#but Ratchet was too big in the 3rd and 4th

[factual-fantasy]

I watched the whole Unicron arc in Transformers: Prime recently and this was all I wanted to draw XDD I always wish more emotion and tears were shown in times like this.

I am also experimenting with their tear color. Originally I headcannoned cybertronian tears to be their bodies coolant, and so I drew it green. But after Breakdowns line "Boo hoo! I'm shedding lubricant!" While fake wiping a single tear away.. it tells me that they CAN cry and that they obviously cry lubricant. Not coolant.

Buuuuut I felt like blood red tears would be more interesting than the standard yellowish color of clean oil. So I went with that and called it a quirky cybertronian thing <XD

I'll likely change the colors when I make their official redesigns. But hey it was fun to draw for this post at least! :}}

[country-corner]

When you don't have the proper tools, tape is your friend

Went to change the spark plugs of my new truck and couldn't find my 3/8 socket wrench. Wife and FIL told me to wait and get a new one and a special flex extender but I had the time today to do this, not wait until I get more cash. First off, the spark plugs in the truck were really rusty and so tight I swear they had to have been way over torqued and hadn't been changed in over a decade. I also broke 2 of the spark plug wires, pulled them right apart, trying to get then off the old spark plugs. Plus, with my big hands, the spacing in the engine area was really tight, so I had to improvise.

I put a 3/4" deep socket (roughly 3" long) onto the end of my 5/8 spark plug socket so I could use my 1/2" socket wrench. And still only had about a 3 or 4 click space for the ratchet. Should have taped the sockets together after the first time, or the 2nd or the 3rd time, I dropped the 3/4" socket down to the ground. Despite that, it worked good for the first 6 plugs, then I dropped the 3/4" deep socket for the 4th time and poof, it was gone. Spent 45 minutes going over the engine, all around and under the truck, feeling around every crevice of the framing and could not find that socket. I finally stopped looking and got the last 2 plugs changed after a little more MacGyvering, but I still have no idea where that socket went too.

Long story short, don't give up if you don't have the "proper" tools. Work with what you have, but also remember, in times like these, tape can be your friend.

[olivia200312]

Jealousy~ TFP! Optimus x Human! Reader *Request*

Requested by the lovely Shoto1wifey

Plot: Optimus caught Y/N hanging out with a friend of hers who's a guy, causing him to feel jealous since she is his sparkmate but he has no idea that Y/N's friend is gay.

A warning to everyone and including to the user who requested this: don't ask too many times for the same request or else I will not do it. I'm glad that there are users out there who respect this. I apologize if this sounds rude to anybody but I don't have 100 hands to complete many one-shots. I do not mind seeing the request 2 times, because I can help remind them that they requested it 2 times while they don't realize it, but if I catch the same request the 3rd time, I will give you a warning. If I see it for the 4th time or more, then the request will be canceled, unless your request with a VERY interesting plot will sound interest me, then I will do it. This warning is also on A/N and on the description.

Enjoy!

Head area:

Brain: Processor / Brain Module

Head: Helm

Face: Face plate

Ears: Audio receptors / Receptor Orifice / Audials

Nose: Enstril / Olfactory Sensor

Eye brow: Optical Ridge

Eyes: Optics

Mouth: Intake

Lips: Dermas

Teeth: Denta/Dentas

Tongue: Glossa

Chest area:

Chest: Chassis / Thoraxal Cavity

Back: Hexa-Lateral Scapula

Spine: Bipedalism cord / Back Strut

Chest and back armour:

Chest plate

Back plate

Mid-section plating

Neck guard

Side plating

Arm area:

Arms: Arms / Restarlueus

Forearms: Bitarlueus

Hands: Servos

Fingers: Digits

Arm armour:

Gantlets

Shoulder pads

Arm guard

Lower area:

Pelvis: Pelvis

Butt: Aft / Skid-Plate

Thighs: Tibulen

Calves: Cadulen

Feet: Pedes - the high heel bits are called Struts or Heel Struts.

