Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 2:39PM CDT

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Hey guys,

I'm working on a massive redesign of the site's design as well as the overall structure. One of the new features I've programmed for the new site is an archive for all sorts of images (such as the G1 tech specs, the Japanese bio cards, box artwork, instruction books, etc.) One of the new sections I've built is an archive for the official Hasbro product images. Do any of you save the product images to your computers? I've got the product images from toy fair 2008 and 2009 but lost all of the ones I had been saving a couple of years ago when my computer crashed.

If you've been saving the product images, I'd love to add them to the Seibertron gallery archives. Please let me know what you've got and I'll be happy to add them to the archives here on Seibertron. I am looking for ANY product images that you might have as far back as you've got them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'll also be needing some help with the other areas in the future, but right now my focus is with the product images since that ties into the toy sightings section as well.

If you are able to help in some way, please reply to this news post here or send an email to ryan@seibertron.com.

Please note that I am unable to use Box Artwork that was scanned by other websites (such as BotchTheCrab.com - a great resource by the way). I would also like to use official images that do NOT have watermarks from Seibertron.com's competitors (such as TFW, Tformers, etc). Hasbro, Botcon and Transformers Collector's Club watermarks are OK.

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Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899834)
Posted by mattyc1007 on March 18th, 2009 @ 2:54pm CDT

dose that include packaging and documents from recent releases like armada, RID, energon and cybertron?, if so finally i can contribute to the seibertron images.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899843)
Posted by Barrelass on March 18th, 2009 @ 3:05pm CDT

Not sure how willing they would be to help, but someone at Hasbro should have these in a database somewhere. You do provide them with a substantial amount of press. Hell, your site is one of the top google-news links when you search for Transformers under their news section. Im sure it isn't a top priority for them, but maybe someone here has some connections there.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899845)
Posted by Seibertron on March 18th, 2009 @ 3:10pm CDT

Barrelass wrote:Not sure how willing they would be to help, but someone at Hasbro should have these in a database somewhere. You do provide them with a substantial amount of press. Hell, your site is one of the top google-news links when you search for Transformers under their news section. Im sure it isn't a top priority for them, but maybe someone here has some connections there.

Already sent them a message.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899847)
Posted by Seibertron on March 18th, 2009 @ 3:12pm CDT

mattyc1007 wrote:dose that include packaging and documents from recent releases like armada, RID, energon and cybertron?, if so finally i can contribute to the seibertron images.

Hey mattyc1007,

I'm looking for anything and everything you've got ... RID, Energon, Armada, Beast Wars. You name it ... we need it!

I would prefer to have the images zipped up and sent to me via email if possible or if needed, I could set you up with an FTP account if you would prefer that. Please let me know what works best for you. Thanks in advance!

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899851)
Posted by Editor on March 18th, 2009 @ 3:21pm CDT

I tend to keep stuff like that, but I don't have a scanner hooked up right now, I'll see if my GF's old one still works.

Once things get started will you be setting up a list of items you'll be looking for?

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899867)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 18th, 2009 @ 3:42pm CDT

If your looking for official toys images then i have a few from the first Classics line. Ill see what else i have.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899875)
Posted by Seibertron on March 18th, 2009 @ 3:58pm CDT

Megatron_Wolf wrote:If your looking for official toys images then i have a few from the first Classics line. Ill see what else i have.

If you can send them to ryan@seibertron.com via a zip file, that would be perfect. Please let me know if you have a different way that you would like to send them to me. Thanks Megatron_Wolf!

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899901)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 18th, 2009 @ 5:08pm CDT

Seibertron wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:If your looking for official toys images then i have a few from the first Classics line. Ill see what else i have.

If you can send them to ryan@seibertron.com via a zip file, that would be perfect. Please let me know if you have a different way that you would like to send them to me. Thanks Megatron_Wolf!

Sure thing. If i cant do the zip file what other means would you prefer to get them?

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899940)
Posted by Seibertron on March 18th, 2009 @ 6:57pm CDT

Megatron_Wolf wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:If your looking for official toys images then i have a few from the first Classics line. Ill see what else i have.

If you can send them to ryan@seibertron.com via a zip file, that would be perfect. Please let me know if you have a different way that you would like to send them to me. Thanks Megatron_Wolf!

Sure thing. If i cant do the zip file what other means would you prefer to get them?

If you can't do the zip file because your email account can't send files that big, we could do one of two things:

1) You could register for a gmail account which lets you send extremely large files. In fact, I haven't found a file size limit yet in the four years that I've been using it so it's possible that's it's a fairly unlimited file size. I highly recommend Gmail plus you can import your email from your other email accounts such as Yahoo and such.

2) I could set you up with FTP access if you have an FTP program. If you don't, there are free ones available such as Filezilla.

Let me know what works best for you. Thanks in advance!

