Jim Sorenson has posted a link to a public Google Drive share containing PDF files of scripts that were purchased from Heritage Auctions when Ron Friedman was selling a lot of material from Sunbow. Below is a copy of his announcement via Facebook

So, a few years back, several Transformers fans worked together to buy some Ron Friedman scripts at auction, digitize them, and post them. Since the original postings are somewhat lost to the sands of time, Chris McFeely and I made sure to get them all back up where they should be easy to find. Here's the google drive link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwBhmf92x_UES01QTFNRS1RwSnc

If you've got more and want to share (or just have a good lead), let us know and we'll make it happen.

This video contains audio taken from the original Sunbow Productions / Marvel Productions unslugged analogue cassette tape "MP4023 Transformers Day 1 Unslugged" containing original studio recordings. This video covers the very end of the final act of the Generation One Transformers episode More Then Meets The Eye Part 1 where the Autobots battle the Decepticons on the oil rig.

This video continues on from the previous video where Megatron and Optimus Prime are battling it out on the oil rig. The following exchange of dialogue has just taken place:

PRIME: "Give it up, Megatron! Leave these people alone."

MEGATRON: "Not until the power of the universe is mine to command!" 

Within the original script it is Soundwave who interferes within the fight and not Laserbeak. This is where we re-join the action.

Transcript below:

**** Extended and altered dialogue **** 

*NEW* MEGATRON: Save the Energon Cubes!

MEGATRON: So long, Prime!

?? [PANTING]

SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: Help! Help! We can't get out!

SPIKE WITWICKY: Somebody! Save us!!

SPIKE WITWICKY: Hurry!

[NOTE: The order of the next two pieces of dialogue is reversed within the final edit]

OPTIMUS PRIME: (Pants) I can't lift it! Too heavy!

SPARKPLUG WITWICKY: The fire! It's coming closer!

**** Extended and altered dialogue **** 

**** DELETED SCENE STARTS ****

*NEW* HUFFER: This'll never work Brawn. The fire's too far gone.

*NEW* BRAWN: It's worth a try, Huffer. Windcharger turn it on!

*NEW* WINDCHARGER: Here it comes!

*NEW* BRAWN: More, Windcharger! Full on!!

*NEW* WINDCHARGER: That's all there is!  ... Look out! The rig's breaking up!

*NEW* HUFFER: We're going over!

*NEW* BRAWN: Jump, Huffer ... JUMP!

*NEW* HUFFER: I'm stuck! I can't get free!!

*NEW* BRAWN: Hold on, Huffer - I'm comin!!

**** DELETED SCENE ENDS ****

[The original tape has a gap before two sections of additional dialogue and effects were recorded]

**** Additional oil right sounds ****

SPARKPLUG: Come on! Lets Fight!

WORKER 1: Grab something!

WORKER 2: Let 'em have it!

WORKER 3 [Scatman]: Do somethin'

WORKER 4: Everybody come on!

[WALLY: "Okay, erm just ... ughhh, grunts in different pitches and .."]

[VARIOUS]: [different grunts]

WORKER 5: Look out!

WORKER 6: Run!!!

WORKER 7: *yell*

SPARKPLUG: Help!

SPIKE: Stop 'em!

**** Additional oil right sounds ****

**** 2nd batch of additional walla bass, noises ****

[VARIOUS]: * Decepticons yelling *

[WALLY: "I'm going to do one. 213, all Decepticon troops as they brawl and ..."]

[VARIOUS]: * brawling *

[WALLY: that's good - lets just do [cuts].. this is second level for 213 brawling and ..]

[VARIOUS]: * brawling *

[WALLY: "Thank you very much"]

We shall be posting new audio from More Than Meets The Eye Parts 2 and 3 soon, so please check back for further updates.

This is our third entry within our Original Marvel Productions / Sunbow Production Audio Tape project which is seeing us digitise some of the original studio tapes used during production (slugged and unslugged taped) and then share the additional and changed dialogue with fans in a series of YouTube videos.