Lower armour:

Skirt plates

Aft plate / Skid plate

Thigh guard

Ankle guard

General/Internal components:

Muscles: Cables / Pistons - It depends on the area in question.

Veins: Fual lines

Stomach: Tanks

Lungs: Vents - used to stop the con/bot from over heating.

Heart: Spark

Tattoos: D-con/A-bot Insignias and the lark

T-Cog: The thing that allows all Cybertronians to transform, be that their arms or their whole body.

Bonus:

Penis: Spike

Vagina: Valve

Body: Frame

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Today was a hot sunny day in Jaspar Nevada. There's an 18-year-old girl named Y/N. She's friends with the Autobots in secret together with some humans like Jack, Miko, Raf, Agent Fowler, and June Darby. When the Autobots arrived, they had to hide immediately to not get caught or seen. Let's just say that Y/N has seen them fighting against the Decepticons when she took a walk. It nearly killed her! Especially when there was like throwing, punching, kicks, flying... They are huge like holy shit! Optimus was fighting against some Cons together with Bumblebee and Arcee. Optimus took Y/N to the base and that's where she got a big long explanation...

You know the story... Y/N met the kids a few days later. She became good friends with them! Time passed and the certain leader of the Autobots started crushing on Y/N. He didn't know or how he got attracted to her. It just... happened. He always kept a close optic on her and protected her from any dangers. He even is her guardian! He offered to become her guardian when they met. Do you know what's romantic? Every time when Optimus and Y/N made eye-to-optic contact close, they get lost. Optimus' optics are blue, blue like the ocean where you can get lost while staring that the ocean water.

A few weeks later, Optimus officially asked Y/N to be his sparkmate and she said yes! Whenever they were alone, they kiss, cuddle, and even make-out. Everyone knows about their relationship and they are happy! But Miko literally took many pictures, even when they kissed. She sends it to Y/N and to Optimus' link so they can keep the pictures.

But today, Y/N was very surprised and even teased her boyfriend at the end. Do you know what happened? Jealousy (lol). So the day went like this:

"Hey, Y/N!" F/N (that's a guy) said with a smile upon seeing you.

"Hey, F/N! How are you?" She gave him a quick hug and then let go of him.

"Doing good! Me and R/N (Random's name who's dating your guy friend) are happy together!"

"I'm glad to hear that! Let's hang out!"

Y/N and F/N went to hang out at different places. Like at McDonald's, at some shops, and at other places. Park for an example. But what Y/N didn't know was that Optimus was around at the time, patrolling around with Bulkhead and Arcee. He caught his sparkmate together with a human mech. He felt then jealousy. He's not surprised since Y/N is his lover after all.

Still, he felt jealous, a lot. He knows that she's not cheating on him. He decided to ignore it and continue with the patrol while he'll talk to Y/N when it's over.

Later~

Y/N was now at the base, laughing with Miko while she told her about her day with F/N. Miko is also friends with F/N and she knows that he's gay. Jack and Raf were gaming while Bumblebee was busy with his stuff. Ratchet, being a grumpy doc he was, just ignored everyone.

That's when Optimus, Arcee, and Bulkhead drove in and transformed. Y/N smiled upon seeing her lover. She stood up and ran to the rails (?). Optimus smiled but Y/N saw something in his optics. Something she never saw before... There was something bothering him. The Prime let his servo out for her to climb on. He watched how she crawled carefully on his servo and that's when he took Y/N out somewhere. When they were alone, he finally started to speak.

"Y/N, who was that human mech I saw with you?"

Y/N was confused until it clicked into her mind. "Do you mean F/N?"

"... What were you doing with him?"

Y/N then burst out laughing. She heard jealousy in his voice. She clutched her stomach while Optimus was embarrassed. He felt his cheekplates heating up. When Y/N was done laughing, she cupped them and giggled. "Is the mighty Optimus Prime jealous?"

"... Yes."

