Transformers and pre-Transformers concept art

[griffin]

Amongst all the TF5 movie art showing up lately, some early Gen1 and pre-Gen1 drawing proposals have shown up on twitter (WARNING - a number of
their other tweets are for Adults only), similar to the unproduced ideas in the back of the original Generations book.

This one has ideas including a transforming toy carry case, a giant Optimus battlestation, and some early ideas for Metroplex.

While this one has what looks like could have been an Autobot Volcano/Ark base playset, and a very very big mobile battlestation (if the tiny Sideswipe car is to scale with it).


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[bowspearer]

They just added a concept pic for an Autobot and Decepticon transforming book.

[griffin]

Some more have been tweeted, including a concept idea for Hun-Grrr, and what looks to be a Diaclone toy.

[Bidoofdude]

Some more have been tweeted, including a concept idea for Hun-Grrr, and what looks to be a Diaclone toy.

The last one looks a little like a more anime styled FOC Metroplex, to be honest.

[griffin]

The last one looks a little like a more anime styled FOC Metroplex, to be honest.

I thought something similar as well as I was typing up that post, but then saw that someone had posted up an image of the actual Diaclone toy, apparently called Fortress Robot X.

[UltraMarginal]

I'm loving this old design artwork, it's so interesting to see potential designs compared to what we received as a final product. significant changes for reasons untold

[bowspearer]

the actual Diaclone toy[/URL], apparently called Fortress Robot X.

Fortress-X was always an interesting one - complete with a pneumatic-powered set of turbolifts for dianaut sized pods:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2s7LBPd1Wc

[Jellico]

The last one looks a little like a more anime styled FOC Metroplex, to be honest.

I thought of the big ship from vehicle Voltron. Really it is typical 70s/80s Japan.