Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art

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Have you been checking out Ken Christiansen's Facebook page for his art? You should be if you haven't because there's some truly nice pencil sketches as well finished pieces involving packaging art of some of the latest Transformers from Combiner Wars to Titans Return. Christiansen is adding more of his work for the Generations series of toys at a steady pace.

Be sure to check out more of it by clicking the pencil drawing of Combiner Wars Streetwise above. There's also a lot of other Transformers art on hand there too that are not packaging art that are genuinely awesome as well.

Credit(s): Ken Christiansen's Art on Facebook

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Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1930508)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 8th, 2018 @ 5:17pm CST

Anyone else notice he has a 5mm port for the HFG on each leg? Whoops! accidential symmetry.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1930514)
Posted by RodimusRex on January 8th, 2018 @ 6:27pm CST

Seibertron wrote:Marcelo has done thousands of amazing pieces of Transformers artwork over the past 15 years.

While I agree the hand reaching out or finger pointing pose is way over done, what is the alternative? The fist clenched pose that has been way overused in comics and action figure artwork for decades?

Reading a book and drinking a latte?

Sorry.

Cyber-latte?

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1930524)
Posted by Emerje on January 8th, 2018 @ 8:20pm CST

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Anyone else notice he has a 5mm port for the HFG on each leg? Whoops! accidential symmetry.

That was the first thing I noticed. Just double checked and they didn't correct it when the line art was colored, the comic cover has both as well. Oops.

Emerje

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931094)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:17am CST

So I was walking around a mall in Malaysia today after work (business trip) and spotted CW Onslaught and CW Cyclonus at an Aeon store (kind like Walmart). :shock:

Edit: The weirdest part, they were with wave 1 PotP prime masters, deluxes and voyagers.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931278)
Posted by Bounti76 on January 13th, 2018 @ 4:01am CST

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Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931300)
Posted by Mindmaster on January 13th, 2018 @ 10:17am CST

And I just dropped $70 on some Armada/Energon nostalgia yesterday. :BANG_HEAD:

Hopefully it’ll still be there when I get paid again at the end of the month.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931345)
Posted by Rated X on January 13th, 2018 @ 1:08pm CST

This is a great set and thats a great price. Wish I had waited. But I dont play the waiting game with my collection to save money. You only live once and Im not getting younger. But this is good for those new collectors who missed out.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931409)
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 13th, 2018 @ 9:22pm CST

Much thanks for the heads up. At that price, I'm interested. I really liked the idea of a strong, be female team of TFs, but the colour scheme/mapping want always off, IMO. With some Repros and that price though, I'm all up for it.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931433)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on January 14th, 2018 @ 2:44am CST

I still can't figure out that colour scheme at all. It's just such an eyesore.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931434)
Posted by primalxconvoy on January 14th, 2018 @ 2:46am CST

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I still can't figure out that colour scheme at all. It's just such an eyesore.

I agree. I hope that I can use some reprolabels and some custom paint to fix it to my liking.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931795)
Posted by Va'al on January 16th, 2018 @ 3:13am CST

As has become a regular occurrence, artist Ken Christiansen has been uploading more lineart he provided for Hasbro to use on Transformers packaging - with colours done by Volta, the company headed by Sara Pitre Durocher - and we get to see a few more characters from Combiner Wars, including newcomer Rook and the Combaticons Onslaught, Brawl, and Blast Off!

Additionally, fellow artist Marcelo Matere has also uploaded his take on packaging art for the combined form of the Protectobots: Defensor, and the Combiner Wars bizarre creation (in both the toyline and the comics event) Galvatronus. Check it all out below!

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931817)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 16th, 2018 @ 8:29am CST

That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 1:11pm CST

MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

But... but... why?! :-(

If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...

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Posted by william-james88 on January 16th, 2018 @ 1:42pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

But... but... why?!

If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...

How was Votex different from Alpha Bravo?

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931869)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 2:13pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MagicDeath wrote:That’s Blast Off’s packaging art with Firefly’s head.

We have been betrayed.

But... but... why?!

If Blast Off had used the Firefly head, he'd have been the first of only two straight redecos in general retail (next to Smokescreen, with Quickslinger as an exclusive instead); the rest all had switched out parts, I guess that played a slight part. Good to know that head was at least considered...

How was Votex different from Alpha Bravo?

OK, first, shared with Votrex, of three. :oops:

In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.

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Posted by william-james88 on January 16th, 2018 @ 2:55pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.

Its been 3 years, lets not start that again

:lol:

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931894)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 16th, 2018 @ 4:47pm CST

I guess I just know that a lot of people would’ve preferred the Firefly head. The perfect one for Blast Off would’ve been Slingshot’s with a faceplate.

