The Energon Pub

by **Sculpt-Bot** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:58 pm

Here is another addition to my classics Autobot army (the cons are going to get their asses kicked!) I took Rodimus and with a few changes here and there he makes for a very good Sideswipe. I cast a G1 Sideswipe head and carefully cut off the top of it. I then cut off the top of the Rodimus head and attached the bit from the G1 cast. I filled the gaps and painted him up. I also filled the exhaust pipes with Apoxie Sculpt, and carved down the engine to modify it into a scoop. This allowed room for the new head. New spoiler and paint job, and voila! Sideswipe. His brother is coing soon!

comp shot with G1

Bot mode

The G1 rifle fits!

Piledriver!

Head shot

Enjoy!

by **TM skids** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:05 pm

Very nice the mould suits him excellent work

by **DTM** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:18 pm

Wow.. me amazed of your work me can't speak correctly

by **Ramrider** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:22 pm

Very nice. Layouts77 already did a version of Sideswipe from this mould (see here), but you've taken it a stage further!
I love the use of the head, and the scoop to accommodate it. Are you basically saying that most of the head is still Hot Rod's, and only the top of the helmet come from your Sideswipe cast? I'm impressed that it blends so well.

I have my own plans for the Hot Rod mould, but it won't be looking much like this... :twisted:

by **Sculpt-Bot** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:58 pm

Yeah RR, basically from the eyeballs up it is the cast of the G1 head. Eyes down, it is unmodified Rodimus.

by **Lord_Loqi** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:08 pm

Wow, this almost exactly what i was planning.

Nice to see it'll come out well. :lol:

by **Tramp** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:10 pm

Looks good. How are you planning on doing Sunstreaker since his transformation and robot mode is totally different than Sideswipe's. I could see this mold being used for Red Alert, but not Sunstreaker.

by **Sculpt-Bot** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:30 pm

Sunstreaker is going to be a different deluxe sized mold....not telling yet.

by **Ramrider** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:49 pm

Hmm. Given the transformation (and considering how many Deluxe cars there are anyway) I'm gonna have to guess Bumblebee. Though I really don't see 'Streaker being too happy with that...

...unless it's not a Classic you're using. Energon Downshift springs to mind (there's so many characters I could make from that guy)...

by **Tramp** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:56 pm

I'd be more inclined to say Cybertron Override.

by **Sculpt-Bot** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:27 pm

Neither of those...not getting too held back by transformation being accurate, but I guarantee it will be faithful to the character. And believe me Sunstreaker will be very happy with his new body, it will give him every right to remain the pompous ass that he is.

by **johndillinga2003** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:47 pm

really nice!

the head is a dead ringer and how'ed you make the gun fit?

by **tentagil** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:27 pm

Oh I am so doing this. I need more classics and SideSwipe always rocked.

Website · by **Skullgrin140** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:44 am

Danm good work! Dont forget to make a Classics Sunstreaker

by **Lord_Loqi** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:26 am

John Dillinga wrote:really nice!

the head is a dead ringer and how'ed you make the gun fit?

You have to either shve down the back of the gun or just put a longer handle on it. The peg actually fits in Rod's hands if you turn the gun sideways.

by **Sculpt-Bot** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:19 pm

John Dillinga wrote:really nice!

the head is a dead ringer and how'ed you make the gun fit?

You have to cut off about a quarter inch of the squared off portion, on the back of the gun. Then it fits like a glove!

by **johndillinga2003** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:05 pm

I want to do one but im gonna wait for the official version to come out as well as Sunstreaker... As they will be out in wave four later this year.

by **Tramp** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:06 pm

John Dillinga wrote:I want to do one but im gonna wait for the official version to come out as well as Sunstreaker... As they will be out in wave four later this year.

Where did you here that from?

by **tentagil** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:23 pm

Good question, there were rumors that they wanted to do Sideswipe and Sunstreaker if the classics line continued, but everything I've heard has the line ended with the Classics Dev release and not returning after the movie.

by **Flashback77** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:02 pm

Good lord that is amazing, much much better then mine. You clearly spent some time on yours, hehe. Excellent work. Hasbro, betta recognize.

by **TM doomtron** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:52 am

perfect

by **johndillinga2003** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:26 pm

Tramp wrote:
John Dillinga wrote:I want to do one but im gonna wait for the official version to come out as well as Sunstreaker... As they will be out in wave four later this year.

Where did you here that from?

Then I edit my own!

by **keeblezak** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:36 pm

wow. i would be tempted to buy the hotrod mold if i saw that on the shelves.

John Dillinga wrote:
Tramp wrote:
John Dillinga wrote:I want to do one but im gonna wait for the official version to come out as well as Sunstreaker... As they will be out in wave four later this year.

Where did you here that from?

I have sources and it's not the rumor mill you hear on glorifed sites like tfans or tfw2005 cause most of them get it wrong the only figure from classics that isn't getting consideration is cosmos. I have seen protos for the brothers as well as Ironhide and Ratchet (And Not the movie ones!) as well as a concept design for Octaine (Tripple Changer) which suprisingly looks better in both modes and less Alt mode kibble.

Trust me when I say this Classics is far from over as it's the secondary line besides the upcoming movie figures and yes it will take a back seat untill the movie line dies down, But it's far from over.

and:OMG! HASBRO INSIDER!