The Energon Pub

by **ptitvite** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:25 pm

Here ya go...another kitbashed Dinobot in the collection.
Now to let you guys know that I have the Rhino DVD's so I have no clue what the true color scheme is since the remastered version has so many errors. but anyways, I'll keep it like that.

Enjoy!

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News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:34 pm

Nice nice nice ... but I can't be too impressed while you've got Sludge there. He's just far too distracting.

by **ptitvite** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:39 pm

Burn wrote:Nice nice nice ... but I can't be too impressed while you've got Sludge there. He's just far too distracting.

Awww you like better Sludge. Slag hurt you! :sad:

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:45 pm

they look freakin' great!! any pics of swoops alt mode?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:08 pm

ptitvite wrote:
Burn wrote:Nice nice nice ... but I can't be too impressed while you've got Sludge there. He's just far too distracting.

Awww you like better Sludge. Slag hurt you!

Can't help it. I've always loved the Sludge mold and you just made it full of awesomeness.

Slag though does look fantastic and I love the sword.

Will you be doing a G1 Swoop at all?

by **ptitvite** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:10 pm

decepticonjon wrote:they look freakin' great!! any pics of swoops alt mode?

lol the sword is from Lego Knights! Since I took them ratchet joints to put them on Slag (shoulders)

I did Swoop last year. I'm thinking of restarting him to be more G1.
Anyways, here's the link to the gallery on Transtopia
http://www.tfmaster.com/gallery_kb0202.php

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:32 pm

Gotta say I love it all. The lego sword doesn't stick out as lego, which is a good thing. How'd you make his legs?

By the way, are you gonna try a g1-er ish Grimlock?

by **ptitvite** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:03 am

Sherade wrote:Gotta say I love it all. The lego sword doesn't stick out as lego, which is a good thing. How'd you make his legs?

By the way, are you gonna try a g1-er ish Grimlock?

Thanks! As for the legs...I took the remainings of ??? and fixed it inside the Slag crotch. Needed to dremel the metal to do this. I have so many junkers that I just take what I find to build my kitbashes... but I guess any articulated deluxe figure parts could do it as long as you have the balljoints. As for Grimmy, if I do it, he's the last one on the list as I would like to do a more G1 accurate Swoop.

News Credits: 10 · by **JazZeke** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:31 am

WOAH, that is a really, really impressive kitbash! I wish I could do something like that.

by **Ramrider** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:41 am

Wow... he looks fantastic. Personally, I think the head and thighs would have looked better in black, but then I'm not a 'toonie (that is, the toys are always my primary point of reference). I really like the way you've used the rear feet as heels. Is that a conscious choice, or is it necessary for the stability?
And what did you use for the hips? You said you used the remains of ???... I'm not sure I've heard of him.

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:13 am

i dunno.. i think that swoop is pretty impressive.. got more of a classics grimlock feel than your other ones.. but they look fantastic.
now if i can just get some more picstures of soundwaves crotch... :grin:

wow, that really came out bad.

News Credits: 7 · by **Optimus Frimal** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:17 am

Aargh! Yet another treasure! Aargh! Can't wait for Swoop Gargh!

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:25 am

Hah, that looks stupid! so not worth my time commenting on it!

Nah it's grate! :grin:

by **ptitvite** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:22 pm

Ramrider wrote:Wow... he looks fantastic. Personally, I think the head and thighs would have looked better in black, but then I'm not a 'toonie (that is, the toys are always my primary point of reference). I really like the way you've used the rear feet as heels. Is that a conscious choice, or is it necessary for the stability?
And what did you use for the hips? You said you used the remains of ???... I'm not sure I've heard of him.

Thanks for the support people and the hilarious jokes!

I use the rear feet as heels only to give more stability and to "cheat" as it gives about 1cm of height to the figure.
Grimlock, Sludge and Slag have the dino shells in their back when in bot mode so they tend to fall on their backs.
I did the same with sludge. It gives alot more stability and can give them alot more heroic poses.