Hisashi Yuki has shared a real blast from the past on his Twitter account, TFYuki. He’s posted up some of the original pen concept sketches for Beast Wars Second Galvatron. Beast Wars Second (or BWII as some know it) diverged from the US Beast Wars continuity and introduced a host of new characters. Galvatron was the Destron leader in this series, a triple changer who possessed dragon and drill tank forms. These sketches show the earliest ideas of Galvatron, from the first concepts that Galvatron with the drill as one of his arms to the finalized design.
Check them out attached to this post.
LegendAntihero
Man, that sketch looks great
Matt_M
I'm glad you used the words "at least" because that's not a huge hurdle to clear.
Novaburnhilde
So cool.
As a fan of Beast Wars II and Neo, I was happy to see this.
OptimusPrimeval
It's a shame there's never been another mould of BW II Galvatron. I'd like a deluxe sized one to stand with RM Beast Megatron, RM Beast Convoy and RM LioConvoy.
Ejector369
Well, I don't think that those sketches were for an MP BWII Galvatron, but this may be a hint for MP G1 Galvatron!
Autovolt 127
I hope they someday re-use some of these designs again for future figures.
Man what would I give for a new Transformers anime that is atleast of Masterforce/Victory, Armada or Cybertron's caliber.
Lord Of Tetris
Sketch #2 is really different from the finished product, and REALLY AWESOME. I wonder if that sketch was repurposed into (or evolved into) Armada Demolisher.
HotRhinoximus86
AWESOME!
If you ask me, designer sketches are one of the coolest things we in the TF Community get from those who create it!
Does anyone see some definite Trypticon in that beast mode?
— and a Power Rangers robot in the drill-handed 'bot-mode?
Either way, this is wicked cool!
I'm *JUST* watching Headmasters for the first time, and the moment their first episode came on, I paused and looked up the Horrortrons. My new #1 WANTED's are Snapdragon and Apeface!
I wanna say "no" because of UniqueToys ManiaKing, but T/T doesn't care about 3P, right? Or do they ("Combiner Wars!")?
I also wanna say "no" because all I want from MP is more SHOGO HASUI!
… but even Hasui wanted characters to be released in pairings that reflected their in-fcition experiences, and moving towards Headmasters, don't Galvatron and Ultra Magnus fill similar "laid-back-leader" roles (leaving it to Skorponok and Fortress?)?
What I'm excited for is some Masterpiece Beast Wars!
TOP PICKS:
1) Airrazor!
2) Transmetal Cheetor
3) Transmetal2 Ravage
I know the last two are similar, but bigger Beast Wars figures are so close to being Masterpiece, anyway — like Depth Charge, Big Convoy, Optimus Primal, Optimal Optimus, etc.! I've always thought these would really be able to show off what the new toy-tech an designers could do.
Hasui MP Airrazor = *SWOON!*
nobleboivin
cool
Sixshot666666
Considering we just had Transformers go, I'm not sure
Matt_M
I wonder how long it will be before there's a Japan-produced TF cartoon again.
HolyCulture
Is it too soon to assume he's hinting at something here with the next MP? We all know a Galvatron is a strong contender for MP-25.
IronicHide
Defiinitely. This looks superb.
I have a fondness for all robot-beast-vehicle triple changers. One that sorely needs this and some CHUG Apeface and Snapdragon, Hasbro.
madhatprime
https://twitter.com/TFYUKI
Saw these on Yuki's Twitter. Pretty cool. I would love to see some a bit more fleshed out