Mold-tastic

zSHARE - raekwon-butter_knives.mp3

2010-12-12T10:12:00.000-08:00

zSHARE - raekwon-butter_knives.mp3

Animated Starscream G1 paint style

2010-09-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

Transformers generations: War for Cybertron Megatron For THE WiN

2010-09-06T18:35:00.000-07:00

Botcon 2010 inspired: Universe 2.0 G2 style Starscream

2010-09-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

This summer like always was filled with a few Transformers conventions, TFcon for the Canadian in you or how about Auto Assembly for our mates across the water. Here in the states our big giant robo love gathering is Botcon. If you go to Botcon you know the prime prize that we all go for, the convention exclusives and the box set that has all the robo collectors drooling for new plastic and die cast metal like hippies for free weed and glove free love at Woodstock. Every Botcon has a theme from the Transformers mythos, this year we return to the 90's generation 2. What stands out the most with G2 is the color redecos of the toys. This years Botcon box set featured: Autobot Spark a redecoe of universe Inferno, Autobot Streetstar aka Streetwise a redecoe of universe Prowl, Decepticon Clench a redecoe of universe Onslaught. The Clench figure received a new head mold unlike Streetstar and Spark. The fourth figure in the set is Decepticon Breakdown who also received a new head mold and is a redecoe of universe Sunstreaker. The fifth figure of the set is the wildcard, a toy that was never part of G2...Sky-Byte a redecoe of energon Sharkticon with new head mold, he also maintains a Predacon symbol in his alt mode. For more images of the Botcon 2010 toys checkout: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-feedback/321247-review-botcon-2010-clench.html

My one favorite from this years toys was the Rapido redux another remold of the universe Prowl, but this Autobot gets his original head remolded for his new body. This toy is my favorite of this years exclusives.

RAPIDO: G2 autobot

As for the G2 inspired Starscream I was commisioned by a buddy of mine who has a Starscream fetish and had to have universe classics redecoe. A new custom challenge, not much convincing needed to get me to take on this project. The only thing stopping me was that I never paid G2 transformers toy or comics any attention, so coming into this project I was unprepared, I had never seen the actual G2 Starscream toy. The inter-net is a great tool, especially for images of garishly colored 2nd generations transformers. To my surprise this version of Starscream wasn't that bad.

Fabulous-ly G2: STARSCREAM

The main body of the toy was the same as the g1...until you get to the torso piece which takes on a "coral isle"/pink salmon color. The cockpit is a translucent clear con purple. I could go on with the details but there's a picture posted so you get the idea.

The hardest part to doing this custom was finding that damn shade of pink. Thanks to Krylon spray paints and a lil color they call "Coral Isle", the pink chested Satrscream was on his way to being reborn and more articulated in a universe classics 2.0 way. My 2nd hardship with this custom was creating the winter camoflauge on the grey wings. Research, research, research your techniques when it comes to customs and designs that you haven't tried before. So after all those two set backs, completing this con was simple. Now that I have done this custom in a g2 style, I found that I have a liking for a lot of the toys and the decoes they used. Go figure it only took this transformer fan 16 years to look past g1. Another credit to the toy designs of generations 2 is one of my favorite features on current transformers...light piping, it adds so much more to the characters. Unfortunately neither do seekers. G2 Rapido (the 94 version) may have limited articulation and a hood (bonnet to the U.K.) for a face in robot mode. As for the botcon release of Rapido, he's got the look but no light piping in the eyes. Oh well you can't expect a perfect 10, but he's definitely a 8.75 out of 10. So the Botcon set this year wasn't as epic for me as others, but I got an update to Rapido and I was inspired to recreate Starscream in a recolor I had overlooked...which is one of the better toys from generation 2.

and here's the original "Rapido" in bot form....

Car for a face bot

Rapido and Starscream united in G2 peace for the glory of Cybertron.

How dare Botcon 2010 not recognize the glory of a decepticon such as I? Humiliated standing next to this autobot trash!

Your Companero?! Die AUTOBOT SCUM!!!
This is for all Botcon Auto trash!!!!

Combaticons 2010

2010-08-29T09:56:00.001-07:00

Combaticons 2010,
originally uploaded by cE2Know.

Fans Project for the WIN!

Scrap Iron and the Snake Trak (Alpha class vehicle and figure)

2009-11-28T18:05:00.000-08:00

G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra; what does it mean to you? To Hasbro it means marketing another legendary toy line that's entertained millions worldwide to a new generation. For the collector like myself it re-vamps a want to purchase new molds of fantastic characters, or as I call it "Moldtastic Plastic"...great title right? I amaze myself more and more :D. So we got a new movie by a huge toymaker who wants new and old fans to buy their new product making them feel like super company #1, tell me if I've lost you. Still reading? Well alright, lets talk character. How about an engineer gone bad like Scrap Iron. He's a repaint of his 25th anniversary mold, the only major change is the color of his uniform to match his vehicle. The comic 2 pack Scrap Iron had removable glasses- not this version. He's also missing what makes Joes so cool...weapons maybe? How about a trusty display stand? Not in this package. For this version we get the newly re-vamped "Snake Trak". This new version of the once Cobra "Ferret" is now upgraded with a front bumper and non working wench assembly. As for vehicle weapons, you get the front mounted double guns that turn with the handle bars, it would have been cooler if the whole front wheels, handle bars and guns turned at the same time. You also have two side mounted missiles and the new equipped spring loaded missile launcher. A nice update to a cobra vehicle that was first intro'ed in 1984. The "Snake Trak" is a alpha class vehicle set that ranges price wise about $17 and change after tax. For this set I'd rate it at a 8.5 out of 10. Pros: a vehicle and a driver. Cons: not a complete set without a figure stand and individual weapon for character. AK 74u by Marauders gun runners. I happen to like the combo of Scrap Iron and the "Snake Trak", it solved my issue of getting this figure since I passed on the other versions. A cool set, since a G.I. Joe figure alone ranges from $7.99 and the vehicle could be $10 dollars or more alone. I can dig it.