Free Gift from Hasbro with purchase

From Hasbro comes the following promotion: Spend $20 or more on Hasbro products and they’ll send you a free gift. Transformers is available as an option (looks like Power Core Combiners, Activators, Speed Stars, and Star Wars Crossovers are available). Here is the promotion’s page on Hasbro’s website, which links to a printable form with the terms and conditions.

Thanks to board member BWProwl for the information.

Transformers Collector’s Club Member Exclusive: Transtech Cheetor

From the Transformers Collector’s Club website:

Cheetor loves the thrill of the chase. When his turbo sensors lock on to the taillights of a fleeing Decepticon, and he pushes his accelerator to the floor, Cheetor’s head gaskets receive a rush like nothing else! The only problem (…more)

Generations Thunderwing

Kotoys.com has a gallery of the upcoming Generations Thunderwing figure, based off the old ultra Pretender G1 figure. Thunderwing is a deluxe, and is shown from all different angles in both modes, and in comparison with other Classics/Universe/Generations figures. Click the link to view the photos.

Generations Wheeljack proto picture

We’ve already been discussing the upcoming Generations Wheeljack here.  Thanks to BBTS, we now have an image of a prototype for the figure. Click below the fold to see the image.

Wheeljack

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First look at Generations Kup

Amazon Japan has posted several new images of “Transformers: United” figures, Japan’s version of the Generations toy line. Among which is our first look at a new Kup figure. Check out all the images via TFW2005 here.

Coming Soon: Generations Turbo Tracks, Wreck-Gar and Thunderwing

Images of upcoming Generations Transformers have begun to appear in various locations on the internet recently. Some are new, some have been seen before in one form or another. Click below the fold for links and images. (…more)

TFviews Looks at the Power Core Combiners Line

Released in early July, Hasbro’s new Power Core Combiners line brings a 3rd main line to Transformers shelves, after Revenge of the Fallen, and Generations. As Hasbro puts it, “The TRANSFORMERS POWER CORE COMBINERS introduce fans to an all-new assortment of figures that expand on the classic TRANSFORMERS play pattern. This new expression of figures combine with one another, in dozens of variations, to create a wide variety of larger COMBINER robots, with each figure serving as various body parts and weapons.” (…more)

TF:HFTD Scout Wave 2 in TRU Burbank, CA

Hunt for the Decepticons scout-class wave 2, which includes Breacher, Insecticon, and Oil Pan (repaint) has been sighted by yours truly at Toys R Us in Burbank, California. Good luck, and good hunting!

Masterpiece Rodimus Prime to have four modes

The upcoming Masterpiece Rodimus Prime figure will also transform into Hot Rod, as speculated by some fans after the prototype was revealed. The figure will have Hot Rod’s robot and sports car modes, as well as Rodimus Prime’s robot and flaming Winnebago modes.

See images below the fold. (…more)

BBTS exclusive Seacons in stock

Online retailer Big Bad Toy Store has the G1 Seacon reissue set in stock. The set will not be available at regular retail.

From the website:

The Seacons are available in their traditional G1 colors for the first time in over 20 years since their initial release in 1988! (…more)