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09-25-2014, 11:10 AM | #15201 |
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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ TFW2005.com
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The Transformers Age of Extinction home release hype is in full swing, and there is now an Ultimate Transforemers Showdown contest being sponsored by Paramount. You can vote for your favorite Transformer daily in a NCAA tournament style bracket, and if you pick the winner you could win a 64 Inch UHD TV. Check the official game site here and stop back daily to win!
Will your favorite ‘bot make it through the Ultimate Transformers Showdown? Autobot® or Decepticon®, Dinobot or Constructicon, YOU choose who will advance! Click on the daily match-up and vote on Facebook or Twitter to keep your favorites in the running! If you pick the winning Transformer, you could win* an Ultra HD TV! |
09-25-2014, 11:10 AM | #15202 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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While not a true "third party" release, we thought this might interest you. Several former Hasbro staff have set up a new toy company to deliver a series of 6 inch action figures with interchangeable parts and weapons. The company, called "Play With This Too", will feature "intergalatic heroes vs ferocious monsters". Each figure will also come with a Tech Drone, which is a transforming sidekick figure.
You might recognize a few of the concepts at work here - spacemen vs monsters was ultimately the main paradigm of the 1988 Pretenders series of Transformers, which the Tech Drones might play into. On the other hand, the designs are original, so maybe we're seeing patterns where there are none. Check out the Play With This Too homepage for more information. |
09-25-2014, 11:10 AM | #15203 |
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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ TFW2005.com
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Transformers Age of Extinction is out now on Digital HD and is set for release on DVD and Blu Ray next Tuesday! To celebrate the release the fine folks at Paramount have exclusively shared some high res AoE concept art with us here at TFW2005. We get to see some pretty cool stuff in here, including:
Check out the official press release and exclusive shots after the break! |
09-25-2014, 05:20 PM | #15204 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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Television land will never be the same as Vangelus tunes into the Aaron and TJ Omega networks to learn about children and Colombia.
You can download and comment on it here: WTF @ TFW - Episode 322 And if you want to hear some lengthy Age of Extinction roundtable discussion, check out our long-delayed WTF @ Age of Extinction podcast! WTF @ Age of Extinction - July 18 2014 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. |
09-26-2014, 12:50 PM | #15205 |
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Originally posted by: SilverOptimus @ TFW2005.com
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Forbes and mobile gaming related sites are reporting that Angry Birds: Transformers is now available for download in New Zealand and Finland with Canada and Australia set to follow soon afterwards.
This release is a "Soft Launch"; a growing trend where apps are released earlier than their worldwide release dates for publicity and testing purposes. Currently, iOS users are the only users who can download it early, if they are living in the above mentioned countries. Download link: iTunes. Forbes had this to say: "The game starts with Optimus Prime (Red) and Bumblebee (Chuck) as they fight against the Eggbots created by Eggspark. During play, you tap the screen to shoot different targets and power up your transformation and special powers. This builds on the kart racing of Angry Birds Go!, role-play action of Angry Birds Epic and the most recent projectile play in Angry Birds Stella. Adding this new mechanic may attract a new set of players to the franchise, as well as long in the tooth Transformers fans. This is where Hasbro comes in: "The game makes use of toys to unlock additional characters by placing them over the camera of the tablet or smartphone device. It’s the kind of approach popularized by Skylanders (and more recently Disney Infinity) and should make the game popular with children." Family Game TV has released a video of the first 25 minutes of the game. The gameplay footage reveals that this game is more of a Rail Shooter than an Endless Runner. Check it out, after the jump. |
09-26-2014, 12:50 PM | #15206 |
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Originally posted by: SilverOptimus @ TFW2005.com
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More Transformers Game News. Jagex has released two videos showcasing the Autobot and Decepticon sides of the story for Transformers: Universe.
