The Energon Pub

Mon May 22, 2006 8:43 pm

Damn, that's a great choice of colors. The blue is solid! I like the added back. It helps to cap things off a little bit.

I still think the head comes across as just a bit too small. Really, though, that's the only thing. The engineering alone is simply masterful.

Good luck with the ramp. Are you considering perhaps the idea of detacheable ramp extensions that could then fit on the sides of his legs in armor mode?

Mon May 22, 2006 10:31 pm

Pun-3X wrote:Damn, that's a great choice of colors. The blue is solid! I like the added back. It helps to cap things off a little bit.

I still think the head comes across as just a bit too small. Really, though, that's the only thing. The engineering alone is simply masterful.

Good luck with the ramp. Are you considering perhaps the idea of detacheable ramp extensions that could then fit on the sides of his legs in armor mode?

Hey thats a great Idea, I might look into that.

Thanks

Tue May 23, 2006 6:13 am

zomg thats impressive so far! Love how you set it out.. transformation is solid and thought out well in terms of measurements I see.
How stable is this big guy btw? does it hold?

Tue May 23, 2006 2:27 pm

Love it! The blue looks fantastic, especially in the last pic. What kind of paint did you use?

Tue May 23, 2006 10:30 pm

I don't what else could be said abou this custom. It's just so amazing!

Wed May 24, 2006 12:41 pm

I wished I can say its completed.. But I am still not quite satisfied with the face....

However he is completely painted for in his robot mode.. Opps.. sorry I am still working on the colour of the eyes.

Vehicle mode will be up tom..

THanks for viewing.. and I would ans to some of your questions the next time i post.

Wed May 24, 2006 9:22 pm

can I make just one, very little suggestion... widen his elbow's... they look really tiny..

Thu May 25, 2006 8:13 am

OMEGAPRIME1983 wrote:can I make just one, very little suggestion... widen his elbow's... they look really tiny..

agreed. At first I thought there was a purpose to it for transformation but... if there is I can't see it.

Thu May 25, 2006 1:56 pm

I think I have completed my Ultra Magnus, after weeks of sleepless nights.
I have taken pictures of individual parts. Hope you guys can get a better pic.

Overview of all the parts.

Thank you all for you support and comments.

News Credits: 1 · Thu May 25, 2006 3:38 pm

Great work jeff , as to your standards as normal fine details and as true to g1 as poss

Thu May 25, 2006 5:53 pm

It looks great but you still haver this huge gap though the side which separates what becomes the chest and the hip guards when in trailer mode, and that kills the apparent stuctural integrity of the trailer.

Thu May 25, 2006 10:13 pm

Absolutely gorgeous work... :shock:

And, Tramp... If it holds together, what's the problem/bother? >.>;

Thu May 25, 2006 10:39 pm

Now up the scale, and make it fit the Masterpeice mold, lol, good luck with that one!! oh yeah, and I still wanna buy one of these off of ya's..

Thu May 25, 2006 11:13 pm

Great work, especially with all the little painted-in details. I still think the head feels a little small. (maybe extend the pipes down, or simply create some extra paneling underneath them on the sides of the face--that might be all it needs) Otherwise, I'm jealous.

Could you maybe post some more pics with this UM and some other figures in bot mode?

Thu May 25, 2006 11:19 pm

Extending the pipe down? that seems pretty possible. Let me do a digibash.. and see how it looks.

As for more pics? I will take them perhaps tomorrow. Maybe I will post it together with RSP ARC, and perhaps Cyberton hotrod..

Thu May 25, 2006 11:21 pm

Tramp wrote:It looks great but you still haver this huge gap though the side which separates what becomes the chest and the hip guards when in trailer mode, and that kills the apparent stuctural integrity of the trailer.

Actually, I dont know how I could feel up the hollow, between the chest and the hip guards, as that piece is an extention from the chest which slide back up in the robot mode. filling up the hollow. will prevents the "head" from flipping back. :wink:

Let me know if you could find a solution. You will me more than welcome.

cheers

Fri May 26, 2006 12:17 am

as far as structual integrity of the trailer goes, may I make a suggestion? This has to do with his arms and lower legs coming together. Have you consitered pegging them, you know, like between Cybertron Hotshot's lower legs how there is a short peg on one side and a receiving hole on the oposite side. With the parts peged together things would stay lined up more and should be stronger/ stay together better.

Fri May 26, 2006 12:18 am

I still don't know what to say! With every updated set of pictures this custom project keeps looking better and better. I'd totally sleep with you to get one of these.

Fri May 26, 2006 6:23 am

jimsloth wrote:
OMEGAPRIME1983 wrote:can I make just one, very little suggestion... widen his elbow's... they look really tiny..

agreed. At first I thought there was a purpose to it for transformation but... if there is I can't see it.

Yes, thats for transfromation purpose. To stay flat, but I guess I can thicken just a little of it.

Fri May 26, 2006 6:25 am

jimsloth wrote:as far as structual integrity of the trailer goes, may I make a suggestion? This has to do with his arms and lower legs coming together. Have you consitered pegging them, you know, like between Cybertron Hotshot's lower legs how there is a short peg on one side and a receiving hole on the oposite side. With the parts peged together things would stay lined up more and should be stronger/ stay together better.

Actually I do have a peg to hold the 2 legs together.. suppose they are just not tight enough.. I will improve it tonight..

Fri May 26, 2006 9:52 am

spectacular work you've got there

Fri May 26, 2006 1:51 pm

Jet Convoy wrote:
Tramp wrote:It looks great but you still haver this huge gap though the side which separates what becomes the chest and the hip guards when in trailer mode, and that kills the apparent stuctural integrity of the trailer.

Actually, I dont know how I could feel up the hollow, between the chest and the hip guards, as that piece is an extention from the chest which slide back up in the robot mode. filling up the hollow. will prevents the "head" from flipping back.

Let me know if you could find a solution. You will me more than welcome.

cheers

What you should do is instead of ahaving just those two triangular pieces, replace them with alonger pieces designed to cover the gaps and connect to the hip guards on the outside to fill the gap, and make them able to fold in half when transformed into robot mode.

Fri May 26, 2006 6:37 pm

Sounds fessible.. I will have to look into the angle of folding and if the hinge joint will affect the asethicity of the robot mode.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Cheers