2023

Movie News: The Taronga Zoo Promo Campaign Features "Rise of the Beasts"

The Taronga Zoo in Sydney has posted a page dedicated to a new campaign geared towards conservation and promoting the upcoming Rise of the Beasts live action Transformers film! The page also has a banner that gives us a nice look at Optimus Prime, Cheetor and Optimus Primal from the film.  You can check out the images from the page below.  Here are some details right from the page:

Toy News: Possible First Look at "Rise of the Beasts" Cheetor & Wheeljack Figures

2023 is here and this summer Transformers fans will finally get to see the next live action Transformers film: "Rise of the Beasts"!  Among the characters in this film are Cheetor and Wheeljack.  Now thanks to Vice Grip X on Twitter we may have our first look at Deluxe Class figures of Cheetor and Wheeljack!  These have not been officially revealed yet, so of course take this news with a grain of salt.  For now, check out the images mirrored (with permission) from Twitter in the gallery below.

Toy News: "Authentics" Optimus Primal Revealed

Thanks to the folks at CL Hobby on Facebook we have our first look at what appears to be an Authentics Bravo Class (which they call "Core") Optimus Primal! With little to no publicity given to the sub-line, Authentics has offered a few surprises over the last couple years including a Bravo assortment Arcee and Alpha assortment Wheeljack. This piece was found in Asia so no telling when it will hit North America.

Toy News: Hasbro Launches "Victory" Deathsaurus HasLab

In the Japanese exclusive series Victory, fans were introduced to the Emperor of Destruction known as Deathsaurus!  This powerful Destron/Decepticon transformed from a powerful robot to a giant Space Chicken Kaiju and was partnered with two "Breastmasters" Tigerbreast & Eaglebreast.  During the the Prime Wars trilogy fans had the chance to vote for Deathsaurus being made into (presumably) a Leader Class figure at the time, but that never came to pass.

Toy News: Walmart Exclusive Galaxy Shuttle and Vintage G1 "Transformers The Movie" Hot Rod & Starscream Officially Revealed

Some news catch up from earlier today.  While I was running to New York Comic-Con 2022, Hasbro and Walmart released pre-orders for three exciting new exclusives!  The first is the Galaxy Shuttle first revealed yesterday.  The other two figures however were pleasant surprises: Vintage G1 reissues of Hot Rod and Starscream.  However, instead of using pure vintage colors, these two figures have new decos based on their appearance in the animated Transformers: The Movie film!  The figures are each packed in G1 shaped bo

Toy News: "Movie Masterpiece" MPM-12N Nemesis Prime Revealed

Takara Tomy Mall has revealed a new upcoming Movie Masterpiece figure: Nemesis Prime!  This figure is a redeco of the Optimus Prime figure based on his appearance in the Bumblebee movie.  The figure is listed at 24,200 yen (about $167.68 USD) with a release date of Late March 2023.  Check out the official product info (translated via Google Translate) and images in the gallery below: