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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ TFW2005.com

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Hasbro sent out a press release letting everyone know that Chris Latta will be inducted into the Transformers Hall of Fame for his voice work in Generation 1 as Starscream. Also mentioned was famed comic writer Simon Furmon. For the full PR, read on.

Original Source: Chris Latta To Be Inducted To Transformers Hall Of Fame @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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We previously reported a rumor regarding the next possible combiner project from 3rd Party Group TFC Toys, the makers of Hercules. The four Technobot limbs were shown as design sketches and now we have a design sketch of their leader Scattershot thanks to ACtoys. Now for the twist, a design sketch of Terrorcon leader Hun-grrr has also been shown. Is TFC Toys planning both Computron and Abominus custom figures?

Keep your browsers tuned to TFW as we bring you the latest on these projects. Keep in mind to treat these designs as a rumor for the moment, as no actual prototypes have been shown.

Original Source: Rumor - TFC Toys Scattershot and Hun-Grr Possible Design Sketches @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Secretcode @ TFW2005.com

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TV-Aichi has updated their website for the upcoming Japanese release of Transformers Prime with announcements regarding the cast and the theme song for the upcoming dub.

Also announced, is that the Opening Theme for the dub will be Feeling, by the K-Pop group BIGBANG and the Ending Theme will be I Believe in All by CLUTCHO.

For the full casting list, take the jump.

Original Source: Japanese Voice Actors and Theme revealed for Transformers: Prime @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: process @ TFW2005.com

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Reproduction sticker site Reprolabels have just unveiled their recently redesigned website. Reprolabels offers a wide variety of products for your vintage and modern Transformers toys, for fixing up your old favorites or supplementing the latest and greatest!

Original Source: Reprolabels.com - Website Overhaul! @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: process @ TFW2005.com

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TFW2005 sponsor Robot Kingdom has sent over their newsletter. Check out a couple key items they mentioned below, and to read the full newsletter with a ton of product links, read the full story!

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Original Source: ROBOTKINGDOM.COM Newsletter #1180 @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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A reminder dear readers to tune in to The Hub tomorrow to catch to more half-hour slices of new Transformers entertainment! At 9:30am ET| 6:30am PT catch "Cody on Patrol", the latest new episode of Transformers Rescue Bots.

Then, at 8:30pm ET| 5:30pm PT, it is time for Transformers Prime! This week brings the second part of Operation Bumblebee. In Operation Bumblebee Part 2, the brave mute Autobot contends with demons without in the form of a MECH / Starscream alliance. Meanwhile Ratchet must contend with his own inner demons! To get you fired up for this new episode, check out this new still released on Facebook via the official Transformers page!

Original Source: Transformers Prime Operation Bumblebee Part 2 & Rescue Bots Episode 6 Airs Tomorrow @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Midtown Comics have posted the solicitations for June's Transformers comics! The month before the launch of Generation 1 #81 brings us more goodness from the ongoing series More than Meets the Eye and Robots in Disguise, as well as a trade paperback collection for More than Meets the Eye - including the one-shot Death of Optimus Prime and Transformers Classics UK Volume 3.


Transformers More than Meets the Eye #6
"(W) James Roberts (A) Nick Roche (CA) Alex Milne, Nick Roche
James Roberts (w) o Alex Milne (a) o Milne, Nick Roche © MADNESS IN SPACE! A rescued Autobot loses his grip and it's up to Hot Rod's questing team to stop him-before the damage becomes irreparable! This is surely one of the most intense Transformers tales ever committed to paper!"


Transformers Robots in Disguise #6
"(W) John Barber (A) Livio Ramondelli (CA) Casey Coller, Livio Ramondelli
John Barber (w) o Livio Ramondelli (a) o Ramondelli, Casey Coller © ONCE HE WAS: OPTIMUS PRIME! The Autobot gave up his title-returned to his role as ORION PAX! But that doesn't mean the fight's over! A shattered planet leads Pax and a squad of fan favorite characters on the trail of the deadliest Decepticon of all… SHOCKWAVE!"


