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News Credits: 4 · Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:32 pm

tons of newly released artwork by artist Ben Proctor:
http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:52 pm

Very cool! Great find.

Breakaway/Firestorm looks sweet in concept rendering. As does Osprey and Stealth Ship! So wish they'd made it to the film. Hell, even Model T, that's a pretty funky design. I believe his neck is the cylinder head and the top of his head is the valve cover! Sweet!

And Microwave bot is just friggin sweet. Imagine if he wasn't evil, you could be watching the ball game, throw a bag of popcorn over to your couch buddy and he zaps up a bag..

Power up Optimus isn't so great in that rendering. I like what we got tons more. Not feeling the red Sideswipe at all either. Or that version of Devastator. It's just crap. lol.

I don't even know how I feel about the Nuclear sub. I'm intrigued yet frightened.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:53 pm

Nice find indeed :APPLAUSE:

Wish they had worked in more appearance of the old Seekers. That Model T seeker seems pretty sweet imo. Why's there a cellphone in the Microwave Bot? They need to make Microwave bot a figure to go with Ejector.

News Credits: 6 · Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:56 pm

Model T robot is cool.
I like Springer, too.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:49 pm

Pontimax 01 wrote:.... Power up Optimus isn't so great in that rendering....

the power up was actually supposed to be with primes trailer.... which i thought wouldve been pretty cool. but yes, that concept doesnt looks as good as the jet power prime

News Credits: 8 · Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:23 pm

Overload PURE AWESOME!!! Model T & the Microwave Bot must be made into toys to sit beside Ransack and Ejector. I think I like his version of PU-OP better than the Jetfire combo version that they went with. I also like the egyptian jackyl styled head concept for The Fallen.

Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:52 pm

Forgotten wrote:Overload PURE AWESOME!!! Model T & the Microwave Bot must be made into toys to sit beside Ransack and Ejector. I think I like his version of PU-OP better than the Jetfire combo version that they went with. I also like the egyptian jackyl styled head concept for The Fallen.

I was just thinking the same thing about the Model T and Ransack.

Its also cool to see the stealth boat concept art related to Depth Charge. That would be a really cool movie scene to see a fast moving boat transform without slowing down and continue moving as if on water skis.

Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:53 pm

Alternate Sideswipe looks like a femme.
Other then that, I have no problem.

Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:06 pm

You know, that sideswipe concept kinda works if the want a fembot car. I'm assuming it's the lamborghini that was the original alternate mode.

Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:06 pm

Isn't the "Osprey" already a toy?

Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:17 pm

i wounded have loved to see the nuclear sub!
and the model T bot is so wonderfully steam-punk

Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:34 am

I gotta say,the CG osprey and Depth Charge stealth boat are two of my favorites. But you know... nothing can top the Septicon Warrior... what with the human still stuck in it.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:17 am

Nice pictures. I wish they could have done the submarine-con, because that is awesome!

Well, maby it would have taken attension away from devastator, but maby...maby we see it in next move :O

News Credits: 17 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:36 am

model T reminds ALOT of cybertron lugnuts! :lol:

that sideswipe is pretty bad good think josh nizzi came to the rescue!
osprey and overload are BEASTS! i would give a kidney if that will help make a toy for them i seriously would!

News Credits: 9 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:20 am

Interesting to see that the head and gun for the model T were used for the bi-plane scout who's name I've forgotten even though I've got one.

I'm blown away by this guys artwork - some of it almost looks real and is much better than the other concept art we've seen recently. Wish that red constructicon had been used.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:36 am

Wish they had used the ospray instead of grindor. The concetp looks awesome. power up prime looks worse than what we got. The concept looks like uber gundam on steroids. the model t would've been an interesting addition along with ransak (figure). Still say breakaway should've been in teh movie. Also like how the alice concept is labeld "hot chick".

Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:04 am

You see,
Me being me, I'm tired of waiting for a movie artbook and just figured, print out everything and make your own for free right? Right? And thennnnnnnnn.......

WHAMMO!

More artwork! Gah! I mean I guess I could always add on, but still, not the same.

I mean I know why they didn't release the first movie book, I credit the Arcee design that was suppose to make it into the first film, but was dropped (See featurettes from the first film, which also mention Soundwave), so they saved Ben's artwork and design for the sequel, not wanting to spoil anything.

And that might have played out well, save for the fact they DIDN'T USE THE DESIGN!!!! So now there's no real reason really for why there isn't a book floating out there, save for the fact there are simply too many artist to credit, and too many designs mashed together and greedy something or others trying to steal said credit.

Ugh..... Damn showbizz.

The art!

Luv the Osprey design. Pending on the character allegiance I would say alter the face for something less cartoonish. Yeah yeah yeah....its based on a cartoon. I get it, stop. Breakaway look neat, but I think more could have been done. I'm not too hot about the head design.

The rest look fantastic. Even his Green eyed and Stargate Fallen concepts are waaayyyyy better then what we got on film. The SG Fallen especially being I can make out the decepticon logo in this deisgn verses the film, especially being there was alot of mention of it, but I couldn't make out this end from that really in the poster much less the film from all the motion blur.

Even his red bot, which I believe is also based off a bike from the looks of it, is pretty great.

Between Ben and Josh Nizzi, I cant see how ROTF went sooooo wrong design wise.
Enough from me,
Laters,
Josh

News Credits: 1 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:23 am

That's a interesting gallery of concept arts.
I'm hoping to see alot more in the future.

News Credits: 3 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:07 am

Wow, those are all really cool. I find it interesting that Ransack's head and arms are pretty much the same as the Model T. Also, it likes Blazemaster has the same head and chest and overall vibe (just a lot skinnier) as the Osprey, especially in its full body shot.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:55 am

That Osprey Transformer looks brilliant, i hope they make that into a figure. Would be nice if they made it a Voyager or an Ultra.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:38 am

blobatron wrote:I gotta say,the CG osprey and Depth Charge stealth boat are two of my favorites. But you know... nothing can top the Septicon Warrior... what with the human still stuck in it.

I love that one, it should be a figure in the Incredible Change Bots you can call it Toiletron( by the by Google Toiletron and you'll see some interesting Photoshop work).

News Credits: 2 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:22 am

Optimus Prime Power-Up, The Doctor, Osprey, Stealth Ship, and Breakaway/Firestorm are winners for me. I like the look of the red Sideswipe but the silver version we got in RotF is cooler.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:12 am

I like Depthcharge, Firestorm/Breakaway, and Overload. Sideswipe and Powerup Optimus, though? Uh...no.

Oh, and that Osprey? Springer.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:42 am

Lousy_Autobot_Lover wrote:Isn't the "Osprey" already a toy?

Yeah, Incinerator from the first movie line. But "Osprey" is much much cooler looking. We should all forget Incinerator existed so we can let them sell us a much more awesome "Osprey". :grin:

I've seen a few say that Prime looks decent there. Wow, I really hate how he looks. I don't find it interesting at all. Thank God for Jetfire's corpse.

Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:58 am

i liked the dump truck concept. how come he wasn't in the movie? i mean he could have replaced Rampage... who was both attacking Bumblebee and forming Devastator at the same time!