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Takara Tomy has announced that they will attend the upcoming Shizouka Hobby Show 2019.

The confirmation surfaced via Takara Tomy Twitter, they will be showing products of their main brands like Transformers (of course), Diaclone and Zoids. The 58th edition of Shizuoka Hobby Show will be held from May 11, 2019 to Saturday May 12, 2019 in Shizuoka, Japan.

There’s still not much information available, but it’s probable we may see some prototypes or new molds (keep your fingers crossed) for upcoming products. In the meantime, it’s time to speculate! What would you like to see at the event? Let us know on the 2005 Boards!

under Generations / Classics, Transformers Sightings

And the Siege rain continues over the world. Following our reports of Siege Wave 2 Voyager class figures in Malaysia and the UK, now via Transformers Colombia, we can report our first sighting of Siege Wave 2 Voyager class toys in Colombia, together with Wave 2 Micromasters.

Siege Voyager Starscream and Soundwave, and Micromasters Laserbeak & Ravage (Soundwave Spy Patrol) and Red Heat & Stakeout (Rescue Patrol) were spotted at Pepe Ganga in Bucaramanga. Voyagers are priced 124.900 Pesos ($39.10) and Micromasters can be found for 49.900 ($15.62).

We hope Siege toys will surface in other South American countries any time soon. Happy hunting, one and all!

under Transformers Trading Card Game

Another day of awesome Wave 3 news from the Transformers Trading Card Game crew, with Designer and Creative Lead Matt Smith placing Captain Wheeljack into the mix and explaining nuances within this most recent batch of reveals:

  • While you might find reasons to flip them back to alt mode, these characters mostly just ask to be flipped once per game, letting you spend your flip economy elsewhere.
  • Each character that starts with a “signature” card is featured on that cards artwork. Wave 1 (when applicable) and in the new Siege set.
  • Each character’s bot mode ability synergizes with their signature card. If you fulfill your Brainstorm you’ll get a free draw from Wheeljack, Ratchet will buff his attack, Trailbreaker will have Brave, and Ultra Magnus will prevent the spread damage he does to himself.
Read Matt’s full column here for additional details about the design process, then join in the discussion on the 2005 boards!

under Transformers Movie Toys & Products

This is kind of a surprising release. La Nacion Colecciones Facebook (part of La Nacion newspaper in Argentina) has announced the release of an officially licensed DOTM Bumblebee Replica (38 cm tall) for the Argentinian Market.

According to the information shared by El Rincón del Coleccionista Argentino On Facebook it will be sold in a “collect & build” format. Starting this Friday April 26, the first of 30 parts will be released. Then, a new part will be available every 15 days. Each part will include pieces for the robot replica (a hand, one foot, head, chest, back, etc) plus a small book.

The replica is announced as an officially licensed Hasbro product and it will include die-cast parts and “several articulation points”. non-transformable.

First volume will have a promotional price of 99.90 Pesos Argentinos or $2.36. Second volume will be 199.90 Pesos or $4.71. The rest of the collection will be 299.90 Pesos or $7.07. In the end, it will cost not-so-economic $205.03, so we hope this figure is really great quality.

Check the promotional video below and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

under Transformers Cyberverse

Several Japanese websites like: Oricon, Mantan-Web, MyNavi, Animatetimes, Startt.jp, and Hobby Dengeki have shared the official press release about the debut of Transformers: Cyberverse in Japan.

The latest Transformers series will be distributed via Takara Tomy YouTube Channel, Bonbon TV and Kids Bonbon starting on Saturday April 27, 2019. The first four episodes will be aired the aforementioned date, and then 2 new episodes will be delivered every second and fourth Saturday each month.

To top it all, we have the Japanese dub cast of the series, which brings us several previous Japanese Transformers voice actors (or seiyuus as they are known in Japan) coming back in the leading roles:

  • Windblade – Aoi Yuuki – She was the voice of the evil Decepticon Shatter in the Bumblebee Movie.
  • Grimlock – Tetsu Inada – Budora in Transformers Go!
  • Starscream – Satoshi Tsuruoka – Well known in Japan as Transformers Prime Starscream.
  • Bumblebee – Ryohei Kimura – He has been Bumblebee’s voice in several shows and games: Q-Transformers, Transformers Adventure (RID), Bumblebee in the Bumblebee Movie and, curiously, the voice of Charlie Watson in the short and fun Bumblebee anime clips.
  • Optimus Prime – Takehito Koyasu – A veteran voice actor who played Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal) in both Beast Wars and Beast Machines.
  • Megatron – Shigeru Chiba – Another veteran voice who Japanese fans know as the voice of Beast Megatron.

Click on the bar to see the promotional images on this news post and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

under Comics

Via ITunes we can share for you the 3-page preview of IDW’s new Transformers Comic Series Issue #4.

We get some action pages this time featuring Chromia, Windblade, Cyclonus and new character Geomotus. The story continues around the previous death of an Autobot scientist.

The new Transformers issue #4 is expected for release on April, so it may hit comic stores in the next days. Click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post, and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

under 3rd Party Unlicensed

Shockwave Lab Weibo has uploaded images of their next project: SL-50 LED Upgrade Kit For Titans Return Overlord.

Once again, Shockwave Lab is bringing a LED upgrade to add some extra light to your display and pictures. This time,  comes in the form of one “Heart Of Cybertron” (green light) and one “Matrix Of Chaos” (purple light) to be attached to the Titan Masters’ slots in Overlord’s chest. Both accessories inspired by what we saw in Machinima’s Power Of The Primes cartoon.

We still have no concrete information on release date or price, but it should be out in the market soon, as usual with all Shockwave Lab’s products once they share the final product images.

Click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post!

under Generations / Classics, Transformers Sightings

2005 Boards member fathi_haziq is giving us the heads up that the Transformers War For Cybertron: Siege Wave 2 Voyager Class is out In Malaysia.

Voyager class Starscream and Soundwave were spotted at Toys”R”Us in Mid Valley Megamall Johor Bahru. Good news for fellow fans in Malaysia and time to hunt for new toys.

This sighting surfaces just a few hours from our report of the Siege Voyager Class Wave 2 in UK, so we hope more countries will get them any time soon.

Happy hunting!

under Transformers Trading Card Game

Waiting only hours in between Wave 3 card news today, the official social media accounts for the Transformers Trading Card Game give a signal boost to Pojo’s exclusive reveal of Private Mudslinger:

Here’s a set of tires it’s probably best not to kick. Guard your ramps, because PRIVATE MUDSLINGER is gonna launch off of ’em!

Review all of our Wave 3 coverage here, then chat away on the 2005 boards!

 

under Transformers Trading Card Game

Mere days after the reveal of Private Trailbreaker, Transformers Trading Card Game Designer Scott Van Essen debuts another Wave 3 card while explaining in his Confessions of a Lazy Game Designer column the reasons for select reprints:

“When you have a character that is tightly associated with “doing a thing”, and that thing is representable in the game, you want to put the character and the mechanic on cards that can be tied together. In War for Cybertron: Siege I, we have chosen to do this with three characters whose alt modes let you start the game with a thematically relevant reprint card in your hand and a bot mode that is synergistic with that card. I’m sure you’ve figured out by now that I’m building up to a reveal, and I am happy to say that this was not only one of my favorite cards in the set, and the core of the deck I playtested the most, it’s also a character we haven’t printed yet that we’ve gotten a lot of requests for. Who is it? Take another look at that sweet new Medic! art.”

Enjoy the artwork attached to this post and then join the discussion on the 2005 boards!