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They don't. They're completely different. Bumblebee is a VW, Cliffjumper is a Porsche. Just like the original toys.

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys

Part of the original 1984 range of Transformers Autobot Mini Vehicles, Cliffjumper began life as a Micro Change "MC-04 #01 Porsche 924 Turbo", a super deformed "Penny Racer"-style representation of the real car. Though broadly similar in construction to Bumblebee and commonly called a redeco/retool of him by fans, Cliffjumper is actually an entirely different mold that just uses the same transformation scheme. This confusion was not helped by the fact that both Cliffjumper and Bumblebee were released in both red and yellow during the first two years of the Generation 1 toyline; a move designed to "make the line look bigger" according to former Hasbro R&D Vice President George Dunsay.

The Missing Link figures may well - and seemingly will - share the same engineering (transformation architecture), but the leaked photos show them retaining their unique molds.

Translation:

Takara Missing Link Bumblebee & Cliffjumper Possible First Look

#Transformers #Missing Link #Transformers: Missing Link #Bumblebee #Cliffjumper

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Translation:

Takara Missing Link Bumblebee & Cliffjumper Possible First Look

#Transformers #Missing Link #Transformers: Missing Link #G1 #The Transformers #Bumblebee #Cliffjumper

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Robosen G1 Series Flagship Megatron.

#Transformers #Robosen #G1 #The Transformers #Megatron

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We have a special treat for Transformers Animated fans this morning. Via their Facebook page, 3rd party company DNA Design has brought to life a concept that sadly never happened back in the day – Powermaster armor for Legacy United Voyager Animated Optimus Prime! This was something that was planned for the original toyline had it continued, and while there had been plans from various 3rd party companies over the years to make it, none had come to fruition – until now, as the DK-54 upgrade kit.

“🌟 Introducing DNA Design’s DK-54 ANIMATED OP UPGRADE KITS! 🌟 🚀 Scheduled Release Date: September 2024 🚀 📅 Pre-order Deadline: May 10, 2024 📅 We are proud to present our latest masterpiece, the DK-54 meticulously crafted by DNA Design. This model brings to life the fire truck imagery from the ANIMATED original art book, making it a stunning addition to any collector’s display cabinet. As gamers, we understand the fear of regret, especially after 16 years, spanning from 2008 to the present day. We spare no effort in striving to meet everyone’s expectations. Regarding the ANIMATED OP, we have set several design directions: 🚨For the ANIMATED OP, we’ve outlined several design directions: 🚨 1.Bringing the fire truck from the animation into three-dimensional form. 2.Allowing the shoulder cannon to transform into handheld dual guns. 3.Converting the ladder into a cannon. 4.Fully integrating the hammer into the vehicle’s model. We aim for this upgrade series to cater to the preferences of all professional collectors, making your collection truly one-of-a-kind! At DNA Design, we’ve innovated a unique weapon storage system to complement this masterpiece, designed to captivate the heart of every collector. Stay tuned for more updates and details on this extraordinary release! Thank you for your support! 🙌”

#DNA Design #Transformers #Transformers Animated #Optimus Prime #Powermaster Optimus Prime #third party

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#Transformers #Transformers One #Optimus Prime #Orion Pax #Megatron #Elita One #Bumblebee

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#Transformers One #Transformers #Optimus Prime #Megatron #Bumblebee #Elita One

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Transformers Masterpiece MP-60 Ginrai and MPG-09 Super Ginrai promotional video

#Transformers #Transformers: Masterpiece #Ginrai #Super Ginrai #Super God Masterforce #Transformers: Super God Masterforce #Youtube

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Transformers: Masterpiece MP-60 Ginrai and MPG-09 Super Ginrai (aka Powermaster Optimus Prime).

MP-60 is toy-style cab robot, no trailer

MPG-09 is animation-style cab robot plus trailer

#Transformers #Masterpiece #Transformers: Masterpiece #Ginrai #Super Ginrai #Transformers: Super God Masterforce #Super God Masterforce #Masterforce

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Transformers: Music from the Original Animated Series Vinyl.

This a new and improved release of the first G1 score vinyl released in 2018 now as a double vinyl with 42 tracks from seasons 1,2 and 3 plus two new tracks. We also have our first look at the new front and back cover art by artist Matt Ferguson.

To top it all, the new Transformers Theme Tune 40th Anniversary Remix used during the last fanstream is also available via  Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Qobuz.

You can find the Amazon listing below, but it’s pre-orders are not live yet.

