The Energon Pub

Like mcrobocreations on Facebook · by **mcrobocreations** » Sun Aug 09, 2015 5:11 pm

New for 2015
I was commissioned to make the G1 Prime with a Light-up Matrix

Gen 1 Optimus Prime
Fully posable and life-size
Free-standing
You can get into it and walk around
Suit expandable to accommodate 5 to 6 feet
Suit compacts to a 25" square cube for transporting
Transforms into Semi Truck
Over 20 Lighting Effects

Robot
Free-standing and poseable. Moving hydraulics in the knees and elbows. Expandable waist. Retractable knee guards. Foam lined torso shoulders. Pulsating Matrix feature. Wear it or display it.

Truck
Transforms into the complete semi truck mode. Fists convert to reveal headlights.

Helmet
One-size-fits-all, but it's on the large size. Breathing holes cut into the faceplate. Mouth moves when speaking. Foam lined.

Weapon
Gun springs open. The tip lights up blue/red automatically based on movement.

Gun Mount
Snap the gun into place on the truck's fifth wheel. Also accessible while in suit mode.

Hands
Gloves slip on for a snug fit. Made of soft material with rubber grips painted on the palms.

Lights
21 lights in total. 12 finger lights with 3 encased button batteries. 6 fog lights require 2 AA batteries and 2 headlights which require 2 AAA batteries.

Materials
Made of new hard ridged plastic (ABS flat plastic), hand-formed and riveted. Extremely durable and withstands wear and tear.

Time Involved
It took over 50 hours to build.

Feedback
I invite you to leave a comment, how am I doing? This would help so much as I work towards a full time career as a model builder.

by **Fireguts Monkey** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:26 am

Man, I would love to see some video of this being worn at a con.

Like mcrobocreations on Facebook · by **mcrobocreations** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:52 pm

The suit has been packed up in a 22" cube box ready for Ohio. The man who commissioned me to build it is going to use it for charity events at his local children's hospital. This project's been close to the heart, and special attention was given to what the kids would enjoy; soft gloves, light-up matrix, light-up toy gun, the G1 face has a friendly appearance. I've got a quick video of how it looks with me inside. https://youtu.be/F9x_xhARTiU?list=PLVqu ... lViUGS1NUx

by **donny1975** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:29 am

That is AMAZING! nice work! :shock:

by **Glarryg** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 1:09 pm

Holy scrap Pit slag Unicron that's awesome! I'd love to be able to make a robot costume like that; how long have you been doing this? How did you make it able to stand on its own?

This thing is about seven million kinds of cool.

:BOWDOWN:

Glarryg

by **OptimusPrimeval** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:13 am

Oh man, that's epic! Very inspirational! The hands are amazing!

I can't even begin to wrap my mind around someone being able to get inside it! That is the gold leaf on the light-up cherry on the transformable icing on the cake!

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:39 am

Haha it has an expanding waist to fit the every-expanding waist-lines of the average person!

I, too, would love to see a video of this in action.

Like mcrobocreations on Facebook · by **mcrobocreations** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:08 pm

[quote="Glarryg"]Holy scrap Pit slag Unicron that's awesome! I'd love to be able to make a robot costume like that; how long have you been doing this? How did you make it able to stand on its own?

This thing is about seven million kinds of cool.

:BOWDOWN:

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weres the hour message i just did
is this still invaild try submitting again waht a fn waste of time

answer triple changeing joints