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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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One of the key bones of contention with the TFC Toys Hercules was the color of the mixing barrel. Many posts were dedicated to requesting, asking, demanding a purple colored mixing barrel for Hercules. For those of you who are in this position, CrazyDevy has just the thing - a third party upgrade for a third party Transformer in the form of a purple colored mixing barrel for your Mad Blender! It's due out in March 2012, and it's also up for preorder at TFSource now.

Original Source: CrazyDevy CDMW-29 Purple Hercules Mixing Barrel @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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BTS Toys has sent us even more images of their upcoming unofficial Ravage and Ratbat cassettes, Savage and Nightfang. These new images extensively show off the whole set and also include a brief glimpse at the combined mode with Tremor / Frequenzy. There are also some comparison images with the original versions of the characters.

Read on and check out all the new images.

If you like what you see, you can preorder both of these as a set at our sponsors Big Bad Toy Store and TFSource. The initial set of Frequenzy and Tremor are also in stock at TFSource and Big Bad Toy Store - we're informed these have now finished production so once they are gone restocks are unlikely.

Original Source: BTS Toys Savage and Nightfang Additional Images @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ TFW2005.com

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Toys R Us Japan has prepared for the launch of Super Robot Life Forms Transformers Prime with new flyers! These flyers show the figures paired with their Arms Micron partners. Also shown is an Arms Micron sword formed by 3 Arms Microns. Figures go on sale March 31st. Here's a description of the Arms Microns by 2005 boards member Transformed, who posted the scans!

Arms Microns are small Transfomers, which can transform into weapons. They strengthen the Transformers; moreover, when Arms Micron’s merge they become very powerful weapons.

Optimus Prime’s Arms Micron (AM-01) is a purple gun that looks a lot like Shockwave. Megatron comes with a pretty cool looking black and purple gorilla (Optimus Primal?).

The flier says to check out the monthly comic, Korokoro Comic, for more information about Arms Microns. Also, those who make a reservation for AM-01 Optimus prime by 3/31 will receive a bonus Arms Micron character named Autobot Firebolt; however, this piece is limited to 2,500 pieces so those of you that want one should inquire about it while making a reservation to insure that you do indeed get one.

Check out the scans after the jump!

Original Source: Toys R Us Japan Transformers Prime Flyer Scans @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Thanks to Transformers Singapore Facebook Page-Planet Iacon, we have a scan of the Dark Of The Moon Deluxe Soundwave figure's instructions. These instructions show off what is an alternate head for the mold that could quite possibly be a movie version of Blaster. Bare in mind, the deluxe Soundwave figure has been canceled by Hasbro and won't be getting a release in the US at this time. So, whether or not this figure will see the light of day in the states is up in the air. This could quite possibly see a release in Asia though. We will keep you posted on TFW.

Click the link and speculate on what could be or what could have been on the 2005 Boards

Original Source: Dark of The Moon Deluxe Soundwave With New Head? @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: NIBMRatchet @ TFW2005.com

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Fighting the backlash of a wrathful Skype, Vangelus is joined by Aaron and Omegus to face the first glimpses of the Fall of Cybertron in motion, and a long talk about a Vehicon and a Hercules.

You can download and comment on it here: WTF @ TFW - Episode 188

Also, be sure to check out the return of our weekly Prime coverage: WTF Primetime!

WTF Primetime - 23 - Orion Pax Pt 1 - February 20 2012

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.

Original Source: WTF @ TFW Podcast Episode #188 Now Online @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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IDW Publishinghas revealed three new covers for Transformers titles for the month of March via their Tumblr account. The first being a Nick Roche cover for More Than Meets The Eye featuring Chromedome doing what appears to be his best Shang Tsung impression. The second, is for Robots In Disguise #3 and features Starscream looking majestic flying above the the city of New Iacon with art by Casey Coller. Last, is the cover for tomorrows issue of Autocracy #4 featuring Megatron with art by Livio Ramondelli.

Check out all three covers by clicking the title bar!