You can listen to today's entry using the plugin below. Some notes as well a transcript of the changes / additional scenes.

Notes:

Even though Soundwave is listed as having spoken the first line on Earth in the scripts for this episode it is still Skywarp who speaks the lines.

Teletraan 1's repairing of the Optimus Prime was not in the original recording with the scene jumping from Starscream straight onto Megatron preparing their new base of operations.

*** Extra Dialogue Starts ***

MEGATRON: ... convert the area for construction

STARSCREAM: What about materials?

MEGATRON: Use your imagination!

*NEW* MEGATRON: Skywarp, Thundercracker, coming with me!

STARSCREAM: Well? Any ideas?

*** Extra Dialogue Ends ***

*** Extended Dialogue and off key Rumble vocals start ***

STARSCREAM: Someday I'll be giving the orders, Rumble. You'll do what I say.

RUMBLE: Look, Starscream. Megatron is strong. He's merciless. He can't be beaten, and you'll never be our leader.

STARSCREAM: I will find a way. Everyone has a weakness.

RUMBLE: Yeah? Well, not Megatron.

STARSCREAM: We shall see. Now, shake things up a little!

STARSCREAM: I'm impressed!

*NEW* STARSCREAM: It's working!

*NEW* STARSCREAM: I'm glad you're on our side, Rumble

HOUND: Sure is a lot different than Cybertron out here.

*** Extended Dialogue and off key Rumble vocals Ends ***

*** Extended scene as Hound and Cliffjumper watch the Decepticons - Some dialogue different to the Ron Friedman script ***

MEGATRON: (Laughs) How ironic. By leading us to this planet, the Autobots have sealed their own doom.

*NEW* SKYWARP: These things are heavy Thundercracker. Why do we have to carry them?

*NEW* THUNDERCRACKER: I can't wait till the Autobots are our slaves so they can do all the work.

*NEW* MEGATRON: Skywarp! How dare you question the task!

*NEW* SKYWARP: We ... we just thought

*NEW* MEGATRON: You are not to think, you are to do!

*NEW* THUNDERCRACKER: We're sorry Megatron, We

*NEW* MEGATRON: Silence!

*NEW* THUNDERCRACKER: It won't happen again.

*NEW* MEGATRON: I don't think it will!

HOUND: Cliffjumper! What are you doin'?!

CLIFFJUMPER: I've got Megatron dead center in my viewfinder.

*NEW* HOUND: But Prime said

*NEW* CLIFFJUMPER: Prime isn't here, we are!

[Decepticon's react to Cliffjump firing]

*NEW* THUNDERCRACKER: What was that?

*NEW* [Unknown character]: Where'd that come from?

*NEW* [Unknown character]: Look out!

SKYWARP: Who could be firing on us

THUNDERCRACKER: Who even knows we're here?

STARSCREAM: The Autobots.

MEGATRON: Impossible!

STARSCREAM: They're the only ones!

MEGATRON: Soundwave, send Laserbeak to investigate!

SOUNDWAVE: Laserbeak, prepare for flight. Course heading: northeast.

*NEW* SOUNDWAVE: Operation reconnaissance

HOUND: Now you've done it!

CLIFFJUMPER: Let's burn rubber!

*** Extended scene as Hound and Cliffjumper watch the Decepticons ***

*** Extended Dialogue at the end of Act II and start of Act III ***

HOUND: You don't give up, do you? 

*NEW* HOUND: Help!!

*NEW* LAZERBEAK: [Sqwarks]

[Act 3]

*NEW* CLIFFJUMPER: Hang tough Hound - We're comin!!

RATCHET: Where's they get you?

THUNDERCRACKER: Okay, Reflector. Let's see what you can see.

*NEW* SKYWARP: Starscream - look what I found.

*NEW* STARSCREAM: What is it?

*NEW* SKYWARP:Don't know, some Earth gadget I guess. Here

*NEW* STARSCREAM: I don't want it, you keep it!

