The Energon Pub

New for 2015
I was commissioned to make the G1 Prime with a Light-up Matrix

• Gen 1 Optimus Prime
• Fully posable and life-size
• Free-standing
• You can get into it and walk around
• Suit expandable to accommodate 5 to 6 feet
• Suit compacts to a 25" square cube for transporting
• Transforms into Semi Truck
• Over 20 Lighting Effects

Robot
Free-standing and poseable. Moving hydraulics in the knees and elbows. Expandable waist. Retractable knee guards. Foam lined torso shoulders. Pulsating Matrix feature. Wear it or display it.

Truck
Transforms into the complete semi truck mode. Fists convert to reveal headlights.

Helmet
One-size-fits-all, but it's on the large size. Breathing holes cut into the faceplate. Mouth moves when speaking. Foam lined.

Weapon
Gun springs open. The tip lights up blue/red automatically based on movement.

Gun Mount
Snap the gun into place on the truck's fifth wheel. Also accessible while in suit mode.

Hands
Gloves slip on for a snug fit. Made of soft material with rubber grips painted on the palms.

Lights
21 lights in total. 12 finger lights with 3 encased button batteries. 6 fog lights require 2 AA batteries and 2 headlights which require 2 AAA batteries.

Materials
Made of new hard ridged plastic (ABS flat plastic), hand-formed and riveted. Extremely durable and withstands wear and tear.

Time Involved
It took over 50 hours to build.

Feedback
I invite you to leave a comment, how am I doing? This would help so much as I work towards a full time career as a model builder.

Man, I would love to see some video of this being worn at a con.

The suit has been packed up in a 22" cube box ready for Ohio. The man who commissioned me to build it is going to use it for charity events at his local children's hospital. This project's been close to the heart, and special attention was given to what the kids would enjoy; soft gloves, light-up matrix, light-up toy gun, the G1 face has a friendly appearance. I've got a quick video of how it looks with me inside. https://youtu.be/F9x_xhARTiU?list=PLVqu ... lViUGS1NUx

That is AMAZING! nice work!

Holy scrap Pit slag Unicron that's awesome! I'd love to be able to make a robot costume like that; how long have you been doing this? How did you make it able to stand on its own?

This thing is about seven million kinds of cool.



Glarryg

Oh man, that's epic! Very inspirational! The hands are amazing!

I can't even begin to wrap my mind around someone being able to get inside it! That is the gold leaf on the light-up cherry on the transformable icing on the cake!

Haha it has an expanding waist to fit the every-expanding waist-lines of the average person!

I, too, would love to see a video of this in action.

[quote="Glarryg"]Holy scrap Pit slag Unicron that's awesome! I'd love to be able to make a robot costume like that; how long have you been doing this? How did you make it able to stand on its own?

This thing is about seven million kinds of cool.



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weres the hour message i just did
is this still invaild try submitting again waht a fn waste of time

answer triple changeing joints