The Energon Pub

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:01 pm

With the unveiling of the iGear Impactor and Wrecker head moulds, I thought I would share my Wreckers custom. Here is the Warden!

I know that Gasket/Grommet/Cog, Cerebros, and Spike did not make an appearance, I felt like they might have been behind the scenes, patrolling the grounds, or killed early in the Decepticon assault on the Garrus-9 Penitentiary. So included them.

I still do not like the idea that Overlord made such quick of Max, but he did not kill him!

Even though Max never transformed in LSOTW, the terra based alt. mode was implied by the addition of tracks on his legs and backs.

Although G1 Fortress Maximus had nearly the same color palette, the application areas were almost completely different from Wreckers Max.

The "rifle" becomes the spire of the baddest wing in the Garrus-9 prison. Solitary confinement!

Alot of mods went into this one. I tried to maintain a balance between the original Max, and LSOTW max. This custom includes LED eyes, with CAD designed interchangeable faces. The Original, Cartoon calm and angry, and LSOTW calm and angry. The Rifle has 3 LEDS, two reds in the barrel and green in the scope, along with a speaker and battery assembly with 3 separate weapon sounds.

I used all custom mixed paints, base coats, highlights and flat lacquer sealant airbrushed applied. Dry brushing, washes, computer designed components, electronics, metal flake metallic paints, the works! Hope you guys like it!

EXTREMELY in depth video covers everything about this custom, bored? check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlDH1kkhjHk

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:10 pm

**** me ... :shock:

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:25 pm

Burn wrote:**** me ...

I cannot tell if that's a good comment or a bad comment... :-?

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:58 pm

HO. LEE. CRAP.

Impressive, most impressive.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:16 pm

GetRightRobot wrote:
Burn wrote:**** me ...

I cannot tell if that's a good comment or a bad comment...

It's a good one.

News Credits: 3 · by **ArmadaPrime** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:35 am

woah my god.
give it to me.

what did you use as tha base?
i've always thought it would be a funny idea to use third party stuff eg predaking hands instead of making your own for a kitbash, even if the thing you are making is nothing lke the thing they were designed for...

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:40 am

I used what else? A g1 Fort Max! This guy is 25" tall! The hands are scratched built. I appreciate everyones nice words. I have added a video (it is long) that demonstrates the electronics and process of CAD designing the head upgrade along with a bunch of details about this fig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlDH1kkhjHk

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:09 pm

The thin line between madness and genius. Motherf***

by **Dagon** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:40 pm

Holy **** man, that is outstanding. I've lurked the customs board for a long, long time, and I don't think I've ever seen anything like this. Outstanding.

BTW, best picture? Custom Max with his arm around reg'lar Max sporting the smoking gun finger point. Magnificant.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:54 pm

Dagon wrote:Holy **** man, that is outstanding. I've lurked the customs board for a long, long time, and I don't think I've ever seen anything like this. Outstanding.

BTW, best picture? Custom Max with his arm around reg'lar Max sporting the smoking gun finger point. Magnificant.

Wow, thank you so much! This really was a major undertaking (for me atleast) and I cannot explain how good it makes me feel to hear things like that. :-D

News Credits: 12 · by **robofreak** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:22 pm

Burn wrote:**** me ...

Kinky...

It is amazing. Looking forward to seeing more creations.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:42 pm

Front to the page

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:05 pm

Fantastic job, GRR!

A couple of quick questions though; can he transform and what parts did you use? :???:

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:10 pm

Any reason you decided to make him so big?

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:22 pm

That is simply amazing. Makes the original Fort Max look dull and boring. Very impressive work.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:33 pm

'Tis certainly a thing of beauty.

Thank you for sharing your labor intensive, and super-cool custom with us.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:37 pm

Mindmaster wrote:Fantastic job, GRR! A couple of quick questions though; can he transform and what parts did you use?

Thanks friend. Yes he and his minions transform. Max converts into rolling battle station, and city/fortress. I used a G1 Fortress Maximus as the base chassis and just went from there.

Here is a link to a video I made that covers alot, including the CAD designing work on the faces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlDH1kkhjHk

by **quickmixed** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:04 pm

This is incredible. I kept thinking "no way did he use a G1 Fort Max" and then when I saw that comparison shot with Overlord I was blown away. Really great work mate. I love the new face sculpt and the work on the shoulders really stands out too. Cant wait to see your next project.

by **_Anshin_** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:15 pm

Freaking amazing. Fort Max was always an amazing toy for me when I was a child mainly because most it was almost as tall as I was when I first got it. I was not thrilled when they showed him as a pushover in LSOTW, but I understood they couldn't show him in his glory. As for this kitbash/model. My hat is off to you. This is such amazing work that I honestly still keep finding my mouth open in shock and awe. Good job. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:22 pm

epic

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:14 pm

Case and point? If you could manufacture these, they would sell like freakn hot cakes on the fourth of july!
Astounding work on an astounding figure that I honestly thought was perfection! you have taken this to a whole new level! you, good sir, need your own private wing in a museum!
quick question though.
I can mod new hands and guns and attachments and everything else like there's no tommaro, but, when it comes to painting? well, let's just say, G2 looked better than my paint jobs, and my jobs are scratchier than the american unicron trilogy's plotline! #-o

(I know) any tips on what kinda paint to use? any type of lacker or solvent?

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:48 pm

BeastProwl wrote::shock: Case and point? If you could manufacture these, they would sell like freakn hot cakes on the fourth of july!
Astounding work on an astounding figure that I honestly thought was perfection! you have taken this to a whole new level! you, good sir, need your own private wing in a museum!
quick question though.
I can mod new hands and guns and attachments and everything else like there's no tommaro, but, when it comes to painting? well, let's just say, G2 looked better than my paint jobs, and my jobs are scratchier than the american unicron trilogy's plotline! (I know) any tips on what kinda paint to use? any type of lacker or solvent?

Thankyou very much for the compliments! And I'm sure your paint jobs are not as bad as you think. As far as advice on paint, for brush and airbrush I really like Testors Model Master paints and Citadel (games workshop/warhammer) paints for bright colors. For enamels I usually mix down with a little thinner, but I think prep work is the key. A scotch bright pad does wonder to helping paint stick. An airbrush is great tool too, but a cost effective alternative is rattle can. Krylon has a line of spray paints called Fusion. They are designed for plastic applications and I have had very satisfying results with them. If you can isolate a part and spray it, do it, spray is always smoother than brush. Honestly, check out www.procustomizers.com There are FAR MORE talented people there that help get you where you want to be with paint. Hope that helps.

by **Cooter** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:10 pm

Wow is an understatement, this is amazing beyond amazing. Now if only too upgrade a G1 Scorponok... :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:26 pm

The neck is the only part that bugs me a bit but as for the rest...fan-f***ing-tastic!!!! I never in a million years would have had the stones to mod a G1 Fort Max unless I happened to have a spare one lying around (which I'm guessing and hoping is what happened in your case) just because of the price tag involved with this figure. You have done a phenomenal job! :APPLAUSE: