By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
Courtesy of
TFW2005 Sister Site Cybertron.CA members nervousviper and The7thParallel, we have a new sighting to share with our fellow Canadian collectors: Generations 2014 Deluxe Wave 1 (aka the wave with Generations Waspinator, Skids, Dreadwing and Goldfire/Goldbug) has been released at Canadian Retail, found at a Toys R Us in Ontario. As per the last sightings of Generations in Canada, these releases
do NOT include the pack-in IDW comics.
Have any sightings you'd like to share with your fellow Transformers fans? Swing on by
TFW2005's (AND
Cybertron.CA's, if you're Canadian)
Sightings subforum to share the love, and stay tuned to TFW2005 as we bring you the latest Transformers news coverage as it happens.
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
As the
Wonder Festival 2014 Coverage begins to slow down for Transformers, we get to the strangest possible story from tonight.
Teased a while back via Takara Tomy's webpage, the long teased shadow of a possible Megatron toy in their upcoming Takara Tomy ARTS toyline has been revealed to be something quite strange indeed: A Transforming Sega Mega Drive (Or Sega Genesis, for North American readers) that turns into a Generation 1 Megatron.
No, that's not a typo, and no you're not hallucinating.
Part of a partnership with SEGA, this upcoming release is part of a subline of Takara Tomy ARTS alongside Video Game Robotics HD and Microman Arts, and while the prototype itself is extremely rough, a recently placed sign by staff members working the display has revealed that the upcoming Transformers Crossovers/Device Label-esque toy will in fact transform from Sega Mega Drive to Megatron.
It is unknown if this toy is a one-shot release, or if this is merely a harbinger of what is to come into this fledgling toyline (One would hope an OptiSNES Prime would be there to combat Mega Drive Megatron) but stay tuned to TFW2005 as we bring you the latest (and sometimes strangest) news as it happens.
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
The news just keeps on coming from the currently ongoing Wonder Festival 2014 in Japan, this time via CMs Corp who not only have on display their previously released
Gutto Kuru Minerva and
previously revealed Spike and Daniel Witwicky with Exo-Suits, but a teaser image of an upcoming release with a silhouette that resembles none other than Deathsaurus (Or Deathzarus or Deszarus or...
look, he's got a lot of names.) from Transformers: Victory. It is not currently known how or what this teaser is foreshadowing, other than the possibility of Deathsaurus.
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
While the New York Toy Fair isn't until next week (and believe us, the TFW2005 Network will have you covered on that), Wonder Festival is currently going on in Japan, and while Takara Tomy isn't showing anything from the main Transformers lines, there are still plenty of new Transformers products to be found.
First off, Art Storm/Fewture Models (aka the guys who made that insanely detailed and expensive UltiMetal Optimus Prime) have shown off some new products: Namely, statues (At least as far as we know these are statues) of Grimlock, Optimus Prime, and Alpha Trion! They are also showing a GIANT Unicron Head replica, and Super Deformed toys of Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime, topped off with their previously mentioned UltiMetal Optimus Prime.
Stay tuned to TFW2005 as we bring you more Wonder Festival 2014 news as it goes live.
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By Mechafire from
TFW2005:
We here at TFW2005 are very sad to
learn that voice actor Campbell Lane - the voice of fan-favorite character Beast Wars Rampage - has passed away.
TFW2005 offers its sincere condolences to Campbell's family and friends. Please feel free to leave your own condolences in the discussion thread.
Rest in peace, sir. 1939-2014
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
Here is something for the little kids. Montco Crafts will be
manufacturing Pop-Outz based on the Transformers Franchise.
These "Pop-Outz" are small color activity boards which the kids can
"pop-out" after coloring and use them as standees.
The company has manufactured them before, but going forward the product line will carry out the new Transformers Product Packaging.
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
Thanks to an
eBay auction by delicateangel01, we have with us some images of Transformers: Age Of Extinction Bumblebee Arm Cannon Prototype.
This prototype is a part of Disguise Costumes' Halloween 2014 product line and is titled Bumblebee Deluxe Light And Sound Cannon. According to the sticker on the back of the packaging, this is a handmade prototype but thanks to the packaging, we have a general idea on the color scheme as well.
The prototype is sold out on eBay for $31.
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
Earlier today we brought you the image of Transformers: Age Of Extinction Optimus Prime’s Flat-Nose Truck Robot mode.
Now, it is our pleasure to reveal Transformers: Age Of Extinction Bumblebee 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Robot Mode.
The image comes courtesy of Disguise, but it was so small that we had to enlarge it to get a better look.
Checkout the image, after the jump.
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
And now for something a little different.
Hasbro has uploaded a new video to their YouTube channel featuring the Age of Extinction First Edition Optimus Prime and the toy's designer, Lenny Panzica.
While the video itself may be light on content or substance, we here at TFW2005 thought it would be nice to share with our viewers.
Stay tuned to TFW2005 as we bring you the latest coverage of Transformers as it happens, including New York Toy Fair 2014 coverage next week!
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
Thanks to an image of a Walmart Display assembled to advertise upcoming Transformers: Age Of Extinction toys, we have a clear look at Flat-Nose Truck Optimus Prime in Robot Mode. It seems as though it's a fun little nod to G1 Optimus Prime and since this is the 30th Anniversary year of the Transformers Franchise, the timing couldn't be more perfect.
You can also spot Bumblebee in his new robot mode and some placeholder product packaging with the current "Transformers" Logo.
Checkout the image, after the jump.
Image Courtesy:
Transformers Cars Facebook Page.
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By TunaKaan from
TFW2005:
Thanks to
The Mary Sue website, he now have an exclusive interview with Mairghread Scott, writer of the 4 part comic series ''Meet Windblade''.
It's a really good interview where she talks about Windblade, the bots appearing alongside her, and her place in the Transformers world. Also article includes exclusive previews of Windblade supporting characters; Blurr, Chromia, and Starscream!
Here's a little snippet from the article. You can read the rest of it from
here, and check the new character art after the jump.
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Jaydot: The TFWiki entry about Windblade is pretty sparse. We know she’s got a “fancy sword” and turns into a jet, and there’s almost literally no other info about her. Without getting into too much background detail, which I understand might be spoilery, can you elaborate at all on who/what Windblade is?
Mairghread: To be fair, beyond being a jet and a sword fighter I started with a pretty blank slate when I developed Windblade, so don’t fault the wiki for that one. The most important thing for me when constructing Windblade was to make her a fully three-dimensional (read: flawed) character, so if I had to pick one word to describe her I would say that Windblade is trying. She’s an optimistic, hard-working Transformers character who is genuinely interested in helping others, but she’s also been dropped in the aftermath of a millennia (for real) long war that she was not really part of, so while she’s a very competent character, she’s way behind the curve when it comes to knowing who’s who and what’s what on Cybertron. This actually makes Transfomers: Windblade a really good starting point for new readers because almost everything on Cybertron is as new to her as it is to someone just entering the brand.''
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