Transformers More than Meets the Eye Volume 1
"(W) James Roberts (A) Nick Roche, Alex Milne (CA) Alex Milne
James Roberts (w) o Nick Roche & Alex Milne (a) Alex Milne © The ultimate Transformers saga begins here! More Than Meets The Eye reunites the fan-favorite creative team behind Last Stand of the Wreckers and sends the Transformers on an epic quest to the farthest reaches of the Transformers Universe and beyond! Also includes the one-shot Death of Optimus Prime."


Transformers Classics UK Volume 3
"(W) Simon Furman, James Hill (A) Geoff Senior & Various (CA) Andrew Wildman
Simon Furman & James Hill (w) o Geoff Senior, Jeff Anderson, Ron Smith, &Will Simpson (a) o Andrew Wildman © These vintage TF UK stories are presented in order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long TF fan James Roberts provides in-depth historical front matter in each volume, and TF UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers!"

Original Source: IDW June 2012 Solicitations @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Our friends and sponsors BigBadToyStore are expanding! The online-only store is making the big transition from an online-only entity to a full-on retail store as well, attached to the BBTS warehouse! According to the article in New Richmond News, the move will also allow BigBadToyStore to carry product lines from vendors who will only deal with retail stores - as well as giving local toy collectors the option to collect their piles of loot in person!

Original Source: BigBadToyStore's Big Bad Retail Store @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The Transformers Collectors Club have sent out an update about memberships and a softening of that "hard" deadline for renewals. The renewals will be done on a new website, by a new provider, fully PCI and PCI DSS complient, so potentially safe now.

The deadline has been extended back to next Wednesday, March 21st, 5pm Central Time. That is the new deadline for renewals to get this year's membership freebie, Runamuck.

Read on for the full text of the update.

Original Source: Transformers Collectors Club Update @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: NIBMRatchet @ TFW2005.com

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Last month we broke the news of Transformers: Classified Book 2 – Battle Mountain by Ryder Windham and Jason Fry. This time, we have more details to share, including the Official Synopsis of the upcoming novel.

Book Description

• Publication Date: October 9, 2012
• Grade Level: 3 and up
• Series: Transformers Classified

"In this follow-up novel to Switching Gears, 12-year-old Kevin Bowman is now working with the Autobots to fight the evil Decepticons and search for his missing brother. Kevin is starting to lose hope until he gets help from the most unexpected person-his nemesis, Douglas. Douglas informs the team of a secret cave of ancient Cybertronian weapons located at Battle Mountain, Nevada. Kevin and Gears believe the cave might have clues to the disappearance of Kevin's brother and other missing soldiers. Will the team find what they are looking for or has Douglas set a trap for them at Battle Mountain?"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316188743
• ISBN-13: 978-0316188746

You can preorder the book for $10.19 from major online booksellers, including Amazon.

Original Source: Transformers: Classified Book 2 Battle Mountain Official Synopsis And More Info @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Airing tonight at 8:30pm ET | 5:30pm PT is Transformers Prime Operation Bumblebee Part 2. Witness the bravery of Bumblebee! The villainy of the sinister Starscream! The machinations of MECH! To get you fired up for the new episode, check out this clip below, originally posted over at Kidzworld.

Original Source: Transformers Prime Operation Bumblebee Part 2 Clip @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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A new commercial has started to air for the Transformers Prime toyline. This new one focuses exclusively on the five Autobots of Team Prime, and more specifically, Optimus Prime "The Leader", Bumblebee "The Scout" and Bulkhead "The Heavy". Check it out below:

Original Source: Transformers Prime Autobot Team Toy Commercial @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for Starscream!

Hasbro has come out with many great flavors of the treacherous Decepticon lieutenant over the years - from the original Generation 1 version, ghostly undead Energon Starscream, ambitious beyond all measure Cybertron Starscream, all the way through to the more recent interpretations on the classic like Animated Starscream and Movie Starscream. Today though, we are looking at the newest incarnation of Starscream, from Transformers Prime.

