The Energon Pub

by **piranacon** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:41 pm

just an idea ive had or ages, hope i can make it work, legs are great but upper body needs a bit of work
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a199/ ... CF1654.jpg

by **Cyclone_X_2075** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:22 pm

hehe, this gives me a Acroyear EXO vibe, AcroWyvern is a similar combiner (but way smaller)

will you make 2 different sharks for the Cybershark legs?
wouldn't it be more original to have 2 different legs?

Website · by **Skullgrin140** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:19 pm

Looks like a really Awsome idea, I cant wait to see it

by **piranacon** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:24 pm

idea was to use a c shark retool but they are too expensive, if the arms work id change the nose on one, id like to mod rampage to a turtle also

by **Cyclone_X_2075** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:49 am

Hellscream and other BW2 Cyberbeast arent that expensive anymore, I got 3 at less than $20 MISB

and the Hasbro version is sheduled for march 2006, by then your custom might be finished

by **piranacon** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:58 pm

thanks guy i didnt know about the repaints, its still a long way from finished

by **RavageX-9** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:36 pm

yeah. TFMaster started a Rampage as whatshisnametheturtle a long time ago as well. I'm not keen on Rampage's original transformation though. he's a total shellformer.

by **piranacon** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:43 am

i didnt see the rampage-snaptrap tfm did, are there any pictures, i thinkt he main problem with rampage as the combiner is the shell on the sides of hsi arms and his crablegs, but other then that he's great, but i like the crab claws so if snaptrap as a tutrle doesnt work out maybe just a slim line crab or change the transformation

by **RavageX-9** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:10 pm

piranacon wrote:i didnt see the rampage-snaptrap tfm did, are there any pictures, i thinkt he main problem with rampage as the combiner is the shell on the sides of hsi arms and his crablegs, but other then that he's great, but i like the crab claws so if snaptrap as a tutrle doesnt work out maybe just a slim line crab or change the transformation

I saved the pictures. personally, I think those shell shoulderpads of his should turn into arms or legs. oh, and for your information, be careful if you're tapping the pins out of Rampage's armor to change the transformation. be sure you support the side the pin is pushing out. I cracked the armor on one of them. I'm not too worried though. I bought it as a junker specifically for this kitbash. I think I need one or two extra sets of spider legs though. Crabs have 10 legs, 2 of which are their claws, so Rampage is missing a leg on each side. plus I want to extend the legs under the shell to do some fancy stuff like make wings.

by **piranacon** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:31 am

thanks a lot there ravage
ah i never would have thort of that, il have to loook over the weekend if i can do something similor, but i have the arms on parts tfm removed,

News Credits: 3 · by **Heat Guy** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:55 am

Cant wait to see more

by **Remcoow** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:10 am

Pretty cool to see him Organical. You can almost smell the fishmarket-stench from looking at him

TFM's kb might work pretty good aswell, I really dig the beastmode! but maybe there is a better way to make his limbs? I get the feeling that Rhinox's legs are just junk on his back during botmode.

Rem.

by **piranacon** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:48 am

took a picture of the leg connectors, pritty simple but worksvery well, basicaly melted the toe on rampages foot to some styrene that fits in the back of the c sharks
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a199/ ... CF1656.jpg

News Credits: 3 · by **Napjr** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:50 pm

instead of using that Depthcharge as arm, you should try to get the Deluxe sized KO... it would be better for both stability & size compared to the other arm

by **piranacon** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:36 am

have you got any links to shops with them? or is it just ebay . thanks for the help i didnt know there s a ko either

by **G_Works** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:34 am

Maybe try and get the BWNEO cybershark remould, with the sharp nose? He was never especially expensive... I don't know what's up with UK TF cons anymore, but he's the kind of thing the dealers can never sell because no-one really cares.

I was practically /given/ mine, but I got rid of it along with 99% of all my BW toys.

Failing that, there might be a bootleg of the swordfish one.

by **piranacon** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:36 am

i was lookingfor the remolds but coudlnt find one anywhere, and a friend of mien who had loads of bw toys gave me aspare c shark , i think i could resculpt its nose, btu if i can find the other c shars or a ko dc id love to use them instead,i boguht these just seign there pictures not there sizes, i dont have many bw toys

by **TM Devastator** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:43 am

The Universe version of Cybershark remold is supposed to be available via the Hasbro website some day. It's been forever since any details about that have come out so I don't know how likely they are to still do it.

by **G_Works** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:14 pm

Well, if I see one going reasonably anytime soon, I'll let you know. I have a feeling "Orbital Comics" in London has one still, but I've not been to the shop in a month or so, now.

News Credits: 3 · by **Darth Zax** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:25 am

i really dig your snaptrap!

by **piranacon** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:16 am

found this guy in the box and started to finish him off, has anyone got that picture of TFM's snaptrap? it'd help a lot

by **piranacon** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:41 am

i got all the bots finally and started oon snaptrap, not much of a kitbash yet, just a huge mod lol, im building up the turtle features layer by layer,
one thing i noticed the old snaptrap was more of a land turtle, so this is going to be a giant sea turtle,
hopefuly it will work out, with a new head new shell and limbs

http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search/image ... r2=tab-web

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a199/ ... CF2036.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a199/ ... CF2035.jpg

by **piranacon** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:31 pm

the shell will be similor to the origional with the chest plate, but i couldnt brain storm a way to put the blades on it, his feet now turn into a little tail,
im just hoping there is enough room for a decent turtle head as there isnt much room for mroe mass in robot mode
hopefuly the combiner will be done in 2 weeks or so and il get to finsih the numerous other projects i started during the year