*NEW* MEGATRON: This is no time for games, Starscream. Get to work,  like all the others!

*NEW* STARCREAM: Don't tell me what to do, Megatron! I'm not like the others. I do what I want, when I want!

*NEW* MEGATRON: No Starscream ... as long as I am the leader of the Decepticons, you will do exactly as I tell you to. 

THUNDERCRACKDER: Thundercracker to Soundwave. Thundercracker to Soundwave.

*** Extended Dialogue at the end of Act II and start of Act III ***

*** Extended and additional scene ***

WORKMAN #2 (NOT JOE): Lookout

*EXTENDED* BOTH WORKMAN: [Body english as they scramble when Ravage acts] 

*NEW* WORKMAN #2 (NOT JOE): Get in!

*NEW* JOE: Step on it!

HOUND: And that's all we heard, Prime. They're gonna put the energy in some kind of cube, then haul it back to Cybertron.

*NEW* PROWL: We better warn the people of Earth.

*NEW* JAZZ: They'd never believe us, Prowl.

*NEW* PRIME: Jazz is right. It's up to us to stop them. We brought them here.

*NEW* HOUND: From what I saw, this planet's a pretty place. Hate to see something happen to it

*NEW* HOUND: Hey Ratchet! Be careful!

*NEW* RATCHET: I'm fixing you!  Your torque converter's jammed.

PRIME: Jazz! Organise a battle unit. We're going after them!

*** Extended and additional scene ***

*** Extended and additional scene ***

SOUNDWAVE: Megatron. Laserbeak has returned. He has found a source of energy.

MEGATRON: Excellent ... Excellent!

*NEW* MEGATRON: Assemble a strike force!

[Scene shifts to the Autobots]

*NEW* PRIME: Convoy, hold!

*NEW* JAZZ: What's up Prime?

*NEW* PRIME: I've got something on the Vistascope

*NEW* JAZZ: What is it?

*NEW* PRIME: The Decepticons!

*NEW* PRIME: Autobots! Transform!

[Autobots fly after the Decepticons]

*** Extended and additional scene end ***

[Scene shifts to the oil rig]

Sparkplug: Gimme a hand Spike

Continue in the Video 4

We recently announced, via Twitter, that we have aquired several audio cassettes containing original studio dialogue from both the Sundow Productions cartoons of Transformers and Visionaries as part of our larger Visionaries archive project. Whilst the documents and audio are being sorted, checked and slowly converted to digital format we are please to be able to not only confirm that we have both slugged and unslugged tapes, but that they do include the audio dialogue for the scenes that were removed from the final cartoon episodes.

As such we are please to be able to bring you this short teaser of content from the Generation One episode More than Meets the Eye - Part 1. Within this almost two minute clip you shall hear dialogue from two extended scenes as well as a scene that was completely removed. There is also a little something extra at around the 40 second mark to confirm that these are studio recordings ;)

You can listen to the audio by using the embedded video below. We have includes a transcript of the dialogue underneath the video on this site as well as under the description on the YouTube video.

The missing scene is between Wheeljack and Bumblebee with the first extended dialogue also between the two with the second being Soundwaves.

Transcript

WHEELJACK: Uh-oh. A Decepticon welcoming committee!

*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: Lets crash it!

*NEW* WHEELJACK: [laugh] Good idea! I'll raise my deflector shields

SEEKER #1: Autobots! Stop them!

BUMBLEBEE: Prime told me there'd be days like this!

WHEELJACK: Heh, and you didn't believe him?

BUMBLEBEE: I do now!

WHEELJACK: We've gotta get these energy conductors back to Iacon!

BUMBLEBEE: I'm right behind ya!

WHEELJACK: Mind if I cut in?

*NEW* SEEKER #1: Halt! Stop him! Don't let him pass!

