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IDW Transformers Vs. The Visionaries #1 Full Preview

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Via CBR.com we have the IDW Transformers Vs. The Visionaries #1 Full Preview for your viewing pleasure.

Transformers Vs Visionaries is the next crossover in the IDW Hasbro universe after the recent First Strike event. IDW brings the classic Knights Of The Magical Light once again and they will have to face the Transformers in a battle nobody knows who will be victorious.

Transformers Vs. The Visionaries #1

Story by Magdalene Visaggio
Art by Fico Ossio
Colors by David Garcia Cruz
Letters by Gilberto Lazcano
Cover by Andrew Griffith, Angel Hernandez, Brendan Cahill, and Fico Ossio

“Cybertron has been invaded. The Transformers encounter unwelcome guests at the heart of Cybertron—and they may not have their hosts’ best interests at heart. Refugees from another world, the Visionaries’ startling magical abilities could make them powerful allies… or dangerous enemies”.

  • Welcome Eisner-nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio (Kim and Kim, Quantum Teens are Go, Secret Empire: Brave New World, Edge of the Venomverse) to the IDW family!
  • The Visionaries make their explosive return to comics!
  • Magic vs. metal!
  • Variant covers by Brendan Cahill and Angel Hernandez!

First issue hits your local comic shops next Wednesday. As an extra bonus, artist Fico Ossio on Twitter has shared images of this issue cover process. You can check the mirrored images after the jump and then sound off your impressions at the 2005 Boards!

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Happy New Year 2018 – Kick your year off with Transformers the Movie!

Transformers The Last Knight Concept Art: Cybertron, Barricade And Daytrader

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And this should be our last round up of concept art images of The Last Knight of the year. We hope you will enjoy this week’s art of Transformers The Last Knight Concept Art: Cybertron, Barricade And Daytrader

As usual, thanks to all members of our 2005 Boards for sharing these great images in our forums. You can find the pictures on the next threads:

Cybertron Vines By James Paick. Early idea of Cybertron “vines” invading Earth.

Barricade Concept Art By Wesley Burt. A great animated image of Decepticon Barricade. This time looking similar to his original body from 2007 movie but using elements and parts of the new alt mode in TLK. A comparison image was also shared via Wesley Burt’s Twitter.

Daytrader concept art By Wesley Burt. According to Wesley Burt on Twitter this was “another rough Daytrader idea, this one sort of rustic americana Willie Nelson inspired.

You can also check the mirrored images after the jump and then sound off at the 2005 Boards!

 

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Hero-X To Publish Classic Marvel Transformers Comics In Japanese

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Hero-X, the publisher behind Transformers: Generations collection of books is proud to announce that they will be publishing the classic Marvel Transformers comics in Japanese.

The first 4 issues of the 1984 series will be released on February 23rd, 2018 for 2,560 yen (approx. $23) and will include original Japanese commentaries and a Marvel UK cover gallery.

According to the announcement, Hero-X is planning to release all issues of the classic series. The cover art for these compilations will feature original Japanese illustration.

We thank Type-R of 2005 Boards for bringing in the news and translating the same.

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WTF @ TFW Episode 491 Now Online!

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Seth and Vangelus hit some listener questions after their own post-Star Wars post-hot post-takes pre-recording session.

You can download and comment on it here: WTF@TFW – Episode 491

Also, check out some disorganized thoughts the team had on The Last Jedi!

Check out the WTF@TFW blog here.

If you use iTunes and regularly subscribe to podcasts, you can add us to your player and have the software download each episode automatically each time we update. To do that, and give us a reviews on iTunes, click here: Transformers Podcast on iTunes. We’re now also offering ways to subscribe by AndroidEmail, and RSS!

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Transformers: Rescue Bots Wave 18 And Rescue Guard Listing

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Entertainment Earth has been updated with new listings for Transformers: Rescue Bots Wave 18 and Bumblebee Rescue Guard.

What’s interesting is the fact that Heatwave is no longer a Firetruck on this latest wave. Though we have seen him on his Speedboat and Dinosaur modes, this is the first time we are seeing an altmode of a Race-Car for Heatwave.

The case includes 6 individually packaged Transformers toys:

  • 1x TRA RBT RESCAN CHASE THE POLICE BOT
  • 1x TRA RBT RESCAN BOULDER CONSTRUCTION BOT
  • 1x TRA RBT BRUSHFIRE
  • 1x TRA RBT BUMBLEBEE
  • 1x TRA RBT HEATWAVE THE FIRE BOT
  • 1x TRA RBT OPTIMUS PRIME TRAILER RESCAN

Additionally, the other listing is for a new toy titled Bumblebee Rescue Guard. The post does not carry an image.

Wave 18 and Rescue Guard toys are planned for a February 2018 release.

 

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Sketches of Combiner Wars Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen Round Up

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Artist Ken Christiansen has shared more of his Sketches of Combiner Wars Packaging Art.

The images were shared via Ken Christiansen’s Facebook account and we can appreciate the full and complete body art of Aerialbots Air Raid and Firefly and the Stunticons Dragstrip, BreakdownOffroad and Dead End.

It’s great to have a look at the pencils of the complete body art of the characters since the final packaging art only used a small portion of the characters. We are sure you will enjoy this images as much as the sketches of Sky Dive and Alpha Bravo and Optimus Prime and Silverbolt we reported previously in our forums.

You can check the mirrored images after the jump and then sound off at the 2005 Boards!

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Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-15 / 16-E Cassettebot VS Cassettetron Collectible Coin Images

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 Courtesy of Masterpiece Transformers on Facebook we have a look at the Collectible Coin included by Hasbro Asia with the Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-15 / 16-E Cassettebot VS Cassettetron.

As you may remember, these collectible coins are distributed by Hasbro Asia over the continent but Japan. The Masterpiece MP-15 / 16-E also got a coin showing Enemy’s face and the names of all cassettes on the back: StripesEnemyWing Thing and Nighstalker which we had already reported in-hand images here

The coin comes in a very original package similar to a classic cassette with Side A in blue for Cassettetron and Side B in orange for the Cassettebot.

You can check out the mirrored images after the jump and then sound off at the 2005 Boards!

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Peter Cullen’s New Interview for Transformers: Titans Return

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Several episodes of Machinima’s Titans Return since we last shared an interview with the legendary voice of Optimus Prime, today we learn more about why Peter Cullen enjoys Transformers voice acting and working on the webseries in particular:

“These creative minds, these vocal geniuses playing multiple characters, inventing them, there’s no greater thrill to be sitting and recording with people who are that capable. You’re just in awe; it’s jaw-dropping,” Cullen said. “I have great appreciation for them; and it’s great to get someone like Judd Nelson back. What a great, talented person and a special kind of human being. His approach to acting is a great, great asset to the franchise.”

Check out the entire interview here, then join the discussion on the 2005 boards!

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Machinima’s Transformers: Titans Return Episode 9 Now Online

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Machinima’s Transformers: Titans Return continues with the release of Episode 9, “Consumed.” You can view it via the go90 app, go90 website or from this link: https://www.go90.com/videos/2BxPz9NWuwH

To watch the series in the US: https://www.go90.com/shows/3OhDENwXXKe
Outside of the US: go90.show/TransformersINTL

Episodes 1-8 are linked below:

-Episode 1 Aftermath and Rebirth – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

-Episode 2 Our Heroes Respond – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

-Episode 3 The Fight Begins – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

-Episode 4 Overlord And Emissary – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

-Episode 5 At the Last Second – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

-Episode 6 Desperate Actions – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

-Episode 7 Run For Our Lives – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

-Episode 8 In Good Hands – Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy | go90

Machinima also posted a Facebook clip which features voice actor Charlie Guzman explaining Menasor’s return. Remember to share your impressions of the series on the 2005 boards!

DashieGames: Return of Menasor

Thanks to Starscream, DashieGames is back as the voice of Menasor. Watch Transformers: Titans Return now on go90 in the US and on tumblr elsewhere. Click below to watch in your country:US: go90.show/2h8qEt8Outside of US: go90.show/TransformersINTL

Posted by Machinima on Monday, January 1, 2018

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TFSource News! MP-39 Sunstreaker, MP-10B, FH Power Baser, MT Bounceback, PotP, Legends & More!

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We’ve received a sponsor update from our friends at TFSource. Check out the highlights of the sourcenews below, and read on for the full newsletter update.


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TFW2005’s Transformers Year in Review – 2017

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2017 has come and gone, a year of ups and downs for our beloved Robots in Disguise. On the positives we had some excellent new toys including the ongoing Titans Return line, an all-new convention in Hascon, and a strong conclusion to the Transformers: Robots in Disguise show. On the less positive, Transformers The Last Knight became the worst performing of the five Transformers live action movies with an equally poor performing toyline, and fans were undecided about the reboots of IDW’s Transformers comics.

Join us as we dive into the year that was 2017.

Transformers: The Last Knight


Transformers The Last Knight theatrical trailer

Transformers The Last Knight was the main event of 2017, with the now traditional media blitz building up to the movie’s launch and a tie-in toyline across multiple size classes.

