Smyths Toys taking over Toys R Us in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:11:34 +0000

We’ve got good news for those who’ve been following the whole sorry saga of the collapse of Toys R Us – there will be no store closures or job losses (for now) in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. Toys R Us stores there are now under new management, which, as previously reported, is Ireland-based Smyths Toys, who also have many stores in Britain, and stand out as a family-owned business which is much like how Toys R Us was in its glory days. According to reports, this purchase means Smyths will add 93 European Toys R Us stores to its existing » Continue Reading.

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Robots in Disguise Season 3 – Combiner Force – Headed to DVD in Australia   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:02:57 +0000

We’ve been made aware that Australia’s Beyond Home Entertainment is bringing the final season of Robots in Disguise (subtitled Combiner Force) to home formats. Australian retailer JB Hi-Fi has added a listing for the first volume of season 3, which covers the first six episodes of the season. That’s King Of The Hill – Part 1 and 2, Defrosted, Blurred, Sphere Of Influence, and Bee Cool.  This DVD is already out to let fans bring the action home – and bodes well that at least one part of the world will be able to own every episode of the show on a home » Continue Reading.

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Titans Return & Platinum Edition Packaging Art by Ken Christiansen: Titans Return Blaster, G1 Blaster & Cassetebots And G1 Perceptor   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:54:19 +0000

It’s time for our usual round up of packaging art. Today besides the Titans Return art, we have a sample of the Platinum Edition G1 Blaster and Perceptor reissue courtesy of Artist Ken Christiansen  The images were shared via Ken Christiansen Facebook account. We have the individual full-body art of Titans Return Blaster. We also have the fine art of the Intel Ops Platinum Edition Blaster & Perceptor box. The art also features Blaster’s cassetebots: Ramhorn, Steeljaw and Eject included on this reissue of the classic G1 original molds. You can click on the bar to see the mirrored new images on this news » Continue Reading.

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Dinobot Sludge To Appear In Machinima’s Power Of The Primes Voiced By Frank Todaro   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:11:04 +0000

Dinobot power is coming into the new Power Of The Primes series! Voice actor Frank Todaro has confirmed he will be the voice of Dinobot Sludge in Machinima’s third installment of their Prime Wars Trilogy. The announcement was made via Frank Todaro’s Facebook and Instagram account by sharing part of an image featuring good-old Sludge. The picture also shows part of Power Of The Primes logo, Overlord’s face and part of another Dinobot, so you can take your guess about it. Here’s what Frank commented about his new role: “Just look at that punim!!  I have the honor » Continue Reading.

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DX9 D-13 Montana (Masterpiece Scaled G1 Breakdown) Full Color Prototype Images   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:03:48 +0000

Via DX9 Facebook we can share a great gallery of their upcoming DX9 Montana (Masterpiece Scaled G1 Breakdown) for your viewing pleasure. DX9 D-13 Montana really shines on these pictures, showing an impressive level of poseability with great dynamic poses and the car mode features folding headlights and movable doors. Both robot and car mode design are very cartoon-accurate, great for fans of the G1 Sunbow animation style. We can all see some comparison pictures with other 3P and official Masterpiece scaled figures. The figure will include a little accessory: The remote for the Stunticons from the episode they first appeared. You can » Continue Reading.

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James Roberts To Take a Step Back From Transformers   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 14:06:06 +0000

More Than Meets The Eye/Lost Light writer James Roberts has confirmed whether or not he’ll be writing for Transformers after Lost Light ends. Unfortunately for fans, James will be taking a step back from Transformers. The IDW Transformers universe will be coming to an end in September when Unicron pays the Transformers a visit. Optimus Prime will be ending with issue 25 and Lost Light will end with issue 25. After that, IDW will reboot the Transformers with new stories and a new continuity. It’s been up in the air whether or not Roberts will be a contributor » Continue Reading.

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In-Hand Images of Studio Series Wave 2 Deluxes and Voyagers   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:55:54 +0000

Thanks to the weibo page of TF-Factory, we have new images of upcoming Wave 2 figures from the Studio Series movie figures. The upcoming deluxe wave contains a new Jazz figure as well as the Age of Extinction baddy, Lockdown. The voyagers shown feature a Movie one Brawl and a Revenge of the Fallen Megatron. These images give us a good look at the figures in both modes, their diorama backgrounds and even measurements for the vehicle modes. You can check out all the images after the jump.

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Power of The Primes Legends Wave 2 Found at German Retail   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 13:43:00 +0000

Thanks to 2005 Board member Nevermore for this heads up. Power of the Primes Legends Wave 2 has been found at German retail. The current wave of Legends figures including; Battleslash, Roadtrap and Tailgate, were found at a Toys”R”Us in Duisburg-Meiderichat. You can click on the news story to view the visual post, taken by Nevermore himself.

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Toyhax.com April 2018 Update   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 04:46:53 +0000

Toyhax dropped by again and gave us an update for their newest label sets. Here is what Delta Star of Toyhax has to share with us: “We have another stellar update for you! Starting with what might be the best set so far this year: a full upgrade set for Power of the Primes Optimus! We’ve completed the final set for the Titan Masters: Titans Return Titan Masters Wave 4 and 5 A set for 3 of the POTP Legends figures: POTP Legends Some conversion sets for TR figures, including one for Jazz that acts a » Continue Reading.

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Transformers: Movie Edition Tiny Turbo Changers Series 3 Spotted At Canadian Retail   Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:46:59 +0000

Thanks to 2005 Boards member TheSupernova, we can report that Transformers: Movie Edition Tiny Turbo Changers Series 3 has been spotted At Canadian Retail. This is the most recent series of Tiny Turbo Changers figures. While the first 2 series contained The Last Knight characters, this wave consists of characters from other previous live-action movies. This wave contains: Ratchet, Slug, Lockdown, Sentinel Prime, Bumblebee, Dino, Ironhide, Optimus Prime, Starscream, Drift and Barricade. All of them packed in blind-bags. These little bots were spotted at the Walmart in North Bay, Ontario.  Happy hunting for all Canadian fans!

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