Project Shockwave

[reillyd]

Autobot City! Yes life size autobot city.

I'd love to visit wherever you decide to build your life size Autobot City,
and it would make an awesome theme park

What I wouldn't give to have had an life size SCALE Autobot City as a kid! What would I pay for it now? Probably a fair bit, as as good as Metroplex was, he was not the compelte Autobot City.

The idea is when you purchase each Classics/Packaging you will get a section of the autobot city.

When I first read your thread, I thought ambitious yes, but doable. Production of boxes, well its main cost is the art and design - print one, print a thousand, you can just keep printing them. But given that you want to produce actual toys as well...... this seems to me to be in direct competition with Hasbro. I'm not sure they would agree to license at all.

I think the reason Fansproject and other third party manufacturers can get away with what they do is that they're small, but if you're thinking 50 issues of a comic that's a BIG production there. Before you start hiring toys and designers, you'd want to get a license in writing before investing too much work.

It would be a shame for these very GREAT ideas to go to waste. If you wanted to make a toy that big, for example, you could go generic like the Autobot Ark playset, that didn't directly infringe Hasbro/Takara's intellectual property. There's a fine tradition of third party products (across many toy lines, think of the generic Lego type products you can still interface with actual lego) that are designed to be compatible with another toyline, but not in direct competition.

[UltraMagnus]

I'd love to visit wherever you decide to build your life size Autobot City,
and it would make an awesome theme park

It would be a shame for these very GREAT ideas to go to waste. If you wanted to make a toy that big, for example, you could go generic like the Autobot Ark playset, that didn't directly infringe Hasbro/Takara's intellectual property. There's a fine tradition of third party products (across many toy lines, think of the generic Lego type products you can still interface with actual lego) that are designed to be compatible with another toyline, but not in direct competition.

Yes the idea is great, and ultimately its just a few fans who want to see something special in the line.

One of the great things about the G1 line is that is didnt change too much.

If you look at the past 10 years - there was Armada, Energon, Classics, Generations etc with all different packaging.

When people come over who dont know much about the toys, they instantly go to the TFC boxes as they stand out and they usually say how great they look.

We have almost 50 Classicverse toys it wouldnt be so hard to do boxes.

Issue is the licencing and how many we can do before it becomes major trademark issues (i believe 2000 or less isnt an issue)

[UltraMagnus]

Subscribe to this so that we dont miss out? it will be pretty frustrating if it gets sold out on some and the build up would be incomplete then...

Yes excellent idea. To make it economically viable for us is to have people sign up to the entire project (50 boxes) or just the autobot city component.

This would make life very easy for us as we'd know the popularity of the project before proceeding. if it ecconomically didnt make sense we wouldnt release it at all.

The question is if the classic verse exceeds 50 (maybe 100) do we then do a decepticon headquarters?

[primatives]

Hey Ultra Magnus, what about boxes that come with plastic parts to make the Autobot City???? So everytime u come out with a new box you get a new set of parts to add to the city, that way u get to keep the boxes in tact and build up your own and a city that is not easily damaged like paper and can be kept for long term?? That way if people like your boxes they HAVE to buy additional boxes to build that Autobot city!!!

If u can sell something that is better quality than that autobot base that was release (can't remember name) I'd definately buy those boxes!!!

[UltraMagnus]

Hey Ultra Magnus, what about boxes that come with plastic parts to make the Autobot City???? So everytime u come out with a new box you get a new set of parts to add to the city, that way u get to keep the boxes in tact and build up your own and a city that is not easily damaged like paper and can be kept for long term?? That way if people like your boxes they HAVE to buy additional boxes to build that Autobot city!!!

If u can sell something that is better quality than that autobot base that was release (can't remember name) I'd definately buy those boxes!!!

Yes - we thought that as well!

I personally buy 2 of everything. Once for MISB and one to display.
Alot of other collectors are like this - buy 1 to set it up, 2 to keep.

If anything, this project will increase the sales of Hasbro toys rather than reduce them.

[UltraMagnus]

I must be able to persuade people to join a project...

Its not 100% confirmed but Dan Khanna will be our artist for this project. He is reducing his fee for this project and we will commission him to draw up to 100 characters for the boxes.

This is great news, and one of the project key components (the beautiful boxes) will be done by a beautiful artist.

If you haven't seen his work before, check out the following links:

http://unrealbooks.com/catalog/produ...roducts_id=583

Will update more details.

I am assembling the core team in April and will be asking for peoples help. We will try and crowd source this project through a variety of channels, and I will ask people to assist as best as they can.

[reillyd]

His artwork is just stunning. Can you imagine what a Sunstreaker box would look like with him oing it (click the link above to see Sunstreaker in all his glory)

[liegeprime]

Wow! I think he has artwork, little posters of G1 characters up for sale in Ebay as well, they look so nice.

[UltraMagnus]

His artwork is just stunning. Can you imagine what a Sunstreaker box would look like with him oing it (click the link above to see Sunstreaker in all his glory)

Its fantastic having him on board. Plus I think it will add weight to this project!

[UltraMagnus]

Guys,

After speaking to Dan Khanna about the drawings, I need to know which should be the first 10 toys release under the "transformers classics collection"

We have 10 drawings and prototype boxes to build. So can everyone please tell me the 10 we should begin with?

Should it be figures that have just been released or figures that have been out for some time?

Tentative 10 (this may/probably will change)

1. Optimus Prime
2. Megatron
3. Bumblebee
4. Starscream
5. Jazz
6. Hound
7. Sidesqwipe
8. Wheeljack
9. Thundercracker
10. Jetfire

Please give me your feedback and the best 10 to begin with so we can make sure the project is a success.

We were thinking of doing Ultra Magnus (including Fansproject trailer) but need to work logistics and licencing as item isnt Hasbro approved.