The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:54 pm

Can anyone tell me if this is worth buying,

http://www.shapeways.com/model/257177/megatron.html?li=productBox-search

Also which finish is the best.

Thanks

by **Valandar** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:18 pm

Worth buying? Up to you.

Best finish? For the best detail, either white or black detail. For durability, 'white, strong and flexible' or 'white, strong and flexible polished'. The "Frosted ultra Detail" just might be overkill for this, and won't be as tough as the white or black detail.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:20 pm

Valandar wrote:Worth buying? Up to you.

Best finish? For the best detail, either white or black detail. For durability, 'white, strong and flexible' or 'white, strong and flexible polished'. The "Frosted ultra Detail" just might be overkill for this, and won't be as tough as the white or black detail.

Thanks for the reply, do you own one of these? If so any pics?

by **Valandar** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:57 pm

Nope, I don't. I just know people that use Shapeways, and have learned a bit about the types of resins they use.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:02 pm

Valandar wrote:Nope, I don't. I just know people that use Shapeways, and have learned a bit about the types of resins they use.

Do you know if black detail finish would be comparable to standard hasbro weapons in terms of quality/durability?

by **Valandar** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:30 am

I have no clue. I'd have to get one myself and examine it.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:31 am

I have something in black detail and it feels like velvet, it's very odd. There is a lot of white powdery residue which can be cleaned off if you wash it. The thing I have is so small I can't really compare to Hasbro quality.

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:39 am

Personally, I would go for frosted ultra detail on this one. The painted gun in the pictures looks like it was made from the 'white strong and flexible' stuff which is poor. To do the gun justice, I would say ultra frosted is the only option. You will probably have to put at least 4 coats of paint on it (undercoat, 2 topcoats plus lacquer) and this alone will lose some of the fine details so best to give yourself as good a base as possible.

Let me know how yours turns out, because that's actually pretty cool and I wouldn't mind getting one myself!

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:38 am

Thanks for the feedback dudes, think I'll go for the black detail one, as I don't really want to be messing around with too many paint apps and don't really fancy the extra cost of the frosted on, I'll post images when I get around to buying one.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:31 pm

Finally got around to getting this, went for strong white flexible polished in the end, and "painted" it with a black Sharpie and a silver paint pen.

Pre painting:

Black Sharpie base coat:

Silver coat:

With Starscream:

Close up:

Was planning on putting a clear coat on this to finish it off, anyone know if a matt or gloss finish would be best?

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:17 pm

leakin' lubricant wrote:With Starscream:

Close up:

Was planning on putting a clear coat on this to finish it off, anyone know if a matt or gloss finish would be best?

He's a cheeky little beauty, and the Nerf's not bad either! /:)