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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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IGN has posted a short interview with the voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen. There's some interesting response to the questions asked - Cullen refers to the new Predacon dragon villain, Predaking, as "phenomenal" - along with complements for his fellow cast members including Frank Welker and Steve Blum.

Where it gets interesting is the response to the question "Does this build toward a big finale for the Transformers story?" Peter Cullen replies 'I don’t think there’s ever going to be a big finale. I think, as all series go, it’s always a transformation – there’s a good word! – into another environment.' (He might, of course, be referring to the overall nature of the franchise and how each new series takes its own direction, and not necessarily Transformers Prime specifically)

On the subject of Transformers 4, Peter Cullen does not say much - other than confirming that yes, he will be a part of it and is very much looking forward to his involvement in the production.

Check out the full interview on IGN on the other side of this link.

Original Source: Peter Cullen on Beast Hunters and Transformers 4 @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Some sleuthing from Snakas has uncovered a fresh image of the E-Hobby Mebion / Magnificus that was teased yesterday. As speculated, the image confirms that what was being teased was a black, Decepticon version of Reveal the Shield Perceptor (complete with alternate, toy accurate head sculpt). According to Snakas, E-Hobby is due to start preorders on this item on March 26, with the preorder period closing at 12:00PM, May 8th. The release is priced at 5,500 yen.

Snakas urges just a little caution in his report though - the image of Mebion shown here was uncovered through manipulating the URL of yesterday's teaser image - so much like the Botcon 2010 Clench as Octane redeco, it could be a red herring. However we feel that the overwhelming balance of the evidence so far points to this being the genuine article.

Original Source: E-Hobby Classics Magnificus / Mebion Revealed @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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2005 Boards member prime roller has shared with us a selection of images from a Taiwanese Transformers catalog. Among the sections in the catalog is an extensive Bot Shots section. Lots of new and upcoming releases are shown here including lots of ones we have not seen before. The scans include:

• Single packs releases including Twinstrike (Sinnertwin), Stormrazor, Skywarp (new mold), Inferno (Sentinel Prime redeco in yellow), Hound (Ironhide redeco in green) and an all-new Megatron!
• A clearer look at the Warpath launcher set.
• Confirmation of a Scourge launcher set, based on Transformers Cybertron's Cryo Scourge deco.
• New images of the Cliffjumper, Brawl & Dirt Boss (now renamed Breakdown?) and Bumblebee, Shockwave & Skyquake three packs.
• More images of the three pack consisting of Kup (Spin shot Ironhide redeco), Scourge and Blitzwing (2012 Brawl redeco)
• And to top it all off, a new three pack of Optimus Prime (Transformers Cybertron style), Cindersaur and a clear Super-Bot Jazz

Hit the discuss link to view all of prime roller's scans, including more scans showing the catalog pages covering Beast Hunters, Rescue Bots, Generations and Kre-O.

Original Source: Bot Shots 2013 Upcoming Releases @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Apple's iTunes has put up a brief lower-res preview of IDW's Transformers Spotlight Trailcutter. In this story titled "The Reluctant Specialist" the Autobot also known as Trailbreaker takes center stage. The preview doesn't give much away - but the artwork is more than enough reason to take a look. Check it out over on iTunes books here.

Original Source: Transformers Spotlight Trailcutter iTunes Preview @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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2005 Boards member D-Drive has sent us the Diamond Comics shipping list for next Wednesday, 27 March. Next week brings us the next exciting chapter of Robots in Disguise along with the third volume of More than Meets the Eye in trade paperback format, collecting the annual and the Shadowplay arc! Check out the full solicits below - and pick up your copies next week.

TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #15 (also shipping 1-in-10 incentive cover)
(W) John Barber (A) Andrew Griffith (CA) Casey Coller, Andrew Griffith
THE END OF THE WORLD! When Cybertron collapses-who will pick up the pieces? MEGATRON stands poised to triumph-locked in final battle with BUMBLEBEE, STARSCREAM, METALHAWK, and PROWL! One will stand... the rest will fall.

Ships with 2 covers in a 1-to-1 ratio, 1 by Casey Coller and 1 by Andrew Griffith

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE TP VOL 03
(W) James Roberts (A) Alex Milne & Various (CA) Alex Milne
The crew of the Lost Light finally reach Crystal City, home to the mysterious Circle of Light, as the origins of the Knights of Cybertron are revealed. In "Shadowplay" follow along as Rewind begins telling his crew mates a pre-war Cybertron story involving Orion Pax!