And let’s be honest, Alpha Bravo was a Vortex redeco.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931900)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 16th, 2018 @ 5:38pm CST

By the by, the Galvatronus image was originally posted under "Maelstrom". What's up with that?

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931903)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 16th, 2018 @ 6:17pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the by, the Galvatronus image was originally posted under "Maelstrom". What's up with that?

Preliminary name, perhaps?

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931936)
Posted by MaverickPrime on January 16th, 2018 @ 10:30pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:In my defense, I didn't consider Alpha Bravo because he isn't a Classic Aerialbot member.

Its been 3 years, lets not start that again

ALPHA BRAVO HAS BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS?!?! :shock:

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1931993)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 17th, 2018 @ 10:40am CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:By the by, the Galvatronus image was originally posted under "Maelstrom". What's up with that?

It's a cool ass name though, better than Galvatronus

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932052)
Posted by Sjeng on January 17th, 2018 @ 2:39pm CST

Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932057)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:02pm CST

Sjeng wrote:Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!

In these galleries:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/scattershot/4188/1/
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/unite-warriors/scattershot/4195/1/

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:07pm CST

From l to r: CW, CW Box Set, UW

From l to r: CW, UW, CW Box Set

The UW one features the toy-accurate retooling, while both CW ones keep the Silverbolt detailing.

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Posted by o.supreme on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:26pm CST

I have both :TAKARATOMY:

UW-08 and the :HASBRO:

CW Computron. Originally I felt there would never be a need to get the stand alone CW Scattershot release, until this:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Modulus

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Posted by william-james88 on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:49pm CST

o.supreme wrote:I have both UW-08 and the CW Computron. Originally I felt there would never be a need to get the stand alone CW Scattershot release, until this:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Modulus

You have both a Medix and a Ratchet?!!!

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Posted by o.supreme on January 17th, 2018 @ 3:59pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:I have both UW-08 and the CW Computron. Originally I felt there would never be a need to get the stand alone CW Scattershot release, until this:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Modulus

You have both a Medix and a Ratchet?!!!

Uh...no... (Pssst...look at my wish list), a guy can dream though right?

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932086)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 17th, 2018 @ 5:12pm CST

O yeah, UW Scattershot comes with newly tooled weapons as well, instead of Silverbolt's gun.

I hope Hasbro sees fit to release the new toolings....

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932152)
Posted by Sjeng on January 18th, 2018 @ 1:02am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Sjeng wrote:Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!
In these galleries:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/scattershot/4188/1/
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/unite-warriors/scattershot/4195/1/

I should have been more clear. I saw all those images, but strangely enough, NONE of them show all three in Torso mode... I want to see the differences in torso mode.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932184)
Posted by Agamemnon on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:26am CST

Sjeng wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Sjeng wrote:Can anyone find me the picture of all THREE Scattershot repaints?
Hasbro C.W. boxed set + Hasbro seperate C.W. Scattershot + Takara? TY!
In these galleries:

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/generations-combiner-wars/scattershot/4188/1/
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/unite-warriors/scattershot/4195/1/

I should have been more clear. I saw all those images, but strangely enough, NONE of them show all three in Torso mode... I want to see the differences in torso mode.

Does this help? The one on the right is wearing the Perfect Effect add-on kit, which replaced the head and chest pieces, but should otherwise be a good comparison. First image shows PE Kit without faceplate, second with. The original head is on the ground in front of him.

Scattershot Cubed1.JPG

Scattershot Cubed2.JPG

Now, if you want me to tell you which is which...I'm not sure.... :-s

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932185)
Posted by Sjeng on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:36am CST

I wiah they hadn't included the PE kit, but thanks!

Left is the Takara UW one, middle is the seperately sold C.W. Scattershot, right must be the Hasbro Computron boxed set Scattershot.

This does make me happy I got the UW set. I saw the middle one for sale for €10,- locally, and wondered if he was different enough to grab. He seems to have the Superion head, and is sometimes used to form Betatron. Meh. Not sure. He may be nice to combine with random deluxes, such as Jazz. We'll see what PotP further brings us.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932186)
Posted by william-james88 on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:45am CST

Sjeng wrote:I wiah they hadn't included the PE kit, but thanks!

Here`s another then

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932188)
Posted by Agamemnon on January 18th, 2018 @ 7:48am CST

Sjeng wrote:I wiah they hadn't included the PE kit, but thanks!

That was me... :oops:

I had posted that a long time ago in the 3P thread to show off the kit. It was the only pic I had from back then. (Dern Photobucket... :evil:

)

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932190)
Posted by Sjeng on January 18th, 2018 @ 8:00am CST

Thanks guys! That helps. imo the seperate C.W. Scattershot is the least interesting one. He resembles Superion too much. At least the boxed set one has nice stickers on the shield and a coloured head, even though it's still the Superion sculpt.

