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Toy News: Masterpiece Skids and Redeco/retool Images Released Online

@digitamin on Twitter has posted some intriguing images which appear to be the Takara Tomy promotional images of the upcoming Masterpiece Skids and its retool/redeco! Keep in mind this is not an official reveal but these photos are consistent with promotional photos released by Takara Tomy in the past. When official word is released you can bet BWTF will post about it!

Toy News: More (possible) Leaked Photos of "Kingdom" Galvatron

Over the past couple of weeks some teasers for a figure that is reported as Kingdom Galvatron have been popping up online here and there. In the past couple days however much clearer photos showing the entire figure have popped up online. While I do believe these represent the (rumored) Leader Class figure, no official reveal has been done yet so until then do take this news with a grain of salt. The latest photos come via @seasalt99 on Instagram who appears to have gotten an early in hand sample of the figure.

Toy News: Possible Images of "Kingdom" Galvatron

This afternoon two images have suddenly exploded online (so much so that I cannot even figure out where they originally came from).  These two pics reportedly feature the upcoming Kingdom Galvatron figure!  Assuming these images are what they appear to be, Galvatron is heavily based on his G1 animated appearance.  His "crown" shaped helmet, angled chest area and orange cannon are all signature Galvatron design elements.  For a bit of fun, he appears to have additional blasters that are based on the ship Unicron gave to the Decepticons in the 1986 animated film!  Check out

Toy News: DaimChoc Reports Posts Hasbro Netflix Wave 3 Deluxe Photos

The awesome DaimChoc Reports has posted clear stock photography of the third wave of Deluxe Netflix figures that have already begun hitting some Walmarts around the United States! These show off some of the beautiful deco on the figures. Oddly, there has not yet been any official announcement of these figures and they were not posted during yesterday's Walmart/Hasbro Pulse event. News credit goes to DaimChoc Reports.

Toy News: "War for Cybertron" Netflix "Spoiler Pack" Spoiled

Yesterday Walmart and Hasbro Pulse launched a bunch of new pre-orders.  Among the figures revealed were a Walmart/Hasbro Pulse exclusive "spoiler pack" based on the Netflix animated series.   Each wave of the Netflix figures thus far has had a "spoiler pack" so this was to be expected.  What is surprising is that only one day after the reveal of the box, the Smythe's web s

Toy News: Walmart and Hasbro Pulse Post Pre-Orders for "Vintage Beast Wars"

For fans of the original Beast Wars Transformers series, it has been an exciting day!  Earlier today both Walmart and Hasbro Pulse put up preorders for the four Vintage Beast Wars figures: Cheetor, Megatron, Optimus Primal and Rattrap!  Check out the official product descriptions and images below (along with links to the pre-order pages):