I’m painting him in black, orange and gold. Sort of a tossup between Predaking and Cybertron Scourge.
Transformers: Age of the Primes toyline discussion || update: stock renders of upcoming Alpha Trion, Micronus, Flatline, Fireflight, Skydive, ++
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Reminds me of that one Vector Prime that would've looked REALLY good in a metallic finish, but didn't get one. Bronze and gold offset by the dark brown accents and maybe some orange seems like it would look great. The dramatic organic shapes on this mold need to really catch the light and look awe-inspiring. It has a massive feel to it that's kind of let down by the muted color/finish.
On Cybertron, that distinction can get a bit blurry.
(What is a hovercraft if not a very low-flying aircraft?)
If it ain't got wheels, it's an air vehicle.
It's sufficiently advanced alien technology, he ain't gotta explain jive.
His dino head isn't black either :/
Wasn't the bottom of Solus Prime's hammer staff a detachable grenade?
The little fire hydrant thing?
Yep. It looks like I saw that on Mark's IG behind the scenes post.
Yeah I remember reading it about one of the wave 1 Primes and in retrospect, Prima and Fallen’s accessories were blades of some kind and the fallen’s tank cannon.
Were there three? I remember the blue scorpion one and the big yellow-black-red one and
OH THAT'S RIGHT
I forgot the mutant hellbeast, my favorite!!
(officially "inferno creature" but I know what they meant)
ANYWAY
I love love love the way Alpha Trion holds his pen. He's this super-smart intellectual quasi-deity and his grip is sub-kindergartner-level. His wedge mode is neat, too.
Also Micronus looks great. I maaaay have to get a couple extras for Armorizer-type parts, or to have other little guys have their own Megitek armor. (It'd be nice if Micronus had a Mini-Con/5mm port, but whatevs.)
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DEAD ALERT AWW AWW AWW Flatline looks good.
I think Onyx is the one sour note in all these new figure reveals, and that's ok. I like that he's different, and not everything has to be for me.
And Alchemist has spectacles. If it's a build-a-thing, it's gonna be sub-Mikor levels of coherence, I think.
I'm leaning towards some kind of holder or display thing or *maybe* they all fit on some presumably unannounced figure. Like a Hot Rod that "wields" them all at once.
(or a Thunderwing)
Storing a grenade on a hammer is somehow both a terrible idea and exactly what I would expect from the Prime-era equivalent of Wheeljack.
Goddess of Creation and (unintentional) Destruction.
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Great. Now I'm going to be disappointed by anything less than the AotP year 2 Titan being a New Rodimus designed to integrate all the Thirteen's relics...
Micronus Prime designer commentary from Mark Maher:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DKx9QkLsgVD/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DKx9QkLsgVD/
Mighty Micronus Prime has graced us with his presence. Oh how the minicons have rejoiced their great granddaddy, the first ever minicon, has returned. Whats this you say, he has with him an apex armored exo suit that mimicks his every move, powered by the amazing tini tiny but super powerful Chimera stone artifact!
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I fell in love with the RID design for Micronus right when he was training Optimus in the realm of the primes. So I started there and I always wanted to do a one wheeled motorcycle, seemed like a fitting alt mode for a minicon king, but once I kicked off to Kunihiro san, he had pointed out that being the first ever minicon, he should actually be a minicon. My brain module almost shattered but then the spark was planted and the energon flowed.
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An exo-suit powered by a dischow cool would it be if the ancient prime artifact the Chimera stone powered the suit when he wasn’t in it, it mimics his every move, an extension of his own self but yet still a companion. Now we are
cookin! I always love to dive into the lore of the amazing 40 year megabrand that we all love, I love utilizing references and embracing what makes this brand stand out from the rest. When you have Takara Tomy by your side, you can really make miracles and dreams come true.
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Lets get into the teeny tiny deets, the exo-suit (apex armor/ early beginnings of pretender technology) does indeed come apart to power up (weaponize) other characters. The Armada minicon logo was obviously a must, and I utilized the colors from the RID animation but juiced them up a bitIm going to stop there because the fun you will have in hand with this guy, is just a really great feeling that I’ve been chasing with the primes. Somthing different but familiar and somthing innovative, fresh, and new, lemme know if your here for it
I will always love these wacky behind the scenes bits, particularly from Mark. I don't always agree with the design choices and how they're spun, or really quite get them (I'll just go with "one wheeled motorcycle, fitting ride for a minicon king"), but it's always fun to hear. And this is Mark, so you can practically read them in his voice.
Hmm, I did forget about Visser Three despite owning the ultra size toy.
Though I don't think I ever properly changed it.