Via their social media, Hasbro Pulse has announced a new fanstream that will finally reveal the upcoming Robosen Megatron!
“Get ready to ROLL OUT, Transformers fans! Gear up for an exciting Transformers x Robosen Fanstream on April 25th at 11:00am ET, exclusively on Hasbro Pulse’s YouTube channel. Prepare for a most menacing reveal that will redefine the shape of innovation and collectible thrill in the Transformers universe! Are you ready to witness the next evolution in robotic mastery? It’s…MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.”
John Warden Rejoins Transformers Brand Team
We have some big news today on the Hasbro design side of things. It appears John Warden, via his LinkedIn, has rejoined the Transformers team!
Having previously worked on the team during the Prime Wars and WFC Trilogy years, Warden’s new position will be as Director of Product Design, managing the collector segments of both Transformers and also GI Joe.
Check out his post after the break and share your thoughts in the discussion thread.
Rumor: First Transformers One Trailer Debuting April 18th?
Via both HollywoodHandle and DanielRPK on X/Twitter, we have a rumor that the first Transformers One trailer may be debuting next Thursday, April 18th!
As said, take this as a rumor for now and stay tuned for updates. If true hopefully we’ll be getting an official announcement imminently.
Legacy United Voyager Cybertron Starscream Behind The Scenes
Hasbro Transformers designer Mark Maher is continuing his behind the scenes looks at new figures tonight via his Instagram, this time putting the spotlight on the fantastic new Legacy United Voyager Cybertron Starscream!
“Our worlds in DANGER‼️ Galaxy Force Starscream is ready to take over your puny and weak collection fools!
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Unlock the power of the decepticon cyberkey! The key can insert in the back of Starscream’s translucent weapon for a powerup blast or it can insert in his back to infuse the chip forces power cosmic. Be sure to utilize his energon cyber blades that can manually flip out from his massively cool shoulder pilons.
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As you can see from the pics, I had to bust out my old Super Supreme King Starscream to get a good comparison. I feel like this toy can now be used as like a titan army drone that SS commands. Unfortunately the crown is a bit large 😂 but hopefully our team can find a way to release a new crown accessory for this mighty sinister evil decepticon.
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Yuya san lead the way on this guy and just straight crushed it. The extra bit of articulation he added on the ankles really perform wonders!
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Mixing this style into the legacy format has been really satisfying, especially putting ol SS here with other figures on my shelf. All you fans are starting to really win me over with the “golden age” of Transformers title!”
Swapticon Gimmick Line Listings Found
Jtprime17 has dropped us a new update today, this time on what seems to be a new upcoming gimmick line called Swapticons. Some interesting names show up in here so we’ll be curious to see how they turn out. Check them out below!
TRA SWAPTICONS OP ULTRA MAGNUS
Product Number: G1055
TRA SWAPTICONS MEG SHOCKWAVE
Product Number: G1056
TRA SWAPTICONS BB HOT ROD
Product Number: G1057
TRA SWAPTICONS GRIMLOCK SNARL
Product Number: G1058
TRA SWAPTICONS CHEETOR TIGATRON
Product Number: G1059
TRA SWAPTICONS STARSCREAM THUNDERCRACKER
Product Number: G1060
TRA SWAPTICONS NEMESIS PRIME CLENCH
Product Number: G1235
TRA SWAPTICONS SHADOW PANTHER RAVAGE
Product Number: G1236
TRA SWAPTICONS WILD JUNGLE MISSION 5PK
Product Number: G1341
Masterpiece MP-60 Ginrai & MPG-09 Super Ginrai Even More New Images
Even better images of Takara’s upcoming Masterpiece MP-60 Ginrai and MPG-09 Super Ginrai have come our way courtesy of website Hobbyland. These are larger, clearer photos and give us our best look yet at the two releases.
We’re still waiting on the official reveals, but for now you can check them out and continue keeping track of these in the ongoing discussion thread.
