Toy News

It's Transformers Tuesday and with it brings preorders (and new images) of the upcoming Legacy United Tidal Wave figure!   Pre-orders went up on Hasbro Pulse earlier today and he sold out within an hour!  Don't worry however as there are plenty of other places to pre-order your Tidal Wave.  Use any of the links below to reserve your copy of this figure and support Ben's World of Transformers!  I have also mirrored the product information and images from Amazon.com below for reference.

Transformers developer Mark Maher has taken to Instagram to provide fans with new photos of the upcoming Cybertronian Wheeljack.  His post shows off the figure in both modes and even fitting Bumblebee inside the vehicle mode!  Among the info shared we learn:

McFarlane Toys has revealed a licensing deal for several Hasbro brands including Transformers, Power Rangers, G.I. Joe and Dungeons & Dragons for their "Page Punchers" line of toys.  "Page Punchers" feature reprints of comic book issues packaged with three inch versions of characters in the comic with five points of articulation.   You can see an example of a "Page Puncher" set on Amazon.  These are expected to be released in early 2024 and will be available at both mass market and specialty retailers.

Fans have been waiting quite some time for their HasLab Deathsaurus figures to arrive and this week they have started showing up!  I just received mine today and I thought I'd snap some quick pics of the figure.  A more formal review will be forthcoming, but for now enjoy!

Among the many reveals at Singapore Comic-Con 2023 this past week is (what appears to be) an Asia exclusive Transformers figure named Crimson Flame!  This figure is a redeco and retool of The Last Knight Steelbane replacing both the robot and beast mode heads and adding new weapons with a display stand!  This figure is a Transformers celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year which will be the Year of the Dragon.  This release recalls re

In a surprise launch, Hasbro Pulse has posted a listing for Legacy Medix.  Medix is based on the character of the same name from Rescue Bots and is a retool and redeco of the Legacy Skids figure.  This figure has long been rumored but this is the first official reveal of the figure with the ability to order!  Head over to Hasbro Pulse now to order yours.  I have also mirrored the official product info and ph

Hasbro and Walmart have teamed up to release several "bundle packs" of Generations and Studio Series figures that fans may have missed out on previously.  Some fans will be thrilled by the inclusion of the Stunticons Dead End and Wildrider in two separate packs.  Fans have been having one heck of a time completing their Stunticon sets so this is awesome!  Still other fans will be happy to get their hands on figures like Legacy Tarantulas who was not exactly overflowing on shelves.  The two packs found so far are:

Recently Hasbro revealed many upcoming figures from Studio Series from MCM London.  Now it's Takara Tomy's turn to reveal a bunch of new stock photos!  Thanks to their recent web site update we now have new photos of several figures to enjoy.  These figures include:

After several new reveals at MCM London, preorders have been opened up for the Studio Series reveals from the Hasbro panel.  I've listed the official product descriptions with purchase links to support BWTF below.  Also check out the gallery for official photos all in one place!

First revealed back in July 2023, fans of both Stranger Things and Transformers have been looking forward to "Code Red", featuring a pizza delivery van inspired by the one seen in the popular Netflix show who could transform into a heroic Autobot.  Now at long last Target has put up its official preorder page for this figure.  Code Red is $44.99 and due to ship on November 26, 2023.  Check out the officia