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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]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:10, 13 April 2024
Andy Couzens (December 21, 1953 — March 8, 2024)[1] 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 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, 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 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 Wrecker, Rotorstorm.
Known design work
The Transformers
1991
Action Master figures[2]
|
Action Master Elites[2] | Motorvators | Overlord |  |
1992
| Turbomasters | Predators |  |
1993
| Aquaspeeders[3] | Stormtroopers[3] |  |
Generation 2
| Color Changers[3] |  |
References
- ↑ Couzens' order of service, posted on Twitter by @transformerstoys
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Friday, August 11 panel on Couzens's Transformers work at TFNation 2023 (pinch hit by David Wallace and Chris McFeely)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Exhibition of "EuroG1" production materials at TFNation 2023 curated in cooperation with Couzens
External links
- Andy Couzens 2022 guest profile at unofficial UK convention TFNation
- Andy Couzens obituary at unofficial UK convention TFNation
Interviews
- Recording of Couzens's panel at TFNation 2022 at the TF.Spacestation-Online YouTube channel
