By Superquad7 from
TFW2005:
Hot on the tails of
our initial news post of this exclusive figure for the upcoming Charticon convention, the guys organizing the inaugural convention have been posting a TON of updates on this highly anticipated figure! We've decided to devote a single "round-up" for them, so that you can view them all in one update!
The major news is that it is, in fact, including TWO Targetmaster type figures! These are redecos of the
Mastershooter Collectible figures, courtesy of site sponsor
Captured Prey. Attached to this article is a mock-up of those figures.
This figure is super-limited, and the "non-attendee" packages have sold out. However, don't fret! You can still join the party by attending the convention, as there are still attendee sets still available! Jump on over to
the ordering page if you plan to join the party! Also, there is some important information
here if you plan to attend and order this figure.
Also, if you have some skills but can't attend, the head sculpt is offered separately! This is also a more affordable version for those who passed on the non-attendee set and are unable to attend the convention. The head is available for $15. Jump directly on over to
the Charticon site for ordering information! If you end up going this route, be sure to post your own work in
Radicons via
our Creative Forums!
Read on for tons more information after the jump!
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By DESTRO from
TFW2005:
TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers will be available in Blue, Black and Red Label editions. All three versions of the book will be housed in a tray case (this is the first Red Label to get a tray case) and signed by Nick Roche, Guido Guidi and James Roberts.
Everyone who pre-orders this book before 4/30/13 will receive an additional, exclusive lithograph print by Nick Roche & Guido Guidi.
IDW Limited TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the WreckersTRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers - Blue Label $350
• Limited to TEN copies
• Hand-drawn team-up illustration by series artists Nick Roche and Guido Guidi (each artist drew one of the two characters in every illustration)
• Limited-edition, custom-designed tray case
• Mounted signature page signed by Nick Roche, Guido Guidi & James Roberts
• Hardcover portfolio containing FIVE lithographs featuring the Blue Label artwork of Guido Guidi and Nick Roche
• Exclusive cover only available through this IDW Limited release
More Information on TRANSFORMERS: Last Stand of the Wreckers after the jump.
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
80s Toy Expo will be collecting toy and collectible donations for the
TFcon 2013 Make-A-Wish Charity Auction at the show this weekend. If you bring a new toy or collectible you will get into the dealer room 15 minutes earlier than your ticket time. Last year
TFcon raised $2705 for Make-A-Wish Canada in their first ever charity auction, help us beat that.
The 2013
Canadian 80s Toy Expo will be April 14th, 2013 at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre –
6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario. Special guests include Larry Kenney the voice of Lion-O in Thundercats and former WWF Superstar Tito Santana.
The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DC Universe etc), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern),Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles. Free parking.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
The latest issue of the Transformers Collector's Club Magazine, #50, has begun arriving in mailboxes. The top story in the issue is the confirmation that Hasbro will be making a Generations Hoist. He is a remold of Generations Trailcutter with a new head and a crane attachment in place of the back of the truck. The crane transforms into his gun.
Other highlights of the issue include:
Collector's Club subscription figure of Depth Charge as a homage to Marvel Transformers #22
Double page spread on the Botcon 2013 Machine Wars Termination Boxed set exclusives. Obsidian is now reportedly sporting an altered deco based on his appearance in the Beast Machines series. It is referred to as a "revised concept image".
The comic continues the Shattered Glass Beast Wars plotline. The Transformers Menagerie section covers the Dinobots. Bios are presented for Beast Wars Grimlock & Beast Wars II Dirge.
E-Hobby Magnificus will be available through the Transformers Collectors Club. Preorders will open 15 April 2013, price is $90.
Watch your mailboxes if you are club members for the latest issue.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
By way of
Collecticon, we have our first look at Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Megatron. Beast Hunters Megatron as perhaps we had anticipated is a remolded version of the previous Voyager toy, with a new weapon and extensive remolding for his "Hunter" armor. These images are of a mold-test prototype, which helpfully means we get a good look at what has been changed from the base figure. New / remolded parts include:
New remolded head, more menacing face.
New shoulders, spikier and more detailed.
New forearms, with fins at the wrists. The fins regrettably mean that the new gun needs an overlong handle to attach to the arm.
New lower legs / wings.
The clear purple section, which mounted the fusion cannon in vehicle mode on the first version of the mold, is enlarged and fills out the back more and we assume by extension also hides the arms in vehicle mode more.
