The Magnus Hammer

The Magnus Hammer is here! This epic weapon can summon storms and electrical blasts, and has two spring loaded pistons that help Ultra slam it into foes.

The spring loaded piston, extended.

I invite you to try and figure out what the hammer says!

Also, you may have noticed the new page buttons on the sides of the blog:

Old page button.

New page button.

Whenever I add content to a particular section of the blog, you'll see a message appear on the side of the button:

When ever you see "NEW stuff" in the corner, that means there's new stuff. And yes, there's NEW stuff on the videos page, check it out because I just added Shockwave's featurette!

Also new on the blog is the banner that appears under the blog header.

This is here to help you see exactly what has been released! The first item on the banner, (in this case, Shockwave's featurette), can be accessed by clicking the image. The rest of the items you will have to find yourself, but I point to where they are to make it easier.
Hope these features help! Whenever I add new content, the pages and banner will update accordingly. As an example, say a few days after this I make a poster and put it in the downloads section. The banner would update to show the change and the pages would update so that only the downloads page button has a "NEW stuff" icon on it.

Well, that's all for this post! Expect more Ultra Magnus progress reports in the future.

Slightly Updated Axe

Now the axe has one, long, handle for easier fighting, and the end is weighted.

Just a small update, I will post further updates if I change the axe again.

The Weapon of Optimus Prime

So. Optimus Prime's awesome axe.

In the beginning I was going with a two sided blade, which worked but wasn't really a nod to anything. However, I searched for a few image results to work off of and I got this:

As you can see, I based the axe blade's shape almost entirely on the old G1 axe, and kept the glowing orange, although now it doesn't cover the whole axe.

My axe is designed to fold up, and the handle can extend or retract for two handed or one handed grip, and can reach up to six feet away from Optimus.

When Optimus gets really angry, he can warm the edge of the axe blade up, to help him cut through metal easier.

Be aware that this is not by any means the final design for the axe, which I expect will go through a few more changes before debuting in Scene 3.