The Energon Pub

by **Hydrargyrus** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 1:41 pm

How does the dying work? It seems useful, but not a lot of people use it. Not very often, at least.

by **CruciblePrime** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:32 pm

It works really well and has the same quality as injection molded plastic. You basically use RIT Synthetic Dye in a pot of boiling water. The color changes and darkens depending on how much dye you put in.

by **CruciblePrime** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:39 pm

Two kind of new customs...

by **Hydrargyrus** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:56 pm

Broadside27 wrote:It works really well and has the same quality as injection molded plastic. You basically use RIT Synthetic Dye in a pot of boiling water. The color changes and darkens depending on how much dye you put in.

Is there any kind of plastic that you wouldn’t want to dye? (I.e., the process would harm the material)

by **CruciblePrime** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:10 am

The plastic on the Armada toys is of really good quality and really hard to dye without warping it. Other than that no.

by **RodimusRex** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:00 am

Do you use any special activator in your dye bath? I found salt to be a miracle worker dyeing synthetic clothes and have heard some folks swear by vinegar.

by **CruciblePrime** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:09 pm

by **CruciblePrime** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:44 pm

Finished and up on Ebay

by **CruciblePrime** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:05 pm

I am a huge fan of the Armada version of Hoist; it is to date one of my top 5 favorite transformers. I was hoping to one day make a modern version of the figure. Seeing how characters like Hotshot and Red Alert evolved through the Unicron Trilogy I think this is believable. Enjoy!

News Credits: 1 · by **Hotconvoy** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:55 pm

Broadside27 wrote:I am a huge fan of the Armada version of Hoist; it is to date one of my top 5 favorite transformers. I was hoping to one day make a modern version of the figure. Seeing how characters like Hotshot and Red Alert evolved through the Unicron Trilogy I think this is believable. Enjoy!

I like it he looks nice will he be going on ebay?

by **CruciblePrime** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:54 am

I might make another one to sell if I can get ahold of another Twintwist. I'm glad you like it, it's a great mold for a great character.

by **CruciblePrime** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:41 pm

I'm not one for painting my customs, it's too messy, and in the end painted figures do not mesh well on a collector's shelf. This was probably the easiest and cleanest figure I've dyed yet.

by **Glarryg** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:35 pm

Neat-o!

Glarryg

by **CruciblePrime** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:43 am

Glarryg wrote:Neat-o!

Glarryg

Thank you!

by **CruciblePrime** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:09 pm

When you're too cheap to buy exclusives...

by **Yankee0** » Sun Mar 25, 2018 3:08 pm

Hello there sir, I happened to revisit your -quite frankly inspirational- thread and I just felt that I must say that your customs are rather splendid. I wish that I were half as accomplished in my minor dabbling as you are in transforming (no pun intended) an entire figure!

by **CruciblePrime** » Wed Mar 28, 2018 7:43 pm

Yankee0 wrote:Hello there sir, I happened to revisit your -quite frankly inspirational- thread and I just felt that I must say that your customs are rather splendid. I wish that I were half as accomplished in my minor dabbling as you are in transforming (no pun intended) an entire figure!

Thank you for your kind words Yankee0! Customizing Transformers is a fun hobby and it's nice to see that you like my work. As far as your own "minor dabbling" - you'll get there. Before you know it you'll be dying plastic and designing custom parts on Shapeways. Just stick with it. Thanks again for your comment!

by **CruciblePrime** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:24 pm

Like most of you, I can't wait to get my hands on Power of the Primes Inferno. I decided to make custom characters for the team starting with Scattor. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!

by **CruciblePrime** » Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:40 pm

He's supposed to be an aquatic vehicle. The Nightbeat head needed a body, It kind of works...

News Credits: 3 · by **Lunatic Prime** » Sun Apr 08, 2018 5:02 am

Broadside27 wrote:Here is a mod I did to Titans Return Broadside; I know it's not the first. I've been using Loudmouth as a filler piece on the jet mode and think he makes a good scout in robot mode. Let me know what you think...

And there are way more options for this combination

by **CruciblePrime** » Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:33 am

Nice, I've always felt the Broadside and Loudmouth molds look really good together. Thank you for sharing!

News Credits: 1 · by **Hotconvoy** » Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:13 am

Wow nice job on these last two(Maddash and Scattor) ;)^

you do some pritty good work man. By the way will Sattor be on ebay? If your going to post him pm me just so i know. Thanks ;)^

by **CruciblePrime** » Sun Apr 08, 2018 2:53 pm

Hotconvoy wrote:Wow nice job on these last two(Maddash and Scattor) you do some pritty good work man. By the way will Sattor be on ebay? If your going to post him pm me just so i know. Thanks

Yes, believe it or not, Scattor is going to be part of a combiner set. The base will be Sky Lynx and the set will include Combiner Wars Hound, my Streetwise custom, and a Tote custom. Thank you for appreciating my work.

News Credits: 1 · by **Hotconvoy** » Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:18 pm

Broadside27 wrote:
Hotconvoy wrote:Wow nice job on these last two(Maddash and Scattor) you do some pritty good work man. By the way will Sattor be on ebay? If your going to post him pm me just so i know. Thanks

Yes, believe it or not, Scattor is going to be part of a combiner set. The base will be Sky Lynx and the set will include Combiner Wars Hound, my Streetwise custom, and a Tote custom. Thank you for appreciating my work.

I sent you a pm just so you know ;)^

by **CruciblePrime** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:09 am

Hello everyone! I am looking into starting a YouTube Channel featuring my customs (and some digibashes) that would serve as both a way to showcase my work in more detail and teach customizers how to dye their figures. Does that sound like something you would be interested in viewing?