I would like to say, 'please read my entry before heading over to check out the project on Kickstarter', but this is one instance I do not mind you heading over to Kickstarter first, then coming back here. So, here is the link!
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So now the "secret" behind my long and sometimes frequent absence on the blog here. It is not because there have been no acquisitions, it is not because I have nothing left to say about Transformers, and it is certainly not because I have left this blog for good.
It is, however, because
G1-junkie / Hyperoptic,
Heroic Decepticon and myself have been working on a very special project - the
Transformers G1 Unofficial Photographic Archive!
[Optimus Prime double spread from Volume 1]
It's a good long title, to be sure. It was what we have settled on. Something that was suggested by
HD's E was along the lines of "Photographic Memories of G1 Transformers". Poetic, yes?
[Sky Lynx spread from Volume 1, incidentally, one of E's favourite toys!]
So, back to the Photographic Archive, which is actually a collection of 2 books. Volume 1 is 300+ pages and features all US released G1 Transformers from 1984 to 1990.
[Apeface and Snapdragon spread from Volume 1, incidentally, 2 of my favourite toys!]
Volume 2 is 200+ pages and features Japanese exclusive G1 Transformers from 1985 to 1992, and European exclusive G1 Transformers from 1984 to 1994.
[Blue Bacchus and Black Shadow spread from Volume 2]
In total, we are talking about 500+ pages of the good stuff, the solid G1 stuff. With hundreds of hours of shooting photos and writing and after more than 10,000 photographs, the books are now 90% complete.
Approximately 21 hours ago, we launched our campaign on Kickstarter. Here is the link again:
As of this moment, it is about 25% funded, which we are really happy about.
If you like G1 Transformers at all, do head over to Kickstarter (link above) to check out the project and if you like what you see, any support you can lend towards getting the books fully funded would be very much appreciated!
