The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:24 am

I pretty much wrapped these up tonight, went real smooth. Valkfans great custom heads make it easy.

I added my reprolabel Jazz Alternator in there too, still one of the best upgrade sets out there IMO.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:22 am

Here's a couple more shots of Ironhide:

The sculpt for both heads is spot-on

Website · by **Skullgrin140** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:08 am

Wow, those are pretty awesome

Still, you might need to colour the blue parts so that it dosnt stand out and makes it obivious that that's prime, Nevertheless. Nice work

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:13 am

Skullgrin140 wrote:Wow, those are pretty awesome Still, you might need to colour the blue parts so that it dosnt stand out and makes it obivious that that's prime, Nevertheless. Nice work

Thanks, I plan on painting a lot of that blue into dark grey on Ironhide and maybe painting Ratchets hands red along with a few other small parts.

Both actually turned out much better than I expected.

For Ratchet I used the already white KO binaltech Hound BTW.

News Credits: 7 · by **Optimus Frimal** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:15 am

Aargh! Very nice! Aargh!

by **Sonray** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:34 am

wow awesome head sculpts! where did you get them from?

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:41 am

There are KO Binaltechs :???:

Those are rather impressive even though I'm not a fan of the alternators

by **lanzajr26** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:11 pm

That Ratchet is great! I'd actually buy that if they released it as a BT

Can't wait to see Ironhide 100% and also in vehicle mode.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:24 pm

Original Sin wrote:There are KO Binaltechs

Those are rather impressive even though I'm not a fan of the alternators

Thanks, they are several KO binaltechs out there, red Shockwave, yellow Hound, etc. Pretty decent quality, die-cast metal just like real binaltechs.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:26 pm

lanzajr26 wrote:That Ratchet is great! I'd actually buy that if they released it as a BT

Can't wait to see Ironhide 100% and also in vehicle mode.

Thanks, I have reprolabel license plates coming for both robots. Ironhide is a Texas plate, and Ratchet is an Oregon plate. I'll get some more pics then.

by **CloudBreaker22** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:45 pm

Very nice, I love the custom head sculpts.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:18 am

Here is what I have so far on the hardtop roof for Ratchet.
In robot mode the hardtop simply hangs off of his front windshield, pretty tightly I might add. Perfect fit.

I haven't painted any of the window trim or instaled the plastic windows yet but you get the picture.

by **Sonray** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:35 am

iron maniac wrote:Here is what I have so far on the hardtop roof for Ratchet.
In robot mode the hardtop simply hangs off of his front windshield, pretty tightly I might add. Perfect fit.

I haven't painted any of the window trim or instaled the plastic windows yet but you get the picture.

What kinda paints did you use on Ratchet and how did you apply it? It looks so smooth.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:18 pm

Sonray wrote:What kinda paints did you use on Ratchet and how did you apply it? It looks so smooth.

The only thing I had to paint was Ratchets head. The KO Binaltech Hound comes painted in white already, I just added the red model stripes and cross decals.

by **Sonray** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:21 pm

iron maniac wrote:
Sonray wrote:What kinda paints did you use on Ratchet and how did you apply it? It looks so smooth.

The only thing I had to paint was Ratchets head. The KO Binaltech Hound comes painted in white already, I just added the red model stripes and cross decals.

Ahhh..so you cheated!

by **Cycrolus** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:27 pm

Awesome I love that you didn't just use the scion mold for them. The scion is cool and all but I like the variety.

by **Sonray** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:14 pm

where does one buy these KO's?

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:49 pm

Sonray wrote:where does one buy these KO's?

Here's one:

WHITE KO HOUND ON EBAY

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:50 pm

Small update, some new pics:

News Credits: 1 · by **Wheeljack-S70** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:14 am

these are so great! nice clean work and yeah valkfan's heads are pretty sweet. I'm so glad I didn't start buying this line when it came out. I would be in world of financial hurt. maybe a little happier though :-?

by **Sonray** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:58 am

iron maniac wrote:
Sonray wrote:where does one buy these KO's?

Here's one:

WHITE KO HOUND ON EBAY

Ahh, if only i could afford those INSANE shipping prices...freaking rip off merchants i tell ya.

by **Sonray** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:59 am

Wheel_Jack wrote:these are so great! nice clean work and yeah valkfan's heads are pretty sweet. I'm so glad I didn't start buying this line when it came out. I would be in world of financial hurt. maybe a little happier though

Where do we buy the heads from? I might consider one for my movie ironhide repaint...

by **Ramrider** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:10 am

Optimus Frimal wrote:Aargh! Very nice! Aargh!

If you're gonna keep talking like a pirate, you should at least learn to spell "arr" somewhere near correctly. You read like you're in constant pain... Yarr?

by **Sonray** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:16 pm

Ramrider wrote:
Optimus Frimal wrote:Aargh! Very nice! Aargh!

If you're gonna keep talking like a pirate, you should at least learn to spell "arr" somewhere near correctly. You read like you're in constant pain... Yarr?

Lol yarrgh. Thats how i see it spelt but yeah the way he does it sounds like he's having his dinkle cut off.