*NEW* SEEKER #1, Thundercracker, Skywarp: Urgh Argh Errgh

[direction]

*NEW* SEEKER #1, Thundercracker, Skywarp: [beat dialogue]

WHEELJACK: Bumblebee! Get in, quick! You all right?

BUMBLEBEE: Yeah. I th... think it's my rear axle.

WHEELJACK: Well, hang on to your crankshaft! I'm shiftin' into overdrive!

THUNDERCRACKER: They've gone underground. We'll never catch 'em now!

SKYWARP: We've gotta report back to Megatron.

WHEELJACK: Wheeljack to Iacon. We're comin' in!


**** Missing Scene Starts ****

*NEW* RATCHET: You'll survive Bumblebee, they just blew away your universal joint

*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: Yeah and my rear axle and my tyres

*NEW* OPTIMUS PRIME: But you made it back safely Bumblebee, good work.

*NEW* BUMBLEBEE: [joyful] thanks Optimus Prime, I'm only sorry we couldn't find mroe energy conductors

*NEW* OPTIMUS PRIME: Maybe Jazz will find some

**** Missing Scene Ends ****

SOUNDWAVE: Laserbeak, prepare for flight. Destination: Iacon. Operation: assimilation.

SOUNDWAVE: Laserbeak, Autobot alert!

*NEW* SOUNDWAVE: Transformation required!

SOUNDWAVE: Disclosure averted. Continue observation.

Here is a copy of our original announcement.

A piece of #Transformers history. Original #Sunbow studio tapes (stubbed and unstubbed) of audio from #GenerationOne. pic.twitter.com/Nqcm1qU4pl

— Transformers Toys (@transformertoys) September 28, 2016

XM Studios Premium Collectibles have announced, via Facebook, that they have acquired a license to produce Transformers G1 (Generation 1) premium collecibles. According to their website, XM Studios is a premium statue company, producing collectibles in high end, highly detailed fashion.

More as it becomes available.

Thanks to the Cybertron Philippines the world has it's first look at the upcoming Transformers Generation One Trypticon Reissue in packaging. The figure features new box art and comes complete with all of his accessories. Do not forget to check out our gallery of the original toy here to help remind you what he looks like

We are pleased to annnounced that we have teamed up with Vimeo to be able to promote their Transformers video-on-demand service. Click the link to visit their Transformers portal or use the plugin below to watch the trailer and choose to purchase additional content

This is a Knock Off Warning for Generation One collectors as the fake Scorponok which has been in development is now completed are are waiting their packaging to be made before they start shipping and hitting the open market!  The below image comes from an Wiebo user, so keep an eye out for "cheaper" MISB figures.

We expect to see fake Black Zarak's to start hitting the market within 6 months of this figure

Jim Sorenson has updated his blog with a new entry titled The Ark Addendum - Atlantis, Arise! Part 1.  The entry covers the part one of Atlantis, Arise! an episode from the Generation One series where the Sub-Atlantican race teamed up with the Decepticons.

Jim also comments on some recent work hs is doing for his next book, the 2nd G.I. Joe Field Manual which is out in a few months and available now at Amazon

Simon Furman has updated his Wordpress Blog with a new article titled "Script (W)rap – Transformers RG1 #85" which, as you should be able to guess from the title, covers his preview of Regeneration One issue 85 which sees the conclusion of the "Loose Ends" story arc.  Simon makes mention, within his blog, the posting a spoiler free preview was going to be very difficult, but he has promised a true smackdown of Optimus Prime Vs Megatron, a real first for the "Generation One" story.  Simon explains his thoughts on this "Pretty much everyone now knows it features what I hope is the most titanic and revealing Prime/Megatron clash ever. I’d always felt vaguely unsatisfied that the two towering titans of Transformers-dom had never really had an appropriately epic smackdown in the (original) comic series. Circumstances and story direction just seemed to have them in different corners of the storyline, or the clashes would end in stalemate. When I came on the (US) book, with issue #56, the first thing on my mind was to get Megatron back in the fray. But through twists and turns (of my own devising) somehow I could never get them face-to-face, toe-to-toe (if you discount the Mega-Ratchet combo fight with Prime, where it’s fair to say Megatron wasn’t exactly feeling himself).".

