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He really gives a strong decepticon presence. The scale of robot mode I wanted was sort of a pipe dream but he maintains alot of beef and height for a deluxe. The accessory load out on this guy is unreal. Which I’m very pleased with the outcome and I hope you are too. Back and forth we went on redesigning this figure step by step to get the end result. Then comes the engineering decisions on whats really possible to even obtain smooth transformation. I really do wish I had more time to debate and draw but I felt utilizing existing artwork for the characters alt mode would really help with time and direction. You can see here, in my concept art I worked up for Skullgrin, I wanted to keep some demon features of the character but also combine them with elements of the toy transforming robot. Thank goodness I worked with Yuki san on this guy and his incredible ability to not only design but to advise direction was super helpful. All of that equals an absolutely crucial design challenge in which I was constantly second guessing decisions the whole way. Ever since that old Straxus redeco toy Bill Rawley worked on in 2010, I’ve always wanted a proper Dauros from Super God Masterforce but also utilizing what was done as the original G1 toy. Last minute these Pretenders were approved for slots slated for dropped characters. “Legacy Deluxe Pretender Skullgrin was a project challenge that really wreaked havoc on my emotions.

This time he’s taking a look at Legacy Deluxe Skullgrin: Hasbro Transformers designer Mark Maher has posted on his Instagram yet another behind-the-scenes look at a new Transformers figure.
