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[[File:ToyFair2011-JoshuaLamb.jpg|thumb| | [[File:ToyFair2011-JoshuaLamb.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Joshua was a man<br>I mean, he was a dragon man<br>Or, maybe he was just a, dragon]] | ||
'''Joshua Lamb''' | '''Joshua Lamb''' was [[Hasbro]]'s senior design director for ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' from [[2012]] to [[2014]].<ref>Triangulated from [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Michelino Paolino]]'s respective tenures.</ref> In that time he was largely responsible for the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|''Beast Hunters'']] [[Subline imprint|imprint]] of the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'']] franchise. He has worked at Hasbro since March 1998, on properties such as ''Toy Story'', [[NASCAR]], and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''. He was the design director on Hasbro's ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'' range for about three years before switching to ''Transformers'' shortly after [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He has since been promoted to Vice President of Product Development overall.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-lamb-1132467/ Joshua Lamb at LinkedIn]</ref> | ||
==Known design work== | |||
===''Transformers: Prime''=== | |||
*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters|Beast Hunters]]'' | |||
*''[[Construct-Bots]]'' | |||
====''Cyberverse''==== | |||
* [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]] | |||
==Convention appearances== | ==Convention appearances== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*According to Lamb, the reason Hasbro could afford to sell [[Cyberverse]] [[Optimus Maximus]] at a $30 price-point is because it contained roughly the same amount of plastic as the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. He concept-proofed this idea by physically unscrewing an Ark toy and hot-gluing the pieces into the rough shape of a robot. Awesome! | *According to Lamb, the reason Hasbro could afford to sell [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]] at a $30 price-point is because it contained roughly the same amount of plastic as the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. He concept-proofed this idea by physically unscrewing an Ark toy and hot-gluing the pieces into the rough shape of a robot. Awesome! | ||
*Lamb described the origin of ''Beast Hunters'' as walking into the office one day and declaring, "We're doing DRAGONS!" ''More'' awesome! | |||
*Lamb was heavily involved in designing the mechanics behind the ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' line. | *Lamb was heavily involved in designing the mechanics behind the ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' line. | ||
*Despite the photo, we are pretty sure he never worked on ''Baby Alive''. | *Despite the photo, we are pretty sure he never worked on ''Baby Alive''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 21 October 2022
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I mean, he was a dragon man
Or, maybe he was just a, dragon
Joshua Lamb was Hasbro's senior design director for Transformers from 2012 to 2014.[1] In that time he was largely responsible for the Beast Hunters imprint of the Prime franchise. He has worked at Hasbro since March 1998, on properties such as Toy Story, NASCAR, and Star Wars. He was the design director on Hasbro's Marvel range for about three years before switching to Transformers shortly after Toy Fair 2011. He has since been promoted to Vice President of Product Development overall.[2]
Known design work
[edit]Transformers: Prime
[edit]Cyberverse
[edit]Convention appearances
[edit]Notes
[edit]- According to Lamb, the reason Hasbro could afford to sell Cyberverse Optimus Maximus at a $30 price-point is because it contained roughly the same amount of plastic as the Dark of the Moon Ark. He concept-proofed this idea by physically unscrewing an Ark toy and hot-gluing the pieces into the rough shape of a robot. Awesome!
- Lamb described the origin of Beast Hunters as walking into the office one day and declaring, "We're doing DRAGONS!" More awesome!
- Lamb was heavily involved in designing the mechanics behind the Construct-Bots line.
- Despite the photo, we are pretty sure he never worked on Baby Alive.
References
[edit]- ↑ Triangulated from Aaron Archer and Michelino Paolino's respective tenures.
- ↑ Joshua Lamb at LinkedIn
