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:
Takara Tomy Mall has posted new listings for several upcoming Legacy action figures including Deluxe Class Skullgrin and Voyager Class Starscream! The Deluxe Class figures are priced at 3,850 yen (about $26.66 USD) and the Voyagers are listed at 5,830 yen (about $40.37 USD). Keep in mind however that Takara Tomy Mall's prices tend to skew higher than US Retail. Check out the product descriptions (via Google Translate) and the images in the gallery below:
A listing on Toys 'R' Us Hong Kong has gone up for the first (semi-officially revealed) Buzzworthy Bumblebee set under the Rise of the Beasts banner. The two pack features two repacks of figures from the Bumblebee movie toy line, specifically the simplified figures featuring "Igniter" cores that would activate an action feature. The set is priced at
In addition to Skullgrin, Mark Maher has also revealed behind the scenes info and art for Legacy Crankcase! Check it out below.
Hasbro designer, Mark Maher has updated his Instagram account with some wonderful information and concept art for Legacy Skullgrin. Check out the info from his post and the pics below:
Earlier today the Transformers team at Hasbro held a live stream on Hasbro Pulse showing off a whopping seventeen new products. Among them were several new Studio Series releases! You can see the full stream below:
Back in April Takara Tomy revealed Masterpiece Reboost and Skids, two figures based on the "Honda City Turbo" vehicle form originally seen in G1 and the Diaclone toy line that preceded it. Now Takara Tomy Mall has posted a listing for a third variation of the sculpt also based on a Diaclone variant: DiaBurnout! This variant features a new head sculpt and a striking black deco.
Sometimes Transformers news seems to come out of left field, and today's news from Takara Tomy is one of those instances. Takara Tomy Mall has announced that in 2023 it will release two crossover Transformers figures with the Canon camera brand. The characters represented will be Optimus Prime and (naturally) Reflector.
After some initial releases here and there in Asia, US-based retailer and BWTF sponsor BigBadToyStore has now put up pre-orders for Studio Series 86 Ratchet and Wheelie! Along with the preorders they have also posted official images. You can order Ratchet here and Wheelie here or order them as a set
Daim Choc is on a roll this morning with (what appear to be) more Takara Tomy promotional pics of Legacy Blanker and Dead End! Blanker is the Japanese name for the Autobot Targetmaster, Pointblank. He is partnered with the Targetmaster, Peacemaker. Dead End adds another Stunticon to the set that will form Menasor with the recently released Motormaster. Check out the pics in the gallery below!