. The Voyager figure from the Hunt for the Decepticons subline always impressed me and is a different take on how to do the transformation, but with a number of similarities.
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Leader Optimus Truck to Robot: 0:09
Voyager Optimus Truck to Robot: 0:50
Voyager Optimus Robot to Truck: 1:27
Leader Optimus Robot to Truck: 2:05
Speed run Leader Optimus Truck to Robot: 2:45
Speed run Voyager Optimus Truck to Robot: 2:58
Speed run Voyager Optimus Robot to Truck: 3:10
Speed run Leader Optimus Robot to Truck: 3:22
2x Run: 3:35
End credits: 3:59
Production Note: Nothing too difficult.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Angel of Mercy” and “Run”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Hasbro Reactivate and Legacy Animated Optimus Prime. Fun Primes! The Soundwave that came with Reactivate Optimus wasn’t terribly interesting, so I decided to show off Legacy Prime Optimus instead because it was much more interesting.
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Prime Truck to Robot: 0:09
Reactivate Truck to Robot: 0:38
Reactivate Robot to Truck: 1:10
Prime Robot to Truck: 1:42
Speed run Prime Truck to Robot: 2:11
Speed run Reactivate Truck to Robot: 2:21
Speed run Reactivate Robot to Truck: 2:32
Speed run Prime Robot to Truck: 2:43
2x Run: 2:53
End credits: 3:14
Production Note: Easy peasy. Well actually it went fine until EricTheKartoonKing was kind enough to point out that it's ANIMATED Prime and not PRIME Prime. Silly mistake. I can fix the name and description, but I can't go back and fix the titles in the video. C'est la vie.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Pride Before the Fall” and “Run”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Toyseasy YW-2302 Type054A Missile Frigate Hou Yi. Yes, it also turns into a gun, but in a very simple way. I’m sure anyone who owns this can figure that out. Hint: The shield folds in half and is trapped between the legs to form the handle. Not essential to the combined mode. Still waiting on preorders for the remaining arm and leg figures.
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Ship to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Ship: 1:18
Speed run to Robot: 2:27
Speed run to Ship: 2:50
2x Run: 3:13
End credits: 3:36
Production Note: Yesss, I forgot to show his toe covers unfolding.
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If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Demise” and “Run”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Touch Toys Wutianyushang 2035 Qiangangji Carefray. This came with the best instructions I have ever seen. It shows the before picture with movement arrows AND a separate after picture for every step. You really don’t need this video, but I made one anyway. My sequence differs from the instructions, but the sequence in the instructions is just fine except I don’t think they made good clearance for flipping over the lower leg cover assembly. Very cool jet - it’s a Shenyang FC-31. Reminds me a lot of the US F-35 Lightning II. The materials and build quality on this figure is exceptional. Love how the interior of the cockpit becomes the head of the robot. Please use caution and be patient and use a spudger. Make sure everything is seated properly as you go along. One untabbed post can really add up as you try to stitch the jet back together. I never did figure out how in the world they expect those tabs at the front of the wings to actually tab in properly, but if you get the backpack tabs locked in it holds together fine.
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Jet to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Jet: 2:06
Speed run to Robot: 4:03
Speed run to Jet: 4:37
2x Run: 5:12
End credits: 5:47
Production Note: How did I float that gun to transform it? VERY tediously.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “By..
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Cang Toys CT-Longyan-01 Stegsarow. Snarl is my favorite Dinobot. Glad they started with him. The knees are very confusing. There is an internal armature. In robot mode there are tabs that lock into that internal armature but as far as I know you don’t lock them for leg mode or steg mode. I try to show the orientation of it for leg and steg. Robot mode is simpler: Definitely with the tabs locked into the armature and then it ratchets all the way until the leg is straight. Steg is about halfway (about a 45 degree angle) and leg is almost all the way. Also I got the orientation of the backpack a bit wrong. It does NOT have to rotate 180d between steg and leg, ONLY when it is in robot mode. I snuck the rotation in going from primordial to robot, so use your imagination on that rotation. It’s your obligation. Not trying to cause a sensation. Oh, also I show the backpack locking into that silver block (behind where his head would be) going to leg mode, but you should not bother with that because it holds the whole assembly out too far to lock the tail tips into the gold leg bits. Leg mode is a bit of a mystery that will only be resolved when I have other parts to actually attach it to.
