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| Posted on 11-10-2008 at 02:14 PM by XJunky | Ozformers Transformers Collectors Australia has posted some details on a Transformers Animated Promotional event that took place in Australia this past weekend.
The event centered around a contest held by Australia's Cartoon Network. Australian News site "The Warrnambool Standard" posted an article on one of the winners here. Kids under 15 were able to submit robot designs using parts from the Transformers Animated cast. 5 winners were chosen to win a prize pack and also got to meet designer Eric Siebenaler.
Along with doing a meet and greet, and doing some drawings for the winners, Eric was kind enough to share the following information with members from Ozformers:
Animated:
A new, smaller Animated Bumblebee mold is in the works. It is intended to be more in scale to other figures, and will come with a larger accessory.
A new Voyager Bulkhead repaint is being done. It will not be a new character, following in line with Animated repaints like Rescue Ratchet and Elite Guard Bumblebee. Hasbro will be doing more repaints without making them into new characters.
The Jetstorm/Jetfire toy concept was one he has had in mind for several years. It finally came to pass in Animated.
There has been some planning for a Fourth season of the series.
Arcee will be a new Deluxe class mold, and won't be entirely pink.
Animated Swoop's weapon was designed to have the flame spikes extend when pulling on the chain, but it did not pass safety tests.
Transformers, ROTF:
No Activators or Unleashed.
Eric is working on 2 of the size classes for this line, Voyager and Scout class.
You can read some more on Eric's comments, and about the event here.
| | Credit: Ozformers | Views: 2,071 | | hutchprime:
Like the news about the new BB.
I'd like Cybertron mode, but a more in scale Earth mode would be exceptional.
Railguard:
I wonder what the new mold will be?
webz:
No Activators, no money from me. I think the Activators is the most brilliant idea out of Hasbro in years. Those little devils are FUN! They transform in seconds, and they show an amazing amount of detail for such small figures.
I was really looking forward to movie Activators. Oh well.... again I am disappointed by Hasbro.
shroobmaster:
Y'know maybe they wanna wait after the movie when Constructicons get popular to sell 'em.
Beastbot X: Quote:
Originally Posted by DieMaus  You're more than likely quite correct about that, now that I think about it. Still, that does raise the question: when WILL we see Animated Constructicon toys? It would seem a major oversight not to release toys for two such prominent characters, but if the second movie line has anything like the longevity of the first, we might well into 2010 before the way is cleared for another line to use the Constructicon name. Will Animated still be going by then?  | If I recall correctly, Kickback said current plans were to have Animated go to 2011, so... yes.
griffin-of-oz:
Eric has a great story to tell about what his original plans were with the Animated Constructicons, and I hope he's at BotCon next year for someone to ask him about it, because if I try to recall it all, I'll probably get something wrong or mis-interpreted.
The short version though, is that he originally wanted a full team of Constructicons in Animated, introduced throughout a season or two so that they could get decent character development and stories centered around them (as opposed to just dumping them all into the one episode and get no decent character development, like say, Gen1). And then down the track, they would then have been made to combine, with new toys to match.
Plans changed after two were already introduced, and now it is not on their Animated agenda to release them in the near future as toys.
shroobmaster:
Well, that makes alot of sense for me, and still gives hope for toys later!
Silent_Magnus:
If they don't have plans in the near future to release them as toys.
Then what do they plan to release them as?
Actual transforming construction vehicle?
That'd be pretty wonderiffic if I might say.
Khelben: Quote:
Originally Posted by Silent_Magnus If they don't have plans in the near future to release them as toys.
Then what do they plan to release them as? | Griffin's emphasis was on Animated, thereby implying that they aren't being released as Animated toys because they are being released as Movie toys.
hutchprime:
That sucks. Animated Anything >>> Movie Anything
Silent_Magnus: Quote:
Originally Posted by Khelben Griffin's emphasis was on Animated, thereby implying that they aren't being released as Animated toys because they are being released as Movie toys. | I know . I was just messing around.
Khelben: Quote:
Originally Posted by Silent_Magnus I know . I was just messing around. | Cool.
Bumblethumper:
Regarding the use of scout class in the upcoming ROTF line, my suspicion is that this is for scale but should also be good for profit. It'll be the perfect excuse for a new camaro Bumblebee mold to repaint ad infinitum. And by making such characters smaller, they'll be better able to make a large Devastator look massive and more correctly scaled. Since many of the autobot cast are returning unchanged, there's the opportunity to do new molds of old characters at smaller class sizes; like a Deluxe Optimus and Ironhide. Can't wait for more info. Quote:
Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu I think Bumblebee is an earth mode version, smaller than a deluxe, but with an accessory that can fit with it in deluxe packaging. | Why would you think that? We already have earth-mode Bumblebee in Activators, Legends, Happy Meal, and Deluxe class. Anyone with scale issues has more than enough options to choose from. A Cybertronian BB with Wasp and Cliffjumper retools would be awesome. But maybe it'd be just a bit too awesome to happen, so you could be right.
But I also think it's a good sign in general. I don't get overly hung up on scale, but I like the idea of packing in an accessory so they can get the size more accurate. It also opens up the options to do things which might not be possible any other way. There's a lot of background stuff in the cartoon that wouldn't normally see toy form. It would also be an excellent way to do some of the human characters. Hopefully the 'accessory' is something cool, and not like the random traffic light thing that came with Prowl.
Silent_Magnus:
Maybe he comes with the Autobots' couch?
Torque:
im very curious to see what this new BB is-im happy with Cyb. mode or earth mode, but im curious to his accessory. that and im PRAYING he has stingers that are like the ones in the show (something that coulda/shoulds been done for the Deluxe)
Shin Densetsu: Quote: |
Why would you think that?
| Because he is shown in earth mode in the show more than Cybertronian mode. I'd love to see a Cybertronian version and Wasp repaint.
Silent_Magnus:
So? how much air time did cybertron mode Megatron get?
Autoboot Camp had three characters use the same design throughout it.
Although I could see the toy being either/or. I'm just going to wait and see with this one.
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