TF customising classes - options and possibilities....

[M-bot]

Great to hear. Just picked up a second set of legends class insecticons and was thinking about having a go at a recolour into the Ehobby Insecticon Clones.

I'm working on a couple of deluxe insecticons myself...

[M-bot]

I did a test video on my customs Facebook page (Facebook.com/mstoycustoms), doing an LED swap in a “party cube” to make Energon cubes. Worked pretty well, except my voice is pretty daft sounding at best. Turns out that in addition to having a good face for radio, I have a good voice for silent movies.

The whole video goes for a tad over 11 minutes.

Anyway, if anyone is on FB wants to give it a look-see and give feedback here, I’d be grateful.

I will do a pictorial post in the creative section at some stage.

[Thurmus]

May be you could do all of your future videos using interpretative dance.

[M-bot]

May be you could do all of your future videos using interpretative dance.

I have no rhythm whatsoever. 0 from 3!

[Holdobot]

Video came up good, look forward to more.

[M-bot]

So, I’ve been videoing and cutting in iMovie. Nearly finished an intro video for a potential customising class, with the rest of the how-to behind a pay wall, as well as some kits (sold separately) for those inclined to try it for themselves. Members here will get first look and some kind of discount.

The plan is to use Facebook to host, and email for those who don’t do FB.

The initial project is the Energon shields for titan-class toys (see the creative section for more details and pics).

Hopefully some people will enjoy just watching the creative process live, even if they don’t plan to try it out themselves, or can’t.

Hopefully have something to show in the next 2 weeks.

[UltraMarginal]

do you sleep!?

[M-bot]

do you sleep!?

Not well...

Actually, I'm on annual leave from the day job at the moment, so have a bit more time up my sleeve than usual.

Also, I was less productive last year than I would have liked, so I'm making more of an effort to do things that matter (like exercising my creative muscles, actual physical exercise, spending time with my kids), rather than pushing ones and zeros around via a smartphone game or checking out the latest click-bait article. It's a process.

[M-bot]

I’m reviewing some of the footage now... there’s some spots that need a pretty severe edit, like the several minutes it took me to mix an epoxy putty with one hand while I was changing what I was listening to through my headphones with my other hand. Another key to efficiency and productivity is multitasking - I was listening to podcasts while I’m talking on camera. It’s a minor miracle I’m making any sense at all.

I have very animated hands, too, I’m noticing. And the number of times I am sitting at the computer sweating bullets because the idiot onscreen is very nearly losing a digit to the exacto knife is concerning.