By Matty from
TFW2005:
Fans Toys continues to start off 2015 in a strong way by revealing another entry into their line of Masterpiece-esque figures, this time with a reveal of Tesla, a figure inspired by the Autobot scientist Perceptor. Tesla stands over 8 inches tall and will transform into his microscope alt mode.
TFW2005 friend and site sponsor TFsource provided
preorder information, which currently is on an early bird special of $109.95 and slated to release in April 2015.
Will Tesla make it into your collection? Hit the discussion link below!
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By Matty from
TFW2005:
Third party group Fans Toys, well known for their independent figures designed to fit right in with the Transformers Masterpiece toy line, has just revealed yet another entry in their high end line of these figures, this time being Spotter. Spotter is based on the G1 character Reflector and is comprised of three individual robots each standing just under seven inches tall.
TFW2005 friend and site sponsor TFsource provided
preorder information, which currently is on an early bird special of $144.95 and slated to release in September 2015.
What do you think of the new reveal? Excited to add some Decepticons to your Masterpiece shelves? Hit the discussion link below!
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By Shin Densetsu from
TFW2005:
Just in are new images of TakaraTomy's upcoming Masterpiece G2 Bumblebee and the leader class Legends Megatron. The battle mask previously exclusive to Amazon will come with this new version of Bumblebee. In addition the figure is painted in gold as an homage to the original G2 figure. Swappable faces are still included. A jetpack is included in lieu of Exosuit Daniel.
Legends Megatron doesn't seem to be that much different(deco-wise) compared to Hasbro's Generations Leader Megatron.
Images are from the Planet Iacon Facebook
page. Read on to see both images.
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By Matty from
TFW2005:
Hasbro.com has been a wealth of new information and pictures lately and the trend continues today with new in-package images of Robots In Disguise (2015) Warrior Class Drift and Optimus Prime, Playskool Heroes Rescue Bots Boulder, Heatwave, and Elite Rescue Heatwave, and a new
Hero Mashers Bumblebee figure based on his RID appearance.
For a complete listing of the new RID Warrior toys and others
jump to here, and for the Rescue Bots listings
jump to here.
Discuss the new Warrior Class and Hero Mashers figures from RID
here and the new Rescue Bots figures
here.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Via
Autobase Aichi we have a color image of the One Step Changer version of Robots in Disguise Fixit. Fixit's toy was first revealed in listings of the Japanese version of the Robots in Disguise line. Via a listing on the
Canadian Transformers site, it seems we can now confirm this one is also coming out in the US, complete with an in-package shot!
Check out the image and see what you think.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Zap2it has updated with details of the next four episodes of Tranformers Rescue Bots. There are no air dates as yet - common thought is these will be airing in February on Discovery Family Channel - but we have the titles and the one-line descriptions of what each of these new installments of Transformers fun is all about.
Season 3, episode 11 - Did You See What I Thaw?: The Bots discover a caveman preserved in ice and attempt to help him adjust to modern life.
S3 E12 - The Attack of Humungado: Monsters from Kade's favorite movie materialize; it's up to the Dino Bots to corral the Kaiju.
S3 E13 - Thieves Like Us: The Bots must contend with thieving miniature souvenir replicas of themselves.
S3 E14 - Time After Time: A renovated clock tower causes Cody to relive the same morning over and over.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
The Hasbro Transformers website has now fully updated to reflect the new show that is coming our way in February, Robots in Disguise! The site now features video clips (
reported earlier), a
section to talk about the characters complete with one-line bios,
a toys section (including
a dedicated Combiner Wars section with some sweet Superion artwork), and last but not least,
a Comic Creator.
The Comic Creator is an interesting one - it's basic, but it gives a look at some different stock art of the various characters. The way text is handled is by selecting quotes from a list. Some of the quotes seem suitably ominous - "I sense the Allspark is near" being a big one. "Citizens of the human-hive, prepare for destruction" is another. If these two lines are actually in the series, and not just something Hasbro made up for this, there's some interesting things ahead.
On the toys front, there is not much in the way of new reveals - except - on the images linking to the Hero Mashers sections, you can see a glimpse of the Robots in Disguise Hero Mashers Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Steeljaw.
Be sure to check out the new-look
Transformers.com!
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By Tony_Bacala from
TFW2005:
The SDCC 2014 Dinobots set was a mix of new and old, giving us the Age of Extinction Dinobots in G1 colors along with a kick ass pop-up-book like Ark. There was only one problem, we only got 4 of the 5 original Dinobots. Not soon after, they announced that the 5th member of the team, Slog (aka Sludge) would be getting a matching paint job and be released separately through
Amazon. He went up for pre-order pretty soon after that announcement, and he is now finally shipping 5 months later.
We've done up a gallery of Slog in action along with his SDCC brothers. Read on to check some key shots; you can view the entire gallery here:
TFW2005's Age of Extinction G1 Slog GalleryIf you'd like to complete your set, you can grab your own over at Amazon.com - they still have some in stock:
Transformers Generation 1 Voyager Class Slog Action Figure.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
It seems to be a tradition now, any new Transformers movie is followed by a series of nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzies.
Movieweb reports that Transformers Age of Extinction has been nominated in several categories, including Worst Picture, Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel, Worst Screenplay, Worst Screen Combo (for which it says "any two humans / robots"), Worst Director, and surprisingly, Kelsey Grammer gets a nomination for Worst Supporting Actor. Sophia Myles rounds off the list with a nomination for Worst Supporting Actress.
Do you feel these nominations are justified? Do you feel a strong sense of deja vu toward the grand majority of these nominations? Share your thoughts in the discussion thread.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
It's time for another installment in our series of gallery updates focusing on the new Combiner Wars line! Our latest addition is
Alpha Bravo - the new member of the Aerialbot team.
Alpha Bravo is a fairly heavily armed looking military helicopter - and one that can become even more heavily armed with the addition of his weapons. His robot mode and his deco are inspired by Generation 1 Aerialbot Slingshot, whose position he takes on the team. In spite of the different alternate mode, he fits in well with the other Aerialbots. His poseability is good, though his hips tend to catch on his torso in some positions. His transformation is very similar to Firefly and Skydive - only without wings, his arms are just left by his sides. They disguise well, though.
Overall, Alpha Bravo is a fun addition to the lineup of the new Aerialbots. He's a bold statement that Hasbro is willing to mix things up and not just slavishly update the original Generation 1 toys. And above all else, he looks great! Check out our gallery and see for yourself:
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Good news, everyone! The new Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Voyagers have arrived at US retail! This first assortment includes Silverbolt and the big bot himself, Optimus Prime. They both feature the ability to transform into the core body of a larger combined super-warrior, wearing the Deluxe toys as limbs.
These are awesome toys - be sure to check them out should you get chance to!
This sighting comes to you courtesy of TFW2005 member Daimao, who found these in a Target in Norfolk, VA.
Happy hunting, everyone!
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