The movie itself was about the gruff loner Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) taking in an orphan girl, Isabella (Isabel Moner) while being hunted by a multinational Transformers Response Force (whose ranks include returning character Major Lennox (Josh Duhamel)) and a squad of Decepticons led by Megatron and Barricade.

Partway through the movie the story transitions into a fantasy adventure involving Transformers fighting alongside the Knights of the Round, the last living member of a secret society called “the Witwiccans”, a prophecy concerning “the Last Knight”, and a desperate search for a staff that once belonged to King Arthur’s wizard, Merlin, in order to keep it out of the hands of Quintessa, who is on her way to Earth along with Cybertron and a corrupted Optimus Prime. Also, the Earth is Unicron.

If that sounds a little confused, then congratulations, you have identified our biggest issue with the movie. Transformers the Last Knight suffers from the same failing as Transformers Revenge of the Fallen – it tries to cram two movies’ worth of plot into a single movie. The result was a movie whose first half could easily have been a whole movie based around Mark Wahlberg’s character development as he played off Isabel Moner’s character, while dodging both humans and Decepticons. The second half likewise could have been its own movie with more time given to exploring the new lore introduced and to give more time to the drama that should have accompanied Optimus Prime falling to darkness. Unfortunately we got a movie that tried to do both plots, and as a result neither had the time they needed to be fully explored or properly fleshed out. Nemesis Prime in particular was wasted as a late second act showdown that got resolved far too easily, and failed to deliver on what the trailers teased as a tense showdown. The split in the story also meant some characters, like the heavily promoted Sqweeks, Isabella, and any returning Autobot not named Bumblebee, vanished from the plot for an extended period in the middle of the movie.

Critical reception was extremely scathing, which was almost a tradition at this point, but this time out the public voted the same way with their cash, too. The film closed after 65 days with a worldwide gross of $604 million, the lowest gross of the entire series to date, and a shockingly low domestic gross of around $130 million. While the opening weekend in China was very strong, it fell off sharply and commentary within the country was particularly scathing of the blatant pandering and Chinese product placement. The low gross and sharp drop offs led critics to speculate that the public was getting tired of Michael Bay’s take on Transformers, while fans voiced their discontent at a movie that placed far too much emphasis on style over substance and missed the spirit of what made Transformers enjoyable, in addition to some of the more glaring plot holes induced by combining two movies into one.

We feel that the Transformers movie franchise should learn from Transformers The Last Knight. The ambitions of the fimmakers needs to be kept in check, and they need to focus on one plot at a time, and doing it well, rather than continually throwing lots and lots of ideas into a storey. They need to de-escalate the tension once in a while – you might have cringed at Sam’s parents or Sam’s awkward romance with Mikaela, but it helped to ground the story and bring things back to a human scale. And keeping with that theme of reducing the tension, perhaps also bring the scope of the action down to something more personal, less-world threatening. How about we also stop changing the status quo between sequels, and explore more of what the world is like now that Transformers are a part of daily life? The Last Knight set up a very interesting backdrop with the implication that the US government is okay with cordoning off whole cities into no-go areas and giving a paramilitary group apparent free reign to hunt any and all Transformers. That’s an interesting setup – can we see what life is like for those living in this world?

We’ll leave off here with a few thoughts on what we did like about Transformers The Last Knight. Megatron and the Decepticons were excellent, from their standout introductory scene that could have been lifted from a different movie to their interactions and personalities. Quintessa, while not properly explored, was an excellent villain, and the King Arthur tie made a lot of sense. While we’re not a fan of how the name “Hot Rod” was attached to the French-accented lambo Autobot, we welcome the appearance of some more unconventional abilities with his time slowing bullets. Cogman was another fantastic addition to the cast, who stole every scene he was in and demonstrated that yes, Transformers can have personalities in these movies. We also liked the easter eggs which acknowledged the previous films.

Selection of Transformers The Last Knight toys

Transformers The Last Knight was supported by a toyline – as always – and as has been the tradition for Transformers movie toylines, it offered several different ways to collect the cast. These included the larger Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class toys, one-step and three-step changers, a great series of Tiny Turbo Changers, a returning Legion size class, and various other “gimmick” toys.

The problem with the toyline, however, was it offered a huge amount of toys from Transformers Age of Extinction, including the majority of the Dinobots, of whom only Grimlock had any real screentime. These mold reuses were heavily front-loaded in the line, so early assortments were not offering as many “new” toys as they could have otherwise done. This meant the first assortments were sluggish sellers, preventing later assortments from getting to stores – and the later assortments had some of the more interesting and fun releases. Combined with the movie’s poor reception, you can see evidence of some of the larger chains backing off from Transformers – Target, for example, was supposed to get one of the line’s three exclusive sublines, Reveal the Shield, but many of these releases ended up going to other stores, suggesting that they may have got cold feet over the whole transaction. Similarly Walmart’s Autobots Unite subline ended up mostly going to Ross, with the Deluxe class Hot Rod getting a wider release in non-exclusive packaging, although the latter may have always been a part of the plan.

If you look past the line’s questionable case assortments and shockingly poor distribution, the new toys were actually quite good. Megatron’s new Leader and Voyager class toys did a great job at capturing the menacing look of Megatron’s latest body, while Nitro showcased a genuinely creative transformation and an excellent look in his robot mode. Leader class Dragonstorm introduced a new style of transformation with two roughly Voyager class figures merging into a huge dragon, and Sqweeks managed to look adorable and accurate, while also managing to transform. Several other characters received welcome updates from their earlier Age of Extinction designs, including Hound, Crosshairs, and Scorn – although the latter was not in the movie. The quality of these figures bodes well for the Movie Studio Series line which will continue the Transformers movie toys into 2018, this time with a celebration of all five live action movies.

IDW’s Transformers Comics

Transformers: Optimus Prime issue 9 cover

While Optimus Prime and Lost Light, the successors to Transformers (Robots in Disguise) and More than Meets the Eye had both launched at the end of 2016, 2017 saw both books complete their first arcs and tell some stand alone stories along the way. Optimus Prime continued to delve into political intrigue, with Optimus’ decision to bring Earth into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds and the issues that this created being a central theme throughout the first year of storytelling, together with how many characters are starting to look upon the legendary Autobot with increasing disillusionment.

After the initial Junkion arc kicked off the series, the series came out with some good single issues, including one that developed the wider mythology of the comics and introduced the Thirteen into the comics. Issue 9, The Life of Sideswipe, was another standout self-contained issue, for reasons best not spoiled here. The series dragged in a few places (the initial arc seemed to go on for longer than necessary) but was brought to life in excellent fashion by the art of Kei Zama. The underlying themes of the series ran in tandem with IDW’s Hasbro universe, while also laying groundwork for a Power of the Primes story arc in 2018.

Lost Light, meanwhile, kicked off with its own six issue arc, involving Rodimus, Megatron, and the crew journeying to a parallel universe. The arc explored the parallel reality first introduced in the Elegant Chaos story arc in 2014, and showed just how bad a Cybertron without a Megatron could have been. Hint: it’s not a happy place. The arc also served to cap off (for now) Megatron’s journey of redemption. Being placed in a universe that had never known him allowed Megatron to redefine who he was, free of the stigma of his former actions. The coda to the arc showed a character very different from the Megatron we had known. And the primary universe would go on without a Megatron.

This initial arc was also followed with some shorter stories, including one which had Nautica coming to terms with the loss of Skids, and another which dealt with Tailgate’s condition following his acquisition of superpowers. The year wrapped with the return to the titular ship as we looked in on Getaway and the mutineers, and all is not well on the Lost Light. A common criticism of Lost Light’s first year was that it had lost its way, that writer James Roberts was not delivering to the same quality as his previous stories, and while that may certainly have been true in places the latter issues seemed to indicate a return to form. Artwork for the series was primarily provided by Jack Lawrence, who brought his own style to the series and while fans complained that the series was no longer worth reading because the art was not by fan-favorite Alex Milne, the series still looked the part and captured that same lighter feel when compared to the darker tones of Optimus Prime.

The third ongoing series, Til All Are One, met its end in 2017. The year kicked off with the conclusion of the arc dealing with Sentinel Prime’s undead Titans attacking Cybertron, and the desperate measures used to defeat them – the activation of Carcer, Elita-1’s Titan, who was revealed to be the fallen Titan Vigilem, complete with the Liege Maximo sealed within him. Windblade was left comatose after her contact with Vigilem, which would not be resolved until the final issue of the series. The rest of the series issues resolved other plot threads, and set up a few, such as Chromia’s new role as the hunter of the Liege. Of the three Transformers series going into 2017, Til All Are One was the best received, and delivered some of the most interesting storytelling – which was the greater pity when the series ended but for its annual releasing at the end of the year.

