What set Dolby’s CES 2008 booth apart from the others was this gigantic — yet highly-detailed — BumbleBee Transformer, which seemed to be an actual prop from the movie. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Sure, moving around (or getting in) may be tough, but this is definitely the coolest Optimus Prime suit/costume we’ve come across, standing a massive 10-feet tall. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in the stills gallery.
That’s right, a seller is offering this Optimus Prime Peterbilt 1:1 Scale Replica on eBay. Click here for more pictures. Auction page.
If you manage to outbid the 57 others vying for this piece of pop culture awesomeness, you will have a fully functioning Peterbilt outfitted inside with a pimp entertainment system, a voice-activated alarm that speaks in the voice of Prime himself, wooden floors, chrome everywhere, flames on every surface, and the piece de resistance is the bed in the sleeper cab that’s covered in Transformers bed sheets and pillow cases
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This humongous 18-foot Transformer is an actual prop from the movie, and put on display in celebration of the DVD release. Click here for more pics.
..stands 18 feet tall, and it weighs 8,200 pounds. The robot had to be assembled and set up by a forklift and a ten-ton crane. Bumblebee will be standing guard there through this Sunday, October 21s
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What’s better than dressing up as your favorite Transformers character? Dressing up in a fully transformable costume. Our readers sent in quite a few images, and we’ve selected our favorites. Continue reading for a couple videos. Click here for more pictures.
Yes, a group of Chinese students spent $8,000 building this incredible life-sized Transformer from a Citroen — weighing 1,322-pounds. Video after the jump. Click here for more pictures.
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PhoneDaily provides us with pictures of a modder who turned a MOTOROKR E6 into a transforming robot, complete with phone functionality. First picture in gallery.
Some people are just too clever – like this man, who modded his MOTOROKR E6 into no less than a Transformer
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Sony Ericsson recently released a new commercial for its W580 phone that features a transforming tennis ball machine. Continue reading to watch.
It’s too bad they’re advertising a phone rather than the robot, as the robot really puts the phone to shame
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Designed by Adrian Drake, this nifty LEGO Transformers creation actually transforms. First picture in gallery.
The Decepticon, named Blackout, is a mishmash of the original toy, a MH-53 Pave Low helicopter and a bit of the movie Blackout thrown in for flavor. It can turn into a helicopter and back into a robot about as easily as you’d expect a fully LEGO-made robot to transform
It’s not everyday that you see a custom Optimus Prime model that looks better than the original design. Fortunately, it’s up for grabs on eBay. Auction page. First image in gallery.
I saw the diamond in the rough though with the robot… so I gave him the “fill in the gaps” treatment, filling and sculpting and then sanding all the screw holes, so he was more complete and neat. Then I did multiple layers of paint on him… base coat of a metallic black, then drybrushed layers of Oily Steel then a custom mixed metallic light blue (very subtle.) I think he came out looking a lot more organic and protoform-ish
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