Saturday, June 07, 2008

Images from the Smithsonian Set

Thanks to "Topherlyon", below are six pictures taken at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum where Transformers II has been shooting for the last two days.

The images show several different shots of the SR-71 Blackbird (Jetfire) as mentioned in the call sheets, Bumblebee, and unknown green car, and a black Porsche (I think). From the comments, they have identified it as a Chevy Beat, which is a not yet released concept car pretty much proving its an Autobots Transformers alt mode. A scene is being filmed near the Blackbird but I was not able to identify if Shia, Megan or John were part of that scene.

The last image is noteworthy for it shows the end of an airplane with an Autobot symbol on the tail. I guess that means we can add Autobot N4500X (name unknown) to list of Transformers in the movie..

Update: From the commenters and pictures from the HowDesign (further below) that show it parked on the runway with none of the usual filming activity identify the plane as Michael Bay's personal plane. I didn't know he even had one. I thought that area was a no fly zone without special permission but then he is working with the US Armed Services so permission was probably easy to get. The call numbers of the plane were used for Blackout. I am partial to Autobots remaining in various automobile forms so more then happy to be wrong on there being an ariel Autobot.

Also, Topherlyon said if you look above the "I" on the Information Booth sign that is Shia's head and earlier saw Megan Fox walking from the cast trailers behind the Smithsonian.



43 comments:

  1. if you look closely at the two monitors in the middle of the picture, you can see michael bay sitting there directing the scene and watching it on the monitors, pretty sweet

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  2. also, that is not another autobot ( the plane) it's actually bay's private jet, he used that number for blackout. he put that symbol on his plane after the success of the first film.

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  3. The N4500X could be a new version of the Autobot Steelhaven spacecraft..

    Searching on databases thru the 'net, found this description on that character:

    http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Steelhaven

    Steelhaven
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    Steelhaven is a starship in the Marvel Comics portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

    Shish kabob.
    Shish kabob.

    Steelhaven is a lance-shaped Autobot starship. The ship was under the command of Autobot leader Fortress Maximus and was used to find a peaceful planet for he and his Autobots to escape to from the war on Cybertron.

    Unfortunately the ship was followed by Scorponok and his Decepticon crew. Both groups ended up travelling to Nebulos, where they developed the Headmaster technology.

    It made a second trip to Nebulos when Fortress Maximus sent Goldbug and a small crew to rebuild Optimus Prime. After it returned to Earth, it was never seen nor mentioned again.

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  4. The white plane is actually Michael Bay's private jet.

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  5. Well obviously let the speculation for the plane begin.. Also nice to see Bay reusing the tail number from TF1. 4500 xray. Also what/who is the green car under the tarp?

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  6. As someone else said. The white plance n4500x is registered to Platinum Dunes

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  7. http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/AF-4500


    " * 4500X is also the number of director Michael Bay's personal jet. "

    Once again, the jet is MB's on the other hand, the green car is def. another robot,

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  8. I was doing a search for that call-sign "N4500x" and stumbled upon this site:

    http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4500X

    Is the "Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD)" the airstrip/airport that the plane is sitting on now? This could be nothing, but I found it interesting none the less...

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  9. Personally i think that shia is the last manikin above the I or behind the I, or possibly john tuturro. Bay would make humor like that where someone sneaks inside and hides in there as a manikin pilot. Just baffles me how shia can be at college and also running around the space and air museum.. hopefully the story is good

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  10. is it just me or does Bumblebee seem to sport a new set of rims? :D

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  11. The green car looks like it could be the new chevy beat. What do you think?

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  12. Yeah, the green car is DEFINITELY the new chevy beat... Google it. It matches perfectly.

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  13. Just a random thought... you know what would be REALLY cool is if the Space Shuttle in the back were... ASTROTRAIN. hehe

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  14. Arcee is only ONE motorcycle. The other two are used for stunts and racing. Sort of like the Barricade cars that were spotted way earlier. There was more than one, but that doesn't mean he is going to turn into several police cars does it?

