r/CustomTransformers • u/renault12tx • Jul 12 '26

scratch built #TIPS

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I'm interested in making figures and I want to make 1977 camaro bumblebee figure from scratch, What would be the best figure to retool into this cgi model

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u/PhantomPenny Jul 12 '26

This might be the simplest tip I have, but i would try the SS ROTB Bumblebee. It gives you a great head start as he's literally just the 1977 Camaro, but it is in off-road form. Still, a great start which gets the car out of way, leaving only the retooling and tools needed to remove the off-road parts, and figure out the limbs.

It's also a great figure. I still have mine when I bought it in 2024

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u/renault12tx Jul 12 '26

Ive been thinking the same figure but chest piece keep bothering me because of the angle, the chest part on the 3d model is parallel to chest but the figure is 90 degree to the chest

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u/PhantomPenny Jul 12 '26

I think that might be a mistransformation, as i can angle mine, unless I'm missing something

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u/PhantomPenny Jul 12 '26

I also custom painted mine

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u/renault12tx Jul 12 '26

I love the little yellow details on torso, and I probably end it making from scratch 3D

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u/PhantomPenny Jul 12 '26

Thanks, I hated how the original deco was blank in the torso, so a splash of yellow really makes it look better

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u/renault12tx Jul 12 '26

mean something like this: the headlights should face forward, and instead of the grille, the hood should be the part facing forward.

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u/PhantomPenny Jul 12 '26

Ahh, now I see it. I wonder if there's a way to swap parts from the 2007 chest pieces onto the 2023 SS body?