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I open this new topic to catch curious or newsworthy steps.













In the seventh image, the arm is attached to the body by cables.
















Completely different transformation.






















Starting from the seventh image, some panels open to connect the legs.



















Episode 01, "More Than Meets The Eye": the upper vehicle part transforms into the mobile station, as the G1 toy.















Second transformation.










Two panels open to let out the tires.










The rear tires come out from the heels.










The "pelvis" panel opens, then it goes back.













Completely different and outlandish transformation.
















The hands become the tires, as the G1 toy.


















Different transformation, more "Masterpiece" toy and not G1.












Unusual transformation: the truck headlights run into the robot "hips".
















Very G1 toy transformation.



















"Overly" G1 toy transformation...

























Very outlandish transformation...















Very G1 toy transformation for Hook.































Two different transformations in the same episode.


















The trailer seems to tear away from the truck and this transforms into the robot alone...























From the 1986 Movie, two Hot Rod's different arms transformations.



















Very very simple transformations, like the G1 toys.










Too fast and incomplete transformation
























In two different moments of the same episode, wrong legs transformation.













The body divides in two parts...




















Another AKOM unthinkable transformation...

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Bumblebee (Second transformation)
Different transformation, more "Masterpiece" toy and not G1.

Cool compilation! Thank for sharing!

Thanks Battlemaster. ^ ^

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Reflector
Very G1 toy transformation.

Ravage
"Overly" G1 toy transformation...

It's true every once in a while they were animated differently. (If I had time enough I'd post Soundwave's.)

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Devastator
Very outlandish transformation...

I'll say, they really screwed this up:

- Scavenger as a leg (taking Scrapper's place)?
- Scrapper as a hip guard (Long Haul addon)?

What episode is that from?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I'll say, they really screwed this up:

- Scavenger as a leg (taking Scrapper's place)?
- Scrapper as a hip guard (Long Haul addon)?

What episode is that from?

Ep.17. Carnage in C-Minor, G1 Season 3.

Logan79 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I'll say, they really screwed this up:

- Scavenger as a leg (taking Scrapper's place)?
- Scrapper as a hip guard (Long Haul addon)?

What episode is that from?

Ep.17. Carnage in C-Minor, G1 Season 3.

Yeah, that would explain it...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Logan79 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I'll say, they really screwed this up:

- Scavenger as a leg (taking Scrapper's place)?
- Scrapper as a hip guard (Long Haul addon)?

What episode is that from?

Ep.17. Carnage in C-Minor, G1 Season 3.

Yeah, that would explain it...

Yes, "Carnage in C-Minor" is one of the episodes with more errors in the G1...

I had never noticed before that Scavenger became the leg in that scene, but when you look at it frame by frame like you posted, it's amazing that they actually animated it look "right" once in combined form.

I recall many, many a year ago there were some detailed reviews, one of them being "The Rebirth" I believe, that demonstrated Ultra Magnus's entire body transmorphing into his cab section and then his trailer entered off screen a la Optimus Prime. And like "Carnage in C-Minor" was also animated by AKOM.

Relevant to that point, Galvatron and Soundwave exchanging long protein strings:





Also, these posts are pretty awesome . I never noticed how detailed some of them could be, specifically the first post of Megatron(the arm attached by wires one). That animator was very talented.

Duke of Luns wrote:I had never noticed before that Scavenger became the leg in that scene, but when you look at it frame by frame like you posted, it's amazing that they actually animated it look "right" once in combined form.

I recall many, many a year ago there were some detailed reviews, one of them being "The Rebirth" I believe, that demonstrated Ultra Magnus's entire body transmorphing into his cab section and then his trailer entered off screen a la Optimus Prime. And like "Carnage in C-Minor" was also animated by AKOM.

Also, these posts are pretty awesome . I never noticed how detailed some of them could be, specifically the first post of Megatron(the arm attached by wires one). That animator was very talented.

Thanks Duke of Luns. ^ ^
Indeed, the worst animation is into the AKOM episodes.
Also, many AKOM characters had different details, for example:

Megatron's back cannon


Optimus Prime's back


Prime's side strips


Soundwave's back


Bumblebee's back

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Ultra Magnus
The trailer seems to tear away from the truck and this transforms into the robot alone...

This is an amazing thread.

It's interesting how inconsistent they were with transforming. Sometimes it's absurdly toy-accurate, sometimes it's just lazy, sometimes it's dictated by that particular scene, sometimes it's a bit excessively "techy", sometimes it's just plain weird.



Forget the arms getting dislocated, Megatron's "guts" getting exposed is what grabbed my attention.


Also, 7 Constructicons?

Thanks for the appreciation Noideaforaname.

And you have an amazing and ingenious nickname.^ ^

Okay, thank you very much for doing these. Must've taken quite a bit of work. The only one that makes me literally laugh out loud is the COnstructicon one. SO goofy.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Okay, thank you very much for doing these. Must've taken quite a bit of work. The only one that makes me literally laugh out loud is the COnstructicon one. SO goofy.

Yes, a bit of work, but a real pleasure to share with this great site.
Thanks RK_Striker. ^ ^

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From the 1986 Movie, two Hot Rod's different arms transformations.

Updated the first post.

Devastator
Very G1 toy transformation for Hook.



Bonecrusher
Two different transformations in the same episode.



Insecticons
Very very simple transformations, like the G1 toys.

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Ratchet
Second transformation.

If you want really funky transformations, go check out Season 3's Grimlock's New Brain, with Computron and Abominus. Those are really messed up.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:If you want really funky transformations, go check out Season 3's Grimlock's New Brain, with Computron and Abominus. Those are really messed up.

Grimlock's New Brain?
Are you ready?



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Too fast and incomplete transformation
























In two different moments of the same episode, wrong legs transformation.













The body divides in two parts...

I had never noticed the Abominus Hun-Grr leg morph combination, or Computron joining together like Devastator. The AKOM transformations are almost more interesting because of how zany they are .

Yes, about Abominus transformation, wrong in two different moments of the same episode... then AKOM believed that...