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Takara TOMY didn't release the Silver Knight toys in Japan, instead they offered their own spin on a buffed-up Autobot Leader in the 2014 Movie Advanced AD-31 Armor Knight Optimus Prime. In their usual style, Takara amped it up premium paint apps, plastics, and detailing that included a switchable mask or mouth head sculpt. - Read the Full News Story

Fans Hobby goes to the dark side with the reveal of their pending MB-15B Black Naval Commander project. The new redeco of their Master Builder figure is said to have a new head with updated faceplate that will be different from the other versions. Check out the previews of the core robot below for the first looks. - Read the Full News Story

Transformers: Age Of Extinction gave us Silver Optimus Prime, an interesting sub-line of Target Exclusive variant that didn't last beyond the movie. Like most of the movies, these mainline figures are simpler designs aimed at the young masses. Fortunately, there was one bright spot in the Age of Extinction Silver Knight Optimus Prime and Grimlock 2-Pack. - Read the Full News Story

Thanks to the watchful eye of TFW member Shatterpoint, we have word of a leaked Takara Tomy Transformers project that was posted earlier to the Takara @TF_pr Twitter account, then mysteriously removed. What they are calling a new Transformers series under the name of "MPG". Judging from the image with the words "Gattai", which roughly translates to combining, and "GIant" it could possibly mean something to do with Transformers combiners? We'll have to wait to learn more about the MPG project is. Click Image to Read the Full News Story Now

Just in from the SNS is our first look at the Transformers Legacy United Core Beast Machines Cheetor! This is the first of the Beast Machines toys to appear in Legacy and it looks good for such a small scale. - Read the Full News Story

Diving deep into the Transformers 40th Anniversary goodness today, we're taking a look at those little Transformers buddies from Japan, that we have looked at before. Hasbro called them "Decoys", and made them in red or purple faction sets, or as singles packed-in with figures. In Japan, they were called "Keshigomu" aka Keshi figures, made by Takara and Kabaya in different colors, materials, and sculptures. - Read the Full News Story

Captain, the Dilithium Crystals cannot take any more!!! Seriously, Hasbro's got the pedal to the metal working up new crossovers. From Back to the Future to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I am starting to get dizzy with all the possibilities. While I am not a TMNT fan, I am sure some of you will simply love this. Click Image to Read the Full News Story Now

For Presidents Day, the Daily Prime takes a look at the Transformers Autobots Leader Optimus Prime that many fans consider a viable candidate for President. This is evidenced by the many posters and graphics created over the years around election time calling on Optimus Prime to run for President. Funny enough, a fictional character almost seems more real than the candidates we have seen in recent years. Click Image to Read the Full News Story Now

Yolopark reveals their exclusive BUMBLEBEE THE MOVIE: Shockwave Plastic Model Kit. The 30cm tall figure when completely built, will be realeased in the winter of 2022, Q4. Compared to the Optimus Prime model kit, the number of plates has increased from 37 to 44pcs with 10 of them being pre-painted. Read on to see the official release and link to preorder now. Click Image to Read the Full News Story Now

Mangmotion does it again with another early look at the Takara Tomy DA100 Diaclone Sky Fortress Robot Base GX! I didn't make the connection until I saw the compares with Fort Max and Metroplex. Seems Takara TOMY has based their new version of the classic Great Robot Base on the Titan Class transformers, and it looks awesome! Stay tuned for a stop-motion video that should be coming soon. - Read the Full News Story

Everyone is wondering when the Transformers United Wave 2 Sandstorm and other new toys will be coming our way. Thanks to a heads up from our community member @Joshua Reese who let us know, Hasbro Bmac @bmacatron84 has answered the question in a recent SNS reply letting us know they have some weekly Transformers Fanstreams planned for March to promote the preorders. - Read the Full News Story

The news of the Guinness World Record for the 10,568 Transformers memorabilia collection made me think of the things I didn't have, and never will. Such as the 2000 Takara Transformers 15th Anniversary Lucky Draw 01 Optimus Prime Gold Wheels Version, shown below thanks to TFsource. Takara released a bunch of 15th Anniversary G1 Convoys, including that Lucky Draw with gold chrome grill, smoke stacks, tank and wheels that I'll never find, or be willing to pay the $1,000s it would cost, if I did. - Read the Full News Story

Most of us think we are pushing it with 100s or 1,000s of Transformers in our collections. We all have a long way to go to catch up with Mike Kaye, who has set the Guinness World Record with 10,568 Transformers memorabilia items in his collection. That's an insane number of Transformers items that most of us don't even know about, let alone can find them. - Read the Full News Story

Much to our dismay, there is a series 2 Funko X Transformers NFT Series 2 coming soon according to the report from @funkofinderz. Read on to see the official update for more details until we get the full dump on the characters. - Read the Full News Story

threezero officially announce the pending release of their Transformers MDLX Starscream figure on their blog. They update includes a basic rendering of the G1 based character design from three different angles. No release date or price has been stated at this time. See the official update and image below for more info. - Read the Full News Story

The 40th Transformers Anniversary is so exciting because of all the amazing collectibles that rolled out for the original cartoons. The soapy side of collecting the Autobot Leader go beyond the toys with all kind of bathroom goodies that we have looked at before. I think my favorites are these Character bubble bath bottles, also called "Soakies"m made in 1985 by DuCair Bioessence. - Read the Full News Story

Construct an epic collection with the limited edition Transformers Constructicons X Devastator pins box set! This set of 7 enamel pins includes Devastator, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Scrapper, Hook, Long Haul, and Mixmaster. - Read the Full News Story

TF logos have been made into an acrylic stands! You can also display it as is! Great for displaying with figures! It is an item that can be played freely in various scenes, and can be used in two sizes depending on the situation. - Read the Full News Story

As many times as I have looking at the Car Robots Fire Convoy / RID Optimus Prime and such, I have not done a feature on God Fire Convoy. Now that the HasLab Omega Prime has been funded, I just had to take a shot of the original. To celebrate, I went all in and pulled out the 2000 Takara Transformers God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version Toy R Us Japan exclusive. - Read the Full News Story

Yolopark keeps on rolling out their popular AMK figures with a new release of the Earth Mode Optimus Prime Bumblebee Movie AMK figure. The release from Gatherers Tavern PTE LTD appears to be the 12" PMK version scaled down to a 20cm / 7.78" tall figure, shown with his gun and axe weapons. Look for this to begin shipping on February 28, 2024. - Read the Full News Story