Transformers – Page 5

Transfromers R.E.D. Series Powered Convoy Custom Toy

I've already posted about Powered Convoy, with my Robot Heroes repaint. So, like the Robot Enhanced Design Series Soundwave and Megatron toys, I just HAD to re-paint the Optimus Prime…

Retro Andy December 11, 2020

Toys

Transformers R.E.D. Series Generation 2 Megatron Custom Toy

Okay, so. In 1984, the original Megatron toy was released as part of the initial lineup of Transformers toys. Megs turns into a Walther P-38 pistol, complete with removeable scope,…

Retro Andy December 10, 2020

Toys

Heroes of Cybertron Action Master Thundercracker Repaint

Back in September, I wrote a whole thing about the weirdness of Action Master Thundercracker, and showed off my Robot Heroes repaint of this bizarre color scheme. Well, I did…

Retro Andy December 9, 2020

Toys

Transformers RED Soundwave – Marvel Comics Colors

You all remember Soundwave, right? The blue micro-cassette recorder Transformers character? Well, fun fact! In the original Marvel Comics series, he was, for whatever reason, colored purple! While I fully…

Retro Andy November 25, 2020

Toys

Transformers R.E.D. Series Review

So, obviously, I'm a Transformers fan. And I'm old enough that I was around for the very first Transformers cartoon that debuted in 1984. And that's been the foundation for…

Retro Andy November 22, 2020

Toys

Mail call: Transformers R.E.D Series 1

Non-transforming Transformers?! More on these later.

Retro Andy November 21, 2020

Toys

Transformers Robot Heroes Soundblaster Custom Toy

Ah, more fun with the adorable Robot Heroes toy line. Here's some history before we get into this: Soundblaster is obviously a black repaint of Soundwave. Soundwave was a modified…

Retro Andy November 2, 2020

Illustration

Inktober 2020 Day 13 – Dune

It's Beachcomber, the Autobot that transforms into a DUNE buggy! ...I'm terrible at drawing straight lines. That's the sole reason I don't draw more Transformers.

Retro Andy October 13, 2020

Toys

Robot Heroes Action Master Thundercracker Custom Toy

Thundercracker's model sheet. This is what he looked like in the 1984 cartoon. Thundercracker was one of the first Transformers toys released in 1984. He was a blue-and-silver redeco of…

Retro Andy September 23, 2020

Toys

Heroes of Cybertron: Generations Acid Storm

After Sunstorm proved to be a successfully popular "new" character, Transformers-owning toy company Hasbro kept going with naming the background Decepticon Jets, following up the creamsicle-colored one with the lime…

Retro Andy September 22, 2020

Illustration

Starscream Print

Originally sketched in pencil, and then outlined in Adobe Illustrator, before coming back into Photoshop for coloring, lens flares, and background effects. That's an extra step from my usual flow,…

Retro Andy September 20, 2020

Toys

Robot Heroes Sunstorm

I’ve already discussed Sunstorm at length before, so I don’t really feel the need to do that again. But the 2-inch PVC Robot Heroes toy line was fun, so I…

Retro Andy September 10, 2020

Toys

Transformers Robot Heroes Powered Convoy custom

Before there was Transformers, Japanese toy company Takara created a line of toys called DIACLONE, with the toy molds that Hasbro would eventually license and turn into Transformers in the…

Retro Andy September 3, 2020

Toys

Tigatron Custom

All images from TFWiki.net except the one of my actual custom Beast Wars was great. As the first true re-imagining of Transformers, it holds a very special place in many…

Retro Andy August 30, 2020

Journal Toys

Monday Musings: “Marvel’s” Hela?

Another old social media post I liked and wanted to keep around. This post is from summer 2020 though, so it's only a couple months old at the time I'm…

Retro Andy August 24, 2020