Rom VS Transformers: Shining Armor issue 1 cover

IDW also pressed ahead with its shared Hasbro universe through the year. The Transfomers and Rom crossed over in a five issue miniseries, Shining Armor, which introduced a new Transformer, Stardrive, who was also one of the Solstar Order alongside Rom. Stardrive quickly became a popular enough character that her inclusion in an upcoming issue of Optimus Prime has elicited some excitement from fans. Elsewhere, IDW launched Revolutionaries, a teamup book featuring Kup and Garrison Blackrock / Sovereign alongside G.I. Joe’s Mayday and Action Man as they tried to unravel the mystery of an object known as the Talisman and fought against a new enemy, Baron Ironblood and his Red Shadows; although one of the main recurring foes was Garrison Kreiger. A central mystery of the series was what had become of an earlier proto-G.I. Joe team, the Adventure Team, and how this all tied into events in the present day, with one of the series’ great twists being a retcon that moved the Hearts of Steel miniseries into the main Transformers canon. Hearts of Steel Bumblebee and the rest of his fellows were revealed to have been victims of a sadistic experiment by Shockwave, with Bumblebee, or Centurion, as the last survivor. The series also introduced Predaking into the main Transformers continuity, with little fanfare or explanation. As a series, it was enjoyable, though its purpose as buildup for First Strike, the next major crossover event, was spoiled when the final issues were delayed such that First Strike spoiled one of the big reveals of the final issues of the series.

First Strike itself arrived at the end of 2017. Building on the events of Optimus Prime, Earth is set to take its place as a part of the Cybertronian Council of Worlds, but it comes under attack from Baron Ironblood and a host of villains drawn from various Hasbro properties, including Destro and Miles Mayhem. The Transformers and G.I. Joe both mobilize to stop the threat, but first have to overcome their mutual distrust. As a miniseries, and as a crossover, First Strike was a good story. While self-contained, it had an impact on the different ongoing series, and particularly the Optimus Prime ongoing, whose themes were strongly reflected in First Strike’s story. Moreover, as a whole, the storyline hung together far more effectively than 2016’s Revolution, and demonstrated the good that could come out of a shared continuity. If this is the shape of things to come, then we are cautiously excited.

Collector lines

Selection of Titans Return toys from 2017 (and Triggerhappy. But could we do any less than unite all three of the Decepticon Targetmasters for this yearbook shot? No, no we could not)

Generations continued to be a fan-favorite series in 2017, with the Titans Return line giving a strong showing throughout the year, albeit with a somewhat reduced presence probably owing to the movies. The line’s 2017 flagship was the gigantic Titan Class Trypticon, who cut an imposing figure and literally ate Titan Masters for breakfast (he even got his own breakfast cereal box). With the traditional Headmasters released in 2017, the line filled itself out with some other favourites who had been in demand for some time, including Topspin and Twin Twist, the Decepticon Targetmasters Slugslinger and Misfire (Triggerhappy making it to market in late 2016), triple changer Broadside, Legends class versions of Brawn, Seaspray, and Kickback, as well as the Sharkticon Gnaw in the early months of 2017. The Leader classes offered the full trio of Phase Sixers from the IDW comics: Sixshot (our first new six changer in many years), Sky Shadow, and Overlord. Other characters got revisited, including Bumblebee, Blitzwing, and Octane, each one generally in a form that skewed closer to their Generation 1 looks. All in all, the toys were excellent and one of the highlights of the year; and unless you were looking for Ramhorn, the line wasn’t as poorly distributed as The Last Knight.

Titans Return was also supplemented by two store exclusive five figure boxed sets in 2017, as well as a store exclusive two-pack and three convention exclusives. The boxed sets were the speed-themed Chaos on Velocitron, and the strength themed Siege on Cybertron. The former set offered such coolness as a Quickswitch themed redeco of Sixshot (unfortunately not possessing the new head shown on promotional images), IDW comic character Nautica, and a Generation 2 version of the Optimus Prime fuel tanker figure, complete with decal referencing the original toy’s “burn down the forest” design. Siege meanwhile offered Tidal Wave, the Japan-exclusive Super Ginrai tooling of Powermaster Optimus Prime as “Magnus Prime”, and a Metalhawk. Both sets also included die-cast Titan Masters, and Legends class reimaginings of the Generation 1 Autobot and Decepticon clones.

The clones themselves were nice inclusions, although some fans complained about being strongarmed into buying the entire boxed sets to get one small figure (neglecting the other four guys in each box). The clones were completed by a Walgreens exclusive set that offered the remaining two members of the four man band, completing a set of toys who looked genuinely good together. The other exclusives were somewhat more hit and miss, but generally offered something cool that probably would not have seen a release individually.

The remaining exclusives were the San Diego Comic Con, New York Comic Con, and Hascon exclusives. SDCC 2017 got a very cool black Powermaster Optimus Prime in a partnership with Primitive Skateboarding, with a deco recalling the early 2000s Nucleon Quest Super Convoy, and some extra accessories to make a skate park for his Titan Master, Shreddicus Maximus. NYCC 2017 meanwhile got a retool of Titans Return Blurr as a Headmaster Arcee – 30 years later, she finally got that official Headmaster toy! Hascon meanwhile rounded out the Monsterbots by offering an exclusive Grotusque. Both Arcee and Grotusque came with additional, die-cast Titan Masters, leading some to speculate that these two exclusive figure sets and the other two clones were intended for inclusion in two additional five figure gift sets (themed around firepower and intelligence), but no actual evidence of this has ever surfaced.

Titans Return’s counterpart line, Transformers Legends, continued in Japan, offering the Japanese market redecoed versions of the US toys. A notable entry into the line was Godbomber. Godbomber, a Leader class figure, was exclusive to the Japanese market, and was designed to be able to combine with the previous year’s Super Ginrai (or indeed, Hasbro’s Magnus Prime version) in order to form God Ginrai. The two figures would later be released as a giftset, with a pair of bonus Headmasters based on Cab and Minerva, the two Headmaster Jrs not released in the regular Transformers Legends line by this point. Godbomber was a welcome and surprising release from Takara-Tomy, although some complained that various parts on him did not hold together too well, or that the combined God Ginrai form was not particularly stable. This was true – the feet are notorious for disengaging. The look of the combined form is nothing short of awesome, however.

The end of 2017 saw the arrival of the Power of the Primes line, which exchanged Headmasters for Combiners once more, and brought back several characters from the original line, including the Dinobots. Fans welcomed the new line, although some of the choices made – such as making the Dinobots into a combiner – were less well received.

Machinima also launched their Titans Return web series in late 2017. The series of 11 minute episodes continued the story that had begun in 2016’s Combiner Wars, and chronicled the consequences of the previous series which led to the awakening of the Decepticon Titan Trypticon, and a desperate struggle to stop him by all means necessary. The show included some recasting of vocal roles, including Peter Cullen taking on the role of Optimus Prime. The show’s CGI and directing were slightly improved over Combiner Wars, and character personalities were played more closely to their Generation 1 selves, although some of the script was still a little stiff. The show included Overlord as a character – a very welcome addition – and once again, Megatron proved to be one of the show’s best characters, both in terms of voice, lines, and personality, even if he has less to do on the show compared to Combiner Wars. Unfortunately one area the show falls down on was its availability to viewers outside the US, which was limited to a Tumblr page that was hardly an ideal platform for the show. As with Combiner Wars before it, Titans Return was also better enjoyed when viewed as a whole, rather than in its episodic chunks.

Some of the Masterpiece series releases from 2017

Collectors had the Masterpiece line to continue to excite them through 2017, although it was something of a quiet year. Early on, there was the release of Grapple, and the second Beast Wars Masterpiece, Cheetor – the latter completely nailing the look of the character from the Beast Wars series. Dirge followed, completing the Masterpiece series versions of the Decepticon Seekers, and Artfire, a retool of Inferno, was also released as the first Masterpiece series Targetmaster. The real highlight in the Masterpiece line in early 2017 was (at last) Masterpiece Megatron version 2.0. This was a figure fans had been demanding ever since Convoy version 2.0 in 2011, and their patience was rewarded by a wonderfully show accurate Megatron complete with a bevy of alternate parts including alternate faces. Although he carried a high pricetag, he also embodied what it is to be a Masterpiece Transformer.

After Megatron, the Masterpiece line was quiet right up until the end of the year which saw a new version of Masterpiece Sideswipe, and the release of his brother, Sunstreaker – who was exceedingly well designed, sporting not only his original super countach design but also a street legal lamborghini form – without the need to remove any parts. Meanwhile Takara-Tomy Mall released an exclusive four figure cassettebot vs cassettetron set, which redecoed some of the previous cassette figures – and offered a brand new mold, Nightstalker, who opened the door for a possible Masterpiece Steeljaw, and with him, Masterpiece Blaster. Coming in 2018?

During that lull in Masterpiece releases in the middle of the year Hasbro and Takara-Tomy jointly revived the Movie Masterpiece line, in order to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the original live action Transformers movie. The first two releases in this series were Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, each one offering an impressive level of accuracy to their on-screen counterparts, and demonstrating the will to diversify the Masterpiece line into other areas of the Transformers mythos beyond Generation 1.

