This is genuinely one of the coolest Transformers 3D prints that I've ever seen, without question. We need people like you to make stuff like this more often
Thank you so much! Stay tuned because I’ve had a blast with this project, and have a lot more print related stuff I want to work on now! There is also some amazing 3D print artists like toymakr3d, Hightail creations, and many more on the radicons that I’d recommend checking out if you like work like this!
@@nectarmechanics If you ever want to go back and remake this, though, I'd like to suggest making hollow joints to thread the wires through, in case you want to hide them. It could also help with hiding the wiring for other problems that may or may not arise.
@@meliasnahtony2951 Definitely something I wish I could have done first time around! Was unsure if I could even get the electronics to work in the first place, but now I know I can I’d like future ones to have a little more polish. Still super chuffed with this lad though!
@@jaybennett2740 Thank you! This has been a dream of my own for a while now, and I’m so happy I was able to pull it off to such a good quality. Glad RUclips is suggesting this to transformers fans such as yourself, till all are one!
Name: Soundwave. Faction: Decepticon. Function: Communications officer. Alt-mode: Walkman micro cassette player. Motto:" Cries and screams are music to my ears."
DUUUUUUUUUUUDE... This is some SERIOUSLY impressive work you've pulled off here! To 3D design, print, and build your own Transformer is I think the pinnacle of achievement for this hobby and you've absolutely achieved it. Love the intricate detailing and little Easter eggs you've included as well. The LED lights and SCREEN on the CHEST are SUCH a great touch. I love everything about this dude. Congrats on a STELLAR build and I truly can't wait to see what you pull off next! 👍🏼
Thank you so much man! I’ve loved being able to share my WIP screenshots in your discord, you have such a lovely group. I’m glad you noticed the Easter eggs! Your the first to notice them I think! And the screen chest is something I’ve wanted to try for so long now, and the fact I could put blender animations I made on it makes me so chuffed. Will definitely be sending stuff in the discord again soon, I have so many projects on the to-do list!
@@CAD_GEEK Thank you so much! Really glad this video is finding the TF fans and makers of the world. And kudos from a CAD teacher is the highest honor! I’m completely self taught with CAD and sometimes wonder if my methods are a bit jank, glad I’m on the right track!
Dam a titan sized soundwave! B you constantly surprise and impress with your ingenuity. I don't know squat about cad and the computer designing side of things, so thats going right over my head, but watching your creative process at work, that's something i love watching. You are deifnately a mad scientist, keep up the great work my friend.
@@DominicZxen Thank you so much for such kind words 😁 I do sometimes worry that I nerd out a bit too much and loose some people, but I’m glad my passion shows through enough to be entertaining! This mad scientist has plans, lots of plans, hopefully can post some more work soon!
Ok, dang. I work as a Design Engineer (for a lighting conpany), work in CAD regularly, have a pipedream of designing transformers and have been 3D printing for years.... Yet here you are ahead of me at probably half my age. I am proud of you. For real. You are inspiring me to try my hand at modeling some of my transformers to get practice. 🦾
@@C3DPropShop You’re too kind! And heck yes, if there’s one thing I want my channel to do, it’s inspire others! If you want to ask for advice or just want to share your progress, feel free to reach out! I’m on discord and have an email if you want to message me directly. Otherwise, I wish you luck on your robot endeavours!
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen done with 3d printing and I am multiple years into industrial design at university and have seen the stuff professionals in the industry make. I don't even normally comment on RUclips videos but this one is crazy.
Your pride is well placed! Not only did you make an amazing working boombox, you improved on Soundwaves design and transformation. And then comes your vudeo which is both incredible and entertaining. I am so jealous of what tou have made, but you definitely made it yours!
@@krystnce Thank you so much, you’re too kind! I’m glad you like my take on Soundwave, and I’m really pleased with the video myself! There’s no need to be jealous. If there’s one thing I hope my videos do, is prove that anyone can learn these skills. I never was taught how to do any of this, I just watched RUclips videos and mucked about doing test projects. All it takes is time…. Ok sometimes a lot of time but still!
@@bambionice Thank you! That leg Transformation made my brain hurt I must admit. Having to fit the speakers but still keep it stable was a challenge, I think I pulled it off though! And that display is wicked, using Looped meant I only needed to make 20 second animations and it would just keep going in the background while I filmed, so good!
Genuinely awesome. Such an accomplishment just to have it transform let alone be a great visual design in both modes and not to mention all the functionality. I particularly love how it looks with the schematic animations displaying on the chest- really icing on the already impressive cake
@@brandonrobinson1603 Thank you very much! 😄 The transformation it took forever, but waay worth it! Glad you like the styling too! Wanted to bring in my favorite bits from G1 and other Soundwaves. Really please with the Schematics myself! Glad others think they tuned out well, I did all the animations in blender, and getting looper to work so they can just keep playing ideally makes it so cool to display and show off
@@NotherNothing Haha thank you! Love transformers so much, and it makes me so happy that other TF fans like what I put out! Glad the painting tips landed well! I’ve learnt bits from various other channels and my own projects over the years, and only recently felt like I could articulate the mindset I get into.
This earned you a like and a sub! I grew up watching Transformers and was shocked to see the number of engineers in the movie's credits. I'm glad to see technology has advanced far enough that people can actually make their own custom transformers.
@@Mikey-Likes-I.T Ayy thank you so much! Those 80s engineers blow me away, it’s difficult enough now despite all the tech advances, it baffles me how they made so many unique designs so quickly back then!
Wowsers! Absolutely incredible job on this mate. As someone who loves Transformers, and in particular Soundwave, and who knows nothing about 3D modelling or printing, I found this whole process fascinating. Those LED eyes and the iPod screen on his chest really do add that extra bit of *chef's kiss* to the whole thing. I'm going to share this in a few places, see if I can get some additional views heading your way.
