Bot a Day: Daily Drawings

Waspinator finishes off the Fox Kids-branded rereleases, redecoed in a yellow and black finish that suits his mechanical wasp mode well. As was standard for the Transmetal figures, he had a third mode, a rather convincing jet fighter. This is a reissue of his 1998 Transmetal version , released in 2000.

A couple of Transmetal Predacons got the Fox Kids-branded reissues, with new color schemes. The first Transmetal Tarantulas came out in 1998 . This version came out in 1999. He turns into a mechanical spider, as well as an interim motorcycle-type mode.  

Another earlier toy given the redeco treatment and branded with a Fox Kids tune-in message is this newer edition of Transmetal Cheetor, done in a deep red and gold finish. He turns into a mechanical cheetah with a winged/rocket interim mode. This was available in 2000. 

Rhinox's Transmetal toy from 1998 also got the Fox Kids' branding treatment, and redecoed in a bright blue, red and gold finish. He still turns into a mechanical rhino, and has an interim treaded "vehicular" rhino mode. He's from 2000.  

Rattrap's Transmetal figure from 1998  got reissued in 2000 as part of the Fox Kids-rebranded releases. He got a new red and silver deco that reminds me of Ultraman. He still transforms into a mechanical rat, with a wheeled vehicular mode as well. 

Here is Waspinator in his Fox Kids-branded reissue. It's the same body design from 1996 , which was also used to make Buzz Saw . This recolor makes him more yellow, like a wasp, than his original green version. It was available in 1999.

Dinobot here is in his Fox Kids-branded reissue from 1999, which is the same mold from 1996, which was also used to make Beast Wars Grimlock . The reissue has gray coloring, as opposed to the original tan. Still turns into a velociraptor.    

Another Fox Kids-branded reissue from 1999, Rhinox is the original 1996 design but with a notably different paint job. Rather than a tan and green scheme like the original, this version has a red robotic body hidden in a light gray rhino hide with a jagged dark gray camouflage pattern on it. 

I've opted to go ahead and draw the Fox Kids reissues of previous toys, even though their redecos tend to be pretty slight and are undetectable in black and white drawings. I figure, at the least, it lets me draw some now-classic designs. Here is show favorite Cheetor, reissued in 1999 with the Fox Kids packaging and slightly different colored spots, and a hint of a metallic trim. He still turns into a cheetah. This design was previous drawn here as the '96 Cheetor , as well as Tigatron and Shadow Panther . 

2000 marks the last year of the original Beast Wars, as it mutated into the Beast Machines series. As a final hurrah, a number of earlier toys were redecoed and re-released with FOX KIDS branding on the packaging. Not sure if I'll draw all the Fox Kids redecos, but here's one from 2000: Airazor, a redeco of her Transmetal incarnation .