The new Transformers Generation 2009 Volume 2 has recently been released, and Kaiser of HK-TF.com has purchased the book and shared a small selection of images of the contents. Particularly interesting are concept sketches (presumably unused) for a city set and 12 small cars, all of which transform and combine into a single robot, and some equally interesting concept sketches of transforming boats, including an aircraft carrier and a tanker! There are also images of the artwork and resin prototypes for the upcoming Transformers Device Label, and a two page spread shows off the silver colored version of Alternity Megatron in all his glory. The book also contains, amongst other things, a look at the various Transformers watches made over the 25 years of the line, from Time Warrior to the new Chrono Label watches. There’s an article on the Jetrons (aka Starscream and the Seekers), and features on both the Revenge of the Fallen lines and the 2007 Movie line.
payres
Can't find a better place to put this….
I can't read Japanese either but ….
At the end of the Movie exclusive repaints section in TF Generations 2009v2 there's a table (p45) I'd already worked out that down the side was a list of the dlx & larger repaints (missing out Divebomb) The list on the left looked like a list of G1 toys -> the years were the clue and the occasional ref to 2010 next to them made me think of series names. So I dug out Generations v1 and using the years as clues hunted for the matching toys. The results were somewhat surprising …. Included are page referance to the original version of TF Generations so you can check my matching of the Kanji
Wingblade – Springer (TF Generations p15)
Inferno – MM Tote (Japanese Version, p66)*
Big Daddy – MM Big Daddy (Japanese Version, p72, look under the text for MT2)
Grindcor – MM Crush Bull (from Six Builder, p75)
Breakaway – Getaway (Japanese Version p42)
Jetstorm – Octane (p19)
Mudflap – Erector (Japanese Version, p67)
Jolt – Jolt (p83)
Crankcase – Crankcase (p38)
Divebomb isn't listed.
Fracture is listed but it points to some text which has a comment pointing to something in 1980. Not sue what
* interestingly the same kanji is beside the western version of Flak on p50
So what are the basics based on then ?
Fago
Makes me want to study Japanese…
Boulder
The name refers to the Japanese battleship Yamato (and namesake of the Yamato class ships) that was part of the armada that faced off against the USS Enterprise carrier group at the battle of Midway. (The Yamato served only as the command ship and did not participate in the battle itself. In fact the Yamato only participated in battle once, and was called off before it could be destroyed. It was later sunk while attempting to ram another ship.)
There's popular anime featuring a space-faring version of the ship and the name was also used for the sister ship of the USS Enterprise(D) in Star Trek: The Next Generation as a way of showing how Earth had its settled past differences.
This particular design sort of matches the Yamato class battleship but neither the original battleship nor the anime model (nor the Galaxy Class starship for that matter) had those extensions on the side. (They're like "swimmies" for a ship, how cute. Maybe he's the nautical version of G1 Silverbolt. I shall name him "Silverboat.")
Runamuck
No? Yes?
airfox
The gray and red battleship looks just like Man-O-War. At least the vehicle mode.
Pretty interesting stuff there.
That base that combines with the 12 cars to form the super gestalt, reminds me a bit of Courageus, also from GoBots. Could it be that the cars were just going to be any Micromaster previously released? Though I guess the arms wouldn't support that theory.
-airfox
RedAlert Rescue
The Boats are the stand out ones to me the 12 part combiner seems a logical extention of the Micromaster 6 teams -but does not seem to show the individual robot modes with out individual robot modes it's more of an early Diaclone toy than a Transformer and seems less worthwhile to me.
That concept might work if it was an exo-shell that 2 existing 6 teams could fit into perhaps with a new Head character to control the whole thing.
I think some ofthe pictures are not displaying I can't see the watches.
There was a Galvatron and Ultra Magnus watch released in the past though I remember.
Zarscream
I CANT SEE THEM EITHER !!!! TT____TT cry cry cry!!!
Railguard
Wow!! Those ships rock!!! I love the look of them, its too bad I have never seen them before.
shortround
i cant see the pics
Dragonwolf
the boat-bots would be awesome to be released now, but i would love for this book to be released here in english.
Runamuck
Any preview of the next Generations Vol. 3 exclusive?
Rodentus prime
So the jaw on Device Label Ravage can close – Cool!.
enduser0001
Yes I remember this now.
Thanks my friends!
lord ginrai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Battleship_Yamato_(spaceship)
EDIT: Beaten to the punch
Sol Fury
Space Battleship Yamato. It was a Japanese warship refitted to be a starship, so yeah, it's one of the really nice looking boats.
enduser0001
Does anyone have any insight as to who or what the Boat-formers are supposed to be? Looks like a freighter or tanker, a battleship and a carrier…
Also what is a Yamato Transformer? Or is that what is meant by the boat-formers
Dran0n
Awesome! Makes me wish I had Leader OP.
Deonasis
Never seen that Ultra Magnus watch before. And those boat bots look great, pity we actually got Broadside.
ORIO
That combiner lookin' thing is awesome and so are those boat-bots.
I would love to have all the catalog scans in one place. I would spend HOURS looking at those.
And DL Blaster is still the sex.
blackout501st
is there gonna b a release of this book in english?