While the Hasbro TF Comic-Con panel didn’t deliver much newness, across the Pacific in China, Takaratomy revealed some amazing new stuff, like Goldbug, Legends gun Megatron, Deluxe Tracks, Perceptor, a few realistic Animated characters, PCC Dinobot combiners, and more! Check out the pics at TFW2k5 and check out more at Tformers.
HASBRO ANNOUNCES THE FIRST EVER “TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON CONVENTION” IN CHINA
The Largest Official Gathering of TRANSFORMERS Fans Starts Today at Landmark Brand Expo in Shanghai (…more)
Posted in International, Toys and Collectibles on July 30th, 2010 by JediTricks
Dengeki online has an image of the upcoming Movie Masterpiece MP-M01 Starscream. Amazon Japan also has an excellent image of the figure. This Japanese repaint of the US Leader-class Starscream’s expected release date for Starscream is October 2010.
It’s a reissue of Blaster, and a new Prowl Mighty Muggs figure! Available at San Diego Comic-Con starting July 21st, and HasbroToyShop.com after the show while supplies last, Hasbro’s 2 Transformers Comic-Con exclusives are sure to please (even if HTS booth lines are possibly the worst of the entire convention). Click more to read their official bios… (…more)
This week at Toys R Us stores, pretty much all Hasbro products are buy 1, get 1 half off, and not just of the same brand. So you could buy 1 Transformers figure and 1 Star Wars figure, and the discount still applies. This sale will continue until the 18th, according to in-store signage, and since TRU has been told by Hasbro to set aside the August street date on almost everything Transformers, they have a lot of new product right now. Good luck, and good hunting!
Posted in Significant Sightings on July 11th, 2010 by JediTricksTRU has been getting new Transformers from the Hunt for the Decepticons movie sub-line as well as the new Generations figures and putting them on shelves. And a nice bonus, until July 3rd all Transformers figures are buy-one-get-one-50%-off, which applies both in-store as well as on www.ToysRUs.com (it’s 1 bogo per order there, but spend $49 or more and you get free shipping). Sightings are coming in from all over the country, so check your local TRUs now!
Posted in Significant Sightings on July 1st, 2010 by JediTricks
Hasbro has updated the Official Transformers website with a bit of news that the Toys R Us exclusive, Masterpiece Grimlock, will be available on shelves July 1st. Please note, however, that this contradicts earlier reports that MP Grimlock will first be available at the TRU San Diego Comic-Con booth before it starts hitting shelves.
Update: Hasbro has changed their news article which now calls MP Grimlock a “New Exclusive”, and no longer refers to the figure as a Toys R Us exclusive. They have also removed the release date of July 1st from the article.
Posted in Toys and Collectibles on July 1st, 2010 by Sparky Prime
Actoys.net has in-package pictures of the upcoming Toys R Us exclusive Masterpiece Grimlock, which will be available starting at the TRU booth at San Diego Comic-Con in July. Click here to check out the US boxed Masterpiece Grimlock now.
Hasbro sent note this morning that they’re starting a “summer savings” promotion for Transformers, the “Double Your Action Giveaway”. When consumers purchase $25 or more of certain ROTF products (pretty much any figure class in the ROTF line) between now and July 31st, they can get 3 deluxe figures for free by simply filling out the form and mailing it in with the proper receipts. The fine print mentions circling the Transformers purchases and their prices on the receipts, and online orders have to be in the form-holder’s name. But free is free, so if you’re going to buy figures anyway, why not get something free? Click here to check out the full details at Hasbro.com.
Posted in Toys and Collectibles on May 28th, 2010 by JediTricks
TakaraTomy is releasing the Armada Unicron figure with a new head and a more G1 accurate color scheme. Images and information can be found on the TakaraTomy website. See the link below for details.
http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/2010/unicron.html
Posted in International, Toys and Collectibles on May 27th, 2010 by andersonh1