So, I'm doing it again. #botaday. A thing I started doing back in 2017. Drawing a different Transformer every day of the year. Why? I'll get to that. But first up is Smokescreen, the Alternators version from 2003/2004. This was a series where the toyline actually licensed real worlrd car designs.
January 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
So, I'm doing it again. #botaday. A thing I started doing back in 2017. Drawing a different Transformer every day of the year. Why? I'll get to that. But first up is Smokescreen, the Alternators version from 2003/2004. This was a series where the toyline actually licensed real worlrd car designs.
While I'll likely continue to post my #botaday drawings here until they annoy enough people to stop, I want to point out that I've also been posting them over on a blog and I've restored/reformatted the archive so all the drawings going back to 2017 are there. botadaydrawings.blogspot.com
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March 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
While I'll likely continue to post my #botaday drawings here until they annoy enough people to stop, I want to point out that I've also been posting them over on a blog and I've restored/reformatted the archive so all the drawings going back to 2017 are there. botadaydrawings.blogspot.com
Today's #botaday art is Side Swipe (now parsed as two words instead of one) from the 2004 Alternators line. He turns into a convertible Dodge Viper SRT-10. His Japanese release in the 2003 Binaltech line kept his name of Lambor even though he's not a Lamborghini in this release.
January 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today's #botaday art is Side Swipe (now parsed as two words instead of one) from the 2004 Alternators line. He turns into a convertible Dodge Viper SRT-10. His Japanese release in the 2003 Binaltech line kept his name of Lambor even though he's not a Lamborghini in this release.
#botaday. Tracks. Or "Autobot Tracks" as his package says, to preserve the trademark on his name. In the 2004 Alternators line, he turns into a Corvette C5 Z06.
January 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#botaday. Tracks. Or "Autobot Tracks" as his package says, to preserve the trademark on his name. In the 2004 Alternators line, he turns into a Corvette C5 Z06.
Today's #botaday is Silverstreak, a redeco / retool of Smokescreen, who turns into a silver Subaru Impreza WRX. One of the unexpected consequences of a toyline sticking around for 20+ years is some names lapse out of trademark, so this is the Bluestreak character, but Hasbro couldn't use that name.
January 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today's #botaday is Silverstreak, a redeco / retool of Smokescreen, who turns into a silver Subaru Impreza WRX. One of the unexpected consequences of a toyline sticking around for 20+ years is some names lapse out of trademark, so this is the Bluestreak character, but Hasbro couldn't use that name.
#botaday Day 8. The Japanese release named him Overdrive, but trademark issues made that name unavailable in the US, so he became Windcharger for his Alternators release.
January 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#botaday Day 8. The Japanese release named him Overdrive, but trademark issues made that name unavailable in the US, so he became Windcharger for his Alternators release.
#botaday The mighty beast form of Optimus Primal (first revealed in 1995) gets a revamp with a new redeco and status as an Autobot leader. He turns into a technorganic gorilla and was available at retail as part of the Universe line in 2003.
February 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
#botaday The mighty beast form of Optimus Primal (first revealed in 1995) gets a revamp with a new redeco and status as an Autobot leader. He turns into a technorganic gorilla and was available at retail as part of the Universe line in 2003.
#botaday Autobot Hound, who had to be named that way on packaging to help preserve the trademark on the name. Released in 2004. Turns into a Jeep Wrangler.
January 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#botaday Autobot Hound, who had to be named that way on packaging to help preserve the trademark on the name. Released in 2004. Turns into a Jeep Wrangler.
#botaday Megatron. The Classics line brought back something longtime Transformers fans never expected to see again: a Megatron toy that transforms into a gun. It's a stylized Nerf-colored sci-fi revolver. This version of Megatron was available in 2006.
December 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#botaday Megatron. The Classics line brought back something longtime Transformers fans never expected to see again: a Megatron toy that transforms into a gun. It's a stylized Nerf-colored sci-fi revolver. This version of Megatron was available in 2006.
#botaday This is Meister, which is the Japanese name for Jazz. When Jazz was released in the Alternators line, he kept his Japanese name for some reason. He turns into a Mazda RX-8.
January 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#botaday This is Meister, which is the Japanese name for Jazz. When Jazz was released in the Alternators line, he kept his Japanese name for some reason. He turns into a Mazda RX-8.
#botaday Sunstreaker. Fittingly, a yellow redeco of his red twin brother Side Swipe. Turns into a Dodge Viper. Released in the Alternators line in 2005.
January 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#botaday Sunstreaker. Fittingly, a yellow redeco of his red twin brother Side Swipe. Turns into a Dodge Viper. Released in the Alternators line in 2005.
#botaday Swindle. The Jeep Wrangler body that was used for Hound and Rollbar also served for this guy. Always liked his smarmy characterization, especially the voice given him in the G1 cartoon by Johnny Haymer.
January 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#botaday Swindle. The Jeep Wrangler body that was used for Hound and Rollbar also served for this guy. Always liked his smarmy characterization, especially the voice given him in the G1 cartoon by Johnny Haymer.
#botaday Chromia. A Galaxy Force toy that is a redeco of Thunderblast from Cybertron, turns into a speedboat, and came bundled with a Galaxy Force DVD. She was available in Japan in early 2005.
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#botaday Chromia. A Galaxy Force toy that is a redeco of Thunderblast from Cybertron, turns into a speedboat, and came bundled with a Galaxy Force DVD. She was available in Japan in early 2005.
#botaday. Dinobot Triceradon. I love this design and love drawing it. Guy's got a triceratops head for an arm. What's not to love? He was released in the 2004 Universe line, but the design dates back to 1999...
February 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
#botaday. Dinobot Triceradon. I love this design and love drawing it. Guy's got a triceratops head for an arm. What's not to love? He was released in the 2004 Universe line, but the design dates back to 1999...
#botaday RM-12: Starscream. The classic rascally Decepticon gets a new sculpt as part of the Robotmasters line. Inspired heavily from his animation model. Still turns into an F-15 Eagle jet. He was available in Japan in 2004.
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#botaday RM-12: Starscream. The classic rascally Decepticon gets a new sculpt as part of the Robotmasters line. Inspired heavily from his animation model. Still turns into an F-15 Eagle jet. He was available in Japan in 2004.
#botaday RM-09: Psycho Orb. What a name for an armadiilo! Psycho Orb! A redeco of the Beast Wars era designs Armordillo and Bump. He was released in Japan as part of the Robotmasters line in 2004.
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#botaday RM-09: Psycho Orb. What a name for an armadiilo! Psycho Orb! A redeco of the Beast Wars era designs Armordillo and Bump. He was released in Japan as part of the Robotmasters line in 2004.
#botaday Atlas. Get used to seeing this design during this run of Micron Boosters, because it's used often with different hues meant to represent different characters. Now it's blue, and it's Atlas, released in a blind box in Japan in 2003. He turns into a Lamborghini Diablo.
June 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
#botaday Atlas. Get used to seeing this design during this run of Micron Boosters, because it's used often with different hues meant to represent different characters. Now it's blue, and it's Atlas, released in a blind box in Japan in 2003. He turns into a Lamborghini Diablo.