Beast Machines Ephemera
here are a lot of beast machines-related things, mostly promotional material. this page has sections for the show, toys, and transtech concept art.
Show
a few months before beast machines aired, bob skir set up a website to answer fan questions, which were sent in via a form. he answered questions from march 1999 through june 2000.
Wallpapers
these were from mainframe's website, many of them can still be viewed on the wayback machine. the last two are from bobskir.com.
character renders ("source"). these are very similar but not all exactly the same as the wireframe characters in the above wallpapers
Publicity Stills from bobskir.com
download or view here
a medley of some of the soundtrack from composer bob buckley's portfolio
a screencap of japanese television station tokyo MX's beast machines page
a postcard from before beast machines had first aired:
not sure where this is from but it rules.
the mcdonald's happy meal promotion went from august 4, 2000 to the 24th.
the box was much cuter than the horrifying toys it contained.
thanks to incompetant-bug on tumblr for showing me the other box!
a coupon was included inside the toys' plastics bags.
fillipino fast food restaurant jollibee released beast machines toys in 2009.
commercials playlist
fox kids launch spots, "evolution revolution" music video
fox kids next episode and beast wars weekday reruns bumpers
fox kids magazine #35 (summer 1999) had a sneak peak for shows that would be premiering in the fall: spider-man unlimited, the avengers, and beast machines, featuring concept art:
fox kids magazine #36 (fall 1999):
fox kids magazine #37 (winter 1999) came with a beast machines bookmark:
fox kids magazine #38 (spring 3300):
fox kids magazine #39 (summer 3300):
more magazine ads from unknown sources:
the show-focused beast machines pages from Transformers: The Ultimate Guide: (tfwiki - archive.org)
a render included in the art book Genesis: The Art of Transformers. thanks to incompetant-bug for sending it:
(at least) one of garry chalk's autograph cards features beast machines primal. this one is from tfcon baltimore 2021
Toys
commercials playlist
beastwars.com
the main page:
a news update about a whole lot of beast era happenings, including the premire of beast machines:
Cheetor prototype, sold on ebay:
"Rare prototype Beast Machines Night Slash Cheetor figure. It is very similar to the gray figure that was pictured on the package. This one is in nice condition. The button gimmick works which makes the right arm go up and down. The sword pops out on that arm too. However, the left arm and sword are glued in place and the hand is not attached. It seems to have been glued place before I acquired."
Strika prototype, sold on ebay:
"Rare prototype Beast Machines Stryka figure. It is very similar to the gray figure that was pictured on the package. This one is in nice condition, but does not fully transform since some parts are glued together. The head has definitely been glued back one. However, it isn't unusual for prototypes like this to have glued parts."
Cheetor concept art presentation board, sold on ebay:
"Cool Beast Machines Cheetor concept presentation boards. It was used to show proof of concept for the character. It's very similar to the final version of the toy. Please note it's not in perfect condition with imperfect corner as shown in the photos. It measures roughly 16 x 20 inches (41 x 51 cm)."
Packaging concept presentation board, sold on ebay:
"Cool BEAST MACHINES concept packaging presentation board. It was use to show proof of concept for the Beast Machines packaging. Likely this would have never been made, but some elements such as the blue color made it all the way through to he final product. The board measures roughly 15 x 20 inches (38 x 51 cm) and the center piece is roughly 9 x 12.5 inches (23 x 30.5 cm) at its longest parts."
Transtech concept art
Silverbolt concept art presentation board, sold on ebay:
"Cool TransTech Silverbolt concept presentation boards. They were used to show proof of concept for the character. Unfortunately, the final product never saw the light of day. Both boards measure roughly 15 x 20 inches (38 x 51 cm)."