Megatron Transformers 1Gen

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I kept several key components from Caution's model, including the chest, head, gun, abdomen and shoulders. The rest of the parts I redrew entirely from scratch. I'm particularly fond of models that utilize joints with a ball-and-socket design, as it enables a wider range of motion and more dynamic poses. My initial print was a prototype, but since then I've tweaked the clearances on the ball/sockets to improve their fit in comparison to the original image. As a result, my current print should be even better. To capture every detail possible, I exhaustively searched online for images of cartoons, which greatly aided in retaining as many nuances as I could. The second picture shows this model next to my Optimus entry from the cults3d contest several months ago. All parts are already positioned exactly as I printed them.