Custom Takara Tomy DOTM 1/35 Scale Bumblebee Dual Model Kit

[Grail]

Originally an entry for the MAC forums 2012 Mech Contest, but It didn’t really fit in a category being that it will be slightly altered in many areas, so It will be a new custom build for the forums. Depending on interest,this piece may be up for sale when I am done.  
I will be between this, my day job,and many other project in the next while so I hope I can keep you entertained with this wip and post regularly.  
 
Thanks for looking! Any questions or comments are welcome.

Custom Takara Tomy DOTM 1/35 Scale Bumblebee Dual Model Kit

TONS of seam lines. Clean em up time.

Custom Takara Tomy DOTM 1/35 Scale Bumblebee Dual Model Kit

Priming.

Custom Takara Tomy DOTM 1/35 Scale Bumblebee Dual Model Kit

Custom Takara Tomy DOTM 1/35 Scale Bumblebee Dual Model Kit

Seam lines gone. Adding black for metals.

Custom Takara Tomy DOTM 1/35 Scale Bumblebee Dual Model Kit

[Sharkdog]

I built one of these before I started traveling for a few months (just out of the box, though I'd like to go back and properly paint it sometime). Going to be interesting to see what you'll do with it.

What I noticed, aside from the massive amount of seamlines, is that the parts that make up the skeletal frame are also incredibly brittle, is that something you're experiencing?

[Grail]

Yes. Lots of seams, slightly brittle. A lot of koto kits are worse though, and I don't mind building those either.
I don't find it that brittle though. I only get it posed up and lock it down there though.