Via SyFy Wire we have the announcement of a new Transformers comics mini-series by IDW: Transformers Wreckers  Tread & Circuits. These Right Bots For the Job will star in their own four-issue October miniseries written by David Mariotte (Transformers vs The Terminator, Sonic The Hedgehog) and illustrated by Jack Lawrence (Transformers: Lost Light), with surging colors courtesy of Candice Han from last year’s Transformers / Back to the Future crossover. & Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits #1 will be delivered with multiple cover variants by a trio of talented Transformers comic artists: Cover A by series artist Jack Lawrence, Cover B » Continue Reading.

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While waylaid by some fresh-at-the-time topics like Collaborative dinosaurs and Masterpiece? Video?? Instructions???…the WTF podcasters also discuss ongoing collection focus, the concept of magic modern childhood, and checking in on evergreen aesthetics. You can download and comment on it here: WTF @ TFW – 605 – June 29 2021 Check out the WTF@TFW blog here. 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 review on iTunes, click here: » Continue Reading.

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Third party company Dreamstar Toys have updated, via their Weibo account, images of the color prototype of their DST01-001 Slingshoot (Aerialbot Slingshot).  This is a highly stylized design take on Slingshot, with a different sculpting choice compared to the cartoon-accuracy tendency of recent figures. The images reveal a good level of poseability in robot mode and a solid and realistic alt mode. According to the information shared, it will be around 22 cm tall in robot mode, with die-cast and it wont need any extra parts to transform into the combiners arm. This figure is part of Dreamstar Toys Encourager / Superion » Continue Reading.

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TFW2005 friend and sponsor The Chosen Prime brings you their newsletter for this week. See the highlights below and then read on for the complete listing! Greetings from The Chosen Prime! We have new arrivals and pre-orders available this week including those presented below. Let us know if theres a particular figure youre looking for that isnt listed here or on the website. Happy shopping! LATEST PRE-ORDERS Bandai Soul of Chogokin » Continue Reading.

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SYFY WIRE updates our August solicitations coverage with an early three-page preview of King Grimlock issue #1, including commentary from series author Steve Orlando: It was a big swing, but Hasbro and IDW were looking for big swings and it all came to pass. It’s been a blast. I just finished the fifth and final issue. It’s a giant fantasy blockbuster starring the perfect Transformers for that. He’s spent decades of human time telling people he’s a king and now we’re sending him to a fantasy world to really prove that. What is happening in Harmonex? Find out after the » Continue Reading.

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Via ShartimusPrime on Youtube we have a nice set of in-hand images of the new Robosen Auto-Converting Optimus Prime. This incredible Optimus Prime figure can really transform in front of your eyes, move, walk, speak (Peter Cullen’s voice) and more! All controlled via voice command or a mobile app. We have our first look at the special packaging, weapons, accessories, instructions, as well as how the mobile app works. You can unlock extra moves and sounds while completing some tasks. To top it all, we have some comparison shots of this amazing figure next to G1 Optimus Prime, MP-44 Optimus Prime, » Continue Reading.

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Thanks to 2005 Board member Oniconvoy for giving us the heads up that the new Transformers Dinobots Adventures Optimus Prime And Bumblebee have been found at Canadian retail. This new sub-line consists of redecos of several Rescue Bots Dinobots and Dinosaur themed Rescue Bots figures, but packed with a new “Dinobots Adventures” logo, independent of the original Rescue Bots line. Optimus Prime is a redeco of the Rescue Bots Optimus Prime (Dino) with a redeco of  Rescue Bots Scale (shield). Bumblebee is a redeco of Rescue Bots Bumblebee (Dino) packed with a redeco of Rescue Bots Lance (lance). These figures » Continue Reading.

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TFW2005 friend and sponsor TFSource sent in their latest weekly newsletter. Check out the highlights below and then read on for the complete listing!  

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Via friend site and sponsor Robotkingdom we can share for you images of the gray prototypes of the new Moon Studio MS-03 Iron Arm (G1 Shouki) And MS-04 Moon Shine (G1 Kaen). These figures are modern takes on the Japanese G1 Trainbots and they are part of Moon Studio Radiatron / G1 Raiden combiner. As we can see from the images both figures look pretty detailed, specially in train mode. We also have a look at their respective upper and lower torso modes showing off all their detail and the head of the combiner. We have finally seen prototypes of the 6 » Continue Reading.

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Via Twitter user @UncleFahey we can share for you our first in-hand images of the new Transformers Collaborative: J.Balvin x Transformers J. Balvintron. This is the latest installment in the Transformers Collaborative line and it brings us a special redeco of the G1 Soundwave mold in colors inspired by the style of Colombian singer J. Balvin. It comes with special redecos of the G1 Ravage and Laserbeak molds as Vibras Stripes and Energia Buzzaw respectively. It also includes 2 redecos of Siege Jetfire guns and blast effects. This sample was sent in advance by Hasbro, but you can still pre-order Balvintron via the NTWRK platform for for $69.99 and expected » Continue Reading.

