The Energon Pub

Finally finished up my Jazz repaint! Sprayed with protective coating to insure the best quality and longevity. Alt mode pics are up, as well as Jazz with his newly painted Sword!













So what do you guys think? eBay-able?

nice job!

looks good!! he's going to be my first shoot at a repaint too!!

Love the metallic finish on him.

Did you take him apart, or just paint him as he stands?

nice job. i especially like the the legs. nice legs .

i_amtrunks wrote:Love the metallic finish on him.

Did you take him apart, or just paint him as he stands?

yes definately had to take him apart

PS: new pics added!

If you dont mind me asking...
Should a novice, like me try to do somethin like that?
Also how much did the material/and the cost of material?

-ed

Kingplay wrote:If you dont mind me asking...
Should a novice, like me try to do somethin like that?
Also how much did the material/and the cost of material?

-ed

Definately go for it! But be sure to experiment on a junk toy before working on your Transformers.

As for materials, my stuff didnt cost that much. I didnt spend that much more than 5-6 bucks on all my materials.

Good luck!

that's very excellent, with alot of detail...good work!

would love to see some alt mode pics.

kimmer wrote:would love to see some alt mode pics.

Seconded

kimmer wrote:would love to see some alt mode pics.

Yea, i just finished painting him, and just put the pieces back together. I coated the exterior of the Alt mode with silver, so it does look nice and shiny... but the paint seems to chip off very easily. So as soon as I get some protective coating on there, i will post the pics. I planning on going to Hobby Lobby or Michaels to get some tomorrow.

wow. he looks great. i have been thinking about doing this to a few in my collection but have never attempted it before. i was wondering how much difficulty you had taking him apart and putting him back together. also, did you mask off the windshield and windows?

VonSchlitzy wrote:wow. he looks great. i have been thinking about doing this to a few in my collection but have never attempted it before. i was wondering how much difficulty you had taking him apart and putting him back together. also, did you mask off the windshield and windows?

Well, taking him apart wasnt that hard... just unscrew the screws on his legs, do the legs seperately, then work on the upper body as a whole.

Now, putting him back together - thats a hold different story. I had to be really careful not to damage the paint work, because i havent applied a protective coating on him yet. But after a while yea i got it.

Mask off the windshield and windows? Im not sure what you mean by that.

DvDqNoC wrote:

VonSchlitzy wrote:wow. he looks great. i have been thinking about doing this to a few in my collection but have never attempted it before. i was wondering how much difficulty you had taking him apart and putting him back together. also, did you mask off the windshield and windows?

Well, taking him apart wasnt that hard... just unscrew the screws on his legs, do the legs seperately, then work on the upper body as a whole.

Now, putting him back together - thats a hold different story. I had to be really careful not to damage the paint work, because i havent applied a protective coating on him yet. But after a while yea i got it.

Mask off the windshield and windows? Im not sure what you mean by that.

how did you apply the paint? spray paint/airbrush? if you sprayed the paint on how did you avoid getting paint all over the windshield and side windows, headlights, tail lights etc. i thought maybe you used masking tape to to "mask" off the areas you didn't want to get paint on. thanks for your help so far!

VonSchlitzy wrote:

DvDqNoC wrote:

VonSchlitzy wrote:wow. he looks great. i have been thinking about doing this to a few in my collection but have never attempted it before. i was wondering how much difficulty you had taking him apart and putting him back together. also, did you mask off the windshield and windows?

Well, taking him apart wasnt that hard... just unscrew the screws on his legs, do the legs seperately, then work on the upper body as a whole.

Now, putting him back together - thats a hold different story. I had to be really careful not to damage the paint work, because i havent applied a protective coating on him yet. But after a while yea i got it.

Mask off the windshield and windows? Im not sure what you mean by that.

how did you apply the paint? spray paint/airbrush? if you sprayed the paint on how did you avoid getting paint all over the windshield and side windows, headlights, tail lights etc. i thought maybe you used masking tape to to "mask" off the areas you didn't want to get paint on. thanks for your help so far!

paintbrushed. but i must say, doing the exterior of the car was insanely... insane. i should have coated it white, and then applied the silver... but i just applied to silver. so the finished protect is with like 10 coats of silver on the hood/doors/etc O_O

cool! thanks for the insight!

Nice work, he looks better. We need alt mode pics though!

New pics added! I'm almost done with him, just need to add some finishing protective coating.

Sorry again for the alt pics, will get them up ASAP.

DvDqNoC wrote:New pics added! I'm almost done with him, just need to add some finishing protective coating.

Sorry again for the alt pics, will get them up ASAP.

What are you using for protective coating?

Wow, THIS is how Hasbro should have painted Jazz in the first place.

CloudBreaker22 wrote:Wow, THIS is how Hasbro should have painted Jazz in the first place.

We will see Pigs with wings ice skating in hell before that ever happens!

Sonray wrote:

DvDqNoC wrote:New pics added! I'm almost done with him, just need to add some finishing protective coating.

Sorry again for the alt pics, will get them up ASAP.

What are you using for protective coating?

Im ysing Krylon Kamar Finish spray. I didnt know which to get between kamar, matte, or glossy... so i just picked one. Hoping i wouldnt regret it. May i ask what you used on your Ratchet as a finish?

DvDqNoC wrote:

Sonray wrote:

DvDqNoC wrote:New pics added! I'm almost done with him, just need to add some finishing protective coating.

Sorry again for the alt pics, will get them up ASAP.

What are you using for protective coating?

Im ysing Krylon Kamar Finish spray. I didnt know which to get between kamar, matte, or glossy... so i just picked one. Hoping i wouldnt regret it. May i ask what you used on your Ratchet as a finish?

Well i had mixed results, as many of the tightest joints still had paint chipping problems, but over the rest of the fig it seemed to work fine, and all i used was a brush-on matte varnish.

For the joints problem i applied a tiny bit of superglue to the surface i wanted to paint that i knew would rub, then painted it, then applied a bit more superglue. It worked like a charm and is hard as hell now and no chipping. You just gotta be careful not to glue your joints shut!

I think they r great.Im a artist to i just draw dragons im not good at Transformers yet.But I like ur art!