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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 12:29 pm

Our friend Ken Christiansen has shared some of his early concept work for the Transformers Bots Shots line. Here we have the vehicle modes for DOTM style Megatron, Shockwave, and Leadfoot. According to Ken he also produced designs for Dino and Soundwave, which at this point have yet to see production. Be sure to drop by Ken's facebook page for more awesome art: The Art of Ken Christiansen

Ken Christiansen wrote:Some re-discovered art, ground floor on what would become the Bot Shots line. Just some fast vehicle designs to fill out a Hasbro presentation for Siebenaler. If I remember right, Marcelo Matere art was doing the bot designs.

I also did (unreleased as far as I know) vehicle designs for Dino and Soundwave, from DotM, and that's all I've ever done for Bot Shots. Just the day and a half or so of work in 2010.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 10:37 pm

Bot Shots or not, it's always neat to see concept art like this.

by **NecaPrime** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:25 am

I like the Shockwave tank mode but I wonder how they will be able to add the gun arm :-?

by **NecaPrime** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:36 am

Shockwave has a cool alt-mode but I wonder how the will be able to add the arm gun in rodot mode :-?

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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:51 pm

NecaPrime wrote:Shockwave has a cool alt-mode but I wonder how the will be able to add the arm gun in rodot mode .

Well, since this design was ultimately never used, it probably wasn't going to have an arm gun.

After all, the first Shockwave mold didn't have one, and the second one did but only because it has two cannons in tank mode (one on top and one on the side that became his arm).

by **NecaPrime** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:36 am

Sabrblade wrote:
NecaPrime wrote:Shockwave has a cool alt-mode but I wonder how the will be able to add the arm gun in rodot mode .
Well, since this design was ultimately never used, it probably wasn't going to have an arm gun.

After all, the first Shockwave mold didn't have one, and the second one did but only because it has two cannons in tank mode (one on top and one on the side that became his arm).

sorry I forgot about that mould. Thats why I dont like botshots. :BANG_HEAD:

by **Tuna Chump** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:18 am

They look really cool!
Love the Shockwave one. I can just imagine him sitting on my desk :lol:

by **NecaPrime** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:25 am

NecaPrime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
NecaPrime wrote:Shockwave has a cool alt-mode but I wonder how the will be able to add the arm gun in rodot mode .
Well, since this design was ultimately never used, it probably wasn't going to have an arm gun.

After all, the first Shockwave mold didn't have one, and the second one did but only because it has two cannons in tank mode (one on top and one on the side that became his arm).

sorry I forgot about that mould. Thats why I dont like botshots.