project motormaster

[civic83]

Well, I figured I have prime, might as well make a decepticon counterpart for him. Im laid up for a week so have been gettign some stuff done. Im basing it off a k100 aerodyne, and the full size found at www.decepticonmotormaster.com , but im also using artistic liscence and building it how i think it should be. Im stretching a globeliner frame and the sleeper, also raking back the raised portion of the sleeper slightly the make it a little more angular , and in my opinion meaner looking. I also built the grille using just the core of the stock globeliner one, once again, its my take on the cartoon, not a real k100.

here are some shots, opinions welcome!

building the grille.......

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/dc070bd7.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/762897ce.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/071bf0ef.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/416bbebd.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/50afaa4c.jpg

and of course my daughter is very excited and insisted she makes it into some of the pics ..

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/2b92c244.jpg

[civic83]

heres a few more, what do you think of the purple?

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/c69a3cc8.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/6be4beb8.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/edcbcd4a.jpg

[civic83]

oh and as always, yes i know my workbench is a mess lol

[Tamiya Cowboy]

I like that you are putting your own twist on it I think the racked back roof and the sharper point on the grill peek fits it very well also longer frame I like that cause well I like a stretched out truck and the purple is perfect..

[SWAGGER]

You're making good use of your recovery week anyway. Hope you are back on your feet soon. In the meantime, great start, love the grill.

Oh, and I don't think you could actually get a more "Decepticon" purple, it's right on the money. This and Prime will make a really cool pair.

[civic83]

got some filler started

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/19773879.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/e7e1e1df.jpg

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http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/706d494b.jpg

[Diesel Demond]

man you like your cab overs! it looks great so far!

[BRICKNICK]

Awesome start so far man. I'll keep my eyes on this one.

[Goose19]

I like the grill work civ, much straighter than mine :D

really liking the purple, seems a popular colour lately....... I was planning on going purple too.

and like I tell my wife, a messy workbench its a sign of a genious!

[hammer]

That purple is insane looking I really like it. I like the twist you are putting on that cab great job can't wait to see the finished product.

Tony

[Espeefan]

There are some photos floating around the web, of the 1:1 truck, and it's awesome. It will be neat to see this one come together. The purple looks right on. Your daughter reminds me of my niece. She looks happy to be hanging out with you. My niece was hanging out with me last night, while I was doing some machining in the basement. Ahh, kids. :)

[civic83]

got the frame rolling and a bit more done on the body...

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/5d61440c.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/5baa327a.jpg

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http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/965c1aae.jpg

[Izzy]

I'm liking that purple - I like the cab work as well.

[rc_farmer]

I'm liking this cabover.....purple is sharp!

[civic83]

made some progress......

some shots of the first priming in my ghetto paint booth.......

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/d2710159.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/e2b1741d.jpg

sitting on the frame.....

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/ce4133ea.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/493a4b1b.jpg

second sand and fill, starting to get nice and smooth. also filled a bunch of holes that wont be used..

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/abcd4e1c.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/65ec02e2.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/b88ceebe.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/3d158a88.jpg

now sittign on the frame with the start of one of my fenders....

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/834a67b2.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/6f07b3ea.jpg

also ordered up a bumper from Russ and a visor from Rod, cant wait! oh ya and about a billion bezels from Lynn........

oh ya,I forgot, my bench is still a mess lol

[glorydays24]

Love the purple and what you have done with the body.:D
This is going to look awsome when sitting next to O. P.:eek::eek:

Big John

[REV73]

YOWZA, that looks awesome, I may have to get you to make me an aerodyne for a BJ and the Bear kenworth one day, great job as always man!! can't wait to see it in person!!

[Diesel Demond]

looks good those fenders definately made a difference! that is a nice purple

[zookpower]

looking good :)

[1985 kenworth]

that swept back look definetely gives it a more sinister look..i like it

[civic83]

got some more done, bodys getting close to smooth finally, also rigged up the tilt hinge and brackets for the body. got the rear fenders roughed in and the frame "cap" done, not sure if I like it tho, might rip it off and start over, heres a quick pic so far....

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/e8fccd21.jpg

Also, my buddy is going to help me build a custom trailer, thinking something kind of like Izzy's toy hauler but with a few unique twists. should have something drawn up in cad in a week or so, so keep watching!

also, got my visor from Rod, it looks great!

[civic83]

first shot of paint, this ought to bring out ALOT of imperfections lol....

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/b49aac73.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/61d41526.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/26d788f1.jpg

I'll get some frame on shots tonight with the visor and maybe bezels installed to see how it will look

[glorydays24]

Actually it look's pretty good, and I can't see many flaws at all.;)
Can't wait to see some details on the beast.:D

Big John

[SWAGGER]

Starting to look purrrrty mean there Civic. This will definitely be another masterpiece. Can't wait to see the finished Motormaster side by side with Optimus for an Autobot V Decepticon stand off.

