The Energon Pub

by **compute146** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:45 pm

hi guys,
hers a clue to my new transformer related project,

jazz-where'd that come from?

cliffjumper-who cares, im more worried about where its going!

Spike-a gigantic moon has shown up in the suburbs of cybertron!

bumblebee-and its attacking moon base one!

Galvatron- Unicron, cybertron and all its moons belong to me!

Scourge- remember, we belong to him!!

Galvatron- I belong to nobody!

Galvatron- Unicron my MASTER! with this, I shall make you my slave!!!

UNICRON- RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:12 pm

hi guys

today ive cracked on with his horns, now the horns in the previous pics were only for show, as i had ideas on what i wanted to do with this these, because there were hollow i filled them with car filler, once set, i peeled of the plastic to reveal the solid hornsm, but i didnt like how they curled over, so to get round this i hunted the pound shops and bought some lolly molds, the rocket type, i simply filled with car filler, and while it was setting i slipped it over the previous tips of the horns, this bought them upright more, a trim with a blade, and a good sand, and you wouldnt know they were seperate pieces, then i wanted to add segments to his horns, mark with a pencil, score with a hack saw blade and sand, time consuming,but worth it, quick mock up,
all the best
colin

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:31 pm

Colin, you're at it again! :APPLAUSE:

Looking forward to how this rolls along, keep up the good work.

News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:26 am

oh my absolute god.
that is 105%win, and 1000%epic
can't wait for the next update! =P~

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:37 am

In the words of Shao Khan,
FINISH HIM!

by **Praxus Prime** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:20 pm

A new project again? Man, you just keep dishing these out!

Can't wait to see the next update!

by **attackmusic** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:15 am

More Pics!!! More Pics!!!

by **compute146** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:36 am

hi guys

sorry about the delay in the update, been a hectic few weeks,but finally been able to knuckle down and get loads done, right where to start, well the big thing for me with unicron is he has to look imposing, sfter all he's a planet/moon transformer, now the only other imposing moon i know of is the death star from star wars, after a good look at the way the panels are on the death star , i set about giving unicron the detail he truely deserves, horns were done first, and layed too, both horns are different too, then the side parts of unicrons head, again i made sure each panel was different, for the dome part of his head a used a dremel and engrsved the panels on, then i started to layer my styrene on, small bits here and there, some raised,some indented, some tiny, there a few shots of unicron ive added without the sprsy over the top, so you can see all the little parts added, finally got round to bringing out his face to, and again added little details to keep it in line with the rest of him, also done a mock up of what his eyes will look like lit up, attached the horns using double ended screws, so as you can see ive been busy busy busy, one question for you all, in many pics of unicron he has a gem type thing on his crown part, shall i go for this or would you prefer to see a vent or something similar. thoughts please
all the best
colin
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News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:41 am

nice!
like the details, and glowing eyes.

as far as the gem goes, i believe (i may be mistaken) that it is only present on armada unicron, so it depends on wich style you are going for.
looking at it, it looks g1 style so i would just leave the forhead blank...
but, obviously, it's up to you.

by **compute146** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:21 pm

as always my friend, thank you for your support,input and kind words, yes thats what i thought about the gem, ive got about 50 pics of the msin man, and he varies from pic to pic, the gem is really present on the amarda unicron, g1 unicron, in the cartoon and comics are totally different looking, so im sort of going down the midde here, betwwen the 2,
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:23 am

hi guys

well, ive been busy beavering away and heres the results since my last post, his famous collar,(his elvis collar i call it,) now ive done this in the same vain as optimus, with the view of making him so he can be transported to events, similar to my optimus, and also, i can simply leave him as a head bust while i carry on with his body.
To build his collar i cut half a circle,then using a strip of wood i cut into sections to build his collar up, screwed from underneath and finished with car filler to smooth out the imperfections, once happy, i started the same styrene process as i did with unicrons head, 3 layers of diffent panels with small sections add as the final lot,(very very very time consuming) but worth it in the long run, neck started as a block cut to shape, covered in styrene and loads of detailing add, piping, from loads of sources, drain cleaner, plate brackets, kitchen accessories, and loads loads more, quick mock up of head in place, as ive now got to jump back on the head to finish the bottom, but overall, im very happy.

For a time, I considered sparing your wretched little planet, Cybertron. But now, you shall witness... its DISMEMBERMENT.

