By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
We're kicking off our galleries for the toys from the new Robots in Disguise show with a look at one of the guest Autobots - it's time for
Drift to take the spotlight! Like his incarnation in Transformers Age of Extinction, this version of Drift is very strongly influenced by the look of Japanese samurai, though unlike the movie version, you can see this Drift's face.
Robots in Disguise Drift is a Warrior class figure, transforming between robot and car mode in a handful of fairly simple steps. He's big and chunky, and definitely feels like a throwback to the simpler style of Transformers from the Transformers Armada / Cybertron days. The look is quite streamlined, giving the figure a very "animated" look to him.
Drift wields two swords, which he can stow in his waist armor in robot mode, and they fit beneath the car in vehicle mode. Drift has a decent range of articulation, and can strike some nice poses. All in all, he's a great representative of the Warrior size class. Check out his gallery and decide for yourself:
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Comic Book Resources have posted a new interview talking about the upcoming Combiner Wars crossover with creators Mairghread Scott and John Barber.
A few of the key points of the interview include:
The Combiner Wars will be on two fronts - both an information war, a "war of influence", and a physical war. Starscream is at the heart of all of it, of course - with Optimus, Windblade and Prowl all being key players.
Superion has a few new moves - he's described as a cross between "an NBA star and Godzilla"
The seeds of Combiner Wars have been sown since Windblade first appeared in Dark Cybertron.
On an unrelated note, we'll also be seeing more Transformers of more body types - not only female characters but more diversity in general, more religions, creeds and classes.
Check out the full interview at Comic Book Resources, which includes some spoilers for the background of the crossover event.
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By Sentinel from
TFW2005:
Ladies and Gents we have our first official retail sightings of Combiner Wars Motormaster. Board members
worldsgreatest and
RudyWilson have provided picture proof of their purchases with receipt from their local Target stores in Columbia, Maryland and Wheaton, Maryland. As per normal, the coasts get all of the love first, but that just means that Motormaster is out and about and headed your way soon.
Be on the lookout as the hunt is on! Be sure to discuss what you find and where on the boards.
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By Matty from
TFW2005:
Huge thanks to TFW2005 boards member
CautionLowSign for sharing two very cool videos with us. At Toy Fair 2015, Hasbro revealed two big time Transformers:
Leader Class Ultra Magnus and
Combiner Wars Devastator!
We're going to let the videos do the talking, but needless to say this is a great up close look at two figures that will be highly sought after! Check them out below!
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By Mechafire from
TFW2005:
We recently learned that the the Fan Built Combiner would be an Autobot hailing from the Sea of Rust - and now, the third and final round of poll voting has begun! This round is notable for containing the oft-discussed gender option, which had been hinted at by Hasbro previously at Toy Fair and in interviews.
This time, the following choices are offered:
• Gender (Female, Male)
• Personality (Loyal, Leader, Independent)
• Name (Victorion, Slammoth, Quakebreath)
• Nemesis (Devastator, Galvatronus, Menasor)
Make sure you get your votes in by downloading the app here -
iOS:
Transformers Official AppAndroid:
Transformers Official AppAnd discuss your choices after the jump!
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By DESTRO from
TFW2005:
New Jersey Collectors Con is proud to announce our next door prize Combiner Wars Optimus Prime! The NJCC Door prize selection is stacked with Fans Toys Scoria, and Make Toys – City Bot Series – MCB-02 Utopia!
When and Where Is The Next New Jersey Collectors Con?
Holiday Inn Cherry Hill – New Jersey
2175 West Marlton Pike (Rt. 70), Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Sunday, March 22nd 2015
Join us on FaceBook
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By Matty from
TFW2005:
Thanks to TFW2005 member
Nevermore for linking us to new product images of the Robots In Disguise One-Step Changer Drift, Fracture and Thunderhoof. We previously saw photoshopped versions of these figures back at
Toy Fair, so these new images are much closer to what can be expected on store shelves.
Check them out after the jump.
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
D-Drive has once again been nice enough to send us over next weeks Diamond Comic Shipping list! On tap for our beloved Transformers is the following:
[B]TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #38 DAYS OF DECEPTION [/B
](also shipping subscription & 1-in-10 variants)
(W) James Roberts (A/CA) Alex Milne
JOURNEY'S END! Across time, across space, from prewar Messatine to postwar CYBERTRON-it's all been heading towards this-the moment when the fate of the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS is sealed. At the heart of it all: three killers, two outcomes... and one terrible, terrible choice. TRANSFORMERS #38 DAYS OF DECEPTION
(also shipping subscription & 1-in-10 variants)
(W) John Barber (A/CA) Andrew Griffith
THE ONYX INTERFACE! The AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS face down human forces-and strange battlelines make for strange allies. Who will emerge with the ancient ENIGMA OF COMBINATION... and who will usher in the COMBINER WAR...? TRANSFORMERS PRIMACY TP
(W) Chris Metzen, Flint Dille (A/CA) Livio Ramondelli
OPTIMUS PRIME vs. MEGATRON. AUTOBOTS vs. DECEPTICONS. At the dawn of the conflict, battle lines are drawn and sides are set... now legends will be made. The war that would define a planet begins in earnest-and its revelations will shake the TRANSFORMERS' world to the core! TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED COMP ALLSPARK ALMANAC TP
(W) Jim Sorenson, Bill Forster (A) Various (CA) Marcelo Matere
The Allspark Almanac is a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind atlas to the amazing 2008 Animated series universe. Giving fans behind-the-scenes secrets directly from the show's creators this volume is packed with full-color bios, character models, episode summaries, interviews, and more. Collects both original volumes into one book! TRANSFORMERS LOGO PACK VINYL DECAL ASST
ELEPHANT GUN, LLC
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By Matty from
TFW2005:
It's no secret by now, The Hub Network simply did not pan out as planned. When launched, many Transformers fans had high hopes for the Hasbro owned TV network. Unfortunately as time went on, a short amount of time, reality set in that The Hub was simply not making money fast enough.
Adweek ran a story about the rise and fall of Hasbro's TV attempt, specifically "what went wrong with The Hub, and what the toymaker hopes will go right" in the near future.
With Robots In Disguise premiering on Cartoon network on
March 14, this may be a good time to revisit the background of The Hub's downfall with interview pieces from Hasbro executives and other industry leaders, while also taking a look at Hasbro's plan for the near future.
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