We already reviewed one awesome Prowl figure in the Animated line, a figure that is probably the best ever transforming motorcycle ever made. But even one glance at the pictures of this figure demonstrates it was yet possible to top it. A substantial remold (head, forearms, waist, chest have all been redone at least) [...]
At last, after wondering why for years the Legends line is filled with rubbish versions of new characters, it dawns on Hasbro to bring back the original minibots as . This wave includes Warpath, Cosmos, Hot Rod and Wheelie. Originally this wave included Seaspray and Powerglide too, who have both got the Classics treatment [...]
Drawing inspiration both in design and personality from Marvel UK’s Death’s Head, via a bit of Frankenstein, Lockdown is another example of the genius at work in the Animated toyline in turning the highly stylised and exaggerated proportions of the Animated characters into something accurate to both the robot and alt mode designs with [...]
Transformers Animated character designer and art director Derrick J. Wyatt shares concept art, jokes and behind the scenes info at his blog A Delightful Tedium.
Meanwhile more Transformers Animated concepts, and manga sketches, can be found at the blog of character designer Brianne Drouhard.
Update: Derrick Wyatt is interviewed over at http://www.coolshite.net/feature/2009/05/14/transformers-animated-interview-derrick-wyatt/ for more insights into the [...]
Just in, the robot mode for the silver Corvette previously revealed to be Sideswipe is shown in new pictures at Tformers.com. Toy pictures are expected by the end of the week.
Get this, he has wheels instead of feet (a bit like Bonecrusher)
via ROTF Sideswipe Figure Details and Headshots!
Update: The full figure is now revealed here!
Transforming motorbikes have always been tricky to pull off, and it’s hard to think of a design from Gobots Cykill to the recent Movie Arcee design that didn’t end up just sticking the wheels on the back somewhere. So it seems strange to discover that the solution was simple all along, or at least [...]
The problem with Hot Rod being the coolest character in Transformers the Movie was that his toy wasn’t very good at all. Personally I preferred Blurr, and the Rodimus Prime toy did at least have some extra parts to play with. Even the addition of a target master version later in the line (which honestly [...]
Head over to your nearest John Lewis this weekend to find Animated Deluxe Swoop, Sentinel Prime, Oil Slick and BlackArachnia for £8 each, and Voyagers for £13.50 - probably Bulkhead, but if you’re lucky also Lugnutz and Blitzwing and maybe even Grimlock.
Update: Now that Christmas shoppers are returning to stores, it seems the discounts are [...]
Children’s Books Centre of High Street Kensington has Universe and Animated Deluxes in, and at a reasonable price too (for the UK anyway) - only £9.99 and £19.99 for Voyagers.
In stock today, by the dozen, were:
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker
Prowl, Ironhide and Silverstreak
Galvatron and Acid Storm
And from Animated:
Prowl, Lockdown and BlackArachnia
Deluxe Optimus Prime and Oil Slick
Voyager Blitzwing
Find [...]
After gushing so much over the Concept Camaro Bumblebee one might think I’d be thrilled to hear they were going to reuse that mold for Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee, but as much as I liked it, I would much prefer they pushed themselves even further, trying to do even better and build an even [...]
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