Original Source: New IDW Transformers Covers @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Transformers Fall Of Cybertron was featured on G4TV this evening. Unfortunatley, no new gameplay footage was shown. But, game director Matt Tieger is interviewed during the feature and he discusses how each character will not only have his own special ability but how the levels in the game are built around those special abilities.

Check out the video here and then discuss on the 2005 Boards

Original Source: Transformers Fall of Cybertron on G4TV @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Our sponsors, Robot Kingdom, have sent us an update on two very exciting products. First, is the Movie Trilogy Optimus Prime. This deluxe Prime with trailer is now in stock and ready to be shipped to your door steps. The second update is for the might TFC Hercules figure. The "Rage Of Hercules" add-on set is now open for preorders. This set includes a new head, forearms, weapon and shoulder extensions for Hercules to give him a more traditional look and is moderatley priced.

You can order the Movie Trilogy Optimus here and get your preorders for TFC-07 Rage Of Hercules set Here.

Original Source: Robot Kingdome Update - Movie Trilogy Optimus and TFC Hercules upgrade Preorders @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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We've got a double-whammy of news on the Roll Out Roll Call 2012 convention which is taking place March 10 and 11 at the Jury's Inn in Southampton in the UK. First and foremost, new images and additional information on the Snake Armors comes to us from the fine people at Transformers@The Moon. The new images show just how big this piece is - capable of going toe-to-toe with a Voyager Class Transformer! TF@TM also reports that in true Transformers style this G.I. Joe themed piece - based on the battlesuits used by Cobra in the Devil's Due G.I. Joe Vs Transformers comics - is also a Pretender shell that can fit Mini-cons inside it! Or, if you are in to G.I. Joe, it fits a 25th or 30th anniversary figure just fine too. These are limited to 30 versions of each deco.

Second, via Blot on our sister site Hisstank, we have a look at a limited run exclusive custom Red Shadows Dreadnought. It's a modified War for Cybertron Cliffjumper with a new head, and it looks awesome. This one is a limited run of 25 pieces.

There's still time to pre-register for Roll Out Roll Call 2012! Head over to All the Cool Stuff to find out more!

Original Source: Roll Out Roll Call 2012 Snake Armor Additional Pictures @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The votes are in! The top five characters in the vote for TFW's submission to Hasbro for the Hall of Fame 2012 Fan's Choice vote are:

5: Minerva
4: Arcee
3: Wheeljack
2: Swindle

And winning the TFW Transformers Hall of Fame 2012 nominations with 246 votes,

1: Beast Wars Megatron, yessssss

Here is how Megatron celebrated his victory:




These will now be submitted to Hasbro, together with the candidates from our fellow fansites, to help Hasbro create the final shortlist which we will vote on to determine the final inductee into the Transformers Hall of Fame at Botcon 2012!

Original Source: Transformers Hall of Fame 2012 Nominations - TFW's Winning Five! @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Takara Tomy has updated their website with new pictures and pricing for their Transformers Prime figures and EZ collection figures. The pictures in this update show us in detail the Prime deluxe figures as well as the Japan-only Microns they will be coming with. Figures shown in the update consist of Voyager Optimus and the deluxe versions of Bumblebee, Megatron, Skywarp, Cliffjumper and Ratchet.

Take a look at all of the new images after the jump and discuss on the 2005 Boards with your fellow fans.

Original Source: TakaraTomy Website Update-Transformers Prime Deluxe and EZ Collection @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ TFW2005.com

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Fun Publications sent out another email updating members and customers past and present about their ongoing security issues. Please see below.

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As we continue to work on our systems, you will see some of our services go offline and then come back, so please be patient as we preserve data and clone servers and websites.

We are also taking this opportunity to remove all non-essential services from our eCommerce server. So in the short term in the next day or so, the club forums will be discontinued. It will be several days until we are ready to bring them back under an entirely new piece of software. I know alot of you have been asking for this so, we have decided to replace several of our systems with new packages. This means that you will not have access to the forum for a while at all. We do plan to make the old forum viewable (no posts) in the future.