Transformers: Music from the Original Animated Series Vinyl

#Transformers #G1 #The Transformers #soundtrack #vinyl #vinyl records

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Monro Tire 40th Anniversary of Transformers promotion. Two videos featuring Gregg Berger and John Moschitta Jr. as the voices of Grimlock and Blurr, portrayed by vintage figures in Monro outlets.

#Transformers #G1 #40th Anniversary #The Transformers #Grimlock #Gregg Berger #Blurr #John Moscitta Jr #Monro Tire #Youtube

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“MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: Transformers robots have always been — More Than Meets the Eye — and now fans can experience Transformers characters as they mash-up with iconic characters who share this same quality

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES X TRANSFORMERS COLLABORATIVE: Get the party started with this van that’s the main vehicle for the crime-fighting turtle brothers

CONVERTS FROM VEHICLE TO ROBOT: Party Wallop 7-inch (17.5 cm) figure converts between party wagon mode and robot mode in 20 steps. Inspired by the party wagon as seen in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon

CHOOSE YOUR NINJA TURTLE: Convert to robot mode and attach 1 of 4 different heads to create a Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, or Raphael inspired figure

AWESOME ACCESSORIES: Includes 2 ninja swords, bo staff, 2 nunchucks, 2 ninja sai, rotating belt buckle, and 4 swappable heads that attach in robot mode

The worlds of Transformers robots and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collide with the Transformers x TMNT Party Wallop mash-up pack! The iconic Party Wagon from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is now a Transformers robot! This 7-inch (17.5 cm) figure converts from robot mode to cartoon-inspired Party Wagon alt mode and features series-accurate deco and details from the classic 1987 cartoon. This pack comes with cartoon-inspired accessories including ninja swords, bo staff, nunchucks, and ninja sai to gear up the turtle brothers. It also includes 4 swappable heads and a rotating belt buckle to customize the robot as either a Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, or Raphael inspired action figure. Transformers robots have always been — More Than Meets the Eye — but now, through the Transformers Collaborative, fans can experience these larger-than-life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality. TRANSFORMERS and HASBRO and all related trademarks and logos are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. © 2024 Viacom Overseas Holdings C.V. All Rights Reserved.

Release date: ‎15 July 2024 Product dimensions: 22.9 x 10.2 x 27.9 cm; 299.82 Grams”

#Transformers #Collaborative #Transformers Collaborative #Party Wallop #TMNT #TMNT x Transformers #Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Transformers #Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #Donatello #Michelangelo #Raphael #Leonardo #TMNT Party Wagon #Party Wagon

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BotCon 2011 theme ideas. From "BotCon: Beyond the Convention."

#Transformers #Animated #Transformers Animated #BotCon #convention exclusives

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Target Optimus Prime and Autobot Bullseye - Laser Optimus Prime redeco, Earthrise Optimus Prime trailer redeco and Siege Ravage redeco.

#Transformers #Target #Optimus Prime #Bullseye

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Transformers: Legacy Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime Two Autobots, bonded like brothers, yet divided by destiny. Optimus Prime was chosen to be the bearer of the Matrix of Leadership and the next commander of the Autobots, leaving Ultra Magnus scornful and bitter. Ultra Magnus challenged Optimus Prime for possession of the Matrix of Leadership and Autobot command. In the middle of battle, the two combined into a new form: Ultimate Energy Combiner, Omega Prime. Hasbro Pulse is kicking off the Transformers 40th anniversary celebration with a HasLab of powerful proportions! Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus join forces to present Omega Prime as the next HasLab project! 8.5-inch Optimus Prime figure 15-inch command center Blaster accessory 2 Matrix of Leadership accessories 11.5-inch Ultra Magnus figure 5.75-inch Autobot Bluebolts figure Unlock #1: 23.5-inch Matrix Blade Accessory Unlock #2: 2 combinable Global Space Bridge display base pieces This project needs 10,000 backers to begin production. This crowdfunded project will run from January 30, 2024 until March 14, 2024 at 11:59PM ET. If successful, the project will begin shipping in Fall 2025. LAUNCHING A LEGENDARY COMBINATION To commemorate the past 40 years of – More Than Meets the Eye – the team recognized the need for a HasLab project that fans have been dreaming of adding to their collections. The original stylings of Transformers: Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus are back for the first time since 2001, updated with improved articulation and structural stability for more dynamic figure poses. DESIGNED BY A TRANSFORMERS ICON: HISASHI YUKI Yuki-san designed the original Transformers: Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus toys back in 2000, and he returned to partner with us to design this HasLab project. He packed in the classic features of the original toy that fans loved, while updating the design to reflect the modern standards of Transformers action figure articulation.

