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Transformers Mosaic: "After the Fall"

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 11:23PM CST

Categories: Comic Book News, Site Articles
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Richter
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The Universe of the Transformers is vast, and populated by many characters. Their universe is a large tapestry, made up of the stories and points of view of countless experiences that serve the larger whole.

These are some of those stories. This is:


It should be noted that while this project has been recognized by IDW Publishing and Hasbro, none of the works presented have been commissioned or solicited by either company. The stories are not official canon, except where noted. These stories are the result of Transformers enthusiasts taking the time out of their busy days to contribute to a universe they love. No one has been paid for the production of these stories.

AFTER THE FALL

Story, Colors & Letters by;
John-Paul “Wordmongerer” Bove

Art by;
Tom “Retardacon” Parrish

Transformers Comic releases for December 17th 2008

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 7:03PM CST

Categories: Comic Book News, Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Chris Ryall, Denton Tipton
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Views: 36,228
After a bumper year for Transformers Comics, IDW are not resting on their laurels as we enter the festive season.

This week, Wednesday the 17th of December 2008 will only see 1 release from IDW Publishing, but it is a big comic in regards to the year 2009.

Thanks to RyallTime, the blog of IDW's Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, we can confirm that this week will see the release of the first prequel comic for the upcoming 2009 release of the second Transformers Movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".
- Transformers Alliance: Destiny #1

Transformers Alliance: Destiny #1 will be written by Chris Mowry, who was also responsible for the Transformers Movie Sequel Comic "Reign of Starscream". Alex Milne is on art duties with colours to be handled by Josh Perez.

As for next week's releases, they remain unknown for the present, as IDW's Transformers editor Denton Tipton has not updated his blog From the Tip with release past the 17th of December. It is not known if the next release date of the 24th of December will see any releases due to it's proximity to Christmas, but stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more information as it comes to hand.

Sneak peak at Transformers Destiny: Alliance Comic

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 4:08PM CST

Categories: Comic Book News, Company News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Richter, TF Mosaic, IDW Boards
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Only days after the completion of the 10 Dino Days of Christmas, the good folks at the IDW Boards and at Transformers Mosaic have started another sneak peak preview at an upcoming IDW Publishing series.

Getting the treatment this time is the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen prequel comic Transformers Destiny: Alliance #1.

Over the next 5 days, the IDW Boards and Transformers Mosaic will be releasing a random panel from the series, that is set for release this coming Wednesday the 17th of December 2008.

So make sure to check out the IDW Boards and Transformers Mosaic pages every day for another sneak peek.

Transformers Energon The Ultimate Collection Out at Retail

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 12:02PM CST

Category: Media Vault
Posted by: Down_Shift | Credit(s): Sabrblade
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Views: 17,434
Thanks to Seiberton.com member Sabrblade for letting us know that Transformers Energon: The Ultimate Collection is now available just in time for the Holiday Season. This is excellent news for fans of the series or DVD collectors.

Sabrblade was kind enough to go BACK to Target and take a picture of the DVD on the shelves for those that just have to have that little piece of proof. The DVD set was found at a Target in Tampa, Florida.



To see more images and join in the discussion, click DISCUSS above.

New Official Pics of Universe Ratchet

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 11:26AM CST

Category: Toy News
Posted by: Down_Shift | Credit(s): Tformers, Mr.Bond007, 1337W422102
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Views: 14,842
Our friends over at Tformers have official pictures of Transformers Universe Wave 6 Ratchet in both Robot and Ambulance mode.

Ratchet along with Universe Armada Series Hot Shot is set for release sometime around March.

To see the pictures of Ratchet click here

How to.... The Transtopian guides.

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 11:24AM CST

Categories: Site Articles, Transtopia
Posted by: Dead Metal
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Views: 43,769
Yes we from the seibertron.com staff are trying to improve the Transtopia community and are working on Transtopia newsletters. But we also want to encourage fresh new talent to the art community.
We want to do this by providing "How to ...." guides in the forums, while this thread acts as the "index page".
So we ask you the talented artists to help out the new blood.
Want to contribute? Well then just pick a topic you want to make a guide to and start working on it.
You can make guides to:

-Drawing
-Painting
-3D rendering
-2D/3D Animation
-Kitbashing
-Painting figures
-Scratch building
-ect...