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TFcon is very pleased to welcome back Livio Ramondelli to TFcon Baltimore 2021.  Transformers fans will recognize his work on IDW’s Transformers: More than Meets the Eye, Transformers Robots in Disguise, and the Transformers Galaxies series. He will be attending all weekend while offering prints and commissions to attendees. Livio Ramondelli is presented by The Chosen Prime. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.tfcon.com/tickets

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Thanks to 2005 Boards member Fc203 for giving us the heads up that the new Transformers Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers Series 4 has been found at US retail. These little figures sure took their time to surface at US stores and sometimes they are hard to track, but they finally were spotted at Target stores some weeks ago. The Tiny Turbo changers figures are packed in blind bags, but there’s a code embossed on the bottoms of the bag near the Hasbro logo. The code starts with a letter of the alphabet and it’s this letter that tells you who is inside. You » Continue Reading.

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Its time for a new global Transformers sightings round up, courtesy of 2005 Board member across the world. This week we have some new Studio Series sighting in Germany and Peru, some new merchandise in Russia and new Generations Selects and Kingdom figures in Singapore. Buzzworthy Bumblebee Studio Series Deluxes And Studio Series Wave 12 Deluxe In Germany – 2005 Board member Nevermore spotted Buzzworthy Bumblebee Shatter and WWII Bumblebee together with Studio Series SS-70 B-127 (Bumblebee movie) and SS-71 DOTM Autobot Dino at Smyths store in downtown Essen. Studio Series Wave 7 Leader In Peru – Via Transformers Peru we can » Continue Reading.

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Courtesy of 2005 Board member and Australian resident griffin-of-oz we can share for you our first in-hand images of the new Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime Jumbo Jet Wing Racer. This big figure was revealed while back in February this year, ad now we have a closer look a  new incarnation of Optimus Prime for the Rescue Bots line. While planned to feature a car-carrying gimmick , the ramps and storage spaces are compatible only with the small and simple Bumblebee figure included and not with regular Rescue Bots Rescan cars. Its good to notice that while we can clearly recognize this » Continue Reading.

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Surprise! Via their Facebook page, Hasbro has just dropped a batch of official Studio Series reveals for the rest of Wave 3, in what theyre dubbing #StudioSeriesSunday. Thanks to this we now have the reveals for: • Leader Grindor • Deluxe Bumblebee • Deluxe Jolt • Voyager Thrust Of course, we have already seen all of these thanks to either leaks or even them showing up at retail, but its still nice to finally have them be officially revealed. Hasbro says the wave will be fully releasing this summer.

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Attention fellow Canadian collectors! 2005 Board member megatroptimus has just shared photographic proof of his sighting of the highly anticipated Transformers Kingdom Titan Class Autobot Ark in Canada. The massive Autobot Ark was found and bought at ToysRUs Trois-Rivi`eres in Quebec. Happy hunting!

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My Little Pony / Transformers, II: The Magic of Cybertron concludes its eye-popping run next week, so get ready with the 5-page preview of issue #4 then share your thoughts about this series with fellow readers on the 2005 boards! Spike and Grimlock return! When the Dinobots are attacked by Sombras minions, can Grimlocks little purple buddy save everycreature? And dont miss the epic conclusion to the hit crossover series! Is friendship really magic? Can Transformers and ponies really work together? And how in the world are they going to stop Sombra?! Creator credits: James Asmus, Ian Flynn » Continue Reading.

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TFNation welcomes Transformers Prime creators to “The Big Broadcast of 2021” event airing next month on Twitch and TFNation Live: You are all invited to bear witness to a creator panel featuring Jeff Kline, Nicole Dubuc, Marsha Griffin, Joe Kuhr, Steve Melching, and Duane Capizzi; celebrate the 10th anniversary (for the UK, and for the main series at least) in style with Transformers: Primes showrunners, screenwriters, and editors, as they discuss behind the scenes secrets, creative processes, outstanding animation, and a truly special class of writing. Stay tuned to this space for more Big Broadcast guest » Continue Reading.

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Thank to 2005 Board member Ikkstakk and Twitter user @Gei4Mei we can report that the new Transformers Cyberverse Wave 2 Battle Call Trooper Class has been found at US Retail. Cyberverse Battle Call Trooper Class Megatron and Starscream were spotted at Meijer stores in Michigan and Kentucky some weeks ago. Happy hunting!

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The official Funko website have confirmed that the upcoming Funko Pop Retro Toys G1 Shockwave will be a Target shared exclusive in the US. The new Funko Pop Retro Toys G1 Shockwave was recently revealed as a Funkon 2021 Exclusive which will be sold during the Funkon virtual event on Wednesday, August 4th. As with other Funko Pop event exclusives, it proved to be a quite difficult item to buy considering all the rules and conditions required. Fortunately for Funko Pop and Transformers collectors, Shockwave has been confirmed as a Target shared exclusive in the US market. The figure and packaging will be the same as » Continue Reading.

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