By ORIO from
TFW2005:
Hobby Ark Toy Store's Facebook page has revealed the packaging for Xovergen's next upcoming 3rd Party product. The TrailerForce TF-01 MasterArmor will upgrade your
classics Optimus Prime or
Henkei Convoy into a full on, articulated, Powermaster armored Optimus Prime!
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
Anyone remember
Falcatron? The Australian fan decided Ford based Transformer? Well, Ford is at it again with another character created using fan influence. Fans got to vote on whether this character would be Autobot, Decepticon, what kind of alternate mode he would have and more. This time, meet Torque, (not to be confused with our very own
2005 Board member) who has been debuted on
Motorauthority.com. The website has the following to say on this new design:
This time the fans chose the Ranger, but in its range-topping Wildtrak trim. This model packs a 3.2-liter five-cylinder turbodiesel that’s rated at 197 horsepower and 346 pound-feet of torque.
Torque’s bright orange finish is available on the Ranger Wildtrak, though that’s about all he has in common with the actual production model.
Ford has said it plans to use Torque in some promotional materials, just like it is doing with Falcatron. However, don’t hold your breath waiting to see either in Transformers 4--they were created just for Ford’s own promotional use.Read Replies (0)
By ORIO from
TFW2005:
Site sponsor
Robot Kingdom, has updated their preorder page for the Asia Exclusive re-release of the Classic Bruticus figure. Now updated with in package images of this figure, we now get a better look at the front and back of the package. Noticeable are small differences from the previous release of this set from the
Revenge of The Fallen line.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
By way of the
Twitter account of Bluesmobile325 we have our first look at the prototype for the Transformers GT Optimus Prime. GT Prime is a heavy remold of the Alternity Convoy design with pretty much the entire car bodywork redone to resemble the Nissan Super GT. He's also got a new head, and an extra blaster weapon. Check out our mirror of the image by clicking on the thumbnail at left.
For those interested, the website for
Transformers GT is also live now.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Meister79, posting over at
the Allspark, has shared an interesting bit of news with the fandom. He's posted a Takara-Tomy solicitation which includes a whole bunch of new toy names which we have not previously heard about. Toys on the list include:
United Reflecter (sic) - This one is priced at the Deluxe pricepoint, so it is potentially a release of the Reveal the Shield Perceptor redeco with the alternate head mentioned at Botcon 2010.
United Hard Head - again a Deluxe priced release, this might well be a release of the Deluxe Warpath with the alternate, Hardhead inspired tooling.
United Shock Wave - priced the same as the Takara-Tomy Generations Optimus Prime and Jazz, so potentially a release of the Fall of Cybertron toy with a shiny paint job like the Takara-Tomy Generations are sporting.
United Gremrock (sic) - again, priced at the Deluxe pricepoint like Shockwave.
United Starscream
United Swindle
There are also two new Transformers Prime Arms Micron entries on the list:
AM36 MMOG Thundertron - this sounds like an Arms Micron series release for Thundertron. What is of interest is that first bit - MMOG - which might possibly stand for "Massive Multiplayer Online Game", i.e. suggesting that Thundertron is going to make an appearance in one of the online Transformers games currently in development. Potentially Transformers Universe since we already know the Star Seekers are represented in that game.
AM37 Preview Optimus Prime Re-do - This is at the Arms Micron Deluxe pricepoint so it is potentially second release for Japan of the First Edition Optimus Prime Deluxe class toy, although your guess is as good as ours what the "re-do" means.
The list itself includes a healthy mix of Takra-Tomy Japanese market items and also confirmed Asia exclusives, so time will tell if any of those United toys will be released in Japan or will be more Asia exclusives.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Our sponsors TFSource have dropped a bit of bombshell on
Facebook with regard to the Toyworld Throttlebots, the first of which,
Grind Rod, has just recently been released.
We have received confirmation from Toy World that once all the TW-T0 Figures are released, the final figure will contain all the parts to make them combine!What will the final six Throttlebot gestalt look like? Are we going to see something like Puzzler from Go-Bots? Time will tell - but that's not going to stop us Transformers fans from speculating and looking for limb modes in each of the TW-T0 series releases as they come out!
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By DESTRO from
TFW2005:
The Transformers IDW Limited team has passed on some information on a contest they are currently holding on the IDW Limited home page. If you collect Transformers Comics this is an easy way to score retail incentive covers and hard to find issues valued at more than $400 just for a quick "LIKE" of the IDW Limited Facebook page. To enter the contest correctly, visit the IDW Home page first and scroll down to the bottom. GOOD LUCK!
Books Included In The Contest:
Transformers: Target 2006 1-6
Transformers Movie Adaptation 1-4
TF Regeneration 1 (#81)
TF Heart of Darkness #1
Beast Wars The Gathering 1-4
Best of UK Dinobots 1-5
TF: Ironhide #1
TF: Robots In Disguise Sketch Cover
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