Transformers 3rd Party

Third party company 115-Utopia on Weibo have shared images of their new YYW-04B Upgrade Kit For Studio Series SS-44 Jetwing Optimus Prime.

This kit works with the previous YYW-04A Upgrade Kit giving SS-44 Optimus Prime the final details needed for a more movie-accurate figure. This new kit consists of:

• 2 big guns
• 2 spike knuckles
• 2 smoke stacks extensions

As usual, easy to install and use. The new accesories can be stored in the YYW-04A Upgrade Kit in the battle station mode. We still have no concrete information on price, but this kit should be out any time soon.

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Third party company Irontrans, via their Weibo account, have uploaded the first colored renders of their next project: IRV-02 King Leo (G1 Victory Leo).

This a modern and stylized version of Victory Leo which, as you should imagine, will be able to combine with Irontrans IRV-01 Star Blade (Star Saber) into a very modern rendition of G1 Japan Victory Saber. The renders let us see a great rendition of Victory Leo in his three modes (robot, lion and jet). Keep in mind that these are early renders and many changes may be done in the first prototype. For those wondering about the scale, King Leo should be quite a tall figure, considering Star Blade is taller than the official Masterpiece Star Saber.

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Via Instagram user Capcomkai we can share for you our first images of the new Exquisite Toys Dark Of The Moon Megatron prototype.

Exquisite Toys is a new third party company that is trying to get the attention of the collectors with an impressive colored prototype of Dark Of The Moon Megatron. The figure sure looks gorgeous and menacing with a great rusty deco all over the body, and a high level of detail which includes Megatron’s chains, cloak and shotgun. Even Megatron’s damaged head has been recreated. The images reveal a body with just a little of visible kibble, but the information available confirms that this is a transforming figure. The scale of this project is still unknown.

We still have no concrete information on the price or release date, but stay tuned with TFW2005 for more updates. Click on the bar to see all the mirrored images on this news post and then sound off your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

Welcome back for another annual TFW2005 staff pick round up, from the big wide world of unofficial products!

2019 saw long term favorites Fans Toys and Mastermind Creations continue to dominate with members of their recent combiner teams featuring in a number of lists. Magic Square cast a spell with MS-01 Light of Freedom, while Iron Factory and New Age toys fixed legends scale cravings for others.

Impressive build quality and engineering struck a chord with the team, and the continued evolution and elevation of unofficial offerings is clearly appreciated by our contributors. Please take a moment to peruse the team’s thoughts, and let us know whether you agree – or have other favorites in mind. All the best for 2020!

We don’t want to spoil too much, so you can now click on the bar to read what the team had to say. After that, we would love to know which are your personal 3P choices for 2019.

(Big thanks to our very own Shockwave81 for this summary on the 3P side)

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Via Shockwave Lab Weibo we have images of their next product: SL-67 Beam Effect Parts For Siege Figures.

Considering the good reception on the official Siege effects, Shockwave Lab is offering longer blast effects (120 mm long) compatible with 3 mm ports. The effects include a muzzle flash part to connect to the figures’ guns. They are available in 2 Colors: orange and purple. Ideal for great battle pictures.

We still have no information on price or release date of this upgrade kit, but Shockwave Lab products don’t take much time to be available once they show images.

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Via Shockwave Lab Weibo we have images of their next product: SL-66 Upgrade Kit For Siege Micromasters

This is a simple but useful kit. It contains 15 magnetic studs/fillers (10 short, 5 long) to solve the “emptiness” in the chest of Siege Micromasters. Easy to install (just don’t use any metallic tools) and they work pretty well. The fillers have a sculpted line/detail on top, so they are not just plain circles.

We still have no information on price or release date of this upgrade kit, but Shockwave Lab products don’t take much time to be available once they show images.

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Via Weibo user 小蜜蜂小王子 we can share for you images of the new Magic Square Toys MS-B18G Light Of Freedom (Legends Scaled G1 Optimus Prime) Gold Variant.

Magic Square Toys is celebrating new year 2020 with a limited run of 800 units of a gold redeco of their Legends scaled G1 Optimus Prime mold. Both the robot and trailer now feature shiny gold paint applications and vibrant yellow plastic in some parts. We are your optics will be pleased with the look of this figure.

Interesting in adding this variant for your Legends scaled collection? You can already look for a pre-order via our sponsors links below. Let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

New third party company Irontrans have uploaded, via their Weibo account, images of the color prototype of their: Irontrans IR-V01 (G1 Star Saber).

This a very interesting and original take on G1 Star Saber, the Autobot commander from the Japanese G1 cartoon Transformers Victory. The design brings us a highly stylized figure, still recognizable as Star Saber but very unique at the same time.

The robot mode is even taller than the official Masterpiece Star Saber and features a good range of posability, including fully articulated hands for the big Star Saber robot. Several accessories are included like the Saber Blade, a laser rifle, and a pair of extra hands and a small sword for Saber (inner smaller robot). To top it all, the small Brainmaster unit is also included.

For those wondering about a Victory Leo to get the combined Victory Saber form, Irontrans have confirmed an upcoming IR-V02 Victory Leo with a teaser image.

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A new third party company is coming to the market: Toy Lab. Via weibo user Chaos_龙飞 we have the render of their TL-01 Dark Knight (Masterpiece Scaled Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime).

This is a completely new and detailed mold which should be 28 cm tall in robot mode, ideal for the Masterpiece scale. The images reveal a very solid and compact truck mode which looks very promising. This mold is expected for release by the second quarter of 2020. One more alternative among several official, 3P, transformable and non-transformable Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime projects in the market.

Keep in mind that these are early renders and we are yet to see a proper prototype, There may be changes in the final product. Click on the bar to see all the images on this news post and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

New third party company Devil Saviour (formerly known as Bombusbee) is sharing a new reveal of their Revenge Of The Fallen Constructicons. Via their Weibo account they have uploaded our first images of the gray prototype of their DS-06 Sweeping (Revenge Of The Fallen Rampage).

Now we have 6 of 7 components of Devil Saviour’s Troublemaker/ROTF Devastator. This time we have a look at Sweeping/Rampage which is a great movie accurate representation of Rampage showing off an impressive amount of details. The “jackhammer” robot mode looks quite impressive with articulated thread whips and his arm cannons while the bulldozer mode is highly detailed and compact. To top it all, we have pics of Rampage’s third mode as Devastator’s leg.

Don’f forget we had previously reported images of DS-01 Split (ROTF Mixmaster), DS-02 Giant Axe (ROTF Scavenger), DS-03 Compresor (ROTF Overload), DS-04 Smash (ROTF Long Haul) and DS-05 Landslip (ROTF Scrapper). We are sure many fans will keep and eye on this great alternative to the Studio Series Contructicons.

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