Ark Addendum Update - Workmen
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 3:45PM CDT
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Jim Sorenson has posted this week's Ark Addendum update to his blog, Disciples of Boltax. This week we get a look at some of the generic human designs for Transformers season one that did't make it into The Complete Ark.
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Posted by craggy on April 17th, 2012 @ 6:25pm CDT
Also, I found it very amusing that the news item cropped image on the right of the forums is a close-up of a dude's crotch.
Posted by El Duque on April 24th, 2012 @ 9:35pm CDT
Posted by El Duque on May 1st, 2012 @ 5:52pm CDT
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Jetfire
Trypticon (US)
Deluxe Autobots & Insecticons
Quickmix
Triggerbots & Triggercons
Bomb-Burst/Blood
Pretenders from 88: Iguanus, Roadgrabber, Chainclaw, Catilla, Carnivac, Snarler
Pretenders from 89: nearly all
Most European exclusive toys
A good number of Action Masters
Micromasters Flattop, Roughstuff, Race Track Patrol, Sports Car Patrol, Battle Patrol Team
G2: Most of them, but my biggest wants are Onslaught, Fireflight, Powerdive, Sizzle, and Volt to complete out existing partial sets of mine
Japanese dino cassettes
There are also some that I have decent quality pics of but I'd like to upgrade, mostly from 86:
Shockwave
Galvatron
Technobots
Terrorcons
1986 minibots (excepting Wheelie)
Runamuck & Runabout
Overkill & Slugfest
Throttlebots
Posted by El Duque on May 15th, 2012 @ 6:25pm CDT
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Posted by Sabrblade on June 13th, 2012 @ 7:01am CDT
One of which is even a boomerang!
Posted by El Duque on June 19th, 2012 @ 11:09pm CDT
Posted by MINDVVIPE on June 19th, 2012 @ 11:17pm CDT
El Duque wrote:After several weeks of animation models from the G1 season 3 episode "Madman's Paradise" Jim Sorenson finishes up the transformation sequences of the Destron Targetmasters with Misfire. As always further insights can be found at Jim's blog, Disciples of Boltax.
The 80s/early 90s really did have some sick designs for jets and the like. I'd wanna fly one of those around while shooting s*** up.
Posted by Sodan-1 on June 20th, 2012 @ 7:37am CDT
MINDVVIPE wrote:The 80s/early 90s really did have some sick designs for jets and the like. I'd wanna fly one of those around while shooting s*** up.
Agreed. Original concept fighters these days are much more conservative. Those of the 80s/90s looked like they were designed by 11 year olds who were brought up solely on Battlestar, Buck Rogers and Gerry Anderson.
Posted by cannonfodder4000 on June 20th, 2012 @ 11:01am CDT
MINDVVIPE wrote:El Duque wrote:After several weeks of animation models from the G1 season 3 episode "Madman's Paradise" Jim Sorenson finishes up the transformation sequences of the Destron Targetmasters with Misfire. As always further insights can be found at Jim's blog, Disciples of Boltax.
The 80s/early 90s really did have some sick designs for jets and the like. I'd wanna fly one of those around while shooting s*** up.
I always thought of him being more like one of those F-Zero cars, I can totally see a futuristic car like that riding across Big Blue or something.
Posted by El Duque on July 18th, 2012 @ 4:41pm CDT
Posted by El Duque on July 25th, 2012 @ 8:40pm CDT
Jim Sorenson wrote:I think my favorite bit from the Diver model isn't represented here. It's the tattoo on his human form that reads "perked up anchor." Oh, Japan!
Posted by RhA on July 26th, 2012 @ 1:11am CDT
Posted by MINDVVIPE on July 26th, 2012 @ 6:28am CDT
RhA wrote:It must suck having to plunge crotch first in to battle.
Unless your a femmebot that believes in the 13 primes.
Posted by El Duque on August 8th, 2012 @ 1:43pm CDT
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Posted by El Duque on September 8th, 2012 @ 10:46am CDT
Metalhawk is the Cybertron leader for the first part of Masterforce, until Ginrai takes up the mantle. He's also one of the handful of Japanese exclusive molds to the Masterforce line (along with, from memory, God Bomber, Overlord, Browning, and some new tooling on Ginrai, Grand Maximus, and Black Zarak.) His die-cast metal bits made him stand out, as these had largely been abandoned by the tail end of 1986.
Posted by KNM2012 on September 8th, 2012 @ 4:54pm CDT
But, either way, he is one of those characters that I have high respect for because of who he is an what he stands for. (Plus, I am currently hoping that Generations 2013 will add him as their first exclusive of the year. )
Posted by Sabrblade on September 8th, 2012 @ 5:12pm CDT
Make that five histories now, what with his being introduced into American fiction in recent years. he's now got anime, manga, Wings Universe, IDW G1 and Classics. Not bad for Space Commander.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Such a great character! And what I like about him is the fact that he has two histories - Anime and manga.
Totally agree! He's one of my three favorite Masterforce Autobots/Cybertrons.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:But, either way, he is one of those characters that I have high respect for because of who he is an what he stands for.
Posted by KNM2012 on September 8th, 2012 @ 7:46pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Make that five histories now, what with his being introduced into American fiction in recent years. he's now got anime, manga, Wings Universe, IDW G1 and Classics. Not bad for Space Commander.
Seven, actually. There is also the Marvel UK version and Timelines. And that makes him "Hall of Fame" material in my book.
Sabrblade wrote:Totally agree! He's one of my three favorite Masterforce Autobots/Cybertrons.
Nice! Two on the Cybertron front, as the other is Grand. And three overall because of Chainclaw.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 8th, 2012 @ 8:13pm CDT
Marvel UK was just in a newsletter instead of a fictional appearance.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Make that five histories now, what with his being introduced into American fiction in recent years. he's now got anime, manga, Wings Universe, IDW G1 and Classics. Not bad for Space Commander.
Seven, actually. There is also the Marvel UK version and Timelines. And that makes him "Hall of Fame" material in my book.
Though, his Timelines appearance is the same thing as his Classics appearance.
So, still five, but still impressive for a guy like him.
Chainclaw? I was only counting Masterforce franchise characters, not 1988 characters in general.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Totally agree! He's one of my three favorite Masterforce Autobots/Cybertrons.
Nice! Two on the Cybertron front, as the other is Grand. And three overall because of Chainclaw.
My other two are Ginrai and Diver.
Posted by KNM2012 on September 8th, 2012 @ 9:28pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Though, his Timelines appearance is the same thing as his Classics appearance.
So, still five, but still impressive for a guy like him.
And that is what I get for not looking up my facts first. Because to be honest, my preferences are Headmasters and Victory. But since I am collecting Lieutenant and Regional (City, Earth, Space, etc.) Commanders, I am getting a bit more into this series.
That, and debating if I should try to add God Ginrai to my collection. It is a challenge because they only made the Godmaster version, and I need to decide to get it since his Victory appearance qualifies to be in my collection.
Sabrblade wrote:Chainclaw? I was only counting Masterforce franchise characters, not 1988 characters in general.
My other two are Ginrai and Diver.
Chainclaw was more of an honorable mention, as he was one of the last Transformers that I had owned as a kid. That, and he is the only Hasbro exclusive I like to this day.
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Posted by El Duque on October 31st, 2012 @ 10:10am CDT
Next we have some background designs from the G1 episode "Dinobot Island".
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