By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
Wow! You have got to love seeing some behind the scenes work on Transformers. Illustrator and toy designer Emiliano Santalucia just provided a gem for us to look at. Over at
Mr. Santalucia's blog we have concept drawings of Generations Titan Metroplex. He went on to provide the following detail about the drawings:
As some of you may know, I did some work on that giant sucker. But I didn't do the whole design. What I did was working with Chris Hicks on a concept to pitch the idea and work out the general shapes and features. After that, he was properly designed and engineered, but as you may notice, some spots remained faithful to what I had draw, like the chest area. As you can see also, those panels on the shoulders were supposed to open up. Hasbro kept them, but they are now part of the shoulder sculpture and don't move.
Overall, I believed I had to go for TF Prime aesthetic, I wasn't aware this was for Generations.
Oh, and yes, it's a pretty rough sketch. But many of these things starts like that!Check out the images after the break and join the discussion with the discussion link below!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
To promote the upcoming Transformers Age of Extinction, Paramount has teamed up with private hire cell phone app Uber to allow fans a chance to roll with Optimus Prime in three US cities!
The Optimus Prime truck will be in the following cities on the following dates and times:
Dallas
June 16th | 1pm-7pm
Phoenix
June 19th | 1pm-7pm
Los Angeles
June 21st | 1pm-7pm
The way it works is on the day and time when Optimus is in your city, you open the Uber app, tap the Autobots option, tap “set pickup location” and then tap “ROLL OUT!” If you're lucky you'll be picked up by Optimus Prime for a 15 minute Transformers driving experience!
Check out the full details on the Uber blog.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Jagex have dropped us a line to let all of you know that they will be having another live stream session for their Transformers Universe game! The stream will be taking place at 6pm GMT tomorrow - that's 1pm EST. Be sure to join in the fun on the
Transformers Universe Twitch TV channel.
That is not all though, as Jagex have also shared a couple of new bits of concept art on their Facebook page - one showing a
Terrorcon standing amid a devastated landscape, and another showing a large
Cybertronian stomping around near a gas station. Be sure to check both out!
Botcon attendees - we have also heard that Jagex will be at this year's Botcon in Pasadena, California this weekend. Botcon 2014 kicks off on June 19, 2014 and runs through to June 22 - be sure to stop by the Jagex booth and check out what they have on offer.
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By Tony_Bacala from
TFW2005:
It's
Botcon week already! Each year we like to count down to Botcon weekend with a look back at the figures we clamor over, and see where they are on
eBay. This year is a year of anniversaries. The Transformers are 30, Botcon is turning 20, and Fun Publications is celebrating their 10th show. But today we will look back at the first 10.
The first 10 years were run by the creators of Botcon, The Hartmans (for the most part) along with 3H for a few. That's a whole other story, we're focusing on the toys here. Early on, there were only 1 or 2 a year, very simple repaints for the most part. As the brand grew, so did the toys. Eventually getting new heads and very detailed paint applications. Below is a list of 1994 - 2004. Check out the figures and see if you can fill in your collection, or just check to see where figures you have are selling!
1994
Breakdown1995
Nightracer1996
Onyx Primal1997
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
Maketoys will be joining us this year at TFcon Toronto 2014. Look for their booth in the dealer room as well as information as part of the 3rd Party Product Preview on the Saturday for all the details.
TFcon Toronto – The world's largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 11th to 13th, 2014. TFcon will return to the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers.
You can book your discounted room now via the 2014 hotel reservation website. TFcon Toronto
preregistration is now online. This is the only way to reserve the 2014 exclusive MASTERPIECE SHAFTER and to sign up for the customizing classes.
TFcon Toronto 2014 features Canada's largest dealer room for Transformers merchandise, question and answer panels and autograph sessions with many special guests including SUSAN BLU the voice of Generation 1 Arcee and voice director for Beast Wars, Beast Machines and Transformers Animated, GARRY CHALK the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines and Optimus Prime in Armada, Energon and Cybertron as well as AARON ARCHER former Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships, NEIL KAPLAN the voice of Optimus Prime in Robots in Disguise, SARAH STONE artist for IDW’s Transformers: Windblade miniseries, Transformers: Robots in Disguise ongoing series comic book artist ANDREW GRIFFITH, Transformers colorist JOSH PEREZ, Transformers toy designer and artist MARVIN MARIANO, the man behind LilFormers MATT MOYLAN and a live performance by THE CYBERTRONIC SPREE with more TBA.
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