Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[Ultra Mackness]

So I was looking through Transformers Legacy G1 artwork yesterday and noticed that there was no picture of the G1 Jetfire robot mode. Initially I thought it was some trademark issue with Harmony Gold or something, but Jetfire in jet mode is present in the box art for 1985, probably looking more macross than the robot mode. Does any one know why Jetfire was excluded?

[UltraMarginal]

So I was looking through Transformers Legacy G1 artwork yesterday and noticed that there was no picture of the G1 Jetfire robot mode. Initially I thought it was some trademark issue with Harmony Gold or something, but Jetfire in jet mode is present in the box art for 1985, probably looking more macross than the robot mode. Does any one know why Jetfire was excluded?

It might be a harmony gold thing, since the artwork you're referring to I think is not just of Jetfire but an entire scene.

I do know that when they were putting the book together they said if they couldn't get a high enough quality image of the artwork they wouldn't include it, perhaps Jetfire is one of the few they weren't able to get any usable artwork for.

[TAAUBlaster]

That reminds me, I still need to track down a copy of the Legacy book.


Speaking of G1 books, has there ever been a book release of all the G1 tech specs?

[GoktimusPrime]

Speaking of G1 books, has there ever been a book release of all the G1 tech specs?

None that I'm aware of. I find that Botch's site has a pretty good archive of Hasbro G1 tech specs, and Sigma's Lab is good for Takara G1 tech specs (Japanese only).

[Ultra Mackness]

There were these released a few years back, not sure where you'd get them now though - not even certain they were official

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...l&picture=aux2

[Paulbot]

The Transformers: Identification and Price Guide (which I don't actually like) does have all the US G1 tech specs (text and numbers) all in a single book, retyped though, not scans/original format.

The Cybertronian guide book series did the same but that's across multiple out of print books.

[TAAUBlaster]

Cool, thanks for the info guys

I saw those repro sets a while ago, but I never got around to getting them.

Shame a tech spec book hasn't been done. Would be nice to have all of them together.

Thanks for the links Gok and Paulbot!

[Ultra Mackness]

Don't know why I didn't think of that Mark Bellomo book. I have a copy and it is fantastic. If you're just after the content of the tech specs as well as a great photographic record of the toys I'd highly recommend it.

[Paulbot]

Don't know why I didn't think of that Mark Bellomo book. I have a copy and it is fantastic. If you're just after the content of the tech specs as well as a great photographic record of the toys I'd highly recommend it.

Great photography? Maybe you got a special copy where the toys and stickers were in good condition and none of the photos were blurry or overexposed. (I'm not a fan )

[Ultra Mackness]

Just dug my copy out and had a look.

You're probably right Paulbot, he probably won't win any awards for photographic acumen. But I don't find the photos that bad (my optical prescription is pretty strong though, so the difference between awesome, excellent and very good photos is pretty much academic for me anyway!) and there are pics of both modes and accessories for all G1 releases along with tech specs and bios. I really like the book and if for whatever reason I had to get rid of my G1 collection I'd hang on to this book as a virtual collection.