By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
TFcon Toronto is pleased to welcome back
Matt Moylan to the convention this year. He is best known to Transformers fans as the man behind LilFormers, and a former editor and post production manager for Dreamwave Productions. You can meet him in the TFcon Toronto 2014 artist alley all weekend long.
TFcon Toronto – The world's largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 11th to 13th, 2014. TFcon will return to the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers.
You can book your discounted room now via the 2014 hotel reservation website. TFcon Toronto
preregistration is now online. This is the only way to reserve the 2014 exclusive MASTERPIECE SHAFTER and to sign up for the customizing classes.
TFcon Toronto 2014 features Canada's largest dealer room for Transformers merchandise, question and answer panels and autograph sessions with many special guests including SUSAN BLU the voice of Generation 1 Arcee and voice director for Beast Wars, Beast Machines and Transformers Animated, GARRY CHALK the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines and Optimus Prime in Armada, Energon and Cybertron as well as AARON ARCHER former Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships, NEIL KAPLAN the voice of Optimus Prime in Robots in Disguise, SARAH STONE artist for IDW’s Transformers: Windblade miniseries, Transformers: Robots in Disguise ongoing series comic book artist ANDREW GRIFFITH, Transformers colorist JOSH PEREZ, Transformers toy designer and artist MARVIN MARIANO and a live performance by THE CYBERTRONIC SPREE with more TBA.
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
United States Patent & Trademark Office is revealing another possible new Trademark for the Transformers Franchise. We say this since it is also categorized under the same description as any other Hasbro Transformers Trademark would go.
However, the main description is as follows:
"Interactive entertainment software, namely, computer game software, computer game programs, computer game cartridges, computer game discs; interactive multimedia computer game programs; downloadable game software for use in connection with computers, communication devices and mobile telephones; pre-recorded laser and video disc featuring an animated cartoon series"Titled as "Flexium", you can retrieve the documents by clicking
here.
What do you think this new Trademark is? Speculate at the thread associated with this news post.
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Thanks to Cybertron.CA boards member dingd0ng, we have learned that Transformers: Age Of Extinction Wave 2 Deluxe Figures have
hit the Canadian Retail.
The figures include:
Deluxe Strafe
Deluxe Slash
Deluxe Drift
The figures were spotted at a Walmart in Ontario.
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
No Transformers Live Action Movie is complete without a Coloring & Activity Book. This time ChirpyBird has published the Transformers: Age Of Extinction Coloring & Activity Book under the License of Hasbro.
2005 Boards Member pie125 has found 2 books and both of them are filled with cool stuff to keep your little kid(s) entertained.
The book even has some Bios of various characters in the movie but we already know the details. What's interesting is that the name "Bulkhead" is among a list of words on a Word Search game.
We've mirrored the images. Check'em out, after the jump.
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
2005 Boards Member daimchoc has received a gift card from Target featuring Transformers: Age Of Extinction Optimus Prime. The gift card actually transforms.
This Gift Card is the
same gift card as the one given out during the 1st Transformers Movie but with a different paint scheme to represent the new look of the 4th movie. In our own familiar words… a Repaint.
Check out the images, after the jump.
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
3rd Party group Warbotron is on a roll. Following the announcement of their third combiner, a
not-Computron and the first full reveal of their
not-Afterburner from the project, we now have our first look at the central figure. Shown on their
Facebook page, this version of the Technobot Scattershot is shown here as a grey prototype. No jet mode images thus far, but he does come with a pair of axes.
Check out the new images after the jump.
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
3rd Party group Warbotron is on a roll. Following the announcement of their third combiner, a
not-Computron and the first full reveal of their
not-Afterburner from the project, we now have our first look at the central figure. Shown on their
Facebook page, this version of the Technobot Scattorshot is shown here as a grey prototype. No jet mode images thus far, but he does come with a pair of axes.
Check out the new images after the jump.