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Stegosaurus to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Leg: 1:21
Leg to Stegosaurus: 2:31
Speed run Stegosaurus to Robot: 3:47
Speed run Robot to Leg: 4:10
Speed run Leg to Stegosaurus: 4:33
Speed run Stegosaurus to Leg: 4:56
Speed run Leg to Robot: 5:20
Speed run Robot to Stegosaurus: 5:42
2x Run: 6:06
End credits: 7:16
Production Note: My camera died when I first started to shoot. It made a sound like the shutter thoroughly mangling itself ..
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of ToysEasy YW-2301 Type 001 CV-16 Liaoning. Solid torso bot. I wish these things could have consistent names. Be sure to note that knee tweak going to/from robot mode. The knees have to be just so for the ship or torso mode to fit together properly. I would advise caution when wrestling with those rotating things in the armpits that carry the deck segments.
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Carrier to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Torso: 2:13
Torso to Carrier: 4:32
Speed run Carrier to Robot: 6:28
Speed run Robot to Torso: 7:06
Speed run Torso to Carrier: 7:47
Speed run Carrier to Torso: 8:21
Speed run Torso to Robot: 8:56
Speed run Robot to Carrier: 9:37
2x Run: 10:14
End credits: 12:08
Production Note: Whew - photography took 6 hours and 1575 photos! I forgot to show the tweaks to the tips of the runways in torso mode. I’ll trust the viewer to figure that out from the completed view. Aaaaand another 2.5 hours to edit. There goes my day. This might be my longest production for a single figure ever. And another 30 minutes to render. And another 30 minutes to upload.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Pride Before the Fall”, “March On”, “Takeoff”, “Run” and “Start Your Engines”
Title: XTransbots MX-28 Fast and MX-29 Fury Transformation Sequence
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of XTransbots MX-28 Fast and MX-29 Fury. More different than I had guessed. I initially thought I would transform them simultaneously. But after Fury got here I realized they had some substantial differences. It seemed a shame to break up littermates, so I went ahead with the single video concept. Be wary of those narrow pegs on Fury’s back wheels, particularly when plugging them down for backpack mode. I thought about showing the inner thigh flaps as a separate step, but really when you collapse the legs on either one of them, it automatically shoves those flaps out of the way. Fury’s transformation seems a bit cleaner, so I wonder if he was designed second. They definitely scaled up the Lotus Elise a bit so it would be the same size as the Pontiac Firebird, which oddly enough makes the Lotus taller which it certainly wouldn’t be in real life. Fury had a couple of joints that were so tight they had to be loosened a bit. Biggest hassle was the transformation joint on one of his front wheel covers - I had to disassemble the foot to get to that screw to loosen it.
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Fast Car to Robot: 0:09
Fury Car to Robot: 1:07
Fury Robot to Car: 2:01
Fast Robot to Car: 2:56
Speed run Fast Car to Robot: 3:54
Speed run Fury Car to Robot: 4:12
Speed run Fury Robot to Car: 4:30
Speed run Fast Robot to Car: 4:47
2x Run: 5:05
End credits: 5:40
Production Note: Nothing to report.
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of MakeToys MTCM-04 Guardia. The best one they made. I like how the hands transform and how bulky and stable it is. He’s had his trials and tribulations over the years. When I went to work with Axle (the motorcycle) I discovered he did indeed suffer from the “powdery diecast” issue, so his spine crumbled into three parts and his tailpipe broke off. The handlebars broke years ago. I went to look for a replacement and stumbled across a review video for a Shapeways 3D-printed replacement for his spine, so I got that delivered on Friday in time for the shoot. Good thing too because the other six things I have in the pipeline haven’t started to arrive yet.
