The Energon Pub

News Credits: 8 · by **Jin Saotome** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:04 pm

Protoform Prime and Starscream needed a friend in the worst way. I mean you can repaint those two all you want but the real star of the Protoform scene is Bumblebee as he was shown in the Transformers prequel people recieved on free comic book day. What else could I do, I had to make one! Check out the link for the specifics on how he was built and the comparison shot to the comic panel.

More pics here!------> Protoform Bumblebee

by **alhaw** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:22 pm

Awesome as always!!!

I've been following your tutorials, practicing and adapting your painting techniques, and every new one you complete I want to copy. I wasn't going to buy any movie toys until I saw your customs, but now I'm right into them.

It's going to send me broke, but keep the fantastic work.

by **TM dak** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:35 pm

simple and very interesting.

Website · by **Skullgrin140** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:06 am

Finally a protoform Bumblebee! Just wondering, are you doing Protoforms for the whole movie characters? Aside from Megatron obviosly

by **rhinox555** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:05 am

Darnit Jinsaotome,you beat me to it again.

Yours is way better than the one i had in mind. (don't own the comic)
i'd give you a 10 out of 10.

by **jimsloth** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:22 pm

damn I love that paint app. It looks like Nugold (a real alloy). Almost like a really clean, high polished, untarnished copper. Oh, and brilliant touch with the watch batteries. So simple, yet so effective.

by **jimsloth** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:36 am

Asphalt wrote:I hate Nugold (the real alloy, prefer working with copper and brass) but I do like this little proto.

agreed, but having one more color is nice. I hate nickel silver as well, but it has its purposes.

by **jimsloth** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:42 pm

so back on topic... I saw this guy on ebay and DAMN, over $700 and still going! Bravo!

by **rhinox555** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:46 pm

$700? damn,and he isn't even hard to make for yourself,(aside from the ever-brilliant trademark Jin-saotome metallics) nice work as always man.

News Credits: 8 · by **Jin Saotome** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:00 am

Hey, thanks for the kind words! Didn't mean to beat anyone to this, just wanted to make BB as the Protoform because the comic was so cool. Let's see yours too!