By DESTRO from
TFW2005:
Transformers: The Ride-3D at Universal Studios Orlando
I had a chance to check out the "technical rehearsal" for Transformers: The Ride-3D at Universal Orlando today. Taking advantage of today's 3D technology, Transformers fans will be able to join NEST agents to do battle for control of the Allspark. You’ll climb into EVAC and take on Megatron, Starscream, Ravage and a host of other Decepticons!
Walking down the main path way to the ride, you are greeted with a life-sized scale of Optimus Prime that overlooks the park. NEST agents greet you at the gate and recruit you into the battle. Once you enter the main building, there are several "chambers" each one with its own recruitment video, training exercises and Transformers props that help pass the time while you make your way to the main event. The posted waiting time for the ride is 90 minutes, but it turned out to be a little over 45 minutes to make it through the line and enter EVAC.
Once you make your way to the EVAC vehicle, 12 people enter the car and the ride begins. The first battle is Ravage, he jumps out at EVAC shooting lasers and grabs the Allspark. The ride continues on as you battle through the streets fighting the Decepticons at each station, with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and NEST agents helping EVAC.
Right from the start, the 3D effects were like nothing I have ever seen in a movie, or any other 3D ride I have been on. At one point, Megatron shoots a missile off at your face, and you can physically feel the heat as it passes by, while smoke and wind activate to give you the best effects I have ever seen put into a rail system virtual simulator. The motion of the car shifting into gear and high acceleration feels real and is very entertaining. Transformers: The Ride-3D succeeds in captivating the senses at every corner. The total ride time is just over 3 minutes.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
A major plot device in Transformers Prime, Dark Energon is some seriously evil stuff, capable of reviving dead Transformers as monstrous shambling Terrorcons. For the toyline, however, Dark Energon meant a set of six cool redecos, and today we have galleries to share with you of four of those six redecos. Much like the upcoming Target exclusive Predacons Rising assortment, these redecos came on specially redone backer cards which swapped the silver and red of the usual Transformers Prime packaging for black and purple, which in this fan's opinion looks a lot more eye-catching and dynamic.
The redecos of the toys as well were a lot of fun, with all six of them making use of translucent plastics and some pleasing homage decos, such as Dark Energon Wheeljack as a homage to Action Master Slicer and Dark Energon Starscream as a version of Skywarp. Plus the Dark Energon Optimus Prime features a remolded, faceplateless head - the only way thus far this tooling has been made available. The figures are still available online via our sponsors
Big Bad Toy Store, who had these as an exclusive.
Check out the galleries by opening the links below and see what you think of these cool redecos:
Transformers Prime Dark Energon Optimus Prime Gallery by thedrknss48
Transformers Prime Dark Energon Megatron Gallery by thedrknss48
Transformers Prime Dark Energon Starscream Gallery by thedrknss48
Transformers Prime Dark Energon Wheeljack Gallery by Sol Fury
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
In a very interesting turn of events, a
conversation happening on Michael Bay's official forum seems to suggest Megan Fox is back for Transformers 4.
It all started when Paramount Pictures made an Instagram image about the
recently revealed Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Coupe with the hashtag #MeganFox. Pretty soon, S4TE member MV95 informed this to other members. Later, forum admin Nelson replied mistaking it for a Twitter post. Here's what happened:
MV95 wrote: So the Paramount Pictures official Instagram page posted a photo of the new Lamborghini on their page with the hashtag #MeganFox. Could this be telling us something or (more realistically) is this a mistake or plot to get more views?
Nelson wrote: Keep in mind that Twitter allows 140 characters max (including spaces). That was a fake tweet cause it had way more than 140 characters.Conversation got pretty interesting when another member pointed out that it had nothing to do with the character limit:
starscream1017 wrote: except it wasn't on twitter, it was on Instagram
Nelson wrote: My bad. Someone's in trouble. It's gonna be a long week.Moments later, the Instagram image was removed from the Paramount Pictures account. But we have a copy for posterity. Check it out after the jump.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
You've heard the hype, seen the official pics and Hisashi Yuki's array of teaser pictures - now check out a review of Generations Titan Class Metroplex! This review comes to you by way of 2005 Boards member ChErikS and is the very first in-hand fan review of the most gigantic Transformer ever!
A few quick points which may be of interest to you:
Some assembly required! You have to attach one of Metroplex's arms out of the box.
Stickers! Lots and lots of them! Generations Metroplex comes with an extensive sticker sheet to decorate the toy with.
Lights and sounds! Metroplex has a good mix of SFX and voice clips from Fall of Cybertron including "Metroplex heeds the call of the last of the Primes!"
Read on to check out ChErikS thoughts and lots of pictures of Metroplex in hand! Enjoy!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Botcon have updated their
Facebook page with in-hand images of the Botcon 2013 Obsidian. In-hand, Obsidian looks a little more grey than the deeper almost blue shade he was shown as previously, which makes the red highlights all the more striking. Check out the images and see what you think.
Botcon 2013 takes place over the weekend of 27-30 June 2013. Pre-registration closes on next Tuesday 11 June 2013 -
head on over to Botcon.com to find out more!
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
ComicBookMovie has
posted some new set photos from Transformers 4. The images feature
recently revealed Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Coupe with the
Rusty Cab-Over Truck in Pflugerville, TX.
Interestingly, there are some images of old vehicle modes of Movie Optimus Prime and Bumblebee being transported. One Instagram
image reveals the location as “I-10 outside of LA” while
another taken outside Paramount Studios.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Yesterday's all-new episode of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters, Thirst, saw the return of Breakdown as subverted by the human villain and MECH leader Silas. CyLAS or Silas Breakdown as he is known combines Breakdown's mechanical might with Silas' cunning tactical mind - though as you might have seen in Thirst, there was a bit more going on there too.
Transformers Prime Arms Micron Silas Breakdown was a Japan exclusive release, and the third outing for the Japan-only Voyager Class Prime Breakdown mold after War Breakdown and Autobot Swerve. For this release, the mold was redecoed in black, with a new head tooling and a chromed bumper. It is not really show accurate (in the show, CyLAS deco was a more worn version of Breakdown's, with no bumper) but it is a very pleasing and dynamic deco all the same. In a nice touch, the sticker sheet comes with a lot of extra optional stickers including ones to represent battle damage and scarring on the metal armor, allowing you to customize your Silas Breakdown with scarred armor, or as I have done with mine keep his black body unmarked and "clean". Another nice touch is the inclusion of a remolded portion of the stomach area to incorporate a molded human Silas wired into Breakdown, as seen in the cartoon.
Silas Breakdown's Arms Micron partner is a preying mantis, Magi, which transforms into a claw weapon. Again it is not based on a weapon that Silas or Breakdown ever used in the show to my knowledge, but the style of it fits Silas, his background and his fighting style perfectly.
Overall, Silas Breakdown is a fantastic release. The additional sticker details allow for a full range of customization, and the base toy is one of the best developed for the Transformers Prime line - more the pity, then, that it never made it to markets outside of Japan.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Botcon has shared via
their Facebook page some in-hand images of the 2013 exclusive, Machine Wars "Teleporting" Skywarp. The Revenge of the Fallen Dirge remold comes with a new head, translucent purple elements and a whole lot of white on his design - check out the images attached to this story.
Botcon 2013 takes place over the weekend of 27-30 June 2013. Pre-registration closes on next Tuesday 11 June 2013 -
head on over to Botcon.com to find out more!
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