So, maybe jumping the gun here, but any more Transformer themed trucks revving around in your head?

Is it just me or does anyone remember the heat sensitive badges on the original 80's transformer toys? You had to rub it with your thumb until heated up and either the autobot or decepticon emblem would appear and then disappear again as it cooled off. Be nice to have that on your trucks.

[SWAGGER]

http://www.deviantart.com/download/107221338/Motormaster_by_livefreeash.jpg

I think that's a homemade replica, the proper movie truck is here:
http://www.decepticonmotormaster.com

[civic83]

Ya I remember those badges they were cool! I do plan to build mixmaster ( bruder granite cement mixer) , and would love to do megatrons truck mode from the last movie. If I get into bruder conversions I can make all the members of devistator as well!

[1985 kenworth]

wow civic you will be a busy person if you can pull that off .if we get together with yours and mine .i think people won't care about the other trucks we bring to events :p:p

[Espeefan]

Starting to look purrrrty mean there Civic. This will definitely be another masterpiece. Can't wait to see the finished Motormaster side by side with Optimus for an Autobot V Decepticon stand off.

So, maybe jumping the gun here, but any more Transformer themed trucks revving around in your head?

Is it just me or does anyone remember the heat sensitive badges on the original 80's transformer toys? You had to rub it with your thumb until heated up and either the autobot or decepticon emblem would appear and then disappear again as it cooled off. Be nice to have that on your trucks.

Yes, I remember those stickers! I had an original issue Optimus Prime and loved playing with that thing! I didn't get to many other Transformer toys though. Mom always said one was enough! I really don't remember there being a Motormaster. Was he one of the later generation Transformer robots?

[civic83]

Nope g1, he was a member of the stunticons, he combined with 4 other cars to form menasaur . He was only in a handful of episodes I beleive.

[SWAGGER]

From Wikipedia:

Motormaster is depicted as a semi-trailer, similar in appearance in vehicle mode to Optimus Prime; however, unlike the Autobot leader, whose body is formed solely by the tractor unit, Motormaster's robot mode comes from the entire tractor-trailer, with the tractor unit forming his feet. Motormaster is able to reach a top speed of 140 mph in vehicle mode, while in robot mode he is armed with a cyclone gun that can produce winds of up to 400 mph. Motormaster commands his troops with fear rather than respect.[1] Motormaster, along with the rest of the Stunticons, combine into a gestalt called Menasor, of which Motormaster forms the main component.

[Dairyland Trucker]

Thanks for the info I didn't know that, as they say you always learn something new each day and I learned something new today thank you.

[civic83]

thanks to a good friend of mine the plans for motormasters trailer are ready. It is kind of based off a "toy hauler", but without the spread axles and is designed to use stock tamiya suspension parts. it has a complete floor and the rear ramp will be motorized. doors in the "possum belly" open for battery and electronics storage. the decepticon logo on the side is cut out and will be backlit

what do you guys think? I should have the prototype in a couple weeks.

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/Drawing-2.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/Drawing-1.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/drawing-3.jpg

[1985 kenworth]

would love to see the prototype of this civic:D

[dabears]

cant wait to see the prototype! How are you making the cab tilt? i was thinking of doing that to mine but couldnt figure out a good way to?

[civic83]

once i get my cab back from paint ill take some pics dabears. its kind of ghetto but works, just a bunch of brass soldered together really

[Espeefan]

The trailer plans look great. A back-lit Decepticon emblem sounds awesome. I'm curious about the truck cab though. One question - no windows on the upper bunk roof?

[civic83]

I thought long and hard about the windows, I left them out mainly because I wasn't sure how I would make "glass " to fit them.

[glorydays24]

I think the trailer will look sweet behind the truck.:D But noe you'll have to build bumble bee to haul, lol.:eek::D;)

Big John

[dabears]

once i get my cab back from paint ill take some pics dabears. its kind of ghetto but works, just a bunch of brass soldered together really

LOL thats kinda how my rack for my air cleaners and stacks is... kinda ghetto but works... haha But once its painted you'd never know :p:D

[SWAGGER]

That trailer is gonna rock Civic!

[BRICKNICK]

This thing is looking great.....can't wait to see it assembled. Does any one remember Puffer optimus primes little yellow friend who was also a cabover kw? In one cartoon episode I remeber for some reason optimus was injured and needed Puffer to haul his trailer back home to the autobots hq.

[civic83]

heres a small update, got my bumper from Russ, and installed the visored bezels from Lynn. Also hand formed the rear fender assembly out of aluminum, ready for paint. The fenders will be black with purple ghosted flames up them.