The two Movie Masterpieces were not the only Masterpieces to hit the US in 2017 though – MP-10 Convoy got another run in the US as MP-10 Optimus Prime, laying claim to the MP-10 moniker on both sides of the Pacific. He was largely unaltered from his previous release, which had been reissued in Asia a short while previous leading to some questioning why Optimus again when so many others had not seen a US release.

Lastly for collectors, the final Transformers Timelines subscription service figures were shipped to fans in 2017. The lineup included some fan-requested entries including a Paradron Medic and a pre-Beast Wars Scorponok to round out the Dawn of Future Past Predacons set, but the real highlight was the Pretender Optimus Prime and Megatron figures – adding yet another gimmick to the arsenal of the Autobot and Decepticon leaders. Optimus Prime proved he could be both truck and monkey by being a redeco of the 2015 Botcon figure, Oilmaster, while Megatron brought out the vintage Generation 1 Grand Maximus Pretender shell tooling – the first time the tooling had been made available since its original release 29 years earlier. With those two, the subscription service ended on a bang.

Robots in Disguise Combiner Force

Menasor was a major threat to the Autobots in season three of Transformers: Robots in Disguise

Robots in Disguise underwent its second rebrand for 2017. The line’s focus shifted again with the introduction of the Combiner Force branding, focusing on combiners. Crash combiners were introduced, two packs of characters who could be driven into each other to form a larger robot in the style of Transformers Energon’s Autobot pairings. Team combiners were also introduced, as giftsets of five characters who combine into a single, larger character. Mini-Con Activators were also introduced, which paired a familiar character with a smaller Mini-Con character who could unlock their concealed weapons.

The line’s other size classes were also retained, with new entries added to the One Step, Three Step, Legion, and Warrior size classes. There were only a handful of new releases in each size class, a reflection of how Robots in Disguise was playing third fiddle to The Last Knight and the Generations releases. The Warrior size class had a lot of great figures released, including Generation 1 inspired figures like Skywarp and Bludgeon, a War for Cybertron inspired version of Soundwave, and some new designs like Stormshot and Blastwave. One of the most unique was Twinferno, who was modeled on Generation 1 Doublecross but given a stealth jet alternate form and flamethrower accessories. Unfortunately a crowded marketplace meant many of these figures were very slow to make it to US retail, with some doubt as to if some of the end of line figures would arrive at all – but overall, Hasbro did better in 2017 at getting the line into stores than the issues the line had faced in 2016.

The show similarly underwent a soft rebranding, with a shift in focus to combining. After the defeat of Steeljaw at Decepticon Island and the defeat of Starscream, Bumblebee and the team found themselves facing a powerful new threat from Motormaster and his Stunticons. To counter this new foe and their powerful combined form, Menasor, Bumblebee’s team had to master a whole new level of teamwork to combine and face him. Such was the premise of the show’s third season, which adopted more of an arc-based approach than the show’s formerly episodic take on things. Decepticons of the week still turned up to challenge the Bee team, so the show did not go fully all-in with the arc approach. A secondary story arc concerned Soundwave working from the shadows throughout the season to try to make Megatron return to Earth.

Part way through the season the Autobots managed to defeat Menasor, which cleared the way for a new threat. No, just kidding, it’s Steeljaw and his pack again. Even though Steeljaw got a thorough defeat in his last appearance in season 2, he was brought back for one last showdown with Bumblebee, aided by “mysterious benefactors”, who would be revealed to be a corrupt Autobot high council – or rather, a group of Decepticons posing as the council. The show’s final episodes at last resolved the issues on Cybertron hinted at throughout the show’s run, leading up to Optimus Prime choosing Ratchet as the new leader of a free Cybertron – declining the role himself as he was too much of a warrior – and Bumblebee’s team becoming ambassadors to Earth.

That was the final sendoff to the “aligned” continuity that started with the Transformers Exodus novel and Transformers Prime show. In some ways it paralleled the resolution of the Mike Costa ongoing series and the Death of Optimus Prime one shot from IDW (or alternatively, Transformers Cybertron) with Optimus Prime recognizing what he stands for and how he simply no longer fits into the peacetime Cybertron, and chooses to step aside, to let those who he mentored mature and take the reins. And while Robots in Disguise did have its issues, like many Transformers shows, it matured with time and developed into something that was consistently fun to watch, with some unique and interesting character concepts throughout. While it is unlikely to ever be remembered as a classic like some of the former Transformers shows, it is deserving of its place within the mythos of Transformers.

(As a coda to this section, I confess I missed some episodes of the show. I’d hoped to catch a full runthrough of the season on a rerun, but Cartoon Network only aired the season once in the UK, a fate it also doled out to its US airing, which instead of airing reruns went off air between new episodes. So we can also add in that Robots in Disguise suffered from the poor treatment of Transformers shows on Cartoon Network before it. Here is hoping that is one thing that does not continue with Transformers Cyberverse).

Hascon 2017

Rounding off our look back at 2017 is Hascon! As a part of Hasbro’s ongoing efforts to build all their brands, a new convention was launched to replace the late Botcon which brought Transformers under the same roof as My Little Pony and Magic The Gathering. The inaugural Hascon was held over the weekend of 8-10 September, 2017, and was a successful event; albeit, one lacking the single brand focus of Botcon. Rather the event was closer to an all-Hasbro San Diego Comic Con. Time will tell if this event proceeds to blossom into something that can truly inherit the legacy that Botcon left behind it, or if it will take a different path.

Ahead to 2018

That concludes our brief overview of what happened in the Transformers franchise in 2017. We’re looking ahead to the promise of 2018, a year which offers two new cartoons, Transformers Rescue Bots Academy, and Transformers Cyberverse. There’s the first live action spin-off of the movie franchise coming, the Bumblebee solo movie, which is set in the 1980s and has Bumblebee take on his classic VW alternate mode. The Movie line is set to continue with the all-movie celebration that is the Studio Series, and Generations is carrying on with Power of the Primes, which is going to give us new versions of Predaking, Abominus, and the Dinobots before the year is out, so plenty to look forward to there. IDW’s comics are also shaping up into something interesting, with both Optimus Prime and Lost Light kicking off new story arcs which seem to be moving their respective series forward toward a conclusion, as well as two more events – Power of the Primes, and Unicron!

There’s a lot to look forward to – so let’s buckle up and enjoy the ride!

 

Bonus – our frontpage image, “It Never Ends”, showcasing the Optimus Prime VS Megatron pairings of 2017. 

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Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Drift In-Hand Images

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Courtesy of TFW2005 Members Phr0g and Kuma Style we have some great Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Drift In-Hand Images.

Drift is the first character of a new line of highly detailed non-transformable action figures based on the IDW design. Flame Toys is also bringing Tarn, Star Saber and Optimus Prime in the future, all of them fully licensed too.

Drift has started to get into the hands of collector who pre-ordered it. We can see now clear shots of all the details and impressive finishing of the figure and all the extra bonus and gimmicks which include 6 LED units and a cape with strings for even more dynamic poses.

Does this figure impress you enough to add you to your collection? Do you still prefer a transformable figure? You can check out the mirrored images attached to this news post and then sound off your impressions at the 2005 Boards!

 

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Optimus Primal Joins Transformers: Forged To Fight

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Kabam has delivered the January update to Transformers: Forged to Fight players, with the inclusion of Maximal Commander Optimus Primal. 

You will be able to add Optimus Primal to your ranks of playable characters from the morning of 4th January 2018. Primal has got his classic design from the Beast Wars cartoon for both his robot and gorilla modes.

The full Bot Intel Report with 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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BOT INTEL REPORT – OPTIMUS PRIMAL

BOT INTEL REPORT – OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Add Optimus Primal to your ultimate squad January 4th at 10AM PST!

ABOUT OPTIMUS PRIMAL:
Faction: Maximal

Class: Brawler

The Maximal starship Axalon, commanded by Optimus Primal was pulled into a Transwarp Portal while in pursuit of a Predacon warship. Stranded on ancient Earth, Primal and his crew of Maximals fought the Beast Wars to preserve the timeline and protect all life in the galaxy.

STATS AND ABILITIES:
2-Star:

  • Health: 1942
  • Attack: 177
  • Max Rating: 532

3-Star:

  • Health: 4768
  • Attack: 376
  • Max Rating: 1304

4-Star:

  • Health: 12392
  • Attack: 975
  • Max Rating: 3538

BASIC ABILITIES: CRIT ARMOR, MELEE BONUS, BLEED
Passive:

  • Armor Buffs provide 100% Critical Resistance.
  • Every 6 seconds if Optimus Primal has no Armor Buffs he will generate an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 2~4%. This ability stops if Optimus Primal is Armor Broken.

When Attacked:

  • 20% chance to gain an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 2~4% with a maximum of 10 stacks of Armor. This ability requires at least one active Armor Buff and stops if Optimus Primal is Armor Broken.

Blocked Melee Attacks:

  • Blocked Melee Hits have a 30% chance to grant a Melee Buff, increasing Melee Damage by 10~18% for 6 seconds.

