The Energon Pub

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 4:42 am

The titans have goddamn returned! That's one hell of a battle scene!

News Credits: 79 · by **Sigma Magnus** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:19 am

Holy shirt, dude! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:20 am

Awesome write up, and good job on the preemptive fix up ;)^

Dude, that is epic. It's a war scene! On a coffee table no less! How long did that take you?

Cobotron wrote:Now I gotta go put all my toys away.

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:21 am

Kurona wrote::shock: The titans have goddamn returned! That's one hell of a battle scene!

This!

Amazing, Cobo!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:49 pm

Thanks guys. That really was fun as hell! It's like those awesome posters or catalog shots where they cram every toy/character into one composition.

shajaki wrote: How long did that take you?

Two Hobbits and a Hell Boy II! :lol:

I used the opertunity to finally reconfigure my control console. My monitor was off at an angle and it was starting to mess with my lower back.

The new confab:

Trypticon is homeless. At least he gets a corner. It's all good though. I'm not done playing with him. Not to mention stickers.

The rest of TR gets a home down here on this catchall shelf.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:52 pm

That is awesome! Looked like a lot of fun to setup ;)^

Going have lock jaw from all that 'TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHE-TSCHE' :lol:

Do I spy with my little eye the 'Tron in the way back? :-?

I've noticed that you always seem to put the Autobots on the left and the Decepticons on the right. I do the exact opposite (I'm usually backasswards though). That poses a fun poll. Does anyone have a preferencial bias when poses fight scenes? Is there a right or wrong way? Does one way feel more right and why? Is it from the old group shots found in artwork, catalogs and/or check list posters?

Think it over, it's time for Coffee Tawlk!

Just try not to get to verklempt

News Credits: 79 · by **Sigma Magnus** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:59 pm

Holy scrap, that is an awesome desk! Personally though, when it comes to displays I couldn't have my own figures like that for fear of stuff falling over.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:07 pm

YES! ALL the sound effects left me seriously cotton mouthed. Still chugging water to compensate.

carytheone wrote:I've noticed that you always seem to put the Autobots on the left and the Decepticons on the right.

HA! I have pondered this for years. There are two shelves were I purposely tried to counteract this. But, I think it is something subconscious. Due to reading English, we are programmed to take in visual information from left to right. Maybe a test of the soul. I tend to lead with the forces of good over the forces of evil?

Could have to do with the dominate side of the brain we use?
Not entirely sure Curly. Definitely a philosophical quandary for the ages! :lol:

carytheone wrote:Do I spy with my little eye the 'Tron in the way back?

You do indeed. :-D

Sigma Magnus wrote:Holy scrap, that is an awesome desk! Personally though, when it comes to displays I couldn't have my own figures like that for fear of stuff falling over.

Thanks Sig. Lots of good work and good fun happens at that desk.
I've been playing the game of Robot Jenga for years. Sometimes things fall. Rarely do they break though. *knocks on wood*

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 4:26 pm

carytheone wrote:Going have lock jaw from all that 'TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHE-TSCHE'

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 4:37 pm

I would love to have ALL THE BOTS on display, but I know for a fact both kids would want to transform the sh*t out of all of them. My boy loves going alt to bot n back over & over until he masters a transformation. That's great for CHUGs -- not so much for G1 vintage or MPs.

So besides the bots in my cupboard, my setups occur only when meme-spiration hits. And when that happens, I generally go with whichever side looks best on a bot, the angle, etc.

Even in the cupboard, though, the factions are all mixed -- the War is truly over, it seems.

As a kid, when me and my bff did the daily face-off, iirc the Autobots tended to be lined-up in a single row on the left, armed to the faceplate. Same with the Cons on the right!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:21 pm

Ho. Ly. Sugar. Honey. Iced. Tea.

That is awesome!!! Some truly awesome stuff here! That coffee table!!! and the lock jaw!!!

News Credits: 2 · by **SureShot18** » Sun Aug 13, 2017 11:26 am

Holy cannoli, that's a lot of Titans. Trypticon looks killer and he looks great with all of the TR Decepticons.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:26 am

A new Powered Suit arrived in the mail this past week.

The C Type suit is supposed to be the Utilitron constructobot load lifter type.

Hence the cool hydrauliclaws.

I love the big bubble canopy on this one.

He does come with a blaster rifle too, in case the Waruder breach the main defenses.

Because who doesn't love chicken walker mode?

Then there was that time, when all hope was surely lost, but Dale from Cargo Bay 6 single handedly drove the Waruder out of Moon Base, and saved the day.

Dale!!!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:34 pm

Haha, so cool. Love me some bubble cockpit ;)^

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:50 pm

I'm late to the party ... is that a drawing tablet you have hooked up to your computer?

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:55 pm

Burn wrote:I'm late to the party ... is that a drawing tablet you have hooked up to your computer?

Even better Chief! It's a Cintiq tablet/monitor. I can actually look down at what I'm drawing the natural way.
Love that thing. ;)^

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:09 pm

Showed my girlfriend (she has a Wacom).

She says you're an arsehole.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:22 pm

Burn wrote:Showed my girlfriend (she has a Wacom).

She says you're an arsehole.

Well you tell her I think she is a lovely picture of feminine perfection.

Jeez! What I do to deserve that?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:35 pm

Cobotron wrote:Jeez! What I do to deserve that?

Don't feel bad, Va'al has been on the receiving end of her snark as well. :lol:

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:12 pm

So I came across this great new blog called "Crew of Spirited Boys" Microman Club, that is dedicated to the translation of old Takara SF Land catalogs, media, and other things. Takara SF Land being the term for all things Takara pre-Transformers. i.e. Henshin Cyborg, Microman, Diaclone, etc.
I found them because they started translating the new Diaclone reboot stuff, but they are working on going way back to the OG stuff.

If your interested, you should check them out.
http://micromanclub.tumblr.com/about

There is lots of cool old art to see and fun old facts and fiction to read.

But one thing they have hipped me to is this contemporary Japanese illustrator named Takeshi Nakamura who is doing these great retro paintings/illustrations that are just AWESOME.

I love how remanisant his style is of the old Diaclone catalogs, like this...

Crew of Spirited Boys links to Nakamura's Twatter account as "Source". Check out some of his other work it is all equally as awesome.

https://twitter.com/F_M_U/status/727883303676575744

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:46 am

That is some awesome love for such a tiny thing. But it looks cool! The bubble cockpit is pretty nice on that little guy, and he can combine with the big one! (I really need to figure out names so I sound smarter here)

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:49 am

It's so weird seeing the likes of Optimus, Soundwave and Ravage in such a different context. Kinda love it though ;)^

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:17 am

That art is simply beautiful

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:42 pm

Holy cats. The 'Tron done blew up with Titans and Returns and Clones of DaleDia.

Amazing stuff, lad. AMAZING! :APPLAUSE:

Currently reading up on that Diaclone stuff right now!! Takes me back to those links I sent you from TFL a ways back. Good times :-D

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:11 pm

I totally want to go down the Diaclone rabbit hole, Cobo....they look amazing.

My friend tried to tell me I needed Micronauts -- he's still hunting for Baron Karza!