[MOD/MOC] G1 Cliffjumper

[admiral_typhoon]

The little red devil of the Autobots!

Transformers: G1 Cliffjumper by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

The moment rumors started going around of Bumblebee being a set I already knew I had to build him.

Transformers: G1 Cliffjumper by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

Transformers: G1 Cliffjumper by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

Reverse engineering Bee from the initial pictures was also a fun challenge, and then redesigning (reshelling? Retooling?) the body to be more like his G1 Porsche alt-mode, where I was able to fit in some improvements like the double folding rear window, so there’s no panel behind his head and using the windscreen to fill out his back more.

Transformers: G1 Cliffjumper by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

His most iconic guns include his blaster and bazooka cannon he used in More Than Meets The Eye, but the Glass Gas Cannon is another part of his arsenal! In some episodes he was also able to transform it out of his wrist.

Transformers: G1 Cliffjumper by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

Before his era of being relegated to being a red Bumblebee repaint, Cliffjumper transformed into a Porsche 924 Turbo.
Because of the proportions of the bumblebee set, I chose to do a mix of the chibi-ness of the cartoon model, the original Penny Racer toy, and detailing from the real car.

Transformers: G1 Cliffjumper by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

In certain G1 episodes CJ transforms his wheels into skis to glide onto water, and it’s been one of those unique accessories that still gets referenced in modern and third party toys of him, so I figured I’d give it a try at replicating them. His Bazooka can also mount right on top!

Autobots by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

With Optimus that makes a trio - Here's hoping LEGO makes the next Icons TF a decepticon to even the cast a bit.

"Autobots, Transform and roll out!"

Autobots by Admiraltyphoon, on Flickr

I've made instructions for CJ and his accessories, as well as some other mods for Bee available on rebrickable: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-191849/Admiraltyphoon/transformers-g1-cliffjumper/#details

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Simply gorgeous, the transformation is perfect!

[Autumn]

I'm not too familiar with Transformers but it looks really good. It must be difficult designing both forms together.

[CF Mitch]

Wow, that is amazing!
Fantastic work!

Regards,
Mitch

[Mandalorianknight]

This is incredible! I'm trying not to look at it too much, because I want to do my own Cliffjumper retool, but this is really cool! I especially love all the accessories.

[Takanuinuva]

Does the windscreen still need to be removed during transformation? Otherwise is is a really great Mod/Moc.

[Shiva]

Nice build :)

[admiral_typhoon]

Thank you all for the kind comments!

On 8/12/2024 at 11:08 PM, Autumn said:

I'm not too familiar with Transformers but it looks really good. It must be difficult designing both forms together.

Thanks! Yeah that is true, especially with the way the front transforms into the feet, I had to keep the bonnet within a certain curvature to make it look good, but at least the front being flat instead of rounded did help to give more space, so it kinda worked out in the end! 

There wasn't much I could do about the shoulders, so I leaned in more with the angles of the Porsche 924 to make his silhouette a bit more different from Bumblebee's.

On 8/13/2024 at 11:08 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

This is incredible! I'm trying not to look at it too much, because I want to do my own Cliffjumper retool, but this is really cool! I especially love all the accessories.

Thank you! The bazooka and especially the jet skis were one of the main reasons why I wanted to do this.

On 8/16/2024 at 11:18 PM, Takanuinuva said:

Does the windscreen still need to be removed during transformation? Otherwise is is a really great Mod/Moc.

Thanks! Yes, there was a moment where I tried to keep the windscreen on, but it was either squishing the car middle section too much or severely limiting the leg movement.