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=====''Legacy''=====

Revision as of 22:09, 26 September 2022

The name or term "Mark" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Mark (disambiguation).
Just wait 'til you see my latest creation! This time, I've used five Paleotrexes.

Mark Maher is a Senior Model Artist at Hasbro responsible for hand-painting Transformers prototypes. A lifelong fan of Transformers, Maher began working at Hasbro in 2010, handling some figures for Revenge of the Fallen before moving to G.I. Joe for the "Pursuit of Cobra" series. Maher returned to Transformers to oversee the "Reveal the Shield" deluxe segment, and has continued on through the Prime, Dark of the Moon, and Age of Extinction line-ups to today. Along the way, he became responsible for hand-painting every Transformers prototype. Wicked!

While not a design lead himself, Maher has quickly become the face of the brand with fans following the retirement of Senior Design Manager Lenny Panzica in 2021. He regularly takes point in presentations for Generations (and occasionally BotBots) at conventions and Hasbro Pulse livestreams, and originated the now-common Hasbro designer practice of publishing design notes on Instagram for interested fans.

Among the contemporary Generations design team, Maher is generally responsible for the Legacy toyline and similar "play pattern first" product a la John Warden's tenure as opposed to the more "screen accuracy" focused work of co-designers Sam Smith and Evan Brooks.

Known design projects


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Concept art

BotBots

Series 6[1]

Deco

Dark of the Moon

The Toys"R"Us exclusive Scan Series[1]

Transformers (2010)

Generations

Generations (2010)
Fall of Cybertron
Combiner Wars
Titans Return
Generations Selects
War for Cybertron: Siege
War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Prime

Masterpiece

Nike

Platinum Edition

Full design or unspecified

Generations

Generations Selects
War for Cybertron: Siege
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
War for Cybertron Trilogy
Shattered Glass Collection
Buzzworthy Bumblebee
Legacy
Core Class
Deluxe Class
Voyager Class
Leader Class
Commander Class
Wreck 'N Rule Collection

Design lead[1]

Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection[6]


Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Legacy Wave 3, BotBots Wave 6

Convention appearances

These Colors May Run If It Is Artistically Justifiable (BotCon 2014 mural)

Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances

Notes

Who DIDN'T want a Headmaster Optimus Prime with bonus 20,000 volts of death?
  • A regular BotCon attendee for Hasbro, Mark customized a Movie Trilogy Series Optimus Prime trailer in-person at their booth during the 2012 convention. He took this theme to another level in 2014, using the BotCon weekend to spray-paint a three-section mural!
  • Maher is featured in the "A Spark of Design" featurette on the Blu-ray disc for Age of Extinction.
  • His own custom-painted Masterpiece Sunstorm was the basis for the Toys"R"Us exclusive figure.
  • Mark's personal favorite projects include Masterpiece Optimus Prime and Acid Storm. Coincidentally (or not), Masterpiece MP-10 Optimus Prime is his favorite toy, while Cyclonus is his favorite character.
  • He has a Decepticon logo tattoo directly over his heart.
  • With approval from Hasbro and the city of Pawtucket, Mark transformed converted a utility box on the sidewalk outside Hasbro headquarters into an Optimus Prime head!

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Design notes from Mark on Instagram
  2. ↑ Chitter Click design notes on Mark's Instagram
  3. ↑ Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021/Questions and Answers
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Isabella Weiss.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report at TFW2005
  6. ↑ June 23, 2022's Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Isabella Weiss.
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