I never really had a good photoshoot taken of this monster, so I just compiled a few pics of toys I used, WIPs and Botcon 2007. This was my 5th kitbash, and will probably be the biggest
kitbash I'll ever do.
Bruticus took 5 months to design and build. The Combaticons are based on 2-Tonka Mighty Dump trucks(Onslaught), a Barbie Jumbo-jet(Blastoff), a military helicopter(Vortex), an r/c
tank(Brawl) an r/c Hummer(Swindle) and a Lego-Bionicle helmet for the head. Everything else was scratch-built. I used the turret motor from the r/c tank and installed it in the head, so
you can move the head back and forth by r/c. I also installed a battery-operated display base inside Vortex so his blades turn for display. I even put the 3 disable buttons on his back just
in case. ;)
Just about everything went into the making including 2x4s, 4x6s, plywood, basswood, pvc pipe & couplings, styrene, sheetmetal, conduit, flexible gas-line, abs, springs, & various other
hardware.
Bruticus stands at 7', weighs 180lbs, 4' wide & 2 feet thick. I designed him to come apart, but not transform. After I was done I broke him down and drove both he and Devastator up to
Rhode Island for Botcon 2007. Paramount actually put a 2-second shot of him on the TFTM 2-disc in the special features section covering Botcon 2007, and the history of Transformers
titled "Their War."
The autographs on the chestplate are from Aaron Archer, Stan Bush, Alex Kurtzman, Bob Orci & Robby Musso and Nick Roche of IDW.
For the hardcore collectors interested, Bruticus is for sale at $7,500.
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