@@MrThunderwing Thank you so much! Glad it was still entertaining despite a lack of prior knowledge, it’s actually something I try really hard to do. I can never tell if I go too nerdy or not, so striking that balance is constantly in my mind. The electronics really are the icing on the cake! Can’t believe how well it turned out if I’m honest 😅 Thank you! I’d love for as many TF fans to see this as they can, so any extra views are greatly appreciated
!!!!!! this is INCREDIBLY cool!!!! I love how you adapted Soundwave's design while still keeping him Soundwave, and just!!!!!!! modeling! printing! fitting everything together!!!!!! glowing eyes! playing cassettes! his screen window!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@iwaswondering447 Thank you so much! I must admit when I glued that final piece in I had the exact same reaction as you. Can’t believe how well it came out! Glad you like my Soundwave design, was really careful to keep that balance of unique but recognisable and I’m happy it shows! Thank you for the lovely comment, made my day 😄
I have no words! You are pure talent, little brother! May you keep inspiring the youngsters of today, including my son, who absolutely loves transformers. I can't wait for him to watch this video tomorrow! God bless you, little bro!
@@TheDeghohun Ah thank you so much! Let me know what your son thinks! Inspiring others is the one thing I hope my channel does above all. I’m able to do all this while being self taught, so so can others! Thanks again for such kind words 😄
This actually shows you can disguise a robot into a radio and back using all those internal compartments to fold into. I haven't seen anything this complex and fully functional until this video showing the possibilities. You could use this design for nasa or space x to fold up machines for transportation to Mars or the moon.
@@blazer5154 Thank you so much, you’re too kind! Most toy manufacturers have to unfortunately deal with budget and time constraints, so I definitely took advantage of this being a passion project with little to no limits!
Toy designer and Transformers comic artist Don Figueroa did a big kitbashing project before becoming a pro. Literally big - even though "Macromaster" eventually became another name for non-micromaster transformers (AKA Bulks or Guzzlers), it was first used for these Titan-class styrene transformers that represented gigantic transforming vehicles in-universe. I am reminded of the size and complexity of Figueroa's work in seeing this Soundwave. Your custom pieces are continuing to get better and better.
@@bearnaff9387 I love Don’s work! Had no idea he did kitbash work before, did he ever post images of them online? Those old styrene figures I have seen from other artists on the Radicons forums when scrolling through the archives, and I must admit they did inspire me to get into this sorta work, albeit mine was cardboard at first. 😁 So happy my skills are improving, and that it’s noticeable. If this is what I’m doing now, I can’t wait to see what kinda stuff I’m up to in five years time!
@@nectarmechanics Alas, the last archive I was able to find no longer responds. If you check the bottom of his tfwiki page, there is a link to a forum thread from 2008(!) where he had some post-Macromaster mecha designs.
@@magnusmagi2238 Thank you! Laser Beak has a video of his own, albeit from a while back so I can’t say how good the quality is, but feel feee to check it out! 😁
It's awesome how clearly you love what you're doing. Awesome video. This could definitely have been released in the mid-2000s. I'm really excited to see where you'll go from here
@@HerohammerStudios Thank you so much! This was definitely a passion project of mine and I’m glad it shows! The design really does have a Unicron trilogy vibe to it doesn’t it? Stay tuned as I have big project plans coming soon! 😄
anyone can say a lot of bad things, just ignore those ;), to be honest .. you did a amazing job displaying the amount of work & time invested, would have loved seeing the field testing of idea's while designing .. and prop waisted a ton of filement just to see of something worked. hope you will do more in the future ! instead of wires you also can use pogopins and magnets, diorama/model trains have intense small lights, reed switches are used in some light up features in transformers. Also find a "maker space" in your area they should have alot of tools available for these kinds of projects ..
@@mr4hughs Thank you very much! I’m Glad the time it took shows, it sure was a lot! 😅 I must admit I was quite destructive with my modelling process and don’t have a lot of older versions to show off, the filament however…… I very rarely had to reprint pieces, I think it was just his knee joints. The amount of support material however was a bit extreme. Currently been teaching myself how to make models that don’t need supports, or at least less so I don’t have the same problem twice. Going to look into this electronics! Seen those on some of the yolo park stuff and they look so cool! And yep, been quite an active part of my makerspace. They helped get me started with 3D printing nearly four years ago now 😄
@@Dormamu You’re not wrong! Hopefully someone on the team sees it, even just that would be awesome. Glad you could learn something from this, I try my best to share my knowledge as best I can and I’m glad it’s working!
If there ever was a definitive Soundwave, this is it! Not G1, Not Bayverse, not modern live action, just Soundwave. Period. THIS IS THE SUPERIOR SOUNDWAVE!!!
@@drewo.127 Thank you so much! I obviously took a lot of inspiration from G1, but I did try to take aspects from other Soundwaves and mix them into this big bot. Glad I managed to hit the right notes!
This is probably the best custom Transformer that I have ever seen! You did such a great job on it and I would love to see what else you could come up with! Maybe turning Refraktor into an actual camera?
@@endercreeper7129 Thank you! Really happy with this bot. The idea of a working Refraktor did cross my mind! With how small raspberry pi cameras and boards are, it shouldn’t be too tricky to make it all fit. It’s on the to-do list now!
@@endercreeper7129 Oh I'll find a way! Maybe make it so each one contains a bit of the tech? Middle one has the camera, the left the battery and the right the computer board?... Could be fun!
@@Luke_Stoltenberg Of course! I watched Transformers Prime growing up, and I loved how creepy Soundwaves long arms and fingers looked. Mines definitely more G1 based, but I really wanted those prime hands in some kind of way!
@@videokilledaradiosta Thank you so much! There was old commercials that kinda did what I was after, but never fully. So fun to just do it myself. Glad you enjoyed!
Not bad! I always understood that his shoulder cannon was like a detachable microphone for when he was in disguise. I like how you made him your own as well.
@@RvnKnight @oj9690 is right, it’s normally one of his batteries. Although now that you’ve mentioned the microphone idea I kinda wish I’d done that on mine now!
impressive work, a suggestion as you get better with soldering and electronics look at using alternate circuits for the modes, you could hide a lot of your wires away by having pin connectors in areas that adjust the circuit and then just hide the wires inside the body itself. Amazing project and great job showing the work you had to do along the way !!
@@starfleetau Ooh I hadn’t come across those! Will definitely look into them for the next one, cheers! And glad you enjoyed, always worried I geek out too much or too little, happy I’ve got a bit of a balance
@@nectarmechanics The type I'd suggest if your planning on not having to worry about pins 'slotting' into each other properly is low profile spring-loaded pogo pin connectors or mill-max spring loaded interconnect headers. If you've ever seen the back of a garmin watch for it's charger/usb connector they use the first.. as do some laptops before they moved more to usbc etc when they were using magsafe style connectors. There are a lot of tricks you'll learn with electronics as you dive more into it, hiding the wires 'inside' is something you should do not only for aesthetics but also durability, and don't be too afraid of running them through joints, unless your using really **** wire eg the cheapest stuff you can buy, a lot of it can support general movement and bending, just try not to get it pinched and if your really worried use silicon wire (its really flexable) And don't worry about geeking out too little too much, some people will enjoy the deep dives some won't, you just have to do what you feel like you want to do.. It's your channel and videos in the end.
