The Energon Pub

by **Tom_Servo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:17 pm

This kid's been back-burnered for over a month, but I'm finally getting back to him.
Structurally he's about finished, but his paint has a ways to go.

It's worth noting that they think that I'm a shoplifter at my local Toys R Us now because of the way that I wandered around the place for a half hour pawing at toy cars looking for the right wheels to cannibalize. Of course I ended up buying a 99 cent Hotwheels car, which is exactly what a shoplifter would do to look like he's really shopping while he's got his pants full of marvel legends or whatnot.
But that's life.

by **Sonray** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:30 pm

awesome

by **Tom_Servo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:52 pm

Thank you!

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:23 pm

ooooo looks great! Can't wait to see him with a finished paint job!

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:23 pm

Yeah, it's really cool.
Two questions...How'd you attach the second axle, and, why does he look damaged? It looks a lot more realistic, but, just wonderin'. Still great, definatly worthy of his name.

by **Tom_Servo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:57 pm

Sherade wrote:Yeah, it's really cool.
Two questions...How'd you attach the second axle, and, why does he look damaged? It looks a lot more realistic, but, just wonderin'. Still great, definatly worthy of his name.

First of all, thanks.
Now answers:
1- I attached all four by snipping the Hotwheels axles in half and rooting them into tiny holes with dabs of hot glue filling up the extra space. His original wheels and axles are in the parts bin.
2- He's not done yet and I'm a bit sloppy.

by **Tom_Servo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:10 pm

Update

by **Sonray** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:29 pm

Tom_Servo wrote:Update

Lookin good.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:58 am

Lookin awsome. Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:05 pm

Looking real good man!

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:34 pm

Sherade wrote: Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?

Because fans make the toys that they want and Hasbro make toys that they want to sell.

News Credits: 2 · by **osiricon** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:14 pm

waaaaghlord wrote:
Sherade wrote: Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?

Because fans make the toys that they want and Hasbro make toys that they want to sell.

And that is the most truthful thing I have ever read on this site! :shock:

by **Tramp** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:23 pm

Truer words have never been spoken.

That is definately a nice piece, though I wouldn't have painted the windshield, at least not opaque. If you wanted to change the color,it would have ben better if you would have used a colored clearcoat. Other than that, it looks great.

by **Tom_Servo** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:56 pm

Sherade wrote:Lookin awsome. Why is it fans make cooler figures than hasbro?

I don't know if I'd go that far, but I absolutely loved hearing you say it! Thanks!
About the windshield- I thought about keeping it clear, but the original Dragstrip had an open, silver cockpit, so I thought that I'd split the difference.
I'm cleaning him up some more, but I will be keeping him a little dirty. I see the Stunticons as a bunch of car thieves and chop-shoppers, so they're basically cannibals!

News Credits: 2 · by **Sephron1335** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:02 am

Of course you know you're going to have to make the rest of the Stunticons now.

Great Dragstrip! 2934872938432 times better than the original and it'll fit in nice with the rest of the Classics. Please make more!!

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:38 pm

I am so surprised nobody's done this before now!

A brilliant piece. He looks great!
I always loved how Dragstrip had three pairs of wheels. Looked so cooooool.

by **Tom_Servo** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:14 am

He still needs a few touch ups, but he's just about done. I am going to keep him nice and gritty looking though. This Dragstrip's a 'Con who's not afraid to get his hands dirty!
The guns are from a Zoid. "Command Wolf" I think. They clip onto posts i installed on his roof intake. The symbols are from Reprolabels.

News Credits: 4 · by **GrimSqueaker** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:18 am

GUNS!!!!!, they look awesuking gu!!! I love those freakin guns, they look deadly

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:23 am

That is ALMOST perfection. If you could get rid of the treads on the front tires by using some sculpting stuff to make them smooth like real racing tires and paint it all black, it would be perfect.

As another thing that might be cool to see, but not exactly necessary, you could add decals like what Classics Mirage has. Just looking at him screams "Penzoil". :grin:

by **Sonray** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:14 am

i like the guns in bot mode, but in alt mode they look much too big.

Nice work though

by **Tom_Servo** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:41 am

Thanks guys!

Fender Bender wrote:That is ALMOST perfection. If you could get rid of the treads on the front tires by using some sculpting stuff to make them smooth like real racing tires and paint it all black, it would be perfect.
:

I have to admit that I hadn't thought of that...

Fender Bender wrote:As another thing that might be cool to see, but not exactly necessary, you could add decals like what Classics Mirage has. Just looking at him screams "Penzoil".

Hmmm... But who would sponsor him?

Sonray wrote:i like the guns in bot mode, but in alt mode they look much too big.

Think so?
http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize ... 1&image=19

by **Sonray** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:50 am

He looks silly too.

by **Starscream227** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:05 pm

Nice bit of work here! Any plans for the rest of the team?
If this is any indication, I'm stoked to see what you could
do for Dead End!

by **Sonray** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:15 pm

It would be cool if he could somehow make all the stunticons, and then sratch build some sort of poseable skeleton that looks like menasor in which the seperate stunticons could just stick onto by some pin or something.