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benclark1982 · 09-30-2010, 07:12 AM

OK i will be buying lots of these connectors. Perfect for making combinding units. Let me know when i can buy them please.

thedreaded1 · 09-30-2010, 07:28 AM

Sweet stuff. If you have the FP Commander armor, does the blades still fit on Prime?

Murasame · 09-30-2010, 07:51 AM

Cool idea!

Superquad7 · 09-30-2010, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by benclark1982

OK i will be buying lots of these connectors. Perfect for making combinding units. Let me know when i can buy them please.

You can check here: Creative Marketplace - TFW2005 - The 2005 Boards A kitbasher or an illustrator can post a thread there any time to sell work or take on commissions. PMs work as well

baggzey23 · 09-30-2010, 08:26 AM

i said in another post that someone should make a conversion piece that allows megatrons gun to go on

im actually surprised someone was smart enough to do it

stprime · 09-30-2010, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by G60Force

whats the meaning of these blocks.. were do you guys use them for?

they allow you to connect energon wingsaber to energon main bodys. they serve as the female part of the combiner limbs.

Jericho · 09-30-2010, 12:32 PM

I.want.these!

Coldiron · 09-30-2010, 12:40 PM

Will you make a male end of the energon connector as well with a pin that might be glued into a hole drilled on a figure?

process · 09-30-2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Coldiron

Will you make a male end of the energon connector as well with a pin that might be glued into a hole drilled on a figure?

If I understand your question, you're asking me for a male connector that could be used to give other figures the capability of having limbs mounted to them, yes?

I'm not sure this is feasible. The Energon male connectors are more complicated than the female ones. Basically, there's a spring-reinforced ratcheting system concealed behind the male connectors, which provides the pivoting movement. The part of the male connector that's exposed doesn't actually do anything beyond locking into the female connector.

In other words, I could model the exposed male "plug" piece, but you'd have to detach and reattach the limbs in order to reposition them. It might be possible to, with precise tolerancing, create a friction-based joint, but I'd be worried about it becoming too loose.

I'll think about it.

G60Force · 09-30-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by process

If I understand your question, you're asking me for a male connector that could be used to give other figures the capability of having limbs mounted to them, yes?

I'm not sure this is feasible. The Energon male connectors are more complicated than the female ones. Basically, there's a spring-reinforced ratcheting system concealed behind the male connectors, which provides the pivoting movement. The part of the male connector that's exposed doesn't actually do anything beyond locking into the female connector.

In other words, I could model the exposed male "plug" piece, but you'd have to detach and reattach the limbs in order to reposition them. It might be possible to, with precise tolerancing, create a friction-based joint, but I'd be worried about it becoming too loose.

I'll think about it.

WOW make 2 version then... as I'm perfectly capable of combining the maile peg onto leg pivoting mechanisms

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thedreaded1 Crystallon Horde Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,746 Location: Olathe, KS News Credits: 15	Sweet stuff. If you have the FP Commander armor, does the blades still fit on Prime?