Since we do not know exactly what data was taken, we are recommending that if your have used common logins or passwords with our system and any other system that your change your passwords in those systems immediately (especially any financial systems)! We will be resetting all of the passwords in our system very soon. Please don't delay in changing your passwords in other locations.

In addition, we have found a few recent articles concerning security issues with other vendors. If you use these services, these issues could possibly impact you. Please read the attached links:

iTunes Hack: Users Report Unauthorized Charges On Accounts

iTunes Accounts Being Hacked to Steal Money From Store Credit | GreenPois0n

Thanks for your support in this difficult time. We will continue to work with our vendors to correct the issues and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused any of our members.

Brian Savage

Original Source: TFCC CC Update 2/29/2012 @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Botcon has updated their official website with two pages of a prequel to the upcoming Invasion comic from this years Botcon convention. This prequel puts us back in Axiom Nexus, home to the Transtech Transformers. Seen here in the few pages are Transtech Megatron, Prowl and Rhinox as they monitor a disturbance in the classics-verse. That disturbance being Botcon 2012 Gigatron!

The Botcon website notes that the next two pages of this prequel comic will be uploaded next Wednesday and then the last two pages the following Wednesday.

Botcon 2012 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, TX April 26-29th. Click the title bar to read the first two pages of the Invasion comic prologue

Original Source: Botcon 2012 Comic Prequel @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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2005 Board member dalianjj stopped by earlier today to show off some new prototype pictures of the upcoming Fans Toys project; FT-02 Acoustic Wave. Acoustic Wave is Unofficial 3rd party figure that is a homage to Generation 1 Soundwave. He is meant to be displayed with Masterpiece scaled figures and can hold G1 Cassette figures.

Check out the exciting new images after the break and then head over to our 3rd Party Discussion forum to discuss!

Original Source: New Images of FT-02 Acoustic Wave @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Planet Iacon-Singapore Group has updated their Facebook page with new pictures of The Cybertron Con Transformers Optimus Prime with Trailer: Cybertron Con 2012 Special Edition Set. The trailer on this set features a deco that promotes Transformers: The Ride. This set will be exclusive to the convention this month and will contain the following;

• Special Edition Voyager Optimus Prime with MechTech Trailer
• collector coin
• convention t-shirt.

The convention will be held at the Resorts World Convention Centre from March 11th to the 14th 2012. You can purchase tickets to the event here.

Original Source: New Images of Cybertroncon Exclusive Optimus Prime @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Superquad7 @ TFW2005.com

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NASA, on their ReelNASA YouTube channel, recently made a video history montage of space exploration. What's also notable here is that Transformers fan-favorite Peter Cullen! Peter Cullen enjoys a very good relationship with NASA as of late, largely stemming from the relationship forged from NASA's involvement with the Transformers: Dark of the Moon. You can view the video below:

Original Source: Peter Cullen Narrates NASA Exploration Video @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The Hub has released a new promo still from this weekend's new Transformers Prime episode, Orion Pax Part 3, which introduces a new threat to the Transformers Prime world in the form of... well, it's not been named in the show as yet, but if you click on the thumbnail at left, you can see the high resolution image. It's probably an aligned continuity version of an Insecticon - whatever it is, it looks suitably menacing! Originally found here on Tumblr.

Original Source: Transformers Prime Insecticon Official Picture @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Hercules fever continues to grow.Transformers Galaxy - Hong Kong Fans group have updated their Facebook page with some new images of the next offering from 3rd Party group, Dr Wu. DW-PO4A - INVULNERABLE will be the next offering from them and will be a new face for the 3rd Party giant. As opposed to the raging faces currently popping up, this face is more of a stern, serious face. Perfect for the fan who wasn't completely happy with the face that came with Hercules.

Check out the images after the break!

Original Source: DR WU DW-P04A - INVULNERABLE @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The official Transformers Facebook page has uploaded concept artwork of the Insecticon from Transformers Prime! Officially confirming what we had deduced from educated guesswork, it's the creature seen briefly at the end of Orion Pax Part 2 and in the promo picture for Part 3. This concept artwork gives some suggestion on how the insectoid limbs function, as well as (far right) a look at the creature without these limbs.

