The problem with Hot Rod being the coolest character in Transformers the Movie was that his toy wasn’t very good at all. Personally I preferred Blurr, and the Rodimus Prime toy did at least have some extra parts to play with. Even the addition of a target master version later in the line (which honestly [...]
Head over to your nearest John Lewis this weekend to find Animated Deluxe Swoop, Sentinel Prime, Oil Slick and BlackArachnia for £8 each, and Voyagers for £13.50 - probably Bulkhead, but if you’re lucky also Lugnutz and Blitzwing and maybe even Grimlock.
Update: Now that Christmas shoppers are returning to stores, it seems the discounts are [...]
Children’s Books Centre of High Street Kensington has Universe and Animated Deluxes in, and at a reasonable price too (for the UK anyway) - only £9.99 and £19.99 for Voyagers.
In stock today, by the dozen, were:
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker
Prowl, Ironhide and Silverstreak
Galvatron and Acid Storm
And from Animated:
Prowl, Lockdown and BlackArachnia
Deluxe Optimus Prime and Oil Slick
Voyager Blitzwing
Find [...]
After gushing so much over the Concept Camaro Bumblebee one might think I’d be thrilled to hear they were going to reuse that mold for Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee, but as much as I liked it, I would much prefer they pushed themselves even further, trying to do even better and build an even [...]
Over at Don Murphy’s Message Board, via tfw2005.com, Gatewave has posted what seems to be the Movie Soundwave toy. Authentic Soundwave style head? Joy! Crappy Vector Prime-style Cybertronian jet mode? Sorrow Your opinion? In the comments! Go!
See the pictures here New, clear images of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Soundwave! - Transformers News
First up is the tragic news that the rumoured Devastator combiner may not get a complete toy set, but that there will be a non transforming, combining version, and a non-combining set of transforming individual figures, reported over at tfw2005.com and tformer.com
Rumor: Revenge of the Fallen Devastator Gestalt Toy Information
Transformers 2 Devastator Toy Details Revealed?
Meanwhile, [...]
Transformers Collectors’ Club have done it again! What an amazing treat for Transformers fans! I’m kidding of course. This unofficial City Commander armour set has been produced by the obviously talented FansProject, and represents a new, high, standard for customs and fan made Transformers tributes. Such a high standard in fact that Hasbro and/or TakaraTomy [...]
The Entertainer at the new Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, London, has Premium Movie Voyager Ironhide and Blackout for £12. Get them while they’re hot!
Arguably the Transformer to depart the most from his original appearance in the new movie is Starscream, the flag bearer for the more detailed, more complicated and even more insect-like designs.
How effective the movie design was in updating this beloved-to-hate character is a discussion for another day. But the toy, in robot mode at [...]
In the 21st century, the modern Transformers connoisseur looks for several things in his new Transformers:
Poseability and articulation
Accurate alt modes
Accurate robot modes
Complex transformations
Transformations similar to the show transformations
Accessories that are integral in both modes
Show accurate accessories
And while there’s certainly been a lot of crap released in recent years (stand up Classics Minicons, we’re looking [...]
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