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/56ddf7b4.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/32260b00.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/3052b612.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/e066dd5f.jpg

whats everyone think?

[RCLaser]

I like the fender...

[dabears]

Looks great! Love that bumper!

[SWAGGER]

Awe yeah, looking great Civic!

[pumptech]

Looking good ,like the rear fender ,great work on it.:)

[BRICKNICK]

Wow man this thing is coming along nicely....nice custom fenders, I'm impressed that you got them looking that good out of one piece of aluminum.

[Espeefan]

No kidding. The fenders, as one piece must of took some thinking to get perfect. Pretty darn impressive!

[Diesel Demond]

yes very nice those fenders are secure for sure! this is gonna be a very nice cab over!

[civic83]

Thanks guys I'm really stoked this is my most customized job yet so I'm glad everyone thinks it looks good !

[Goose19]

looking real good civ, really like that fender idea!

[DuelTruckDriver]

AWESOME!, you've done some killer fab. work civic the cab is perfect! I love Transformers cartoon seasons 1-3. Motormaster is just bada$$. Are you gonna do a trailer form him also? :D How about the other 4 stunticons and Menasor? lol:D

>Marty<

[civic83]

Yes a custom trailer is in the works I posted some cad pics a page or so back. Hopefully will have the prototype parts for it this week

[glorydays24]

Civic, MOTORMASTER is looking awsome with the custom made fenders and bumper.:eek::D:):cool: Keep up the great work.;)

Big John

[civic83]

well, still dont have the cab painted but have my fuel tanks done, cab floor supprt and steps installed, and the tilt hinge for the cab done!

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/d1549142.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/6131b95c.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/37af274e.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/304a9514.jpg

im having a bit of trouble with the filler on the drivers side, gonna have to smooth it out more before paint!

[dabears]

WOW that looks bad A$$!!! :) Id love to see how you did the hinge for the cab

[civic83]

ill try and remember to take some pics for you tonight dabears, it wasnt really that hard, just a bunch of brass soldered together really

[dabears]

ill try and remember to take some pics for you tonight dabears, it wasnt really that hard, just a bunch of brass soldered together really

sweet thanks :)

[SWAGGER]

Awesome as always Civic. I am not really qualified to say so, but if there was a way to hide the hinge and still have it functional that would reduce the gap between the cab and bumper and move the axle forward a tiny bit, the front end would look a good bit tighter. I hope you don't mind me saying so, I am a HUGE fan of your work. Just an idea. Still looks mean as **** and really looking forward to seeing this guy parked up beside Prime!

[civic83]

Thanks for the input. I looked for ways to hide more of the hinge and the only 2 ways were to mill out some of the top of the bumper ( which I didn't want to do ) or make the hinge pin and tubes smaller diameter. Option 2 would work but I would be worried about durability, the hinge I built now flexes when it's tipped forward. I may end up putting a thin "skirt" strip along the front edge to take up a bit of the gap. As for moving the axle. I thought about it, maybe when I redo the cab ( this ones only temporary).

I appreciate the comments and suggestions!

[SWAGGER]

Eh what? That cab is only temp? All that work! Wow, makes me wonder what the **** the finished one will be like. What is wrong with the cab that you want to redo it? Looks great to me.
Anyway, keep up the good work buddy.

[civic83]

There's some issues with the filler and the way it's put together that I'm not happy with. I'm going to paint this one for the upcoming car show were displaying at then building a new one at a later date

[civic83]

quick update, built my air intakes, need to make grills for the front of them but i think they look ok, opinions??

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/8d6e14a8.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/c0b309fb.jpg

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http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/2dfdc19d.jpg

[BRICKNICK]

The air intakes look great, nice job on them. As for the cab, I think it looks good. Nice build so far.

[dabears]

those are sweet!! looks like the ones im having russ draw up for my truck almost. i like your twist on it looks awesome!!

[SWAGGER]

I hear ya on the cab Civic. You won't ever be happy with it if that is the case, so might as well do it the way you want to do it so that it doesn't drive you crazy every time you look at it! LOL!

As for the air cleaners, they look fantastic to me Civic, however, as you are not building a direct replica of a real truck, you have full artistic license here. So to be honest, whatever way you want them to look is in fact the right way. Are you trying to make this movie accurate or is it just movie inspired? That will answer your question, but I think the air cleaners really suit the truck, they have that aggressive shape and stance. Bang on!

[SWAGGER]

If you do want this to be movie accurate, the 1:1 cleaners are barely wider than the intake pipe and the intake pipes are actually quite close to the exhaust stacks. There is also an additional little spoiler that pushes them up to nearly the same height as the stacks. Pic below for reference.

