The Energon Pub

[Genocide G2.0]

Taking care of ol faithfull.

Great photo!

Cheers mate

[triKlops]

Those Real Gear toys were a real mixed bag that kind of got swept under the carpet with all of the other insanity for sale from when the first movie came out.
The couple i have, i really enjoy and when I see some at a good price, i tend to snatch them up.

[william-james88]

damn fine line-up! i really need to get the omega supreme upgrade kit...

Does it work on the energon mold too?

[leakin' lubricant]

[wetwithwaterwings]

2xl: Nice snap. Did you paint jetfire's forearms?

[Cobotron]

Good show, Sir Lube. Good show.

[leakin' lubricant]

2xl: Nice snap. Did you paint jetfire's forearms?

Thanks, I bought the MegaMoonMan upgrades and painted the arm pieces red, its a good set that well worth buying.

Good show, Sir Lube. Good show.

Thank you old boy!

[shajaki]

damn fine line-up! i really need to get the omega supreme upgrade kit...

Does it work on the energon mold too?

i would have to say yes. theres no actualy mold differences between the YOTwhatever omega and the energon omega beside the head and claw hand. only thing stopping me is that damn pricetag
($110'ish if i recall)

[william-james88]

damn fine line-up! i really need to get the omega supreme upgrade kit...

Does it work on the energon mold too?

i would have to say yes. theres no actualy mold differences between the YOTwhatever omega and the energon omega beside the head and claw hand. only thing stopping me is that damn pricetag
($110'ish if i recall)

Yeah, but I dont find it that bad for half a train track. Its the same amount as the predaking upgrade, no? Do you feel that one give you more bang for your buck? And thanks for your answer, the claw hand makes BIG difference since I cannote use part of the upgrade, which sucks when the price is that high (I would want to make the most use of it).

[shajaki]

damn fine line-up! i really need to get the omega supreme upgrade kit...

Does it work on the energon mold too?

i would have to say yes. theres no actualy mold differences between the YOTwhatever omega and the energon omega beside the head and claw hand. only thing stopping me is that damn pricetag
($110'ish if i recall)

Yeah, but I dont find it that bad for half a train track. Its the same amount as the predaking upgrade, no? Do you feel that one give you more bang for your buck? And thanks for your answer, the claw hand makes BIG difference since I cannote use part of the upgrade, which sucks when the price is that high (I would want to make the most use of it).

yeah its about the same as the predaking upgrade. in the hauls thread, i have a mini-review of that set, and i was quite let down by it. not incredibly surprising through as its basically a KO. the OS upgrade though, i assume would be much higher quality as its an original maketoys piece.

as for not using part of the upgrade, i think you might be confused on something (if im reading you right). the claw hand was remolded by hasbro for the YOTS OS, but the other hand (battleship) was left unchanged - and is where one of the upgrade pieces fits. so theoretically, the set as a whole should fit on energon supreme, sentinel, and YOTS.

but if i could ruin everything (sorry), color-wise i dont think they would mesh

[william-james88]

[quote="shajaki"][/quote]

I realize we are a bit off topic so I wont dwell on it. But I did want to point out that though the upgrade kit affects the uchanged battleship hand in robot mode, the same piece is used on the claw hand in alt mode and that is what I was referring to. Also, yes you are right, the colours to not mesh. Energon is so much more vibrant. Oh well, 100$ less to spend, maybe that's what I will use to buy what I pm'd you about

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

Tomahawk is one of those rare figures I love once I get my hands on it. Like AoE Drift, or TF:P First Edition Arcee, or any Kre-O mini-figure. And clipping every weapon onto him is fun too!

Fresh off the review shelf!
https://twitter.com/QuickToyReviews

*transforming noise*

[wetwithwaterwings]

Thanks, I bought the MegaMoonMan upgrades and painted the arm pieces red, its a good set that well worth buying.

Rad. I didn't know such a kit existed. What is your impression of the kit in regards to fit and finish?

Tomahawk is one of those rare figures I love once I get my hands on it. Like AoE Drift, or TF:P First Edition Arcee, or any Kre-O mini-figure. And clipping every weapon onto him is fun too!

He looks like a fun guy.

I finally picked up a classics Ultra Magnus for a good price locally and got around to taking pics of scoop who was my first generations deluxe figure.

[leakin' lubricant]

Thanks, I bought the MegaMoonMan upgrades and painted the arm pieces red, its a good set that well worth buying.

Rad. I didn't know such a kit existed. What is your impression of the kit in regards to fit and finish?[quote/]

Its a great kit, and the finish is very good, much better than anything I have ordered off shapeways, there is a little bit of a texture to the set (I assume from the printing process) but a bit of light sanding sorts that out. Just so you know the upgrade is kinda permaenent, the pieces attach quite tightly and would be very difficult to remove.

