Saturday, October 20, 2007

Transformers - Transtech - The TF line that never was...

Transtech Optimus Prime Concept Design!!!


Transtech Megatron Concept Designs!!!




Earlier on in my blog i talked about a line of TF that lost out to TF-RID... This line is called Transtech. Now Transtech is probably a TF line that most people have not heard about unless ofcourse... u r a TF fan.. then u most probably have heard about it.

"Transtech" was suppose to be the next installment of the "Beast" series after "Beast Machines". It is meant to be very futuristic... featuring the TF's in a more "Techno Organic" state. Alot of the designs r very very edgy featuring the main casts of the Beast Wars / Machines characters with some G1 fav characters like Shockwave and Starscream!!!

Transtech Starscream Prototype Figure!!!




Cheetor Vehicle Mode Prototype Figure!!!


Hasbro gave the task of designing these new futuristic looking TF's to a company named "Draxhall Jump" and they churned out a bunch of really cool designs and even a few prototype of the toys. Cheetor and Starscream was among the prototypes that were made. Above are the prototypes of Starscream and Cheetor's toy. Cheetor's new Transtech dragster mode is Schweet!!!!

U can find more pictures of these prototypes at - http://www.behindthetoys.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7195

Here is the link to more designs sketches of the characters - http://tfarchive.com/fandom/transtech/index.php


Black Arachnia's Concept Design!!!


Cheetor's Concept Designs!!!




The above design sketches of Black Arachnia and Cheetor are simply awesome and breathtaking to behold... One can just imagine how cool these characters would look like in the CGI styled animation like the earlier two "Beast" series!!! Heck, i know i am.. i get giddy just imagine how awesome it would be!!!

I really could not understand why Hasbro decided to scrap this concept... maybe because the designs were too futuristic and perhaps even too dark for a kids friendly "Transformers" feel?? These designs look way way darker then any of the previous TF lines Perhaps Hasbro thinks that the fans are not ready for such dark alien like designs for the bots . But hey..i think the fans are ready now.. take a look at how alien the TF's are in the recent Michael Bay - TF Movie!!!

Alas.. perhaps these designs r not for naught...because as u can see from the above design sketches for Megatron.. it does look somewhat like the design for "Transformers - Armada" Megatron. Some even said that these very futuristic and dark designs influenced that of the 2007 Mike Bay TF- Movie characters designs...what say you??... :P

Cheers!!!
N_M

1 comment:

★deadlyflower★ said...

I would love to see a more mature plot for Transformers (the movies were to immature for me).