We have quite a fun story to share with you. Adhesive products brand Flex Seal have shared, via their Twitter account,  two commercials to promote their deals during the Amazon Prime days. To our surprise, the clips feature a fun CGI character named “Fleximus Prime”. As you should imagine: “Freedom to stop leaks fast is the right of all sentient beings”. 

A very original interpretation of the iconic Autobot leader with a unique alt mode. We won’t spoil the fun, so you can see some screencaps from the commercials after the break, as well as a YouTube mirror. Click on the discussion link below and share your impressions on the 2005 Board!

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Courtesy of Soundwave’s Oblivion.com we can share for you a pair of very interesting translated interviews with Yuya Onishi and Takashi Kunihiro from the Transformers Generations Book 2021.

Yuya Onishi, Takara Tomy design team leader, talks about his previous work before joining Takara Tomy, and Studio Series 86 Hot Rod and Kingdom Commander Class Rodimus Prime. Takashi Kunihiro tells us about his work on the recent Masterpiece Movie MPM-12 Optimus Prime (Bumblebee movie), Haslab War For Cybertron Unicron and some memories from the original G1 Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime toys. A worth reading for any Transformers fan for sure.

You can read the interviews via Soundwave’s Oblivion website. Alternatively,you read them as a text after the jump. Click on the discussion link below and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Board!

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Thanks again to 2005 Board member opoptimus who has posted in our forums a new English translation of an interview with Takara Tomy designer Shogo Hasui.

This interview was originally published in the Japanese magazine Figure King #270 in July 2020. The source of the first translation (in Chinese) comes from ‘Cybertron 600″ on Weixin. Here, Shogo Hasui (part of Takara Tomy design team) tells us a “behind the scene” look at all the development process of War For Cybertron Titan Class Scorponok which was quite a challenge.

Read the translation after the break and then share your impressions on the 2005 Board!

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Lootcrate is a subscription goodie box company packaging themed selections of collectibles and clothing each month. July’s box theme is titled “Rise Up” and will feature Transformers items (along with others). A 5 inch stylized PVC Optimus Prime with 3 articulation points will be included, along with other offerings from G.I. Joe, Alita Battle Angel, Planet of the Apes and Wizarding World. Lootcrate was kind enough to send over some preview images of the Optimus Prime so read on to check them out.

The box goes live tomorrow 6/19/21 at 9PM Pacific (midnight East). It will run until 7/19/21 and run USD $49.99 with limited supply.

Hit their website to grab your copy if you dig it!

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Thanks again to 2005 Board member opoptimus who has posted in our forums the second part of the English translation of an interview with Takara Tomy designer Shogo Hasui.

This interview was originally published in the Japanese Transformers Generations Book 2020. The source of the first translation (in Chinese) comes from ‘Cybertron 600″ on Weixin. On this second part of the interview Mr. Hasui focuses on the design process an early ideas of the Earthrise line and other products like Studio Series Devastator. A very interesting reading for sure.

If you missed part 1 you can find it here. Alternatively, you can read the 2 parts of the interview after the break. After that click on the discussion link below and share your impressions on the 2005 Board!

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Knockaround, company specialized in affordable quality shades, have announced new officially licensed Transformers G1 Optimus Prime sunglasses.

These nice sunglasses with UV protection are inspired by elements and color of the heroic Autobot leader and they come in a very nice commemorative Transformer packaging. You can already order them via Knockaround website for $35.00.

Read all the product description and details about these shades after the break and then sound off your impressions on the 2005 Board!

The official Hasbro China Transformers Weibo have announced a collaboration between Chinese gaming company ThudeRobot and Hasbro to produce some new Transformers themed gaming gadgets and PC’s.

Via Chinese website JD.com we have images of a Bumblebee Movie Bumblebee keyboard and an Live-Action Optimus Prime Gamer PC Black Warrior IV model which features Intel Core i711700K processor, Windows 10, 32GB RAM DDR4, 1T SSD plus 2T HDD. It comes with a nice gift box. It seems you also receive a Transformers figure with your pre-order (China only).

According to ThyndeRobot promotional video, there are other Transfomrers themed PC’s on the way (Age Of Extinction Bumblebee and Megatron).

See all the promotional images after the break, as well a mirror of the promotional video, and then share your impressions on the 2005 Board.

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We have quite an interesting reading to share with you. Courtesy of 2005 Board member opoptimus who has posted in our forums an English translation of the first part of an interview with Takara Tomy designer Shogo Hasui.

This interview was originally published in the Japanese Transformers Generations Book 2020. The source of the first translation (in Chinese) comes from ‘Cybertron 600″ on Weixin. On this interview Mr. Hasui talks about team work between Hasbro and Takara, considerations and new ideas that were introduced in War For Cybertron Siege, the original concept for Weaponizers, the introduction of the new Commander Class (and Jetfire of course), Omega Supreme , trivia and more. We highly suggest you to take your time to enjoy this interview.

Click on the bar to read the translation, and stay tuned with TFW2005 for the second part. Let us know your impressions on the 2005 Board!

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