Original Source: Diamond Comics Shipping List for 27 March 2013 - Robots in Disguise 15 @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Greg Gaub stopped by our 2005 Boards to share with us some exciting news - the announcement of this year's Cybertronian Conferance, aka CybCon 2013! CybCon 2013 will be held on Saturday, August 10th, at the King Oscar Convention Center in Tacoma, WA.

The best news is that this year, only dealers need register! More information is coming - watch this space for further details and updates.

Original Source: CybCon 2013 Announced @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Coming from the same state (for real!), Seth Buzzard and GogDog join Vangelus for Transformers talk, fanimatics, and splattered heads. Learn the mystery of who needs to buy socks tomorrow!

You can download and comment on it here: WTF @ TFW - Episode 241

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 241 Now Online @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ TFW2005.com

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Site sponsor Big Bad Toy Store dropped us a line and asked us to feature a couple video reviews of upcoming 3rd party products Tetra Squadron. Bonus, they are by 2005's own Vangelus! Enjoy below.



You can pre-order the figures here at BBTS: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/s...ssibletoys.com

Please remember, these are third party items, neither endorsed nor licensed by Hasbro, Takara-Tomy or their licensees.

Original Source: Tetra Squadron Reviews @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Superquad7 @ TFW2005.com

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The guys of Charticon dropped by again to give us another update on their upcoming, inaugural convention with another guests - Brendan Cahill! Charticon organizers had this to share:

We are very pleased to announce Brendan Cahill has graciously agreed to join us for Charticon 2013! Brendan is a writer and artist. He's worked for Marvel and IDW, and is the creator of the webcomic Outside the Box. Some of his notable Transformers works include: Robots in Disguise #7 and RID 2012 Annual, as well as More Than Meets the Eye #12. He lives in San Francisco. Please help us welcome Brendan to the show!

You can find out more information about attending Charticon by going to their website as well as their Facebook page. Join in on the discussion about this convention here on our forum as well!

Original Source: Brendan Cahill Joins Charticon 2013! @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Amazon Japan has updated its listings for Masterpiece Prowl and Masterpiece Streak (aka Bluestreak / Silverstreak) with details of the exclusive accessory they will be offering. As with recent Masterpiece releases, Amazon Japan will be offering a special accessory with preorders through their site. In Prowl and Bluestreak's case, this will be a launcher, modeled after the Generation 1 toy's missile launchers. Like the originals they clip on next to the toy's head - but unlike the originals, on these new Masterpieces they can attach to the vehicle modes as well. However Amazon is only including one launcher with each preorder, so unless you're a fan of the Binaltech Smokescreen GT single launcher look, fans will need to preorder both for the completed effect.

Check out the images attached to this story - please note they are only prototype images, so might change a little before the final versions come along.

Original Source: Masterpiece Prowl and Bluestreak Amazon Japan Exclusive Launchers @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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By way of a Japanese image board we have a look at the Transformers-related pages of one of the new Japanese hobby magazines. These scans give us our first look at some of the upcoming April release Transformers including our first-ever look at Takara-Tomy's Beast Hunters, Transformers Go! The decos on Takara-Tomy's toys are a departure from the US ones - from these scans we can see that:

• Optimus Prime sports blue chest windows and a blue-bladed Star Saber, rather than the green on the US version.
• Wheeljack, Starscream and Bulkhead, while keeping their armored looks and new accessories, feature more show-accurate paint jobs.
• Soundwave looks very purple / royal blue, much darker than his usual coloration.
• Shockwave sports black snap-on armor, rather than red
• Predaking and Bumblebee seem largely unaltered from their US releases.
• These toys do not come with Arms Microns and seem to be largely pure redecos of their US releases.

The Transformers Go! EZ Collection is also showcased. In addition to Smokescreen and Airachnid from the Beast Hunters Cyberverse the Reveal the Shield / Universe Legends Prowl, Optimus Prime, Starscream, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron toys are being given a fresh release, some with more tweaks to their paint decos than others. Megatron is the stand out - he features a deco inspired by the unreleased Combat Hero Megatron redeco from Generation 2.

There is also some showcasing of the Generations Data Disks along with Masterpiece Prowl and Streak, but nothing that has not been seen previously.

Read on to check out our mirror of the images.

