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Old 01-17-2021, 02:43 AM   #1
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Question Transformers Movie Autobots Designs

So I just rewatched the TF Movie for the first time in a very, very long time, and I finally noticed that the narrator says the year is 2005. (OMG the future!)

Now this makes me wonder about the Autobots we see on Earth in the movie, like Hot Rod, Arcee, Kup, Blur, etc… I always thought they were Cybetronian vehicles. But are they actually supposed to be *futuristic* Earth vehicles? Like what the designers thought our cars would look like in 2005, 20 years in their future?
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Old 01-17-2021, 03:16 AM   #2
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Re: Transformers Movie Autobots Designs

Possibly, I know Hot Rod is based on the Dome Zero which was a prototype sports car from the late 70s so that might have been what Floro Dery was going for.


Although there are episodes where we see Cybertronian vehicles and some are similar to the movie characters. Firestar and Kup for example.
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Old 01-17-2021, 03:51 AM   #3
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Possibly, I know Hot Rod is based on the Dome Zero which was a prototype sports car from the late 70s so that might have been what Floro Dery was going for.
The Classics Hot Rod toy was based on the Dome Zero, but the original G1 design wasn't.
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Old 01-17-2021, 05:55 AM   #4
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Re: Transformers Movie Autobots Designs

Imagine this with a flame deco and a big yellow spoiler.



And then try to imagine the same thing hauling an RV trailer.
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Old 01-17-2021, 08:07 AM   #5
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Re: Transformers Movie Autobots Designs

Best i could do on phone...
But that'd be cool to see!
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Old 01-17-2021, 09:13 AM   #6
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Re: Transformers Movie Autobots Designs

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Best i could do on phone...
But that'd be cool to see!
LOL!!!
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Old 01-17-2021, 12:10 PM   #7
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Imagine this with a flame deco and a big yellow spoiler.
It would look a lot like the Classics toy, particularly with the arrangement of the windows. The original G1 design had a completely different arrangement, though, and only resembles the Dome Zero to the extent that they're both fairly angular sports cars.
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Old 01-18-2021, 01:15 AM   #8
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Re: Transformers Movie Autobots Designs

Thanks for all the info, gang! That Dome Zero is hot.

And speaking of Rodimus' RV mode, this popped up in another thread today:

http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showp...postcount=1114

http://www.thepetrolstop.com/2013/11...ors-bison.html
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