The UK Toy Fair is due to kick off next week, but via an image posted on 4chan and reposted to imgur we have a look at a poster that is destined to decorate the Hasbro booth. The poster shows art from both Robots in Disguise and Combiner Wars – but among the familiar art, there are two new pieces shown.
The first one to draw your attention to is on the left of Robots in Disguise Grimlock. This robot, with a white head, is the combined mode of a redeco of Optimus Prime – compare the head design to Ultra Prime in the bottom right corner. It seems as though we are getting a white Voyager Optimus Prime redeco in our future. Could this be a new Ultra Magnus, or someone else given the fact that Ultra Magnus was previously rumored to be getting a Leader class toy?
Next, look closer at the artwork of the white-headed Combiner, and you’ll see that Combiner Wars Blackjack is getting a redeco or retool as Rodimus – and he’ll serve as a chest for the white-headed Combiner (which by extension, might be Magnus after all – Lost Light crew combiner, anyone?)
Lastly, take a look in the bottom left. This is some new artwork of the Classics Bumblebee design – suggesting the little bot might be getting a release somewhere – though it also would not be the first time for Hasbro to produce some new to promote a line using a character not getting a new release in the line.
A big thanks to TFW2005 member Gearshift for the heads up!
Autovolt 127
I wished there was a little bit of Transformers there.
Lazerwave
Mummy and Lighthouse don't matter to me. I just want to see closer picture of Black Knight Ghost and Mystery Plane with Headless Horseman.
Purple Heart
Yeah actually, they may have the Mummy Museum and LightHouse set there.
Maybe not though, Lego still does tend to favor Toy fair above all.
Lazerwave
Ok. But the bright side is I might see more Scooby Doo Lego.
Purple Heart
Ah Nuremberg, Theres always a shit-ton of Lego there.
Never really any Transformers though.
Lazerwave
When's that?
Dinobot Nuva
We might get another little trickle of news from Nuremberg Toy Fair before NYC.
Lazerwave
So now we got to wait 20 days for something.
Jalaguy
Not on Generations. Reports seem to indicate that Hasbro only had RID and Rescue Bots stuff in their private showroom.
It's not exactly surprising that they'd save the collector-orientated stuff for NY Toy Fair, where they do their "Collector-Fan Media Day" that they invite fan-sites and whatnot to.
ssjkazer
So no info at all?
General Tekno
I don't see the point. UK Toy Fair doesn't get all the really awesome new stuff anyway; they save that for Toy Fair in NYC, where Hasbro's displays aren't "no photos" rooms anyway (not to mention they tend to do press packets of the upcoming new toys).
Last time we got a major Hasbro leak from a UK show was with Rise of Cobra, if memory serves.
LegendAntihero
The press should bring high tech hidden cameras so we can see what the new toys will look like. Even if Hasbro decides not to attend again because of the leaked photos, I'd be worth it cause there's not much point in them being there if we don't see what they have
Lazerwave
I think the Toy Fair is over.
Ironhide4
Very disappointed no leaks yet have to say.
payres
BBC Report on UK Toyfair
BBC News – Toy Fair: Are these the toys you'll be buying this Christmas?
No TF News but might be interesting background to some
Ravenxl7
True, but I wouldn't expect the specific Hasbro reps at a Toy Fair to both know what TakaraTomy have in the plans and reveal said plans. Besides, while it was a part of the same article on Seibertron, the stuff about possible future Masterpieces had nothing to do with the news coming from Toy Fair.
unicronic
Balanced is the best way to describe it, thanks.
Unclejoe420
At least it's just under a month to the NY Toy Fair, and possible pix..
incapable hulk
I think the right term is "balanced".
With Silverbolt, Hasbro really struck the right balance between fun, intuitive and complexity.
Afterburner
Hasbro does often know what TakaraTomy is working on when it comes to TF, even if they aren't participating.