Movie Optimus Prime build

[kingbob]

So i'm contemplating doing something really really stupid.

I recently found a 1/35 scale kit of this version of Optimus Prime. Not a kit of the truck, but of the figure! Kit is about $130, and is about 10 inches assembled. When i saw this kit, i looked over at my 1/14 Prime, and thought "hmm, Would look good if they did a kit the same scale.". Then i realised, I have a 3d printer, using the kit, i could reproduce all the parts in the right scale. With an existing part its relatively easy, just get out the vernier calipers and ruler, and draw each part up in a CAD application. I've been doing that for parts for my M1070, and am decent with Sketchup, so am thinking about giving it a go.

Has a metric buttload of parts, probably take as long to do this as the truck did (18 months).

Am i mad to even consider it? It would be about 600mm tall, same length as the truck, so would look awesome. Plus i'd be able to paint it with the same colours/paint so it would match.

I think i'm nuts for even entertaining the idea.