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'''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits. | '''Dave Edwards''', better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[fandom]], primarily active on [[alt.toys.transformers]]. He worked with [[Rhino Entertainment]] on their release of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]] on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits. | ||
Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> | Edwards was the first fan known to document [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]],<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/19b5a1af8071dfb7/6ed7e0f3586f37e4?hl=en%06ed7e0f3586f37e4 Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001] describing the [[Electro]] toy's spontaneous destruction</ref> though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".<ref>[https://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b2ad2c5fda22a44e/2b3d532961b2c2dc?hl=en%02b3d532961b2c2dc Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002] asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"</ref> Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/index.html Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"]</ref> He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has [[customizing|kitbashed]] many of them as toys. | ||
As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' toys with ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' character names.<ref>[http://members.fortunecity.com/zobovor/beast_wars_TOTALLY_FAKE_JUST_SO_WE_ARE_CLEAR.html Faked ''Beast Wars'' catalog]</ref> These were somehow picked up by [[Shout! Factory]] and erroneously used in the extras of their ''Beast Wars'' DVD set.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=26138 Photo of the paused DVD]</ref> Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=80063 Allspark.com thread] speculating about the names</ref> before Edwards noticed them watching the DVD himself and explained their origin.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4fc6f70360a5c405?hl=en Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards] explaining the names</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Dave Edwards, better known as "Zobovor", is a longtime member of the Transformers fandom, primarily active on alt.toys.transformers. He worked with Rhino Entertainment on their release of the Generation 1 cartoon on DVD in 2002 and is given "special thanks" in the credits.
Edwards was the first fan known to document Gold Plastic Syndrome,[1] though the specific term appears to have been coined by another fan, "Sky Shadow".[2] Edwards' site, started in 1998, includes the first online cataloging of errors and other oddities in the Generation 1 cartoon.[3] He regards the occasional coloring errors in that show as representing new characters and has kitbashed many of them as toys.
As a joke, Edwards created fake "scans" of a catalog showing early Beast Wars toys with Generation 1 character names.[4] These were somehow picked up by Shout! Factory and erroneously used in the extras of their Beast Wars DVD set.[5] Some fans were fooled, and speculation ensued as to whether these were actual pre-production names or merely placeholders,[6] before Edwards noticed them watching the DVD himself and explained their origin.[7]
References
- ↑ Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards in 2001 describing the Electro toy's spontaneous destruction
- ↑ Alt.toys.transformers post by "Sky Shadow" in 2002 asking which toys suffer from "Gold Plastic Syndrome"
- ↑ Edwards's personal site, "ZMFTS!"
- ↑ Faked Beast Wars catalog
- ↑ Photo of the paused DVD
- ↑ Allspark.com thread speculating about the names
- ↑ Alt.toys.transformers post by Edwards explaining the names
