Artist Ken Christiansen, via his social media channels, have shared more Transformers concept art images and this time he’s showing us the new Legacy Kickback Concept Art
These are early ideas which help designers to get a perspective about the upcoming figure. Read on for Ken Christiansen comments about this new Kickback design:
An admittedly more than Bug than Bot version, designer Mark Maher wanted to explore a closer connection from Kingdom to Legacy. I had a more G1 version sketched out, but did the final lines as this version.
Which is what concept art is for, trying stuff out, before production really begins.
I dig the final figure, his new insect detail wings are cool, and I think I like those energy sword weapons better than the pod gun concept.
See the images after the jump and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!
Senator Magnificus
They're certainly up there on my list.
Been eyeing this box set for years.
Always wait too long to pick it up.
Masktique
I still truly believe that Fansproject’s Ninja Insecticons are the best designs they’ve ever had.
Satomiblood
I don’t know. I’m kind of glad that Kickback is bigger. Sure, it doesn’t quite fit the scale, but I don’t think I would’ve preordered this if it was as small as (or smaller than) ER CJ. It’s also part of the reason that I never bought the legends. Kind of over dinky Insecticons (scale be damned). Sometimes, it’s nice to see a character reimagined at a bigger size. Remember Universe 2.0 Powerglide? Sure, not at all accurate to the minibot scale, but it resulted in a pretty cool lights and sounds plane at a satisfying size.
Trevor Belmont
Interesting to see how they intended to make gun form the abdomen of the cricket / grasshopper. The legends toy had a proper abdomen (1.) formed by the arms.
It also had better proportioned hind (2.) and mid legs (3.).
The head was also in much larger which looks nicer and is actually different from the robot head (4.)
Plus, Legacy Kickback's deluxe size is off scale… Could it be that Hastak decided to discard the scale gimmick in Legacy?
– Kickback too big (should be small deluxe, Bumblebee-ish)
– Arcee too big (should be small deluxe, Bumblebee-ish)
This would be a major downgrade. I loved small deluxes and small voyagers, cos more of their budget could go into their engineering. They were usually fantastic molds (Cliffjumper, Primal, Hotrod,…)
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Judgement prime
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Senator Magnificus
Yet again, the 80s toon is a domineering influence.
Feralstorm
Interesting to see this concept, and how much it was NOT followed in favor of a more apparent Sunbow aesthetic. Also interesting how the idea of 'carrying through from Kingdom' could have yielded a (somewhat) more realistic insect form. It does shed a little light on why Legacy Kickback has a more organic-looking pattern on his transparent insect wings, however.
(looks at the toy)
(looks at the art)
(looks at the toy)
…
Whatever you say, sport.
No, I get it, they're not claw hands, they're hand claws!
Saltman Z
AYO?
Judgement prime
Would be weird if all the weapons were planned to make a single figure.
Saltman Z
If you broke the yellow tabs on each side, would you be able to open the chest?
Senator Magnificus
Nay, sirrah, nay.
This needs to be 110% more Shothole.
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Chadderbug
Cause G1 accuracy.
Ackar
funky lil insect bot makes brain go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Applejacktimus
The Legacy toy doesn't have an opening chest but the G1 toy did because it's a vestige from being a repurposed Diaclone toy.
Also I'm pretty sure that bodypart on an insect is called the thorax. Unless I'm misinterpreting where the gun is stored in alt-mode.
Mercurius
He doesn't. They just molded it like he does.
Senator Magnificus
Eh, I got someone else in mind to be my Ransack.View attachment 29426483
BB Shockwave
Glad they changed this and he got real hands. But I kinda feel they should have given him an abdomen, like the PotP toys does.
Pretty sure we will get Ransack from this mold, at last. Chop Shop feels kinda lonely.
Novaxmaximal
Now that I think about it, I like this design better than the figure we got.
I hope this design is used to make Ransack, Diaclone repaints and of course Shothole too
at Pulsecon they never said that
StrikerManus
everything you just said regarding what was told during the livestream was ridiculously inaccurate
JomasterII
Welp, I guess Kickback's not joining Dinobot in the Creepy Claw Hand club this time.