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Vehicles to Robots: 0:09
Robots to Combined: 2:09
Combined to Robots: 3:20
Robots to Vehicles: 4:28
Speed run Vehicles to Robots: 6:30
Speed run Robots to Combined: 7:05
Speed run Combined to Robots: 7:26
Speed run Robots to Vehicles: 7:46
2x Run: 8:22
End credits: 9:17
Production Note: Whew! This took me 5.5 HOURS to shoot and another 2 hours to edit.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Pride Before the Fall”, “By the Sword”, “Start Your Engines” and “Run”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Hasbro Transformers:Reactivate Starscream vs Bumblebee. Fun set. I kinda like how they did Starscream’s legs.
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Bumblebee Car to Robot: 0:09
Starscream Jet to Robot: 0:35
Starscream Robot to Jet: 1:00
Bumblebee Robot to Car: 1:26
Speed run Bumblebee Car to Robot: 1:51
Speed run Starscream Jet to Robot: 2:00
Speed run Starscream Robot to Jet: 2:10
Speed run Bumblebee Robot to Car: 2:19
2x Run: 2:28
End credits: 2:47
Production Note: Nothing of note.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Dead Reckoning” and “Run”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of MakeToys MTCM-03 Quantron. Decent, but a bit too much partsforming. I really like how these combiners came with silicone pads on their feet. I wish more combiners had those. I wonder who at Hasbro decided the color scheme for the “Technobots” should be “mid-70s living room”.
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Vehicles to Robots: 0:09
Robots to Combined: 1:46
Combined to Robots: 2:36
Robots to Vehicles: 3:25
Speed run Vehicles to Robots: 5:03
Speed run Robots to Combined: 5:32
Speed run Combined to Robots: 5:47
Speed run Robots to Vehicles: 6:00
2x Run: 6:31
End credits: 7:15
Production Note: Nothing too terrible.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Collision”, “Vindicated”, and ”Takeoff”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Bingo Toys BT-04 Spider Girl. Pretty spider. I love spiders. She came about a month or so ago but came missing one of her six legs. ShowZ sorted that out for me and I received the sixth leg in the mail a couple of days ago. I forgot to show it closing, but the spider’s mouth is in the top of her head. Fun figure if a bit simple.
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Spider to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Spider: 0:46
Speed run to Robot: 1:23
Speed run to Spider: 1:36
2x Run: 1:49
End credits: 2:02
Production Note: I skipped any sort of animation on the turn-around because she has such a small footprint and I’d rather have a nice clean turn-around than try to manipulate a figure this precarious and have it fall out of position.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Double Helix” and “Run”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Studio Series SS86-21 Ultra Magnus. Very good but overpriced. It’s basically a Voyager-class figure (or Leader-class if we’re being generous) being sold under the $80 “Commander” SKU. I tell you kids, you should see what we used to get for $40 back in the day under the Leader SKU. End the Fed. He has a fun feature where the arms and legs have releases so he can be dismembered like in the movie. Just remember: Stab wound in your side? Dead as a doornail. Completely dismembered? No problem.
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Truck to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Truck: 1:02
Speed run to Robot: 1:55
Speed run to Truck: 2:13
2x Run: 2:31
End credits: 2:49
Production Note: Easy peasy.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Dead Reckoning” and “Run”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Wonderful-Trans WT02 Sky Atlas. Thicctimus Prime. It’s a decent figure but it can require a hobbyist’s touch. The hinge nipple on one of the front wheel transport linkages broke on mine, so I had to source a longer screw online and then do a bit of dremelling to fix it. I would recommend just being VERY CAREFUL with those hinges. Also one of the trim parts fell off so I had to glue that back on. The front panels don’t quite seal successfully and I eventually had to give up on that happening - if WT wanted the thing to stitch together properly, I reckon they would have designed it to do so. The batteries are LR521/379. Also, I’m aware that the hip skirts are officially supposed to sit on the knees in truck mode, but I like it better the way I have them.
