Takara-Tomy has updated their website with some rather cool promo material for the Transformers Go! toyline. On their main website there is an extremely cool flyer for the initial releases in the line, featuring a photoshopped image of Hunter Optimus Prime and Dragotron / Predaking fighting in Earth’s orbit. Meanwhile the Transformers Go! Toyline page has updated with another image – this one showing the heads of the three main characters of each faction in Go! (Optimus, Dragotron and Shockwave) along with Bumblebee. [Read more…]
E-Hobby Magnificus Comic Cover Revealed
E-Hobby has updated their pre-order page for their Classics Magnificus exclusive with some artwork for the bonus comic that will come with the figure. The comic cover takes a Wild West style, with a wanted poster for Magnificus being torn by an unseen hand. The artstyle seems to be in the vein of the Marvel Transformers comics, at least as much as we can judge from one single uncolored lineart.
Check it out here. The Transformers Collector’s Club will be offering Magnificus for order to fans outside of Japan, priced $90 with preorders expected to go live next week. [Read more…]
Prime Arms Micron Gashapon Volume 4 Matrix and Terrorcon Redecos In-Hand
The fourth and to date final series of Transformers Prime Arms Micron Gashapons has been released in Japan. Arms Micron Gashapon Volume 4 redecos all twelve existing toys from the first three series in translucent blue “Matrix” versions for the Autobots and translucent purple “Terrorcon” versions for the Decepticons. This makes the figures look very sharp and lends a nice coordinated color scheme for the larger combo weapons.
Autobase Aichi on Facebook has posted an in-hand gallery of these toys, be sure to check them out! [Read more…]
Transformers Go! G-05, 06 and 07 listings
New listings have been released by Takara-Tomy for their Transformers Go! line. The new listings give us the names of the next three releases which are given as:
G05 Gekiso-maru (ninja team, Japan exclusive release)
G06 Hunter Smokescreen (no hunter armor)
G07 Bakudora (listing mentions this is a Predacon and sports a new head)
No images are available at present. Hunter Smokescreen and Bakudora are priced at 2,500 yen apiece, suggesting that both of these will be Deluxe class molds – on that basis Bakudora is probably a reuse of either Ripclaw or Skystalker. Gekiso-Maru, the ninja team, is priced at 5,500 yen. Given the pricepoint and the fact it is referred to as a team, odds are this is a multipack of some description – perhaps the Decepticon combiner that was originally mooted a few weeks back? [Read more…]
BAPE X Transformers 2013 Red Camo Optimus Prime In-Hand
Online blog The Cave Collection has posted a selection of images of the BAPE Red Convoy. The third Generation 1 Optimus Prime – who is historically known as Convoy in Japan – to be released under the Takara-Tomy and BAPE co-licensing agreement is red. Very very red! Check out the images to see for yourself. As a BAPE store exclusive, this one is a very limited edition piece. [Read more…]
Nightmare Unicron In Package Images
Site sponsor, Robot Kingdom, has updated their preorder listing for the upcoming Arms Micron Nightmare Unicron figure. We now have in package pictures of the figure whose packaging matches the deco of the figure inside. This black, grey and red repaint of Arms Micron Unicron is due for release on March 30th. So make sure you have your preorders ready to go for this “Nemesis” Unicron figure! [Read more…]
Encore Fortress Maximus Commemorative Coin
Our sponsors Robot Kingdom have posted up some images of the Asia-exclusive purchase bonuses for Transformers Encore 23 Fortress Maximus. That’s right – bonuses, Fortress Maximus has two of them! As well as the previously reported headphone jack – allowing you to “head on” your MP3 player or phone – Encore Fortress Maximus in Asia gets the now-traditional collector’s coin treatment. It’s a very cool piece, coming packaged in a cardboard display envelope modeled after Fortress Maximus’ own head and unfolding to look like the main torso of the Autobot dreadnought.
It has also been confirmed that Fortress Maximus eye’s will be painted, not factory applied stickers – but for the purists, the original stickers will also be available to add to the toy if you want the full vintage look. Thanks to SydneyY for pointing that one out to us. [Read more…]
E-Hobby Generations Magnificus Additional Images & Box Images
Some additional images of the E-Hobby exclusive Generations Magnificus have been released. E-Hobby’s Magnificus is a black redeco of Reveal the Shield Perceptor, with a new head. These new images show off Magnificus’ box – and his function, Decepticon Outcast – plus there are a couple more pictures of the toy as well. Check them out attached to this news post. [Read more…]
Transformers GT Maximus & Safety Prime Release Update
The most recent edition of Dengeki Hobby, the May issue, carried some nice updates about the Transformers GT line – and via Autobase Aichi who posted a summary of the Transformers content, we can share this news with you. First of all, the GT Maximus is confirmed for a release. The release date is to be announced, and he will come with a Race Queen named “Hiiro”
Second, the Legends Prowl redeco named Safety Prime (reported previously here) will also see a release. Safety Prime is to be given away to those who participate in “Super GT Kids Walk” event. The catch, though, is that only children under junior high school age can receive this figure, which will make him hard to get on the secondary market. [Read more…]
Takara Generations Soundwave Gallery
A pair of galleries have surfaced over at Higekuma Toy blog showcasing the new Takara Generations Fall of Cybertron Soundwave figure. The galleries show the differences in this Soundwave from his US counterpart as well as offers comparisons to the War For Cybertron Deluxe figure. The biggest difference between the Takara and Hasbro versions is the shade of blue. The Takara version offers a much darker, richer blue with neon pink highlights, making the figure all that much more accurate to his video game appearance.
We’ve mirrored a selection of the photos for you to check out, click the title bar to see those. If you’d like to see the full galleries, click the links above. [Read more…]