Will you side with Optimus Prime and the Autobots, or lust for power with Megatron and his Decepticon army? That choice is yours in Transformers Universe, the next evolution in MOBA gameplay. Now is the chance to enter the fray in this explosive PVP combat game packed with killer team combat. Fight alongside your friends and go head to head with some of the best players in the universe Choose your allegiance and prepare for war! Enter the frontlines at http://www.transformersuniverse.com/ for intense PVP action and killer team combat Join the war against the Decepticons and ally with Optimus Prime to defeat the tyranny of Megatron! Join the war against the Autobots and ally with Megatron to achieve Peace through Tyranny! |
09-26-2014, 06:50 PM | #15208 |
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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com
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Good news for fans of Steve Jablonsky. The composer for the Transformers live action movies has updated his Facebook page with the following update on the Transformers Age of Extinction Score:
For those of you who have been waiting....it's here. Thanks for your patience! Release date is October 7th. It's been a pleasure putting this together with the fine folks at La-La Land Records, big thanks to them. My homework assignment for this weekend: finish signing a couple hundred copies, which will be available on La-La Land's website as well as a handful of randomly signed ones going out to whatever places still sell CDs. So if you get a copy that has some weird black scribble on it, that's probably my signature. As always, thank you everyone for all the love and support. You guys are the reason I pushed to get this out. Steve Mark your calendars folks! Click on the title bar to discuss |
09-27-2014, 01:00 AM | #15209 |
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Originally posted by: Superquad7 @ TFW2005.com
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We've got some really exciting news for those of you who really enjoy additions to a collection like displays, dioramas, and backdrops! Reprolabels.COM operator and one of the founding members of our own Radicons forums, Delta Star, dropped by to give us this press release launch of a new venture - ToyStages.COM!
ToyStages.COM aims to assist the collector who wants to spruce up their shelf space with originally-made backdrops made to fit both a standard bookshelf as well as the popular IKEA Detolf cabinets that many collectors use! Utilizing the same quality that tons of collectors have come to expect with Reprolabels, Toy Stages desires to further provide fans and collectors with top notch, quality products that greatly enhance toys such as our favorite Transformers. They also offer a variety of backdrops for other toy lines as well. This is what Delta Star has to say: "Toystages.com produces backdrops for toy collectors. They're great for photo shoots and permanent display.You can check out a few of the images mirrored here of what can be purchased after the jump, or you can venture on over to the site of ToyStages.COM. Be sure to check them out on their Facebook page as well! Also, certainly don't forget that if any of your Transformers need some additional detail or label restoration that Reprolabels.COM is your source there as well! As Delta Star states, be sure to drop by and say, "hello!" at the 11th Annual Canadian Acition Figure Expo convention. This show features a huge selection of vintage '80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Masters of the Universe (vintage and modern), Super Heroes (Marvel Universe/Legends, DC Universe etc), Wrestling, and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles. What are your initial thoughts on these? Be sure to let us know in the ongoing discussion on our forums by clicking the Discuss link below! Delta Star often posts previews and many different things still in our Radicons Customs as well! |
09-27-2014, 07:11 AM | #15210 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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Third party garage kit company Renderform have also announced that they will be making a series of heads for the FansProject Code (aka Chromedome) and Smart Robin (aka Brainstorm). The heads are based on the More than Meets the Eye comic artwork and do not transform - they do however stow in the alt-mode cockpit and they look sharp.
There are a series of different heads available to suit all tastes. The Code head "Chromey" comes in both modern and "retro" versions, the latter being inspired by the look of Chromedome in the Shadowplay arc. Both of these heads have a choice of painted or translucent yellow visors. The Brainstorm "Stormy" heads are also available in multiple versions, with painted or translucent eyes in both blue and yellow on offer, four versions in all. Red and silver "Virus" versions of all three heads are also going to be released, in limited numbers. Check out the Renderform homepage for more information! |
09-27-2014, 07:11 AM | #15211 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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Hisashi Yuki has shared a real blast from the past on his Twitter account, TFYuki. He's posted up some of the original pen concept sketches for Beast Wars Second Galvatron. Beast Wars Second (or BWII as some know it) diverged from the US Beast Wars continuity and introduced a host of new characters. Galvatron was the Destron leader in this series, a triple changer who possessed dragon and drill tank forms. These sketches show the earliest ideas of Galvatron, from the first concepts that Galvatron with the drill as one of his arms to the finalized design.