#Transformers #Robots in Disguise #Omega Prime #Optimus Prime #Ultra Magnus #Fire Convoy #God Magnus #God Fire Convoy #Car Robots #Transformers: Robots in Disguise #HasLab #crowdfunding

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Optimus Prime in Motormaster Disguise (Concept)

So in the original Transformers cartoon episode "Masquerade," five of the Autobots go undercover disguised as the Stunticons. I've always thought the episode concept was clever (almost all the Stunticons turn into vehicles that just happen to have Autobot counterparts) but I think the episode would have worked better if the animators hadn't used the Stunticon animation models to represent the disguised Autobots. If you watch the episode carefully, the disguised Autobots spend the entire episode in vehicle mode. This suggests to me that the Autobots were merely painted like the Stunticons.

I feel like the Autobots should have gotten some special animation models for this episode. It probably would have been a logistical nightmare, so I don't blame them for not doing it this way, but it would have been more compelling if the Autobots had been drawn like their normal selves but colored to match the Stunticon colors.

This is my concept of what Optimus Prime probably should have looked like in the episode. Now he actually looks like he's been repainted in order to go on an undercover mission. You might mistake him for Motormaster from a distance, if you squint and took your glasses off.

Jazz in Dead End Disguise (Concept Art)

The Autobots dressed up to look like the Stunticons in the Transformers cartoon episode "Masquerade," and the characters who were selected to go undercover to impersonate the Stunticons were chosen based on their vehicle forms. Jazz turns into a Porsche 935, and Dead End transforms into a Porsche 928. So, not identical, but kind of close. The episode specifically states that paint was used to disguise the Autobots. They weren't reconstructed. Therefore, I think Jazz should have actually appeared in the episode looking something like this.

I did digitally erase the racing stripes on Jazz since they would have been painted over for his Dead End disguise. I figured Jazz's robot mode would also be painted to look like Dead End as much as possible, within the confines of his design and the way he transforms. Dead End has huge wheels on his shoulders and Jazz (in the cartoon) does not, but Jazz got shoulders that are colored as if the wheels are still there.

Even in Stunticon colors, though, it's pretty obviously still Jazz. That spoiler is a dead giveaway.

Sideswipe in Breakdown Disguise (Concept Art)

If you paint Sideswipe's car mode in the correct colors, he makes an absolutely perfect Breakdown. They both transform into a Lamborghini Countach so the resemblance is uncanny. This is why Sideswipe was chosen to play the role of Breakdown when his group went undercover as the Stunticons in the G1 cartoon episode "Masquerade."

The Autobots spent the entire episode in vehicle mode, though, so I don't think they were meant to be drawn exactly like the Stunticons, as they were in the finished episode. I believe the original intention was for the Autobots to retain their original designs but to be painted in the colors of the Stunticons. If that had happened, Sideswipe might have looked more like this.

Sideswipe and Breakdown transform totally differently from each other, though (the hood of the car forms Sideswipe's chest, among other things) so he can't quite pull off the robot mode look as well. Actually, I think there might be an unofficial World's Smallest Transformers version of Breakdown that looks a bit like this, since it was a redeco of the existing Sideswipe toy design.

Mirage in Drag Strip Disguise (Concept Art)

Mirage went undercover as the Stunticon named Drag Strip in the Transformers cartoon episode "Masquerade." In the episode, the disguised Mirage was simply drawn like Drag Strip, which is at odds with the episode's claim that the Autobots were disguised using paint. Given that the Autobots spent the entire episode in their vehicle forms, I wonder if the plan was for them to be animated as themselves, but colored differently.

If that had happened, Mirage might have looked something like this in the episode in question. Drag Strip's color model is kind of interesting because, unlike the Hasbro toy, he appears in two different shades of yellow. It's likely the darker yellow was merely intended to indicate shading, but in some episodes his animation model is taken very literally, with the spoiler and hood and driver's canopy consistently colored a dark mustard yellow.

I added racing stripes to Mirage's animation model because Drag Strip has these, and I feel like it would have been an important part of his attempt at a disguise. Incidentally, I would totally buy a toy of Mirage in these colors, official or otherwise. (Get on it, Takara!)