New chest, which bears a slight passing resemblance to the beast mode head of Generation 1 Seacon Skalor.
The overall toy seems to have a fish theme going on with all the fins. The new weapon also keeps the fish theme going, and from what we can gather from the photos, the new gun appears to have a few sliding / folding parts as though it might actually transform into a sword.
If previous reports are correct, Megatron here will be the lone new toy in Beast Hunters Voyager Wave 4. Check out the pictures of him for an advance look at the latest incarnation of the leader of the Decepticons.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
For our next gallery, we're taking a step back from the new releases and having a look back at one of the rather cool redecos released in the recent years. Takara has a rather grand tradition of offering black repaints of Transformers characters, and one very popular choice for this treatment is Hot Rod / Rodimus. Here for you tonight is something rather cool - a gallery by our own SydneyY showcasing the
Masterpiece Black Rodimus Convoy, the crown jewel of Black Hot Rod Transformers!
Like most of the Black Rodimus characters, Black Rodimus Convoy is a doppleganger of Rodimus. In this version, he is the personification of all Generation 1 Rodimus' self doubt, insecurity and reluctance to lead that formed a second, dormant personality within the mind of Rodimus - until a chance encounter brought Rodimus to a Decepticon facility with a cloning machine, which allowed the evil personality to assume physical form and set out to rule all he encountered - Autobot and Decepticon alike.
Open the link below to check out the gallery of this awesome E-Hobby Masterpiece Transformer!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
As the GI Joe fans among us already know, this weekend is JoeCon! Hasbro as always were in attendance and, via our GI Joe sister site Hisstank,
we can share a little news on the San Diego Comic Con exclusives for 2013. Please note, this applies to the GI Joe exclusives rather than Transformers ones:
SDCC can't be shown because they contracted with a national outlet for initial unveiling.
SDCC hint - Will be a bigger set, fill a void for many collectors, will have a surprising amount of figures they think the fans will be happy with. Didn't say it would be Joe/TF, but hinted it will probably carry forward. What we can take from this is as follows:
The SDCC exclusives will be shown through a national outlet at some point, probably USA Today or MTV Geek in the next two months.
While not confirmed, we
may get another GI Joe / Transformers crossover set like the pictured Starscream Skystriker.
Brian Savage is also on record as having approached Hasbro Toy Shop with a view to offering the GI Joe SDCC 2013 exclusives through the GI Joe club store - we can infer from this the possibility that the Transformers SDCC 2013 exclusives might also be a part of the same deal and potentially offered through the Transformers Club Store.
Please bear in mind though, nothing is as yet set in stone. When more news of the Transformers side of things is revealed, you can find it posted right here on TFW2005! And for GI Joe news, be sure to check out the
Hisstank!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
By way of
LadyWreck on
Twitter we have word of the next Transformers collection to be added to the IDW Limited series of premium Transformers books. Fans of Nick Roche and James Roberts will be pleased to know that their breakout work, the Last Stand of the Wreckers, will be getting the IDW Limited treatment. It is due for a release on Tuesday April 9th. Prices are Red Label $125, Black Label $250, Blue Label $350! Each version comes with special portfolio prints. Writer
James Roberts describes the special editions as "a thing of beauty".
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
By way of
Toonzone, we have a preview to share with you of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters episode 4, Rebellion. Rebellion brings the events of the last three episodes to a head in a massive clash between Autobot and Decepticon at the Decepticon fortress, Darkmount! The preview clip is embedded for your viewing pleasure below.
By way of
AT&T U-Verse we also have an extended description for what is happening in the episode:
The Decepticons are in for the fight of their lives when their long-standing fortress comes under the unexpected attack of the vengeful Autobots, who are being led to an anticipated victory by a new and courageous member of Team Prime.
Check it out next Friday at 7:30pm EST!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Don't forget to tune into the Hub tonight at 7:30pm EST to check out the latest episode of Transformers Prime Season 3, Prey. In Prey the Autobots find their backs to the wall as Megatron unleashes the ultimate Autobot hunter cloned from fossilized CNA and bred in a laboratory by the sinister Shockwave!
To go with the new episode
a pair of new stills have been released, one of them showing off the Predacon's impressive wingspan, and the other showing off the equally impressive Autobot general Ultra Magnus! These come at you via
io9.
Join in the episode discussion in our Transformers Prime forum!
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