Check them out attached to this post. |
09-27-2014, 07:11 AM | #15212 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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Hasbro and Toys R Us in Canada have partnered up to offer the Elite Optimus Prime Kre-O figure as a "make and take" exclusive. The set offers a Kreon Optimus Prime at its core with lots of parts around the edges to "bulk up" the Kreon into a larger buildable figure.
The event is running in Canadian Toys R Us stores on the 27th of September - that's today folks! Be sure to head over and check it out. Thanks to the official Transformers Facebook page for the heads up. |
09-27-2014, 07:11 AM | #15213 |
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Originally posted by: Superquad7 @ TFW2005.com
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Board member and Renderform extraordinaire, Venksta, gave us an update on some add-ons for the Fansproject Steel Core figure. You can read his update after the jump as well as view the images of the head mirrored to this news post!
"Originally presented at TFCon 2012, the Renderform Iron Magnum and Steel Magnum heads are up for preorder. |
09-28-2014, 05:00 AM | #15214 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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Via Autobase Aichi on Facebook we have a reveal of what seems to be a new licensed Transformers figure from the 54th All Japan Model & Hobby Show. This figure, named "Z Prime", does not homage an existing Optimus Prime design - rather, it is a redeco or retool of Kotobukiya's A03 Type K Z Knight figure.
From the image we can work out that this figure mostly seems to be a straight-up application of Optimus Prime colors onto the Type K figure (we can't tell if the head is different as the forearm is in the way, but we think it's the same between both versions). There's some new tooling though, as Z Prime comes with a Matrix. There's no word on if Z Prime will feature the sword and shield of the original release. This figure would seem to be a crossover between Transformers and an obscure offshoot of Tomy's Zoids line, called Z Knights, from the 1990s, which took the Zoids model kit formula and applied it to bipedal robots patterned after warriors of various cultures around the world. No word on a release date for this one yet - so keep it TFW for more news and information on this release. You can check out more images of the A03 Type K Z Knight, which this new Prime is based on, over at HLJ to get a flavor of what to expect from this release. |
09-28-2014, 11:10 AM | #15215 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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The 54th All Japan Model and Hobby Show is now on! While it is not a place we traditionally see a lot of regular retail level Transformers toys revealed, we do have a fresh look at some new licensed Transformers items from Takara-Tomy and Kotobukiya. On show we have:
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09-28-2014, 11:10 AM | #15216 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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The Super Festival 66 is currently taking place in Japan, and via Taghobby, we can share some images of upcoming Transformers toys which are on show there.
First up are the Million Publishing exclusives, Shouki and GoShooter, who are mail in exclusives for Transformers Generations 2014 Volumes 1 and 2 respectively. They are homages to characters from Headmasters and Masterforce, the Japanese Generation 1 shows, and both feature Mini-Con / Targetmaster partners. Next up are a couple of new images of the fourth set of Transformers Cloud releases. For the fourth releases in the Transformers Cloud line, Generations Roadbuster is getting a repaint as Energon Ironhide aka Super Link Roadbuster, while Generations Sky-Byte is sporting a Skywarp redeco as Hellwarp. Check out all the new images attached to this post. |
09-28-2014, 11:10 AM | #15217 |
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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com
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The Sentinel Transformers Optimus Prime pen has now been released in Japan. This transforming pen is a cool novelty item with a truly excellent look to the little Optimus Prime's robot mode.
Check out these in-hand images, which come from a number of sources including Ci Chan, 北马伊斯力 on Weibo, and Oscar Fung. |
09-28-2014, 05:10 PM | #15218 |
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Originally posted by: Mechafire @ TFW2005.com
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Alpha Command Base Bravo is here. Vangelus knocks on the door and hopes Seth Buzzard lets him in. Over Skype!