The first Transformers Prime Starscream was the awesome deluxe class First Edition toy - a lithe, slender Decepticon who folds up in a very satisfying way to form a cool fighter jet. There are to date three versions of this toy, and would you believe we have galleries of all three for your enjoyment?

From thedrknss48 we have a look at Hasbro's First Edition Prime Starscream. The slightly altered Takara Tomy First Edition Prime Starscream is brought to you by SydneyY. Lastly there is the recent Ultimate Opponents Starscream, which we focused earlier this week.

Check out all three versions of Transformers Prime's Starscream by opening the links below!

Transformers Prime Starscream (First Edition, Hasbro Version)
Transformers Prime Starscream (First Edition, Takara Tomy Version)
Transformers Prime Starscream (Ultimate Opponents VS Pack)

Original Source: TFW Transformers Prime Starscream (First Edition) Galleries @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The promo for next week's all-new Transformers Prime episode, Loose Cannons, is now online! The new promo shows that next week we can look forward to the return of Wheeljack - along with an all-new Decepticon, Dreadwing. Check it out below:

Original Source: Transformers Prime Loose Cannons Promo @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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The Transformers Rescue Bots are about to encounter their greatest challenge yet! They have dealt with out of control science experiments and flying lobsters, but can they handle... a baby? Find out on April 14!

That's right, episode 7 of Transformers Rescue Bots is titled Four Bots and a Baby! Airing on 14 April - so yes, there is a couple of week's break until the next episode - this episode sees the Rescue Bots being tasked with looking after Doc Greene's robo-baby. Will this be as good as the last time we saw a cartoon superhero look after a robo-baby (Batman Beyond's Eggbaby, for those curious)? Tune in to The Hub on 14 April and find out!

Original Source: Rescue Bots Episode 7 Four Bots and a Baby @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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We have received an update from our friends at TFSource!

Greetings SourceFans!
Great news - our shipment of new Transformers Prime figures is en route to our warehouse! We'll be restocking the Voyager Prime & Megaron, getting in the Deluxe wave 2, Cyberverse Legion & Commander figures, plus bot shots and lots more! This week we have a new preorder of Goto Kura Figure Collection 49 - Transformers Masterforce - Minerva Minelba. Along with a great review of the newly instock Growing Pains Custom Add-on Kit]United Bumblebee - Growing Pains - Custom Kit, we also have tons of great ROTF, TF the Movie, Reissue and other items restocked on TFsource, so be sure to check them out! The personal assistant will be working hard again today for sure! New Recruits, Reviews, Articles and more... in this week's SourceNews!

In this issue of SourceNews:
1. TFsource New Recruits!
2. Now up for preorder: CMS Corp's Figure Collection #49 - Minerva!
3. New Source Review Up! Growing Pains Custom Add-on Kit!
4. Now instock: Encore #21 Soundblaster & #22 Twincast!
5. Now up for preorder: TFC-007 Rage of Hercules set!
6. Now instock: iGear W-01 Kup & Perceptor Upgrade Kit!
7. TFsource Restock!
8. Mastermind Creations Knight Morpher Update!
9. Now up for preorder - BTS-05 Wave 2: Nightfang and Salvage!
10. Make Toys - Giant - Set A - Bulldozer & Excavator NOW INSTOCK!
11. New Source Article!
12. Transformer Prime Instock and Preorders!
13. Newest Instock items at TFsource
14. Newest Preorder items at TFsource

Click here to visit TFSource and start shopping!

Original Source: TFSource Sourcenews Update for 19 March 2012 @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Our sponsors Robot Kingdom have updated their Facebook page with some excellent news. True to the form of previous releases, Hasbro Hong Kong will be releasing a commemorative coin in their region to accompany the release of Masterpiece Starscream Version 2. The coin comes in the usual attractive cardboard sleeve packaging - this time out, the front cover features the Decepticon logo, with a silhouette of Starscream on the inside. The coin itself is set on a purple "cloth" styled framing. The heads side features Starscream's head in profile with his crown - the back features Starscream in jet mode.

Read on and check out our mirror of the images.

