Transformers Shockwave Action Figure With 8 Points of Articulation 3D Print With TinkerCAD (can Not Transform)
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Transformers Shockwave Action Figure With 8 Points of Articulation 3D Print With TinkerCAD (can Not Transform)
Yes you saw the title a Shockwave action figure with 8 points of articulation 3D printed and modeled in TinkerCAD! Now this is a harder project I would say so I recommend doing the tutorials so you know how to do basic things like grouping, holes, and knowing what to use. I recommend also tinkering around with the software to get used to it. Transformers were the main reason why I had a childhood. The G1 helped out a lot along with Transformers Prime and Armada. I also collected and still collect the figures. Now a lot of people would call it "toys" but I think it is a figure because you can collect it over just playing with it. I always wanted a Shockwave from G1 which was the Masterpiece one, MP-29 you can google it. I thought it was perfect. But the price bugged me. So I thought I could 3D model one. Long story short no. I could not make it transform or make it look that accurate. So I did the best, I made it articulated well enough to look good for me and made what you are looking at right now.
Supplies
TinkerCAD
3D printer
A lot of time and fun
Make the Head
Yes this will be the one of hardest step of the whole project. You will be making the Shockwave head as shown. Group everything at the end of each step but only the parts like the whole head read the step then make it will make more sense. We will start with the head. It is basic enough it is made of 7 items that are very easy to make. They are shown here together and ready to group in steps I will show you and they are also shown apart. This is grouped so it looks like this first and then the rest. That is just the head. Then the body. It is made of 19 different basic shapes. Just group it when you have it put together as shown. The waist is just a block. The legs are the same so I will just show you the steps once. Made up of 3 parts that I will break down into 3 different sections. The top red is just a block with cylinders cut into shapes as shown. The main bottom leg is made up of a red part and a lot of holes. The red part is made as shown. The foot is made up of 3 simple shapes as shown. Now the last 2 items. The arms. They are different but the main arm is the same. The main arm is made up of 3 blocks. The canon is made up of a block and 3 cylinders at different sizes. The hand is the part you choose how you would like it. Now when I told you the different parts you should keep it that way so if I said 3 sections then keep it that way. Good job on making the model by yourself!
The Main Body
Then the body. It is made of 19 different basic shapes. Just group it when you have it put together as shown.
The Waist
The waist is just a block as shown.
The Legs
This is grouped so it looks like this first and then the rest. That is just the head. Then the body. It is made of 19 different basic shapes. Just group it when you have it put together as shown. The legs are the same so I will just show you the steps once. Made up of 3 parts that I will break down into 3 different sections. The top red is just a block with cylinders cut into shapes as shown. The main bottom leg is made up of a red part and a lot of holes. The red part is made as shown. The foot is made up of 3 simple shapes as shown.
The Arms
Now the last 2 items. The arms. They are different but the main arm is the same. The main arm is made up of 3 blocks. The canon is made up of a block and 3 cylinders at different sizes. The hand is the part you choose how you would like it. Now when I told you the different parts you should keep it that way so if I said 3 sections then keep it that way. Good job on making the model by yourself!
Articulation
The concept may seem hard but it is not. You just need to use ball joints. You can use the skeletons in the toys section and use those ball joints as shown. The ball joint end results will look like this, use holes to get them in place. The images should show you how to do it.
Printing It
Just put them together on the printer for printing how ever you would like.
All Done!
You have finished it and you can have it with your other figures.
Conclusion
I think this was a project that worked really well. It did the job of what I wanted and it looked ok. There will be future Instructables on new models. I hope you liked the project and I wish you good luck on your next 3D modeling journey!