ALL THE BEST
COLIN

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News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:52 am

Liking it.
What I love about your work is you pay attention to the details(eg the neck) that people won't generally look at/notice.

eagerly awaiting the next update!

by **compute146** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:11 am

as always my friend thanks for your kind words, im a sucker for detail, and although i could of simply given him a standard block for his neck, i wanted to give the neck just as much detail, ive still got some piping to come form the left and right, simply run out of epoxy!! lol!!
again thanks mate
colin

by **Praxus Prime** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:02 am

Looking good, as always, compute! Again, I can't wait to see what you do with him next!

by **compute146** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:21 pm

Praxus Prime wrote:Looking good, as always, compute! Again, I can't wait to see what you do with him next!

thanks mate, i will try and do him justice!

quick update, all in primer, horns attached and detail added, last of the neck detail added, and the final part of his tash added,
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:26 am

hi guys
been busy on unicrons neck and head, now i want to do unicron so his head can be lifted of to reveal his brain, tv screens, its something i didnt need to do, but i feel, to do him justice,then all these little details should be added.
the struts that support the ball also support the head when its back on, the ball started out as a xmas dec, the little tv screens were leftover scraps from my 7ft optimus base, and as nod and wink to the movie i copyed the screen caps of when Magnus is given the Matrix, pc parts, wires ,beads, even nails all form part of this mock up, theres more paint work to do on it, but wanted to keep you all up to date with progress.
all the best
colin

News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:15 am

How big is that?(looks awesome, btw)
cos it would be funny to put like a classics cyclonus or something inside...
or a character who has been inside unicrons head, at least. I'm sure it has happened at least onece

News Credits: 1 · by **sideswipe6520** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:54 pm

that thing is looking great. Love the brain addition. My question is, how far do you plan to take Unicron? I mean how much of him are you going to construct?

by **compute146** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:39 am

ArmadaPrime wrote:How big is that?(looks awesome, btw)
cos it would be funny to put like a classics cyclonus or something inside...
or a character who has been inside unicrons head, at least. I'm sure it has happened at least onece

thanks mate, he's gonna be a big lad, probaly the same size or maybe bigger than my 7ft optimus, but with this i want to open him up, to reveal scenes from the movie, etc, got loads of crazy ideas floating around my head,
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:42 am

sideswipe6520 wrote:that thing is looking great. Love the brain addition. My question is, how far do you plan to take Unicron? I mean how much of him are you going to construct?

well hoping to go all the way my friend, maybe eclipsing my 7ft optimus prime,, thanks for your support
all the best
colin

by **compute146** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:45 am

hi guys
IM BACK!!! sorry its been so long, been really busy with unicron, so heres the update.
First off i completely rebuilt his brain, i was really pleased with the first one, but i looked at and thought i could do a little better, the new improved one lights up, has 3 modes, slow flash,fast flash and permenent on. also added energon crystals, flowing to his brain, feeding him, so to speak. The crystals were made from a light up ghost i tore to pieces, taking out the flashing leds, LOL!
Right collar was done in ford graphite grey, then weathered in a silver, picking out the panels i'd done, the dirty yellow colour was acheived by using a primer filler, in mustard yellow, then the panels and grooves were picked out in a matt orange, finally a clear coat to seal and give a slight gloss finish.
This same process wa repeated on his head, and inbetween the grooves of the horns i used a copper colour, also rebuilt his goaty beard and bought it out more, also building a lump just under his teeth, making his face more outwards.
His neck had a final piece of piping added, before going into black,and weathered in silver and copper, and orange piping feeding his neck pipes, I will use this same piping in his boby at some stage.
His whole head swivels on the neck, so once i get further ahead he'll start to really take shape.
Bought myself a titanuim Galvatron, repainted certain sections to make him more g1, but as a little nod to the movie, made the tinyest matrix and put it on a chain round his neck. Took ages to build. as it was small blimming small!!!LOL!!
Anyway enjoy the pics,
all the best
colin

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:13 pm

Hot damn buddy, looking really fly right now.

by **Praxus Prime** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:29 pm

Looks awesome as always, man!

You never cease to impress, compute!

by **compute146** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:26 am

Thank you both for your kind words, hoping to do this guy justice, going to go all out for detail with him, got lots of crazy ideas floating around,
all the best
colin

News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:02 am

that galvatron is brilliant, and the matrix for that matter. Lve the redesign on the brain. It's always a pleasure to follow your work mate, keep it up!