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Posted by Sabrblade on January 18th, 2018 @ 8:19am CST

Yeah, until Fun Pub came up with Modulus, I had no interest in the Hasbro retail CW Scattershot because of how "wrong" he looked compared to the other two versions.

But since Modulus would be considered an all new combiner with his own look, the retail one now has that appeal to me.

Though, since I don't own a Medix, whenever I get around to making my own Modulus, I'm gonna replace the absent Medix with a second stickered version of TFSS Bluestreak (my first, non-stickered one will stay with Wreckage).

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 18th, 2018 @ 1:21pm CST

Okay, holy shelfwarmers, or more likely holy warehouse warmers. Anyone who missed out on any CW limbs might want to check out your local TRU. Today I saw 1 each of CW Offroad, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Ironhide. :shock:

I hunt that store often and can definitely say these have not been on the shelf for the past 8 months and only appeared recently. No idea if these were from lost cases in the distribution warehouse or in this particular TRU store, but all 4 packages were in great condition, meaning they definitely have not been hanging on pegs for all this time.

And the double shocker was that they were only priced for $6.97. TRU is notoriously late to clearance TF's in my experience, and were selling CW lmibs for about $22-$24 during TR. I'm considering picking them up for future ebay selling, but I already have too much TF stuff in my basement.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932247)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 18th, 2018 @ 1:31pm CST

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Okay, holy shelfwarmers, or more likely holy warehouse warmers. Anyone who missed out on any CW limbs might want to check out your local TRU. Today I saw 1 each of CW Offroad, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Ironhide.

I hunt that store often and can definitely say these have not been on the shelf for the past 8 months and only appeared recently. No idea if these were from lost cases in the distribution warehouse or in this particular TRU store, but all 4 packages were in great condition, meaning they definitely have not been hanging on pegs for all this time.

And the double shocker was that they were only priced for $6.97. TRU is notoriously late to clearance TF's in my experience, and were selling CW lmibs for about $22-$24 during TR. I'm considering picking them up for future ebay selling, but I already have too much TF stuff in my basement.

Canada or US? I needs me some Stunticons and Combaticons.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932248)
Posted by o.supreme on January 18th, 2018 @ 1:32pm CST

It's probably a one off, but there are probably a few stores out there. I know of a specialty toy-store in my local mall that still have a Voyager Onslaught. Its been there for a long time...and priced at $30, I doubt it will be going anywhere, anytime soon.

I saw a Leader Armada Megatorn in the fall when I visited a wal mart in Utah last september

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932255)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 18th, 2018 @ 2:12pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Okay, holy shelfwarmers, or more likely holy warehouse warmers. Anyone who missed out on any CW limbs might want to check out your local TRU. Today I saw 1 each of CW Offroad, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Ironhide.

I hunt that store often and can definitely say these have not been on the shelf for the past 8 months and only appeared recently. No idea if these were from lost cases in the distribution warehouse or in this particular TRU store, but all 4 packages were in great condition, meaning they definitely have not been hanging on pegs for all this time.

And the double shocker was that they were only priced for $6.97. TRU is notoriously late to clearance TF's in my experience, and were selling CW lmibs for about $22-$24 during TR. I'm considering picking them up for future ebay selling, but I already have too much TF stuff in my basement.

Canada or US? I needs me some Stunticons and Combaticons.

US, Chicago area to be precise.

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932569)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 19th, 2018 @ 10:34pm CST

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Okay, holy shelfwarmers, or more likely holy warehouse warmers. Anyone who missed out on any CW limbs might want to check out your local TRU. Today I saw 1 each of CW Offroad, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Ironhide.

I hunt that store often and can definitely say these have not been on the shelf for the past 8 months and only appeared recently. No idea if these were from lost cases in the distribution warehouse or in this particular TRU store, but all 4 packages were in great condition, meaning they definitely have not been hanging on pegs for all this time.

And the double shocker was that they were only priced for $6.97. TRU is notoriously late to clearance TF's in my experience, and were selling CW lmibs for about $22-$24 during TR. I'm considering picking them up for future ebay selling, but I already have too much TF stuff in my basement.

Canada or US? I needs me some Stunticons and Combaticons.

US, Chicago area to be precise.

Final question: comic or card?

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Posted by TF-fan kev777 on January 20th, 2018 @ 12:44pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Okay, holy shelfwarmers, or more likely holy warehouse warmers. Anyone who missed out on any CW limbs might want to check out your local TRU. Today I saw 1 each of CW Offroad, Sunstreaker, Prowl and Ironhide.

I hunt that store often and can definitely say these have not been on the shelf for the past 8 months and only appeared recently. No idea if these were from lost cases in the distribution warehouse or in this particular TRU store, but all 4 packages were in great condition, meaning they definitely have not been hanging on pegs for all this time.

