The Energon Pub

by **timshinn73** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:21 am

The Avatar of Man wrote:Would you ever consider selling that (or copies) on eBay?
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Yes.

Soon.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:12 pm

If Hasbro releases one that looks like that I'll actually buy it!

by **timshinn73** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:13 am

Update:

light piping eyes:

by **timshinn73** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:58 am

This figure is now available on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=260137626387&rd=1&rd=1

by **Versa** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:06 pm

I'm an idiot... please explain the ink washing process. Is that just going over parts with an ink/water combo cloth to give the figure more definition in the details?

Looks like something I may try. This figure is extremely nice. Great job!

by **timshinn73** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:15 pm

Versa wrote:please explain the ink washing process. Is that just going over parts with an ink/water combo to give the figure more definition in the details?

That's it.

by **Predaprince** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:02 pm

Versa wrote:I'm an idiot... please explain the ink washing process. Is that just going over parts with an ink/water combo cloth to give the figure more definition in the details?

Looks like something I may try. This figure is extremely nice. Great job!

You're not an idiot. It is just that we are looking at a venue that we don't have any experience in.

I just show up to look at the awesome pictures.

by **timshinn73** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:29 am

Predaprince wrote:
Versa wrote:I'm an idiot... please explain the ink washing process. Is that just going over parts with an ink/water combo cloth to give the figure more definition in the details?

Looks like something I may try. This figure is extremely nice. Great job!

You're not an idiot. It is just that we are looking at a venue that we don't have any experience in.

Of course. Don't be too hard on yourself.

by **timshinn73** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:17 am

My Megatron Repaint sold for $305 on ebay. Pretty cool.

by **Sonray** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:51 am

timshinn73 wrote:My Megatron Repaint sold for $305 on ebay. Pretty cool.

Damm....i think i should go and buy a leader megs and do the same thing. Thats one heck of a profit! How much did materials cost you?

by **Ramrider** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:06 pm

Blimey. Makes me wish I had the cash to buy one just so I could do that. That's a tidy profit - which is my favourite kind... :ic$:

by **Primus C-00** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:00 pm

my pitiful drybrushed reject, sorry, attempt, to shame.

:shock:

by **calbob** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:00 pm

that looks awsome, i wish they would sell it like that instead of the blue and white colors.

by **Primus C-00** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:00 pm

Let's just torture ourselves by looking at it again...

by **timshinn73** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:30 pm

I actually haven't recieved payment for this repaint yet. And I haven't heard from the buyer. Hope he pays up.

by **Sonray** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:02 pm

timshinn73 wrote:I actually haven't recieved payment for this repaint yet. And I haven't heard from the buyer. Hope he pays up.

Thats why i always give people 3 days to pay up, or i re-list the auction. You are within your rights to do so as long as you state the time limit in the auction info. Either that or if they use the buy it now feature, immideiate payment is required.

by **Tom_Servo** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:23 pm

You should remember this one Tim...
http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewto ... ight=&sid=
You partially inspired it!
As for the black-washing. I always do mine with a watered-down acrylic paint. Black is good, but gunmetal looks great too. Just slop it over your figure and lightly wipe it off so it stays in the cracks. As for the company that sells the kit for doing it- I bought their rust kit. It's nice and all, but for what it costs, I could do the same thing with regular paint and a little grit.
A friend of mine does all of his black-washing with shoe polish. He does it to all of his Star Wars droids and ships, and they look great. It gives you a metallic sheen and black in the cracks in one go.

by **timshinn73** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:28 pm

Sonray wrote:
timshinn73 wrote:I actually haven't recieved payment for this repaint yet. And I haven't heard from the buyer. Hope he pays up.

Thats why i always give people 3 days to pay up, or i re-list the auction. You are within your rights to do so as long as you state the time limit in the auction info. Either that or if they use the buy it now feature, immideiate payment is required.

I guess I'll give him 1 more day to at least respond. After that, do I just relist it?

by **Tom_Servo** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:43 pm

timshinn73 wrote:
Sonray wrote:
timshinn73 wrote:I actually haven't recieved payment for this repaint yet. And I haven't heard from the buyer. Hope he pays up.

Thats why i always give people 3 days to pay up, or i re-list the auction. You are within your rights to do so as long as you state the time limit in the auction info. Either that or if they use the buy it now feature, immideiate payment is required.

I guess I'll give him 1 more day to at least respond. After that, do I just relist it?

Ebay rules actually give you ten before you can claim non-payment. If you wait it out, you can get them in serious trouble.

by **timshinn73** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:56 pm

Tom_Servo wrote:
timshinn73 wrote:
Sonray wrote:
timshinn73 wrote:I actually haven't recieved payment for this repaint yet. And I haven't heard from the buyer. Hope he pays up.

Thats why i always give people 3 days to pay up, or i re-list the auction. You are within your rights to do so as long as you state the time limit in the auction info. Either that or if they use the buy it now feature, immideiate payment is required.

I guess I'll give him 1 more day to at least respond. After that, do I just relist it?

Ebay rules actually give you ten before you can claim non-payment. If you wait it out, you can get them in serious trouble.

OK. I'll wait the full 10. Not looking to get anyone in trouble.

by **Pyroclasm** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:37 pm

http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/unpaid-item-process.html

7 days is the amount of time you need to wait.
You then file an unpaid bidder report to ebay.
Ebay contacts the buyer. The buyer then gets another 8 days to pay in response to ebay's "friendly reminder".
If the buyer still fails to respond, you then update ebay and tell them to cancel the auction. They will then credit you your final value fees and the bidder will receive a strike against their account.
For an auction ending at $300+, the final value fee can be quite a few bucks. After a certain number of strikes, they will ban a user, so this can end up helping to protect other sellers as well.

Btw, great repaint.

by **Sonray** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:15 pm

Pyroclasm wrote:http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/unpaid-item-process.html

7 days is the amount of time you need to wait.
You then file an unpaid bidder report to ebay.
Ebay contacts the buyer. The buyer then gets another 8 days to pay in response to ebay's "friendly reminder".
If the buyer still fails to respond, you then update ebay and tell them to cancel the auction. They will then credit you your final value fees and the bidder will receive a strike against their account.
For an auction ending at $300+, the final value fee can be quite a few bucks. After a certain number of strikes, they will ban a user, so this can end up helping to protect other sellers as well.

Btw, great repaint.

Yeah, so get their time-wasting asses in trouble or people will never learn.

by **shockticus** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:36 pm

whered ya get that "peace through tyranny pic"?

by **timshinn73** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:58 pm

shockticus wrote:whered ya get that "peace through tyranny pic"?

Made it. Original art by me.

by **Primus C-00** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:55 am

Ohhhh Timshinn, hope you don't mind but I popped up a thumb of your soundwave concept for the sequel characters thread?

http://seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12029&highlight=&sid=

Maybe Dreamworks'll hit you up with some work. They're fools not to...

:PRAY: