File:G One to Dimicron Prime.jpg - Revision history

Powermetal at 21:59, 29 April 2024

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Saix at 16:20, 22 February 2024

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AzimuthAcolyte: /* Bottom row */ Updated citation for new pic

2023-07-07T22:16:30Z

Bottom row: Updated citation for new pic

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	*Later Robot Base prototype with refinements from [[Shōji Kawamori]]. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p82		*Later Robot Base prototype with refinements from [[Shōji Kawamori]]. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p82

	*Near-final block model of Robot Base. From ''~~Diaclone World Guide~~'' ~~p84~~		*Near-final block model of Robot Base. From the "Legend of Diaclone" feature in ''[[Figure Ō]]'' No. 213 (November 2015) by Kōji Igarashi and [[Kōji Shimada]].

	*Photography of the final production Robot Base toy from ''Diaclone''. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p44		*Photography of the final production Robot Base toy from ''Diaclone''. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p44
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	===Far right===		===Far right===
	{{unknown artist}}		{{unknown artist}}

AzimuthAcolyte: AzimuthAcolyte uploaded a new version of "File:G One to Dimicron Prime.jpg": Better wood model image

2023-07-07T22:13:40Z

AzimuthAcolyte uploaded a new version of "File:G One to Dimicron Prime.jpg": Better wood model image

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AzimuthAcolyte at 19:51, 30 June 2023

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	*Very early test shot of ''[[Microman]]'' 1979 "Giant Robo G-1" designed by [[Tsutomu Inoue]], later [[repurposing\|repurposed]] as a [[Statue of The One\|statue]] of [[The One]]. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from [http://www.edit.ne.jp/~sashida/MICROMAN/others/cancel.html Oriental Technology].		*Very early test shot of ''[[Microman]]'' 1979 "Giant Robo G-1" designed by [[Tsutomu Inoue]], later [[repurposing\|repurposed]] as a [[Statue of The One\|statue]] of [[The One]]. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from [http://www.edit.ne.jp/~sashida/MICROMAN/others/cancel.html Oriental Technology].

	*Later ''Microman'' Giant Robo G-1 prototype ~~from~~ ''Takara SF Land'' by [[Kōji Igarashi]], p49. Note the Microman pilots visible inside the dome.		*Later ''Microman'' Giant Robo G-1 prototype. From ''Takara SF Land'' by [[Kōji Igarashi]], p49. Note the Microman pilots visible inside the dome.

	*Concept exploration by Tsutomu Inoue workshopping a redesign of Giant Robo G-1 for the ''[[w:ja:マシンザウラー\|Machine Saurer]]'' toyline. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117		*Concept exploration by Tsutomu Inoue workshopping a redesign of Giant Robo G-1 for the ''[[w:ja:マシンザウラー\|Machine Saurer]]'' toyline. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117

AzimuthAcolyte: There's not really a precedent on how to format something like this but hopefully this is clearer

2023-06-30T18:26:54Z

There's not really a precedent on how to format something like this but hopefully this is clearer

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	Now for the hard part. From left to right:		Now for the hard part. From left to right:
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	\|description=[[Primus]] clutches the [[Statue of The One\|The One's statue]] in the [[Ivory Towers]] as he cries out to [[The One]] for guidance.		\|description=[[Primus]] clutches the [[Statue of The One\|The One's statue]] in the [[Ivory Towers]] as he cries out to [[The One]] for guidance.
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	*Very early test shot of ''[[Microman]]'' 1979 "Giant Robo G-1" designed by [[Tsutomu Inoue]], later [[repurposing\|repurposed]] as a [[Statue of The One\|statue]] of [[The One]]. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from [http://www.edit.ne.jp/~sashida/MICROMAN/others/cancel.html Oriental Technology].		*Very early test shot of ''[[Microman]]'' 1979 "Giant Robo G-1" designed by [[Tsutomu Inoue]], later [[repurposing\|repurposed]] as a [[Statue of The One\|statue]] of [[The One]]. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from [http://www.edit.ne.jp/~sashida/MICROMAN/others/cancel.html Oriental Technology].

