The Energon Pub

See Hasbro? Less can be good!




He's not really done, but I got really tired of staring at all that red. Painted it over with black, then started filling things back in with Euro Gray. Did away with all the red on the legs as well.

The red only shows in his robot mode, so basically there isn't much change to his alt mode right? Want to see some clearer pics when finished. Nice.

shonenfan4 wrote:The red only shows in his robot mode, so basically there isn't much change to his alt mode right? Want to see some clearer pics when finished. Nice.

Correct. The figure has zero red visible in alt mode, so I figured why the hell should he have a predominantly red robot mode if he's made up of the same parts as the alt mode?

Down with the red!

Pontimax 01 wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:The red only shows in his robot mode, so basically there isn't much change to his alt mode right? Want to see some clearer pics when finished. Nice.

Correct. The figure has zero red visible in alt mode, so I figured why the hell should he have a predominantly red robot mode if he's made up of the same parts as the alt mode?

Down with the red!

True I guess. But I have to admit Black + Red is some great combo in my book.

shonenfan4 wrote:

Pontimax 01 wrote:

shonenfan4 wrote:The red only shows in his robot mode, so basically there isn't much change to his alt mode right? Want to see some clearer pics when finished. Nice.

Correct. The figure has zero red visible in alt mode, so I figured why the hell should he have a predominantly red robot mode if he's made up of the same parts as the alt mode?

Down with the red!

True I guess. But I have to admit Black + Red is some great combo in my book.

It can be, but in the case of Sideways it certainly wasn't!

Here's a few more pics. More clear how he actually looks. Debating on whether to paint the red inside the upper torso. And if I do, what I want to do with it.

Oddly, the brass color I used on his knee joints... shows the red beneath it in pics, but not in person. So I'm not sure about that color now as well.

Man, the coloring silver on the gears and joints really brings out the details of Sideways.

I got rid of the red also on mine Sideways. Not nearly as great as you did. That figure just looks way better without all that ugly, undetailed red.