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  15. ...?? What's the point? Commented on the wrong post? I fail to see why you're talkin about Arcee...

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  16. HUGE UPDATE: "My buddy said Shia and Megan Fox were there earlier filming some scenes and Shia would be back soon. We finally saw what looked like Shia dressed in an old time pilots outfit (think aviator goggles and a white scarf around the neck). He was standing between a pillar and a mannequin dressed like him, along with several other mannequins dressed in different pilot outfits. They repeatedly filmed a security guard running by as Shia reached out and put a taser to his neck and the guard would fall to the ground." Taken from Comingsoon.net... I think the picture with INFORMATION and the last manikin on the end is shia, the security guards are prob. talking and then he tasers him. That goes along with the call sheet that agent simmons is there as well as shia and megan

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  17. I think that is Astrotrain back there in the picture. Why would they put him so close to Jetfire if they don't intend to use him. And since it is a triple changer, it really doesn't need to have any ground clearance to take off for flight. But then again, we could all be wrong and it's all just a big tease by Bay.

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  18. That is the Space Shuttle Enterprise. The SR-71 and the Shuttle were not moved. That is where they normally are in the Udvar-Hazy Museum (Air and Space extension at near Dulles airport). I have all sorts of pictures on my flickr account from when I visited there. www.flickr.com/photos/roccobis do a search on udvar hazy

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  19. Here is a link to the picture I took:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/roccobis/398764285/in/set-72157594550247713/

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  20. The Udvar-Hazy branch of the museum is hardly in a no-fly zone. Heck, it's on Dulles Airport property. You can see jumbo jets fly in over the parking lot, and pass the north/south landing strip on the drive in. There will be a fly-in with some 60+ planes on 6/14/08, so it can't be all that difficult to get a single small Citation over there from the airport.

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  21. Bumblebee definately has new wheels.The "rims" on bumblebee in TF1 where actually just wheel covers..the crew didn't have enough time to fabricate real rims for bumblebee(which was actually a modified Pontiac GTO.)It's not a real big suprise that the green car would be a chevy beat,since gm has ties with TF, and the Beat is being released soon.Also,in the same pic, there is a black nissan altima-likely Shia Lebeouf's(His daily drive is an altima.)

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  22. hahaha why would sam need an Altima when he has Bumblebee? lol

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  23. what about the plane being skylynx? he was an autobot plane from Generation 1

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  24. If you see a Black Porsche, it is not a Transformer, but their motion rig for the camera for high-speed filming. I saw it in Detroit when they filmed the final fight scene from the first movie. Just an FYI.

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  25. Also, there is no black Porsche, if we're talking about the picture with Bumblebee and the semi-covered green Chevy Beat. That black car is a Nissan Altima people.

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  26. is Jetfire going to be an autobot or a decepticon?

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  27. My pictures from when I was at Udvar Hazy when they were shooting the film.

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40716&l=765a0&id=696278981

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  28. The 4 pics at the bottom were mine from the iPhone, Michael bay walked right past us and noone knew who he was except for my and my friend with me, was a very cool day and a very pleasant surprise to arrive and see that!

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  29. the green car could be HotShot,
    all though HotShot was yellow.
    they would probably change to green because he would look like BumbleBee

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  31. The transformer the movie was a huge turn around and success in the movie industry even to the leading role Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox.

    Since 1980's the transformers animation film saga in World Wide Viewers share was tremendous and even tag one of the greatest children show in terms of futuristic ideas and conception for children.

    We have learn that Transformers 2 aka Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was one of the biggest budgeted film in 2009 in terms of the movie goers.

    Nevertheless, the million of fans had share the same enthusiast to actually wait for the Dinobots the Robot Dinosaurs emerges to the big screen (who will forget the leader of Dinobots Grimlock the Tyrannosaur beast, Slag the Brontosaurs and Shouf the Pteranodon) tag undoubtedly as one of the alliance and merge as Autobots against the Constructicon the cohorts of the Decepticons.

