File:G One to Dimicron Prime.jpg
A collage summarizing the connection between the Statue of The One and the Microman prototype Giant Robo G-1, the design evolution from Giant Robo G-1 to the Diaclone flagship Great Robot Base, and the connection between Great Robot Base and Dimicron Prime.
Now for the hard part. From left to right:
Far left
[edit]Primus clutches the The One's statue in the Ivory Towers as he cries out to The One for guidance.
From Generations Selects Special Comic, Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude page 8, panel 7
- Manga: Hayato Sakamoto
- Colors: Kyarara Rena
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Top row
[edit]- Very early test shot of Microman 1979 "Giant Robo G-1" designed by Tsutomu Inoue, later repurposed as a statue of The One. Scan of the 1979 TakaraTomy trade catalog from Oriental Technology.
- Later Microman Giant Robo G-1 prototype. From Takara SF Land by Kōji Igarashi, p49. Note the Microman pilots visible inside the dome.
- Concept exploration by Tsutomu Inoue workshopping a redesign of Giant Robo G-1 for the Machine Saurer toyline. From Takara SF Land p117
- Further concept art for Machine Saurer by Ken Ishikawa. From Takara SF Land p117
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Bottom row
[edit]- Early prototype for the "Robot Base" overhaul of Giant Robo G-1, now for what would become the Diaclone line. From p80 of Diaclone World Guide, also by Kōji Igarashi. Note the prototype Diaclone pilots.
- Later Robot Base prototype with refinements from Shōji Kawamori. From Diaclone World Guide p82
- Near-final block model of Robot Base. From the "Legend of Diaclone" feature in Figure Ō No. 213 (November 2015) by Kōji Igarashi and Kōji Shimada.
- Photography of the final production Robot Base toy from Diaclone. From Diaclone World Guide p44
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Far right
[edit]
Dimicron Prime's Town Commander profile sticker from the Cybertron Satellite promotion. Photo from this review (dead link) of Transformers Prime Dark Guard Optimus Prime. Artist unknown.
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Credit
[edit]Full credit to Necronomitron on Twitter for discovering the connection between these two toys, which is explicitly confirmed in Diaclone World Guide on page 104.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base. - Takai Chikashi, translated by Necronomitron
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