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News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:24 am

Robotkingdom has provided us boxed pictures of the upcoming BTS-1 trailer for Classics Optimus Prime:

Go to http://www.robotkingdom.com for more pictures and details.

Direct link to pics: http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/es ... II=TFAOP01

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:26 am

Great packaging, I love the classics look.

Very very nice.

I wonder how complicated the paint application will be on the interior?

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:30 am

Sid Burn wrote:Great packaging, I love the classics look.

Very very nice.

Ah! You wrote exactly what I was going to write... So I agree.

I'm still liking this version for Nemesis Prime, though. The other one looks more "Prime-y", plus comes with all those nice extras for the other Autobots. I could see Nemi pulling this thing, though, and having Dragstrip pull out of the back of it...

News Credits: 4 · by **typh0id** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:42 am

Hehehe! Like the box

News Credits: 2 · by **Decepticon Spike** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:54 am

I still say the trailer looks too, I don't know, futureistic.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:13 am

I'm still back and forth on this. Get it or not get it? How much $$$ I have will decide that for me though.

by **8 bit** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:30 pm

Looks fantastic! It's always been my philosophy as a designer that if the packaging looks good, the distributor really cares about their product. Can't wait to see more shots of the actual trailer!

News Credits: 6 · by **Venksta** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:04 pm

8 bit wrote:Looks fantastic! It's always been my philosophy as a designer that if the packaging looks good, the distributor really cares about their product. Can't wait to see more shots of the actual trailer!

Luckily, the package was designed by a Classics fan.

by **8 bit** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:31 pm

Venksta wrote:
8 bit wrote:Looks fantastic! It's always been my philosophy as a designer that if the packaging looks good, the distributor really cares about their product. Can't wait to see more shots of the actual trailer!

Luckily, the package was designed by a Classics fan.

Wow! You!? I had no idea. You must be building quite a resume with all of these custom sets being released for the Classics line!

News Credits: 6 · by **Venksta** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:36 pm

8 bit wrote:
Venksta wrote:
8 bit wrote:Looks fantastic! It's always been my philosophy as a designer that if the packaging looks good, the distributor really cares about their product. Can't wait to see more shots of the actual trailer!

Luckily, the package was designed by a Classics fan.

Wow! You!? I had no idea. You must be building quite a resume with all of these custom sets being released for the Classics line!

Yup.

I did mockups in the stylings of G1, Classics, Universe and Masterpiece. They liked the classics look, so I made it based off that, but with differences, so its not an exact copy of the real Classics packaging. And the bios and techspecs are for each version's rollers.

News Credits: 88 · by **DavidT** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:45 pm

BBTS has front and back images of both Optimus and Nemesis's packaging

Optimus:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

Nemesis:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

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News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:09 pm

Venksta wrote:
8 bit wrote:
Venksta wrote:
8 bit wrote:Looks fantastic! It's always been my philosophy as a designer that if the packaging looks good, the distributor really cares about their product. Can't wait to see more shots of the actual trailer!

Luckily, the package was designed by a Classics fan.

Wow! You!? I had no idea. You must be building quite a resume with all of these custom sets being released for the Classics line!

Yup. I did mockups in the stylings of G1, Classics, Universe and Masterpiece. They liked the classics look, so I made it based off that, but with differences, so its not an exact copy of the real Classics packaging. And the bios and techspecs are for each version's rollers.

I don't suppose you could show us the mockups that weren't approved?

News Credits: 6 · by **Venksta** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:21 pm

Mkall wrote:
Venksta wrote:
8 bit wrote:
Venksta wrote:
8 bit wrote:Looks fantastic! It's always been my philosophy as a designer that if the packaging looks good, the distributor really cares about their product. Can't wait to see more shots of the actual trailer!

Luckily, the package was designed by a Classics fan.

Wow! You!? I had no idea. You must be building quite a resume with all of these custom sets being released for the Classics line!

Yup. I did mockups in the stylings of G1, Classics, Universe and Masterpiece. They liked the classics look, so I made it based off that, but with differences, so its not an exact copy of the real Classics packaging. And the bios and techspecs are for each version's rollers.

I don't suppose you could show us the mockups that weren't approved?

I'll see if I can get permission to show them now. Otherwise, I'll have to wait until the trailers are released.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:21 pm

Wow, great work on the packaging, very well done! Pretty awesome that you're a member here.

I'm almost certainly picking up this trailer. I like the futuristic look and it looks great in color. I just hope BBTS doesn't raise the price or anything like that.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:06 am

The artwork is really well done. I like the looks of this trailer. The details inside and outside are creative.

News Credits: 6 · by **Venksta** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:01 am

Hi everyone. The BTS.Toy team just gave me permission to share the mockup designs for their Classics Trailer packaging. You can view them at the link below. Please keep in mind, some elements from the mockups could not be carried over to the final version, like Optimus Prime's face on an early mockup design.

http://members.shaw.ca/venksta01/2009/BTS/

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:11 am

Awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing. By the way is BTS formerly Best Toys?

News Credits: 6 · by **Venksta** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:17 am

Stormrider wrote:Awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing. By the way is BTS formerly Best Toys?

Yes they are. I was told one of the members left, so they changed their name to BTS.Toy.

News Credits: 4 · by **typh0id** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:39 am

The G1 and Masterpiece styles look awesome, but yeah I think the Classics is definately more fitting

Nice work!

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:39 pm

By the way, I like your signature with the Henkei Megatron.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:29 pm

Yeah, great work!

by **8 bit** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:54 am

Thanks for sharing Venksta! Great work!

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:57 am

Here's what I'm thinking so far with all these trailers for my collection:

Ultra Magnus: Got the FansProject City Comdr
Nemesis Prime: Gettin the FanProject Shadw Comdr
SG Prime: Getting the BTS Nemesis Trailer
Henkei Prime: Getting the FansProject G3 Trailer
Cls Prime: If possible, he's getting the Powered Convoy Armr if I cn find it.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:32 am

Venksta wrote:Hi everyone. The BTS.Toy team just gave me permission to share the mockup designs for their Classics Trailer packaging. You can view them at the link below. Please keep in mind, some elements from the mockups could not be carried over to the final version, like Optimus Prime's face on an early mockup design.

http://members.shaw.ca/venksta01/2009/BTS/

Man, you do good work. Makes me still wish I was doing 3D design.

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:25 pm

Prime Evil wrote:Here's what I'm thinking so far with all these trailers for my collection:

Ultra Magnus: Got the FansProject City Comdr
Nemesis Prime: Gettin the FanProject Shadw Comdr
SG Prime: Getting the BTS Nemesis Trailer
Henkei Prime: Getting the FansProject G3 Trailer
Cls Prime: If possible, he's getting the Powered Convoy Armr if I cn find it.

Quite a collection, if you find all those!

I'm just planning on the City Cmdr. for Ultra Magnus, the BTS Trailer for Nemesis Prime and the newest FansProject trailer for my Classics Prime. I still can't get into that Shattered Glass Prime color scheme to buy it, though..... I figure the Powered Convoy set might be out of my price range, but I wouldn't mind that on a Henkei Prime...

I love that we have so many choices here, though! What a great way to deck out our Prime collections!