I’ve been wanting to make my own 3D printed Bumblebee figure based on my mom’s yellow sports car, (I even found a free CAD file online of the same car with the perfect amount of detail, not too much, not too little!) and take some inspiration from Alternators and the like! (I also plan on animating it in 3D and in stop motion for a few vids!) and I think this video gave me the boost I needed to finally try it out! (I just need to borrow my dad’s computer to save the file from 3dsmax to blender, or try downloading an old version of blender that is compatible and save it there. But somehow, I’m gonna build that Bumblebee toy!👍👍👍🐝🚕🤖
@@drewo.127 You just made my day! If there’s one thing I want my channel to do, it’s inspire others and show that anyone can be a maker. Keep me posted with how you go! Feel free to send me an email or discord message of the final bot when you get there 😄
Freaking Awesome. I also have dreamed many years of making a functional soundwave boombox. Never thought about a way to get it to transform. I look forward to your next video, and whenever you drop those files on Thingiverse😂
Ayy thank you! I must admit it was a pretty daunting project, really pleased with how well I pulled it off. Sadly won't be uploading the files due to copyright stuff, I get away with this because it's a one off fan art, but I may look into figuring out some sorta way of doing it if theres enough demand!
@@tuulikk2 Thank you very much! And I just admit, I spent as much time sanding as I did designing the thing in CAD, really wanted those layers gone! Glad the effort paid off 😄
Primus himself couldnt have done better!! I've been thinking lately that given the reissues of G1 and Netflix Soundwave, it's a shame they couldn't have added soundchips so that inserting a cassette allowed you to play maybe 3 soundbites/quotes from Soundwave in the G1 cartoon. 3 quotes per cassette using the original 6. It would have been nice for the 40th anniversary. Looking at how talented you are, you could probably do something like it yourself. Anyway, Fantastic Work!!
@@windsweeper8002 Thank you! That Would be a fun project! Not sure how much space you’d have for electronics but I’m sure with modern tech it would totally be doable. Might be something to add to the to-do list 😄
Super dope. Only question is, what if I want to send them an actual soundwave? Can you make the files available for other fans to print? Maybe make a soundblaster version of it, too. (That is the name of the black version, right?) (Casually prints at .06mm with the .2mm nozzle for ultimate quality...at the cost of it taking months to print)
Thank you! While I’d love to share my files someday, Soundwaves tolerances here we’re not the best right off the print bed so I’d want to tweak the base model before uploading. I do have plans for a transforming chug seeker model with colour separated parts later down the line, and the files for that I definitely want to share!
@@nectarmechanics ah. Fair. Also might be a good idea to tweak it so that it can fit multiple different models of tape players so that we don't have to hunt down that specific one, though I have no idea how much effort that would take :p
@@sethicusiii7878 You're totally right. I designed him around tech I already had, but if I wanted him to be easy to replicate I'd have used stuff off of amazon or somewhere easy to order from. Might be something to look into later down the line!
How do you do this?? Do you make all the parts off the top of your head? Do you have some kind of blueprint? I know you mentioned you make a really rough sketch but is there any other part to this process? Please help me out I want to get to your level
Happy to help! It a bit of a mix of all you've mentioned. Sometimes I can visualise the mechanism off the top of my head, other times I need to sketch it out a little to make better sense of it. I also collect a lot of figures and sometimes try and figure out how they've made certain parts work. The main thing that really helped me though? Just trying stuff. I can only do this Soundwave as good and as quick as I did because I've been experimenting on smaller projects for over four years now. Those early projects are not likely gonna turn out exactly how you wanted, but if you stick with it eventually you'll be a pro in no time. This is normally a membership perk, but if you'd like, send me a friend request on discord at the username: nectarmechanics and I'll add you to my offical discord server. Its got me and a ton of other makers that would be happy to answer any and all questions you've got!
@@nectarmechanics thanks man I really appreciate your response. I went on reddit and long story short I managed to get a copy of solidworks for free, I have decent experience with Onshape but nothing complex when it comes to mechanisms and stuff. I’ll send you that discord request now
Maybe it'll sound weird, but aesthetics looks like from transformers cybertron(2005). And Soundwave there talked like dj, like blaster from g1. Your model is cool. And the way you made smartphone as a screen is just something
@@AIFT_Staff I totally see it! The Unicron trilogy had such a great design style, so I’m happy mines being compared with those greats! DJ Soundwave was great, “he’s tripping cause he just got served”. I love me a G1 robo voice, but I’ll gladly take the DJ as well 😄 Thank you! That screen chest turned out just like I hoped, and the fact I could put animations I made myself was just the icing on the cake!
in the original 1984 toy you stored all the weapons and fists in the battery compartment sound wave was one of the few transformer toys that had a place to store that stuff. but your redesign is cool yours truly an old fart who loved the original 1984 series
Never knew the fists stored there as well! Thought that was just an Optimus thing. Glad OG fans like my design as much as I do! Really wanted to respect G1 while still doing something new
Well done dude. I just worry about the sliders/sliding rails over time because it's something even official transformers struggle with because they ware out. I guess it's not that big of a problem since you can thicken the joints up with tape?
Thanks! Yep the slider system was something I was worried wouldn't work as I've heard hasbro has outright stopped using them on mainline figures now. For now he's doing fine, and if they do get loose a tiny bit of superglue to thicken it up does the trick!
that is probably the most epic way of using a 3D printer! the engineering is great and the design kinda reminds me of armada! but one thing I'm questioning, (transformers nerd question incoming) I thought blaster was the boombox?
