The Energon Pub

[RodimusPrimeUkraine1]

no matrix chamber

He does have a hole in his chest, I"m looking for a part to turn it into a matrix chamber.

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[sol magnus]

Is there a matrix adapter for Optimus? I know there is a brick that glows, but I mean a brick with a slot compatible with the matrix mold form Earthrise Optimus, 86 hot rod, kingdom Galvatron....

No. His chest doesn't open on the Voyager. The Leader Class can use the same adapter for Ultra Magnus.

[-Kanrabat-]

no matrix chamber

He does have a hole in his chest, I"m looking for a part to turn it into a matrix chamber.

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That's not a "matrix chamber". That's just the transformation hole hor his head to go in. That's why I said such a part will only be good for the bot mode. It will need to be a fully custom part.

Just look it up on eBay or Shapeway. If it exists, good. If not, either you make it yourself or you pay the price by commissioning it.

[RodimusPrimeUkraine1]

no matrix chamber

He does have a hole in his chest, I"m looking for a part to turn it into a matrix chamber.

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That's not a "matrix chamber". That's just the transformation hole hor his head to go in. That's why I said such a part will only be good for the bot mode. It will need to be a fully custom part.

Just look it up on eBay or Shapeway. If it exists, good. If not, either you make it yourself or you pay the price by commissioning it.

Hmmmmm... There are a few things I'd like to commission someone for. I just don't know who.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Yeah, Siege Prime cannot fit the matrix that came with figures starting in ER. That hole is just big enough for his head and not wide enough for the matrix. You would need a 3P accessory that mimmicks just the matrix core itself.

[Nemesis Destron]

Damnation...I went for my Crosshairs which was put aside for a long time now and his left arm (as I look to his front side) was loose some and I don't recall this!

Has anyone had this happen or am I just this lucky and my thanks in advance?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Damnation...I went for my Crosshairs which was put aside for a long time now and his left arm (as I look to his front side) was loose some and I don't recall this!

Has anyone had this happen or am I just this lucky and my thanks in advance?

Which joint of the arm? Elbow, front-back in-out, or his transformation joint? The latter two on mine are somewhat more loose than the rest on both sides, so he can't really hold up anything heavy like a weapon made of Weaponizer parts.

[Nemesis Destron]

[-Kanrabat-]

Just a drop of super glue in the joint then you move it constantly as it dry. It will stiffen the joint just right. That's what I did with my Legacy Select Cyclonus and it worked like a charm.

[Nemesis Destron]

@ Jelze....thanks for testifying, just a bit of weight of his weapon can cause that arm to dip. Like I said I didn't even notice this. There's no issue in the arm going front to back just that only range of motion...hmmm.

@ Kanrabat....thanks for that fix it idea I may just try that if it bothers me enough but I'm a bit glad it wasn't just my figure

[-Kanrabat-]

@ Jelze....thanks for testifying, just a bit of weight of his weapon can cause that arm to dip. Like I said I didn't even notice this. There's no issue in the arm going front to back just that only range of motion...hmmm.

@ Kanrabat....thanks for that fix it idea I may just try that if it bothers me enough but I'm a bit glad it wasn't just my figure

No problem!
The pin joint of my Cyclonus was so loose, he couldn't even keep his arm up. The super glue trick fixed that problem in a jiffy. Just make sure you put just one tiny drop and then move the arm at the problematic joint for 3 to 7 minutes. You'll feel the joint get stiffer and stiffer as the glue dry. If you don't move the joint at all when the glue dry, you know where this will be going.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I might have to do that with Mirage's hips, because the waist is closed by friggin' pins instead of screws. I swear, someone at Takara RN hates customizers.


Anyway, I recently found out about this on Twitter. Rung makes a decent substitute for the Omega Lock for transforming Cybertron Primus.
Which is hilariously appropriate.

[Sabrblade]

I might have to do that with Mirage's hips, because the waist is closed by friggin' pins instead of screws. I swear, someone at Takara RN hates customizers.


Anyway, I recently found out about this on Twitter. Rung makes a decent substitute for the Omega Long for transforming Cybertron Primus.
Which is hilariously appropriate.

Broken pic.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Broken pic.

Fix'd. Must have bumped "P" too hard when typing the first bracket for the closing tag.

[ZeroWolf]

I might have to do that with Mirage's hips, because the waist is closed by friggin' pins instead of screws. I swear, someone at Takara RN hates customizers.


Anyway, I recently found out about this on Twitter. Rung makes a decent substitute for the Omega Long for transforming Cybertron Primus.
Which is hilariously appropriate.

I really hope it was intentional (it probably wasn't was it)

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Crossposting this here since it's more about a SIEGE figure and the Legacy thread has a lot going on.

