Transformers 2007 Bumblebee Early Concept Art

I like how they ditched everything about this except the crotch. Edit: I wonder if TFP Cliffjumper was partially inspired by this.

I actually would’ve have preferred this look for bee I actually really dig this a lot too bad we don’t get figures for concept designs cuz this is really the best of both worlds a pretty cool modernized g1 bee

Nevermore

Maybe you should've abbreviated it as "TWW" or simply "WW" then, since WWI is an actual thing and the Dreamwave series is not called "War With In"…

Yeah. That would have been better.

lord ginrai

Cool! That explains the feet on the very first deluxe class Classic Camaro Bumblebee!
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That would've been a better figure to have back then.

doughyresplendent

I tried seeking for it on his twitter page, but can't seem to find it. Is it okay to ask for the link?

Just for clarity, what I meant by WWI was "War Within", not World War One. And he didn't have it there.
So, here:
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Now for Sh!t's and giggles here id Don Fig's Optimus from that TF / GI Joe:
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bellpeppers

My favorite has always been that WWI Optimus.

I tried seeking for it on his twitter page, but can't seem to find it. Is it okay to ask for the link?

Night Flame

While the bulk of your very well thought out post is spot-on, I just have to say that really what it means when they hire D-list stars is that they didn't want to pay for names. And there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes new names make for a fresh film. But I think anybody, at this point, assuming that means the robots will carry the film is really just taking a wild guess. We don't know, but considering the history, I think there's just as much of a case to be made that they just didn't want to throw funds at a-listers, and this film may very well repeat the mistakes of the past.

Not that I'm saying that's going to be the case, just saying it's every bit as valid a possibility as the possibility of the robots carrying the film. With historical precedent to back it up.

Not every D-list actor is terrible and not every A-list actor is born for the role they play. I’d say give the new blood a chance before declaring their acting quality to be shit.

This kind of explains why the original 78 Camaro deluxe has the back bumpers as feet. I still feel that 78 Camaro deserves a better mold fwiw

Nova Maximus

I never got why "blocky" aka large flat surfaces = wouldn't translate well in live action. Of course they're going to add circuitry and other tidbits to modernize old designs, and the Sonic movie and MCW already proved that false.

To be completely fair the Eggman robot is supposed to look a bit comical, whereas Transformers designs tend to play it more straight. I'm not really sure that design philosophy would work great for Transformers (unless it were a BotBots movie or something).

I do think Hulkbuster makes a good point though. That has a good level of detail without being too simplistic or too overdetailed. I'd also point to stuff like Pacific Rim and the Bumblebee movie.

When I looked at this Bumblebee art on my smaller phone screen, I realized my main problem with it are the proportions. I think this level of detail would work fine if the size of the legs and arms were shrunk. You could fit ten heads into his lower legs. I do think it could benefit from breaking up the vehicle kibble a bit more, but I think fixing the proportions would work wonders and make it look less toy-like. Aside from the feet, I actually like this layout of kibble more than the final Bayverse version.

His head sculpt (with his famoгs horns) could at least be used for a knightformer…
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