The guides should contain an explanation in written form, step by step images and you must state which tools are necessary for the project.

Send your guide to this e-mail address:

Transtopia.Guide@gmx.de

We will pick out guides to make it into the newsletter and will try to archive them here.
Don't worry you will be credited for your work.

Botcon paint samples on ebay

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 8:12AM CST

Categories: Toy News, Collectibles, Auctions
Posted by: Dead Metal | Credit(s): Orion_Prime48
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Views: 48,370
The famous internet auction house by the name of e-bay has revealed many long forgotten treasures from the past and future of the Transformers. Now once again it is host of many auctions that show us what could have been. As this time a seller on e-bay has original paint samples for BotCon exclusives that were never made.
So have a look at them and dwell in the thought of what could have been.....
"Chaos Armor" Defensor


Wreckers Devcon


Wreckers Rotorbolt


Wreckers Alpha Trion


Windrazo


And the original sculpture for Beast Wars Torca's beast-mode.


So have a look at them and if you want to just go and bid on them. We at seibertron.com want to wish you good luck at winning the auctions - if you want to bid on them that is.

Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news.


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WST Dark Retribution Giftset - Box art

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 7:55AM CST

Categories: Toy News, Retailer News
Posted by: Stormrider | Credit(s): TFSource.com, Electron
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Views: 18,634
TFSource.com has posted box art for the upcoming WST Dark Retribution Giftset. This set is limited to 500 with 10 lucky draws. To learn more, click here.





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Name of ROTF Truck figure revealed (possibly)

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 10:51PM CST

Categories: Movie News, Toy News
Posted by: Nekoman | Credit(s): eBay, Yu_giland
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Views: 20,832
Hot on heels is more news relating to the upcoming movie’s toy line. Another figure has shown up on eBay, this time Roll Bar, the previously unnamed truck we saw here. eBay seller Yu_giland has posted an auction containing one new image and his supposed name. To view the auction, click here.

New auction for colored ROTF Knockout

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 5:51PM CST

Categories: Movie News, Toy News
Posted by: Nekoman | Credit(s): eBay
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Views: 20,818
After being seen here just two days ago, a new auction has surfaced on eBay containing a new image of the previously seen Knockout figure, except this time in color! It would also appear he is an Autobot, but whether or not he will be in the upcoming movie is still unconfirmed. To view the image, click here.



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New ROTF toy!

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 9:39AM CST

Categories: Movie News, Toy News, Collectibles
Posted by: Dead Metal | Credit(s): s250
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Views: 46,618
Our own s250 has given us the first look at a new Transformers Revenge of The Fallen toy. This time it's a scout class Stealth Boat. In the image yo can see the prototype in it's boat-mode and robot-mode.


Stay tuned to seibertron.com for all your Transformers related news!

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Transtopia Monthly Newsletter - December

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 8:30AM CST

Categories: Site News, Site Articles, Transtopia
Posted by: Stormrider | Credit(s): Seibertron
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Views: 162,392


Welcome to the Transtopia Newsletter. We are proud to give you an update for the month of November. Lots of things are happening in this hot forum – from artwork to customs, from updates to upgrades. Our members have been hard at work. To better reflect the community’s artistic talent we have changed the name of this newsletter from “Custom Monthly Update” to “Transtopia Newsletter”. Over the next few months we will be rolling out several new sections to the newsletter. Stay tuned. Until then drop by Transtopia for the latest work. -Stormrider



A Message from Ryan

Hey everyone,

In a few short weeks, an all-new feature section will make its debut on Seibertron.com called "Transtopia". This new section will feature the creative work of the many talented Seibertronians that make up this website. Transtopia will be the place where members of Seibertron.com (we're looking at YOU) will be able to showcase incredible custom figures and kitbashes, beautiful artwork, and amazing fan-fiction.

Transtopia will be dedicated officially to one of the greatest members of the Transformers community, Bill "TFmaster" Koshorek. Bill was the very proud owner of the fantastic Transtopia community that used to reside at tfmaster.com. Bill approached me at BotCon 2006 about moving the Transtopia community over to Seibertron.com. I took over the hosting of tfmaster.com in November 2006 after agreeing to create a new Transtopia here on Seibertron.com that merged the best of the Transformers mega sites with the best of the creative minds within the Transformers community. Before plans and ideas could be completed, Bill had a massive heart attack in March 2007. Sadly, Bill did not make it and it seemed that Transtopia might die with him.