Legacy United RID Deluxe Side Burn First Look
While Wave 2 of Legacy United may have just been officially revealed, it seems wave 3 is already starting to leak out – just in from the boards is our first look at RID Deluxe Side Burn. This is a redeco of Shadow Striker with a new head and unfortunately no other retooling.
He’s shown off here only in robot mode for now, so check it out and stay tuned for more.
Update: Better quality pics of robot mode and alt mode thanks to 2005 Boards member ZipperMan29x.
Studio Series 86 Leader Swoop Behind The Scenes
Hasbro Transformers designer Evan Brooks has taken to his Instagram this morning to drop some behind the scenes details on the newly-revealed Studio Series 86 Leader Swoop!
See his writeup below then check out his images after the break, including group shots of all 5 Dinobots!
“Hi Transformer fans,
Hope you all enjoyed the reveals @bmacatron84 took you all through at Wondercon for Studio Series.
While it will be a minute before the official photos get out there, I thought it would be a good idea to snap a few and walk you through the design for LDR Swoop! The final LDR Dinobot to complete the team. Thanks for waiting!
As with all the other Dinobots, this figure comes to you from the ever hardworking Hasui san.
You can see that no corner was left untouched with his masterful sketches.
Swoop comes with his 2 signature Rocket Launchers, his toy Thermal Sword and Grimlock’s toy Energo Sword. Design and Colors follow the animation appearance with the Blue chest that we rarely seem to get with Swoop toys.
He is flight stand compatible so you can re-create the amazing scenes from his introductory episode where he somehow punches Grimlock with his robot mode arms even though he’s in Dino mode.
He can of course also stand upright so you can make sure to tell him all the good parts of the story.
His Rocket launchers are 5mm port compatible so you can use blast effects to re-create him firing his missiles at Unicron. His Dino Mouth (like 3 of the other Dinobots and Snarl’s Tail) has a 3mm port inside so you can use the Jetfire Blast effects to re-create him breathing fire.
I hope you all get a chance to enjoy him and finish your Dinobot team.
I know some of you are still missing a few of these guys (Grimlock) and all I can say is we are aware and we’re going to get him back out there as soon as we can.
Thanks for all the support and be on the look out for more TF goodness for the 40th anniversary!
-Evan”
Wondercon 2024 Hasbro Q&A
Wondercon 2024 is over and TFW was able to ask Hasbro a handful of questions at the event. Not as beefy as our previous SDCC ones but a few good tidbits nonetheless.
Check it out after the break, and thanks to TFW’s Exastiken and Hasbro for making it happen!
Legacy United Deluxe Shard Behind The Scenes
Hasbro Transformers designer Mark Maher is bringing us a new behind the scenes post this Easter holiday via his Instagram, this time focusing on the new Legacy United Deluxe Shard!
“Legacy Infernac Universe Deluxe Shard is ready to bring the chaos and shred into your toy collection shelf! Hailing from planet Dread, Shard’s body is made up of energized death crystal. I don’t think Kup ever realized what else was lurking deep into those mines.
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Lets cut right into the deets, at first my plan was to make Shard translucent dark energon. What I didn’t realize was in order to keep the awesome combination armorizer gimmick, due to strength and durability, the clear material would never hold up. When I work on ideas such as these, my ideas and fantasies really run wild. Im extremely thankful for being blessed with working with genius minds like Takara’s Ejima san. He really steered the ship and reeled me in when my dreams need to be based in reality. 😅
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With the armorizers, much like other izers in the past, I’m really trying to push the limits with TF. Stuff that I’ve never seen done before, which is really challenging for such an innovative 40 year successful powerhouse brand, but I really do feel Shard is breaking some barriers. The crystalline translucent cockpits, the extreme sculpted texture, the baha blast color scheme (thank to the fans for that call out name, I love it 🥰), seeing a helicopter with workable rotary sword blades in a crystalline form that still maintains the “get to da choppah” vibes, are all things that make me really satisfied and happy as to how this came out.
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I have so many characters to post, busy busy busy! The fun and pace never stops! I hope yall had a hoppy Easter 🐣 holiday today. I know, I know, a stampy would be perfect 🙃”