Heavy Attacks:

  • Converts all Armor Buffs to Melee Buffs, increasing Melee Damage by 10~18% for 6 seconds.

SIGNATURE ABILITY – ISN’T THAT JUST PRIME
Optimus Primal hopes for the best, but always prepares for the worst. Damaging Debuffs have shorter durations and recover health when they expire.

  • Damaging Debuffs expire 8% faster for each Armor Buff on Optimus Primal. Optimus Primal gains 1~5% of his max Health each time a Bleed on him expires.

SPECIAL ATTACKS:
Special 1 – Law of the Jungle

Optimus Primal launches into the air to bring justice to his foes.

  • If Optimus Primal has received any Bleeds this fight he will inflict Bleed on the opponent that deals 30~38% of Attack over 4 seconds. The strength of the Bleed increases by 20% for each Bleed inflicted on Optimus Prime this fight.

Special 2 – Beast Warrior

The quickest way to peace, is to end the battle quickly.

  • 50% chance each sword hit to inflict Bleed, Dealing 40~60% of Attack as damage over 5 seconds.

Special 3 – Gorilla Warfare

When it comes to dealing with Predacons, sometimes brutal is best.

  • Optimus Primal’s rage grants him the maximum amount of Armor Buffs.
  • 100% chance to inflict Attack Down, reducing the opponent’s Attack Rating by -20% for 32 seconds.

SYNERGY BONUSES:
Allies – Mutual – Dinobot, Rhinox

  • +2~8% Armor Rating

Enemies – Mutual – Waspinator

  • +2~8% Attack

Beast Purification – Mutual – All Beast Wars Characters

  • Heavy Attacks of Beast Wars characters grant 4~20% Attack Rating for 5 seconds and Purify Damaging Debuffs as long as there are 2 or more Beast Wars bots on Primal’s team.

STRONG MATCH-UPS:

  • Bonecrusher – Bonecrusher will lose the ability to land Critical Hits and the Bleeds he inflicts will soon become an advantage for Optimus Primal’s first Special Attack.
  • Ironhide – Ironhide’s greatest strength is his ability to deal out incredible Critical Hits. Optimus Primal will render the Demolition king unable to tear anything apart.

WEAK MATCH-UPS:

  • Starscream – Starscream will tear through Optimus Primal’s Armor and inflict Critical Hits while the Ape’s Armor is Broken.
  • Megatron – Megatron’s Fused Armor Break will block Optimus Primal’s Crit Armor from activating.

RECOMMENDED MODULES FOR OPTIMUS PRIMAL:

  • Security Module – Increasing Optimus Primal’s Armor will make him more survivable and give him more opportunity to use his high attack rating against the opponent.
  • E.M.I. Module – Optimus Primal’s biggest disadvantage is his reliance on Melee Attacks. This module will help ensure he can thwart ranged opponents like that pesky Starscream.

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Optimus Prime #15 iBooks preview

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iBooks has uploaded the preview for the next issue of IDW Publishing’s Optimus Prime, which marks the beginning of the book’s next major arc, “The Falling.” Kei Zama returns to interiors as Caminus’s Mistress of Flame remembers her past and her first encounter with a Prime: specifically, Onyx Prime! It’s a story that’s been in the making for several years, and you can read the first three pages after the break before picking the issue up on January 17.

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New Toys Revealed For Bumblebee: The Movie, Movie Masterpiece And Generations

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We have received a new list of upcoming Hasbro Transformers toys by 2005 Boards Member catz; who is known to be a reliable source when it comes to reveals.

The list consists of toys from Bumblebee: The Movie, Movie Masterpiece (line which now includes Ironhide), lots of gimmick toys from the Bee Movie as well as a mysterious Titans Class figure and a codenamed ‘Project Storm‘ for the Generations line.

Additionally, the Energon Igniters line (which seems to be associated with Bumblebee: The Movie) is also featured as well as Transformers Mighty Muggs and various other Role Play items.

The full list can be found after the jump.

Transformers Generations

  • TRA GEN PROJECT STORM (Something small, maybe a blind bag figures)
  • TRA GEN PRIME WARS TITAN CLASS 
  • TRA GEN PROJECT STORM 10

Movie Masterpiece

  • TRA MV6 MASTERPIECE TF1 DECEPTICON (BARRICADE)
  • TRA MV6 MASTERPIECE TF1 AUTOBOT (IRONHIDE)
  • TRA MV6 MASTERPIECE BUMBLEBEE MOVIE AUTOBOT (BUMBLEBEE)

Bumblebee: The Movie

  • TRA MV6 ENERGON IGNITERS AST 6 SPEED
  • TRA MV6 TINY TURBO CHANGERS
  • TRA MV6 ROLE PLAY HELMET AST
  • TRA MV6 ROLE PLAY MASKS
  • TRA MV6 ENERGON IGNITERS AST 10 POWER
  • TRA MV6 ENERGON IGNITERS AST 20 NITRO
  • TRA MV6 FIRST EDITION HELMET
  • TRA MV6 HERO VISION MASK
  • TRA MV6 TITAN CHANGERS AST
  • TRA ACTION ATTACKER 20 AST
  • TRA ACTION ATTACKER 30
  • TRA ACTION ATTACKER 15 AST
  • TRA ACTION ATTACKER 8 AST
  • TRA CLIP PLUSH AST
  • TRA MV6 POWERCORE BUMBLEBEE
  • TRA MV6 ROLEPLAY WEAPON
  • TRA MV6 DJ STRYKER
  • TRA MV6 RC AUTOBOT
  • TRA MV6 ENERGON IGNITERS AST 15 POWER PLUS

Studio Series

  • TRA MV6 STUDIO SERIES AST 20 DELUXE
  • TRA MV6 STUDIO SERIES AST 30 VOYAGER
  • TRA MV6 STUDIO SERIES AST 50 LEADER

Transformers Mighty Muggs

  • TRA MIGHTY MUGGS

Rescue Bots (?)

  • TRA RBT TANGO OPTIMUS

 

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TFW2005 Staff Top Toy Picks of 2017

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As 2017 has wrapped up, it’s time for the annual tradition of the TFW2005 staff getting together and deciding the toy highlights that the year brought us. 2017 was indeed a great year for collectors with a strong Masterpiece line who brought us fantastic figures of characters which many fans have been waiting years to own. Titans Return ruled the year, combining a great toy gimmick with a great selection of fan favorite characters in modern renditions. The Last Knight movie made its way into theaters, as well as making its way to stores shelves, albeit not perfectly. The conclusion of the RID Cartoon also brought the final waves of RID toys, and we even had a nice surprise by the end of the year with Power Of The Primes toys hitting shelves sooner than we expected.

While everything wasn’t exactly perfect (higher prices, quality control issues, as well as a not so ideal distribution for retail toys) it was a difficult task for the staff to choose from such an outstanding variety of molds and characters. Once again the Masterpiece line proved to be the favorite among our staff, with MP-36 Megatron as the crown jewel of the year, and absolute winner among a crowd of great figures.

It seems it is a great year for the evil Decepticons, as TLK Voyager Megatron was second in votes and mentions as runner up, as one of the best molds for not just the movie line, but Transformers in general.

Generations Topspin was another favorite among our staff. As mentioned before, it was difficult to decide among so many options and great molds this year. Seeing the likes of TLK Voyager NitroTR TrypticonTakara Legends Kup and, proving Combiners still rule, UW Baldigus which also got the attention of our team.

So, what do you think about our top picks? Agree? Disagree? You can see the complete list after the jump and then sound off your impressions at the 2005 Boards!

Black Convoy

The Last Knight Voyager Megatron

In a year where collectors found their pick ups on Masterpiece and 3P releases, while the main retail movie line was full of repaints and easy-to-transform toys, it was a very nice surprise to find Voyager Megatron. A very nice and detailed robot mode with almost no hollow parts, and the ones that should be visible like the hollow forearms are hidden by the excellent deco and colors. The transformation to fighter mode is very creative and fun, specially the way you form the legs by folding the jet wings. I haven’t spent so much time transforming a Movie figure since ROTF. The jet mode is well integrated and detailed, you really enjoy to display it. In fact, most of the TLK Voyager toys proved to be on top of the line, but Megatron takes my vote all the way, even over the not less impressive Leader class Megatron. Hard to find in Latin America, it was worth all the effort and time to buy it.

Runners up: Unite Warriors Baldigus Giftset (As a Car Robots Fan, an epic gift set),MP-34 Cheetor (excellent finishing on a MP toy), LG Triggerhappy (a great deco for an already great mold), TLK Voyager Optimus Prime (Did better than the Leader Class), MP-36 Megatron (took time, but it was worth the wait for an epic toy), SDCC Primitive Optimus Prime (A Prime in black, what else do you need?)

