Date: Friday, September 29th 2006 7:34pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
Event News,
Company News
Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): Allspark and TFormers.com
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As you already know, BotCon is in full swing already. As you know from viewing
Seibertron.com's Hasbro Toy Displays Photogallery, Hasbro has already showed off a lot of new soon to be release figures. However, there is a lot of news from BotCon Design Panel about future releases and more.
Allspark.com and
TFormers.com have posted reports detailing this information, click on the links above or read the full reports.
Summary
- No confirmation but lots or talk of Masterpiece Starscream's possible release in the US. If released, Hasbro's Starsream will have his original deco and be a different toy to Takaras version.
- Hasbro say Masterpeice Starscream was thier idea that they gave to Takara.
- When asked Hasbro said they would like to see a Masterpiece Grimlock, although there are no plans do make one just yet.
- Alternators is not dead, but it on hiatus. There are no plans for Alternator Hot Rod version of Kiss-Players Rodimus.
- Universe is officially finished but there will be some "unexpected" new Titaniums revealed on Saturday. Anything like Universe they do from now on will probably be in a Classics package.
- Some of the new Titanium to be seen on Saturday will be based om comic book designs, maybe Dreamwave.
- The gold and white Galaxy Force Vector Prime deco was used because Gonzo did an animated model in those colours.
- There is a Cosmo G1 UFO design which could be seen in Classics.
- The Beast Wars 10th Aniversary Optimus Primal and Megatron were designed for the Cybertron line. It was planned to have Cybertron Optimus and Megatron hit with something from the beast planet. However they used the moulds for the BW anniversary series instead.
- Classic Megatron's alt-mode was chosen for it's lack of realism. They chose the 'Nerf maverick' blaster look because it looked 'cool' but not like a real gun. They went for non-metallic colours to avoid any legal problems.
- Hasbro have a list of 8 or so extra Classics figures. Should Classics do well, this nay be released but no designs have been drawn up yet.
- Hasbro said that Arcee is probably on the list for Classics.
- Archer would like to do a Classics Predaking figure but there are no plans as yet.
- Hasbro is working with movie design team on the Moive toy line.
- The fan reaction to the leaked movie images didn't surprise surprise Archer. However, he's not sure if Paramount was prepared for the fan reaction. Hasbro wants fans to voice their opinions about the movie.
- Archer has seen about 20 min of footage from the movie. His honest opinion is he really likes what he has seen so far.
- Archer doesn't think that Transformers have a unique look and wants to push the boundaries. He feels 'the character is the character no matter how you draw it as long as its done with integrity.'
For all your BotCon 2006 news, stay tuned to
Seibertron.com, because the news crew will keep you posted on everthing you need to know!
Date: Friday, September 29th 2006 3:25pm CDT
Categories: Site News,
Toy News,
Event News
Posted by: Alex Kingdom |
Credit(s): Seibertron
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Views: 44,000
Ryan has now uploaded our very own
Day 2 - Hasbro's Toy Displays Photogallery. from the Hasbro booth at BotCon 2006.
Images include:
Titanium: WW Scorge, WW Ultra Magnus, WW Sunstorm, WW Rodimus Prime, G1 Soundwave, BM Ceetor, G1 Galvatron, Alt Sunstreaker
Classics: Ramjet, Mirage, Bumblebee, Jetfire, Grimlock, Rodimus, Megatron, Ultra Magnus, Skywarp, Minicon sets
Classics Legends of Cybertron Bumblebee, Leo Prime, Menasor, Jetfire, Autobot Whirl, Trypticon, perceptor, Fireflight
And much much more!
Enjoy all the the BotCon galleries
here, and check out all the BotCon 2006 Coverage
here at SEIBERTRON.com
Date: Saturday, September 16th 2006 10:44am CDT
Categories: Toy News,
Event News
Posted by: Air Commander Starscream |
Credit(s): Pretender Skywarp, TFW2005.com, TFormers.com
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Views: 25,277
TWF2005.com member
Cyclone_X has posted an new image of the upcoming Kiss Players Hot Rodimus. In this picture we get an clear look of his robot mode, his partner Syao Syao (not XhaoXhao as previously thought), and a glimpse of his boxart.
Check the image out here!
Hot Rodimus
Update: It appear this image came from the
2006 East Japan Toy Trade Fair, more images from the fair including Kiss Players Atari & Autolooper, Masterpiece Starscream and Masterpiece Convoy Complete version can be found
here at TFormers.com
Date: Wednesday, July 19th 2006 10:40pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
Event News
Posted by: Seibertron |
Credit(s): TFormers.com
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TFormers.com has posted the first wave of pictures from this years San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) Convention. Lots of exciting stuff!!!
20th Anniversary DVD Edition Optimus Prime
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Is this version of Optimus Prime going to be all-plastic instead of die-cast and plastic? If the figure is plastic, it's sure to be cheaper than it was before. The good news is the figure won't be as fragile. The bad news is you'll have to spend a lot of money to get the original die-cast version.
View
TFormers.com's Gallery at
TFormers.com
UPDATE:
Tony Bacala of
tfw2005.com is also reporting that 20th Anniversary DVD Prime is all plastic. You can view their report
here.
Brand new Titanium Transformers Figures
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Titanium 6 Inch: The following figures are currently on display: Starscream (repaint of Thundercracker - how's that for a twist???), Optimus Prime (fire truck version from Car Robots / RID - first news of this figure), Optimus Optimus (from Beast Wars Metals - first pic), Scourge (G1), Rodimus Prime, G1 Soundwave (w/ Cassettes!!!)
New Titanium 3 Inch: Galvatron, Bumblebee (Red - Cliffjumper?), Predaking and Grimlock
View
TFormers.com's gallery at
TFormers.com
Upcoming Transformers Classics Figures
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The following figures are currently on display: Astrotrain, Rodimus (Hot Rod), Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Megatron.
View
TFormers.com's Gallery at
TFormers.com
Date: Thursday, March 23rd 2006 7:39am CST
Category: Event News
Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): Fantofan.jp
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Toys "R" Us in Japan has started their exclusive Hot Rodimus campaign today. The first 30 customers who buy THS-02 G1 Convoy will receive a Worlds Smallest Transformers Hot Rodimus, which is the same as the one released in 2004, without the color instruction slip.