The Energon Pub

by **STPrime** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:26 pm

i normally wouldn't open a new thread, but i can't open the other for some reason. it says something about debug, but anyway, hope this holds you over until tomorrow.

by **TM Dark_Lord_Prime** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:11 pm

Excellent.

by **AutobotSDG** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:01 pm

That is fantastic. Again, I say THAT is the way it should've been released in the first place.

Is it possible to get a close up on the head?

by **Ramrider** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:39 pm

That's gorgeous.

I too would love to see a close-up on the head to see what you've done to it, as well as the obligatory alt-mode shot.

by **johndillinga2003** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:05 pm

Ramrider wrote:That's gorgeous. I too would love to see a close-up on the head to see what you've done to it, as well as the obligatory alt-mode shot.

Same here

by **Lord_Loqi** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:38 am

nice. what's the head made from?

by **STPrime** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:49 pm

here is a shot that lets you see the face and some of the chest/ab mod.

i've got to find something to fill the gaps. also, i may have found a new head that will fit better so this may not be the final head.

i'll post truck pics and a better bot mode shot durring my planning.

has anyone found some tube styrene that fits in the screw holes yet so i can attatch his stacks/guns?

by **AutobotSDG** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:49 pm

What is that head from? It doesn't look like the original Prime head...

Honestly, I cant see that anything was done to the chest/ab area, but then I don't have the set and haven't bought Classics Prime yet either... yeah, I'm taking my time getting them... heheh.

by **johndillinga2003** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:14 pm

AutobotSDG wrote:What is that head from? It doesn't look like the original Prime head...

Honestly, I cant see that anything was done to the chest/ab area, but then I don't have the set and haven't bought Classics Prime yet either... yeah, I'm taking my time getting them... heheh.

he removed the raised border around the grill and in the middle Im working on the same problem but Im removing the entire section of the grill to make it flat with the rest of the ab area and add details to make it match.

by **AutobotSDG** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:36 pm

John Dillinga wrote:
AutobotSDG wrote:What is that head from? It doesn't look like the original Prime head...

Honestly, I cant see that anything was done to the chest/ab area, but then I don't have the set and haven't bought Classics Prime yet either... yeah, I'm taking my time getting them... heheh.

he removed the raised border around the grill and in the middle Im working on the same problem but Im removing the entire section of the grill to make it flat with the rest of the ab area and add details to make it match.

Cool deal. Must be doing something right if I couldn't even tell that anything was cut away

by **STPrime** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:54 pm

yeah, i also sanded it down at an angle so it flows into the new, what was a grill, stomach.

and the head was nitro convoys. but i'm making cyb mudflap into rid prime and i'm going to take the his head and modify the helmet so the face is smother.

by **STPrime** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:28 pm

ok, here are the truck shots....

i'm gonna paint the yellow lights red and add red to the lights underneath.

by **DTM** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:12 pm

I like the vehicle mode. The robot mode is great. Keep up the good work

by **Pun-3X** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:20 pm

That's perfect. He's got the white-style cab of the toy, but the robot paintstyle of the character. Excellent work putting that all together.

by **Antimus Prime** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:30 pm

Awesome, simply awesome! :shock:

by **TM Devastator** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:16 pm

Man, that really is pretty darn good. I have a hard time imagining Ultra Magnus without super-armor, but this totally works!

by **AutobotSDG** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:12 pm

and now that I have picked up the set I can see the changes that you made to the chest/ab area.

You don't even know how badly I want to do this to mine too... lol

Website · by **Skullgrin140** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:19 pm

Very Nice! The colors are well chosen

by **Somebody** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:08 pm

Now THAT looks beter than the Hate Plague Prime Magnuses....

by **johndillinga2003** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:47 pm

I noticed that on the G-1 Ultra Magnus he also has a pesudeo grill detail so im not gonna completely remove it like i first thought, But now I need to find a suitable head to replace the prime head, as well as work on an extra piece, "Think wire box" for the trailer cables that will turn into new shoulder pieces....

by **Antimus Prime** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:09 pm

Hi guys,

Had to have a go at this one, Ultra Magnus was always one of my fave characters! I used a myclone head instead of scratchbuilding one. However, it has to be turned sideways to be transformed.

Hope you like, and thanks for all the helpful tips! :wink:

by **Autobot Shade 0066** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:08 pm

That looks awesome. Nice job.

by **Pun-3X** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:11 pm

Very clean paintjob! Can we see the truck mode? I'd like to see how well that head fits, as I might try the same thing.

by **jimsloth** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:32 pm

your paint job really is quite good. and I do love that mold of UM's head. My only issue with it is that a head that large makes the figure look lean, cut, athletic without being bulky. I like size of the head used at the top of the page because the body looks bigger by comparison.