@@prettycoolbananas1201 Ayy thank you so much! Glad the design is reminiscent of armada, love all parts of transformers and want my designs to reflect that! Your totally right, Blaster is normally the boombox, and Soundwave is styled like a Walkman. But in the cartoon he was portrayed more like a self contained player, ala a boombox. When I went to design my version, I wanted him to play normal sized cassettes like in most modern versions depict him, but his 80s toy was based on micro cassettes so the proportions didn’t match up well. Also I’d designed Ravage and Laserbeak a few months ago as normal cassettes because printing working micro cassettes would have been a pain, and I wanted them to work with this Soundwave. So to further distinguish my design, and to make him work more like the cartoon version, I went with the boombox! Sorry for the nerdy info dump, but glad to receive nerdy questions! And just because my Soundwave is a boombox, doesn’t mean they’re can’t still be a Blaster later down the road… 😁
@@prettycoolbananas1201 I know right? I was worried I’d either change him too much that he’d be unrecognisable, or just look like a Walkman with a handle. Think I managed a pretty decent redesign!
@@GoosedaGoober They do! I completely forgot to film it, but when I make more casseticons down the line (I really wanna make a Ratbat) I’ll make sure to film it then!
@@hamzawali2893 Sadly won’t be sharing the STLs at the moment as the tolerances weren’t great off the bed and would want people to have an easier time than me printing it off. I do have plans for an eventual seeker 3D print though, and those files are definitely going up as soon as the video does so stay tuned for that!
I can understand Hasbro/Takara not doing the "working cassette player" part, but how have they not made a Soundwave that's 1:1 scale with an actual cassette player?!
@@otaking3582 They kinda did! Sorta. The G1 toy is actually meant to be a micro cassette recorder, like you’d bring to lectures or dictate into. That G1 toy due to originally being a micro change toy is accurately sized to micro cassettes, just not normal big cassettes.
@@maxcooper6554 Thank you so much! These projects are for me and fellow fans, so I’m glad this video is reaching people such as yourself. Really please with the way this project turned out, was a lot of sanding time! 😂
This is genuinely one of the coolest Transformers 3D prints that I've ever seen, without question. We need people like you to make stuff like this more often
Thank you so much! Stay tuned because I’ve had a blast with this project, and have a lot more print related stuff I want to work on now!
There is also some amazing 3D print artists like toymakr3d, Hightail creations, and many more on the radicons that I’d recommend checking out if you like work like this!
@@nectarmechanics If you ever want to go back and remake this, though, I'd like to suggest making hollow joints to thread the wires through, in case you want to hide them. It could also help with hiding the wiring for other problems that may or may not arise.
@@meliasnahtony2951 Definitely something I wish I could have done first time around!
Was unsure if I could even get the electronics to work in the first place, but now I know I can I’d like future ones to have a little more polish. Still super chuffed with this lad though!
I'm an 80s kid and i think I can speak for most kids from the 80s you made a Transformers most only dreamed was possible.
@@jaybennett2740 Thank you! This has been a dream of my own for a while now, and I’m so happy I was able to pull it off to such a good quality.
Glad RUclips is suggesting this to transformers fans such as yourself, till all are one!
Name: Soundwave. Faction: Decepticon. Function: Communications officer. Alt-mode: Walkman micro cassette player. Motto:" Cries and screams are music to my ears."
This is so cool! Absolutely love the design Imagine having a blaster variant to go head to head with soundwave lol
@@PaperJody Thank you so much! And I must admit, the idea has crossed my mind…. It’s on the to-do list!
pretty sure its just blue blaster
@@sirduck6813 That would be Twincast 😄
This is incredible! Superior even
@@braydenmoore3685 haha thank you! So pleased I managed to make this bot to a quality I’m happy with!
Soundwave superior, autobots inferior
I only have one thing to say to you kid “you got the touch”
Well done. That is so nice.
@@northeast7412 You just made my day, thank you 😁
@@nectarmechanics you also GOT THE POWAAAAAAAAAAA
@@drewo.127YEAH!
DUUUUUUUUUUUDE... This is some SERIOUSLY impressive work you've pulled off here! To 3D design, print, and build your own Transformer is I think the pinnacle of achievement for this hobby and you've absolutely achieved it. Love the intricate detailing and little Easter eggs you've included as well. The LED lights and SCREEN on the CHEST are SUCH a great touch. I love everything about this dude. Congrats on a STELLAR build and I truly can't wait to see what you pull off next! 👍🏼
Thank you so much man!
I’ve loved being able to share my WIP screenshots in your discord, you have such a lovely group.
I’m glad you noticed the Easter eggs! Your the first to notice them I think!
And the screen chest is something I’ve wanted to try for so long now, and the fact I could put blender animations I made on it makes me so chuffed.
Will definitely be sending stuff in the discord again soon, I have so many projects on the to-do list!
As both a huge Transformers fan and a teacher of Mechanical Engineering CAD, this video made me so happy. Kudos to you!
@@CAD_GEEK Thank you so much! Really glad this video is finding the TF fans and makers of the world.
And kudos from a CAD teacher is the highest honor! I’m completely self taught with CAD and sometimes wonder if my methods are a bit jank, glad I’m on the right track!
Dam a titan sized soundwave! B you constantly surprise and impress with your ingenuity. I don't know squat about cad and the computer designing side of things, so thats going right over my head, but watching your creative process at work, that's something i love watching. You are deifnately a mad scientist, keep up the great work my friend.
@@DominicZxen Thank you so much for such kind words 😁
I do sometimes worry that I nerd out a bit too much and loose some people, but I’m glad my passion shows through enough to be entertaining!
This mad scientist has plans, lots of plans, hopefully can post some more work soon!
I kneel before your genius!
That looks amazing dude, great design and engineering
Thank you! Really pleased with how it turned out. Definitly my most intricate models so far!
AMIGO, ES DEMASIADO GENIAL. NO LO PUEDO CREER
Ok, dang. I work as a Design Engineer (for a lighting conpany), work in CAD regularly, have a pipedream of designing transformers and have been 3D printing for years.... Yet here you are ahead of me at probably half my age. I am proud of you. For real. You are inspiring me to try my hand at modeling some of my transformers to get practice. 🦾
@@C3DPropShop You’re too kind! And heck yes, if there’s one thing I want my channel to do, it’s inspire others!
If you want to ask for advice or just want to share your progress, feel free to reach out! I’m on discord and have an email if you want to message me directly.
Otherwise, I wish you luck on your robot endeavours!
dude it looks absolutely incredible!!!
