By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
For quite some time
we've been hearing that S. Damen Silos will receive the good ol' Baysplosion treatment for Transformers: Age Of Extinction. The time is finally upon us. According to
news sources, Transformers 4 filming is set to wrap for the City Of Chicago with the "Mother of all explosion".
“The “Transformers: Age of Extinction” director and his crew are scheduled to wrap in Chicago this week, but not before filming what one source with the production called the “mother of all bombs.” The source said the explosion will take place Wednesday afternoon around the silos on S. Damen Avenue and W. 29th Street in the Pilsen area. This is the same site where “Transformers” recently blew up a bridge, while at the same time setting off an impressive fireball.”TF4 filming will continue on Washington state, and then China. We wish Michael Bay "Good Luck" and thank him for the awesome spectacle at Chicago. Previous
reports suggests that actor Mark Wahlberg will also complete his Principle Photography for the movie and will move to film Ted 2.
As Chicago Tribune stated: "Leave it to Michael Bay to go out with a bang."
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Hasbro have updated their
online product catalog with new official images of several upcoming Bot Shots releases including:
Launchers Bluestreak, Buzzclaw, Hun-Gurrr and Starscream
Single Packs Smokescreen, Hydrax, Soundwave, Prowl and Strafe
New images of the Combaticons Five Pack have also been posted.
Of interest is that the Smokescreen in the new assortment seems to draw on the Alternators / Binaltech "blue" version, with the Launcher Bluestreak looking a lot like Smokescreen, one questions if perhaps the names got switched. Then again, perhaps this Bot Shot Smokescreen is meant to evoke Transformers Prime Smokescreen in his Beast Hunters deco.
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By Lumpy from
TFW2005:
Heads up for you Botcon fans who missed out on the book this summer in San Diego, now you can get your hands on the latest Timelines issue, Termination!
Complete with a new cover which features G1 Starscream, Megatron and Soundwave standing together, with a reflection below featuring their Botcon Machine Wars inspired bodies.
Looks like it'll be at your local comic shop November 27th. Make sure to add it to your pulllist or talk to your comic shop guy to make sure they order this book, as it might be under their radar. While you're at it, make sure they've got the shelves stocked up on IDW's More Than Meets The Eye and Robots In Disguise which are arguably two of the best Transformers comic series of the modern era.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Famitoy have posted a mock-up image on their Facebook revealing a new upcoming release in the Kabaya Transformers Gum kit series - a DX Overlord gum kit. The new images reveal that Overlord will be a follow up to last year's Fortress Maximus set.
For those unfamiliar with the Kabaya Transformers Gum DX series, the Fortress Maximus was released as three bases, each with tiny companion figures, and the three bases once combined formed a roughly Deluxe sized Fortress Maximus. Given Overlord's modular city mode design and two-vehicle form transformation, he seems ideal for a release in this series.
The images also tease that the mini-figures coming with the sets are the Brainmasters from Transformers Victory, Blacker, Braver and Laster, and that they can combine into Road Caesar!
Check out the image at left.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Tonight we wish to share with you a gallery of the latest offering from the Transformers Figure Subscription Service,
Breakdown! Breakdown occupies a special place within Botcon lore which the Figure Subscription Service is an extension of - way back in 1994, Generation 2 Breakdown was the first ever Botcon exclusive. This new Breakdown ironically closes the loop, he is a redeco of the Botcon 2010 Generation 2 Redux Breakdown mold.
At his core, this Timelines Breakdown is a redeco and retool of the Universe Classics Sideswipe. It's a move which makes sense, owing to the fact that both Sideswipe and Breakdown were Lamborghinis. The deco is excellent, with the original Breakdown's off-white cream deco being faithfully reproduced, and the alternate head tooling created for the Botcon 2010 set looking at home on the mold now in Generation 1 inspired colors as it ever did. There is some great attention to detail as well - right down to a rubsign in the appropriate spot on the roof, just like the original. An excellent touch.
Overall, the Figure Subscription Service Breakdown is a solid and fitting choice for the inaugural year of the Figure Subscription Service. He is a very sharp looking robot, one that manages to put his own stamp on the mold. He may lack the combination feature present in the original Stunticons, but so do other modern reinterpretations of the combiners, like Onslaught or Drag Strip - and Breakdown looks right at home on a Classics shelf alongside them.
Take a look at our gallery and see for yourself:
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
We all remember the Decepticon Dreads from the epic Dark Of The Moon Highway Chase. And, it seems as though they are back for Transformers 4.
Set photos from Transformers: Age Of Extinction show the Dread vehicle mode; a Chevrolet Suburban driving along with the Pagani and the Freightliner. Other photos show the vehicle being
unloaded and stored.
We have no info on whether the Dreads will return, another robot altogether or a whether this is a human vehicle. However, the vehicle seems to have tinted windows; which is usually considered as a distinguished mark for being a Cybertronian in disguise. Stay tuned with TFW2005 for more info.
Check out the images, after the jump
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