    We know for the fact that Bumblebee is a Volkswagen the turtle and bug like automobile they have change the concept of cars and we all hope that they will not change the much awaited gigantic creatures from Jurassic Era.

    The truth really hurt that the Pre-Historic Saga of the Dinobots will be buried forever because the GM Motors Rule beyond the doubt that its a profit oriented set of producers that will neglect the great past of the Autobots.

    The Dinosaurs are not lingering to the minds of the producers they will set the financial back drop and gain more exposure to the GM Automobile instead. Dinosaurs are said to be extinct and it has no market value on the road.

    Again sorry for the million of fans children, young adults and adults alike. We will not glimpse the real saga of the Transformers.

    Thank you for the time reading our opinion.

    An eye-viewers and concern viewers. Point of view and concept.

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  32. The transformer the movie was a huge turn around and success in the movie industry even to the leading role Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox.

    Since 1980's the transformers animation film saga in World Wide Viewers share was tremendous and even tag one of the greatest children show in terms of futuristic ideas and conception for children.

    We have learn that Transformers 2 aka Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was one of the biggest budgeted film in 2009 in terms of the movie goers.

    Nevertheless, the million of fans had share the same enthusiast to actually wait for the Dinobots the Robot Dinosaurs emerges to the big screen (who will forget the leader of Dinobots Grimlock the Tyrannosaur beast, Slag the Brontosaurs and Shouf the Pteranodon) tag undoubtedly as one of the alliance and merge as Autobots against the Constructicon the cohorts of the Decepticons.

    We know for the fact that Bumblebee is a Volkswagen the turtle and bug like automobile they have change the concept of cars and we all hope that they will not change the much awaited gigantic creatures from Jurassic Era.

    The truth really hurt that the Pre-Historic Saga of the Dinobots will be buried forever because the GM Motors Rule beyond the doubt that its a profit oriented set of producers that will neglect the great past of the Autobots.

    The Dinosaurs are not lingering to the minds of the producers they will set the financial back drop and gain more exposure to the GM Automobile instead. Dinosaurs are said to be extinct and it has no market value on the road.

    Again sorry for the million of fans children, young adults and adults alike. We will not glimpse the real saga of the Transformers.

    Thank you for the time reading our opinion.

    An eye-viewers and concern viewers. Point of view and concept.

    ReplyDelete
  33. The transformer the movie was a huge turn around and success in the movie industry even to the leading role Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox.

    Since 1980's the transformers animation film saga in World Wide Viewers share was tremendous and even tag one of the greatest children show in terms of futuristic ideas and conception for children.

    We have learn that Transformers 2 aka Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was one of the biggest budgeted film in 2009 in terms of the movie goers.

    Nevertheless, the million of fans had share the same enthusiast to actually wait for the Dinobots the Robot Dinosaurs emerges to the big screen (who will forget the leader of Dinobots Grimlock the Tyrannosaur beast, Slag the Brontosaurs and Shouf the Pteranodon) tag undoubtedly as one of the alliance and merge as Autobots against the Constructicon the cohorts of the Decepticons.

    We know for the fact that Bumblebee is a Volkswagen the turtle and bug like automobile they have change the concept of cars and we all hope that they will not change the much awaited gigantic creatures from Jurassic Era.

    The truth really hurt that the Pre-Historic Saga of the Dinobots will be buried forever because the GM Motors Rule beyond the doubt that its a profit oriented set of producers that will neglect the great past of the Autobots.

    The Dinosaurs are not lingering to the minds of the producers they will set the financial back drop and gain more exposure to the GM Automobile instead. Dinosaurs are said to be extinct and it has no market value on the road.

    Again sorry for the million of fans children, young adults and adults alike. We will not glimpse the real saga of the Transformers.

    Thank you for the time reading our opinion.

    An eye-viewers and concern viewers. Point of view and concept.

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  38. I was actually there when they were filming from the outside, on a class trip. We totally ignored the museum and watched as they set up outside. Very cool!(:

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  40. That Black car was a nissan altima not a porsche.

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