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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 3, 2018 10:40:09 GMT
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 3, 2018 12:59:32 GMT
Phew. Sanity restored. Except I now want a Doubledealer to play with. Toy Fu can help you with that. |
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 3, 2018 13:00:43 GMT
On the one hand I don't mind the comic book style and I quite like the indivdual little battles. It sets up rivalries, but on the other hand it looks like all the 89 and 90 illustrations where done with the same budget and time table (or much smaller) as each of the earlier paintings. Odd that the Euro artwork reverted to a slightly more impressive look, I would have thought that without the North American market and considering the lack of new moulds that the line would have taken the cheap option on art work. Having said that what the hell is going on with Thunder Clashes head? Andy Seriously what the actual hell is going on with his head here |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 3, 2018 13:10:05 GMT
And there are two of him!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 3, 2018 13:21:44 GMT
Toy Fu can help you with that. !!! Ooh. I have very much enjoyed making purchases of random con souvenirs from Toy Fu in recent years. It's become a highlight. Picking up something for fun that isn't on a 'to buy' list just to investigate. |
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 3, 2018 13:41:39 GMT
And there are two of him!!! -Ralph Thats Machine Wars Prime. |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 3, 2018 14:01:17 GMT
Burns, I still don't see this tiny Dreadwind anywhere... but I am glad to see you now see Doubledealer.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 3, 2018 16:34:25 GMT
It's on the left!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 3, 2018 17:24:22 GMT
That's Darkwing!
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 3, 2018 17:49:28 GMT
Same thing!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 3, 2018 22:11:50 GMT
Not in the slightest, chum.
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Post by Jaymz on Aug 3, 2018 22:14:56 GMT
I don't recall noticing Doubledealer on that art before either, but I blame the Return of Optimus Prime VHS cover being a cropped [and altered] version of the art:  |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 3, 2018 22:21:39 GMT
That VHS cover beguiled my dreams for many years. I did not get to see THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME until whenever it was released on DVD in the UK...and was utterly confused when Prime did not come back from the dead in his PM form! The cover of the VHS lied!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 3, 2018 22:26:25 GMT
That cover is really interesting. I've never compared that to the original. You'd think back then the idea of layered images wouldn't exist, but where did Prime's other leg come from? That's quite cleverly done for the time.
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Post by Jaymz on Aug 3, 2018 22:48:42 GMT
Pre-photoshop, so would require new artwork. I'd expect some kind of photostats of the original artwork, cut and paste to make a new visual, get someone to redraw the thing.
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Post by Llama God on Aug 3, 2018 22:54:43 GMT
Seriously what the actual hell is going on with his head hereWell Thunder Clash has always been a bit big-headed... |
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 4, 2018 6:42:54 GMT
Yeah but it isn't usually found in the same place as Zaphod Beeblebroxs fake head
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 4, 2018 11:30:38 GMT
Pre-photoshop, so would require new artwork. I'd expect some kind of photostats of the original artwork, cut and paste to make a new visual, get someone to redraw the thing. I think you're right there. When you examine those two images really closely you can see that's exactly what happened. His left leg for a start is a mirrored copy of the right airbrushed so the shadows fall the right way, so it's been flipped and traced, and he's missing his actual lower leg from the original image. There are loads of little details in that video cover that look like the original at a glance, but are actually completely different! |
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 4, 2018 21:12:03 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 4, 2018 21:43:22 GMT
Look at that! You think they're the same but they're totally different!
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 4, 2018 21:49:08 GMT
The outline is pretty close apart from the gun arm being adjusted, probably to better fit the VHS case shape. Oh and the motion blur which is completely different for some reason.
I cant quite figure out how the lower leg would have connected to the upper leg on the boxart version. It looks like it would have been really thin.
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Post by blueshift on Aug 4, 2018 21:52:30 GMT
WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT
My mind is blown
Also I never realised what a weird angle Prime's leg is at in the original
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2018 22:05:28 GMT
GOOD GRIEF!
30 YEARS AND I NEVER NOTICED!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 4, 2018 22:51:07 GMT
Makes it doubly frustrating that they used that picture to redraw.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 5, 2018 9:19:21 GMT
I...I never realised!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 6, 2018 17:10:03 GMT
Even more confusing (to me) is seeing the Japanese and Europe Overlord box art together. They are sort of the same (and you think it's just mirrored) but they are different... It looks like they decided to flip the image for some reason then realised that the shield should be on the edge of the box and that flipping the image would leave the torso weapons the wrong way around. So the legs have been mirrored and everything else redrawn from scratch. All of which would make sense if something about the box layout required it or it just looked better, but it doesn't and it doesn't. Just bizarre amounts of effort for no obvious reason. |
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Post by Bogatan on Aug 6, 2018 17:27:06 GMT
I dont like this thread Im realising how messed up some of this boxart is. Flip the Euro art and it looks weird.  |
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Post by Llama God on Aug 7, 2018 6:22:56 GMT
So essentially they kept everything from the waist down,and everyting above is new. That's just bizarre.
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Post by The Huff on May 14, 2020 13:41:36 GMT
Has this been done in a poll before?
If not, after looking at some of the box art battles just now and not being able to decide which one is my favourite, I thought I'd do it. So, which is the best (painted) Box Art Battle?
Perhaps we can do the more comic book style art of 1989/1990 separately - or is one of these your favourite so much that you feel it should be included here?
Also, what do you love so much about these and alternatively, is there anything that just frustrates you like having too many Grimlocks flying around in space?
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