User blog:ToonRaiderStudios/Spin Master Monster Jam Prototype Commercial

So  today I was looking on Youtube, and I finally came across the demo reel/ commercial for the 2019 Spinmaster Monster Jam series. As to be expected, there was plenty of prototype trucks and designs that differed from the final releases, and I wanted to go ahead and show them here.

Screenshot_20191212-111540_YouTube.jpg Digger
Grave Digger has the most screen time of all the trucks, as to be expected. Interestingly, they have the unrevised body on a digger with green wheels, which did not happen in final release. Unrevised Digger had grey wheels, while revised digger had green ones.



Interestingly enough, the front of the truck is also different. The headlight sockets have a much more noticable ring of Silver. While digger has a silver ring around the headlights as well, I think this larger, more noticible version looks way better.

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Screenshot_20191212-111549_YouTube_(1).jpgodon and Zombie
Megalodon and Zombie also get closeups

Megalodon has a much brighter color of blue in the prototype version

Zombie, aside from running the purple rims which never appeared in the final version, also seems to have some strange blue splotches along its skin. It may be just decal errors, but it is something that stuck out to me.

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Notably, Dragon actually features a casting change. Dragon's eyes are missing, with the windows being open, unlike the final design.

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These are minor (Or major changes) I noticed in the wide shots

King Krunch is missing its front decal

Wild Flower is a VERY bright shade of pink, and is quite ugly. Very good that it was changed.

Soldier Fortune Black Ops has much lighter grey tones, which are accurate to the real truck. Wish it kept them.

Gas Monkey Garage has a silver lining around its grill

Earth Shaker's black stripe is slightly blue tinted (Probably decal error)

Scooby Doo is running the chrome rims

Mohawk Warrior is running those blue decals

Brodozer has a yellow chassis and solid black rims

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Cancelled Trucks
Notably, there are two trucks that were never fully produced seen in the commercial

Lucas Oil Crusader
Lucas Oil Crusader can be seen during two shots. The toy was most likely canned because of the uncertainty of Lucas Oil renewing the sponsorship (Which it did end up doing, but wont be doing for 2020)

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VP Racing Fuels Mad Scientist
VP Racing Fuels Mad Scientist can be seen during the 2 stills, as well as a scene in which it recreates the world finals front flip. The toy was cancelled likely for the same reason as Crusader.