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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197961479255|69196386}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197961479255|69196386}}
| released          = {{Patch name|3|18|2010}}<br>([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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| released          = {{Patch name|3|18|2010}}
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| released-major    = First Community Contribution Update
 
| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate18|unusual|collectors}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate18|unusual|collectors}}
 
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|3|18|2010}}''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
 
'''{{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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'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}} #1''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
 
'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}} #1''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
 
* Changed the equip region from "Whole Head" to "Hat."
 
* 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 ==
 
== Bugs ==
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
* 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 [[Engineer Update (teaser)|person who welds]].<ref>American Welding Society Forum, Topic Welding Industry / Technical Discussions, [https://app.aws.org/forum/topic_show.pl?tid=10346 ''cutting with a welder?],'' Date 11-27-2006 10:12 "you can cut metal (stainless or carbon steel) ... The term is called "hot-rodding" and it is best to use 6010 or 6011 electrodes."</ref><ref>Jody Collier, ezine @rticles, ''Shielded Metal Arc Welding Still Rules - 9 Reasons Why Stick Welding is Still King'', July 31, 2009 "You can also cut metal by using a 6010 rod and lots of amperage... its called "hot rodding".</ref>
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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.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Latest revision as of 07:00, 23 April 2024

Now that there was a fine piece 'a work.
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

References