The Energon Pub

Used a gunmetal base with drybrush silver and a metallic blue-gray with copper highlights for the robot parts. The cannons were drilled out and refilled with epoxy putty, then painted clear blue and clear orange over a base orange.

Let me know what you think.


UPDATED 11/12/07:
I took some new pics...hope these are better. As you can see, I added scratches to his vehicle mode to show how he's a "beat up old man."

nice cannons! although a few more paint apps would have been nice

Mr.Bond007 wrote:nice cannons! although a few more paint apps would have been nice 8)

I know, right? They already have 4 coats on 'em! I don't know how else to make 'em look better.

Great work! Exactly, NOW they look like his cannons. cant wait to see alt mode pics

Oops, I said the cannons were a clear blue and clear orange over orange base...I meant a silver base...I'm an idiot for not proofreading.

Nice custom! Great work on the cannons!

Some better-lit pictures would be better. The lighting is kind of detracting from being able to see the details.

Those are nice cannons. Can they still combine?

Auto Bot wrote:Those are nice cannons. Can they still combine?

Why shouldn't they?

Auto Bot wrote:Those are nice cannons. Can they still combine?

No, they can not combine anymore. I'm not worried about that though, because they never combined in the movie. I covered & molded the areas where they combine in epoxy putty.

Altitron wrote:Some better-lit pictures would be better. The lighting is kind of detracting from being able to see the details.

I will take better pics when I have the chance. I don't have a great digital camera.

That looks freaking awesone. I absolutely love it!!!

makes him look worn,out and about,kinda like the challenger
in vanishing point. nice.

pedaler73 wrote:

Mr.Bond007 wrote:nice cannons! although a few more paint apps would have been nice

I know, right? They already have 4 coats on 'em! I don't know how else to make 'em look better.

heres a way you could make them look better:







Nice job though.

Sonray wrote:

pedaler73 wrote:

Mr.Bond007 wrote:nice cannons! although a few more paint apps would have been nice 8)

I know, right? They already have 4 coats on 'em! I don't know how else to make 'em look better.

heres a way you could make them look better:





;)

Nice job though.

I really don't have that skill yet.

some paint on the legs would be nice, and Sonray great custom!

pedaler73 wrote:

Sonray wrote:

pedaler73 wrote:

Mr.Bond007 wrote:nice cannons! although a few more paint apps would have been nice

I know, right? They already have 4 coats on 'em! I don't know how else to make 'em look better.

heres a way you could make them look better:







Nice job though.

I really don't have that skill yet.

No large amount of skill needed. Just a few bits of welding wire, some super glue and some styrene cut and painted to spec and job done.

Dang Pedaler and Sonray, you guys have got some skill with the paints. I'm starting to feel ashamed of my sub-par movie figures!

Devastator wrote:Dang Pedaler and Sonray, you guys have got some skill with the paints. I'm starting to feel ashamed of my sub-par movie figures!

Im sure theres no need to. But then again i havnt seen em.

Better pictures will do justice to the work.

ooooh aaah THATS WICKED to the both of you guys.5 stars

Are those paperclips on his arms? What's that for?

Auto Bot wrote:Are those paperclips on his arms? What's that for?

frenzy_rumble wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Are those paperclips on his arms? What's that for?

Auto Bot wrote:

frenzy_rumble wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:Are those paperclips on his arms? What's that for?

No its copper welding wire. If you look at the hi-res cgi render his cannons have copper wiring running through them. I simulated this look by bending the copper welding wire.

And just so you know frenzyrumble is trying to mock my work hence his stupid emote.

not really, I was curious as well, I kinda like the wires...it looks like there's something going on with the cannons, nice mod.