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Site friend and sponsor Robotkingdom has shared their latest newsletter in our forums. Hot new in-stock items and pre-orders for your collections. You can read some highlights below and read on for the full list.

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ROBOTKINGDOM.COM Newsletter #1430
Hi,
Here is a quick update from www.robotkingdom.com.

#1 Hot Items!

Exclusive Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar.
New Listings
Preorder. Start Shipping on 1st August 2018.
US24.9
Exclusive Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar. Preorder. Start Shipping on 1st August 2018.

Takara Transformers MasterPiece MP-42 CONDOR with exclusive coins.
Photos Updated!
Preorder. Available in October 2018.
US$ 114.90
Takara Transformers MasterPiece MP-42 CONDOR with exclusive coins. Preorder. Available in October 2018.

Takaratomy Mall Exclusive Diaclone DA-26 WARUDER SUIT.
New Listings
Preorder. Available in September 2018
US61.9
Takaratomy Mall Exclusive Diaclone DA-26 WARUDER SUIT. Preorder. Available in September 2018.

Zeta Toys ZA03 BLITZKRIEG.
New Listings
Preorder. Available in July 2018
US96.9
Zeta Toys ZA03 BLITZKRIEG. Preorder. Available in July 2018.

TRU Exclusive Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 09 Voyager Thundercracker.
Photos Updated!
Available NOW!
US$49.9.
TRU Exclusive Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 09 Voyager Thundercracker. Available Now!

ZETA-EX03 Jazzy (White).
Preorder. Available in July 2018
US49.9
ZETA-EX03 Jazzy (White). Preorder. Available in July 2018.

Master Made SDT-05 Odin.
New Listings
Preorder. Available in July 2018
US139.9
Master Made SDT-05 Odin. Preorder. Available in July 2018.

DNA DESIGN DK-06 GRIMLOCK UPGRADE KITS.
Photos Updated!
Preorder. Available in July 2018.
US$ 26.90
DNA DESIGN DK-06 GRIMLOCK UPGRADE KITS. Preorder. Available in July 2018.

Hasbro Transformers Platinum Edition Unicron. 
New Listings
Restock! Available in June 2018.
US$ 99.90
Hasbro Transformers Platinum Edition Unicron. Restock! Available in June 2018.

King Arts – DFS067 – Diecast Action Uforobot Grendizer.
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US$259.9
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[Dr Wu] DW-P31P Ninjia (Pink).
Photos Updated!
Preorder. Available in May 2018.
US$ 4.90
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It’s a Happy Sethday Buzzday as Vangelus joins the birthday boy on, coincidentally, a big ol’ Masterpiece news-drop day.

You can download and comment on it here: WTF@TFW – Episode 511
Check out the WTF@TFW blog here.

If you use iTunes and regularly subscribe to podcasts, you can add us to your player and have the software download each episode automatically each time we update. To do that, and give us a reviews on iTunes, click here: Transformers Podcast on iTunes. We’re now also offering ways to subscribe by Android, Email, and RSS!

under Transformers Cyberverse

Popular iPhone Trading Card/ Sticker app Quidd (beta version out on Android), has revealed a huge surprise for Transformers Fans by releasing a set of new stickers based on Transformers Evergreen designs. The best part comes from the fact that there is a decent chance of seeing these characters on the upcoming Transformers: Cyberverse series.

Some of the characters featured:

  • Optimus Prime
  • Bumblebee
  • Megatron
  • Starscream
  • Grimlock
  • Windblade
  • Barricade
  • Hound
  • Wheeljack
  • Shockwave
  • Soundwave

This trading card collection features blind packs which you must purchase using in-app currency which in return must be purchased with real currency (micro-transactions).

You can check out some screenshots taken from this newsie’s phone, after the jump (more images are being shared on the thread associated with this news post). You can install the app from Apple App Store and Android Play Store.

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under Transformers Cyberverse, Transformers Movie Toys & Products

Licensing Expo 2018 is now officially over. Despite the fact that fans never got to see the content from Hasbro’s panel, we have started to receive details from all the licensing agreements that took place during the past three days.

The first Transformers related news is from United Colors Of Benetton Group, which managed to sign a multi-year deal with Hasbro for their Transformers and My Little Pony brands.

The first items will launch later this year in the retailer’s autumn/winter 2018 line-up.

The ranges include My Little Pony infants’ and kids’ collections, plus Transformers infants’ and kid’s collections.

Fashions inspired by several Hasbro brands will continue in Benetton’s spring/summer 2019 offerings and beyond.

“Benetton is one of the best-known fashion companies in the world and we are thrilled to work with them to bring beloved Hasbro brands to even more fans everywhere,” said Katherine Buckland, senior licensing director at Hasbro Consumer Products.