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899945)
Posted by Forgotten on March 18th, 2009 @ 7:01pm CDT

I don't have any pics but i'll try to search for some. Only way I know for sure I can help is on computing ends of it. So if I can help in any way just let me know. And Ryan, if you still have your hard drive that you had the pictures on I can probably tell you how to get them back(about 80% effective if the drive isn't toast.) even if it's been formatted. Hope I can help.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899951)
Posted by mattyc1007 on March 18th, 2009 @ 7:17pm CDT

just looking into my cupboard, i think i can get the documents for the following;

Micron Legends

Red Alert, Packaging, Instructions, Trading Card?
Jetfire, Packaging, Instructions, Trading Card
Wheeljack ^
Sidesweipe ^
Megatron ^
Shockwave/Tidalwave
(finally ive called one buy their japanese name) ^
Unicron (Beautiful box art from the japs) documents and instructions.

Masterpiece

Megs (sure youve all ready got them)

Galaxy Force

First Aid, Documents, Card, Packaging

Superlink

Inferno Volt, Documents, Packaging, Card
Cyclonus ^

Binatech

Tracks (blue ver) Documents, packaging, instructions

Car Robots

Side Burn, Packaging, documents and card i think

Henkei

Inferno, Package and documents
Sunstreaker ^
Prowl ^
Starscream ^
Ramjet ^

They're all in japanesse so the dont help me that much but if you need any of the above i can scan em for you. but the japanese have beautiful box art.

Add on RID prime and magnus boxes still there with documents and tec spec still on em.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899954)
Posted by mattyc1007 on March 18th, 2009 @ 7:23pm CDT

aswell as 30 million (i dont own 30 mil) instruction manuals from recent toy lines.

also include RID build boy/Hightowers instructions and documents, i was young when i got him and threw the card away

but kept the bag of goodies.

Can also nab my bros Hybrids and Trans scanning Documents and boxes.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899956)
Posted by Seibertron on March 18th, 2009 @ 7:34pm CDT

I could use some (if not all) of the items that you mentioned. Do you want to scan one of them at a high quality setting and send it to me via email? I'm looking for large images ... the larger the better, that way I can create smaller sized images from the large source. Images such as instruction booklets should be 2000+ pixels wide but I'd like to see what your default setting is to see if it creates a reasonable file size.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (899959)
Posted by mattyc1007 on March 18th, 2009 @ 7:48pm CDT

ok ill try out my dads scanner, and send one to you tomorrow or within the next 18 hours. i need to go to bed, as ive got college in the morning. but ill try it and send em off to you.

i dont know what quality they may be, but if in the worst case senario i'll use my camera, just got a new one the Handycam and the powershot G2.

and if i get desperate i'll borrow a camera scanner thingy from arden.

ill see what they like later on today but right now ive got to stop talking to kinglaffo and go to bed :mrgreen:

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (900080)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 19th, 2009 @ 3:55am CDT

Seibertron wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:If your looking for official toys images then i have a few from the first Classics line. Ill see what else i have.

If you can send them to ryan@seibertron.com via a zip file, that would be perfect. Please let me know if you have a different way that you would like to send them to me. Thanks Megatron_Wolf!

Sure thing. If i cant do the zip file what other means would you prefer to get them?

If you can't do the zip file because your email account can't send files that big, we could do one of two things:

1) You could register for a gmail account which lets you send extremely large files. In fact, I haven't found a file size limit yet in the four years that I've been using it so it's possible that's it's a fairly unlimited file size. I highly recommend Gmail plus you can import your email from your other email accounts such as Yahoo and such.

2) I could set you up with FTP access if you have an FTP program. If you don't, there are free ones available such as Filezilla.

Let me know what works best for you. Thanks in advance!

Just sent the pics. I also have the toy catalogs from the 80s/90s that came with the figures if youd like them as well.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (900175)
Posted by Seibertron on March 19th, 2009 @ 9:18am CDT

Please note that I am unable to use Box Artwork that was scanned by other websites (such as BotchTheCrab.com - a great resource by the way). I would also like to use official images that do NOT have watermarks from Seibertron.com's competitors (such as TFW, Tformers, etc). Hasbro, Botcon and Transformers Collector's Club watermarks are OK.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (900177)
Posted by Seibertron on March 19th, 2009 @ 9:25am CDT

I've got all of Transformers Cybertron thanks to a member of this site. I'd really like to get my hands on Animated, Classics and Universe (Classics 2.0) as soon as possible and work backwards to the other series, though I'll be happy to take anything else such as Armada, Energon, Alternators and more.

I also downloaded all of the PDF instructions from Hasbro's website. I'll be converting the PDFs to JPGs and uploading those to the database as well. I think I've got over 500 instructions from their website.

Re: Seibertron.com looking for official Hasbro images of TF products (900187)
Posted by Firebird on March 19th, 2009 @ 9:45am CDT

I have the cardbacks for all the new universe deluxe figures aside from Cheetor, as well as all the deluxe Animated figures except for Goldbug.

I also saved the profile picture that was on the side of the animated bubbles, and the Voyager boxes. I can scan these as well if you would like them.