The Energon Pub

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:43 am

Like Baneblade on Facebook · by **Baneblade** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:47 pm

quite impressive!

not very high on my list of toys for DOTM - i just dont like the mould for some reason - but your modifications actually make it more interesting

by **Doubledealer93** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:36 pm

my god i need to get him! sentiel is the last DOTM toy i need to get then i can take a break for a bit. but the gun is really cool! i might have to make one myself ^_^ awesome work my friend. =P~

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:26 pm

Baneblade wrote:quite impressive!

not very high on my list of toys for DOTM - i just dont like the mould for some reason - but your modifications actually make it more interesting

Impressive work, indeed.

However, I must recommend the figure itself. One of the better molds. I'm not kidding.

ROTF Leader Class Optimus is my favorite TF toy, hands down. DOTM Sentinel Prime comes in at a very close second. I'm not kidding.

Out of all of the TF series and toylines, those two are my # 1 and 2. No joke.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:59 pm

Wow, another impressive job. Love the weathering on the double-blade and the shield, as well as the custom acid rust canon.

One question, though. Did you intentionally give the alt mode paint job a more rugged, uneven finish? I'm asking because you did a perfectly glossy metallic job on BB Bumblebee, so it can't be the result of inexperienced brushing.

That aside, I love the added articulation you gave Sentinel's head. It allows the fig to "emote" so much better in poses.

BTW, what did you use to kitbash the acid rust canon from, anyways?

News Credits: 9 · by **Hip-Hoptimus Rime** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:42 am

A work of art, what a beauty.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:23 pm

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:39 pm

Mykltron wrote:Can anyone guess what the chest hose is made from?

a metal wire and a key ring?
Anyhow, in the movie, I think it's just a water hose that works it's way into his alt mode. anyhow, the "spike" on his arm is an extra hose from his fire truck mode. the two (Chest and arm I mean) may even be connected.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:55 pm

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:17 am

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I had no idea varnish has an expiry date...wait, was that a joke or are you serious?

Does this apply to Tamiya acrylics as well?

Totally serious :-(

The varnish was enamel. Enamel products do dry out if they're opened and closed. Acrylics do to, but not so much.

BeastProwl wrote:
Mykltron wrote:Can anyone guess what the chest hose is made from?

a metal wire and a key ring?

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I'm guessing an insulated wire and a metal ring. Either that, or the wire from an MP3 earphone.

Close but wrong.

A TF TWISTY TIE! :KREMZEEK:

Just the twisty tie, nothing else.

Like Baneblade on Facebook · by **Baneblade** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:56 pm

Autobot032 wrote:
Baneblade wrote:quite impressive!

not very high on my list of toys for DOTM - i just dont like the mould for some reason - but your modifications actually make it more interesting

Impressive work, indeed.

However, I must recommend the figure itself. One of the better molds. I'm not kidding.

ROTF Leader Class Optimus is my favorite TF toy, hands down. DOTM Sentinel Prime comes in at a very close second. I'm not kidding.

Out of all of the TF series and toylines, those two are my # 1 and 2. No joke.

i think its because in the box it looks like an armoured action man...or that from the waist down at the front (again in the box) doesn't look like a transformer

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:12 pm

Mykltron wrote:Totally serious The varnish was enamel. Enamel products do dry out if they're opened and closed. Acrylics do to, but not so much.

That's scary. Fortunately, I haven't opened the majority of the bottles. BTW, in the event that they do dry out in the distant future, would they still be usable if you added some thinner (Tamiya thinner, in my case)? Acrylic bottles are basically just paint held in some thinner/alcohol, anyways. New bottles clearly show the paint in the bottom, separated from the layer of alcohol above.

Mykltron wrote:Close but wrong.

A TF TWISTY TIE! Just the twisty tie, nothing else.

Now that is true genius. You got a nice looking hose without paying a cent for it. Love the way your mind works, Myk.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:02 am

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:
Mykltron wrote:Totally serious The varnish was enamel. Enamel products do dry out if they're opened and closed. Acrylics do to, but not so much.

That's scary. Fortunately, I haven't opened the majority of the bottles. BTW, in the event that they do dry out in the distant future, would they still be usable if you added some thinner (Tamiya thinner, in my case)?

Thinner works up to a point but there comes a point when thinner won't do the trick and you have to throw it away.

Mykltron wrote:Close but wrong.

A TF TWISTY TIE! Just the twisty tie, nothing else.

Now that is true genius. You got a nice looking hose without paying a cent for it. Love the way your mind works, Myk.[/quote]

Thanks. I keep pots of random crap cut off other bits of random crap in the hopes that one day they'll come in handy. I do the same with clothes for fancy dress.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:09 pm

Mykltron wrote:Thinner works up to a point but there comes a point when thinner won't do the trick and you have to throw it away.

Damn. So, how many years do you figure a bottle of acrylics will last before they go off? I kept thinking they would last a lifetime, or at least up to ten years before drying up.

Mykltron wrote:Close but wrong.

A TF TWISTY TIE! Just the twisty tie, nothing else.

Now that is true genius. You got a nice looking hose without paying a cent for it. Love the way your mind works, Myk.[/quote]

Thanks. I keep pots of random crap cut off other bits of random crap in the hopes that one day they'll come in handy. I do the same with clothes for fancy dress.[/quote]

Someone said that true creativity is when you take an item of least value and make it into something worth far more than it could ever be on its own. You, my friend, have done exactly that.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:37 am

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:
Mykltron wrote:Thinner works up to a point but there comes a point when thinner won't do the trick and you have to throw it away.

Damn. So, how many years do you figure a bottle of acrylics will last before they go off? I kept thinking they would last a lifetime, or at least up to ten years before drying up.

I can't even begin to speculate. If it's never been opened then it should last a few years but don't take my word as law! I accept no responsibility if it goes off sooner! The matt black acrylic I've been using (comes in a tube, thicker than toothpaste) can be re-used after it's dried in the pot. Only trouble is, after a few weeks it develops mould!

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:
Mykltron wrote:Close but wrong.

A TF TWISTY TIE! Just the twisty tie, nothing else.

Now that is true genius. You got a nice looking hose without paying a cent for it. Love the way your mind works, Myk.

Thanks. I keep pots of random crap cut off other bits of random crap in the hopes that one day they'll come in handy. I do the same with clothes for fancy dress.

Someone said that true creativity is when you take an item of least value and make it into something worth far more than it could ever be on its own. You, my friend, have done exactly that.[/quote]

Thanks! That's really encouraging.