Missing Link

The Official Takara Tomy Twitter/X feed has posted several teasers featuring upcoming figures!   The images are mirrored below:

The next Dramatic Capture set will include Thundercracker and Reflector.  This is based off the scene in More than Meets the Eye where Reflector transforms into camera mode and Thundercracker uses them to take pictures.

Takara Tomy Mall has posted its official listings for the upcoming Missing Link Arcee figures!  Unlike previous Missing Link figures, this is the first not based on a figure that saw a mass release in the original 80's Transformers line.  Instead, this figure is based on the prototype of Arcee that was developed by Takara but never actually made into a figure.  Part of the idea of the Missing Link line is to make G1 fan dreams co

 Rash, reckless and brave, Cliffjumper is one Autobot who never says no to a fight!  Check out my review and gallery of Missing Link Cliff (aka Cliffjumper)!

Thanks to Amazon Japan we have stock photos of the upcoming Missing Link C-05 Sunstreaker and C-06 Cordon action figures!  Both figures are up for preorder on the site now.  The figures are ¥11,144 (about $74.64 USD) each and are due to ship June 28, 2025.  For now, check out the awesome pics in the gallery below! 

Update:  Takara Tomy Video embedded below!

When Missing Link Convoy was released not too long ago many fans wondered if Takara Tomy would be following up with more figures representing G1 designs with modern day articulation.  Now thanks to Takara Tomy Mall we have our answer in the form of two new reveals!  Takara Tomy Mall has posted listings for Missing Link Bumble (aka Bumblebee) and Cliff (aka Cliffjumper).  Each figure is listed at 5940 Yen (about $38 USD) with a release date of November 2024. 

As part of the 40th Anniversary of the Transformers brand, Takara Tomy has released a special figure.  He may look like just another G1 Optimus Prime reissue, but Missing Link Convoy is definitely more than meets the eye!  Check out my review and gallery of this special release.

In 2024 Takara Tomy released a new version of G1 Convoy (aka Optimus Prime).  Using the original 1984 action figure as the foundation of its design, this figure features modern level articulation and a newly tooled trailer!  If other characters are folded into the Missing Link sub-line their reviews will be listed here.

In the halcyon days of the 80's when Transformers toys were overflowing on toy store shelves, one thing was very common with boxed figures: styrofoam trays.  Unlike modern day figures that either sit in a plastic tray or are tied to cardboard, figures of the 80's would often sit in a specially designed tray that would allow you to take the figure out then put it back into the box for maximum display value.  This practice fell to the wayside decades ago partly out of environmental concerns and even as G1 figures were reissued they would sit in clear plastic trays.