The Energon Pub

by **ajy101** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:06 am

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:10 am

That's a very nice repaint.
Is it yours? If so, post it in the fanart forum.

by **ajy101** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:11 am

the right question is "will it be mine?" That depends if I have about $400.

I think what's interesting is that the Leader Class Megatron is a pretty crap figure that I will never buy, but with a repaint like this: who could resist it? Why can't Hasbro introduce movie-accurate paintjobs? Why has Hasbro never focused on getting good paintjobs on any figure they have ever brought out?

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:15 am

I like the silver paint but I'm not too fond of the brass coloring. He looks like a messy eater.

The painting skill that went into this is quite good though.

by **ajy101** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:20 am

Don't like the brass colouring? Compare with the CGI image:

The paintjob is THE most accurate movie rendition there is.

by **Raymond101** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:25 am

Ah thanks to their own poopy paintjobs they have lost another potential Megatron patron, especially after he saw this new one.

i.e. ME.

by **Nujevad** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:38 am

Raymond101 wrote:Ah thanks to their own poopy paintjobs they have lost another potential Megatron patron, especially after he saw this new one.

i.e. ME.

It's just a fan re-paint, not an official one.

by **ajy101** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:39 am

here's some pictures of the awesome face:

and feet:

notice that unlike other artists who use a wash to add an effect of aged metal, this artist has added a stained finish - like the metal was rusted or was oily.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:49 am

ajy101 wrote:the right question is "will it be mine?" That depends if I have about $400.

I think what's interesting is that the Leader Class Megatron is a pretty crap figure that I will never buy, but with a repaint like this: who could resist it? Why can't Hasbro introduce movie-accurate paintjobs? Why has Hasbro never focused on getting good paintjobs on any figure they have ever brought out?

...$400.00? For a custom??

No offense, it's a beautiful piece, and the work is quite detailed, but I'm sorry. For the cost of the figure, an airbrushing kit and all the required materials, you're still nowhere near close to $400.00, and not that close to $100.00

I know the old adage "Time is money" but this person's time isn't worth that much. Sorry, it isn't.

by **ajy101** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:58 am

how many hours do you think he spent on it?

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:17 am

ajy101 wrote:how many hours do you think he spent on it?

Well, without talking to the "artist" (and to some, it could be considered art. It's amazing what one can do with a can of paint, or a sticker.) and adjusting for his slightly inflated amount of time...

I can't honestly say exactly how long he or she spent on it. I wouldn't be that presumptuous.

But I look at it this way...if I spent the time repainting it, do I really deserve $400.00 for about $90-100.00 of supplies (figure included) just to repaint it? Not really. Yes, there is the detailing, which can be excruciating difficult, but some of it's downtime, waiting for the paint to cure and seal. (During that period, you do nothing with the figure, or you shouldn't...)

But I undercut myself when it comes to things like this, so I'm probably undercutting the person behind this as well.

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:28 am

ajy101 wrote:Don't like the brass colouring? Compare with the CGI image:

The paintjob is THE most accurate movie rendition there is.

Yeah, but in the CGI image there is not as much of a contrast between the brassy color and the silver color.

News Credits: 6 · by **Wing Zero Custom** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:22 am

When I see Megatron's mouth area, I think he ate too much peanut-butter because he didn't wipe his mouth clean.

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:39 am

yeah its a nice job, except the CGI model paint on the face was an ideaq more or less then what was actually used for the movie.. I am gonna have my friend model his repaint of My Megatron after this one..

ARRGGGHHH!!! what were they thinking???

by **ajy101** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:14 am

Autobot032 wrote:But I look at it this way...if I spent the time repainting it, do I really deserve $400.00 for about $90-100.00 of supplies (figure included) just to repaint it? Not really. Yes, there is the detailing, which can be excruciating difficult, but some of it's downtime, waiting for the paint to cure and seal. (During that period, you do nothing with the figure, or you shouldn't...)

But I undercut myself when it comes to things like this, so I'm probably undercutting the person behind this as well.

do you really think that if the guy spent $100 in supplies then I should only pay $100 for the thing? I am thinking for his artwork, it would cost at LEAST $30 an hour. That's just for labour, but then there's issue of skill - how much is that worth? I haven't seen a Megatron repaint as good as this one - so what is that worth?

by **tommy tek** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:07 pm

hey you guys been thinking about this for a while now and gonna do it.im an artist and gonna post pictures of the process.today im gonna buy the paint.and sence many of you are in favor of the repaints ill do this and if it looks good wich i know it will.you fans shouldnt have to pay 400 for it.