Over the next year and a half, I felt an immense amount of guilt over not completing Bill's dream. That was until 2 staff members on Seibertron.com, First Gen and Stormrider, came along and really started pushing for the creative content in the Transtopia forums to be featured on Seibertron.com once again. Their interest is in making sure that the Transtopia community thrives and breathes life back into the Transtopia project and ultimately Bill's dream. In November 2008, I began programming the new Transtopia gallery section that will feature Customs and Artwork, which was the primary focus of Bill's Transtopia.

Transtopia will be different than any other application on the major Transformers websites. You'll be able to create your own galleries, add images to those galleries, select which categories those images belong within, automatic on-the-fly thumbnail creation, the ability to easily change the sort order of your galleries and images, easy search functionality, view galleries by users, and more!

In addition to the customs and artwork sections of Transtopia, I am also working on an all-new Fan-Fiction section that will allow you to add fiction, chapters and many other similar advanced custom functionality that will be built with writers in mind.

I have three goals that I hope to accomplish with Seibertron.com's Transtopia: 1) Create a fun and easy to use section for fans to showcase their creative talents, 2) bring back some of the incredibly talented Transtopians to Seibertron.com and 3) make Bill very proud. I'll know #3 will happen when #1 and #2 happen. If I can accomplish those goals, I'll be a very happy person.

Check back later this month to check out the all-new Seibertron.com Transtopia! In the meantime, here's Stormrider's monthly update for Transtopia ...

Ryan Yzquierdo
Seibertron.com

How to Showcase Your Work
The newsletter is your opportunity to show off your work and talent. We rely on your articles, artwork, and customs to make it interesting. Submissions will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Presently we are accepting submissions for customs such as: repaints, kitbashes, and scratchbuilds. We will be rolling out other types of submission work in the future. Make sure to submit your custom in the proper subforum. You will see a sticky in each forum saying “Submissions for Monthly Newsletter”. When submitting, give us the title of your custom and a link to your gallery.
Repaints, Kitbashes, Scratchbuilds



Make a Difference, Join the Newsletter Team!
Want to contribute to the Seibertron community? Why not join the newsletter team? We are looking for volunteers to help out consistently each month. Past experience is helpful but not necessary. Roles to fill include editing, design & layout, writing articles, and overseeing sections. If you are interested send me a PM: Stormrider.

Special thanks this month goes out to Overcracker for the new banners!




Click on the links to see additional images.

Coptor by Omega666



Movie Brawl by Omega666



RedAlert by Sentinal Supreme



Slipstream by Sentinal Supreme



Stratotrain by Sentinal Supreme



Thunderstorm by Sentinal Supreme



Blockade by Sentinal Supreme



Onslaught by Flix



Animated Galvatron by Zero-Kaiser



Sunstorm by Sentinal Supreme



Siege by Sentinal Supreme






Zoom Zoom by Sabsabby85



Movie Roadbuster by Spurt Reynolds



Animated Thundercracker by Spurt Reynolds



Dust Off by Spurt Reynolds






Last month, Spurt Reynolds gave us a refreshing look at his collection of kitbashed Animated Seekers - Sunstorm, Skywarp, and Acid Storm. Curious of how he made those whimsical faces? Well Spurt Reynolds now shares his secrets so that you can make those eye catching sculpted grins.




Animated Starscream Face Resculpting Guide
First of all thanks to Maximo Prime (of SECTOR70)who's idea it was that i write this guide.

Tools you will need;a modelling knife,a selection of small needle files,some very fine wet & dry sandpaper,
some spray undercoat/primer and most importantly some sculpting material (personally i use Green stuff).

Step one.
Take apart the head and using a file or modelling knife open up the mouth area as wide as possible



Be carefull to not to damage the "lug" that the screw fits into when the head is reassembled..


This is how the front of the head looks at this stage..


Next fill the hole with Green Stuff..


Trim off any excess with a modelling knife..


Now using a sculpting tool begin to carve the mouth..

When you are happy with the shape leave to dry for at least 12hrs.

