APC Toys have been teasing this for a bit now, and it was kind of hard to take seriously with the Iron Warrior figure coming our way, but it appears their unofficial Transformers Prime Optimus Prime figure is just about ready for release with full color images of the figure and looks at the packaging are now out.

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Live in Australia? Have a Transformers Masterpiece collection that needs more Burning Justice? Well, you're in luck: both EBGames and ZiNG Pop Culture have posted preorders for the maximally red Maximal leader. Due March 21st, 2020, the figure is $198 AUD (Approximately $134 USD as of the time of this writing) and requires a $30 deposit to preorder.

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WizKids, makers of such miniatures games as Mage Knight and HeroClix, is also a manufacturer of miniatures for other games such as Pathfinder and Dungeons And Dragons. Recently it was announced that Transformers would be joining their "Deep Cuts" line of unpainted minatures, and thanks to their official Twitter account we now have a look at Bumblebee!Early samples of Transformers Deep Cut Minis are in the office and ready to ROLL OUT! pic.

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Syfy Wire has posted schedule information for panels happening at New York Comic Con on Thursday, October 3rd. Relevant to our interests, we have confirmation of Hasbro's Transformers brand panel along with its start time of 11:30am Eastern Time.The description is exciting for this one, as it promises Hasbro will unveil the new Transformers line, which most likely means our first look at War For Cybertron part 2, which will start in early 2020.

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BloodyDisgusting reports that the first two seasons of The Toys That Made Us, the Netflix series of documentaries on the making of classic toylines, is coming to Blu-Ray on October 1st! And as befits a Blu-Ray release there's a decent stack of extras included. Most pertinent to our interests here are an extended cut of an interview with Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Ironhide, as well as a tour of TakaraTomy given by Hideaki Yoke himself! Yoke was lead designer on Transformers for many years and worked on the brand from its inception until his retirement in 2017.

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TakaraTomy has posted a notice on their website informing customers that MP-45, the new "2.0" Masterpiece Bumblebee will be delayed from its original schedule. Having been planned for a release in late September, due to unspecified reasons, that has been changed to late November of this year.Bumblebee joins a growing list of items that have been similarly delayed just this year, including MP-44 which was just released at the end of August - a month after its original schedule.

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The Grimlock included with this set is the best Cyberverse figure I've handled. Transformation is fun and very intuitive. The Trash Crash armor piece is ok but doesn't add much except for some color. I recommend the set based solely on the Grimlock figure alone.

Join TRANSFORMERS special guests on Sunday October 6th as they celebrate 35 years of this beloved franchise! Guests include TRANSFORMERS: A VISUAL HISTORY author Jim Sorenson, Hasbro Global Director of Publishing Michael Kelly, artists Livio Ramondelli and Andrew Griffith; the panel will be followed by an in-booth signing with Jim Sorenson!

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Ken Christiansen has posted to Facebook to reveal his original design artwork for Ectotron, the fantastic crossover figure that gets Ghostbusters in your Transformers and vice versa. While the final product was heavily modified from this original image, the overall color scheme and head design carry through to the toy itself.

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