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This article is about the real-life Hasbro engineer. For the GoBot's human ally, see A.J. Foster.

I'll betcha didn't know they carve the boxes out of the Stock Photography Void.

AJ Piejko-Brown is a former packaging engineer on the Transformers franchise at Hasbro. He was responsible for nearly all Generations packaging from War for Cybertron: Siege up through the subtitle-less first year of Legacy.

Known design work

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Generations

Generations Selects

WFC-GS10 Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit
- Decepticon Wingthing, Decepticon Frenzy, Decepticon Skar & Autobot/Decepticon Knok

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Leader Class

Galactic Man Shockwave

War for Cybertron: Siege

Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack
- Spectro, Spyglass, & Viewfinder
Fan Vote Battle 3-Pack
- Impactor, Holo Mirage & Powerdasher Aragon

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Collaborative

MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition with Slimer
Maverick
Tyrannocon Rex & Autobot JP93
Draculus

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Galactic Odyssey Collection

Encounter 1: Paradron Medics
(Ratchet and Lifeline)
Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters
(Fireguard, Roadburner, Decepticon Runner, Motorhead, Stingracer and Windstorm)
Encounter 3: Biosfera
(Fastlane and Cloudraker)
Encounter 4: Dominus Criminal Pursuit
(Barricade and Punch-Counterpunch)
Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission
(Overair, Ironworks, Fuzer, Autobot Blast Master, Missile Master and Moonrock)

Retro Headmasters

War for Cybertron Trilogy

Leader Class Spoiler Packs

Shattered Glass Collection

Studio Series

Autobot Hot Rod (original packaging concept only)

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Tricranius Beast Power

Battle Across Time Collection

HasLab

Unicron

Legacy

"Most 2022 product"^[1]

Leader Class

Wreck 'n Rule Collection

Hasbro Pulse web content appearances

HasLab Unicron Production Update #3 including packaging walkthrough with Piejko-Brown
HasLab Unicron Production Update #4 including packaging durability testing (read: fun with drop tests) with Piejko-Brown and RIT co-op Aurora Kraus.
Behind-The-Design: Transformers Quintesson Pit of Judgement Exclusive Pack - interview on the Quintesson Pit of Judgement box set with Mario Carreiro for Hasbro Pulse Unboxed

References

↑ "Most of 2022 was mine. 2023 will be the new engineer." --Boxitron on Reddit

External links

[1] "Most of 2022 was mine. 2023 will be the new engineer." --Boxitron on Reddit

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 ;Voyager Class
 *[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GS01|Combat Megatron]]
-*[[Red Wing#Toys|Decepticon Red Wing]]
+*[[Red Wing (G1)#Toys|Decepticon Red Wing]]
 ;Leader Class
 *[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#GS03|Galactic Man Shockwave]]
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 ====[[Transformers Collaborative|''Collaborative'']]====
 [[File:Collab-toy-Jurassic Park-box.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
-*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations_toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]]
+*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations_toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] with [[Slimer#Masterpiece|Slimer]]
 *[[Maverick (Collaborative)|Maverick]]
 *[[Tyrannocon Rex#Toys|Tyrannocon Rex]] & [[JP93#Toys|Autobot JP93]]
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 ====''[[Studio Series]]''====
-*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Hot Rod]]
+*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Hot Rod]] (original packaging concept only)
 ====''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''====
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 ====[[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]]====
-*[[Unicron/toys#HasLab|Unicron]]
+*[[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron]]
 ====''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''====
+*"Most 2022 product"<ref>"Most of 2022 was mine. 2023 will be the new engineer." --[https://old.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/rsdjoh/as_bitchin_as_this_box_art_is_for_the_legacy/hqn2qlg/ Boxitron on Reddit]</ref>
+;Leader Class
 *[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]]
-*"Most 2022 product"<ref>"Most of 2022 was mine. 2023 will be the new engineer." --[https://old.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/rsdjoh/as_bitchin_as_this_box_art_is_for_the_legacy/hqn2qlg/ Boxitron on Reddit]</ref>
+*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]
+*[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]
+=====''Wreck 'n Rule Collection''=====
+*[[Bulkhead (Prime)#WreckNRule|Prime Universe Bulkhead]]
+*[[Impactor (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Impactor]] / [[Spindle]]
+*[[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Leadfoot]] / [[Masterdominus]]
+*[[Springer (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Springer]]
+*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Twin Twist]]
 ==Hasbro Pulse web content appearances==
-*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-3 HasLab Unicron Production Update #3] including packaging walkthrough with Piejko-Brown
+*[https://old.hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-3 HasLab Unicron Production Update #3] including packaging walkthrough with Piejko-Brown
-*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-4 HasLab Unicron Production Update #4] including packaging durability testing (read: fun with drop tests) with Piejko-Brown and {{w|Rochester Institute of Technology|RIT}} co-op [[Aurora Kraus]].
+*[https://old.hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-production-update-4 HasLab Unicron Production Update #4] including packaging durability testing (read: fun with drop tests) with Piejko-Brown and {{w|Rochester Institute of Technology|RIT}} co-op [[Aurora Kraus]].
-*[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/behindthedesign-transformers-quintesson-pit-of-judgement-exclusive-pack Behind-The-Design: Transformers Quintesson Pit of Judgement Exclusive Pack] - interview on the [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]] box set with [[Mario Carreiro]] for [[Hasbro Pulse#Hasbro Pulse Unboxed|Hasbro Pulse Unboxed]]
+*[https://old.hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/behindthedesign-transformers-quintesson-pit-of-judgement-exclusive-pack Behind-The-Design: Transformers Quintesson Pit of Judgement Exclusive Pack] - interview on the [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]] box set with [[Mario Carreiro]] for [[Hasbro Pulse#Hasbro Pulse Unboxed|Hasbro Pulse Unboxed]]
 ==References==