By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Next up in our countdown to the release of Transformers Dark of the Moon on DVD & Blu-Ray is
Air Raid! Air Raid is a part of wave 5 with Darksteel,
who we put up a gallery of yesterday, and Armor Topspin. Air Raid is the lone new mold in the assortment, a radar / spy plane to shore up the Movie Autobots' air force. In robot mode he's a bit quirky, with a flail on one arm, and the radar dish transforms into a shield - very much like a gladiator! But when you need more firepower, the radar dish MechTech transforms into a blaster weapon. Air Raid also has a variety of different sockets to attach weapons in robot and jet modes, and the
fully kitted out jet mode is a sight to behold!
Click on the link below to view the full gallery:
Dark of the Moon Deluxe Air Raid GalleryCheck back tomorrow and Friday for more Transformers Dark of the Moon toy galleries as we count down to the home release of the movie! (And no, tomorrow is not Armor Topspin ;))
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
The war for earth is coming to a town near you in the new TRANSFORMERS Social Networking Application, TF3 Battle Zone! Choose your side between the AUTOBOTS or DECEPTICONS and defend your city by claiming real-world territory using the foursquare API. Turn any location into a BATTLE ZONE with this innovative social networking app and link TF3 Battle Zone to your foursquare, Twitter or Facebook profile to join the geo-social battle for world domination!Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.2 or later.
Note: The game will be available on Android and Facebook soon.
iOS version can be downloaded
here. Take a look at the Screenshots, after the jump.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
As a little follow-on to
our Sideswipe gallery we featured earlier, here's Sideswipe's remold, Darksteel, in all his glory!
Darksteel features a new head which has a unique charm all of its own, very different to your typical Movie Transformer's head. His vehicle mode deco is excellent, in black with teal tribal details which looks really sharp. Robot mode is a departure revealing a lot of mustard yellow, which contrasts nicely against the darker vehicle parts. He's a homage to Beast Wars Quickstrike, and the resemblance comes out when the two are stood together - but make no mistake, Darksteel has an identity all of his own! He's been in stock on Hasbro Toy Shop recently, though there has not been a US bricks and mortar store sighting yet.
Well worth checking out as and when he arrives, he's a great redeco of a fun mold.
Click on the link below to view our full Darksteel gallery:
Transformers Dark of the Moon Darksteel GalleryBe sure to check back every day this week as we add more Transformers Dark of the Moon galleries as we count down to the launch of the Dark of the Moon blu-Ray / DVD.
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
Harry Potter and Transformers toys ranked high among children over the summer.
Toy News Online reports that, in a survey of children aged seven to eleven, of all this summers licensed toys, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 toys took 19.12% of the market. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was second and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was a close third.
Unsurprisingly, comic properties like Thor, X-Men and Green Lantern failed to make much of a dent. Just check your toy store shelves for proof. Some properties, like Captain America didn't even make the top 10.
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
2005 Board members spiritprime and Computicon have stopped by to share with us some info on Transformers Prime airing in Australia and Brazil.
Thanks to
Griffin of Oz, Cartoon Network will be airing Transformers Prime starting in 2012 in Australia. In Brazil, Cartoon Network will also be showing the popular new cartoon as well on Monday nights. Starting on November 7th.
Check out the Brazil news
here or hit the discuss link to continue on and share your thoughts on Australia's good news.
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By Secretcode from
TFW2005:
Harry Potter and Transformers toys ruled the market over the summer.
Toy News Online reports that, of all this summers licensed toys, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 toys took 19.12% of the market. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was second and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was a close third.
Unsurprisingly, comic properties like Thor, X-Men and Green Lantern failed to make much of a dent. Just check your toy store shelves for proof. Some properties, like Captain America didn't even make the top 10.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
For day 2 of our countdown to "Transformers Friday", we draw your attention to another gallery by SydneyY. This time the spotlight falls upon
Dark of the Moon Sideswipe, an excellent and fun little toy. Sideswipe first appeared in Revenge of the Fallen for the conclusion of the pulse-pounding Shanghai action sequence, and his main part in Dark of the Moon is to fight against the Dreads with Ironhide in the standout set piece "Mexican Standoff" scene. His toy reflects the new look his vehicle mode gets for Dark of the Moon with the open convertible roof, which has a pleasing side effect of minimising the car parts backpack on the actual toy. Great poseability round out this figure, and really the only fault is he lacks the gorgeous silver finish of the Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe.
Click on the link below to check out the gallery:
Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class SideswipeOf course, if you missed out on Sideswipe, there's his extremely handsome looking redeco with a new head named Darksteel coming down the pipeline very soon...
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
This Friday will see the home release of Transformers Dark of the Moon, the latest summer blockbuster Transformers live-action movie from Director Michael Bay, and the finale of the three live-action movies with Bay and leading man Shia LaBeouf (unless Tyrese's guess is on the money...)
To celebrate the launch of the new movie on DVD & Blu-Ray, we're going to be counting down to the launch, TFW style, with a series of Transformers Dark of the Moon gallery highlights!
Our first Transformers Dark of the Moon gallery highlight is the big dude himself -
Optimus Prime. What's special about this gallery though is we are spotlighting not the US release, oh no, we're putting the focus on the Japanese exclusive release from Takara-Tomy. This version gives Optimus Prime a more screen accurate deco, a new and exclusive MechTech weapon, and a trailer scaled for Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class toys, which is again unique to this release.
All pictures in this update are by 2005 Boards Photo Staff member SydneyY! Click on the link below to check them out:
Takara-Tomy Dark of the Moon Voyager Optimus Prime with MechTech TrailerBe sure to check back every day this week as we bring you more Dark of the Moon toy goodness while we count down to Transformers Dark of the Moon's home release!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
2005 Boards member catz swung by to deliver us some news about the upcoming Transformers Prime Deluxe Wave 1.5. This assortment, also due out in November like wave 1, features
Bumblebee,
Arcee and
Starscream, but also adds
Cliffjumper into the mix! The full breakdown of toys in the case is:
3x Bumblebee
1x Arcee
2x Starscream
2x Cliffjumper
All indications suggest this Cliffjumper is the clean, non-Terrorcon version.
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