So. Legacy Soundwave is my first time having the SIEGE Soundwave mold. It's a neat design, but I'm definitely noting some issues. One is that they didn't properly check clearance between the + end of Soundwave's shoulder cannon, and the engines. It's not as bad as Kingdom Rodimus' trailer rifle storage (where, in my experience, you have to leave the rifle partly unfolded to close the trailer without the tip snagging) but it's definitely noticeable.
More annoying is the leg panels used for the altmode. Their clearance and/or alignment is also off. They refuse to actually fold down and tab in for robot mode, they spring back out just shy of the slots and don't sit flat against the legs. They also force a bit of a droop in altmode.
Is this an issue on anyone else's copy, and was it present on the SIEGE release?

[Burn]

I picked up Siege Snapdragon a couple of weeks back, so naturally I had to get Apeface as well, and he arrived yesterday.

One thing I noticed on Apeface is the white plastic seems to be of a lesser quality than that of Snapdragon's white plastic, it actually reminded me of 3D printed white plastic.

Is there a noticeable difference in plastic between the two figures?

[-Kanrabat-]

I picked up Siege Snapdragon a couple of weeks back, so naturally I had to get Apeface as well, and he arrived yesterday.

One thing I noticed on Apeface is the white plastic seems to be of a lesser quality than that of Snapdragon's white plastic, it actually reminded me of 3D printed white plastic.

Is there a noticeable difference in plastic between the two figures?

Dunno about what's Snappy's plastics are, but I do know that the off-putting white plastics on Apeface is nylon. You may already know about it but be careful with his tailwings-shield. Better sand down the peg so that it can slide in and out of peg holes with minimum efforts.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

One thing I noticed on Apeface is the white plastic seems to be of a lesser quality than that of Snapdragon's white plastic, it actually reminded me of 3D printed white plastic.

It's actually not lesser at all. It feels similar to 3D printed because it's a nylon plastic, but it's quite the opposite of low-quality. Apeface uses some tiny tabs, particularly in beast mode, that would be quite breakage-prone if they were made out of the usual ABS plastic.

The thing you really have to watch out of is as Kanrabat said the shield. It's hard clear plastic, and the long peg (necessary to let him elbow-mount it a la G1) tends to get jammed in tight when the shield is pushed all the way down for vehicle mode.
I like to disconnect the shield by jacking it up from beneath with the wings,so that I don't have to wiggle the peg much.

[Burn]

Cheers guys.

It had me raise my eyebrow a bit when I first got him out of the delivery box as I have a work colleague with a 3D printed folding knife (he did it himself) and the plastic was similar to that. I just wanted to make sure it was normal and it wasn't some KO (which I know, may be a bit too soon but you never know these days)

[-Kanrabat-]

So, I went ahead and ordered the Reprolabels for my Nemesis Prime. Quite expensive because there's a lot to cover.

I also went ahead and modded those big-ass smokestacks-guns that barely made any sense for that set. I first drilled a hole into those peg holes using a 3/16 bit. That's the perfect size to plug in those 5mm pegs.




Then, I chopped off the extra pegs on both smokestack-guns. One on the right, the other on the left for symmetry. Then I painted them.



Now, they can finally plug in on the sides of the trailer, à la PM Prime. The truck can't turn much with those, but it still look cool.





A long while ago, I ordered some 3D printed filler parts for the ER Optimus trailer. They couldn't fit because the Siege truck is much longer. So I had to mod them.



With the Repros applied, that truck is just perfect.



I went for a visit for a day at my mom's and we made it a family activity to apply the Reprolabels. I did the bot and the trailer, and my mom did the minions and the sword. This makes them extra special for me.



For that bland trailer, the Repros are not a luxury.



Still, Nemesis missed a "Roller". And I found the perfect one at a Dollar Store. A Matchbox mini-truck. The energon cubes fit perfectly! Add some stickers and voilà!





Now my Nemesis is truly COMPLETE!









ER Optimus is his perfect rival!



I'm very pleased with the overall results.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

As well you should be! That turned out great!

Now if only the trailer wasn't sized for the Classics Deluxe

[-Kanrabat-]

As well you should be! That turned out great!

Now if only the trailer wasn't sized for the Classics Deluxe

Thanks and yeah, that trailer is very, very smol. And empty. And overpriced by itself.
But eh, it's fun to customise at least.

[Till-all-R1]

I got a surprise email yesterday night about an order that has shipped and I'm like the only thing I've got on PO with EE is Siege Jetfire reissue set for May! So while a neat early and cool surprise, it also means unlocated budgetary expense for sooner then expected. lol

Still, it's far better then the ebay prices on it!

[AcademyofDrX]

I got a surprise email yesterday night about an order that has shipped and I'm like the only thing I've got on PO with EE is Siege Jetfire reissue set for May! So while a neat early and cool surprise, it also means unlocated budgetary expense for sooner then expected. lol

Still, it's far better then the ebay prices on it!

Also in stock at BBTS for anyone who still needs it