Original Source: Transformers Go Toy Decos Revealed in Japanese Hobby Magazine Scans @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Botcon has revealed the creative team of this year's Transformers Timelines comic on Twitter - which was then further confirmed by Josh Burcham on Deviant Art. This year's Transformers Timelines comic, Machine Wars Termination, will be written by Jesse Wittenrich with all the art - pencils, inks, colors, all of it - by Josh Burcham!

Original Source: Botcon 2013 Comic to be drawn by Josh Burcham & written by Jesse Wittenrich @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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We recently had the opportunity to speak to writer Mairghread Scott. Mairghread is not only a scribe for episodes of the Transformers Prime TV series, but she recently co-wrote IDW Publishing's Rage Of The Dinobots mini-series and their upcoming Beast Hunters comic. Not to mention, she's the first woman to work on a Transformers comic book. Mairghread was nice enough to answer our questions about working on Transformers Prime, writing the Transformer comic books, and touches upon the villain Ser-ket.

The Beast Hunters comic will be on shelves May 22nd, 2013.

Many thanks to TFW staff for help with the interview and Mairghread for taking the time out to chat with us! You can check out the full Beast Hunters comic book press release HERE. Click the title bar to read the full interview!

Original Source: TFW2005 Interviews Mairghread Scott @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Aaron really loves Sim City on this Sim City launch week episode of WTF@TFW.

You can download and comment on it here: WTF @ TFW - Episode 242

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 242 Now Online @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Great news for Kreon fans! Site sponsor Robotkingdom has update their Facebook page revealing a new upcoming Kreon 5-pack. If you have always been a fan of the Kreon figures, but not the Kre-O building sets, these new five packs will have you covered. Both of these sets include the Kreons that were included with the first series of Kre-O building sets. Set A consists of; Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, Megatron, Soundave and Starscream. Set B consists of; Mirage, Jazz, Bumblebee, Red Alert and Skywarp. The packaging of these figures show art work for four of the figures with the fifth being a question mark. But as the image shows, both mystery figures are revealed. Both sets will be available for preorder tomorrow, March 22nd on Robotkingdom.com.

Check out the image after the break.

Original Source: Kre-O Kreon Ultimate Collection 5-Packs @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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The official Transformers Facebook page has updated with a teaser image for tomorrow nights exciting premier of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters, the third and final season! What unfortunate computer is Soundwave hacking into and what are Megatron and Starscream hoping he finds? All will be revealed tomorrow. So make sure to tune into the Hub tomorrow night at 7:30pm PST to watch the season premier of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters!

Check out the image by clicking the title bar

Original Source: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Teaser Image @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ TFW2005.com

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With new waves of Beast Hunters being found earlier than assortments in previous years, it only makes...logical sense that the next wave of voyager figures would be sighted soon...

..and it has! The highly anticipated Beast Hunters Shockwave has been sighted by SALI at a Walmart in San Jose, California! The hunt begins, best of luck!

Original Source: Beast Hunters Voyager Wave 2 Sighted @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Takara-Tomy have updated their Transformers site with official images of the new Transformers Go! toys being released in April. April's releases covers the majority part of the first two waves of Beast Hunters toys, being released in Japan with altered, show-accurate colors. Check out the links below for the product pages - we've mirrored the images here too for your convenience:

G11 Optimus Prime
G12 Dragotron (Predaking)
G13 Shockwave
G14 Bumblebee
G15 Bulkhead
G16 Wheeljack
G17 Starscream
G18 Soundwave

They have also updated with listings for the Generations Japan Data Disks:

TG-15 Autobot Data Disks
TG-16 Decepticon Data Disks

Original Source: Transformers Go! Official Images @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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IGN has posted a short yet insightful interview with Transformers Prime's executive producer and showrunner, Jeff Kline. He talks a bit about the process of bringing Prime Season 3 - Beast Hunters - to the screen including referencing once again the "rejiggering" of plots that occurred when permission to use the "beasts" was granted. He also mentions that new villain Predaking is a great addition to the show in design, character and where they take him in his character arc. All in all, promising stuff!

The most interesting part of the interview comes when IGN asks Mr Kline about the next iteration of Transformers. Jeff Kline confirms Hasbro and the Hub would like the same creative team that has worked on Transformers Prime to be involved in the new series. He also states that so far the new series is in the earliest stages of development, which he states is mostly character and conceptual work. There's the standard caveat of course "if all goes to plan", because as we know well all plans are subject to change, but this is our first news on the next Transformers cartoon series, such as it is.

