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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:43 am

Artist Guido Guido has updated his deviantART account with a few unofficial pieces of Transformers art. Below we see Victory Starscream and toy accurate cartoon versions of Stunticons Dead End and Breakdown.

Just a quick experiment...what if the 1989 Starscream toy was featured in the Victory series?

Here's another experiment I wanted to do since long time.
Many characters in the G1 cartoon diverged greatly from their toy counterpart (most likely due different production schedules), so here's my first try:
toy-accurate "animation model" Stunticon Dead End!

Another toy-accurate model sheet for a character that greatly diverged from his toy counterpart - Stunticon Breakdown!

Since I did a Victory version of Starscream (based on the 1989 pretender inner robot) here're his 2 "brothers" too!
Just a cheap swap on palette

Another quick take on the recent TF:Victory Starscream piece:

Thundercracker in Action Masters Colors!
Cover your eyes!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:49 am

Cool, I always like these. Guidi is such a good artist.

Pretender Starscream, eh?

News Credits: 5 · by **dedcat** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:27 pm

This experiment was a complete success!

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:36 pm

Man, I'd totally dig a toy for that seeker body type.

News Credits: 31 · by **Guido** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:24 pm

Blurrz wrote:Man, I'd totally dig a toy for that seeker body type.

It does exist... see it in this very website: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/victory/starscream/1465/
Maybe is just a bit... stokier

Like funeralthirst7 on Facebook · by **funeralthirst7** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:13 pm

Those Stunticons look fantastic.

News Credits: 1 · by **Marcdachamp** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:00 pm

I love it when Guido does these. He really is amazingly talented.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:12 pm

Continuing with his series of unofficial character designs artist Guido Guidi has updated his deviantART account with his version of Victory Grimlock. Check him out in the mirrored images below.

What if Grimlock appeared in the japanese TF:Victory series?
Based on the 1989 Pretender toy released in Japan (but without Pretender outer shell)

Markers on manga paper+ps colors.

Another piece done imagining how would have looked Grimlock in the TF:Victory series - Work in progress

Based on the 1989 Pretender toy released in Japan in the Victory series (but without Pretender outer shell)

Pencil sketch on smooth manga paper.

News Credits: 5 · by **dedcat** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:24 pm

me, dedcat love pretty picture!

News Credits: 7 · by **alldarker** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:35 pm

What a coincidence! I literally just opened a package containing a complete Pretender Grimlock! Not a very impressive toy, but fun none-the-less, and this does look like him!

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:02 pm

That looks amazing. I want to draw like that...

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:46 pm

Love it. I really enjoy these news stories.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:19 pm

Very interesting piece of art.

News Credits: 4 · by **MasterSoundBlaster** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:51 pm

This is amazing!! I wanna see this in g1 colors now

by **Aluus** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:20 pm

These toys were released in the US without pretender shells as well. I actually had this Grimlock figure. Bought at K-Mart as a kid. Simple bubble plastic on cardback packaging i believe. I didn't realize it was a pretender figure until discovering this site many, many years later.

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:20 pm

Man, that amazing looking!

News Credits: 1 · by **burning_sirius** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:07 am

This Grimlock could of been him in Victory. Grimlock never died. This is awesome. Definitely canonical for Grimlock during his Victory years.

by **Mat001** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:02 pm

alldarker wrote:What a coincidence! I literally just opened a package containing a complete Pretender Grimlock! Not a very impressive toy, but fun none-the-less, and this does look like him!

That's why I liked the Classic Pretenders when they were released in 89. They were a good substitute for the original toys, though Bumblebee was superior to the original and Goldbug.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:09 am

How about another Victory re-imagining by Guido Guidi? The fan favorite artist has updated his deviantART account with his version of Victory Bumblebee based on his Pretender appearance.

nother re-imagining of a classic character:
Bumblebee, as if appeared in the "TF:Victory" series - based on the 1989 pretender toy.
(I know it does already exist another character model used for a tv commercial)

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:16 am

Wouldn't want to meet HIM in a dark alley...

by **Vicalliose** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:27 am

Damn Guidi is awesome.

by **Jetstorm92210** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:09 am

Thanks Guido, that Bumblebee is one of my most prized posesions, even though I got him sans shell and with no weapons. He looks quite the warrior in this style.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:27 am

THAT is a badass Bumblebee!

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:28 am

The retrostyle is just pure love. My G1 sense is tingling.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:02 am

That looks f**king amazing. I would pay money for a figure of Guidi's take on any of the classic pretender robots, hell I'd take a figurine... I don't give a sh*t if it transforms, as long as it looked like the artwork. Damn good.