@@spinning4ever4everspinning55 Thank you so much! 😁
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen done with 3d printing and I am multiple years into industrial design at university and have seen the stuff professionals in the industry make. I don't even normally comment on RUclips videos but this one is crazy.
Thank you so much! This comment just made my day. Hope you stick around as I've got plenty more prints that I think you'll find just as cool!
Your pride is well placed! Not only did you make an amazing working boombox, you improved on Soundwaves design and transformation. And then comes your vudeo which is both incredible and entertaining. I am so jealous of what tou have made, but you definitely made it yours!
@@krystnce Thank you so much, you’re too kind! I’m glad you like my take on Soundwave, and I’m really pleased with the video myself!
There’s no need to be jealous. If there’s one thing I hope my videos do, is prove that anyone can learn these skills.
I never was taught how to do any of this, I just watched RUclips videos and mucked about doing test projects.
All it takes is time…. Ok sometimes a lot of time but still!
This is so impressive. I particularly like the leg and foot transformation. The digital display is the real icing on the cake. Bravo.
@@bambionice Thank you! That leg Transformation made my brain hurt I must admit. Having to fit the speakers but still keep it stable was a challenge, I think I pulled it off though!
And that display is wicked, using Looped meant I only needed to make 20 second animations and it would just keep going in the background while I filmed, so good!
Genuinely awesome. Such an accomplishment just to have it transform let alone be a great visual design in both modes and not to mention all the functionality. I particularly love how it looks with the schematic animations displaying on the chest- really icing on the already impressive cake
@@brandonrobinson1603 Thank you very much! 😄
The transformation it took forever, but waay worth it! Glad you like the styling too! Wanted to bring in my favorite bits from G1 and other Soundwaves.
Really please with the Schematics myself! Glad others think they tuned out well, I did all the animations in blender, and getting looper to work so they can just keep playing ideally makes it so cool to display and show off
You are undeniably a mad-lad. So glad I subscribed as not to miss your contributions to this franchise. Well communicated tips on painting, too!
@@NotherNothing Haha thank you! Love transformers so much, and it makes me so happy that other TF fans like what I put out!
Glad the painting tips landed well! I’ve learnt bits from various other channels and my own projects over the years, and only recently felt like I could articulate the mindset I get into.
Love this bison or make of Sound Wave
This earned you a like and a sub! I grew up watching Transformers and was shocked to see the number of engineers in the movie's credits. I'm glad to see technology has advanced far enough that people can actually make their own custom transformers.
@@Mikey-Likes-I.T Ayy thank you so much! Those 80s engineers blow me away, it’s difficult enough now despite all the tech advances, it baffles me how they made so many unique designs so quickly back then!
Wowsers! Absolutely incredible job on this mate. As someone who loves Transformers, and in particular Soundwave, and who knows nothing about 3D modelling or printing, I found this whole process fascinating. Those LED eyes and the iPod screen on his chest really do add that extra bit of *chef's kiss* to the whole thing. I'm going to share this in a few places, see if I can get some additional views heading your way.
@@MrThunderwing Thank you so much! Glad it was still entertaining despite a lack of prior knowledge, it’s actually something I try really hard to do.
I can never tell if I go too nerdy or not, so striking that balance is constantly in my mind.
The electronics really are the icing on the cake! Can’t believe how well it turned out if I’m honest 😅
Thank you! I’d love for as many TF fans to see this as they can, so any extra views are greatly appreciated
!!!!!! this is INCREDIBLY cool!!!! I love how you adapted Soundwave's design while still keeping him Soundwave, and just!!!!!!! modeling! printing! fitting everything together!!!!!! glowing eyes! playing cassettes! his screen window!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@iwaswondering447 Thank you so much! I must admit when I glued that final piece in I had the exact same reaction as you. Can’t believe how well it came out! Glad you like my Soundwave design, was really careful to keep that balance of unique but recognisable and I’m happy it shows!
Thank you for the lovely comment, made my day 😄
Whoooah awesome job. It was so cool seeing your progress on discord and here. The Lazy Eyebrow will be so proud of you like we are.
Ayy thanks! Was so happy to share stuff on the discord, it’s a wonderful group. Here’s hoping mr eyebrow sees this someday!
@@nectarmechanics You’re welcome
Crazy how ur relentless passion project, becomes our complete entertainment! Great work! U just gave me great childhood memories!
@@mikemerr Ayy! Thanks so much for the kind comment, glad to bring those good vibes back!
I have no words! You are pure talent, little brother! May you keep inspiring the youngsters of today, including my son, who absolutely loves transformers. I can't wait for him to watch this video tomorrow! God bless you, little bro!
@@TheDeghohun Ah thank you so much! Let me know what your son thinks! Inspiring others is the one thing I hope my channel does above all. I’m able to do all this while being self taught, so so can others!
Thanks again for such kind words 😄
This actually shows you can disguise a robot into a radio and back using all those internal compartments to fold into. I haven't seen anything this complex and fully functional until this video showing the possibilities. You could use this design for nasa or space x to fold up machines for transportation to Mars or the moon.
Absolutely amazing! Fantastic work all the way around; you've done a better job than most modern toy manufacturers. Keep up the great work.
@@blazer5154 Thank you so much, you’re too kind! Most toy manufacturers have to unfortunately deal with budget and time constraints, so I definitely took advantage of this being a passion project with little to no limits!
Toy designer and Transformers comic artist Don Figueroa did a big kitbashing project before becoming a pro. Literally big - even though "Macromaster" eventually became another name for non-micromaster transformers (AKA Bulks or Guzzlers), it was first used for these Titan-class styrene transformers that represented gigantic transforming vehicles in-universe.
I am reminded of the size and complexity of Figueroa's work in seeing this Soundwave. Your custom pieces are continuing to get better and better.
@@bearnaff9387 I love Don’s work! Had no idea he did kitbash work before, did he ever post images of them online?
Those old styrene figures I have seen from other artists on the Radicons forums when scrolling through the archives, and I must admit they did inspire me to get into this sorta work, albeit mine was cardboard at first. 😁
So happy my skills are improving, and that it’s noticeable. If this is what I’m doing now, I can’t wait to see what kinda stuff I’m up to in five years time!
@@nectarmechanics Alas, the last archive I was able to find no longer responds. If you check the bottom of his tfwiki page, there is a link to a forum thread from 2008(!) where he had some post-Macromaster mecha designs.
