COUNTDOWN: 18 Transformers tweets from April that need to be seen! – The Source Report

COUNTDOWN: 18 Transformers tweets from April that need to be seen!

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Twitter can often prove to be a great way to waste an hour or five, but it’s also a plentiful resource of creative Transformers material! You never know what people will be post next – photos, customs, artwork, trivia… it’s endless. So, in the spirit of the Twitter tradition known as #FF (which stands for “follow Friday”, where people highlight the accounts that they think other users might be interested in), for today’s Countdown we’re rounding up 18 Tweets from April that caught our eye. They’re presented here in no particular order, as they’re all worth a look!

 

#18:

Steve Cook stunned Transformers Twitter this month by unveiling not one, but two incredible cardboard models of some classic G1 characters, Grimlock and Megatron. The big twist? They’re larger than most humans! Steve regularly posts fantastic artwork, although these might just be his crowning glory!

 

#17:

Chris QC has shared photos of his Transformers-themed culinary creations before, but he recently took the biscuit with these two tasty treats! They’re both part of the same cake, which means that’s one very lucky little Transformers fan who has a special birthday coming up. Sweet!

 

#16

Ian is a well-known Transformers photographer, but rather than a studio-style snap we were instead treated to a behind-the-scenes of his Nemesis Prime collection this month, and it’s rather impressive! Can you name them all?

 

#15

TFRaw.com has a mission of archiving rare and obscure Transformers media, and this month unveiled some rather wonderful concept artwork from the mid-80s. Very interesting to see what was originally envisaged!

 

#14

Sometimes you need a good meme for a giggle, and this effort from @HouseholdWheel struck that chord.

 

#13

Casey W. Coller is an established Transformers comic artist who produces some incredible clean lines and visually-stunning scenes! This month he shared a take on the classic G1 police lad, Prowl, and it’s really something.

 

#12

TFWiki is well-known for sharing interesting or unique facts about the Transformers franchise, but this tweet regarding early concept artwork for Beast Wars Optimus Primal particularly caught our eye this month! It’s fascinating to see how the concept developed, including that distinctive mutant mask.

 

#11:

Joel Carroll is a cartoonist with an unmistakable style, and one that he certainly put to good use when bringing these citybots to life! Lovely stuff.

 

#10:

OK, this is kinda Transformers-related… if you haven’t come across TakaraTomy’s reboot Diaclone line then it’s definitely a thing of beauty, although amassing a collection like this is truly an impressive thing, as this tweet will attest.

 

#9:

Won’t lie, did lol.

 

#8:

In case you missed it then I’ve been involved with a project named #GCWO on social media, where I’ve joined forces with @TFSquareOne, @ToyboxSoapbox and @tikgnat to publish daily mini-reviews of G1 toys across various platforms. We’re already five weeks in, and it was my turn this month to share an overview of the rather unusual toy known as Bumper, who of course never actually got a proper release as he only came packaged on Cliffjumper cards. There was packaging art created for him in G1, but it’s only ever been available online in relatively low quality – until now! Kit has done an amazing job at enhancing, restoring and recreating every bit of this distinctive artwork, all nicely presented on a G1-style card. So good!

 

#7:

Minispies! These little lads came packaged with the original Minibots when they were re-released in 1985 and remain a real quirk of early Generation 1. Although there were only ever 4 moulds, they were all available in multiple colours and there were many variations beyond that, making a complete collection a challenging prospect. This month we were treated to a look at @Superquad7’s line-up and it’s an impressive thing indeed!

 

#6:

Dan Hipp helped shape the artwork for the cartoon, TeenTitansGO!, so perhaps it’s no surprise that his distinctive style has produced just about the cutest Optimus Prime you ever did see! Adorbs!

 

#5:

@TheClutterdDesk regularly posts some impressive Transformers customs but something about this month’s effort really stood out. G1 Autobot Backstreet doesn’t get enough love, so it was great to see him given such a modern twist here. Fantastic work indeed!

 

#4:

If you’ve never heard of David Kaye then you’ve almost certainly heard him! He started working on Transformers as the iconic voice of Megatron in the Beast Wars cartoon, before going on to starring roles in Beast Machines, Armada, Energon, Cybertron and Transformers: Animated. Phew! He clearly still has a lot of passion for the franchise as he regularly gives a nod to fans, but this appeal to bring back the Animated cartoon was definitely met with a lot of enthusiasm! It’s unlikely to happen but we can only hope, eh?

 

#3:

Here we get a look at how the live action designs of the Bumblebee live action film compare in size to those of the earlier Transformers films, and you’ll no doubt notice that they’re a little on the smaller side! Particularly Optimus who suddenly looks rather wee, bless him.

 

#2:

We love Transformers and we love Lego. Oh hey, and we also love Action Masters! Which makes this creative take on the classic design top notch in our book.

 

#1:

Everyone and their gran has been out sharing that meme where they try and pair up two separate images this month, with the most common one involving a pair of legs. If you have no idea what I’m talking about then honestly, I don’t know how I’d even begin to explain it to you, but let’s just say that this tweet should make you chuckle if you get the reference.

 

So that’s our list. Did we miss any other great Transformers tweets?

TTFN

About Sixo

Transformers collector from the UK, collecting vintage G1/G2, CR/RID, UT & Masterpiece/3P. Find me at twitter.com/SixoTF or on YouTube at youtube.com/SixoTF

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