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Date: Sunday, October 1st 2006 6:14am CDT
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Posted by: Jelze Bunnycat |
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Hasbro have updated Their official
Transformers Website with images and info on the Transformers Classics figure that were unveiled at this weekends BotCon 2006.
See images and product infomation the following Transformers figures by clicking on the links below:
Transformers Classics Jetfire, Mirage, Grimlock, Cliffjumper, Ramjet, and minicon sets as well as Classics Legends Menasor, Bumblebee, Jetfire and Whirl
Wal-Mart Exclusive Transformers Classics Constructicon Devastator
Optimus Prime vs. Megatron: The Ultimate Battle 2-pack
Ultra Magnus vs. Skywarp: The Battle For Autobot City 2-pack
Transformers Alternators Rumble and Ravage
Toys 'R' Us exclusive Commemorative Edition Soundwave
Transformers Cybertron Wave 6 Deluxes: Smokescreen, Optimus Primal and Megatron
Date: Saturday, September 30th 2006 10:43am CDT
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Posted by: Alex Kingdom |
Credit(s): TFormers.com
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It's what you've all been waiting for, Hasbro reveal new never before seen Transformers products live at BotCon 2006!
Tformers.com are reporting live from the event. Read thier report
here.
Summary
- Panel includes: Forest Lee, copyrighter for TFs. He comes up with the character bios on the packaging. Aaron Archer Toy Designer, Greg Lambardo Marketing Director, Eric Sabenhauler Toy Designer.
- Movie Toy line confirmed release date July 4th 2007.
- Two new movie preview figures will be released May 2nd 2007.
- Transformers Cybertron will end this year.
- Transformers Classics line is designed to fill the gaps between end of Cybertron and the beginning of the Movie Toy line. the thought process behind Classics is a continuation to G1, almost a sequel.
- Classics mini-cons. Started with as 2-packs but then switched to 3-packs explaining some unique parings. This was their first time doing beast minicons and it was a success they think.
- It has been requested that Oil Slick be repainted as big daddy. Fireflight was suppposed to be Poweglide, but they couldn't get that name. All the new mini-cons were shown in the cases yesterday at the Hasbro booth.
- Optimus Prime Vs. Megatron DVD Ultimate Battle 2-pack. The new molds for Prime and Megatron were inspired by G1 and G2. The concept behind the DVD is a sort of 'Transformers 101' chronicling Transformers over the years.
- Classics Bumblebee has been repainted as Cliffjumper. He will be in the Hasbro cases later today.
- Classics Jetfire's design is as close as they could get to the classic G1 form. Don decided to use that form for the comic. Hasbro says the jet-pack comes off.
- 20th Anniversary DVD Optimus Prime - They wanted to do something to celebration of the 20th Anniverary Transformer the Movie DVD re-release. Its the same mold as before and no DVD is included.
- Regarding the Trailer Archer said 'Takara has done one now and everything they do Hasbro has access. So you never know?'
- The G1 Soundwave reissue will be Toys 'R' Us exclusive with ravage and laserbeak and will hold both tapes. It will have a unique box and that will be in the display cases later today.
- No Classics Soundwave planned due to the Toy 'R' Us Reissue
- No plans for further G1 Reissues after Soundwave.
- Classic Devestator will be Wal-Mart exclusive. It appears to be an Energon Constructicon Maximus repaint. It will be in the display cases later today.
- Alternators will be ending before the movie. Decepticons Rumble and Ravage will be the last two figures. Rumble has no hands. Both will be displayed later today.
- However the Alternators may return after the movie. They feel the movie will help them broaden the scope for getting real licenses to do more with the line.
- The movie toy line will be a full line. It will be broad and have multiple scales.
- there will be a Titanium 6-inch Fallen and War Within Megatron set, 6-inch G1 Ultra Magnus (new mould) and 3-inch Predaking, War Within Grimlock will also be a Titanium 6-Inch figure.
- No plans for Titaniums larger than 6" and no combiners.
- The Characters chosen for the first wave of Classics were chosen because they wanted to do a broad variety recognisable characters.
- If the Classics line does well and they chose to continue Classics we are likely to see Cosmos, Jazz, Sideswpe and Sunstreaker.
- When asked about the recent Japanese prototype cell phone, camera and game machine figures they gave no comment
- Of the Takara Kiss Players line they said 'They are allowed to do in their market whatever they want but doesn't make sense to Hasbro. Whatever works for them'
- No plans for an animated DVD Classics movie but they said it was a cool idea.
- No plans for other Beast Wars toys right now other than those in Titanium.
- Transformers Heroes cartoon - Cant talk about it. Working title is just a hasbro title. It will be an American based developed show.
- The Cadillac XLR Alternator was something they were looking into but dropped since Altrenators went on hiatus. - It would have been Megatron!
- When asked about the possible Cybertron Traffic light (Signal Lancer) figure they said 'Maybe if they find a home for it'.
- When asked about who had more input in the Movie designs, hasbro or Michael Bay, they answered 'Its a great partnership. Trying to make cool characters that looked good on the screen, but wanted to have some heritage. Its been fun.'
- The G1 Seacons that were rumoured to be released as part of Universe are done and ready but Hasbro are looking for a home for them.
- No plans for other Classics combiners other than Devastator and maybe Seacons. If they do them they would most likly be as part of Classics.
- No plans to release Cybertron Blue Screapmetal.
- The Tan Abrams tank artwork seen online was a fan made experiment by friends of Hasbro outside of company.
