Orson's World has been updated today. Orson gives some info on the final paint scheme of 20th Anniversarry Prime among other things. Click Here for all of the info.
, The new Toyfare mag. out today has some very cool pictures of Anniversery Prime, he looks great on the whole, but the picture on the cover of the magazine has the โventsโ on the front of Prime's helmet a bright yellow, while the pictures inside the magazine show the helmet a more natural solid blue alla G1.
It's a small difference on a great toy, but I'm curious wich version is the final color scheme?
No yellow on the head will be on the finalโฆ.
Will Energon Tidal Wave or Ultra Magnus have anyone else to connect to in the Energon line, or has that gimmick been lost in the transition from Armada to Energon? Will Energon Prime at least be able to tow Ultra Magnus around?
Not really, they are not a large part of Energon if part at all. You will not see a ton of them out there because we want to focus on the core Energon feature concept (combo and Hyper-power).
Why do the Energon Autobots appear to be kind of blocky and cartoony, while the the Energon Decepticons look lean, dark, and gritty with lots of exposed detailing and such? Is the overall appearance of the Autobots so different from the Decepticons because of the combining gimmick?
The combo feature requires a certain scale connector. I always try to have each side look different from the other, this helps everyone identify good from bad at a glance.
Battle Damage or no battle damage(or should I say wear and tear?) for 20th Anniversary Prime?
Battle damage from the start. These are hand painted samples so some of the bursts look a little more harsh than the final will look. No yellow on the head.
1) will Energon Starscream be painted in brighter, more primary G1 style colors? Or will he be done in more muted colors (i.e., maroon instead of red, navy instead of royal blue, grey instead of white)?
2) will his 'ghost' parts be CLEAR or translucent green?
1) darker muted tones.
2) smoked grey green (very dull, but one is able to see through the surface).
when asked about naming problems with TF: Universe Inferno and others:
I dont work on exclusivesโฆ.So I dont know about the dinos. The packaging was sent out before I could see it on the fire chief car and I and not going to redo an entire package for a name. This one really bugs me cause it is ment to be Red alert from G1 but thats the way it goes sometimes. I will try to have it be explained in the comicโฆ.
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I know that you are the head designer for transformers and you have alot of input into the toys but how deeply are you involved in say the cartoon and comics?
I review almost all licensed items (video game,comics,head bobbers,shirts etc). I am the overall Transformers brand design eyes on most things, toys is only one part of my job.
The cartoon I do a ton upfront as a backbone and that is used as a guide for the series. I comment on character turns and color as well as new character designs needed for the show early on too. But I don't make comments on scripts, FX, or dialogue.
While I haven't posted a question in quite some time, I must say that everything has been fantastic for fans as well as newcomers!! Thanx.
With the new Energon figs, they look great moldwise. But, in my opinion, Optimus Prime and Scorponok have probably the worst color schemes for their characters. Are these the final color schemes for them? It would be great to see Scorponok in G1 colors since he looks like G1 Scorpy. Optimus as well. Are there any plans for them to change color like in Armada (how Armada characters had their color changed in their โpowerlinxโ forms)?
I think you guys will be happy with the final version of Scorp. I have made a small change that makes him more unified. But in my defense the G1 Scop had a lot of colors going on too.
Optimus is not as weird as you might think, I needed unique colors for each mini-vh so that they stood out after arranging the limbs. His truck mode is also a little new (with the black) so that you guys wouldn't have to have ANOTHER red truck sitting on your shelf. I cannot discuss future plans but it stands to reason we might recolor them.