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Once again, thanks to our very own mod Gamerlingual we have a direct coverage of the Takara Tomy Hobby Expo in Japan.

While most of the toys on display are new for the Japanese market, we had already seen them in one way or another, but there was an unexpected surprise. Legacy Breakdown was on display, in some way. He was spotted as part of Menasor’s leg. In any case, we finally have our first look at the last Legacy Stunticon with almost 20 images of him.

We also have images of Haslab Victory Saber which was on display together with samples of Star Saber, Victory Leo and Micromaster Hori and Fire. We have a nice gallery from all angles of each figure. We will update with more images of the rest of the display, so stay tuned for more updates.

Update: Additional pics of the following figures:

  • Transformers x Canon Optimus Prime R5
  • Masterpiece Beast Wars MP-48+ Dark Amber Leo Prime
  • Masterpiece MP-56 Trailbreaker
  • Legacy upcoming waves for the Japanese market
  • Legacy Velocitron (Takara Tomy Mall exclusives)
  • Legacy Cybertron Metroplex
  • Masterpiece Movie MPM-13 Blackout
  • Masterpiece Movie MPM-10R Starscream Revenge (ROTF redeco)
  • Studio Series upcoming waves for the Japanese market

See the new images after the jump and then join the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards!

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Courtesy of our very own mod Gamerlingual we have a direct coverage from the Takara Tomy Hobby Expo which is being held in Tokyo, Japan.

While we weren’t waiting big reveals, to our surprise the big Transformers Masterpiece MPG Raiden Prototype was on display. We finally have a look at the combination of all the new Masterpiece Trainbots.

Update: A new load of 50 Raiden pics from different angles, close ups and more.

See all the images after the break and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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The official Takara Tomy Hobby Channel YouTube account have just treated us with two new promotional videos of Transformers Masterpiece MPG-02 Getsuei.

First we have a very detailed step-by-step transformation video. From his realistic  EF65-1000 Electric Locomotive alt mode to robot mode and combiner leg mode. We can see this is a very clever and original transformation sequence. We also have a look at the way you can use the extra railway pieces and flying stand.

Then we have a very nice promotional CGI animated video showing off Getsuei coming down from the skies at night under a full moon, then transform into robot mode to finish in an anime-style pose with the moon as background.

Not much left to say, so watch the videos after the jump and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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The official Takara Tomy Hobby Channel YouTube Channel have uploaded a new official promotional video of the upcoming preoduct including Transformers Masterpiece MPG-04 Trainbot Suiken.

We have a look at the color prototype of Suiken’s robot mode and his realistic Tokai-type 153 Express locomotive. Full reveal is planned for October 2022, and due to be released in June 2023.

To top it all we also have teaser images of the next and final Masterpiece Trainbots MPG-05 Seizan and MPG-06 Kaen which will be officially revealed in January and April 2023.

See the images and the promotional video after the jump and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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Via Baidu user 北京无心 we can share for your our first in-hand images of the new Transformers Masterpiece MPG-02 Getsuei.

We have a closer look at the second of the six Masterpiece Trainbots. Getsuei comes packaged in his EF65-1000 Electric Locomotive mode and shows an interesting transformation, a detailed robot mode and several clear plastic pieces and panels similar to the previous Masterpiece Shouki. For those worried about scale we have a group shot next to other Masterpiece figures like Hound, Sunstreaker, and Starscream 2.0. We also have a good set of images of  Raiden’s right leg mode.

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Once again, thanks to 2005 Boards member jackisking for sharing in our forums images from the new Transformers Generations Book 2022 featuring new images and information about the highly anticipated Transformers HasLab Victory Saber.

We have a 2-page special showing off Victory Saber in combined mode and V-Star alt mode, Star Saber and Victory Leo in all their modes, Micromasters Hori and Fire plus all the accessories included with this successful crowdfunding.

Additionally, thanks to 2005 Boards IronEnder17 we have a basic translation of the text of the aforementioned pages. While mainly description of each image and figure, it’s mentioned that Victory Saber will be shipped by the second half of 2022.

See all the images and the translation after the break and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards. LET’S SAY GO!

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Japanese store E-Hobby have updated their website with images and information of the fourth wave of their exclusive official super deformed Transformers cards. 

These are prismatic cards featuring “chibi style” renditions of several Transformers characters. Wave 1, Wave 2 and Wave 3 covered G1, G2 and Beast Wars characters. Wave 4 brings us more Pretenders and Japanese exclusives characters:

  • Drift & Deadlock
  • Thunderwing & Crossblades
  • Grand Scourge & Lockdown
  • Ultra Magnus & Sideswipe

These products are available for pre-order only in Japan at the moment. They are sold in pairs for 980 Yen (about $7.51). See all the mirrored images after the jump and then let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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Twitter user @HailKingCrimson has shared an image (originally found by Discord user Blaster Meister) revealing our first in-package look at the new Transformers Legacy Deluxe Minerva.

This figure is a white and red redeco of the Legacy Elita-1 mold with a new head inspired by Minerva from the G1 Japanese Masterforce cartoon and new siren lights for the vehicle mode roof. According to the information shared in the Twitter post it was found at a Walmart store in Colorado, but this figure was rumored to be a Walgreens exclusive. In any case we also have a clear pic of the code bar for those interested in tracking this figure.

Update: Blaster Mister 55 has just shared in our boards images of the assortment box plus one in-hand image of Minerva.

See the images after the break and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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Once again, thanks to Taghobby we have images of the color prototypes of the new Transformers Masterpiece MPG-02 Trainbot Getsuei which is on display at the ACGHK 2022 event (Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2022).

Two color prototypes were shown. One in robot mode and another one in his realistic EF65-1000 train mode.

See the new images after the jump and then click on the discussion link below and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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