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  1. Today was another Play With This Toosday reveal from Rik Alvarez's startup company, showing off some of the items that will be available as stretch goals in his crowd funding, coming this February. First up is concept art of their gladiador character Boneyard. Boneyard will come with a transforming Tech Drone who turns from robot to dinosaur. This figure seems to draw a ittle inspiration from Pretender Grimlock. Second is a set of artist heads for figures designed by famed Hasbro designer Aaron Archer. These include King Coldfang, Thicket and Litchknife, all very cool and original characters. Lastly we have concept art called Rawbat, which they are looking for feedback on. This design seems inspired by the Robeast toy from the Voltron series. https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/323505837835613/?type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/323559671163563/?type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/323610687825128/?type=1&theater
  2. Play With This Too revealed updated colors for their crowd funding exclusive Head Shots Volume 2 today. Xando is now colored to match their previously announced figure Sir Pythanore. https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/323131074539756/?type=1&fref=nf He would look good together with BMOG Carbearator too, since he has no Tech Drone. I'm including a photo edit I did of the Xando head on the Sir Pythanore body with Carbearator sidekick.
  3. Teased in a mailing from TFSource today is a silhouette for their second Bulk Action figure, who seems to be based on Superion.
  4. Third party Transformers news for the week ending December 6th, 2014. Includes the latest news from BMOG Toys, Custom Robots, DX9 Toys, Gigapower, Mega-Steel, MGB, Play With This Too, Shadow Fisher, TFC Toys and Unique Toys. Special look at the Ultimate Fearless combiner. Screen shot this week is of the 1986 film Eliminators.
  5. Some new images from Mega-Steel of their Blaster inspired Voyager figure, now being assembled.
  6. Gigapowe recently asked on their Facebook page if fans like this shade of gold for Guttur, their MP not-Snarl. Let them know. https://www.facebook.com/1418509261749601/photos/a.1418620708405123.1073741827.1418509261749601/1514645288802664/?type=1&theater
  7. We have out first teaser of a prototype with Desolataur's sword. The figure will be small Voyager size, but the sword is gigantic! https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/322203001299230/?type=1&theater
  8. Up and coming Kickstarter-funded figure maker Play With This Too has another Play With This Toosday reveal that thrilled fans with the announcement of two figures, one expected and one a complete surprise to most. Ankhor is a heavy remold of their previously announced Astroblast done to look like the 1988 Pretender Waverider (also called Diver in Masterforce). This figure will be a stretch goal in their Kickstarter this February. An exclusive recolor of Ankhor will also be available called Mainsail, who seems to be inspired by Max Ray, the "Brilliant Sea Operations Commander" of the Centurions, a Kenner action figure line and cartoon of the 1980s! Both figures are highly articulated 6 inch tall figures with small transforming Tech Drone partners, and a whole slew of 5mm port weapons and accessories, as well as optional robot heads. Another fun fact is that Play With This Too will be selling the right to have your head used as the model foe the Ankhor figure in their Kickstarter, so start saving up your money and you might just become... more, much more, than meets the eye! https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/320585308127666/?type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/320585308127666/?type=1&theater
  9. BMOG Cyber Monday sale and new renders of Chainbill Splatterpus. http://bmogtoys.tumblr.com/post/104019777150/this-is-what-were-hoping-to-fund-with-the-sales BMOG Toys is trying to generate the funds with their online store to make the molds for Featherblight and Chainbill Splatterpus. Right now they are offering their bear and manta sets in 3 colors for $20 a set and free shipping if you buy two, but only until Monday. http://bmogtoys.ecrater.com/
  10. Third party Transformers news for the week ending November 29th, 2014. Includes the latest news from DX9 Toys, Gigapower, Iron Factory, Master Made, MGS, Microblaze Creations, Play With This Too, TFC Toys, Warbotron, Unique Toys, X2 Toys and X-Transbots. Screen shot this week is of the 1981 film Heartbeeps.
  11. Announced this weekend at the 6th FansCon SGC in a slideshow. These toys seem to be along the lines of Iron Factory's Soundwave toys, Legend size, turning into Cybertronian tanks, and can be used as weapons. Possibly great accessories for Generations Metroplex.
  12. Third party Transformers news for the week ending November 22nd, 2014. My guest hosts are Charles and Jeremy from the Transmissions podcast. Includes the latest news from Crazydevy, Mastermind Creations, Perfect Effect, Play With This Too and Wu Long Toys. Listen to the Transmissions Podcast at http://www.transmissionspodcast.com Screen shot this week is of the 1975 TV series The Lost Saucer.
