Dear BWTF Reader,
After several incarnations from its "acweb" days to its "NYU" days, it is time for BWTF to take a break. The site has gone independent once more and that means a lot of change will take place to the site over several months before I relaunch. In the interim, please visit any of these Transformers sites for great news and content:
Your encouragement and support over the past ten years has meant a lot to me. If you wish to contact me, please feel feel free to
Til all are one!
Benson Yee
February 6, 2008
August 18, 2008 Update:
You'll notice I deleted all the other old updates. I figured by now they've sort of outlived their usefulness and there may not be another one for a few weeks. Work continues on the new verison of BWTF, and I cannot thank my supportive friends enough for helping me through the grind (both on stress and technological levels). In order to get BWTF back up in some way, shape or form, my initial plan will be to relaunch the site with some of its core elements intact such as reviews of toys, comic books, TV episodes and so on. Other elements that you have all come to recognize such as the old Gallery will most likely not launch in the initial phase, but rather be added on later. Bandwidth is a huge consideration, and right now I have begun the process of researching what types of servers to put the site on. There is a good chance that in its initial week of relaunching the site will sometimes drag or worse, possibly stop responding altogether - although I hope to avoid that fate if possible.
So the big question hanging on everyone's mind is "When?!" At this time I am aiming to relaunch BWTF some time in October. This could mean the first week, it could mean the fourth. However, I have made significant progress in rebuilding the site and feel confident (barring an unforseen circumstances) that I shall be able to relaunch at that point. Thank you all for writing your well wishes!
October 13, 2008
So where the heck is the site?! I'm sure that's a question many of you are asking, and sadly I do not have a good answer. The relaunch of BWTF, which I had hoped would happen by the end of this month may now be delayed until the end of November. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest being an illness in the family and financial issues. I don't have a new timeline just yet, but I really hope for end of November, if not I will post again here. My apologies to all those who have been waiting.
November 4, 2008
Finances continue to wreak havoc so I'm putting up a set of my Transformers Collector's Club exclusive Seacons on ebay. This set is sold out, so take a look and see if you'd like to bid on this neato item!
November 11, 2008
The quest to dig myself out of a financial hole continues. I've put up a couple more goodies for auction. Check out the auctions for Botcon 2008 Shattered Glass Megatron, Divebomb and Rodimus as well as Botcon 2008 Shattered Glass Blurr, Sideswipe and Rampage. Thanks to anyone who participates!
November 13, 2008
Looking into the past is sometimes an ugly thing. As I rework the "Beast Wars" TV show section, I've been re-reading my notes/reviews etc. and some of them make me cringe. So rather than just throw back up cringe-worthy stuff, I've been doing some revision/rewriting and in some cases, completely new writing of my old reviews, using my old impressions as a starting point. Despite all the delays I keep mentioning, work is continuing on the site, just at a slower pace.
I have also begun looking into low cost/low tier dedicated server options. The current plan is to go with the cheapest server I can (from a reputable host of course) and see how BWTF's hits are. Considering it's been about a year now, I expect my initial hits to be low, but it's a month or two later when I relaunch the gallery full force that worries me in terms of server load. I guess time will tell. :)
November 24, 2008
I've decided to put another item up for sale, but this time I'll offer BWTF readers who have been checking this page for updates a shot at it before listing it on ebay. This time I'm selling the Botcon 2008 "Shattered Glass" boxed set. The set is still in plastic bag unopened. This will include the comic book and certificate of authenticity. I am asking $275 for the set plus shipping. If no one responds by this weekend, I will put it up on ebay for auction and make a note here. Please if interested. Thanks!
November 30, 2008
The great purge continues. I've dug up a ton of figures from storage and listed them on the McFarlane toy boards for sale. If any of the items on that list interest you, please . I also have put up the Botcon 2006 exclusive two pack of Megatron and Waspinator on auction at ebay. Check out the auction here. I've also listed a Botcon 2008 Ricochet for auction here. Thanks for looking and your support!