The Energon Pub

by **G_Works** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:41 pm

https://www.shapeways.com/model/3003565/

Well, that's a request from TFW done. Frustratingly, due to how Chromia's designed, you'll need to disassemble the entire torso to fit it, and I'll add a pictoral instruction to the model on my Shapeways store sometime.

Now back to working on my own projects!

Delta Magnus wrote:Now that's a good idea. I like it!

Here's an idea for you: some new weapons for the Prime Cyberverse Abominus that look less crappy, still combine and don't break every 5 seconds. Bloody clear plastic mutter mutter...

I have most of those guys, but that sounds like a bigger job than I have time for, alas. ^^;

by **G_Works** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:30 am

Tiny update: Finally made my own custom Nightbeat!

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:38 am

I like him! Nice magnifying glass- one of the better implementations of Lego I've seen.

by **synapse** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:05 am

Is your next extension for Nightbeat available from your Shapeways store? Call me stupid but I can't seem to find it...

by **G_Works** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:14 am

It's not you, it's me

I'm in the middle of reworking a number of designs after my last batch of prototypes, and the neck extension is one of them.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:37 am

It's SO hard to tell by the naming what any accessory goes with. I'd make sure there are pics WITH the intended bot... or its actual name in comments or somewhere.

That said, I love your work. Keep it up!!

by **G_Works** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:48 am

gothsaurus wrote:It's SO hard to tell by the naming what any accessory goes with. I'd make sure there are pics WITH the intended bot... or its actual name in comments or somewhere.

That said, I love your work. Keep it up!!

Thanks for the kind words!

I'm a bit wary of using official TF character names. I'm not sure if I'm being too paranoid or not, to be honest! I do say "for use with your XYZ figure" in a number of entries, I should probably do so for more. I do have pictures of parts with toys wherever possible, I think.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:54 am

Hey GlauG... how did you get the clear window of Magnus to be fluorescent pink???? I've been wanting to do that treatment on a couple of bots. Please let me know what you used to paint/dye it!! ... and thanks! Look amazing.

by **G_Works** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:03 am

I've got a bottle of clear-florescent pink paint from when I was living in Japan... IIRC it's the acrylic Mr Colour brand type. Sadly I don't know where you could get more.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:09 am

Amazing!!!! (I'll give a hunt... looking for a greeny-yellow to paint a custom G2 Sideswipe.) If you ever turn up any, please post where you find. I'll do the same.

And again, huge props for your work. I'm saving up to put in an order. :-D

by **G_Works** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:34 am

For what it's worth, I've only ever seen it in hobby stores in Hong Kong and Japan... I think I have a green one too, oddly enough!
If you're in the US, you could try one of the bigger import stores like GundamPlanet?

EDIT:

http://store.spruebrothers.com/category ... %20acrylic

That's the specific line it belongs to, I believe. I'll try and check when I'm home from work.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:40 am

You, sir, are one of the good ones. Thank you!

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:02 pm

Is this it? Is "aqueous" the lingo for transparent? :^Z Looks like they have yellow, green, and pink, but I can't find anywhere that says these are clear. Let me know if it looks like the stuff you used, and cheers!!

http://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/gunh099xxx.htm

by **G_Works** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:06 pm

"Aqueous" means it's a (sort-of) water-soluble acrylic, like Tamiya's paints. That sounds like the one I have and I'll double-check for you when I can; IIRC it doesn't say it's transparent, but it comes out semi-clear.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:34 pm

Let me know if you could help confirm which is the clear one, if either. (?)

http://store.spruebrothers.com/SearchRe ... mit=Search

Yellow, Pink, Green all here in Mr Color AND Sangyo Hobby Color Aqueous version.

Heck. Maybe I should order both. At least I'd have matching touch up paint to add some detail to the panels, etc. They're only 2-4 bucks each.

ALSO these show up under gunze clear, but no fluorescent colors listed:

https://store.spruebrothers.com/SearchR ... mit=Search

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:17 pm

Do you remember if yours was for sure listed as fluorescent?

Thanks again for the back-and-forth. :-D

by **G_Works** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:05 pm

That's the stuff.

Hope it helps!

by **synapse** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:48 am

GlauG wrote:It's not you, it's me I'm in the middle of reworking a number of designs after my last batch of prototypes, and the neck extension is one of them.

Ah, thank you. I'd like to try getting Nightbeat as MTMTE-accurate as possible, so I think chestplate and neck extension are a must. Do you have a "stomach" extension as well, to make him taller?

by **G_Works** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:43 am

The neck extension is my attempt at making him taller without interfering with the transformation... I have a few plans in mind involving his legs, but they need a bit of work still.

by **synapse** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:52 am

So, can I buy both the chestplate and the neck extension? Sorry I've never bought anything from Shapeways

by **G_Works** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:55 am

I need to finish tweaking the neck extension, so it's not currently for sale. I will definitely announce in this thread once it is, however

by **synapse** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:15 am

GlauG wrote:I need to finish tweaking the neck extension, so it's not currently for sale. I will definitely announce in this thread once it is, however

Ah, thanks

by **gothsaurus** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:42 am

You might also post the 'recommended' paint colors in the final Shapeways page >:oP

(I say this because I fully expect to do my own custom as directed.)

And again, HUGE thanks for the help identifying that day-glo clear coat. Hugely awesome!

by **G_Works** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:44 am

gothsaurus wrote:You might also post the 'recommended' paint colors in the final Shapeways page

And again, HUGE thanks for the help identifying that day-glo clear coat. Hugely awesome!

I do! That's what the coloured renders are for.

by **gothsaurus** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:55 am

I see the colors to cast the plastic in, but didn't see any paint colors... like for the blue and yellow on Nightbeat. (Maybe I'm missing it?) That blue seems like a tough one to match.

I guess it's only really important if you have actually found some good matches to the actual toy... or innovations — like that pink clear stuff. That's a game changer!

Again, huge props and much appreciation for helping bring these figures to life. You have mad skillz.