Mark Maher

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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, 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!

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.

Known design projects


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Dark of the Moon

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

Prime

Masterpiece

Nike

Generations

Combiner Wars

Titans Return

Generations Selects

War for Cybertron: Siege

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

War for Cybertron Trilogy

Shattered Glass Collection

Legacy

Core class
Deluxe class
Voyager class
Leader class
Commander class
Wreck 'N Rule Collection[1]
Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection[5]

BotBots

Series 6[1]


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

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Legacy Wave 3, Speedia 500 Collection, 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Isabella Weiss.
  3. ↑ Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021/Questions and Answers
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report at TFW2005
  5. ↑ June 23, 2022's Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Isabella Weiss.
  6. ↑ Chitter Click design notes on Mark's Instagram
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