Original Source: Masterpiece Starscream MP-11 to come with coin in Asia @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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jacobot of our sister site Cybertron.CA brings word that the Transformers Prime Ultimate Opponents two pack - the set of Bumblebee, Starscream and PVC figures of Silas and a MECH Trooper - has been released in Canada. The price at retail on the Canada (and Asia) exclusive set is $34.99 CDN, and the sighting was made in a Walmart in Ontario.

Also spotted in the same Walmart were the Bot Shots Launchers.

Original Source: Transformers Prime Ultimate Opponents Two Pack and Bot Shots Launchers Released in Canada @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Zap2it have updated with new details on the next Transformers Prime episode. Season 2 episode 9 is titled Grill, and is sounding like it will be an episode focusing on Special Agent Fowler. It's the ninth new episode in nine weeks, airing on 4/14!

Transformers Prime Season 2 Episode 9 Grill
Agent Fowler has some explaining to do under the threat of military tribunal and Team Prime's termination.

Upcoming Transformers Prime episodes

03/24 Loose Cannons
03/31 Crossfire
04/07 Nemesis Prime
04/14 Grill

Original Source: Transformers Prime Season 2 Episode 9 Grill @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Igear has updated their Facebook with new prototype images of their upcoming Sharkticon unofficial figure project. Staying very loyal to the original G1 design, but at a smaller scale, this figure will be one to collect and troop build. Make sure your collection has good representations of Kup, Hot Rod and the Dinobots (and Wheelie too) to dispose of these vicious little guys!

Check out the images after the break!

Original Source: Igear Sharkticon Prototype Revealed @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Polaris Magazine has shared a short preview of IDW's Transformers Robots in Disguise Issue 3. The latest chapter of the ongoing is adding some more depth to the story with a focus on Wheeljack and even adding some new minor characters, such as a new Aerialbot based on a Mini-Con! Check out the preview, then head down to your local comic shop and pick up the full book when it goes on sale!

Original Source: Robots in Disguise Issue 3 Preview @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Amazon.com has updated with a new preorder for IDW's G.I.Joe Vs. Transformers Volume 1. This book will collect Marvel's crossover run including; the 4-issue G.I. JOE and The Transformers limited series, plus issues #139-142 of Marvel's G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero. Expected release date is September 11th and the book will run you only $24.99.

No artwork has been shown yet, but feel free to get reaquainted with these particular Transformers vs G.I.Joe comics in our Comic Book Resources section. You can also head over to our new Transformers Comics forum and discuss all things Transformers Comics!

Original Source: IDW G.I.Joe Vs Transformers Marvel Trade Paper Back @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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2005 Board contributor Protoman has stopped by to provide us with a video review of the two new 3rd party cassette Transformers from BTS Toys. BTS-05 Nightfang and Savage are updates of Ratbat and Ravage respectively. Check out his video review below

Original Source: BTS Nightfang and Savage Video Review @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Pictures of a new 3rd Party Megatron figure have surfaced on ACtoys. Not to be confused with Hegemon, this new figure is being produced by a new 3rd Party Group called BoldToys. This new figure offers a traditional take on Generation 1 Megatron and the pictures even have a comparison with the original G1 figure. No word yet as far as price or when this product will be available.

Keep it on TFW as we bring you more news on this new product. Click the title bar to discuss.

Original Source: BoldToys Megatron Figure Prototype @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Secretcode @ TFW2005.com

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We have received a message from Matt Moylan (of Lil Formers fame) with the announcement that he has remade his website into something that is more of a blog with Moylan talking about his experiences in the comics industry.

Of particular note as of this news story are Moylan's accounts of how a mistake by Pat Lee added Red Alert to the comics, and stories regarding Pat Lee's infamous use of ghost artists. Moylan has also informed us that there will be stories to come on his blog, and we here at TFW2005 will keep you posted.

Do you want to meet Matt Moylan in person? Want to ask him about more stories about the artist occasionally known as Michiyamenotehi Funana? Good news for you, as Matt Moylan will also be on hand at the Canadian 80s Toy Expo April 1st at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel, where he will be offering an exclusive print.

Original Source: Matt Moylan talks Dreamwave @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.