Transformers Generations Titan Metroplex Concept Art by Emiliano Santalucia

Posted by Va'al Jun 17, 2014 at 12:04pm CDT 27,937 views

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Toy concept artist Emiliano Santalucia has updated his blog once more, and it's time for a look at the biggest Transformers toy out there: Titan Class Metroplex. Refresh your memory of the big guy by looking at the Seibertron.com galleries here (and here for the SDCC exclusive version), then head below to read more and check out the concept sketches.

Wow, it was almost a year ago... When Transformers Generation Metroplex went on sale and also made an appearance as an exclusive at San Diego Comic Con.

As some of you may know, I did some work on that giant sucker. But I didn't do the whole design. What I did was work with Chris Hicks on a concept to pitch the idea and work out the general shapes and features. After that, he was properly designed and engineered, but as you may notice, some spots remained faithful to what I had drawn, like the chest area. As you can see also, those panels on the shoulders were supposed to open up. Hasbro kept them, but they are now part of the shoulder sculpt and don't move.
Overall, I believed I had to go for TF Prime aesthetic, I wasn't aware this was for Generations.

Oh, and yes, it's a pretty rough sketch. But many of these things start like that!

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Comment by Sabrblade Jun 17, 2014

Looks like Takara's white runways may have come from this.

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Comment by Nemesis Maximo Jun 17, 2014

I really like this design. I wish some more of those little features went into the finished product.

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Comment by welcometothedarksyde Jun 17, 2014

I would actually greatly prefer this to the one we got

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Comment by atraus Jun 17, 2014

I wish they had kept the should wing foils for the "starship" mode! Those really gave it more of a starship feel!

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Comment by xyl360 Jun 17, 2014

Wow, that concept looks 10x better than the Metroplex we got. It's too bad they went with the safer/more G1 blocky design. It's still not faithful to FoC, but it's definitely a step in the right direction and all the curves make it look fantastic in every mode as do the additional little details and gimmicks. Those red hands look better than the black ones too. I might just take a paint brush to mine after seeing this because they really look good in that color.

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Comment by Ultra Markus Jun 17, 2014

the white runways was originally from the G1 toy thats where takara got the inspiration
this design looks alot sleeker and i love the wings that unfold on the shoulders

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Comment by morphobots Jun 18, 2014

Very interesting that he had the same idea for the hands that MegaMoonMan later produced with his upgrade kit. So many things for robot mode that would have been great play features for kids rather than Metroplex just standing there, especially those vehicle launchers in the feet.

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Comment by El Duque Aug 17, 2014

Artist Emiliano Santalucia has taken to his blog, Santalux, to share his concept art for the recently released Transformers Generations Deluxe Rattrap figure. Check out the image below:

Yet another of my Transformers Generations figure designs!
Transformers Generations Rattrap! This was done shortly after Rhinox, Waspinator and Cosmos, and I got to do only the Robot mode. But it's one of my favorite sketches and I love how the toy turned out!

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Comment by Dead Metal Aug 17, 2014

xyl360 wrote:Wow, that concept looks 10x better than the Metroplex we got. It's too bad they went with the safer/more G1 blocky design. It's still not faithful to FoC, but it's definitely a step in the right direction and all the curves make it look fantastic in every mode as do the additional little details and gimmicks. Those red hands look better than the black ones too. I might just take a paint brush to mine after seeing this because they really look good in that color.

Yeah I know this post is a little old but, Generations Metroplex is G1 Metroplex, not FOC Metroplex.

Wow, that Metroplex design is awesome, a shame it wasn't used completely for the final toy. I really, really like all the "curved" armor parts.

Rattrap, looks pretty much like the final toy, save for a few small things here and there, most noticeably the missing tail.

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 17, 2014

Dead Metal wrote:Yeah I know this post is a little old but, Generations Metroplex is G1 Metroplex, not FOC Metroplex.

Erm, well, a two-page illustration depecting a large battle on Cybertron in the Covenant of Primus book depicted Metroplex with his Generations toy body, making it a repurpose. So now the toy can be either one.

It also showed us Lugnut in his 2010 Voyager toy body (plus a new axe weapon the actual toy lacks), making that one also a repurpose.

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Comment by Dead Metal Aug 17, 2014

Sabrblade wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:Yeah I know this post is a little old but, Generations Metroplex is G1 Metroplex, not FOC Metroplex.
Erm, well, a two-page illustration depecting a large battle on Cybertron in the Covenant of Primus book depicted Metroplex with his Generations toy body, making it a repurpose. So now the toy can be either one.

It also showed us Lugnut in his 2010 Voyager toy body (plus a new axe weapon the actual toy lacks), making that one also a repurpose.

Still not the same, the toy was meant to be a classics style G1 Metroplex, and was released as such. It does not look like FOC Metroplex, and the shitty Covenant of Primus featuring it in some battle does not make it FOC Metroplex, it can be used as an incarnation of that Metroplex, but calling him FOC Metroplex due to that is like saying you could use ROTF Optimus Prime as AoE Optimus Prime.

Or that G1 Megatron is a Transformers Animated character and therefore you should display his toy alongside your Animated figures.

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 17, 2014

Dead Metal wrote:Still not the same, the toy was meant to be a classics style G1 Metroplex, and was released as such. It does not look like FOC Metroplex, and the shitty Covenant of Primus featuring it in some battle does not make it FOC Metroplex, it can be used as an incarnation of that Metroplex, but calling him FOC Metroplex due to that is like saying you could use ROTF Optimus Prime as AoE Optimus Prime.

I only said that it "can" be, not that it "is". I know who it's meant to be first and foremost. Just pointing out that it's officially been given a secondary use as a repurpose.

Dead Metal wrote:Or that G1 Megatron is a Transformers Animated character and therefore you should display his toy alongside your Animated figures.

Now now, we know good and well that that blocky-looking gray robot seen in the history vid wasn't identified as anyone noteworthy. :o)

But I would laugh if someone did put that old toy on their Animated shelf as a joking reference to that. :lol:

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Comment by Hans Aug 18, 2014

Actually, about the Metroplex design, Emiliano said in the description that he thought he was supposed to go for a TF:Prime aesthetic. He wasn't aware it was for the Generations line. So technically, I'd say it's more of a "universal" design, at least not intended to be Fall of Cybertron

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Comment by Jelze Bunnycat Aug 18, 2014

Hans wrote:Actually, about the Metroplex design, Emiliano said in the description that he thought he was supposed to go for a TF:Prime aesthetic. He wasn't aware it was for the Generations line. So technically, I'd say it's more of a "universal" design, at least not intended to be Fall of Cybertron

And with that, we finally have a justification for getting all three Hasbro, TakaraTomy and SDCC Metroplexes :lol: