This is a custom that I have wanted to do since I was 10 years old.
Growing up, I had both the VAMP and the VAMP Mk II, and it always kind
of bothered me that they were not uniform in color. From a marketing
standpoint it probably made sense for Hasbro to make them different
colors because they hoped that the new color would appeal to kids and
also because most parents would likely be reluctant to buy duplicate
vehicle that differ only in the mounted weapon system (
I know that would have been the case with my mother).
So when a fellow collector gave me a second 25th Anniversary VAMP, I
knew exactly what I was going to do with it!
The missile housing and
mount came from a vintage Tiger Sting. I repainted them to match the
metallic colors of the cannon on the original VAMP. I also drilled two
small holes in the rear of the housing so that the cables from the
cannon could be connected to it. This gives the appearance that the
driver can control the missile launcher, just as the driver in the
original vehicle could control the cannon. To mount the missile
launcher, I had to Dremel the mounting hole a bit. I ended up having to
bore into the vehicle's rear deck a bit, but I got a good mounting
hole, where the launcher mount fits snugly and can still swivel. So
while this wasn't the most challenging thing I've done in a while, it
was pretty satisfying.
This is a custom that I have wanted to do since I was 10 years old.
Growing up, I had both the VAMP and the VAMP Mk II, and it always kind
of bothered me that they were not uniform in color. From a marketing
standpoint it probably made sense for Hasbro to make them different
colors because they hoped that the new color would appeal to kids and
also because most parents would likely be reluctant to buy duplicate
vehicle that differ only in the mounted weapon system (I know that would have been the case with my mother).
So when a fellow collector gave me a second 25th Anniversary VAMP, I
knew exactly what I was going to do with it! 
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