@@bearnaff9387 Awesome! Gonna go give it a look now!
You sir can feel very proud of yourself. This is epic. Well done.
@@simonadams8770 Thank you so much, your too kind!
That's a really satisfying transformation sequence. Great stuff!
@@Wizarth Thank you! Took an awful lot of iteration to get there, but was so worth it!
Soundwave superior and awesome
Making a blaster like this would be killer.
@@MCP5030 It’s on the to-do list for sure 😁
SUPERIOR Design. I love the Lazer-Beak as well!
@@magnusmagi2238 Thank you! Laser Beak has a video of his own, albeit from a while back so I can’t say how good the quality is, but feel feee to check it out! 😁
Epic!!! One will stand one will fall.
christ, what the hell dude this is the most awesome print ive ever seen. Holy crap bro keep it up, hella underrated fr..
@@cabbage7169 Thank you, you’re too kind! I’m not doing it for the views, just want to make cool art and if others like it, well it doesn’t hurt 😄
It's awesome how clearly you love what you're doing. Awesome video. This could definitely have been released in the mid-2000s. I'm really excited to see where you'll go from here
@@HerohammerStudios Thank you so much! This was definitely a passion project of mine and I’m glad it shows!
The design really does have a Unicron trilogy vibe to it doesn’t it?
Stay tuned as I have big project plans coming soon! 😄
Well done sir, sincerely, excellent work!
@@artfedderson Thank you so much! Your too kind
Great work man! Fantastic!
@@zombfire5259 Thank you so much dude! Loved sharing WIP on the discord with ya’ll
Wow, mate, this is absolutely awesome!! You're a legend! You have a real talent and clearly a tonne of patience 😂💪🏻👍🏻 great job.
@@intonationdemos11 Thank you so much! Your too kind 😄
Oh my god...THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I HAVE EVER SEEN! Fantastic work nectar! :D
Thank you so much! Im glad you like my Soundwave as much as I do, so proud of this project!
You should get a job designing transformers with Hasbro. This is incredible.
@@justinprime5205 Thank you! And that would be the dream! Maybe one day 😁
@@nectarmechanics "The world is built on dreams." - Optimus Prime
@@justinprime5205 That is one of my favourite G1 quotes 😄
Now that is amazing! I am very impressed.
@@EV-olution Thank you very much! Real pleased with how this print turned out 😄
Dude that was an awesome build! Grew up with OG G1's which I still own.
@@ematic75 Thank you so much! Wish I could get my hands on an original soundwave, looks like such a neat toy!
Dude, this is so impressive
Thank you very much!
This blew me away! You're awesome at what you do man!
Cant wait to see more!
@@IronLungProductionsOfficial Thank you so much! And stayed tuned, got a lot more awesome projects in the works that I can’t wait to share!
Bravo 👏 . This is inspiring work!!
@@MyNameIs3arl6969 Thank you!
anyone can say a lot of bad things, just ignore those ;), to be honest .. you did a amazing job displaying the amount of work & time invested, would have loved seeing the field testing of idea's while designing .. and prop waisted a ton of filement just to see of something worked. hope you will do more in the future !
instead of wires you also can use pogopins and magnets, diorama/model trains have intense small lights, reed switches are used in some light up features in transformers.
Also find a "maker space" in your area they should have alot of tools available for these kinds of projects ..
@@mr4hughs Thank you very much! I’m Glad the time it took shows, it sure was a lot! 😅
I must admit I was quite destructive with my modelling process and don’t have a lot of older versions to show off, the filament however……
I very rarely had to reprint pieces, I think it was just his knee joints. The amount of support material however was a bit extreme.
Currently been teaching myself how to make models that don’t need supports, or at least less so I don’t have the same problem twice.
Going to look into this electronics! Seen those on some of the yolo park stuff and they look so cool!
And yep, been quite an active part of my makerspace. They helped get me started with 3D printing nearly four years ago now 😄
I don’t have words… fantastic, amazing, brilliant!
@@piofthings The words you do have are so kind! Thank you 😄
You literally just wrote your resume for Hasbros design team. Well done and what a learning experience.
@@Dormamu You’re not wrong! Hopefully someone on the team sees it, even just that would be awesome.
Glad you could learn something from this, I try my best to share my knowledge as best I can and I’m glad it’s working!
Well this caught my eye.
If there ever was a definitive Soundwave, this is it!
Not G1, Not Bayverse, not modern live action, just Soundwave. Period. THIS IS THE SUPERIOR SOUNDWAVE!!!
@@drewo.127 Thank you so much! I obviously took a lot of inspiration from G1, but I did try to take aspects from other Soundwaves and mix them into this big bot. Glad I managed to hit the right notes!
This is probably the best custom Transformer that I have ever seen! You did such a great job on it and I would love to see what else you could come up with! Maybe turning Refraktor into an actual camera?
@@endercreeper7129 Thank you! Really happy with this bot. The idea of a working Refraktor did cross my mind! With how small raspberry pi cameras and boards are, it shouldn’t be too tricky to make it all fit. It’s on the to-do list now!
@@nectarmechanics Cool, glad I could give a suggestion, but the real question is if you can separate the camera into three bots lol.
@@endercreeper7129 Oh I'll find a way! Maybe make it so each one contains a bit of the tech? Middle one has the camera, the left the battery and the right the computer board?... Could be fun!
@@nectarmechanics That would be awesome! Hope that project goes well when you start it, good luck on your next project!
Stupendous work!
@@mixofreak thank you so much! Really happy with how well I pulled this project off
Very impressed I love it.
Ayy! Glad the dragon wasn't disapointed with my video!
Of all the details, I love how you gave him working claws haha
@@Luke_Stoltenberg Of course! I watched Transformers Prime growing up, and I loved how creepy Soundwaves long arms and fingers looked. Mines definitely more G1 based, but I really wanted those prime hands in some kind of way!
What an epic journey! Thanks for this super exciting video and Congrats for fulfilling your dream! 👍🎉🎉🎉
@@terence79chan Thank you so much!
So the Transformation Part Was Really the best Damn 80'sToy commercial We never got. Great Work on this.
@@videokilledaradiosta Thank you so much! There was old commercials that kinda did what I was after, but never fully. So fun to just do it myself. Glad you enjoyed!
Not bad! I always understood that his shoulder cannon was like a detachable microphone for when he was in disguise. I like how you made him your own as well.