The classics cover month his provided by Geoff Senior (that'll be the copy we pick up then ;))

The comic goes on sale this week from all good, and some not good, stockists

Kapow Toys have put a pre-order for the Chinese reissue of the Generation One Ultra Magnus figure.  The toy is going to be a Toys R Us exclusive and will give fans who missed out on the previous re-issues another chance to buy the figure.

Andrew "Hydra" Hall has tweeted, via the e-Hobby Shop Twitter account, that they have placed more sets of the Shattered Glass Vs set (Blaster and Soundwave) up for pre-order due to the number of customers who were unable to place their orders in time.

If you live in Japan and are after the figure you can place an order from the e-Hobby website here for 13,900 yen.

Jim Sorenson has posted a new Ark Addendum entry onto his blog entitled "Sureshot's Transform (and even more Farscape)."  As you can guess, the entry covers the Targetmasters transformation sequence but here is Jim to tell you more:

"The Ark Addendum marches on!  I'm honestly not sure what I'll bring you next week, but this week I finish off the last of many partial sequences I've been through, the transformations for the Headmaster characters.

Sureshot's our boy this time.  I'd say my favorite image is probably step 1, just showing the car zooming along at high speed.  It's nice that they didn't just reuse the basic car model.  It's a bit odd that they violate the 180 degree rule from that shot to the next one, though."

Two days ago Snakas posted a news post on the upcoming Transformers pin badges which are being released in Japan in November 2012. The pins will be released in blind packets and have two themes, the Generation One show from the 1980s and the live action Michael Bay Transformers movies from Paramount Pictures.  Below is the full line up:

Generation One Anime series

1.?????? ????? ?????- Red Cybertron/Autobot Emblem.
2.???????????????? - Purple Destron/Decepticon Emblem.
3.?????? ????? - Cybertron / Autobot Emblem.
4.????? ????? - Destron  / Decepticon Emblem.
5.?????? ??????????????? - Beast Wars Cybertron (Maximal) Emblem
6.????? ??????????????? - Beast Wars Destron (Predacon)
7.???????? ??????? - Quintesson emblem
8.?????????? ??????? - The emblem of the Earth Defence Core (EDC)
9.????????? ????????? - Western Transformers logo
10.????????? ?????????????  - Japanese Transformers logo
11???? ???????- Convoy (Optimus Prime) in truck mode from the front.
12.???????????????? - Meister (Jazz) chest / bonnet / hood piece.
13??????????????? - Alert (Red Alert) chest piece.
14.???????????? ???? - Bumble (Bumblebee) in Cybertronian vehicle form
15.????????????????? ???? - Thundercracker in Cybertronian vehicle form
16.????? - The Matrix of Leadership (Creation Matrix)
17 to 19  - These are being kept a secret

Live Action Transformers Movie Series

1.?????? ??????????? - A silver Cybertron / Autobot emblem.
2.???????? ??????????? - A Silver Destron / Decepticon emblem.
3.?????? ??????????????? - A red and silver Autobot emblem.
4.???????? ??????????????? - A red and silver Decepticon symbol.
5.???????? ????? ?????? - Barricades Police emblem.
6.?????? ????? ??????? - Ratchet's search and rescue emblem.
7.N.E.S.T.??????????????????? - The primary N.E.S.T emblem.
8.N.E.S.T.??????????????????????? - The N.E.S.T emblem from Transformers: Revenge (of the Fallen).
9.N.E.S.T.????? - The N.E.S.T vehicle emblem.
10.????7??????? - The primary Section 7 emblem.
11.????7?????????????????? - The Sector 7 Tactital Patch as worn by Agent Simmons
12.N.E.S.T.?Global Alliance?
13 - 15 are secret pins

The pins will be release on the 30th November priced at 420 yen.