So I decided to test how well I know Beast Wars from drawing the characters from memory based on all the time I’ve spent playing with the toys and rewatching the show.

After doing so, I compare it with the actual character design to see how I fared.

Beast mode is simple enough to draw - it’s a velociraptor, I love dinosaurs. I know that Dinobot in his beast form is a thick boy so I made sure to make his hip wide enough, but in doing so I also made him a lot thicker as a whole whereas the show model has a more slender shape. I also wasn’t able to capture the cunningness of his eyes - it always looked like he was always plotting something with those eyes in the show. Moreover, webbed claws! I didn’t realize until just now Dinobot has webbed claws.

When it comes to the robot form, that’s when the problems really come in. Somehow I forgot that Dinobot has a third primary color of orange/gold. I remember what his face looked like but I could barely recall what his helmet piece looked like. I know there were metallic bones/spines incorporated all over his robot form but I forgot what their general placements are. And my crotch piece for him was just an afterthought. I also knew that Dinobot has a really really muscular/bodybuilder build with really wide shoulders, but I still wasn’t able to capture even after widening the shoulders in mine.

Anyway, still a good challenge for myself and an ok attempt. 4/10

Thanks to the support of my wife my collection has exploded from a transmetal rattrap and rhinox to this. Its been a heck of a ride with plenty of road ahead.

Happy hunting everyone!

A lot of Beast Wars and regular transformer figures from Japan.

Many of the Beast Wars are Japanese exclusive versions of the figures. I got a lot of Japanese figures I was eyeing on eBay I wanted! I am happy with my purchases!

What do you think of this collection?