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Truck to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Truck: 1:44
Speed run to Robot: 3:19
Speed run to Truck: 3:48
2x Run: 4:17
End credits: 4:46
Production Note: Had to use quite a bit of armature work to get it to stand at the halfway point, but all in all nothing too terrible. Nice to do a figure that has (gasp) only TWO modes for once.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Pride Before the Fall” and “Run”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Transage Guangqi Trumpchi Empow J16 Yingbao. Pretty slick triple-changer. I love when a figure doesn’t turn into a humanoid - they are so rare. I know about putting the fenders further out in panther mode, but they actually seem designed to sit neatly as shown. To borrow from cats: “If it fits, it sits!”. Watch that little black square (that’s part of the rear window) If you find the stack of panels isn’t sitting completely flat back there, it’s probably because that little black square is getting in the way. It’s supposed to stick straight out as shown. I do separate those panels near the mirrors first going from car mode because it makes it much easier to separate the front fenders. This can however lead to a side mirror popping off. It’s all a bit of a clearance issue there. Excellent build quality - I encountered zero issues with anything breaking.
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Car to Jet: 0:09
Jet to Cat: 1:57
Cat to Car: 3:32
Speed run Car to Jet: 4:56
Speed run Jet to Cat: 5:28
Speed run Cat to Car: 5:56
Speed run Car to Cat: 6:21
Speed run Cat to Jet: 6:46
Speed run Jet to Car: 7:14
2x Run: 7:46
End credits: 9:12
Production Note: Production was actually: Jet to Primordial to Cat, then Car to Primordial.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Rabid”, “Pride Before the Fall”, “Thor’s Hammer”, ..
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of MetaGate G-05 Red Fantasy. MetaGate is killing it. What a splendid triple-changer. Here’s hoping they’re going to do Dropkick as well.
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Car to Jet: 0:09
Jet to Robot: 1:46
Robot to Car: 3:15
Speed run Car to Jet: 4:32
Speed run Jet to Robot: 5:02
Speed run Robot to Car: 5:28
Speed run Car to Robot: 5:53
Speed run Robot to Jet: 6:17
Speed run Jet to Car: 6:44
2x Run: 7:14
End credits: 8:34
Production Note: Nothing too tricky to report.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Demise”, “By the Sword”, “Takeoff” and “Run”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Magic Square Bruticus. Another fantastic combiner from Magic Square. Here’s hoping they eventually do some autobot combiners. Note in the combination I show a correction to how to stow the jeep’s head. Otherwise it will get in the way of the combiner peg when you try to close the front of the jeep.
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Vehicle turn-around: 0:09
Heavy Gunner tank to robot: 0:17
Munitioner jeep to robot: 1:08
Night Tracer truck to robot: 2:17
Tornado helicopter to robot: 3:14
Space Shuttle shuttle to robot: 4:24
Robot turn-around: 5:21
Heavy Gunner robot to leg: 5:29
Munitioner robot to leg: 6:23
Night Tracer robot to torso: 7:32
Tornado robot to arm: 8:16
Space Shuttle robot to arm: 9:08
Combine!: 9:53
Uncombine!: 10:21
Credits: 11:04
Production Note: Nothing too difficult, just a lot of importing sequences from previous projects.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “In the Shadows”, “By the Sword”, “Angel of Mercy” and “Pride Before the Fall”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of DreamStar Toys DST01-004 Top Raid. Very nice. Looking forward to completing this set - just one to go!
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F15 to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Leg: 1:23
Leg to F15: 2:36
Speed run F15 to Robot: 3:18
Speed run Robot to Leg: 3:41
Speed run Leg to F15: 4:05
Speed run F15 to Leg: 4:19
Speed run Leg to Robot: 4:34
Speed run Robot to F15: 4:57
2x Run: 5:21
End credits: 6:23
Production Note: Not too bad - had to levitate things here and there. Eagle-eyed viewers will see where I left some supports that got in front of other parts. Fortunately the whole thing is silver like those supports are.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Pride Before the Fall”, “Start Your Engines” and “Run”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Magic Square MS-B55 Space Shuttle. Great little figure! Not a very clever name. Also I’m not sure why there really needed to be a folding hinge in the tailfin - it’s not really necessary. You can remove the tailfin and put it on his back if you like. There will be an upcoming video that combines the team.