 

C310 Ginrai

TakaraTomy MP-36 Megatron

2017 marks the year that Takara Tomy continues to makes decision that surprised many fans, and the release of a new Masterpiece Megatron that’s redesigned and engineered from the ground up certainly contributed to that. This figure takes Takara’s new cartoon centric direction for the Masterpiece line and ran with it to the finish line. Despite having a few obvious seam lines, this figure’s sculpt, posibility, and optional parts enables it to represent Megatron’s cartoon model to an astonishing degree. Meanwhile Takara’s engineers still managed to turn an on-screen model robot to a slightly oversized realistic firearm. Transformation, while quite complex, is satisfying from start to finish. The inclusion of both loose and fixed pose chain base, further affirms that amount of forethought went into this release. Even with its higher price tag, I still believe this to be a great entry in the Masterpiece lineup because nothing to date has came close to the quality that this figure exudes.

Runners up:
LG-49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy, LG-50 Sixshot, TLK Nitro, Titans Return Overlord with Dreadnaut, Titans Return Wingspan, Power of the Prime Slug

 

Kickback

MP36 Megatron

Maybe not the best gun mode, but definitely the best robot mode of G1 Megatron. Takaratomy proved they can do even tough designs and make them cartoon/anime-accurate with a wide range of articulation and features. So happy I picked this up. Anyone want to buy my old MP Megatron? :p

Runners Up:
LG Triggerhappy, LG Super Ginrai (Boxset), LG Char, MP35 Grapple


Lumpy

Titans Returns Grotusque

2017 might go down as one of the best years for Transformers ever. So many fun molds, unique transformations and a gimmick that pulled me in far more than I ever expected. In fact, I purchased 123 individual Transformers this year. Though, the top figure for me was something no one saw coming. Titans Return Grotusque was announced, available to order and arrived to many fans within a 48 hour period. That alone is pretty incredible. Who ever thought the Monsterbots would even see the light of day again?

Taking a figure that I already enjoyed and making an even better figure through remolding really sold me on this guy. Then adding in a second Battle Beast homage was the cherry on top. Fun transformation, incredibly unique look, and a wonderful paint scheme really pushed this winged bear lizard robot man to the top for me.

Runners up: TR Octane, TR Topspin, TL Doublecross, Wingspan and Pounce, UW Baldigus

 

Matty

Masterpiece Convoy (Optimus Primal) Supreme Commander Version

Hasbro / Takara continue to raise the bar with their toy releases. We’re entering a period of collecting where G1, though still King, has competition for fan’s money. Masterpiece Beast Wars figures captured the magic that first hit toy shelves in 1996, perhaps none more than the Supreme Commander Version of Masterpiece Convoy (Optimus Primal). Although the show accurate first release is phenomenal in its own right, this toy version hits all childhood memories with force. In a year where Headmasters (I mean Titanmasters, sorry John Warden) saw their full return and delivered AMAZING toys, this Masterpiece Convoy (Optimus Primal) stands out. It’s a sign of branching out from G1, stunning toys beyond vehicles, and that our Fandom encompasses all tastes and interests. This is why Masterpiece Convoy (Optimus Primal) – Supreme Commander Version gets my top nod this year.

Runners up: Masterpiece Cheetor, Masterpiece Megatron, The Last Knight Voyager Megatron, Titans Return Topspin

 

MetalStorm

Titans Return Sky Shadow with Ominus

Titans Return has quickly become the core component of my collection, with Sky Shadow at the heart of that core. Sky Shadow is one hell of a figure. The jet mode is sleek and sexy, (slexy? hmm, perhaps I should leave the word play to Thew) and the tank section is pretty bad-ass too, only gripe is that the turret can’t rotate. The robot mode is imposing and has a good range of movement. I may be in the minority for this but I prefer the Sky Shadow to the Overlord use of the mold. Shadow just wears it better. I enjoy interacting with Sky Shadow and I love transforming him. I really wished I could have nominated all of Titans Return as almost the entirety of the line was a slam dunk.

To sum up: Great aesthetics, ease of transformation, and pretty well articulated, which I do believe are all the hallmarks of a well designed Transformer toy.

I would like to give a shout out to two other figures that didn’t make it to my top picks: RiD2015 Soundwave and Stormshot. Both of these are great molds and fun toys to play with, the first few waves of RiD2015 may have not been that impressive, but the following waves did give us some great toys.

I do look forward to 2018 with Power of the Primes and other future goodies!

Runners up: Titans Return Broadside with Blunderbuss, Titans Return Megatron with Doomshot, Titans Return Blitzwing with Hazard, Titans Return Octone with Murk, Titans Return Misfire with Aimless (He’s not pink, he’s lightish red!)

 

Onslaught24

The Last Knight Voyager Megatron

In all honesty, this might as well be a three-way tie between Megatron, Nitro, and Scorn, but Megatron just barely wins it because of his lack of kibble. These three are by far some of the most fun movie figures I’ve purchased in a LONG time. At first I thought they were going to be impulses that were fun at first but will collect dust until they’re eventually sold, but all three blew me away. Transformation-wise, Megatron and Scorn can’t be beat. Megatron’s transformation is fun and fairly fluid, and Scorn’s is one of the best in my collection. Honestly the only downside to these figures is that they outshine the rest of my movie collection and Scorn came misassembled, otherwise I couldn’t be happier. All three have great poseability and are very imposing, another thing that gets me hooked on certain figures, making them feel even truer to the models onscreen. If you have issues with kibble however, Nitro may not be the best of the three, and Scorn has a little as well, whereas Megatron has virtually nothing to worry about in terms of kibble and even has weapon storage in both modes that doesn’t at all blemish either one. Bottom line: If you have to buy one figure from the TLK toy line, make it voyager Megatron.

Runners up: The Last Knight Voyager Nitro Zeus, The Last Knight Voyager Scorn, Power of the Primes Beachcomber, Titans Return Trypticon, Unite Warriors Baldigus, Titans Return Shuffler

 

optimusfan

Titans Return Slugslinger

Picking favorites this year felt difficult. Not because we had a handful of all-time great figures pair with some stinkers, but because it felt like nearly every figure I picked up this past year was a dead solid 8 or 9 on 10 point scale. Ultimately I settled on pandering to my nostalgia (<cough>signature<cough>) with Titans Return Slugslinger.

I really enjoyed Slugslinger as a child for no discernible reason beyond the thought that jets with two cockpits were cool (truth!) and a love of that later-80’s cyan blue. He just exuded “cool” for me with those red sunglasses-like optics. Titans Return Slugslinger provides a nice homage to the character, largely keeping the shape and transformation original while updating to modern articulation standards. My main disappointments with him are the lack of a packed in targetmaster, and the inexplicable inclusion of the cartoon face given his toy accurate colors. However, these are not deal-breakers for me and really nice tampographs in lieu of the current miserable foil stickers help put him over the top.

Runners up: Legends Kup, Masterpiece Megatron, The Last Knight Voyager Megatron, Titans Return Cosmos, Titans Return Clones (Wingspan, Pounce, Cloudraker, Fastlane), Generations Sandstorm

 

ORIO

Titans Return Topspin

I wasn’t expecting much out of a new Topspin, but this guy blew me away. I think one of my favorite aspects of the figure is his sheer chunkiness. Hefty, like an old fashioned Deluxe. Add that to a very clever Transformation scheme and everything that’s been released since has had a tough act to follow. Even his brother, Twin Twist, couldn’t live up to how well executed Topspin was. Believe the hype!

Runners up:
Legends Misfire, Legends Kup, TR Windblade, TR Ramhorn, TR Grotusque, TR Blitzwing, TR Octone, RID Bludgeon

 

Razerwire

Masterpiece Sunstreaker

The first time I ever saw Transformers back in the 80’s, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had me smitten. I thought those two where the coolest bots out of all the Autobots. I dreamed of having them as a kid and now we finally have them in Masterpiece form with the release of Sunstreaker. The secondary alt mode is engineering magic and a wonderful option to have. It was a fantastic end to the year with his release.

Runners up: MP Artfire, MP Megatron, TR Misfire, TR Slugslinger

 

Seawing

The Last Knight Nitro Zeus

This was a difficult choice for me this year as there were many excellent figures released in 2017 and my number one choice dethroned my number two figure by the razor-thinnest™ of margins. That said, my pick for best toy of 2017 is Nitro Zeus from the Last Knight movie. It doesn’t matter if you hated or loved the movie, this figure is pretty darn good. The jet looks sleek, fast, and does a pretty good job hiding the robot bits—even when looking at it from the sides. Underneath is a different story, but there are very few airplane alt-modes that look good from below (the robot bits need to go somewhere otherwise the robot mode would be too flimsy). In robot mode, he looks like a scrappy fighter that is happy blasting you with his arm-mounted Gatling gun on his left arm or ramming the nose of his plane on his other arm down your throat. Aesthetically, he does a good job resembling his on-screen self in the Bay movies, but his look isn’t as radical as most of the other Bayformers. Plus he comes with a bonus Titan Master port and a removable (but not transformable head) so he can easily fit into a spot on one’s collection by swapping in a new Titan master head. Personally, I think he looks good with Clobber or Thunderwing. But what really sold me on this guy is his bonkers transformation. You separate the legs from the waist and flip his right leg forward (like he’s doing a robot can-can dance) and swing the right shoulder all the way down to where his waist was to become the nose of the plane. Then you lift the head and pull it forward and move his left shoulder assembly to where the head was. Then when you get to the two massive boxy thrusters on his back, you brilliantly unfold them to become the become his wings. I applaud the unconventional way the designers at TakTom solved this figure’s transformation from robot to plane and back. The only really disappointing thing about this figure is his bland color scheme. He has some really nice sculpted details hidden in his boring black and gray plastics that really could have made this figure pop more with added paint apps. At least you can transform Nitro Zeus back and forth without worrying about damaging the paint—which is why my first runner-up, a figure that clearly blows this figure away in sculpt, engineering, and mere shelf presence comes in at number two. I like to transform my figures and I don’t want to worry each time that I do that I am negatively affecting either the structural integrity or aesthetic appearance of the figure with each transformation that I do. In the end, I had to make a decision as to my number one choice for 2017 and it came down to two really strong figures that both had interesting and innovative transformations, both look great in either alt or robot modes, but it really came down to having to wonder with each transformation if this time was going to be the time that I damage it. I prefer the peace of mind knowing that this isn’t an issue with Nitro Zeus.

