The Energon Pub

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That OSKO Slash is getting pretty tempting with the SS86 dinobots coming. PotP slash ends up just to little to really fit in.

Yeah, she's a bit on the short side. But she's supposed to be a velociraptor so I guess that makes sense? Eh.

Speaking of short: I was trying to think of short jokes to go with this picture but I was drawing a blank.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

"My eyes are up here."
"Really? I'm seeing some eyes down here, too."

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"My eyes are up here."
"Really? I'm seeing some eyes down here, too."

HOLY SIT I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT CAN BEAST WARS CHARACTERS STILL SEE THROUGH THEIR BEAST MODE EYES WHEN THEY'RE IN ROBOT MODE?

[Emerje]

"My eyes are up here."
"Really? I'm seeing some eyes down here, too."

HOLY SIT I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT CAN BEAST WARS CHARACTERS STILL SEE THROUGH THEIR BEAST MODE EYES WHEN THEY'RE IN ROBOT MODE?

I mean, what even are "eyes" on a Transformer? The cars seem to see just fine and they don't have eyes, usually. Why do we assume they look out the front of the car only, maybe they can see out of the back, too? And if that's the case then why can't they also see out of their knees if that's where the back of the car ends up? Plus beast Megatron's T-rex eyes are always looking around in bot mode.



Emerje

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Autobots vs. Scorponok
Silverbolt is having a hard time.

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Tiny

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

So that's the trick to a clean G1 Arcee transformation: a giant head!

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So that's the trick to a clean G1 Arcee transformation: a giant head!

Her transformation is all in her head!

I mean, literally not like she only thinks she transforms.

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Tried to get her into the pose on the box art, but it's actually impossible due to how the doors attach to the shoulders, so here's a different pinup.

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TU-RAN-SU-FOOOOOOOOOOAM

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Very nice~

Do you feel bold enough to attempt the rear wheel fix?

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

Very nice~

Do you feel bold enough to attempt the rear wheel fix?

I don't know what that is!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Very nice~

Do you feel bold enough to attempt the rear wheel fix?

I don't know what that is!

Well, notice how high his vehicle mode rear is above the wheel? It's not supposed to be like that. All uses of the Ransack mold except Botcon Rattrap have the left strut attached to the right leg and vice versa. What you need to do is remove the pins holding the struts to the legs, and swap things around.

Before:


After:

Looks much better.

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

Huh, never knew that. To be honest I kinda prefer the head down rear up myself. Kinda has the look of a muscle car which I thought was intentional.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Huh, never knew that. To be honest I kinda prefer the head down rear up myself. Kinda has the look of a muscle car which I thought was intentional.

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Nah, it's just an incidental effect. The level assembly is correct, it's what's shown in the design documents (and the show model has him that way) and all. One of the biggest tells the stock assembly is erroneous is looking at the wheel vs. the curvature of Ransack's feet - see how the bottoms of his feet are shaped to sit perfectly over the wheel, but in the stock assembly they're left sticking up in the air like a cat doing the "elevator butt" thing instead?

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Just some Darksteel. Love a corvette, and a Decepticon one with a flame deco? More of this please!

EDIT: Vehicle mode pic taken with phone.

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Say what you will about Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, at least they transform. Arcee seems like she's embarrassed to be a Transformer. At least her robot mode is good, and that's why I have her!

[Evil Eye]

Pair of Animatronian bone priestesses, performing a ritual dance to pray for bones.
Probably dancing to this:

[M. Spector]

Don't think I've unlocked the full fossilizer potential yet (there is a LOT of 5mm tucked away on him!) here's a kinda basic load out on Smokescreen. Mainly wanted to get a skeletal Megatron esq arm cannon on the go

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There's also backwards compatibility!

[Nemesis Destron]

Maaaan I had Darksteel and I had to ditch him cuz of those damn feet. Yeah it's the Sideswipe mold but this mold would have been waaay better with decent feet 'nuff said

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Topical. This is one of my favorite Primes!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Armada Optimus is awesome and I really need to finish restoring mine from that godawful Nemesis Prime paintjob attempt.