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	*Further concept art for ''Machine Saurer'' by [[Ken Ishikawa]]. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117		*Further concept art for ''Machine Saurer'' by [[Ken Ishikawa]]. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117

	;Bottom row		© 1979, 1999 TakaraTomy.
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	*Early prototype for the "Robot Base" overhaul of Giant Robo G-1, now for what would become the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line. From p80 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', also by Kōji Igarashi. Note the prototype Diaclone pilots.		*Early prototype for the "Robot Base" overhaul of Giant Robo G-1, now for what would become the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line. From p80 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', also by Kōji Igarashi. Note the prototype Diaclone pilots.

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	*Photography of the final production Robot Base toy from ''Diaclone''. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p44		*Photography of the final production Robot Base toy from ''Diaclone''. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p44

			© 2017 TakaraTomy.
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			{{unknown artist}}

	[[Dimicron Prime]]'s [[Town Commander]] profile sticker from the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion. Photo from [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/lll_chandler_ll_chandler_lll/archive/2012/12/6 this review] (dead link) of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Transformers Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard\|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]. Artist unknown.		[[Dimicron Prime]]'s [[Town Commander]] profile sticker from the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion. Photo from [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/lll_chandler_ll_chandler_lll/archive/2012/12/6 this review] (dead link) of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Transformers Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard\|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]. Artist unknown.
	{{~~unknown artist~~}}		© 2012 TakaraTomy.
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			===Credit===
	Full credit to [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449663411990528 Necronomitron on Twitter] for discovering the connection between these two toys, which is explicitly confirmed in ''Diaclone World Guide'' on page 104.<ref>"The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base. - Takai Chikashi, [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904 translated by Necronomitron]</ref>		Full credit to [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449663411990528 Necronomitron on Twitter] for discovering the connection between these two toys, which is explicitly confirmed in ''Diaclone World Guide'' on page 104.<ref>"The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base. - Takai Chikashi, [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904 translated by Necronomitron]</ref>

	~~{{hastak}}~~

	===References===		===References===

AzimuthAcolyte: more design credits

2023-06-30T17:54:33Z

more design credits

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	*Very early test shot of ''[[Microman]]'' 1979 "Giant Robo G-1", later [[repurposing\|repurposed]] as a [[Statue of The One\|statue]] of [[The One]]. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from [http://www.edit.ne.jp/~sashida/MICROMAN/others/cancel.html Oriental Technology].		*Very early test shot of ''[[Microman]]'' 1979 "Giant Robo G-1" designed by [[Tsutomu Inoue]], later [[repurposing\|repurposed]] as a [[Statue of The One\|statue]] of [[The One]]. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from [http://www.edit.ne.jp/~sashida/MICROMAN/others/cancel.html Oriental Technology].

	*Later ''Microman'' Giant Robo G-1 prototype from ''Takara SF Land'' by [[Kōji Igarashi]], p49. Note the Microman pilots visible inside the dome.		*Later ''Microman'' Giant Robo G-1 prototype from ''Takara SF Land'' by [[Kōji Igarashi]], p49. Note the Microman pilots visible inside the dome.

	*Concept exploration by [[Tsutomu Inoue]] workshopping a redesign of Giant Robo G-1 for the ''[[w:ja:マシンザウラー\|Machine Saurer]]'' toyline. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117		*Concept exploration by Tsutomu Inoue workshopping a redesign of Giant Robo G-1 for the ''[[w:ja:マシンザウラー\|Machine Saurer]]'' toyline. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117

	*Further concept art for ''Machine Saurer'' by [[Ken Ishikawa]]. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117		*Further concept art for ''Machine Saurer'' by [[Ken Ishikawa]]. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117
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	*Early prototype for the "Robot Base" overhaul of Giant Robo G-1, now for what would become the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line. From p80 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', also by Kōji Igarashi. Note the prototype Diaclone pilots.		*Early prototype for the "Robot Base" overhaul of Giant Robo G-1, now for what would become the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line. From p80 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', also by Kōji Igarashi. Note the prototype Diaclone pilots.