I think it’s supposed to be one of his batteries actually
@@RvnKnight @oj9690 is right, it’s normally one of his batteries. Although now that you’ve mentioned the microphone idea I kinda wish I’d done that on mine now!
Oooh oooh new Nectar video! And its my best boi Soundwave, lets gooooooo!
impressive work, a suggestion as you get better with soldering and electronics look at using alternate circuits for the modes, you could hide a lot of your wires away by having pin connectors in areas that adjust the circuit and then just hide the wires inside the body itself.
Amazing project and great job showing the work you had to do along the way !!
@@starfleetau Ooh I hadn’t come across those! Will definitely look into them for the next one, cheers!
And glad you enjoyed, always worried I geek out too much or too little, happy I’ve got a bit of a balance
@@nectarmechanics The type I'd suggest if your planning on not having to worry about pins 'slotting' into each other properly is low profile spring-loaded pogo pin connectors or mill-max spring loaded interconnect headers. If you've ever seen the back of a garmin watch for it's charger/usb connector they use the first.. as do some laptops before they moved more to usbc etc when they were using magsafe style connectors.
There are a lot of tricks you'll learn with electronics as you dive more into it, hiding the wires 'inside' is something you should do not only for aesthetics but also durability, and don't be too afraid of running them through joints, unless your using really **** wire eg the cheapest stuff you can buy, a lot of it can support general movement and bending, just try not to get it pinched and if your really worried use silicon wire (its really flexable)
And don't worry about geeking out too little too much, some people will enjoy the deep dives some won't, you just have to do what you feel like you want to do.. It's your channel and videos in the end.
This is amazing
The engineering is quite good and could easily pass for an original product
@@RSEDARK Thank you so much! The amount of iteration to get the joints to all work was a lot, but I’m glad it’s payed off!
Totally boss! That Soundwave is Rad!
@@Scorpwanna Thank you! Love how this robot came out 😄
Good job dude!
@@jonathanb1987 Thanks!
That’s amazing!
@@jovanwilliams135 Thank you so much!
That's fucking sick dude.
Well done.
@@krmusick Thank you! Super chuffed with this one
Slow Clap. This is incredible.
Thank you! super proud of this project
Big boy soundwave
This is amazing 😮
Thank you so much!
I’ve been wanting to make my own 3D printed Bumblebee figure based on my mom’s yellow sports car, (I even found a free CAD file online of the same car with the perfect amount of detail, not too much, not too little!) and take some inspiration from Alternators and the like! (I also plan on animating it in 3D and in stop motion for a few vids!) and I think this video gave me the boost I needed to finally try it out! (I just need to borrow my dad’s computer to save the file from 3dsmax to blender, or try downloading an old version of blender that is compatible and save it there. But somehow, I’m gonna build that Bumblebee toy!👍👍👍🐝🚕🤖
@@drewo.127 You just made my day! If there’s one thing I want my channel to do, it’s inspire others and show that anyone can be a maker.
Keep me posted with how you go! Feel free to send me an email or discord message of the final bot when you get there 😄
Freaking Awesome. I also have dreamed many years of making a functional soundwave boombox. Never thought about a way to get it to transform. I look forward to your next video, and whenever you drop those files on Thingiverse😂
Ayy thank you! I must admit it was a pretty daunting project, really pleased with how well I pulled it off.
Sadly won't be uploading the files due to copyright stuff, I get away with this because it's a one off fan art, but I may look into figuring out some sorta way of doing it if theres enough demand!
Well done! Very cool, love your passion too! Subbed!
Thank you for the kind words and sub, its really appriciated!
Hella cool, sikk build !!!
@@BOXERCRAZYBROWNCLOWN Thank you!
Very nice work.
@@JONNYSORENSEN_AU Thank you, very pleased with this project!
I saw no layer lines. This Soundwave is really awesome, a real achievement to be proud of. Well done.
@@tuulikk2 Thank you very much! And I just admit, I spent as much time sanding as I did designing the thing in CAD, really wanted those layers gone! Glad the effort paid off 😄
This is amazing
Thank you!
@@nectarmechanics i hope you have a good day
Primus himself couldnt have done better!!
I've been thinking lately that given the reissues of G1 and Netflix Soundwave, it's a shame they couldn't have added soundchips so that inserting a cassette allowed you to play maybe 3 soundbites/quotes from Soundwave in the G1 cartoon. 3 quotes per cassette using the original 6.
It would have been nice for the 40th anniversary. Looking at how talented you are, you could probably do something like it yourself.
Anyway, Fantastic Work!!
@@windsweeper8002 Thank you! That Would be a fun project! Not sure how much space you’d have for electronics but I’m sure with modern tech it would totally be doable. Might be something to add to the to-do list 😄
Very awesome finished bot! The screen is fantastic. Now to get a third party company to injection mold it for you ;)
That would be amazing! Here's hoping the opertunity arrises!
Amazing work! u are awesome!
Thank you so much!
Super dope.
Only question is, what if I want to send them an actual soundwave? Can you make the files available for other fans to print? Maybe make a soundblaster version of it, too. (That is the name of the black version, right?)
(Casually prints at .06mm with the .2mm nozzle for ultimate quality...at the cost of it taking months to print)
Thank you! While I’d love to share my files someday, Soundwaves tolerances here we’re not the best right off the print bed so I’d want to tweak the base model before uploading.
I do have plans for a transforming chug seeker model with colour separated parts later down the line, and the files for that I definitely want to share!
@@nectarmechanics ah. Fair.
Also might be a good idea to tweak it so that it can fit multiple different models of tape players so that we don't have to hunt down that specific one, though I have no idea how much effort that would take :p
@@sethicusiii7878 You're totally right. I designed him around tech I already had, but if I wanted him to be easy to replicate I'd have used stuff off of amazon or somewhere easy to order from. Might be something to look into later down the line!
the jazz makes me want to try out all my different headphones 😄
@@spinning4ever4everspinning55 A fellow dankpods viewer? 😄
super creative
@@edutaimentcartoys Thank you!
How do you do this?? Do you make all the parts off the top of your head? Do you have some kind of blueprint? I know you mentioned you make a really rough sketch but is there any other part to this process? Please help me out I want to get to your level
Happy to help!
It a bit of a mix of all you've mentioned.
