By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
The
TFcon 2014 hotel block is now available. You can book your hotel room for TFcon 2014 by calling the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre reservation department direct and toll free at 1-800-422-8238 or book online. When booking by phone, please ask for the TFcon rate to receive the discount. You can book your room via the 2014 hotel reservation website at
https://www.deltahotels.com/Groups/D...ers-ConferenceThe group rate is good for July 7th to July 18th, 2014 at the price of $109 per room. No deposit is required to reserve your room now. You have until the day before your reservation to cancel your room if you can’t make the convention.
Save the dates!
TFcon – The world's largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 11th to 13th, 2014 in Toronto. TFcon will return to the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers. Dealer bookings will open in January.
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
We
reported not too long ago that Transformers: Age Of Extinction presence will be there at this year’s Brand Licensing Euro Expo.
Our first piece of
news from the show floor is…well... em… Fashion.
Hasbro has signed a raft of new fashion deals for its My Little Pony and Transformers brands with partners including the Benetton Group, Alice Vandy and Smith & Brooks.
The Benetton Group will create My Little Pony and Transformers fashion collections that will include apparel, footwear and accessories for kids and newborns. The line will arrive at United Colours of Benetton stores in 42 countries beginning in spring 2014.
Additionally, the toy company has signed a series of cross-brand deals that include a kidswear line from Smith & Brooks featuring My Little Pony, Transformers, Furby and Mr. Potato Head; and an adult t-shirt and nightwear collection from Somerbond that will showcase My Little Pony, Transformers, Hasbro Games and Action Man.Of course we would like to hear from you. Brand Licensing Euro 2013 Expo will continue today onwards till 17th October. So, if you are there... don’t forget to take a pic or two and share with your fellow Transformers Fans here at TFW2005.
We will be bringing you more info as we get them. Stay tuned!
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By Shin Densetsu from
TFW2005:
Not to long ago, we posted a brief
iTunes preview of Transformers More Than Meets The Eyes #22, and now we have the full preview for you!
Transformers More Than Meets The Eyes #22MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: THE MOVIE! When the Autobots set off on their mission to find the Knights of Cybertron, RODIMUS gave REWIND a simple instruction: film everything. The result is a documentary that will forever change your perception of life on board the Lost Light. Discover RUNG's secret! Meet the greatest Autobot of all time! And learn what SKIDS really got up to on Hedonia!
Read on to check it out!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Fun Publications have sent out a few updates on the Transformers Figure Subscription Service tonight. First and foremost, a reminder to those considering buying this years set, which includes Chromedome, Rewind, Fisitron / Ironfist, Treadshot, Barricade and Thrustinator - the deadline to sign up to buy these toys is this Thursday, 17 October 2013.
Sign up in advance and the last figure in the six will include a mystery bonus figure, which will not be sold on the Transformers Collectors Club store!
Second on the subject of sixth figures in the set, the sixth release in the first set of Transformers Figure Subscription Service figures will be shipping out soon. Ultra Mammoth, an Ultra Magnus themed redeco of the Big Convoy toy from Beast Wars Neo, rounds out the first year of the set. If you have changed address in the last 30 days you need to inform the Transformers Collectors Club before 21st October at 8am Central Time with your new address details.
Lastly, the fourth release in the Figure Subscription Service, Breakdown, has gone up on the
Transformers Collectors Club store for purchase. Breakdown is a very handsome redeco of the Universe Sideswipe mold using the tooling of the Botcon 2010 Generation 2 Breakdown - if you're on the fence,
check out our gallery of Breakdown to get an idea of why this is one cool little toy.
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
Latest images from Hong Kong seems to suggest Dino / Mirage will return for Transformers: Age Of Extinction. The robot made its debut on Transformers: Dark Of The Moon and quickly went on to become one of the favorite bots from the Live Action Movie Franchise. Though officially called as Dino (in honor of the late song of Ferrari Corporation Founder) he was known as Mirage on various merchandise including the Official Game, Comic Book and SpeedStars Toy Car from Hasbro.
The vehicle mode of Dino / Mirage on DOTM was a Ferrari 458 Italia; known as one of the best Ferraris ever made by Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear (and Hammond… and May). However, the spy photos from Hong Kong are of a
2014 Ferrari 458 Italia Speciale. If it is indeed Dino / Mirage, then he too may have received an upgrade like his cool buddy Sideswipe of Transformers 3.
Stick with TFW2005 as we bring you more info.
Image courtesy:
NextMedia.
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
Yahoo News is
reporting that a big battle is to take place in Hong Kong for Transformers: Age of Extinction. According to the site, Transformers 4 filming will take place in Victoria Harbor, Central Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, Wan Chai District, Sham Shui Po District, the Kowloon Peninsula and the old areas. But the crew is still in process of obtaining permission to film in certain areas.
Also, Xinhuanet is
reporting that Michael Bay is to arrive later. The shooting will go on for 10 to 14 days. The article also reveals a minor plot detail (which you can read, after the jump).
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
This year's membership renewal freebie from the Transformers Collectors Club was
Depth Charge. Depth Charge was a Maximal from Beast Wars, who journeyed to Earth in pursuit of his nemesis, Protoform X, aka Rampage. In the same style as Fun Publications' past Beast Wars "Dawn of Futures Past" Botcon exclusives, Depth Charge here is realized with a vehicular mode, using the Hunt for the Decepticons Terradive mold.
Timelines Depth Charge is a great figure and really works well on the mold. This is a straight-up redeco - there is no new head tooling or anything involved, just new colors - but the deco works so well that there is no questioning that this is a version of Depth Charge. The jet mode also perfectly recalls the manta ray alternate mode of the original Beast Wars Depth Charge, and even the trident accessory, with its connotations of the sea, works well with this toy.
Timelines Depth Charge is an amazing deco on an already great toy and is worthy of a place in any collection, either as a stand alone piece, or as a companion piece to the Botcon 2006 Dawn of Futures Past set or next year's Transformers Collectors Club exclusive, the aforementioned arch-rival Rampage!
Check out our gallery and see why this fan is raving about this toy!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
IDW have issued a press release about the new Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover miniseries, which we can now confirm is going to be its own, standalone continuity. The press release mentions that the series will be coming next summer - artist and co-writer Tom Scioli says of the series: "We're asking big questions. Is war an inevitable condition of life? What is free will? What is the future of man and machine as the line between them becomes increasingly blurred? The G.I. JOE team is trained to deal with dangerous situations and this is the ultimate test of their training. The TRANSFORMERS characters push the boundaries of what shapes life can take in this infinite universe of ours. Perhaps it will be a machine that teaches us what it is to be human."
In a tweet, Tom Scioli adds to this by saying "This Transformers vs. Joe script is the closest I've come to attempting the scope of what Kirby was aiming at with New Gods."
We've been told previously this would be a series on a cosmic scope, and co-writer John Barber says that "it harkens back to classic comic traditions—and to the origins of the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE characters—but feels constantly, irrepressibly new!"
The series is coming next summer, as a part of the anniversary celebration of both Transformers and G.I. Joe - be sure to pick it up when it hits comic stores! Read on for the original text of the press release which came to us via
Comic Book Resources.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
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Big Bad Toy Store have listed orders for a pair of new upgrade kits from Renderform. The Hub Warrior kit is a hand-made conversion kit for the Hasbro Generations Deluxe IDW Bumblebee toy to convert him into Hubcap. The kits include a new face and two guns - the
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