The Energon Pub

[Burn]

Slap a primer onto it and you'll be fine.

[Venomous Prime]

What kinda paint should I buy then? This will be only my second attempt at a kitbash and the last time was a disaster

[Burn]

Coming from me, you go with what you can find.

That's my philosophy ... mostly because I don't have much choice around here.

So I use Humbrol, most others use Tamiya, the really crazy ones use Games Workshop, you go with whatever works for you.

[Venomous Prime]

I was asking more about acrylic vs other types. I remember Sonray and a few others raised a lot of hell in the old art forum about different paints. I never really could tell the difference in the final product, but I have no idea which to actually use.

[Burn]

Acrylic ... enamel ... still comes down to what an individual works best with.

Then you have the gloss -vs- matt debate. Some people prefer their kitbashes to have a nice glossy finish, others prefer a flat matt finish.

I prefer matt because they're machines of war, they're not meant to be shiney.

Simple answer, you go with what you can work with and what works for you.

So you might want to find a junker and just experiment on it.

[Venomous Prime]

I might try to find a KO from Big Lots to toy around with.

[Redimus]

I think Redimus will be gloss (he's a shinny shinny race car), but the rest of mine will probably be matt.

[Burn]

I dunno Red, sounds like you're going to make him a real damn good representation of his characterisation.

The "real" kitbashers will never accept it!
(Though hurry up and do it so we can get some HMW figures into the monthly newsletter)

[Redimus]

Im *still* waiting for for Xybertoys to send me my Henkie Mirage, so I can then sacrifice my Classics one for this repaint. That and for Reprolabels (who are going through a big reshuffle right now unfortunetly) to do the faction symbols I've requested.

Ive a horrible feeling Xybertoys is no more....

Also, if I do do Redimus in then ear future, he's be somewhat 'naked' as i was hoping to do a few spoof sponcer ads like real race cars have, and Reprolabels have said they wont be able to do anything that specialised for a good long while.

In short, my timing sucks as usual.

[Psychout]

If you have a printer, just make your own sponsor labels and print them onto micro thin acetate (aka over head projector sheets) then trim and stick.

You'll just have to make sure you use a clear glue (that doesn't melt the acetate), and then you can add any sponsor logo you want.

[Redimus]

Hmm, I suspect that the acetate would be a bit too thick to be honest. With reprolabel's stickers, they're thin enough to to get at least some of the contors and detail from the plastic underneath. Also, to be honest, I think it'd look *really* obvious and sore thumb like.

[Psychout]

Thats why you buy the micro-thin stuff, they're about the same thickness as a rizla paper these days.

[Redimus]

Hmm, you got any photos of examples of it's use?

[Psychout]

Not to hand. Ill try and find you some at the same time as I photo the kitbashes ive been too lazy to get out of their box and take pictures of.

[Redimus]

The exitium faction symbols arived today! They look absolutly spiffing!

[Burn]

Still slow going, but it's at least a minor update.

[Archanubis]

New Gore or new character?

[Burn]

New Gore. Ever since I first set eyes on the mold i've wanted to do this.

Eventually I wouldn't mind getting another CD Red Alert mold and doing a straight up Stalker.

[Burn]

Upper torso painted (pre-clean up). This sort of pic is handy because I can pick up spots I missed that my dodgy eyes tend to miss.



And I was told I was crazy and it wouldn't work, but I never listen to such things! And Gore was, and will once again be, a tank!


Unfortunately I had to butcher my perfectly good spare CD Scattorshot which I wanted to use for a repaint someday.

[DecepticonStinger]

This are very cool Robots here I have drawn my two Decepticons and want to show them here too!

Hope you'll like them.

This is the scetch of my DecepticonStinger. I color it right now and maybe scan it when I'm at home ^_^



And this is my Decepticon Coldfire. It was my first try of drawing a robot too She don't look so smexy like I want her to be That's why I want to draw her again sometime around ^_^



Greetings

DecepticonStinger

[Bun-Bun]

It started out as a joke. Taking Energon Megatron's color scheme and applying it to Croc Megs. I ended up liking it so now Vertebreaker has a look

Alt mode is an albino crocodile

Know I'm way late on this, but the Albino-gator is almost Canon: Albitron

[Venomous Prime]

Screw you Wabbit

[Runael]

Well I'll just put up my Predacons for the heck of it. I'm bored right now

Quickfire(commander)


Sky Dive


Swiftwind


Raptorred


Starheart


So far I've only got 5 out of 12 characters so I have seven more to go...ouch

[DecepticonStinger]

Wow. Looking really good!

[mitchsantona]

This is Aggressor of the Velocicons. I'm sure I can Photoshop this and clean it up but I'm not that patient. (I'm also a fan of Animated BTW)The rest of the team will follow plus a group shot for scale.