Sometimes I can visualise the mechanism off the top of my head, other times I need to sketch it out a little to make better sense of it. I also collect a lot of figures and sometimes try and figure out how they've made certain parts work.
The main thing that really helped me though? Just trying stuff.
I can only do this Soundwave as good and as quick as I did because I've been experimenting on smaller projects for over four years now. Those early projects are not likely gonna turn out exactly how you wanted, but if you stick with it eventually you'll be a pro in no time.
This is normally a membership perk, but if you'd like, send me a friend request on discord at the username: nectarmechanics
and I'll add you to my offical discord server. Its got me and a ton of other makers that would be happy to answer any and all questions you've got!
@@nectarmechanics thanks man I really appreciate your response. I went on reddit and long story short I managed to get a copy of solidworks for free, I have decent experience with Onshape but nothing complex when it comes to mechanisms and stuff. I’ll send you that discord request now
@@Chance.1346 Heck yeah! I'll check my DM's and get you in the server, be great to have you!
so sick!!!!
Thank you!
Maybe it'll sound weird, but aesthetics looks like from transformers cybertron(2005). And Soundwave there talked like dj, like blaster from g1.
Your model is cool. And the way you made smartphone as a screen is just something
@@AIFT_Staff I totally see it! The Unicron trilogy had such a great design style, so I’m happy mines being compared with those greats!
DJ Soundwave was great, “he’s tripping cause he just got served”. I love me a G1 robo voice, but I’ll gladly take the DJ as well 😄
Thank you! That screen chest turned out just like I hoped, and the fact I could put animations I made myself was just the icing on the cake!
in the original 1984 toy you stored all the weapons and fists in the battery compartment sound wave was one of the few transformer toys that had a place to store that stuff. but your redesign is cool
yours truly an old fart who loved the original 1984 series
Never knew the fists stored there as well! Thought that was just an Optimus thing.
Glad OG fans like my design as much as I do!
Really wanted to respect G1 while still doing something new
@nectarmechanics to quote an episode of Beast Wars when they had to access Telatran1
"All Diecast construction it's a lost art."
Impressive
Thanks!
Cool got talent. Keep up the good works.
@@oakleycarl2692 Thank you! Got a lot on the to-do list that I can’t wait to share
Well done dude. I just worry about the sliders/sliding rails over time because it's something even official transformers struggle with because they ware out. I guess it's not that big of a problem since you can thicken the joints up with tape?
Thanks! Yep the slider system was something I was worried wouldn't work as I've heard hasbro has outright stopped using them on mainline figures now.
For now he's doing fine, and if they do get loose a tiny bit of superglue to thicken it up does the trick!
That is AWESOME
@@TheTripodKiller Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
@@nectarmechanics just gave you a little shoutout cuz I liked it so much
@@TheTripodKiller Just saw the clip on your live stream! Thank you so much dude, your too kind!
When Soundwave wins against Blaster and took his body parts and upgrades himself
@@zerosan5658 You’re giving me Blender animation ideas! 😁
that is probably the most epic way of using a 3D printer! the engineering is great and the design kinda reminds me of armada!
but one thing I'm questioning, (transformers nerd question incoming) I thought blaster was the boombox?
@@prettycoolbananas1201 Ayy thank you so much! Glad the design is reminiscent of armada, love all parts of transformers and want my designs to reflect that!
Your totally right, Blaster is normally the boombox, and Soundwave is styled like a Walkman. But in the cartoon he was portrayed more like a self contained player, ala a boombox.
When I went to design my version, I wanted him to play normal sized cassettes like in most modern versions depict him, but his 80s toy was based on micro cassettes so the proportions didn’t match up well. Also I’d designed Ravage and Laserbeak a few months ago as normal cassettes because printing working micro cassettes would have been a pain, and I wanted them to work with this Soundwave.
So to further distinguish my design, and to make him work more like the cartoon version, I went with the boombox!
Sorry for the nerdy info dump, but glad to receive nerdy questions! And just because my Soundwave is a boombox, doesn’t mean they’re can’t still be a Blaster later down the road… 😁
@@nectarmechanics that makes way more sense now on why he's a boombox, and he surprisingly looks good as one too!
@@prettycoolbananas1201 I know right? I was worried I’d either change him too much that he’d be unrecognisable, or just look like a Walkman with a handle. Think I managed a pretty decent redesign!
soundwave but even more superior.
Thank you!
@@nectarmechanics i know an idea. characters as transformers.
hanazuki as a transformer
mr potatohead as a transformer
lalaloopsy as a transformer
@@joshuacampbell3273 That’s a fun idea! I’ll put it on the to-do list 😄
@@nectarmechanics yeah. & maybe add
twilight sparkle as a transformer
play-doh guy as a transformer
and merge them all 5 to a combiner
Finden in my Playlist: Proyect devastator. Coming soon something great genial.
AWESOME
Coolest. Soundwave. Ever. Truely superior.
@@GoosedaGoober Thank you so much!
@@nectarmechanics My only question is: do Laserbeak or Ravage actually fit in the chest slot?
@@GoosedaGoober They do! I completely forgot to film it, but when I make more casseticons down the line (I really wanna make a Ratbat) I’ll make sure to film it then!
Could you please provide STL Files? I wanna try making this for myself! This looks beyond awesome!
@@hamzawali2893 Sadly won’t be sharing the STLs at the moment as the tolerances weren’t great off the bed and would want people to have an easier time than me printing it off.
I do have plans for an eventual seeker 3D print though, and those files are definitely going up as soon as the video does so stay tuned for that!
@@nectarmechanics Alright, thanks! Can't wait!!!
I can understand Hasbro/Takara not doing the "working cassette player" part, but how have they not made a Soundwave that's 1:1 scale with an actual cassette player?!
@@otaking3582 They kinda did! Sorta. The G1 toy is actually meant to be a micro cassette recorder, like you’d bring to lectures or dictate into.
That G1 toy due to originally being a micro change toy is accurately sized to micro cassettes, just not normal big cassettes.
That is some *ahem* SUPERIOR craftsmanship! Well done! I'm a long time Soundwave fan and I'm blown away by this!
@@maxcooper6554 Thank you so much! These projects are for me and fellow fans, so I’m glad this video is reaching people such as yourself.
Really please with the way this project turned out, was a lot of sanding time! 😂
woah
good stuff holy crap
@@stellarrusprime Thanks! 😄