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william-james88
Jun 30, 2022 at 3:17pm CDT
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Transformers head designer Mark Maher offered some pretty cool info on his Instagram page, regarding his design of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Cosmos toy. He actually started the design process with the Cybertronian mode Bumblebee toy as a basis. You can see the images of that dropped process below along with his commentary. What is really cool here is how we see the importance of Takara in the process. They don't just figure out how to work with the Hasbro design given to them (which in this case was a retool) but they seem to have the power to change the design fully, which in this case meant create a new mold. He also posted an image of the entire set all together so you can see the range of sizes. And Hasbro designer Sam Smith also added some turnaround videos on his Instagram page. You can click here to see them.
Mark Maher wrote:Do you believe?!?!Here he is folks, in all of his cybertronian glory! COSMOS!
Lets get into it! For capsule programs and the mainline as a whole, we have certain allocated funds for new molds. I wanted a Cosmos badly, to further finish the deluxe minibots collection, but just because I love this guy. His voice, design aesthetic, colors, and especially his alt mode are all fire.
Swipe right and you will see how I sold him in as a partial tool using the Origins BB mold. He would of been more of a new rendition of him. I just didnt think a g1 version of him was possible with the tooling allocated. But TT made it happen All NEW in 3 molds!!!
Ittoku Kuwazu worked closely with Hasui Shogo in making this guy the best Cosmos evah! I chimed in on making the flag alt as a blaster and really worked hard on getting the proportions as close to his animation appearance as possible. As you can see from block model to final look, a lot had to happen. But with our great partnership this guy is ready to officiate the Speedia 500.
Let me know who you are routing for to become the new leader of Velocitron!!!
Hasbro Designer Reveals Velocitron Cosmos was Initially Based on Cybertronian Bumblebee Mold
Hasbro Designer Reveals Velocitron Cosmos was Initially Based on Cybertronian Bumblebee Mold
Hasbro Designer Reveals Velocitron Cosmos was Initially Based on Cybertronian Bumblebee Mold
Hasbro Designer Reveals Velocitron Cosmos was Initially Based on Cybertronian Bumblebee Mold
Hasbro Designer Reveals Velocitron Cosmos was Initially Based on Cybertronian Bumblebee Mold
Hasbro Designer Reveals Velocitron Cosmos was Initially Based on Cybertronian Bumblebee Mold
Hasbro Designer Reveals Velocitron Cosmos was Initially Based on Cybertronian Bumblebee Mold
