Autobots

The folks over at Takara Tomy Mall have posted a listing for the upcoming Studio Series Noah Diaz Core Class figure.  The figure represents the character at the climax of the film where Mirage forms an Exo-Suit around the character to help him fight the Terrorcons.  Takara Tomy Mall has a suggested retail price of 1,980 Yen (about $13.78 USD).  The figure is due for its Japanese release in late January 2024.  For now, check out the official product information and image

Studio Series Commander Class Ultra Magnus was recently revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2023.  Now thanks to Hasbro designer Evan Brooks we have new photos of this upcoming figure.  Thanks to several photos on Instagram we now have a look at how well this figure matches up with its animated inspiration.  In these pics you see how the transform mirrors the animation storyboards from the film and even his ability to come apart (only to have one leg placed on the wrong side by a Junkion in homage to the film's animation error!).

There are some toy reveals that make fans eager for a toy's release.  Then there are others that make fans go "How is this real?!" and today's reveal is one of those.  Amazon Japan has posted listings for the long rumored Missing Link Convoy.  Missing Link features the design of the G1 Optimus Prime/Convoy figure featuring modern day articulation.  This has been a dream of many fans for years and Takara Tomy has finally decided to answer the call!  There will be two versions of this figure: a "toy based" deco that will include a trailer and then an "animation deco

Autobot Jazz has been exposed to toxic levels of sludge on Cybertron and emerges with a fiery paint job!  Check out my review and gallery of Jazz from the Toxitron Collection!

Sometimes an Autobot just wants to paint a sunset scene on his chest and parade around as he dives into battle.  Thanks to a pile of toxic sludge, Sideswipe gets the chance to do just that!  Check out my review and gallery of the Toxitron Collection G2 Universe Sideswipe!

The Generation One cartoon had many classic episodes and one of them was "War Dawn".  In this episode, the Aerialbots are throw back in time to a pre-war Cybertron where they got to see the first day of the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons.  During this adventure they met two characters: Dion and Eriel (aka Arial if you prefer).  You can watch the episode below (via Hasbro Pulse's Youtube):

One of yesterday's most unexpected surprise reveals was Legacy Evolution Powerlinx Hot Shot with Jolt!  This figure is a redeco and retool of the Legacy Evolution Hot Shot figure in a Hot Rod inspired deco that was used for Armada Powerlinx Hot Shot.  Even better?  Powerlinx Hot Shot will include Mini-Con Jolt and Blast Effects!  He also includes extra weapons including one that is based on the Energon version of the character.  Pre-orders are not up yet so for now have a look at the official photos pro