Donald Duck Transformer

Posted by John Farrier in Toy & Video Games on October 5, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Andrew Dobrow of GearFuse worries that we could see more monstrosities like this if Disney buys Hasbro as well as Marvel Comics. The “Donald Duck Holiday Vehicle” is on sale (but backordered) from the Japanese company Takara Tomy for about $40. Most worrisome of all — it bears neither the Autobot nor Decepticon icon.

Link via GearFuse | Images: Hobby Search

 
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A Transforming, Roaring, Fire-Breathing Van

Posted by John Farrier in Arts & Crafts on September 24, 2009 at 3:04 pm


Photo: Skylar

Wicked Evolution, Jr. is a 750-lb miniature van that can stand upright, partially transform into a vaguely beast-like creature, roar, and breathe fire. It was made by a fellow named Skylar, and is among his many custom-built vehicles:

The entire creation was scratch built in the basement of my house without any special fabrication tools. I just used a cutter, grinder, mig welder and a homemade metal bender. Some parts can be easily found like riding mover rims, garage door springs and big casters you can get in a hardware store. You may need to look harder to find the rest like like special order quad tires, heavy duty electric motors, radio control unit, stainless steel sheet metal, linear actuators and special solenoids (from ebay) and light duty hydraulics. Some steel came from a scrap pile in a junkyard to save money.[...]

It uses 3 sets of linear actuators and hydraulics to transform. First, extensions move from the bottom to push it up while an extension on the back with 2 heavy duty casters catch it as it comes backwards. It uses those back casters to steady it standing. When it first starts to stand, it breaks in half at the back of the doors and folds 90 degrees as the front of the van pulls backwards with hydraulics. The windshield lowers out of view and the front suspension bends in the center also with hydraulics. As it comes to a standing mechanical monster, the middle lifting mechanism tucks upwards, the doors open like wings. The convertible roof opens like a tail. Then the headlights come on and the front grill becomes a face that shoots sparks and flames (from a full size propane tank)

Link via Gizmodo (where there’s a video)

 
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Transforming Transformer Costume

Posted by John Farrier in Toy & Video Games, Video Clips on August 21, 2009 at 9:10 am


(YouTube Link)

It’s cool enough to have a realistic Bumblebee costume, but what makes this one Neato is that it actually transforms from robot to car mode. I don’t have any more information about this clip. CrunchGear thinks that it’s being used as a promotional gimmick in a car dealership, which seems like a reasonable guess.

Link via CrunchGear

 
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Thomas the Tank Engine Transformer

Posted by John Farrier in Toy & Video Games on July 31, 2009 at 11:29 am

Or perhaps this toy is inspired by Voltron, rather than the Transformers. Either way, when the island’s railways are threatened, Thomas and his friends unite to form a devastating weapon. I don’t know who makes this toy, but it’s on sale at eBay in Singaporean currency.

Link via Oh Gizmo!

 
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Transformers + Airbrush Car Art + Mad Magazine Fold-In = ???

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle, Cartoon & Comic, Movies & SciFi on July 14, 2009 at 4:11 am

What do you get when you mix together Transformers, airbrush car art and Mad Magazine Fold-in?

Jeremy Kramer and Eric Vaughn of Truck Bearing Kibble, one of my favorite webcomics, have the answer! I won’t spoil the fun for you, so you’ve got to check it out yourself: Link

 
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Transformers USB Memory Stick

Posted by John Farrier in Gadget, Toy & Video Games on May 19, 2009 at 6:47 pm

This 2GB USB memory stick transforms into the Decepticon Ravage. At the link, there’s also a laser mouse that transforms into the Autobot Grimlock and a USB hub that transforms into the Autobot Blaster.

Link via Geekologie

 
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In Depth Look at Lifesized Bumblebee Build

Posted by Queuebot in Car & Vehicle, Everything Else, Movies & SciFi, Video Clips on February 15, 2009 at 8:54 pm


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This three and a half minute video encapsulates the five-plus-hour process of erecting an 18-foot tall, 3,700 pound lifesized replica of the Transformers Autobot Bumblebee.  The maquette travels in three separate crates on a flatbet truck.  It takes several forklifts, a lot of manpower, a few big wrenches and some heavy jiggling to put it together.

The video was shot by Mark Raker and edited by Jonathon Robinson this week at the Chicago Auto Show.  And yes, in the interests of full disclosure, we were hired by Chevrolet to be there.  But this video was not part of the deal… we just had so much incredible footage of the autobot being built we couldn’t resist turning it into a video.

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by ABOMIBOT.

 
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Mac vs. PC

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on January 13, 2009 at 12:17 am

The age-old question, which is better: Mac or PC? is finally being settled mano-a-mano. Here’s a short yet highly entertaining clip by Dan Chianelli and Nick Greenlee. The production quality is unbelievable!

Don’t miss this one: Link [embedded YouTube clip]

 
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Real Life Transformers (video)

Posted by Robert Birming in Fashion, Movies & SciFi, Video Clips on October 11, 2007 at 4:44 am



Video showing the kind of Transformers costumes we’ve seen pictures of earlier.

Link [Dailymotion] – via haha.nu

 
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