Mark Maher
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Mark Maher is a Senior Model Artist at Hasbro responsible for hand-painting Transformers prototypes. A lifelong fan of Transformers, Mark 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!
Convention appearances
Notes
- 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
transformedconverted a utility box on the sidewalk outside Hasbro headquarters into an Optimus Prime head!
