The Energon Pub

Mench0y wrote:Just for the record

-that is indeed WSTF Grimlock, sorry for the confusion
-He should be in scale with MP Optimus
-The neck is going to be the way it is. I can put clear styrene, but the problem is I still haven't figure out how to fill the gaps with a decent clear sculpting compound. Anyone know of any?
-Yes, I use Apoxie Sculpt on all my customs may it be Transformers or Action figures.

whoa,i thought that was g1 grimlock in pic not the wstf version,but that is still going to be awesome

remind me of my custom grimlock with cardboard!!!
ahahah
but you're is WAY BETTER, i made mine just for fun

here:

That looks to be comming along great Man. It pisses me off that someone is ganna do that Bad boy justice before me but if I can't get up off my ass to make it then I wish you all the luck.

I have to say, this is prob your best work yet. I hope the guy paid you well for it.

TFM

To answer your question about filling in any gaps in clear acrylic, you don't use a sculpting compound, you use clear 2-part epoxy resin; the same type you would use to glue things together. It works as a gap filler too.

Hmm... interesting I'll go check it out, thanks. Hopefully it will be clear not cloudy clear.

That looks to be comming along great Man. It pisses me off that someone is ganna do that Bad boy justice before me but if I can't get up off my ass to make it then I wish you all the luck.

I have to say, this is prob your best work yet. I hope the guy paid you well for it.

TFM

Thanks, you know I was really watching out for that Grimlock you were making I was sad to hear you're not finishing him.

Just a small update, but otherwise still took a lot of work.

Looking great Mench0y! Getting the head right is worth every bit of effort and it's certainly paying off for you.

It looks like you used this design sketch* as reference (did you?):



The sides of the head are what really stand out, as well as the "cross" on Grimm's faceplate. Gorgeous work dude.

Nice

I really love how this is comming along Choy-boy. The head is just so aminated on it's own to where you can almost pull any exspesion from the guy on any angle.

Man, I look at what all of you are working on and to think how far you guys have come over the years and I can say that I couldn't be prouder of you guys and all the work you put in, not only for yourselves but to share the work and your secrets along the way so that we can grow as a society...

...Creepy. Sometimes I feel safer and more at home online then I do in the real world.

I can't wait too see how rounded it'll look when you clean up all those edges.

Good luck man and please, keep us updated.

TFM

Cripes! A masterpiece of my fave bot! It looks amazing so far and I'll be watching til the end! The Bot head is a work of art!

I really love how this is comming along Choy-boy. The head is just so aminated on it's own to where you can almost pull any exspesion from the guy on any angle.

Man, I look at what all of you are working on and to think how far you guys have come over the years and I can say that I couldn't be prouder of you guys and all the work you put in, not only for yourselves but to share the work and your secrets along the way so that we can grow as a society...

...Creepy. Sometimes I feel safer and more at home online then I do in the real world.

I can't wait too see how rounded it'll look when you clean up all those edges.

Good luck man and please, keep us updated.

TFM

Thanks bro. I feel very much at home here. I've learned so much from customizers here, very friendly atmosphere. Hopefully I'm able to contribute and help inspire others to start customizing. As I was inspired back then by customizers such as yourself. Thanks man, and thanks for building Transtopia.

Where do you get styrene, and how do you/is it hard to sculpt?

I'm very accident prone when it comes to blades, and am not the greatest 3-D sculptor...

Here is the lower body of Grimlock

Oooh, where are those joints from? =O

Badass

Looking good Menchoy.

TENIME_art wrote:Where do you get styrene, and how do you/is it hard to sculpt?

I'm very accident prone when it comes to blades, and am not the greatest 3-D sculptor...

Well, you don't sculpt with it, you fabricate pieces from it. It is mostly a process of cutting, gluing, filling, and sanding.

Glue wrote:Oooh, where are those joints from? =O

It looks like from E-Ironhide

Get outta my head mang! I have three of those Energon Ironhides on deck to become MP dinobots one day. Now yours is gonna blow that away.

mighten it be better if you switch the thighs upside down so the knees are lower?

Get outta my head mang! I have three of those Energon Ironhides on deck to become MP dinobots one day. Now yours is gonna blow that away.

Go for it man, I'd love to see your version of any of the dinos. You know I had a lot of those E-Ironhide before too, but I had such a hard time building my first Grimlock so I decided to sell em. Never thought I'd be doing another dinobots again.

Hah, well you're doing a bang-up job for sure. I'll get around to those dinobots one of these months.

This is becoming a very beautiful piece..!!

I really enjoy the scratchbuilt head!
It's a perfect homage to G1.

Looking forward to more pics!

.billy

Damn. Good work, Mench0y!

Nice looking arms, Not gonna have the claws move??

Not bad. How articulated are those arms?