Now using a wet finger lightly smudge over the green stuff,this smooths out the surface nicely(please note i don't know how well this will work with other sculpting materials).


Next using a fine grade sandpaper sand down the green stuff as smoothly as you can..


Now i spray a light coat of undercoat..

This will show any imperfections or areas that require any additional sanding.

Using VERY fine sandpaper sand again..

And undercoat again.

Repeat this process until the face is smooth..


Finally a couple of general tips.
Look in comic books for some great expressions to copy & if you don't have any sculpting tools get friendly with you're dentist,chances are you might be able to scavenge a few of his old sculpting tools.


Do you have a guide that you would like to share? Send your ideas here.



Featured Artwork
Venksta has been chosen as the November featured artist. Check out Venksta’s inspiring takes on Universe Cosmos. This exciting toy will be released next month. Click here to see the original pictures and read what Venksta has to say about his work.














Would you like to have your artwork featured in an upcoming newsletter? Submit your work here.



Bonus Corner

Make your own Allspark.
Special thanks to Seibertron’s staff member, Nekoman for the designs.

WST KO Tracks And Road Rage Auctions

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 6:42AM CST

Categories: Toy News, Auctions
Posted by: Tigertrack | Credit(s): eBay seller- heerotoysmaker
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Views: 35,040
eBay- ebay seller, Heerotoysmaker, famous for creating and selling a variety of clear, chromed, and custom World's Smallest Transformers creations of his own, has just put up auctions for a WST sized G1 Tracks, and the Diaclone red version named Road Rage.

These are not official items, but high quality nonetheless. Nearly identical in quality to the originally released, but since retired, TakaraTomy Smallest Transformers figures.

You can view the auction for Tracks here, and Road Rage here, and a few mirrored images below.

TF Animated Red Alert- 1st Public Image

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 3:49AM CST

Categories: Cartoon News, Comic Book News, Toy News
Posted by: Tigertrack | Credit(s): Autobreadticon
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Views: 51,600
Thanks to TFW 2005 member Autobreadticon, we get our first public look at medical officer and surgeon, Red Alert, from the new Transformers Animated Comic that is included with the Jetfire and Jetstorm two-pack of toys.

The toy two-pack has seen release in parts of the world, and teh accompanying comic features many characters that should be a part of the Season 3 cartoon as well.

TFCC members have also had the privilege of seeing Red Alert, and the other members of her team in the newest issue of the club magazine which focuses on the next season of Transformers Animated characters, and the creators of the series.

You can view the full comic page image here, and the cropped image below.

Writer(s) & colorist announced for Spotlight Jazz

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 12:38AM CST

Categories: Comic Book News, People News
Posted by: First Gen | Credit(s): Ultra Computron
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Views: 47,111
Seibertron.com member Ultra Computron has just informed us of some great news regarding the highly anticipated Spotlight: Jazz Comic book that is in the works. Here's what he had to share:


WARNING. Some plot SPOILERS for Spotlight Jazz.




















The March solicitations are up for IDW's March books. In them you will find some BIG (or should I say, "GIANORMOUS") news for anyone that's a fan of TRANSFORMERS: Mosaic.

Transformers Spotlight: Jazz
Josh van Reyk & Shaun Knowler (w) • E.J. Su (a) • Su, Andrew Griffith (c)

Stranded, outgunned and outnumbered, AUTOBOT special operative JAZZ will need every bit of his training if he is going to make it out of this one alive! As things go from bad to utterly hopeless, what chance do JAZZ and his (unwilling) compatriot have, when they’re being tracked by the DECEPTICONS’ most ruthless warriors – THE PREDACONS?

Did you catch those writers? Congrats Josh and Shaun! (And a special shout out to Mosaic contributor Andrew Griffith for snagging a cover!) Also, on the IDW forums, editor Denton J. Tipton posted this:

..speaking of announcements, the colorist of the cover will also handle the interiors. After doing such a great job on the cover, Priscilla Tramontano has been hired to also do the interiors.

Priscilla has been an assistant for the talented Marcelo Matere, so you know she's got the goods.

http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopi ... sc&start=0

A big congratulations as well to TRANSFORMERS: MOSAIC members Josh and Shaun from the Seibertron.com family. It's about time!