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Shuttle to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Arm: 1:06
Arm to Shuttle: 1:51
Speed run Shuttle to Robot: 2:28
Speed run Robot to Arm: 2:48
Speed run Arm to Shuttle: 3:04
Speed run Shuttle to Arm: 3:18
Speed run Arm to Robot: 3:31
Speed run Robot to Shuttle: 3:47
2x Run: 4:07
End credits: 4:56
Production Note: Pretty standard triple-changer production. Can you guess the shoot order?
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Collision” and “Takeoff”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Hasbro MPM-14 Movie Masterpiece Bonecrusher. Nicely done! Now they just have Brawl left to do from the first movie. This is based on the Buffalo MRAP from General Dynamics. MRAPs were very much in the news when the first movie came out on account of the Iraq shenanigans, but now a bunch have been sold off to local police departments for our “safety”.
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Truck to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Truck: 1:29
Speed run to Robot: 2:50
Speed run to Truck: 3:16
2x Run: 3:41
End credits: 4:06
Production Note: I was going to do the MS Blast Off, but this guy materialized suddenly on my doorstep yesterday from my Target preorder. Blast Off next week. I also have that car/plane/panther triple changer from Transage. And also the final MS Bruticus combination video. Plus two more items on the verge of shipping, so my slate is pretty full right now.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “By the Sword” and “Thor’s Hammer”
Purchased from ShowZStore: https://showzstore.com/
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Magic Square MS-G04 Truck Boy. I love composite heads. This guy has a number of unused and rather mysterious transformation joints and tabs in his legs. For example, if you zigzag down the hip mounts, the legs can perfectly tab together using an otherwise unused tab and slot. So strange.
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Truck to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Truck: 1:05
Speed run to Robot: 2:02
Speed run to Truck: 2:21
2x Run: 2:41
End credits: 3:00
Production Note: Had to erase rigging from quite a few frames, but nothing to difficult.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Granite” and “Run”
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of ToysEasy YW-2312 Doragus. This guy is surely a villain. This is based on the enormous Schwerer Gustav, a German 80cm railway gun from WWII. Another one was produced named Dora, so I guess that’s where they arrived at the name “Doragus”. It weighed 1490 tons (1350 metric tonnes) and was capable of firing 7.7 ton (7 metric tonne) projectiles up to 29 miles (47 km). It was so large it was transported on two parallel rail spurs. Crazy to make a transforming figure out of such an odd thing, but cool. Just realized that he has panels that fill in his calves. Whoopsie!
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Artillery to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Artillery: 1:30
Speed run to Robot: 2:51
Speed run to Artillery: 3:17
2x Run: 3:44
End credits: 4:10
Production Note: The hip skirts unfolding could have been more in frame, but I was trying to avoid my big orange clamp also being in frame. Also, this figure has a very strong bias towards doing the legs last. Most of the time I try to end with the torso and head, but in this case I had to break with that protocol.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “In the Shadows” and “Run”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Hasbro Studio Series SS86-19 Snarl. Snarl is the bestest boy. He’s my favorite Dinobot. In part because the Stegosaurus is a cool dinosaur and mostly because of all the gold plates. This is a pretty good rendition of him. Some of the other SS86 Dinobots were a bit iffy, but this guy is quite a solid effort. It was a huge disappointment for 11-year-old me that he was basically left out of the ‘86 movie.
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Dino to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Dino: 0:50
Speed run to Robot: 1:31
Speed run to Dino: 1:45
2x Run: 2:00
End credits: 2:15
Production Note: The clamp continues to come in very handy.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Demise” and “Run”
Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of Takara MV-7 Optimus Primal. Handsome if a bit simple. They got downright lazy with the feet.
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Monkee to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Monkee: 0:38
Speed run to Robot: 1:07
Speed run to Monkee: 1:18
2x Run: 1:30
End credits: 1:42
Production Note: I actually got the torso figure for the Dreamstar Toys Superion on Thursday, but I need more than a couple of days to work out the sequence. Hell, I’m not even quite sure what the primordial is yet, so next week.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Gut Check” and “Run”
Stop-motion videos of Transformers transforming.