01-Studio Cell Transformation Sequence

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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of 01-Studio Cell. It’s no wonder Hasbro went after these guys. This thing blows the Haslab Unicron away. Sure, It’s not as big, but it manages to look more like Unicron with a much, MUCH more clever transformation that hides all the sphere panels away from every angle. I could go on and on about how clever this design is, and in fact I will this coming Wednesday when I livestream about it. Whereas the Haslab one looks like a turtle from the back and still has to stack panels up on the lower legs like a stack of Pringle’s chips. Embarrassing for Hasbro, huge victory for Zeta or whatever they call themselves.

Support Note:
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Planet to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Planet: 1:33
Speed run to Robot: 2:57
Speed run to Planet: 3:25
2x Run: 3:52
End credits: 4:19

Production Note: This thing was a real challenge to manage. I’ve never had my camera that far back from the stage just to fit something in frame. Otherwise he’s not too complicated. It would be a lot of fun to have the exact same figure downsized to, say, Leader Class scale just to have something a little easier to manage just to fiddle with.

Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using the Chrome plugin called "Frame by Frame for YouTube". It turns your , and . keyboard keys into single-frame movement keys. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.

Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “By the Sword” and “Run”