	*Later Robot Base prototype. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p82		*Later Robot Base prototype with refinements from [[Shōji Kawamori]]. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p82

	*Near-final block model of Robot Base. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p84		*Near-final block model of Robot Base. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p84

AzimuthAcolyte at 17:10, 30 June 2023

2023-06-30T17:10:07Z

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	==References==		===References===
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	[[Category:Diaclone toy images]]		[[Category:Diaclone toy images]]

AzimuthAcolyte at 17:09, 30 June 2023

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	[[Dimicron Prime]]'s [[Town Commander]] profile sticker from the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion. Photo from [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/lll_chandler_ll_chandler_lll/archive/2012/12/6 this review] (dead link) of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Transformers Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard\|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]. Artist unknown.		[[Dimicron Prime]]'s [[Town Commander]] profile sticker from the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion. Photo from [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/lll_chandler_ll_chandler_lll/archive/2012/12/6 this review] (dead link) of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Transformers Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard\|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]. Artist unknown.
	{{unknown artist}}		{{unknown artist}}
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	Full credit to [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449663411990528 Necronomitron on Twitter] for discovering the connection between these two toys, which is explicitly confirmed in ''Diaclone World Guide'' on page 104.<ref>"The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base. - Takai Chikashi, [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904 translated by Necronomitron]</ref>		Full credit to [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449663411990528 Necronomitron on Twitter] for discovering the connection between these two toys, which is explicitly confirmed in ''Diaclone World Guide'' on page 104.<ref>"The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base. - Takai Chikashi, [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904 translated by Necronomitron]</ref>

AzimuthAcolyte: A collage summarizing the connection between the Statue of The One and the ''Microman'' prototype Giant Robo G-1, the design evolution from Giant Robo G-1 to the ''Diaclone'' flagship [[Diaclone#Early Diaclone|Great R...

2023-06-30T16:56:49Z

A collage summarizing the connection between the Statue of The One and the ''Microman'' prototype Giant Robo G-1, the design evolution from Giant Robo G-1 to the ''Diaclone'' flagship [[Diaclone#Early Diaclone|Great R...

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A collage summarizing the connection between the [[Statue of The One]] and the ''[[Microman]]'' prototype [[Microman#GiantRobo|Giant Robo G-1]], the design evolution from Giant Robo G-1 to the ''[[Diaclone]]'' flagship [[Diaclone#Early Diaclone|Great Robot Base]], and the connection between Great Robot Base and [[Dimicron Prime]].

Now for the hard part. From left to right:

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{{SelectsComicinterior
|description=[[Primus]] clutches the [[Statue of The One|The One's statue]] in the [[Ivory Towers]] as he cries out to [[The One]] for guidance.
|issueno=
|storytitle=Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1
|pageno=8
|panelno=7
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|pencils=
|inks=
|colours=[[Kyarara Rena]]
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*Very early test shot of ''[[Microman]]'' 1979 "Giant Robo G-1", later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Statue of The One|statue]] of [[The One]]. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from [http://www.edit.ne.jp/~sashida/MICROMAN/others/cancel.html Oriental Technology].

*Later ''Microman'' Giant Robo G-1 prototype from ''Takara SF Land'' by [[Kōji Igarashi]], p49. Note the Microman pilots visible inside the dome.

*Concept exploration by [[Tsutomu Inoue]] workshopping a redesign of Giant Robo G-1 for the ''[[w:ja:マシンザウラー|Machine Saurer]]'' toyline. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117

*Further concept art for ''Machine Saurer'' by [[Ken Ishikawa]]. From ''Takara SF Land'' p117

;Bottom row
*Early prototype for the "Robot Base" overhaul of Giant Robo G-1, now for what would become the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line. From p80 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', also by Kōji Igarashi. Note the prototype Diaclone pilots.

*Later Robot Base prototype. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p82

*Near-final block model of Robot Base. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p84

*Photography of the final production Robot Base toy from ''Diaclone''. From ''Diaclone World Guide'' p44
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[[Dimicron Prime]]'s [[Town Commander]] profile sticker from the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion. Photo from [http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/lll_chandler_ll_chandler_lll/archive/2012/12/6 this review] (dead link) of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]. Artist unknown.
{{unknown artist}}

Full credit to [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449663411990528 Necronomitron on Twitter] for discovering the connection between these two toys, which is explicitly confirmed in ''Diaclone World Guide'' on page 104.<ref>"The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base. - Takai Chikashi, [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904 translated by Necronomitron]</ref>

{{hastak}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Diaclone toy images]]
[[Category:Images by Hayato Sakamoto]]
[[Category:Images by Ken Ishikawa]]
[[Category:Images by Kyarara Rena]]
[[Category:Images by Tsutomu Inoue]]
[[Category:Prime images]]
[[Category:Microman toy images]]
[[Category:Pre-Transformer concept images]]