The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:48 am

MrMunkeepants wrote:very nicely done, I love the hard top for the Jeep - where did you find that? and where can I find other KOs?

Sorry about the delay, the hardtop comes from a Revel 1:24 scale Jeep(1977 I believe) model kit. The Jeep has changed very little in the last 30+ years so you can use pretty much all the parts from the model kit.

Binaltech KOs are getting harder to find but I did see some at ages three & up online store.

by **Ragnorok64** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:47 pm

How'd you do the custom license plates?

by **Sonray** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:24 pm

Ragnorok64 wrote:How'd you do the custom license plates?

Probably reprolabels.com

by **Ragnorok64** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:35 pm

Sonray wrote:
Ragnorok64 wrote:How'd you do the custom license plates?

Probably reprolabels.com

I didn't catch it the first time but I see them on there now.

http://www.reprolabels.com/Binaltech/plates1.asp

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:53 pm

Yeah, those are the ones. I spend so much money at reprolabels.

"Downshift" needed a plate too:

News Credits: 1 · by **MrMunkeepants** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:30 am

iron maniac wrote:Binaltech KOs are getting harder to find but I did see some at ages three & up online store.

now that I've ordered one, they have Mustangs! Both Wheeljack and Grimlock for $30 each, inc shipping. When it arrives I can update on the quality.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:54 pm

I'm bumping this thread because I have been getting some inquiries about these 2 guys.

News Credits: 1 · by **MrMunkeepants** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:22 pm

not entirely on-topic, but I forgot to review the KO Wheeljack I got! I have pictures, and can post a full review if there is demand, but the short story is that they are worth getting if you can't find the real thing.

They don't match the quality of official Alts, since they are backward-engineered, but they are close enough to fill that gap in a collection. My WJ uses screws instead of pins in many places, and has a flaky chrome plating instead of silver plastic, and the engine doesn't fit under the hood (which is fine), but the biggest problem is that the doors don't quite close correctly. I just display them open, but it is an annoyance. Many parts aren't as exact as the real thing (leading to gaps in the vehicle mode body), and sometimes the sculpt is a bit muddy with the technical details, but... it works.