And the double shocker was that they were only priced for $6.97. TRU is notoriously late to clearance TF's in my experience, and were selling CW lmibs for about $22-$24 during TR. I'm considering picking them up for future ebay selling, but I already have too much TF stuff in my basement.

Canada or US? I needs me some Stunticons and Combaticons.

US, Chicago area to be precise.

Final question: comic or card?

Comic

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1932772)
Posted by Va'al on January 21st, 2018 @ 4:47am CST

We have some more image from packaging art linework, courtesy of regular IDW and Hasbro artist Marcelo Matere and his Facebook page, focusing predominantly on the first part of the Prime Wars Trilogy: Combiner Wars!

The images mirrored below feature an assortment of combiners - plus the odd one out in Armada Megatron, the leader class retool of regular Megatron in a later wave, and a callback to Matere's first work in Transformers apparently - including the likes of Autobots Sky Lynx and the newly combiner form Sky Reign, plus Stunticon gestalt Menasor. Check it all out below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

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Posted by Lore Keeper on January 21st, 2018 @ 9:00am CST

The art of Armada Megatron looks a lot better than the actual figure. The tiny head just kills it for me. You gotta emphasise those glorious horns!

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 21st, 2018 @ 8:32pm CST

Huh, the Combiners' sketches contain a few things that are interesting to note:

- Sky Reign aka Lynx King already has Smokescreen instead of Ratchet at this stage. Either Smokescreen is not a "replacement member", or including Ratchet was a TakaraTomy idea.
- Blackjack seems to be missing his shield/axe.
- Mismatched HFG's on both giants, and Menasor has his limbs in a different configuration.

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Posted by Sabrblade on January 21st, 2018 @ 8:54pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:- Sky Reign aka Lynx King already has Smokescreen instead of Ratchet at this stage. Either Smokescreen is not a "replacement member", or including Ratchet was a TakaraTomy idea.

I thought the latter was a given when we first learned that Fun Pub did Ratchet for BotCon 2016 because Hasbro told them to release Ratchet for that con since Hasbro themselves weren't going to release the Ratchet tooling otherwise.

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 21st, 2018 @ 9:04pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:- Sky Reign aka Lynx King already has Smokescreen instead of Ratchet at this stage. Either Smokescreen is not a "replacement member", or including Ratchet was a TakaraTomy idea.
I thought the latter was a given when we first learned that Fun Pub did Ratchet for BotCon 2016 because Hasbro told them to release Ratchet for that con since Hasbro themselves weren't going to release the Ratchet tooling otherwise.

Doesn't mean they were at least considering it, given it was already built-in.

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Posted by Alpha Dominus on January 27th, 2018 @ 1:52pm CST

Oh how it warms my heart to still see line art used to produce finished artwork for modern-day toy packaging. I'd seriously buy a book of this stuff.

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Posted by Va'al on January 29th, 2018 @ 3:39am CST

We have some more art updates for those of you interested in what type of work goes into toy packaging, and this time we're combining (heh) posts on Facebook from two artists: Marcelo Matere and Ken Christiansen! Now that both have received permission from Hasbro to show the lineart, there's pretty much a steady stream of Transformers Combiner Wars designs coming through on their feeds - and the latest are below.

From Matere, we have Computron, G2 Superion (with an added Cybertron behind him), and the poster that came with Menasor and the Stunticons G2 box set. From Christiansen, on the other hand, we have Technobot leader Scattershot, plus Decepticon Cyclonus and the CW creation of Battle Core Optimus Prime (who is totally not an inner Magnus). Check them all out!

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1934430)
Posted by Lore Keeper on January 29th, 2018 @ 5:48am CST

From Matere, we have Computron, G2 Computron (with an added Cybertron behind him), and the poster that came with Menasor and the Stunticons G2 box set. From Christiansen, on the other hand, we have Technobot leader Scattershot, plus Decepticon Cyclonus and the CW creation of Battle Core Optimus Prime (who is totally not an inner Magnus). Check them all out!

Quick! Someone alert Tfwiki that G2 Computron would have traded in all of his normal alt modes for jets! :-P

Re: Ken Christiansen Posted More Generations (Combiner Wars) Packaging Art (1934432)
Posted by Emerje on January 29th, 2018 @ 6:06am CST

Lore Keeper wrote:
From Matere, we have Computron, G2 Computron (with an added Cybertron behind him), and the poster that came with Menasor and the Stunticons G2 box set. From Christiansen, on the other hand, we have Technobot leader Scattershot, plus Decepticon Cyclonus and the CW creation of Battle Core Optimus Prime (who is totally not an inner Magnus). Check them all out!

Quick! Someone alert Tfwiki that G2 Computron would have traded in all of his normal alt modes for jets!

Computron. Superion. Who's really keeping track?

Emerje

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