Runners up: MP-36 Masterpiece Megatron, Transformers: Tribute Orion Pax, MP-32 Masterpiece Optimus Primal, Power of the Primes Optimus Prime, Power of the Primes Rodimus Prime

 

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TLK Cybertron

MP-36 Megatron was THIS CLOSE to being my favorite of 2017. But Megatron doesn’t light up, nor is he decked-out in glorious G2 colors. This Toys R Us exclusive combines two things I love: The Cybertron/Galaxy Force line and the beautiful chaos of Generation 2 decos. That and this toy is still pretty darn fun. Yeah, I chose an overpriced repaint as my top pick of the year. Move along.

Runners up: MP-36 Megatron, Rescue Bots Chase (Dino Protector),TR Bumblebee,TR Trypticon,UW Megatronia

 

Shin Densetsu

MP36 Megatron

One word describes this release;

FINALLY!

MP-36 Megatron 2.0 was a long awaited release. I remember wanting this since Prime 2.0 was revealed more than 5 years ago. Megatron was well worth the wait. In the time since, it has outshined Prime in poseability. The optional parts are fun. The faces have so much character. The transformation is an engineering achievement. It isn’t as difficult as many say, it’s just time consuming. Overall MP-36 is so good I wish Takara would make a new Prime just to match it. Not to say that MP10 is bad, it’s just …this time around,

DECEPTICONS SUPERIOR, AUTOBOTS…INFERIOR!

The irony being that of all figures, Megatron to me, looks more heroic than MP10 Prime. MP36 captures the Sunbow, evil He-man, glorious tyrannical leader look. The optional laughing face is fitting, Megatron had the last laugh!

Runners up: Titans Return Six Shot, MP Artfire, MPM04 Optimus Prime, Titans Return Laser Prime, Beast Wars Supreme Commander Convoy

 

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Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Warrior Class Bludgeon

I’m pretty sure that Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Warrior Class Bludgeon is the underdog of Staff Picks this year, but hear me out. Being a non-Generations collector wasn’t really easy for me in 2017. There weren’t many toys which I thought as ‘Must Haves’. Then came Bludgeon. I missed out on his iteration for Revenge Of The Fallen, and therefore was itching to get my hands on a decently priced toy. My hopes lit up when I saw Warrior Blastwave which came before. The very moment Blastwave was revealed, it was not too hard to determine that Hasbro is teasing us with an inevitable Bludgeon release. Posability is not too bad and he looks quite like ROTF Bludgeon despite that fact that the mold is a heavy retool of RID Warrior/Clash of the Transformers Megatronus. The colors are nice and striking; it wasn’t hard for me to spot him from far away. All of the above reasons made me sad not to see him on the show. This Metallikato master would have been a formidable opponent to Drift. Still not convinced? Check out our gallery to see how cool he is.

Runners up: Last Knight Voyager Class Megatron, Power Of The Primes Leader Optimus Prime, Rescue Bots Optimus Prime Racetrack Trailer

 

Smashs

MP-36 Megatron

Takara finally did the impossible. Engineering, poseability, screen accuracy, all in one figure. He’s not perfect(that back!), but he’s pretty close.

Runner’s up – Movie Masterpiece Optimus Prime, Masterpiece Sunstreaker, Legends Gnaw, Voyager Nitro, Leader Skyshadow/Overlord, Deluxe Sqweeks

 

Sol Fury

MP-36 Megatron

I was out of circulation for a few months earlier in the year, so I didn’t get to have as much fun with some releases as I’d liked. Case in point, Megatron. I’d fiddled with him back when I got him, then had to get on with real world things. However, that brief experience stuck with me, and when I finally got to revisit Megatron a while later, I enjoyed him even more than the first time.

Let’s run through the things that make Megatron awesome:
1. His wide range of accessories.
2. Completely nailing the look of the character from Generation 1.
3. Those alternate faces, especially his smile.
4. The poseability. Second to none, this figure is gloriously bendy.

In my mind, Megatron has set a new standard for poseability and appearance in the Masterpiece series. He’s not perfect – but he is still far away the best rendition of Generation 1 Megatron to have ever had an official release. He’s just such a joy to pose and recreate the look of all his cartoon appearances with.

Runners up: Unite Warriors Baldigus / Ruination, The Last Knight Nitro, Titans Return Seaspray, Titans Return Overlord

 

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MP-37 Masterpiece Artfire

This was a hard pick for me, as I love Masterpiece Megatron and Masterpiece Grapple nearly as much as Masterpiece Artfire here. Titans Return Trypticon is an awesome figure as well in its own right. However, when things are this tight, even the tiniest of things can be the deciding factor. Trypticon had several wide-spread problems right out of the package; Masterpiece Megatron has paint rubbing issues with the transformation in areas.

With those relatively minor things aside, nostalgia can be a strange thing in its own right. Heck, you’re probably reading this in some shape or form because of nostalgia. I go back to when I got back into Transformers around 1999 and I was discovering things beyond US Generation One. One such treasure was the Japanese-only Artfire toy. Along with Stepper (an enigma in its own right), Artfire was one of those toys that I thought was extremely cool, but out of my reach. Even the Commemorative Series reissues saw Stepper making it stateside as “Ricochet”, but Artfire never made it into my hands.

The Inferno mold is super-cool as is, but the two-toned colors and the tampographs make Artfire something different. This figure just has a certain presence and even magic, if you will, that can only be witnessed in hand, as photos really don’t do it justice. The added Targetmaster figure is excellent, too, and totally rounds out this package. There’s really something about this figure that’s difficult to put into words; I was caught off-guard with this figure, totally not expecting this kind of reaction to it. There’s just something about this extra figure that has a special kind of magic for me that’s more than the sum of its parts. Perhaps it’s nostalgia. Perhaps it’s an already cool figure made anew as a cool redeco. Perhaps it’s finally having an Artfire in my collection. Perhaps it’s all of these reasons.

Runners up: MP-36 Masterpiece Megatron, MP-35 Masterpiece Grapple, Titans Return Trypticon, Titans Return Topspin with Freezeout

 

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Titans Return Topspin

Expectation plays a lot into how I react to a toy. When I spend $200+ for MP-36 Megatron, I expect it to be fantastic. When I spend $18 on a standard deluxe, I don’t expect to get a toy as fun as Topspin. The figure looks and feels big and solid for his price point, with minimal kibble and great articulation for the size. The vehicle is a fantastic reimagining of the original boxy space fighter, now looking like something I’d fly in an old NES shooter game. The transformation was my favorite by far this year with multiple clever tricks and all feeling very intuitive. Even his accessory weapon is one of the line’s best designs. The toy’s design actually works so well that Twin Twist, who by nature should be exactly the same, doesn’t feel as good as Topspin does. Easily my biggest surprise of the year.

Runners up: MP-39 Sunstreaker, MP-36 Megatron, Titans Return Trypticon, LG46 Targetmaster Kup, Titans Return Overlord

 

Tony_Bacala

MP-36 Megatron

Hands down best figure to drop this year (IMO), and really in many years. Yes it’s a little choppy but it’s MP scaled, articulated like a Revoltech, and looks like Megatron should in both modes. Plus it hits all the right nostalgia notes. As I become more picky with what I pick up, this one delivered exactly what I was looking for.

Runners up: Unite Warriors Baldigus Giftset, Tokyo Toy Show 2017 Black Convoy, MPM-3 Bumblebee, MP34 Cheetor

 

Vangelus

Power of the Primes Leader Optimus

While I was looking forward to seeing how the Evolution gimmick would turn out, I was also hoping that Rodimus would be the one to hit it out of the park. And, well, it’s time for another Orion Pax to make my TFW Staff Pick of the year. The Evolution Optimus set has a weak truck cab and unfortunately unpainted grey Prime fists. Other than that, the package is a powerhouse that nails so much of what I had hoped for in this play-pattern, from a cool and engaging deluxe figure to a Brave-style gattai transformation, topped off with an Optimus Prime whose standing silhouette is simply incredible for something that’s wrapped around such a gimmick in a modern mainline series. This guy punched at a wave 3 level in a wave 1 assortment, and was a surprise ending to a solid year of Transformers collecting that stole the show at the very last minute.

