Takara Tomy Mall has posted its listing for the upcoming Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow! Nightbird Shadow is a redeco and retool of the Masterpiece Arcee figure based on the character who was first introduced in the G1 episode "Enter the Nightbird" (aka "The Shadow of Nightbird" in Japan).
Walmart and Hasbro Pulse have posted pre-orders for the R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design] Optimus Primal and Reformatting Megatron figures! Optimus Primal is based on his appearance in the 90's Beast Wars cartoon while Megatron calls back to the fateful scene where Unicron begins changing Megatron into Galvatron. Check out the product descriptions and images below!
Flame Toys has updated their Facebook page revealing two upcoming Furai Model kits: Bludgeon and Banzai-Tron! These highly stylized versions of the G1 characters look fantastic so far and it will be most exciting to see prototype and final production photos down the line!
Yesterday it was revealed that Hasbro would be releasing Generations Selects Leader Class Galvatron in G1 toy inspired colors. This is also inspired by the "Galvatron II" character seen in the Marvel UK comic books in the 80's.
Hasbro and NTWRK have released the official press release and images for the upcoming Collaborative figure between musician J Balvin and the Transformers brand! Check out the press release and images below:
GLOBAL SUPERSTAR J BALVIN AND TRANSFORMERS TEAM UP FOR FIRST-EVER MUSIC COLLABORATIVE FIGURE ‘J BALVINTRON’ TO DEBUT ON NTWRK
A few days ago Hasbro revealed that Shout!
Recently a seller on ebay posted a Promotion Kit for the 1986 Transformers animated film. Nowadays press kits are often handled via electronic means in the form of high quality images and PDF files, but back in the day they were often physical folders with information and promotional materials. I snagged this promotional kit and now I have scanned its contents for fandom to enjoy! Check out the scans of this 1986 Promotion Kit.
Back in the 80's, it was common practice for movie studios to promote their films with printed press kits. These would often contain all sorts of material including information on the film, stills on glossy paper, cast information and more. Nowadays this is mostly done via electronic press kits including high quality images and press releases. Recently two press kits went up on ebay for the 1986 The Transformers: The Movie theatrical film. One was going for over $800 while another went for considerably less. While the $800+ auc
Fellow fan site TFW2005 has reported some new listings for the Studio Series line of movie based figures. There is a lot to absorb here as the line continues to expand beyond the traditional "Bayverse" characters. From the Bumblebee Movie fans can expect characters seen in the exciting opening scene on Cybertron including Brawn and Ratchet! Then on the other side we have more characters coming from the "1986" sub-line of Studio Series figures. These include Perceptor and a Junkion named Junkyard.
Back in the 80's, it was a popular practice to create a printed set of materials to promote entertainment projects. The 1986 Transformers animated movie was no exception. Now thanks to an ebay auction by seller rstrob.d2bzflh we now have a look at this kit! The cover features the movie poster art used in the United States and it includes informational materials and even a film slide of the poster!