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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:25 am

Overcracker wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Overcracker wrote:However the wind vane is completely devoid of paint. For some reason. A silver Sharpie should remedy that, but it puzzles me why the Wind vane / Gun has no paint.
For G1 toy-accuracy. G1 Prime's gun was solid black and the top of his truck cab was solid red.

Hmm, I guess I can buy that.

Same reason it has yellow eyes and chrome silver on its thighs and pelvis.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 3:32 pm

video review of the dinobots unleashed 5-pack by *shudder* shartimus.
(i watched it on mute :lol:

)

i REALLY like the tarnished look. but sludge is way to see-through. ill be buying this set for sure.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:15 pm

shajaki wrote:
i REALLY like the tarnished look. but sludge is way to see-through. ill be buying this set for sure.

He's called Sludge in this pack and not Slog?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:22 pm

william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:
i REALLY like the tarnished look. but sludge is way to see-through. ill be buying this set for sure.

He's called Sludge in this pack and not Slog?

sorry to confuse. i personally call the AOE dinobots by their proper G1 names. cause slog, slug, strafe... those are just dumb to me.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 5:14 pm

Wow, I've really been trying to avoid these dinos all together. The knight thing has always tempted me. But to see them all armored out ghost knight, and ring wraithy is REAL alluring.
Thanks a lot Shay-Jay! :roll:

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:04 pm

Cobotron wrote:Wow, I've really been trying to avoid these dinos all together. The knight thing has always tempted me. But to see them all armored out ghost knight, and ring wraithy is REAL alluring.
Thanks a lot Shay-Jay!

At least get Slog, its an incredible Alt Mode!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:30 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Wow, I've really been trying to avoid these dinos all together. The knight thing has always tempted me. But to see them all armored out ghost knight, and ring wraithy is REAL alluring.
Thanks a lot Shay-Jay!

At least get Slog, its an incredible Alt Mode!

I've already kind of mentally committed to Slog and Grim. Debating the TRU Evo 2-pack, but all these shiny paladin specters, whew, might be worth it.
SO MANY BOTS, ONLY SO MUCH SCRATCH! :-x

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:58 pm

I'm skipping the Platinum set to get Takara's movie-accurate Black Knight versions.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 12:13 pm

As the Age of Extinction slowly but surely lives up to its name, Transformers designer Gregory Titus has shared on his website some designs for package art for the latest movie line figures. The images mirrored below include various Optimus Prime toys, Hound, Crosshairs Bumblebee, the Dinobots, but also Vehicon and Junkheap and early versions of the characters - take a look below, and head to the site for more information!

This project was an absolute monster. Pilot was brought in about 18 months before the movie came out. Though well into the design phase of all the Transformers characters, none were completed. We were working with concepts, designs, information, and deadlines that were constantly changing. It was an amazing challenge that we all rose to in typical Pilot fashion. We were brought in for everything, a total overhaul and rebrand of a toy line plagued with different packaging styles for a decade. We were tasked with uniting them under a single, new, and simplified Transformers banner and provide all designs and illustrations to go with it.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 12:43 pm

These are great!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:52 pm

i love seeing the art behind the art. thats what was one of the best things about collecting comics, most high "incentive variant" covers were sketch versions of the normal covers. so cool to see.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 2:29 pm

the ones of drift & crosshairs with their weapons out are awesome, they should've used those instead of the stupid "im running towards you" crap.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:13 pm

The art is really nice, but when you manage to get a freakin' BRACHIOSAURUS doing the "Dreamwave Purse-Grab" pose...

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:33 pm

I wonder what was up with them doing a G1 style Prime. If time was an issue wouldn't that be considered a waste.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:39 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder what was up with them doing a G1 style Prime. If time was an issue wouldn't that be considered a waste.

That was done for the Evolution 2-pack.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:46 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder what was up with them doing a G1 style Prime. If time was an issue wouldn't that be considered a waste.

That was done for the Evolution 2-pack.

Ahhh. Perfect sense. Onto another topic, anybody else think the last wave of Power Battlers featuring Junkheap, the Vehicon, and High-Octane Bumblebee will be canceled?

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:56 pm

I thought that Galvatron was Gipsy Danger :lol:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:02 pm

So much of the same running pose.

by **monstrinhotron** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:21 am

yuck. Everyone looks like they have one leg! The silhouette is the most important part of any character art and it's horrible in almost all of these images. Secondly the light source is flat and diffuse meaning it's even harder to make out what the hell is going on with the one giant leg pose. Thirdly the pose is so twisted and EXTREME!! it's just a mess. Usually i give character artists credit because even bad character art is a hard skill to master but i honestly and genuinely could do this much better. simply horrible.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:43 pm

monstrinhotron wrote:yuck. Everyone looks like they have one leg! The silhouette is the most important part of any character art and it's horrible in almost all of these images. Secondly the light source is flat and diffuse meaning it's even harder to make out what the hell is going on with the one giant leg pose. Thirdly the pose is so twisted and EXTREME!! it's just a mess. Usually i give character artists credit because even bad character art is a hard skill to master but i honestly and genuinely could do this much better. simply horrible.

you think this is bad art because of the pose theyre in? you konw that hasbro likely says "do it like this" right? you can do it better, then lets see.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:52 pm

monstrinhotron wrote:yuck. Everyone looks like they have one leg! The silhouette is the most important part of any character art and it's horrible in almost all of these images. Secondly the light source is flat and diffuse meaning it's even harder to make out what the hell is going on with the one giant leg pose. Thirdly the pose is so twisted and EXTREME!! it's just a mess. Usually i give character artists credit because even bad character art is a hard skill to master but i honestly and genuinely could do this much better. simply horrible.

I don't even like the AOE character design, and I think this art looks GREAT. Those poses are really dynamic. Maybe the one legged pose leaves space on the card so the blister doesn't cover all the art.
If you are going to make this statement, lets have proof. Show us your PUDDING.

Like f-primus-unicron on Facebook · by **f-primus-unicron** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:45 pm

most of the evasion optimus from this pack are maskless, mine is...maskless as well, thats sad, but given it was an x-mas present i think is an awesome figure XD

by **DeadCaL** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 8:22 pm

"A toy line plagued with different packaging styles for a decade"... And there I was thinking the constant transformation of the brand was one of the reasons for it's ongoing success :-?

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 3:37 am

DeadCaL wrote:"A toy line plagued with different packaging styles for a decade"... And there I was thinking the constant transformation of the brand was one of the reasons for it's ongoing success

To some extent yes. It's possible that changing packaging designs too much could make the product difficult for the consumer to spot easily on a shelf

News Credits: 2 · by **BERSEKAEL** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 6:24 am

Cobotron wrote:
monstrinhotron wrote:yuck. Everyone looks like they have one leg! The silhouette is the most important part of any character art and it's horrible in almost all of these images. Secondly the light source is flat and diffuse meaning it's even harder to make out what the hell is going on with the one giant leg pose. Thirdly the pose is so twisted and EXTREME!! it's just a mess. Usually i give character artists credit because even bad character art is a hard skill to master but i honestly and genuinely could do this much better. simply horrible.

I don't even like the AOE character design, and I think this art looks GREAT. Those poses are really dynamic. Maybe the one legged pose leaves space on the card so the blister doesn't cover all the art.
If you are going to make this statement, lets have proof. Show us your PUDDING.

I feel hasbro didn't want to spend much time/money/effort on AoE, just look at the toys >:oP