Windcharger in Wildrider Disguise (Concept Art)

There's a Transformers episode from 1985 called "Masquerade" in which the Autobots get new paint jobs and pretend to be the Stunticons. Windcharger is kind of the outlier here because he's the only Autobot who doesn't really match the make and model of the Stunticon he's impersonating (Windcharger was a Pontiac Trans Am, and Wildrider was a Ferarri Testerossa).

What's interesting about the episode is that the Autobots appeared identical to the Stunticons, even though dialogue clearly indicates they were camouflaged using paint only. Starscream was suspicious of the fake Stunticons in the episode, which would have made sense if their disguises had not been perfect. I think the original plan might have been to animate the undercover Autobots using their regular designs, but coloring them to match the Stunticons.

This is how Windcharger might have looked in the episode if they'd gone in this direction instead. The car mode isn't terrible-looking, but he really can't pull off the look as a robot at all. This is obviously not his fault, and we can't blame him for that.

#Transformers #G1 #The Transformers #Masquerade #Optimus Prime #Jazz #Sideswipe #Mirage #Windcharger #Stunticons #fan art #Zobovor

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Transformers G1 Elita One (Fan Color Model)

Elita One's first G1 cartoon appearance was in "The Search for Alpha Trion" (though a later episode, "War Dawn," showed us an earlier form for the character called Ariel). She appears briefly in vehicle mode, near the end of the episode, but Optimus Prime is in front of her and you can't see her entire car mode. A lot of fans have tried their hand at a conjectural vehicle design based on what little of her we do see.

Well, her official vehicle design, as created by Floro Dery, only recently surfaced for the first time. I tried my hand at coloring it, based on what we see in the episode, and doing a little bit of extrapolating regarding how she seems to fold up. (It's weird that her knees apparently form her trunk. I have no idea how that would work on an official Hasbro toy. But, that's the great thing about being a character designer, I suppose—your designs aren't required to work in three-dimensional space!)

Transformers G1 Orion Pax (Fan Color Model)

The G1 cartoon episode "War Dawn" told the story of Optimus Prime before he became Optimus Prime. The design for his previous form, Orion Pax (note the initials), was originally conceived by Floro Dery as a design for Ultra Magnus for The Transformers: the Movie, before being appropriated for the second-season episode instead.

Color key artist Phyllis Craig deliberately chose colors for Orion Pax that strongly evoked Optimus Prime. Orion Pax never transformed into vehicle mode in the cartoon, and his vehicle design only surfaced fairly recently. I took a guess as to what colors he probably would have been in vehicle mode, based on which robot parts seem to turn into which vehicle parts. The Floro Dery design influence is strong here; to me, his trailer reminds me a lot of Rodimus Prime.

#Transformers #G1 #The Transformers #War Dawn #The Search for Alpha Trion #Elita One #Orion Pax #animation model #fan art #Zobovor

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Whats that you say ,”You hope theres enough energy in these conductors to last a quartex” well well well, lemme tell you something Jacky, you have officially energized my bionic soul for an entire astrocycle! Finally, our 40 year wait is over folks, Origins Wheeljack is ready to hover into your collection!!!

Huge shout out to my bot brother Yuya san, he has turned my concepts and dreams into an engineering masterpiece. He has been just raising the bar on every character we work on, its insane, legendary designer!

I’m jumping right in because there is literally so much to tell yall about! Blurr style: hover vans vehicle blastshield can be a used as an air glider in robot mode but also partsforms into the cybertronian racetrack featured in the first g1 episode, the transformation sequence resembles the exact transformation in the cartoon, the bottom of the vehicle mode sits on tabs to give it that sweet cybertronian hover look, origins bee can not only fit into the back of the van but his golden rods can plug in on the sides for a cool thruster look, he scales correctly in robot mode with Jazz and BB, articulation and deco are on point, the buzzsaws on the front bumper have been designed to also be used as dominator discs 🤯

Wheeljack, yesssss, his OG look, no pablo’s or que’s here bruh, just good ol genius Jacky looking like he has been doing metric ton squats with Bulkhead. After all, its one thing to have the gift of gadgets but its another to be able to back up Optimus in the war.

Legacy United hittin hard in the 40th anniversary celebration of this brand that keeps me smiling all the way to Iacon! 😎

#Transformers #G1 #The Transformers #More than Meets the Eye #Mark Maher #Wheeljack #Bumblebee #Jazz #Transformers: Legacy United #Legacy United #Origin Wheeljack