Orion Pax Part 3 airs this Saturday, 3 March on The Hub at 8:30 ET | 5:30 PT.

Original Source: Transformers Prime Insecticon Concept Art @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The Transformers Bot Shots online game has launched! Right now it's still in an early stage, with some features locked out "coming in May 2012", but the basic game is present and rather addictive!

Reading around through the webpage, 2005 boards member ZacWilliam has also sniffed out the link between this online game and the toyline on the shelves:

Sometime before May the Bot Shots toys will all start to come with a slip of paper with a 14 digit number on it that will be redeamable for Energon Cubes that you can use to buy things with at the "Bot Shop" in the game.

The rare chase Super Bots will have a code good for larger amounts of Energon AND that opens an exclusive "Super Bot Arena" location. If you can win a fight there you unlock Super Bots to recruit into your stable of characters.

Check the game out over that the Transformers Bot Shots Homepage.

Original Source: Transformers Bot Shots Online Game Launched @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The Takara-Tomy Channel has uploaded a brief video showing some behind the scenes concept work on the Transformers Prime Arms Micron line for the Japanese market. The video - helpfully with English subtitles - features Takara-Tomy Transformers team member Takashi Nakase briefly talking about some of the thought processes that went into the design of these toys - particularly the whole idea that the Arms Microns can be attached in many locations to allow for some degree of customisation. Check it out, embedded below:

Original Source: Transformers Prime Takara-Tomy Staff Interview with Designer Takashi Nakase @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Transformers Prime's Japanese release takes the center stage in the latest edition of TV-Boy Magazine, with pages dedicated to the toys as well as a very cool video! Read on and check out the scans, the video is embedded below. Of note is that the sword formed by the Arms Microns and wielded by Optimus Prime is named the Star Saber!

Original Source: Transformers Prime Japan TV-Boy Coverage @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Joe Moore @ TFW2005.com

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Botcon hasn't always been about massive box sets. In it's earliest forms, Botcon would have 1 to maybe 3 exclusives a year. Some of those figures wound up being highly sought after and huge fan favorites. For today's Featured Ebay Auctions, we take a look at some of the exclusives from Botcon's past.

• Nightracer MOSC MISP 1995 Botcon Exclusive 1 of 298! G1 Transformers Free Ship | eBay
• Windrazor MOSC 1999 Botcon Exclusive Beast Wars Transformers Free Ship | eBay
• Transformers Generation 2: 1994 BotCon EXCLUSIVE - Breakdown | eBay
• Transformers Botcon Japan 1998 Exclusive Double Punch figure MIB | eBay
• Tigertron - 2001 BOTCON Beast Wars Exclusive | eBay
• Megatron G2 MIB Botcon Japan 2000 Choro-Q Exclusive Transformers | eBay
• Transformers BOTCON BEAST WARS TRANSMETALS APELINQ figr | eBay
• Transformers Cyclonus botcon 2002 misb new sealed exclusive expanded universe | eBay
• Arcee - 2001 BOTCON Beast Wars Exclusive | eBay
• Transformers Japanese Botcon 1997 SHBM GALVATRON Exclusive MIB RARE | eBay

Original Source: Featured Ebay Auctions - Classic Botcon Exclusives @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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iGear have shared some new images of their unofficial Cosmos custom release on their Facebook page. These new images show the figure in both of his modes, and size comparisons with the previous iGear releases Spray and Rager. Check out all the images on iGear's Facebook gallery.

Original Source: iGear UFO Unofficial Cosmos New Images @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Hasbro's rolling out with more Transformers Prime material on the official Transformers website. Today the Dark of the Moon theme to Transformers.com bowed out, to be replaced with a blue Transformers Prime / Bot Shots theme. The character bars along the top are now Transformers Prime instead of Dark of the Moon, with Bot Shots Optimus and Megatron in the background. It's a nice and fresh look for the site.

Right now as with the Bot Shots game, it's just a new skin with more content such as character bios to follow. Keep watching Transformers.com for more material being added in the coming weeks.

Original Source: Transformers.com Updated to Transformers Prime / Bot Shots Skin @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.