- No plans for Fortress Maximus sized figures.
- The voice stand for 20th Anniversary DVD Prime was voiced by a hired 'local guy'. Hasbro wanted Peter Cullen but they had just developed a relationship with Sony so they couldn't get the sound clips. Also they didn't want interfere with Peters work on the new movie.
The panel ended with a clip from the forthcoming movie. Included images of Prime as Truck, an Autobot hood ornament on prime, an Army Scenes, lots of explosions, no scenes showing anything in robot mode.
See all the new Transformers products revealed at BotCon in our
Hasbro's Toy Display Cases Photogallery!
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Date: Friday, September 29th 2006 7:34pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
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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: Thursday, September 28th 2006 6:19pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
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Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): Transformers @ The Moon
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This has been one busy week for Hasbro when it comes to trademarks. New information out today shows that Hasbro has now updated their trademark for Rodimus Prime. On September 27th, 2006 the trademark was updated with a Case File in TICRS.
Date: Thursday, September 28th 2006 6:08pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
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Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): takaratomy.co.jp
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Views: 15,056
Takara Tomy has updated their
Generation 1 Website. They have added information about their
MasterPiece campaign. They have also added a page about the black repaint of the
Kiss Play Atari figure.
Date: Tuesday, September 26th 2006 6:47pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
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Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): Transformers @ The Moon
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Views: 13,531
Hasbro sure has been very busy with the trademark process lately. Today there is even more trademark news being reported by
Transformers @ The Moon. Here is what is being reported:
"The mark TRANSFORMERS : which was recently submitted to the paralegal team, well it seems that they have finished their work as the Trademark has been accepted under Section 8 (6 year usage). No this not the original Transformers mark that Hasbro applied for, but one they was submitted in October 2000.
The next update is that SCAVENGER has been passed to thhe paralegal team to decide whether or not the mark will be accepted under Section 8, and granted an extension of use.
Finally the mark of SILVERSTREAK has finally been registered. Its registration number is 3149198. Its took almost 27 months for Hasbro's application to become registered, which compared to some, is pretty good."
Date: Monday, September 25th 2006 6:27pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
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Posted by: Hotrod Permanent Link
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Hasbro has been very busy lately with trademark applications.
Transformers @ The Moon is reporting that Hasbro has filed two new trademark applications. They have filed applications for the following:
"CYBER STOMPIN' - 76665721
KNOCKDOWN - 76665720"
Date: Monday, September 25th 2006 3:15pm CDT
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Posted by: Seibertron |
Credit(s): IDW
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IDW PUBLISHING INFILTRATES BOTCON 2006
Publishers of The Transformers Comic Books To Offer Show Exclusive
San Diego, CA (September 25, 2006)—IDW Publishing Editor-In-Chief Chris Ryall and Editor Dan Taylor are headed to Kentucky, where they will be guests at BotCon 2006, the official Transformers convention sponsored by the Hasbro’s Transformers Collectors Club and Hasbro. This major Transformers event takes place September 30th and October 1st at the Lexington Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Lexington, Kentucky and offers a vast array of events and opportunities for all Transformers enthusiasts—including exclusives, souvenirs, contests, dealers, panels, and more.
IDW Publishing will be featured on panels to discuss the Transformers’ return to comic books—past, present, and future. With the conclusion of the first chapter, The Transformers: Infiltration, an all-new chapter is beginning with The Transformers: Escalation in November. As an extra-special treat for attendees, Transformers writer Simon Furman and fan-favorite artist Don Figueroa will both be on hand to sign copies of their comics, discuss future plans and, in Don’s case, sketch for fans, too. Also to be covered are the roles that Transformers: Stormbringer and the Transformers Spotlight series play in the scheme of all things, and the future of IDW’s Transformers comics, as well as IDW’s involvement with the summer movie event of 2007—Transformers: Prime Directive.
IDW will also be offering for sale a very limited BotCon 2006 Exclusive Edition of Transformers Spotlight: Nightbeat, by Furman and MD Bright, which will not be made available anywhere else.
For a complete list of the weekend’s events, go to
http://botcon.com/.
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ABOUT IDW PUBLISHING
IDW PUBLISHING is a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC, a revolutionary creative service company with a wide range of clients. Among their best-selling titles are Hasbro’s THE TRANSFORMERS; Fox’s ANGEL, Konami’s METAL GEAR SOLID, and FALLEN ANGEL. IDW’s 30 DAYS OF NIGHT film is in development and will be released by Sony Pictures in October 2007. IDW has films in development at Dimension Films and Paramount Pictures, as well.
Thank you.
Dan Taylor
Date: Friday, September 22nd 2006 6:40pm CDT
Categories: Toy News,
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Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): Transformers @ The Moon
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New news about some of Hasbro's Transformers trademarks is out today.
Transformers @ The Moon has reported that:
"Two more of Hasbro's trademark applications have been updated by the USPTO. The first is for the trademark MEISTER which has had its now completed its "Statement of use". The second is for HARDTOP which has been " Allowed for Registration" which means it will official become a registered mark of Hasbro shortly."
Date: Thursday, September 21st 2006 6:37pm CDT
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Posted by: Hotrod |
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Views: 18,222
Hasbro has filed for a new trademark. They have filed for the name 'FAST ACTION BATTLERS'. The trademark is in one of the categories most of the Transformers applications appear in ("Toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms"). The application serial number is 76666003. The application was submitted on September 14, 2206, however, it was not entered into the USPTO database until September 21, 2006.
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