"Aaaw, you're so cute! Don't worry! F/N is gay. It means that he likes guys."

"Oh..."

Y/N laughed again and kissed his dermas with passion. She felt him kissing back. "I love you and only you, my Prime."

"I love you too, my dear." Now he felt much better.

[mediumsizetex]

Custom Tirek 5 by AleximusPrime 

Last year right before Christmas, I found a really cool Red Hulk action figure at FYE for a killing and I bought him, planning to do a much bigger Tirek custom than ever before.  I had just gotten done with my last Tirek custom which was his 3rd form, but I decided to go back to doing his 4th form, but at a much more imposing height. This one was a bit more work because I had to sculpt the entire horse body all on my own rather than make him out of a large pony toy like I would normally do in the past.  I started off with a wire frame surrounded by aluminum foil and then worked my way up from there, covering it in Apoxie Sculpt as I went.  It took way too much time for me to pry the legs off of Hulk because I was afraid of snapping the torso in half, but I finally did it.  I eventually snapped the head off of the figure and replaced the joint with a large ratcheted Lego joint.  He has Lego axle pegs and holes to allow his tail and horns to attach.  This is the first time I had a turning waist.  I just made a big nub out of sculpt and it allows the body to snap right into place.  Only problem is some of the black paint rubs off when I turn him, so I just scratched it off and drew over it with a Faber Castel Marker.  Once all the sculpting was done, I finally began to paint and then sealed it with Mod Podge.  I have noticed a few spots still have paint chipping off, so I may have to seal him a little better later on. I'm really proud of how this figure turned out and I'm not sure I'm going to sell him, but if I do, he'd be really expensive.  No less than $300.  The 3rd form Tirek I might sell for $200, but I'll let you know.

[transformersmr-hq]

Bumblebee is CLEARLY top tier baby...wait a minute... How old even is he in mobius run? And what about cyberverse? How long do cybertronians live for again? Gosh i know bee is as old as dinos in cyberverse...

This is the relative scale. I have no idea objectively how old they are.

OLDEST: Megatron

Imagine a grandpa, who had been alive when the great library of Alexandria burned down and still lives to this day. That's him.

2nd: Soundwave

He's not too far behind. He was orphaned during the black death pandemic, and he still lives to tell the tale.

3rd: Pharma

Although she's the 3rd on the list, there's a significant age gap between her and Soundwave. She got her doctor's license during the cybertronian science rennaisance, where new discoveries and breakthroughs were made on almost daily basis. Back in her days, everything was allowed under the name of science. No one made fuss over things like ethics or law! Good times, it was. Medics these days are too soft...

4th: OP and Ratchet

OP is about couple of decades older than Ratchet, which is human equivalent of being born a few days early so that can be ignored. A lot of people, including Cybertronians, are surprised when they hear this, because Ratchet looks and sounds much older than he should be. Or is it Optimus who looks too young for his age? Who knows?

5th: Whirl

His memory claims that he's about the same age as Arcee, but further background investigation proved that he's actually much older than that. I'll have to write more about this later when I think of Whirl's proper backstory.

6th: Starscream

May look a bit too young to be the 2nd-in-command of a giant military faction, but he'd definitely seen more than enough slag in his years.

7th: Arcee

Autobot's big sister, simply because she's the most mature one when OP and Ratchet isn't around to babysit the rest.

8th: Mirage

Old enough to know better than to do stupid slag, young enough to do it regardless.

9th: Knock Out and Blitzwing

There's a bit of age gap between KO and Raj. If KO is a highschooler/college freshman, then Raj would be around mid 30s. Only relatively speaking, though. Blitzwing is about 50 years behind KO, but his maturity level would be about 500 years ahead.

Youngest: Bumblebee

The last cybertronian ever born. He hasn't even reached adulthood yet. Not exactly a newspark since he already went through his first upgrade (aka cybertronian puberty), but it would take anywhere between right now and next 50 years until the second upgrade hits. In human age, he'd be around 17 at oldest.