Saying that though, I think I prefer your look, bigger and badder! Totally up to you anyway Civic, this is your own interpretation of Motormaster so do what you prefer.

http://www.customrigsmag.com/files/2010/04/web_BWS50521.jpg

[civic83]

Ya I'm not trying to copy any one style, just kind of a mash up of the different versions I've seen around. I'm thinking of installing led lights inside them too so they glow purple through the grill screens

[SWAGGER]

That would be VERY cool, good idea! Maybe one or two inside the cab and in the frame also.

[civic83]

ya im putting a full length purple underglow on the truck, plus all the lights in the bumper, and down both sides of the cab at the bottom will be 3mm purple leds, and the 8 chicken lights on the back will be purple as well. i was thinking about putting one in each top corner of the windsield on the inside as well

[SWAGGER]

Wow, that will be insane Civic. Really looking forward to the finished product.

[doodlebug]

These are what I found from Donaldson, https://dynamic.donaldson.com/webc/WebStore/hierarchy/hierarchy.html?section=10113
Your scoop's look great!
Cheer's, Neil.

[dabears]

Ya I'm not trying to copy any one style, just kind of a mash up of the different versions I've seen around. I'm thinking of installing led lights inside them too so they glow purple through the grill screens

That would be Sweet! What thickness styrene did you use for them? Love the mounts to

[BRICKNICK]

Can someone tell me, which transformers movie do u see motormaster? I don't remember seeing him in any of the new transformers movies.

[civic83]

well, the parts for my trailer have finally arrived! the cutting and forming are quite nice but the surface finish is horrible :( not sure what to do, try cleaning them up and polishing them, or painting it? If I paint it I think ill go black (its silver in the cartoons), but I think black will make all the purple lighting pop, especially the side cutouts where the decepticon logo is.

havnt quite got motormaster driveable yet so ol prime had to step in and do the first test pull of the trailer!

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/733ee7b4.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/197d1178.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/7836cae8.jpg

[dabears]

Thats a nce looking trailer!! Love the cut out on the sides! Looks great behind optimus too!!

[civic83]

heres a quick one of it behind motormaster on my (very messy) workbench, I think black with purple lighting and stripes will be sharp!

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/cf57ef91.jpg

[dabears]

Civic That looks sick!!!!! Truck is looking great and that trailer behind it is awesome!!! with the purple lighting it'll really shine!! Loving that front bumper!! did you make it? I havnt seen many like that one before. Man that truck is Bad A$$!!

[civic83]

thanks dabears, russisloud made the bumper up for me, and the bezels are from tc1cat. both guys do top notch work!

[SWAGGER]

Now that trailer is serious!! I love it. Looks good and heavy too.

I have to agree with the black and purple, that would look nice and evil, but slick at the same time. Awesome work Civic, always impressive.

[plow jockey]

That rig is looking sweet.Luv the bumper and the trailer is killer.Did you make the trailer?

[civic83]

Thanks, ya the trailer is custom, my buddy's a cad wizzard, he designed it up. Nice thing is it uses the standard trailer tires and suspension. I'll get more pics of it up later

[civic83]

heres a quick one from motormasters first official drive. Only have the bumper leds wired up so far, and the body isnt even close to done but it IS finally able to move!

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/182abd07.jpg

[skl1cent]

very nice work there bro :)

[dabears]

Sweet!! What a teaser!! i bet it was nice to finaly see it moving and pulling that awesome Trailer!!

[SWAGGER]

Lovin' it Civic! Purple LED's rock!
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMz_3LbckRWr9-geMjZK2uUG5uDrtMfIECFYfPPB54Cs1C4Xjb5g

[civic83]

well, got alot more leds wired and the cab more finished, heres a few more pics......

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/b5e10249.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/1bdff235.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/588a6040.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/db610cf8.jpg

and some closeups of the tractor, got my rear fender back from tntcustomz, it looks amazing!

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/404d41cf.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/9a926ec3.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/57e1d181.jpg

thats all for now.....

[glorydays24]

I love the fenders, and this is getting better all the time. Keep it up buddy, great job.:D:D:D

Big John

[MACK Daddy]

Thats Pretty Kool....Liking the Purple


Alfy

[Supermario]

lookin great! Will I see it in person at the Clifford show at the end of the month?
Mario

[civic83]

yes it will be there! wont be finished but i wouldnt leave home without it!

[civic83]

heres a couple more with some more details added

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/41bb24c7.jpg

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/civic83/bb5d7ec8.jpg

[dabears]

Man that is looking sweet!! Its really coming along very nice! Each update gets better and better!! Love it!

[SWAGGER]

I haven't been on here in a while. Really happy to see the progress, looking amazing Civic. Nice one!