Heres the link to his site.

http://www.megamoonman.com/jetfire.html

And heres his TFW 2005 page.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/items-sale-trade/688280-3d-upgrade-parts-megamoonman.html

I ordered through TFW, via PM, he's a great guy to deal with.

[Cyberpath]

Really like the black/white play between the figure and the background.

Awesome Silverbolt photo!

I did a couple of flying Skyfire px a while back.






I wonder what Takara's Silverbolt will look like.

[Cyberpath]

This perfect robot.
























Alpha Trion and Shogo Hasui know what they're doing.

[robotmel]

Hardhead "No Prime, Im not holding your hand?"
Minicon "HAWT!"

Thanks, I bought the MegaMoonMan upgrades...<SNIP>
...I ordered through TFW, via PM, he's a great guy to deal with.

I was recently taking another look at my G1 Devy giftset and the *ahem* Xtransbots upgrade set as I need to have a Devy represented in my display.
MegaMoonMan also offers a set of 'heels' to make G1 Devy stable when posing/standing which I PMed him about but with the announcement of Hasbros new Devy... Im not sure if I should hold on for now?

[KnightAero]

Haven't been around lately... Made a little box background and getting some neat results for pictures...



Little bit of photoshop... Thinking about making the axe glow also...



Using -

- iPhone 5
- Maglite with tissue paper taped to it to soften the light.
- Cardboard box with background paper.

Now just gotta steal my wife's Mark 3 for a little bit...

[Cobotron]

Hey! Looks great!

[Va'al]

This perfect robot.

I really respect and love just how much you love that toy. It is a love that, I assure you, is shared over here too. I need to give it some more camera spotlight.

But for now, I'll keep staring in awe at yours.

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

Just a random picture. I like Insecticons' bug mode.

[wetwithwaterwings]

I did a couple of flying Skyfire px a while back.
https://36.media.tumblr.com/98d1bfccb8f ... 2_1280.jpg
https://41.media.tumblr.com/7ea1cdbb11c ... 1_1280.jpg

I'm in awe. The blue backgrounds and shadow contribute a lot to the photo and the poses are just right. Do you use poster board or some kind of cloth? And if you don't mind sharing, how are you achieving the flight poses? I'd love to see behind-the-scenes setup shots.

This perfect robot.

I really respect and love just how much you love that toy. It is a love that, I assure you, is shared over here too.

For someone that doesn't have an MP OP, which is considered the best version? I would love to get one, but I don't want to spend that kind of money only to find out that there is a superior version that I wasn't aware of.

fastball special

[william-james88]

I did a couple of flying Skyfire px a while back.
https://36.media.tumblr.com/98d1bfccb8f ... 2_1280.jpg
https://41.media.tumblr.com/7ea1cdbb11c ... 1_1280.jpg

I'm in awe. The blue backgrounds and shadow contribute a lot to the photo and the poses are just right. Do you use poster board or some kind of cloth? And if you don't mind sharing, how are you achieving the flight poses? I'd love to see behind-the-scenes setup shots.

This perfect robot.

I really respect and love just how much you love that toy. It is a love that, I assure you, is shared over here too.

For someone that doesn't have an MP OP, which is considered the best version? I would love to get one, but I don't want to spend that kind of money only to find out that there is a superior version that I wasn't aware of.

fastball special

Haha, an x-men fan, nice!

I have MP OP and I recommend you get the Hasbro version for 2 reasons. 1, it has better eyes and a more show accurate red (Takara is more G1 toy accurate) and 2, it's always the cheaper option even though the quality is pretty much the same. You might be in a pickle now since the recent reissue is sold out but look for it at other online retailers, it might still be available there.

[Cyberpath]

@wetwithwaterwings, thanks! I hung the figure from the ceiling fan with strings and removed them afterwards. I fired the flash from above/behind to give the figure a better feeling of depth; and used pieces of white plexiglass as reflectors to avoid dark shadows.

I have this pic if it helps, (he's facing sideways here but he was facing to the camera in the actual shots.)

Re: MP-10, the Takara version is slightly cheaper at the moment, up for pre-order on HLJ for ¥17,600 ($150) vs Hasbro on BBTS, TFsource & Captured Prey (listed $158-160 and Sold Out.)

I too prefer the Hasbro version because of the painted eyes. They're everything. But if you get Takara you can unscrew the head and spray paint them, or get a replacment piece.

Takara has the better Roller though (cartoon-accurate silver vs Hasbro's toy-accurate blue,) and silver paint on the interior walls of the trailer.

This perfect robot.

I really respect and love just how much you love that toy. It is a love that, I assure you, is shared over here too. I need to give it some more camera spotlight.

But for now, I'll keep staring in awe at yours.

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

I found that there's a small difference between being bored, and being bored and owning a camera.





"Are you SURE Humans do this for fun?"