The Hasbro collection will be available to buy online and at United Colors of Benetton’s 5,000 stores in 120 countries.

Of course this isn’t the first time Benetton signed a deal with Hasbro. Back in 2013 a deal was made for Transformers: Age Of Extinction for similar kind of apparel.

under Crossovers, Japanese Transformers

Shoryuken and roll out! Takara Tomy had announced one of their most original crossover lines: The Takara Tomy Mall exclusive Street Fighter II vs Transformers sets.

Via an update from our sponsor Robotkingdom on Facebook, we have images of the packaging of these 2-packs: Ken (Titans Return Hot Rod) vs. Chun Li (Generations Arcee) and Ryu (Titans Return Optimus Prime) vs. Vega / M. Bison (Titans Return Megatron).

The packaging is very nice window box, where you can see the toys in robot mode homaging the Street Fighter characters’ special moves. Great for fans of both franchises.

The sets may start shipping any time soon, and you can still pre-order them in our sponsors below. You can check out the mirrored gallery after the jump and then you can sound off your hadokens for these figures on the 2005 Boards!

Sponsor Links: Big Bad Toy Store, TFSource, Robot Kingdom, Hobby Link Japan, The Chosen Prime, ToyDojo, Ages Three & Up

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Takara-Tomy’s packaging for the Power of the Primes line has now been revealed in images posted on Planet Iacon on Facebook. Putting paid to any supposition that the line might have different packaging in Japan, we can confirm it’s actually the same packaging you can find on shelves in the US – just with a sticker added with the character name in Japanese.

If you look closely, you can even make out the top of Hasbro’s logo peaking out from behind the sticker.

This is not a first for Takara-Tomy, as they did something similar in 2007 for the original live action movie toyline – at least at first, since later releases in the line had a bonus Allspark accessory not released stateside, and a couple of figures with new decos. It currently looks unlikely that will happen in this line, or the Japanese Studio Series releases.

under Podcasts

Daifuku or not, it’s another sweet session of listener question answerage with Vangelus, Aaron, and TJ.

You can download and comment on it here: WTF@TFW – Episode 510
Check out the WTF@TFW blog here.

If you use iTunes and regularly subscribe to podcasts, you can add us to your player and have the software download each episode automatically each time we update. To do that, and give us a reviews on iTunes, click here: Transformers Podcast on iTunes. We’re now also offering ways to subscribe by Android, Email, and RSS!

under Transformers Movie Toys & Products

Hasbro’s official Transformers social media channels bring us another installment of the Leaked From Cybertron video series, this time featuring the highly anticipated Studio Series Deluxe Class Jazz!

This time, Transformers Brand Associate Project Engineer Mike shows off the figure’s design upgrades in comparison to its 2007 predecessor. Today’s video follows previous detailed views of Studio Series Blackout and Grimlock & Power of the Primes Dinobots Slash, Sludge, Slug (G1 Slag), Snarl, Swoop and Grimlock.

Will this Jazz hold pride of place in your movie figures collection? Check out the clip below and then join the discussion on the 2005 boards!

Leaked From Cybertron: Studio Series Jazz

Leaked from Cybertron: small changes make a big difference for the Studio Series Jazz figure.

Posted by TRANSFORMERS on Thursday, May 24, 2018

under Transformers Masterpiece

Finally, we have got our first  Official Image of Takara Tomy Gold Masterpiece MP-10 Convoy/Optimus Prime.

While back in March we reported a mysterious TaoBao listing of an upcoming MP-10 “Golden Lagoon” edition. We finally have a look of the MP-10 variant from the pages of Figure King magazine thanks to 2005 Boards member HolyCulture.

No information on how this figure will be released, price or date at the moment. While we wait for more details, you can click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post and then sound off on the 2005 Boards! [Read more…]

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Coming from the pages of the latest Japanese Figure King Magazine, we finally have a loo the first Prototype Teaser Image of the 35th Anniversary Optimus Prime.

While back in February we reported our first sketch of an upcoming Masterpiece Optimus Prime, which would celebrate the 35 anniversary of the franchise,  With more accurate cartoon versions of Masterpiece figures recently, a new Prime would make sense.

Thanks to 2005 Boards member HolyCulture, we have our first (but small) image of the proper prototype of this Masterpiece Optimus Prime Version 3, as many fans have started to name it. We see part of the chest, shoulder and leg. So far, the leg looks more cartoon accurate. Keep your fingers crossed that the full prototype will be revealed at Tokyo Toy Show on June this year.

You can now click on the bar to see the mirrored image and let us know what differences you can spot from MP-10 on the 2005 Boards. [Read more…]