You can download and comment on it here: WTF @ TFW - Episode 323 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. |
09-30-2014, 02:13 AM | #15220 |
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Originally posted by: Superquad7 @ TFW2005.com
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The newly-formed 3rd party garage kit company, the Guild of Concoctionous Intent (or simply "GCI," for short) announce that they will be making a set of add-on accessories for the recent MP-20 Masterpiece Wheeljack. One of the founders of GCI, Dr. Killinger, had this to say:
"Hello ladies an gentlemen, today I am very proud to present a GCI original product, G1 Style Cannons for MP Wheeljack. These cannons are designed by TFW2005.COM's very own ATP Designs and will be produced in black resin by Froggy. Notably, GCI is owned and operated by TFW2005.COM's members Megatron31 and Dr. Killinger, who not only make their own projects, but also continue to add contributing TFW2005.COM Customs and Fan Art artists to their projects, as evidenced in the release above. Both of these members are long-time contributors to our Radicons Customs, and you can see their work and the work of many others in our Creative Forums here. What do you think of these? Be sure to jump in the discussion and share your thoughts! |
09-30-2014, 08:20 AM | #15221 |
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Originally posted by: StayingInTheBox @ TFW2005.com
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Good news for the collectors wanting to add to their Autobot ranks, the Generations Protectobots Emergency Response figures are available to order off of Amazon. The set of five figures comes in two multipacks: a 2-pack with Hot Spot and Blades and a 3-pack of Groove, First Aid, and Streetsmart. Both sets are priced at $32.99 USD and are slated to be released tomorrow, October 1st.
Who's getting them? Sound off after the jump. |
09-30-2014, 08:20 AM | #15222 |
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Originally posted by: StayingInTheBox @ TFW2005.com
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Hat tip to TFW2005 member almightymaximus for letting us know about the Angry Birds Transformers Jenga Galvatron, Lockdown, Soundwave and Heatwave being spotted at a Walmart in Connecticut. This is our first reported sighting of the toys, which is sort of a crossover of a crossover combining the game Jenga, Angry Birds, and of course Transformers.
Check them out after the jump. |
09-30-2014, 08:20 AM | #15223 |
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Originally posted by: StayingInTheBox @ TFW2005.com
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Independent group Play With This Too, the company started by several former Hasbro employees, provided an update to their first pair of figures, this time we are introduced to Desolataur. So far we have a design layout of this monster figure and a confirmation from Play With It Too's website that Desolataur "will feature the same articulation as our other characters and also come with a Tech Drone." The concept of spacemen vs monsters continues to remain in play, which was the main model of the 1988 Pretenders series of Transformers. We may be reading too much into this being the Transformers fans that we are, as there have not been concrete homages connected to these original designs.
Also interesting to note in this latest round of updates is a little background for the toy designers of this company, specifically regarding the head sculpts which will be made available in three packs: "Along with our figures, we’ll also be offering sets of three heads. These heads work with most 6″ action figures – not just figures produced by PWTToo. We’ve given our designers free range to create what they want to create. “After years of working for huge micromanaging corporations with lots of unnecessary oversight where designers are told what to design by marketers, non-product purchasing focus groups and huge brick and mortar stores, our designers can finally get back to being just that… Creative designers.” – Rik Alvarez" The three head sculpts featured are Terribull, Skull-FCKR, and Madwing, designed by Steve Redinger. Check out the latest round of updates after the jump and continue the speculation about this new company's toy line. |
09-30-2014, 02:30 PM | #15224 |
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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ TFW2005.com
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Tempting Toys and Collectibles sent over a sponsor update, check it out below:
Free shipping within the lower 48 United States for "in stock"orders over US$150 (does not apply to some pre order items due to variable release dates) |
09-30-2014, 02:30 PM | #15225 |
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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ TFW2005.com
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Kaiyodo, the makers of articulated action figure line Revoltech, is re-issuing popular figures from it's past in a line called Legacy of Revoltech. In that line, they have included their Optimus Prime, aka Cybertron Commander Convoy. LR-008 is out now and 2005 Boards member BladeStorm picked him up and shared some pics. The figure is otherwise the same as the original Revoltech Optimus Prime with a more purple shade of blue on the boots and helmet. Check it out after the break!
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