Original Source: Jeff Kline Interview - Next Transformers series may be developed by the Prime Creative Team @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Our friends and sponsors Robot Kingdom has dropped us a line about new preorders and arrivals at their site. Check out a summary of the hot items below, and read on to check out the entire newsletter.

Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP-17 Prowl.
Pre-order, available August 2013. US$59.9/pcs

Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Bluestreak.
Pre-order, available August 2013. US$59.9/pcs

Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP-19 Smokescreen.
Pre-order, available September 2013. US$59.9/pcs

Takara Transformers Asia Premium Series APS-02 Brawl.
Pre-order. Available in April 2013. US$129.9/pcs

Takara Transformers Go G-01 Kenzan Samurai (Police car).
Pre-order. Available in mid June 2013. US$49.9/pcs

Takara Transformers Go G-02 Jinbu Samurai (Jet).
Pre-order. Available in mid June 2013. US$32.9/pcs

Takara Transformers Go G-03 Ganoh Samurai (Fire truck).
Pre-order. Available in mid June 2013. US$27.9/pcs

Takara Transformers Go G-01, G-02, G03 Set of 3.
Pre-order. Available in mid June 2013. US$99.9/set of 3

Takara Transformers Go G-04 Gaidora.
Pre-order. Available in mid June 2013. US$21.9/pcs

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KFC CST-01SG Rhinohorn Evil Version.
Pre-order. Available in late March / early April 2013. US$19.9/pcs

Original Source: Robot Kingdom Newsletter #1232 @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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Alfes2000 has posted an in-hand gallery of the new Japanese version of Transformers Generations Soundblaster. Generations Japan Soundblaster features a glossier paint job than his US counterpart, with a really shiny black finish and some extra paint details. His minion Buzzsaw features a shiny gold finish.

Check out the full gallery here.

Original Source: Generations Japan Soundblaster In-Hand Images @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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General Motor's partnership with Paramount and the Transformers franchise looks set to continue with Transformers 4. Robert Wheeler, spokesman for GM, confirmed that a film crew has visited GM's Grand Blanc Weld Tool Centre in Michigan to scout the site as a possible filming location for Transformers 4. Mr Wheeler states that nothing is confirmed as yet, and that there are a lot of details to work out on both sides.

Check out the full report on MLive, and keep it TFW for more Transformers 4 updates.

Original Source: Transformers 4 Filming Location Update - GM's Grand Blanc Weld Tool Centre in Michigan @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Sol Fury @ TFW2005.com

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We bet most of you saw this coming a mile off - Paramount, via Bleeding Cool News, has stated that the Transformers 4 plot details that were posted earlier this week by the Michigan Film Board are "inaccurate". That's all they've said "information previously posted is inaccurate"; which doesn't necessarily debunk everything, but for now it would be wise to take the previous report with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Original Source: Transformers 4 Plot Summary Inaccurate? @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: Lumpy @ TFW2005.com

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Just a reminder to all the fans of Transformers Prime that the 3rd season premiers tonight and brings us into the world of Beast Hunters! What does this mean for the Autobots we've seen in the show so far, and will we see any new Autobots join the cast this season? What about the new menace the Autobots will have to deal with, how will they overcome the odds after the season 2 finale? Find out tonight at 730pm ET!

Also, if you're a fan of the show, but hate commercials, double check your DVR to make sure the episode is set to record. We've heard that some DVR's have set Beast Hunters as its own category and therefore tonight's episode was not set to record. I can personally attest to this, as my TiVo did not have the episode set until I created a new recording.

Be sure to click the link to join in on the episode discussion.

Original Source: Reminder: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters premiers tonight! @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.

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Originally posted by: ORIO @ TFW2005.com

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Prime1Studio has updated their website with pictures and information for an upcoming polystone statue they're producing of movie Megatron from Revenge of The Fallen. This extremely detailed, gigantic, and not to mention gorgeous statue will feature light up eyes, interchangeable eyes and stands at 32" tall from base to head. No release date is provided, but when it is released you're gonna have to dig deep into that wallet. The statue will run you 189,000 yen (roughly $2000.00 US).

Regardless, the sculpting on this thing is extremely impressive. Take a look at the images by clicking the title bar!

Original Source: Revenge Of The fallen Megatron Polystone Statue @ Transformers - TFW2005.com.