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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on his welding|Now that there was a fine piece 'a work.|sound=Engineer_cheers05.wav}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on his welding|Now that there was a fine piece 'a work.|sound=Engineer_cheers05.wav}}
 
The '''Hotrod''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Engineer]]. It is a gray {{w|welding helmet}} with team-colored flame patterns. When the Engineer is holding a blueprint of a building or hauling a building, the Hotrod flips down over his face.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg9wZR6TNTY#t=00m25s TF2: Engineer's HotRod animation]</ref>
 
The '''Hotrod''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Engineer]]. It is a gray {{w|welding helmet}} with team-colored flame patterns. When the Engineer is holding a blueprint of a building or hauling a building, the Hotrod flips down over his face.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg9wZR6TNTY#t=00m25s TF2: Engineer's HotRod animation]</ref>
 
The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9 Shapechanger] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
 
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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==Bugs==
 
==Bugs==
 
* A [[Spy]] disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to the [[Sapper]] or the [[Red-Tape Recorder]].
 
* A [[Spy]] disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to the [[Sapper]] or the [[Red-Tape Recorder]].
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== Notes ==
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* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9 Shapechanger] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

Revision as of 06:56, 8 September 2012

Now that there was a fine piece 'a work.
The Engineer on his welding

The Hotrod is a community-created headwear item for the Engineer. It is a gray Template:W with team-colored flame patterns. When the Engineer is holding a blueprint of a building or hauling a building, the Hotrod flips down over his face.[1]

Update history

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

  • The Hotrod was added to the game.

March 19, 2010 Patch

  • Updated the new community-built hats so they can be crafted.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
  • [Undocumented] This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

  • Changed the equip region from "Whole Head" to "Hat."

Bugs

  • A Spy disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to the Sapper or the Red-Tape Recorder.

Notes

Trivia

  • The name and flame design is a reference to custom-built American cars with large engines, also called Template:W, which stereotypically sport a fiery paintjob.
  • Hot Rod is also the title of a 1979 movie in which Grant Goodeve, the Engineer's voice actor, starred.

Gallery

References