Runners up:
MP-36 Megatron (What a gobsmacking gorgeous achievement of a transformation)
Voyager TLK Megatron (Finally, a movie Megatron toy that looks and feels fantastic)
Titans Return Trypticon (Taking lessons learned from Metro and Max, a Titan-class Citybot who is finally fun and stable to play with in every mode)
Deluxe TLK Cogman (Where Nitro Zeus was an event, Deluxe Cogman was secretly the pinnacle photo finish of both The Last Knight AND Titans Return)
MP-39 Sunstreaker (What a gobsmacking gorgeous achievement of a transformation…on a car! That’s more affordable! And maybe could come out domestically in North America!)

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Perfect Effect PC-21,PC-22 and PC-23 Upgrade Sets Revealed

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Perfect Effect has updated their Facebook page with their next upgrade sets for the new Power of The Prime combiner figures. PC-21 will be new hands and feet for Volcanicus and PC-22 will be new hands and feet for King Starscream. Also shown is a grey protoype picture for PC-23, which will be an upgrade set for the torso of Volcanicus. The set appears to fill out Volcanicus a bit more and will hopefully add some additional stability. The set will also come with a giant freaking sword so Volcanicus can smite his enemies.

Here is the breakdown for both sets:

PC-21 Upgrade Set for POTP Dinobots
PC-22 Upgrade Set for POTP Starscream
Release in March/2018

Product Features:
* Gear joint
* New mold
* Transformed into the arms

Box Contents:
Hand———–x 2
foot———–x 2

PC-23 will coming soon

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Fans Toys FT-30B Iceman (Masterpiece Scale Air Raid)

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Thanks to 2005 Boards member dalianjj for sharing images of the next upcoming project of 3P Fans ToysFT-30B Iceman (Masterpiece Scale Air Raid).

We have renders and prototype images of Fans Toys impressive take on G1 Aerialbot Air Raid. The images let us see all the great amount of detail and design in both modes as well as some dynamic poses. A comparison size image with the previously announced FT-30A Ethereaon (Masterpiece Scale Silverbolt) is also available for your viewing pleasure. It’s important to remember that the combined form is supposed to be in scale with Fans Toys Terminus Giganticus FT-20, so we expect a very big, if not the biggest combiner figure to date.

You can check the mirrored images on this news post after the jump and then sound off your impressions at the 2005 Boards!

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ROBOTKINGDOM.COM NEWSLETTER #1410

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Friend site and sponsor Robotkingdom has dropped their latest newsletter in our forums. A great selection of in-stock items and new pre-orders for your collections. You can check out some highlights below and then read on for the full listing.

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ROBOTKINGDOM.COM Newsletter #1410

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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#5 Hot Upcoming Preorders! (By Month)

Fans Toys FT-19 Apache.
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US119.9
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Takara TRANSFORMERS MP-40 TARGET MASTER HOT RODIMUS.
New Listing!
Preorder. Available in February 2018
US$74.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tftrmp40.html

Transformers Legends LG-10 Arcee.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$20.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg10re.html

Transformers Legends LG-12 Windblade.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$20.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg12re-5292.html

Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$55.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg14re.html

Takara Transformers LG-61 Clone Drone Set.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$26.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg61.html

Takara Transformers LG-62 Target Master Windblade.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$29.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg62.html

Takara Transformers LG-63 G2 Megatron.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$41.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg63.html

Takara Transformers MB-12 Autobot Jazz.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$26.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb12.html

Takara Transformers MB-13 Bonecrusher.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$26.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb13.html

Takara Transformers MB-14 Megatron.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$59.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb14.html

Takara Transformers MB-15 Lockdown.
Preorder. Available in February 2018.
US$26.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb15.html

Takaratomy Mall Exclusive Diaclone Reboot DA-17 BIG POWERED GV (I.M.S Ver.)
New listing!
Preorder! Available in February 2018.
US$234.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/da17.html

Takaratomy Mall Exclusive Diaclone Reboot DA-18 BIG POWERED GV DIA-NAUTS SET (I.M.S Ver.)
New listing!
Preorder! Available in February 2018.
US$24.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/diaclone-da18.html

Takaratomy Mall Exclusive Transformers LG-EX Grand Maximus.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$209.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/lgexgrandmaximus.html

Takaratomy Mall Exclusive Transformers LG-EX Greatshot.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$69.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/lgexgreatshot.html

Transformers Encore – God Fire Convoy. 
New listing!
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$229
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfgodfirec.html

Transformers Legends LG-64 SEASPRAY & LION.
New listing!
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$14.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg64.html

Transformers Legends LG-65 TARGET MASTER TWIN TWISTER.
New listing!
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$29.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg65.html

Transformers Legends LG-66 TARGET MASTER TOPSPIN.
New listing!
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$29.
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tflg66.html

Takara Transformers MB-16 Jetfire.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$76.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb16.html

Takara Transformers MB-17 Optimus Prime Revenge Ver.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$115.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb17.html

Takara Transformers MB-18 War Hammer Bumblebee.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$26.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb18.html

Takara Transformers MB-19 Hound.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$37.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb19.html

Takara Transformers MB-20 Nemesis Prime.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$59.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfmmb20.html

Toys Alliance – Mega Action Series MAS-02 – Megatron.
Preorder Available in March 2018.
US$ 169.90
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tamas02.html

Diaclone DA-19 BIG-POWERED GV Land Battle Cruiser.
Preorder. Available in end of March 2018.
US$69.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/diaclone-da19.html

Diaclone DA-20 Powered System Set E Type.
Preorder. Available in end of March 2018.
US$24.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/diaclone-da20.html

TFC TOYS STC-01A & STC-01B Supreme Techtial Commander Set of 2.
New listing!
Preorder! Available in 2nd quarter 2018.
US$269.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfcstc01ab.html

TFC TOYS STC-01A Supreme Techtial Commander ( Jungle ver.)
New listing!
Preorder! Available in 2nd quarter 2018.
US$139.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfcstc01a.html

TFC TOYS STC-01B Supreme Techtial Commander (original ver.)
New listing!
Preorder! Available in 2nd quarter 2018.
US$139.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfcstc01b.html

Hasbro x ThreeA: AUTOBOT SQWEEKS Transformers The Last Knight 1/6 th Scale Collectible Figure.
New Listings!
Preorder. Available in 4th Quarter 2017.
US$ 154.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tf5-sqweeks.html

Hasbro x ThreeA : OPTIMUS PRIME Transformers The Last Knight Premium Scale Collectible Series.
New Listings!
Preorder. Available in 1st Quarter 2018.
US$ 345.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tf5op.html

Hasbro x ThreeA : BUMBLEBEE Transformers The Last Knight Premium Scale Collectible Series.
New Listings!
Preorder. Available in 1st Quarter 2018.
US$ 299.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tf5-bumblebee.html

Iron Factory IF-EX23 War Giant B.
Preorder. Available in 4th quarter 2017.
US$54.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex23.html

Iron Factory IF-EX25 Sword of Defender. 
Preorder. Available in 4th quarter 2017.
US$34.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex25.html

Iron Factory IF-EX14L Steel Lucifer. 
Preorder. Available in January 2018.
US$44.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex14l.html

Iron Factory IF-EX14M Mirrored Commander.
Preorder. Available in March 2018.
US$42.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex14m.html

Iron Factory IF-EX27 Shrike’s Feather. 
Preorder. Available in April 2018.
US$16.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex27.html

Fans Toys FT-24 Rouge.
Preorder. Available in April 2018.
US99.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ft24.html

Takaratomy Mall Exclusives Street Fighters II X Transformers Ryu VS Vega.
New listing
Preorder. Available in May 2018.
US99.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfsfryuvega.html

Takaratomy Mall Exclusives Street Fighters II X Transformers Ken VS Chun-Li.
New listing!
Preorder. Available in May 2018.
US$66.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfsfkenchunli.html

Iron Factory IF-EX28 Buring Slug. 
Preorder. Available in May 2018.
US$25.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex28.html

Iron Factory IF-EX29 Rush Beats.
Preorder. Available in June 2018.
US$23.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex29.html

Iron Factory IF-EX30 Cygnus. 
Preorder. Available in July 2018.
US$49.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex30.html

Iron Factory IF EX-31 DUBHE.
Preorder. Available in October 2018.
US$26.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex31.html

Iron FactoryIF-EX32/33 Spirits of the “D.E.C.” –Phecda/Mizar.
Preorder. Available in End of 2018.
US$44.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex3233.html

Iron Factory IF EX-34 ALKAID. 
Preorder. Available in End of 2018.
US$49.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex34.html

Iron Factory IF-EX35 Spirits of the “D.E.C.” Merak.
Preorder. Available in End of 2018.
US$49.9
http://www.robotkingdom.com/ifex35.html

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