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Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:09 pm

his new face is bad and wrong, more like badong, i like how it looks in vehicle mode, but in robot mode i dont like the painting, u should paint all of his robot mode with more red, black and red dont look too well...his other face is better

News Credits: 8 · Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:52 pm

Wow, I'm really digging this red color!

Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:11 pm

Jin Saotome wrote:Wow, I'm really digging this red color!

Yeah well dont you go re-painting him red and trying to sell it on ebay, as i already have my foot in that door!

Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:12 pm

Oh i forgot to ask the original poster, how did you get his head off as it doesnt seem to be held together by any screws.

Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:54 pm

Sonray wrote:
Tom_Servo wrote:I still have him, but I'm considering putting him up on ebay.

Do you think thered be a market for him?

Yeah, maybe. I don't know. I've actually done a lot more work on him, but I don't have the use of my camera at the moment, so you'll have to take my word for it.
The head absolutely is on with a screw. You just have to dismantle his chest to get to it.
One more tease- SOUNDWAVE. That's all I'm sayin'. You'll see him when I get the camera back in a few days.

Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:57 pm

Sonic Wing wrote:his new face is bad and wrong, more like badong, i like how it looks in vehicle mode, but in robot mode i dont like the painting, u should paint all of his robot mode with more red, black and red dont look too well...his other face is better

Is this guy for real?
Great thanks to everyone else.

News Credits: 6 · Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:32 am

What can I say?

Noobies have no manners.

I still love it! ;)^

Sun Aug 12, 2007 2:43 am

Very nice painting.

But the head is a bit odd.

Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:21 pm

Heads up to everyone who likes this Ironhide! He's up on ebay NOW!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Ironhide-Tra ... dZViewItem
Check him out! I cleaned him up slightly, so go and check it out for the new pics, if nothing else!
For those of you who don't like the head- go bid on something of Jin's! (If you can afford it!)
By the way, I also go by KindlerCo Labs!
"Back off man. I'm a scientist."

Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:56 am

The car mode is awesome!

Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:03 am

Don't worry Auto Bot, that wasn't aimed at you. I'm just still a little ticked at that guy who called it "Badong".
Frankly, most of my projects are a bit odd. That's why they're mine!

Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:10 am

Ok. No offense taken.

The head looks like a combination of G1 and movie. Is that the intention?

Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:20 am

You will have VERY stiff competition soon.

Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:55 am

Auto Bot wrote:The head looks like a combination of G1 and movie. Is that the intention?

You got it!

Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:19 am

Yo i forgot to ask, i noticed you painted the automorph cogs on the tailgate, but howd you get around stopping the paint from chipping off of em as im having a hard time with mine.

Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:33 am

Tom_Servo wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:The head looks like a combination of G1 and movie. Is that the intention?

You got it!

Done nicely.

What material did you use for the sculp?

Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:30 pm

The face is made from a wood repair epoxy putty called Quik Wood. I get mine at HOME DEPOT. I shaved the face down flat and shaped the putty over it. The eyes are the original surface.
The cogs, like the rest of his truck surface is done with spray paint. I laid little pieces of masking tape lightly over them, so that they would be only be hit from the sides and not get too clogged. As for how it's still on there, mostly luck.

Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:00 pm

The Quik Wood can be shaved and filed? Just like working with real wood?

Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:55 pm

I always have to giggle when i see people talking about "quick wood"

Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:58 pm

I'm not familiar with this Quik Wood. What about it?

Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:02 pm

Auto Bot wrote:I'm not familiar with this Quik Wood. What about it?

I dont know anything about it either, i just think it sounds funny.

Double Entendres FTW!

Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:03 pm

Auto Bot wrote:The Quik Wood can be shaved and filed? Just like working with real wood?

Yep. Of all of the putties that I've used it has the best. It's easy to sculpt, stays soft for twenty minutes (give or take) and is easy to carve and sand when set. Jin swears by Apoxie Sculpt. I trust his judgment, but I haven't used it yet, so I can't tell you. I can tell you that it's name isn't nearly as funny.

Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:30 pm

Tom_Servo wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:The Quik Wood can be shaved and filed? Just like working with real wood?

Yep. Of all of the putties that I've used it has the best. It's easy to sculpt, stays soft for twenty minutes (give or take) and is easy to carve and sand when set. Jin swears by Apoxie Sculpt. I trust his judgment, but I haven't used it yet, so I can't tell you. I can tell you that it's name isn't nearly as funny.

I'm gonna try to find this material.

Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:40 pm

I get mine in the pluming isle of HOME DEPOT. It costs less than three bucks for a stick that lasts me about a month. "Fast Steel" is good when you need a tough, thin piece like a sword, but "Quik Plastic" is useless for anything other than actually fixing a pipe or a hot tub.
By the way, I've already got a bid on Ironhide, and it hasn't even been 24 hours! Wooo!
Now lets see if I get any more...