The Energon Pub

by **compute146** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:34 am

hi guys
sorry about the delay in posting, ravage is getting close to being done, this is whats been done, styrene detail was added to the whole of ravage, this bit was very time consuming, as everything had to be repeated for the opposite side, layered in different places to add depth, deception symbols painted in purple and weathered for a more edgy look, the whole of ravage went into primer first, then a few days later top coat, matt black for the body,head neck and tail and paws, silver for the legs, then each part was then weathered to give my ravage an edgy vibe, , missiles also on silver and weathered too, an orange glow was added to the rear thrusters and side parts,im now working on the case part, for transporting ravage, but wanted to share whats been done so far,
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:16 pm

right heres the latest batch of pics, hoping to do a final reveal on friday, just finishing case as we speak,
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:11 am

STAY OUT OF THE SHADOWS, THE DARKNESS IS COMING!!

by **compute146** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:14 pm

right guys

THE DARKNESS HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!!!

im not going to bore you with production pics, as you all know ravage needed transport, ive always liked the idea that the decepticons use the humans to there advantage, so with this in mind here is the case ive been working on, I'll be honest i had started to build one, then this caught my eye, and the measurements were spot on, so my gut feeling was to go with this, you had a sneak peek, so heres the rest, the decepticon insignia and claws on the outside gives a little clue of the beast inside, opening the case,nothing out of the ordinary, some top secret files, rocket plans, space cruiser(oh and my lunch)LOL!!!! A hologram to fool us!!
once in the clear, the hologram goes to reveal a folded up ravage, he stretches to get out, being folded up in a real pain in the ass!!! after a stretch his missiles and machine guns are attached, now he needs his mission details, mmmm, well, the back panel comes of to reveal a secret panel, a communication panel with his master, theres a pic with my finger pointing, theres a real sound clip of 15seconds of a jaguar/panther growing etc, talking to his master, the keyboard is in decepticon symbols, i filled the keyboard and fleshed out with some arrows etc, anyway once mission is done, he folds back up,panel goes back, hologram kicks in and hes out of there!! heres the pics guys.
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:12 am

heres a few shots of ravage with prime, they were taken last night before i took ravage and prime down to my local collectable and custom shop, for a charity event today sat 25th june,

by **Fortress Rodimus** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:04 am

Man those are so cool. great work. How long did it take you to make the ravage starting from the concept until final product?

by **compute146** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:18 am

hi
thanks for the kind words of support, ravage took about 4 months to knock out, from the rough draft to a dummy mock up made from a sheet of styrene, so i could work out the transformation process etc, to what you see today, really please with how he turned out, thought i'd bring him up to date, and keep him in the g1 era too,
all the best
colin

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:17 am

Well, kept my promise. Well done Colin!

News Credits: 3 · by **Name_Violation** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:39 am

HOLY EXPLETIVES BATMAN!!!!!

That is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen

how much did it cost to make?

by **Captziltoid** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:17 am

man just the briefcase alone is amazing. and the fact that it can transform is freaking awesome. simply awesome!!!!!!!

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:58 am

That is SO GREAT! Love the computer, fantastic idea!

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:15 am

Words fail me. It's like, why wasn't some ingenious manufacturer making this instead of My-Size-Barbie and that Transforming Big-Wheel when I was 6? Well, because it still wouldn't have been a half as awesome as this. The briefcase is unique, but clearly evokes that time in Day of the Machines when Megatron showed up in a guitar case.

And you only started on this in February? Well, I can't wait to see what else you've pulled off by the end of the year!

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:39 am

I love this! Lots of hard work, and you can tell it paid off.

My only criticism is that the teeth are white, and really long, and attract the eye way more than (I think) they should compared to the rest of this amazing piece. But please understand, I could never do this ever, and so my crit means nothing and it should be tempered and based on whether you are happy with how it turned out or not.

Steeljaw next?

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:49 am

Aw! He's so cute.

by **cine31** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:25 am

Amazing work!! Extraordinary! One of my favorites Decepticons! Would be awesome a scale Soundwave to carry Ravage in the chest compartiment! :-)

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:34 am

Fortress Rodimus wrote:Man those are so cool. great work. How long did it take you to make the ravage starting from the concept until final product?

Thanks for your kind words, i started thinking about ravage in jan of this year, i wanted a smaller project than prime, but one that would challege me too, i actually started late jan, early feb, so the whole process has been about 4 ish months, it was a challenge at times, bringing ravage up to date, but as the decepticons like to use the humans, and cassettes were no longer an option,i thought the case mode worked perfect, i never repeat my work, as a) it becomes boring, and b) it keeps each piece i do, unique,fresh and one off pieces.
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:38 am

Blurrz wrote:Well, kept my promise. Well done Colin!

thank you so so much, for not only thinking my work should be shown on the news section, but for the very kind words, you said about me, it means a lot to me, and its nice for a wider field to see my creations,
It was also heart warming to see kids and adults a like, having their pictures taken with prime and ravage at the charity event,
thank you again from the bottom of my heart
all the very best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:43 am

Name_Violation wrote:HOLY EXPLETIVES BATMAN!!!!!

That is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen

how much did it cost to make?

hi

thanks for the kind words, the whole process, cost around the 300pound mark, give or take the odd pound, and a lot and lot of energon lol!!!!
seriously im sure i got some extra gery hairs now!! :lol:

all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:45 am

Captziltoid wrote:man just the briefcase alone is amazing. and the fact that it can transform is freaking awesome. simply awesome!!!!!!!

thanks for the awesome comments
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:48 am

Mykltron wrote:That is SO GREAT! Love the computer, fantastic idea!

thanks, wanted to bring ravage up to date, but also keep him in his G1 era
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:52 am

Bumblevivisector wrote:Words fail me. It's like, why wasn't some ingenious manufacturer making this instead of My-Size-Barbie and that Transforming Big-Wheel when I was 6? Well, because it still wouldn't have been a half as awesome as this. The briefcase is unique, but clearly evokes that time in Day of the Machines when Megatron showed up in a guitar case.

And you only started on this in February? Well, I can't wait to see what else you've pulled off by the end of the year!

lol!!! well i like to keep busy, will sort out a video of ravage asap, then im thinking ahead for next project, which will either be similar scale to ravage or i might go out and build another big model!!
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:56 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:I love this! Lots of hard work, and you can tell it paid off.

My only criticism is that the teeth are white, and really long, and attract the eye way more than (I think) they should compared to the rest of this amazing piece. But please understand, I could never do this ever, and so my crit means nothing and it should be tempered and based on whether you are happy with how it turned out or not.

Steeljaw next?

mmmm, i tough long and hard about the teeth, i felt having only 4 teeth,like the cartoon didnt give ravage the fear factor, by adding the extra smaller ones, it gives him a little more bite!!!!
mmm not sure whats next, got some ideas floating around, either way, im sure i'll be busy!! lol!!!
thanks for the comments and support
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:58 am

Blackstreak wrote:Aw! He's so cute.

why thank you!!! i kind of think he is too
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:00 am

cine31 wrote:Amazing work!! Extraordinary! One of my favorites Decepticons! Would be awesome a scale Soundwave to carry Ravage in the chest compartiment!

thank you very much, i often get asked about a full scale sound wave, it would be awesome, but i think a big grimlock would be kind of cool too,
all the best
colin