The Energon Pub

by **gogleman374** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:46 pm

Yep they are supposed to be there, they just put a black wash on him like they did with classics grimmy.

by **Auto Bot** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:03 pm

But they sure look like finger marks from grimmy hands.

News Credits: 1 · by **Judge Deliberata** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:19 pm

Mine had those too, until last night after I read this topic. I used a tiny amount of rubbing alcohol and they came right off without incident. However, do NOT apply any alcohol to the tabs which cover his hands in copter mode. I wiped once, and now I've got a black splotch on one tab where the blue paint used to be. Everything else seems to be unaffected.

by **Auto Bot** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:32 pm

Is Blackout painted blue? I thought it was a blue-based plastic with no painting.

News Credits: 1 · by **Judge Deliberata** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:55 pm

AFAIK he is, but those tabs sure ain't. They've gotta be painted.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bhaalistik** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:00 am

Judge Deliberata wrote:AFAIK he is, but those tabs sure ain't. They've gotta be painted.

Yep, those tabs are painted; they are not the molded color plastic like the rest of the body. You can actually feel the paint on the tabs just by rubbing them.

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:05 am

i wish i at least had one, even with paint smears! :sad:

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:05 am

What tabs?

by **Deceptiwho?** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:08 am

Mine doesnt have the smudges so maybe it was in a later production of the piece that got this "highlight"

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:25 am

Nice. I'd prefer a clean one.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:19 am

I picked up Blackout yesterday, and yeah, he's got smudges, too. I do believe, however, that they're meant to be there to give it more of a "used" look.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:40 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:I picked up Blackout yesterday, and yeah, he's got smudges, too. I do believe, however, that they're meant to be there to give it more of a "used" look.

If only the smudges are distributed all throughout.