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{{Hat|
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{{Other uses|this=the cosmetic item|for=the Killstreak Sheen|Killstreak Kit}}
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| SLOT=[[Head]]
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{{Item infobox
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| CLASSES=[[Engineer]]
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| type              = cosmetic
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| IMAGENAME=Hotrod.png
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| image              = Hotrod.png
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| TEAMSKINS = yes
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| team-colors        = yes
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| RELEASE= [[March 18, 2010 Patch]]
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| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
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| GENERATION=Fourth
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| equip-region      = hat
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| CONTRIBUTED=...Smithy
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197961479255|69196386}}
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| STEAMID=smithyis1337
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| released          = {{Patch name|3|18|2010}}
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| HATBOX=yes
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| released-major    = First Community Contribution Update
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| IMAGE=Weldingmask
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate18|unusual|collectors}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = no
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout            = yes
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  | item-kind        = Mask
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  | item-description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs.
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|That's what it was made for.|sound=Engineer_specialcompleted08.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Hotrod''' is an unlockable headwear item for the [[Engineer]]. It appears as a welding mask with a team-colored fiery design on the front.
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on his welding|Now that there was a fine piece 'a work.|sound=Engineer cheers05.wav}}
  
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==Trivia==
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The '''Hotrod''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It is a gray [[w:Welding helmet|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>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg9wZR6TNTY#t=00m25s TF2: Engineer's HotRod animation]</ref>
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* In various forms of welding, rods of expendable filler metal are melted and used to join two pieces of metal together; literal 'hot rods'.
 
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* The Hotrod is an arc-welding mask.  Arc-welding uses electricity to create an electric arc between the filler rod and metal. A full-face mask is needed to protect against the flying sparks and UV rays generated by arc-welding.
 
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg9wZR6TNTY The Hotrod flips down over the Engineer's face when he is holding a building's blueprints], currently making it the only hat to possess its own unique animation.
 
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* The Engineer wears the Hotrod in addition to his goggles. In reality, the smoked glass of both the welding hood and his goggles would make it impossible to see. This may be why he normally wears the Hotrod in the raised position.
 
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* It is plausible that the Hotrod is a reference to the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079307/ 1979 movie of the same name], in which Grant Goodeve, voice of the Engineer, starred.
 
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** It is interesting to note that the late Robert Culp, voice of Dr. Breen from Half-Life 2, also co-starred in this film.
 
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* The Engineer is seen using a welding mask in the [[Engineer update (teaser)|teaser video]] for the Engineer update, though it is not the Hotrod. The Hotrod ''can'', however, be seen sticking out of a tool chest at the very beginning of the video, above the Engineer's acoustic guitar.
 
  
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190727/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9 Shapechanger] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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{{Engineer Nav}}
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== Update history ==
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{{Languages}}
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{{Update history|
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[[Category:Hats]]
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'''{{Patch name|3|18|2010}}''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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* The Hotrod was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|3|19|2010}}'''
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* The Hotrod was made [[Crafting|craftable]].
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Hotrod.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Hotrod can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Hotrod to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}} #1''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
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* Changed the equip region from "Whole Head" to "Hat."
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added {{item link|Collector's}} quality.
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== Bugs ==
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* A [[Spy]] disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to any kind of [[Sapper]]. This is due to the fact that Sappers count as buildables.
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== Trivia ==
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* The name and flame design are a reference to custom-built American cars with large engines, also called [[w:Hot rod|hot rods]], which stereotypically sport a fiery paint job.
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* Hot rodding is also a technique of ''cutting'' plate steel, rather than welding, with regular [[w:Shielded metal arc welding|stick welding equipment]]. To a much lesser extent, hot rod can also refer to the welding rod or to a person who welds.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Spy Hotrod.png|The Hotrod flipped down, worn by a disguised Spy with the Sapper equipped.
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</gallery>
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== References ==
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<references/>
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{{First Community Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Engineer Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 00:13, 17 November 2024

This article is about the cosmetic item. For the Killstreak Sheen, see Killstreak Kit.
“
Now that there was a fine piece 'a work.
Click to listen
— The Engineer on his welding
 ”

The Hotrod is a community-created cosmetic item for the Engineer. It is a gray 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.[1]

The item's description was written by Shapechanger for the Hat Describing Contest.

Update history

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
  • The Hotrod was added to the game.

March 19, 2010 Patch

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Hotrod.
  • [Undocumented] The Hotrod can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

December 15, 2011 Patch #1 (Australian Christmas 2011)

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

November 12, 2013 Patch

Bugs

  • A Spy disguised as an Engineer who is wearing a Hotrod will have the hat flip down over his face upon switching to any kind of Sapper. This is due to the fact that Sappers count as buildables.

Trivia

  • The name and flame design are a reference to custom-built American cars with large engines, also called hot rods, which stereotypically sport a fiery paint job.
  • Hot rodding is also a technique of cutting plate steel, rather than welding, with regular stick welding equipment. To a much lesser extent, hot rod can also refer to the welding rod or to a person who welds.

Gallery

  • The Hotrod flipped down, worn by a disguised Spy with the Sapper equipped.

References

  1. ↑ TF2: Engineer's HotRod animation
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