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
It's Dinobot season everyone! In what appears to be another release to hype up all things Dinobots, a new Generation 1 DVD has been released and it focuses on heavy Dinobot G1 Action. The Roar of the Dinobots dvd was found today at a Wal-Mart in New England. It contains the following Dino-Episodes:
S.O.S. Dinobots
War Of The Dinobots
Heavy Metal War
Desertion Of The Dinobots, Part 1
Desertion Of The Dinobots, Part 2
Grimlock’s New Brain
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Next up in our new Transformers toy galleries, we've got a look at
Generations Deluxe Tankor to share with you. "Fat Tankor" as he is known (though not to his face) is a part of the upcoming Generations 2014 Deluxe Wave 3 along with Rattrap, an assortment which celebrates the Beast era of Transformers.
Tankor is a homage to the Beast Machines Vehicon general Tankor, whose initial Mega class toy in 1999 was extremely cool but very inaccurate to the show model. This version of Tankor is much closer to how Tankor looked on the show, with the possible exception of his short legs. Tankor's transformation is very simple, yet works extremely well and has no excess vehicle parts hanging off the robot mode, which is a rarity among Transformers toys. Tankor is also very nicely poseable. His transformation rules out waist rotation, but almost everything else you could ask from a Deluxe class toy is there and is unimpeded giving a great range of motion. The articulated claw hands are a nice touch and let Tankor get a grasp on extra weapons, other Transformers... it's a really cool touch. The tank cannon is attached with a c-clip, but does not have to come off to transform. The only thing that would have been nice with it would have been if it could have rotated to aim at targets around the tank mode, rather than being fixed straight forwards.
Overall, Generations Tankor is a very cool representation of the Beast Machines character. He's a toy who is squat but powerful looking, and a lot of fun to play about with, pose and transform. He's not yet arrived at US retail, but while you wait, please check out our gallery to see what you think of this release:
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Our sponsors
TFSource have sent us some updated information on the Warbotron unofficial Computron project, in the form of a first look at the unofficial Afterburner in the group. WB-03A is going to be the first unofficial Technobot to see a release, a very Generation 1 styled take on the Tron lightcycle design that defined Afterburner.
Check out the images attached to this post, and check out
TFSource's preorder page for this figure - according to TFSource, he's due in July 2014.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Takara-Tomy have
updated their website with the announcement of a new line of Transformers toys. The line is named "Transformers Legends" but should not be confused with the Legends size class or the mobile game from Mobage. This line, Transformers Legends, is billed as "various characters who have appeared in the 30 year history of the Transformers, getting new releases with a modern interpretation and modern technology" (our paraphrasing of online translations)
The first two releases in the line have been revealed as
Rattrap and
Optimus Primal, from Beast Wars - and you might notice that for this line Takara-Tomy has reverted to the original Japanese names, so these two are being called Rattle and Convoy, respectively. Rattrap / Rattle is the new Generations Deluxe class toy, while Convoy is the original Beast Wars Ultra class toy, using the remolding from the 10th anniversary Golden Disk reissue set.
Given the billing of the series - that it is a celebration of characters from throughout the 30 years of Transformers - it seems likely that this line will also see some characters from other lines as well. We'd guess that the likes of the Generations Leader Jetfire and Deluxe Tankor will ultimately find a home in this line too. As always, watch this space for more news.
Rattle and Convoy, the first releases in the line, are due to arrive in October 2014.
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Video Game News Website Silicone Era has published an article with in depth information about Transformers: Rise Of The Dark Spark Nintendo 3DS edition.
Developed by WayForward Technologies for the Nintendo 3DS, this version is a Strategy RPG unlike its Console counterpart which is a third person shooter. This game is highly reminiscence of Glu Mobile's turn based tactic game; Transformers G1: Awakening.
"The melee combat is a turn-based combat experience, where one of your units can go toe-to-toe with an opponent,” WayForward said to us. “There will be three rounds to do as much damage as possible before the round ends. If you’re successful and deplete your opponent’s health, they will be removed from the map."Transformers G1: Awakening was the perfect Transformers game for mobile. After all these years, the game still has an excellent replay value. It's clear that WayForward Technologies took the right decision to follow Glu's footsteps.
You can read the entire article at
Silicone Era.
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