By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
The latest Transformers Collectors Club magazine has started to hit mailboxes,
and as previously reported, the issue shows off the Transformers Generations 2014 Deluxe Wave 3. On show are Rattrap (pictured from the front cover image), Tankor and Crosscut.
Rattrap is as you can see in the image based on his season 1 beast mode. The image in the magazine shows Rattrap comes with two guns, most likely they combine to make the larger gun shown on the cover. His beast mode is an organic rat, nicely detailed but it seems to lack some poseability.
Tankor is likely to be the star of this assortment, for those wanting show-accurate Beast Machines toys. His robot form is nearly spot-on to how the character looked in the Beast Machines series, with the tank mode sporting the semi-exposed head which was something of a trademark for Tankor. Plus he sports a Vehicon faction symbol - making the Vehicons the sixth faction represented in the current Transformers Generations series.
Crosscut is as some anticipated a silver redeco of Skids, with a new head. The new head seems to be based on the original alternate head design of Diaclone Skids, later used on the exclusive E-Hobby Crosscut and Generations book Screech figures.
The collector's club magazine also gives some news on Botcon 2014. The anniversary blow-out show's location and dates are now set, and an announcement is coming soon, pending a rewrite of the registration software to make sure the registration process is as smooth as possible for everyone. Here's hoping that Fun Publications don't keep us hanging on that one too long!
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
Thanks to the Facebook page of
Autobase Aichi, we have some more in-hand images of upcoming Generations releases. This time around we have some great shots of
Generations Scoop with Targetmasters Caliburst and Holepunch! Like our earlier report of
Generations Armada Starscream indicated,
Scoop will be a part of the 2nd wave of IDW Deluxes. Check out the in-hand images after the jump!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Stan Bush has released a new remix of his classic rock anthem, The Touch, which since 1986 has been synonymous with Transformers. This new remix, The Touch: Power Mix was featured in Transformers Fall of Cybertron where it played during the game's credits.
The Touch: Power Mix is now available to purchase from iTunes along with the "Epic Guitar Mix" which was featured in the second half of the Fall of Cybertron credits -
click here to buy it and support Stan Bush.
A music video featuring footage from Fall of Cybertron has also been posted on Youtube - for those that have not played the game, there are a couple of spoilers in here:
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
Courtesy of the
Snakas Toy Blog via
Autobase Aichi, we now have some in-hand photos of Generations Armada Starscream, and the Minicon Assault Team (aka, Centuritron.) These in-hand photos compare the various toys with other Unicron Trilogy era releases, such as Armada + Energon Starscream and Armada/Energon Perceptor.
Armada Starscream and Centuritron are part of the
Generations 2014 Wave 2 Deluxe assortment (or IDW Wave 4) alongside Fall of Cybertron Skywarp and Scoop.
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
When it comes to Transformers action figures, one of the most important things is the Packaging Art. Some may be good and some bad, but as with any other thing, the packaging gives us our first impression. And "first impressions" are important. So, why not take a trip down memory lane to remember the moment when you first saw your favorite Transformers toy? And that's exactly what IDW Publishing is planning as a way to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers Franchise next year.
There is a new Amazon
listing for a book named "
Transformers Legacy: A Celebration of Transformers Package Art". Set to release May next year, the official description is as follows:
"Remember the thrill of tearing open a gift on Christmas morning, discovering a brand-new Transformer in a shiny new box? While the toys were amazing in their own right, what made the packages stand head-and-shoulders above the myriad competing action figures on shelves was the stunning box art. Transformers: Legacy collects hundreds of beautifully airbrushed paintings from the iconic first decade of The Transformers. Hasbro, Takara, and private collectors opened their archives, yielding an unparalled level of quality. Essays and interviews from the original illustrators give unprecedented insight into the process behind the art. This book is chock-full of extras, including never-before-seen artwork from toys that never were, original design sketches, catalog artwork, and more."Book cover art is unavailable at the moment, but you can find the product details below:
Hardcover: 300 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1613779437
ISBN-13: 978-1613779439
Price: $34.80
The image for this News Post is from our
Resources Section. You can check out some really cool G1 stuff there.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Next up in our series of new Transformers Generations toy galleries we have a look at
Rhinox's casemate,
Doubledealer! Doubledealer is a mercenary, a Transformer who is amoral enough to belong to neither Autobot nor Decepticon, and skilled enough to be approached by bidders from both sides seeking his skills, according to his bio.
