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{{Other uses|this=the cosmetic item|for=the Killstreak Sheen|Killstreak Kit}}
 
{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Hotrod.png
 
| image              = Hotrod.png
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
 
| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
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| equip-region      = whole head
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| equip-region      = hat
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197961479255|69196386}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197961479255|69196386}}
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| released          = [[First Community Contribution Update]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|3|18|2010}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|Crate18}}
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| released-major    = First Community Contribution Update
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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
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
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| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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  | item-kind        = Mask
 
   | item-description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs.
 
   | item-description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs.
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}}
 
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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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The '''Hotrod''' is a [[Contribution page|community-created]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Engineer]]. It is a gray {{w|welding helmet}} with team-colored flame patterns.
 
  
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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]].
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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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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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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]].
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''[[March 18, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|3|18|2010}}''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
 
* The Hotrod was added to the game.
 
* The Hotrod was added to the game.
  
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'''[[March 19, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|3|19|2010}}'''
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* Updated the new community-built hats so they can be crafted.
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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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'''[[September 30, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Hotrod to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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* {{undocumented}} This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
 
  
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'''[[October 27, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Scream Fortress|Scream Fortress Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}} #1''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added this hat to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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* Changed the equip region from "Whole Head" to "Hat."
  
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==Trivia==
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* The name and flame design is a reference to American cars with large engines, also called {{w|hot rods}}, which stereotypically sport a fiery paintjob.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added {{item link|Collector's}} quality.
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* The Hotrod flips down over the Engineer's face when he is holding a building's blueprints or hauling a building.{{ref|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg9wZR6TNTY#t=00m25s}}
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** Additionally, a [[Spy]] disguised as an Engineer currently wearing a Hotrod can have the hat flip down on his face upon switching to the [[Electro Sapper]]. This can be used to detect Spies.
 
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* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079307/ Hot Rod]'' is also the title of a 1979 movie in which Grant Goodeve, the Engineer's voice actor, starred.
 
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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, however, can 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 Engineer is always seen wearing his welding glasses. When the Hotrod is flipped down over his face, in reality it would be impossible for him to see through both layers of the fogged glass.
 
  
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==Gallery==
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== Bugs ==
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<gallery>
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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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File:Spy Hotrod.png|The Hotrod flipped down, worn by a disguised Spy with the Sapper equipped
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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.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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{{First community update nav}}
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== References ==
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{{HatNav}}
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<references/>
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{{Engineer Nav}}
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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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