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Transformers news and info related to the Beast Wars cartoon and toys including the new Beast Wars Masterpiece toys.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Larry DiTillio, writer of the Transformers: Beast Wars TV Series.

A brief Tweet from J. Michael Straczynski brought the sad news about Mr. Larry DiTillio who passed away after a long illness. He and Bob Forward were the story editors of the Beast Wars show which brought a complete new generation of fans, and made Transformers shine on pop culture once again. His work made Beast Wars one of the best (if not the best for many fans) written Transformers shows. The great story-telling and character development was one of the keys of Beast Wars success.

His contribution to our franchise will never be forgotten, together with the great writing talent he showed working on the original Masters Of The Universe cartoon and its updated 2002 version.

TFW2005 sends our condolences in this sad moment.

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The Takara Tomy Legends EX line brought us Blue Big Convoy and, as usual with these releases, an exclusive pack-in manga is included.

Blue Big Convoy is not a just straight repaint but a completely different character from the original Big Convoy on this continuity. This 2-page manga features both Blue Big Convoy and Big Convoy working together as a team. We can also spot several characters from Japanese Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo cartoons like Galvatron, Lio Convoy, Convoy (Optimus Primal) and Great Convoy, head of the Convoy Council (seen in Beast Wars Neo Cartoon).

The story seems to be a prelude to the Blue Big Convoy online manga we reported before. Click on the bar to check the mirrored images, including Blue Big Convoy’s bio card and other LG-EX pack in manga courtesy of 2005 Boards member PoweredConvoy.

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Via the Hobbymizer Hong Kong Discuss Facebook Group, we have our first set of in-hand images of the Takara Tomy Legends EX Blue Big Convoy figure.

This figure seems to be similar to the Lucky Draw Blue Big Convoy offered through a contest in TV Magazine in 1999. He was later later introduced in the E-Hobby comics as the Primus Vanguard Leader.

The images reveal a very nice new deco in both modes, and there are some images with Blue Big Convoy next to Magna Convoy (E-Hobby exclusive redeco of Classics Optimus Prime). Both are closely related since Blue Big Convoy is the original wielder of the Matrix Sword that comes with Magna Convoy.

Check out all the images attached to this news post. You can still pick up this new Bug Convoy redeco via our sponsors below.

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Wonder Festival 2019 is live and we already have some epic news! The Beast Wars Masterpiece line is continuing with the next new mold of Blackarachnia! She is displayed in resin grey with a web that acts as a backer for the display stand. Her form looks to be her first one, the one used through much of the show until mid Season 3 when she went Transmetal 2. No word on price or date yet, read on to check out pics from the show thanks to fans on scene in Japan including @hdijanz, @Chohenken, and S250!

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Thanks to Twitter user @kamitosakura, we can share for you some great in-hand images of the new Encore Big Convoy for your viewing pleasure.

This new edition of the Cybertron (Maximal) Leader of the Japanese exclusive series: Beast Wars Neo, features cartoon-accurate colors like vibrant yellow in the shoulders and a clean and brilliant white on the body in robot mode and glossy brown and painted pupils on mammoth mode. The figure retains all their original gimmicks and accessories like the removable Matrix for Big Convoy’s chest.

Encore Big Convoy should be shipping any time soon, and you can still order this great mold via our sponsors below. Check out all the images attached to this news post and sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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Robotkingdom has uploaded images of the packaging of the next Takara Tomy Encore reissue: Big Convoy, the fearless Cybertron leader from the Japanese Beast Wars Neo cartoon.

We had seen a small picture of the box at the past Tokyo Comic-Con 2018, and now we have clear shots of the packaging of this new entry in the Encore line. The box is largely the same as the original vintage release with updated Takara-Tomy branding and an extra badge denoting it as part of the Transformers Encore line. The back of the box shows some differences compared to the vintage box. The old box showed a nice CGI art with the Beast Wars Neo logo and some Japanese text below. The new Encore box reduces the CGI art to just a quarter of the back of the box, and now we have images of Big Convoy in both robot and mammoth mode, showing off the new cartoon-accurate color scheme. 

This reissue is expected to start shipping on January 26th, 2019. Don’t miss your chance to grab this great mold from the Japanese Beast Wars line, you can still pre-order it via our sponsors below. Click on the bar to see the image and share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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It’s that time of year and fan favorite Gary Chalk, aka the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars, has graced us with a reading of a sweet Christmas tale, Beast Wars style!  The Night Before Christmas, Beast Wars Edition was written by Candice N. Santora and Gary himself.  It’s read beautifully by both Chalk and voice actor Richard Newman, aka the voice of Rhinox!  We encourage everyone to check it out below.  Hopefully David Kaye will bless us with some yule tide Megatron this year too, yessss.

 

Make sure to check out Gary’s Christmas message from 2017 too, right here!

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It seems that the Encore Beast Wars Returns Convoy (Air Attack Optimus Primal reissue) is starting to surface in Asian markets.

Some in-package images have surfaced via Robo Robo, 頑童玩具 NAUGHTY GUY and Action Robo on Facebook. This new Encore release brings the original RID Supreme Air Attack Optimus Primal mold in cartoon-accurate colors, including new voice clips by the Japanese voice actor of the character.

We have a big windowed box that comes with the toy in robot mode, different from the original Hasbro release which came packaged in beast mode. The front of the box features the Beast Wars Returns logo and a small pic of the toy in beast mode in the lower part.

Click on the bar to check the mirrored images on this news post and then let us know if you are grabbing this toy into your collection on the 2005 Boards.

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Kabam have delivered their November update to Transformers: Forged to Fight players, and we have a very nice addition to the ranks: Beast Wars Scorponok.

Scorponok is already available to be added into your ranks of playable characters since November 1st. Scorponok is coming in a fresh design, not so organic as we saw in the Beast Wars cartoon but sure cool and menacing.

The full Bot Intel Report can be found here at the official Forged To Fight website. You can also read on for the full profile and stats after the jump and then join to the discussion at the 2005 Boards!

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