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Superhero Week: Steampunk Iron Man and Optimus Prime helmets

July 3, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

These are the work for Etsy retailer Captain Bayley. The London-based store promises more shortly and is asking for ideas in the mean time. Via Etsy. This is a post from 2015’s Superhero Week.…

Six Dynasties Optimus Prime

January 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This Optimus Prime, done in the style of a Chinese military commander, is the work of the artist Nkzhangwang. I’m calling this Optimus Prime “Six Dynasties” OP with respect to the 400 year peroid in China between the Three Kingdoms and Southern and Northern Dynasties.…

Hello… uber geek!

July 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I think designs might need to get down on their knees and pay respect to Joseph Senior. This illustrator and artist has taken the familiar and humble Hello Kitty mascot and given it a superhero, a super villain, a Star Wars, a comic book – and uber geek make over! The pictures below are just a sample, check out his Flickr page for the full, awesome, effect. Via Kotaku.…

Transformer Prime fight: Hasbro sues Asus over transforming tablet

December 22, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Every day for nearly a month I’ve checked Amazon to see whether they have the latest Asus Transformer Prime ready for pre-order yet. The TF201 model looks like it’s going to be amazing.…

Optimus Prime forged from spare parts and scrap

June 13, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A huge geek native shoutout to Rachel Blackman for this photograph of the Autobot leader, forged from scrap metal and given something of a steampunk look. Rachel snapped this while at the Solstice Festival in Fremont but was somewhat shy of the £300 required to take Optimus home.…

Thriller Autobots

April 21, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sometimes you don’t know what’s missing from your life until you see it and understand it hasn’t been there until now. It might be the case that until today you never knew that Transformers dancing to Wacko Jacko’s Thriller was an Autobot shaped hole in your soul.…

I Am Optimus Prime: the music video

February 4, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Screen Team have applied their tried and tested comedy music skills to the Transformers. The result is a parody of The Time by Black Eyed Peas. As is increasingly common with these YouTube hits you can even buy this track from iTunes if that takes your fancy. What’s to say in reponse to lyrics like “I’m having a good time with Prime” ?…

Optimus Prime amigurumi

January 23, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Some geeky mashups are just unexpected. I’d suggest that an Optimus Prime amigurumi is one such treat. Crochet robots in disguise? It’s Voxmortuum’s who now a worldwide geek hero and I can only imagine their Flickr account is enjoying a healthy dose of visitors.…

Dark of the Moon trailer: Transformers 3

December 9, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The trailer for Transformers 3 is out. Dark of the Moon has the Autobots and Decepticons get all mixed up in the Russian / American space race. If you’re an Apollo 11 conspiracy theory buff and a Transformers fan then this looks like the movie for you.…

Steampunk Optimus Prime

November 6, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The creative guru behind this design is Encline Designs. I highly recommend popping over to Flickr and checking out the full collection. The following pictures are just a sample but they’re more than enough to showcase the awesome.…

Superhero Week: Steampunk Iron Man and Optimus Prime helmets

Six Dynasties Optimus Prime

Hello… uber geek!

Transformer Prime fight: Hasbro sues Asus over transforming tablet

Optimus Prime forged from spare parts and scrap

Thriller Autobots

I Am Optimus Prime: the music video

Optimus Prime amigurumi

Dark of the Moon trailer: Transformers 3

Steampunk Optimus Prime

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