Andy Couzens - Revision history

BerylRoll at 17:35, 25 January 2026

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Wasp-shot23 at 20:32, 14 July 2024

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	'''Andy Couzens''' ([[December 21]], [[1953]] — [[March 8]], [[2024]])<ref>Couzens' order of service, [https://twitter.com/transformertoys/status/1778864260308713904 posted on Twitter by @transformerstoys]</ref> was a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].		'''Andy Couzens''' ([[December 21]], [[1953]] — [[March 8]], [[2024]])<ref>Couzens' order of service, [https://twitter.com/transformertoys/status/1778864260308713904 posted on Twitter by @transformerstoys]</ref> was a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with what would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].

	==Known design work==		==Known design work==

TheLastGherkin at 08:10, 13 April 2024

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	'''Andy Couzens''' was a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].		'''Andy Couzens''' ([[December 21]], [[1953]] — [[March 8]], [[2024]])<ref>Couzens' order of service, [https://twitter.com/transformertoys/status/1778864260308713904 posted on Twitter by @transformerstoys]</ref> was a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].

	==Known design work==		==Known design work==

TheLastGherkin at 12:21, 10 March 2024

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	'''Andy Couzens''' is a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].		'''Andy Couzens''' was a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].

	==Known design work==		==Known design work==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens 2022 guest profile] at unofficial UK convention TFNation		*[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens 2022 guest profile] at unofficial UK convention TFNation
			*[https://tfnation.com/blog/mini-con-manchester-24/in-memory-of-andy-couzens Andy Couzens obituary] at unofficial UK convention TFNation

	===Interviews===		===Interviews===

AzimuthAcolyte at 02:50, 13 August 2023

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AzimuthAcolyte: TFNation update 1!

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TFNation update 1!

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 ==Known design work==
 ===''The Transformers''===
 ====1991====
-*[[Overlord (G1)#The Transformers|Overlord]]
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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-;Turbomasters
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#The Transformers|Rotorstorm]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Turbomaster]]s'''</u>
 ==External links==
 *[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens 2022 guest profile] at unofficial UK convention TFNation
 ===Interviews===
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjelB-sEu0 Recording of Couzen's panel at TFNation 2022] at the TF.Spacestation-Online YouTube channel
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjelB-sEu0 Recording of Couzens's panel at TFNation 2022] at the TF.Spacestation-Online YouTube channel
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Couzens, Andy}}
 [[Category:Generation 1 designers]]
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AzimuthAcolyte at 20:05, 21 May 2023

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	'''Andy Couzens''' is a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]] [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].		'''Andy Couzens''' is a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w\|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers\|Wrecker]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)\|Rotorstorm]].

	==Known design work==		==Known design work==

AzimuthAcolyte: Oops

2023-05-21T18:32:30Z

Oops

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens ~~2023~~ guest profile] at unofficial UK convention TFNation		*[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens 2022 guest profile] at unofficial UK convention TFNation

	===Interviews===		===Interviews===
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjelB-sEu0 Recording of Couzen's panel at TFNation ~~2023~~] at the TF.Spacestation-Online YouTube channel		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjelB-sEu0 Recording of Couzen's panel at TFNation 2022] at the TF.Spacestation-Online YouTube channel

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Couzens, Andy}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Couzens, Andy}}
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	[[Category:Hasbro designers]]		[[Category:Hasbro designers]]

AzimuthAcolyte: Oh hey found the panel

2023-05-21T17:38:26Z

Oh hey found the panel

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens 2023 guest profile] at UK convention TFNation		*[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens 2023 guest profile] at unofficial UK convention TFNation

			===Interviews===
			*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjelB-sEu0 Recording of Couzen's panel at TFNation 2023] at the TF.Spacestation-Online YouTube channel

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Couzens, Andy}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Couzens, Andy}}
	[[Category:Generation 1 designers]]		[[Category:Generation 1 designers]]
	[[Category:Hasbro designers]]		[[Category:Hasbro designers]]

AzimuthAcolyte: First pass at an article for Andy Couzens!

2023-05-21T17:34:30Z

First pass at an article for Andy Couzens!

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'''Andy Couzens''' is a former Senior Designer and eventually Category Development Head of Boys, Girls Toys and Creative Play for Hasbro Europe. His experience with would become the Hasbro stable of brands began as a designer at [[Milton Bradley]], where he played a significant part in the early development of such pillar brands as ''{{w|Playskool}}'' and somewhat less pillar brands such as ''[[Robotix]]''. After the 1984 buyout of Milton Bradley by Hasbro, he was responsible for the European presence of a number of Hasbro brands over the course of the 80s and 90s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Action Man]]'', and of course ''Transformers''. Over the course of his tenure with the ''Transformers'' brand he oversaw much of the latter years of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European incarnation of the Generation 1 toyline]] referred to colloquially by fans as "G1.5" or "EuroG1." In particular, he was personally responsible for the "[[energon figure]]" concept and the once-obscure fan favorite [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]].

==Known design work==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Stalker toy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]
====1991====
*[[Overlord (G1)#The Transformers|Overlord]]

;Motorvators
*[[Flame (Motorvator)#The Transformers|Flame]]
*[[Gripper (G1)#The Transformers|Gripper]]
*[[Lightspeed (Motorvator)#The Transformers|Lightspeed]]
====1992====
;Turbomasters
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#The Transformers|Rotorstorm]]

;Predators
*[[Stalker (G1)#The Transformers|Stalker]]
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==External links==
*[https://tfnation.com/guests/andy-couzens Andy Couzens 2023 guest profile] at UK convention TFNation

{{DEFAULTSORT:Couzens, Andy}}
[[Category:Generation 1 designers]]
[[Category:Hasbro designers]]

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