The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **Wheeljack-S70** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:55 am

This is not at all my idea! Massdestruction did this a while back and a far better design for the canopy http://seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=855&sid=

But I'm so freakin' happy that I finally have a WHEELJACK that I don't stick in the back of the crowd on my shelf. The few changes I made to massdestructions are 80's authentic looking decals with the lancia and alitalia logos,BLACK tires, and silver rims.

I still want to get some g1 wings from transrepro and use the slots behind his shoulders to attach them to. I think this will break up the black behind his head, make him even more g1 looking and make me a happy fan boy.

hope you guys like.
and thanks to Massdestruction for the idea.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:57 am

Very nice!
How articulated are his armes?
He looks realy badass.

News Credits: 7 · by **Optimus Frimal** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:14 am

Nice, now if only Hasbro had made a figure as good as this

News Credits: 1 · by **Wheeljack-S70** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:45 am

This is bashed out of energon downshift. the arms move around quite well. bend at the elbow and ball joints for shoulders.

here's a picture of him with his greatest inventions.
and thanks for the compliments.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun May 13, 2007 1:13 pm

Wheel_Jack wrote:This is bashed out of energon downshift. the arms move around quite well. bend at the elbow and ball joints for shoulders.

here's a picture of him with his greatest inventions.
and thanks for the compliments.

nice, if only Hasbro would bring tose Dinobots back to germany, I'm in despred need for them, since main are now more. But that Wheeljak would be a kikass figure for the classics line. Somehow most of the Energon Bots look like G1 carecters.

by **Bonger** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:30 pm

I like that stand that Swoop is on. Is that something you made yoursself?

News Credits: 5 · by **horus** » Mon May 14, 2007 4:43 am

Bonger wrote:I like that stand that Swoop is on. Is that something you made yoursself?

i think that's a pen...

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:44 am

That is absolutely spiffing!

by **Massdestruction** » Mon May 14, 2007 7:58 am

Looks real good.

I like the G1 style stickers too.

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:42 am

That is a thing of beauty. I may have to try this one myself.

by **Sonray** » Mon May 14, 2007 12:49 pm

Lovely! Wish i had enough money to do my own kitbash project, but alas i do not, and this isnt a cheap hobby.

by **Godmodule** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:22 pm

Cool!

News Credits: 1 · by **Wheeljack-S70** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:59 am

Hello all.
sorry been out of town. I'm happy that you guys checked it out. The swoop stand is made of a clear plastic pen, screw and 1/4 inch mdf board. cut a circle in the mdf board. drill a hole in the middle. take the pen apart and screw the hole thing together. swoop's landing gear fits in the pen I used and keeps him there so just check to make sure it fits in the pen you use. really easy and keeps him in dino mode with the rest.
Thanks

by **Nujevad** » Fri May 18, 2007 11:59 am

Sonray, you don't need a lot of money to kitbash, that's what knock-offs are for. They're much cheaper and are a good source of parts for kitbashers.

by **Sonray** » Fri May 18, 2007 12:08 pm

Nujevad wrote:Sonray, you don't need a lot of money to kitbash, that's what knock-offs are for. They're much cheaper and are a good source of parts for kitbashers.

You do when you live in this rip off merchant country known as the UK.

by **Massdestruction** » Fri May 18, 2007 3:17 pm

Sonray wrote:
Nujevad wrote:Sonray, you don't need a lot of money to kitbash, that's what knock-offs are for. They're much cheaper and are a good source of parts for kitbashers.

You do when you live in this rip off merchant country known as the UK.

Try throwing tea into the river. It worked for us.

by **Kalon** » Fri May 18, 2007 3:43 pm

Massdestruction wrote:
Sonray wrote:
Nujevad wrote:Sonray, you don't need a lot of money to kitbash, that's what knock-offs are for. They're much cheaper and are a good source of parts for kitbashers.

You do when you live in this rip off merchant country known as the UK.

Try throwing tea into the river. It worked for us.

Historical note:

It wasn't a river it was Boston Harbor :roll:

by **Sonray** » Fri May 18, 2007 3:46 pm

Kalon wrote:
Massdestruction wrote:
Sonray wrote:
Nujevad wrote:Sonray, you don't need a lot of money to kitbash, that's what knock-offs are for. They're much cheaper and are a good source of parts for kitbashers.

You do when you live in this rip off merchant country known as the UK.

Try throwing tea into the river. It worked for us.

Historical note:

It wasn't a river it was Boston Harbor

*is lost* Is this some sorta american history joke? O.o

by **Nujevad** » Fri May 18, 2007 4:51 pm

Don't get the UK mad, last time they got mad, they unleashed the Spice Girls. We don't want to face the five plagues again...

by **Sonray** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:14 pm

Nujevad wrote:Don't get the UK mad, last time they got mad, they unleashed the Spice Girls. We don't want to face the five plagues again...

Oh god no! If i have to live through another era like that i will kill myself!

by **Ramrider** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:16 am

The UK is expensive, though; bear in mind that despite the US/UK excahnge rate (I think a pound sterling is worth about a buck eighty at the mo), what you guys pay in dollars, we have to pay in pounds - that is, a ten buck Deluxe class fig costs us ten pounds, which works out almost twice as much.

As for knock-offs, I don't think I've seen any where I am since I moved three years ago...

[EDIT]
Oh, that's not originally why I was replying to the thread, though.
Love the 'bash, Wheel_Jack. Unfortunately, you're probably not going to be able to get the wings you want from Transrepro; I don't think they're trading anymore, and I know several people who have orders placed who haven't heard anything for at least a year.

There is, however, an alternative solution - you could make the wings using the spoiler. If you cut the spoiler in half, you can add posts to the shoulders to accomodate the holes in the ends. Then when he transforms to robot mode, the spoiler splits and swings round to form wings.

by **Massdestruction** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:42 am

Ramrider wrote:There is, however, an alternative solution - you could make the wings using the spoiler. If you cut the spoiler in half, you can add posts to the shoulders to accomodate the holes in the ends. Then when he transforms to robot mode, the spoiler splits and swings round to form wings.

Hey, that's what I did originally. But it looks like he got some wings after all. He posted updated pics here: http://www.tfans.com/talk/index.php?showtopic=69682&hl=wheeljack