This version of Doubledealer is a redeco of the earlier Generations
Blitzwing with a new head sculpt. The new head sculpt is pretty cool, and is based on how Doubledealer's head was drawn in his two major IDW comics appearances, Spotlight Hot Rod and Spotlight Doubledealer, where he was a double agent, playing the role of Hot Rod's ally while actually working for the Decepticon Banzai-Tron. Doubledealer has a nice sharp deco, which brings out a lot of details in the mold and manages to recall a whole lot of the style of the Generation 1 version of the character. A nice nod to the original is the use of both Autobot and Decepticon symbols on the alternate modes, with the jet mode being used as the Decepticon mode in lieu of a bird mode like the original Doubledealer had (Hasbro has met us halfway, though, by painting a suitably fierce looking face on the jet mode).
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
By way of
Deadline, we are able to confirm the length of the Transformers 4 Age of Extinction trailer. The trailer is, in fact, more of a TV spot, lasting just 30 seconds in length.
According to Deadline, the spots carry the staggering cost of $4 million or more for each 30 second spot - but with 108 million viewers tuning in to the Superbowl last year, there are huge audiences to be reach out to.
The trailers typically also go up online after the game, so if you miss the 30 second slice of mechanical mayhem from Paramount and Michael Bay, you'll be able to catch it online and watch it again and again.
Our thanks to the
Transformers Live Action Movie Blog for bringing this to our attention.
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
Previews reveals IDW's plans to reboot the Transformers Vs. GIJoe comic book series with a free offering Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 at participating comic book shops.
Previous Transformers vs GIJOE stories date back to the
Marvel series of the 80s and more recently the
Dreamwave and
Devil's Due stories.
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
Our friends and sponsors over at
Robot Kingdom have posted some in-hand packaging images of the (now in-stock on their site but otherwise) upcoming Generations 2014 Deluxe Wave 2 on their
Facebook page.
This wave contains Generations releases of Armada Starscream, Fall of Cybertron Skywarp (A redeco of the prior
FoC Starscream and
Thundercracker), Scoop and his two Targetmasters Caliburst and Holepunch, and the Minicon Assault Team (Whose names are confirmed to be
Heavytread, Runway, and Windshear in their individual forms, and also go by the name
Centuritron in their combined form.)
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
Looking forward to completing your collection of the Masterpiece Fairlady Trio? Can't wait to see what MP-19 Smokescreen looks like in-hand?
Good news! In-hand photos of MP-19 Smokescreen have popped up in a multitude of various places in the last 24 hours (Including the Twitter accounts of
Alfes2010 and
Takara Tomy Designer Shogo Hasui, as well as ACToys) and while we haven't mirrored every single photo of the toy, we've mirrored a selection of photos and attached them to this story. Check out even more photos by either
hitting up the thread, or clicking on the two Twitter links above.
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
March 2014 is shaping up to be a very exciting time for IDW Publishing and their ongoing Transformers comics! Released today is IDW's solicitation information and images for new comics that will be shipping this coming March.
The Transformers side of IDW's releases will feature many exciting new comics including the finales of two ongoing story arcs: Transformers: Dark Cybertron Finale and Transformers Regeneration One #100 (the "soul shattering conclusion")! Be sure to get to your local comic book shop and have both issues (or just all Transformers comics) on your pull list; you don't want to miss them!
Check out the full solicitation list on
Comic Book Resources for other IDW releases such as G.I. Joe and the remaining Transformers comics as well!
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