  13. New characters, but compatible with the design Play With This Too is using for it's Transformers homages, Serpents of the Coiled Table are a trio of snake men who will be available in their crowd funding this February. https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo
  14. https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/317722488413948/?type=1&theater
  15. On November 22nd, the Cybercast interviewed Rik Alvarez. Here is a summary of the information revealed... http://www.playwiththistoo.com Stuff talked about: Play With This Toosday - They need to reveal things more regularly to get everything out before the Kickstarter, so reveals every Tuesday. This Tuesday they will reveal something that will appeal to Masters of the Universe fans. This figure idea was by Trent Troop and the design is by Aaron Archer. Talked about being asked to help Brian Savage for 5 years because Hasbro said he didn't know much about Transformers (being a GI Joe collector). He then went to Haslab at Hasbro under Aaron Archer. Hasbro let the Haslab people go. Talk about Steve Redinger, Trent Troop and Simon Furman's background. Asked why they went third party/independent rather than going to work for another company. They thought it was better to be in charge of themselves rather work under restraints. They have been working on this PWTT for a year and a half. He thinks toys are splitting into 2 markets, the kiddie stuff and the collector figures. The name Play With This Too comes from the store Play With This Toys & Collectibles that Rik used to work for. The company was originally called Shantel's Tears, but they needed a better name. Scott Talis was the owned of the store (the company logo, Talix, is named after him, modeled after a Colorforms alien from the 1950s, with some influence from Hoist Goes to Hollywood alien mask). The good guy faction is called Protectors, and the bad guys are called Heretics, but they are not a team, they are all independent. Rik grew up plaything with a lot of toy lines... Masters of the Universe, GI Joe, Inhumanoids, Sectaurs, Silverhawks, Thundercats, stuff that inspires his toys. Rik is most proud of The Mighty Muscules (rhymes with Hercules) Son of Tertosteros - Muscular guy with a mustache, wrestler, talks like Hulk Hogan, sash, strong arms, orange Tech Drone, wants to join the hero team. They will reveal him soon. He will be a Kickstarter exclusive. (sounds like Pretender Stranglehold to me). Asked about his character names. He wants names that describe who they are in the fiction, with He-Man type names. The toys will have tech specs or bios, and a custom box. The Tech Drones started as simple weapons that combiner into a scout vehicle. Mark Wong figured they would add some bits and they could combine into humanoid robots. They came up much later than the 6 inch figures. Fan feedback is important. They do read it and use it. They changed the wrists to be 5mm peg/holes from a suggestion. They might make a cape series as a stretch goal. Rik reads most of the boards. Cybercast asks if we will see Metalhawk or Grand inspired character. Rik has a character name Ironflight or Ironstrike. Blue helmet, wings, big weapon covered in 5m ports. Designed by Mark Wong. Will show him on a Tuesday. Cybercast asks if there will be any beasts or vehicles. Rik talks about beasts after the Kickstarter is over. He has an idea for 4 characters that are from one body, just change the head. He does have a humanoid character name Tri-Gorr, who has an animal head. He is a Beast that likes to Battle! ;-) Cybercast wonders if they will make a Modulok like character. Rik says they can swap limbs between figures. The Play With Yourself box set. Enough parts to make 2 figures in white or grey parts, for customizers. For fiction - Comic are expensive, so they can't start with those. Might be a prose story, there will be bio cards written by Aaron, Simon and Trent. There will be a digital book with bios, art, head shots bios, making of the figures. Rik is asked about what toys need updates - Sky-Lynx. When at Hasbro Rik used to document third party toys. When he was let go he bought a lot of it. He mostly collects third party TFs today. Cybercast asks him about Sectaurs - Both Josh the host and Rik collect them, and have almost complete sets. Asked if they will make a Sectaurs homage... Rik said all the brands mentioned before will be inspiration for PWTT. Micronauts and Centurions are mentioned. The host and Rik geek out over Captain Power for a few minutes. Rik loves Sauron the Sky Sentry. Feedback from people has been positive. Some people online have had the opposite opinion. Rik's crowd funding consultant says he has never seen a campaign promote this early. In the future they have a new thing planned, not transforming, that's very different. They also have licenses under works for figures in 2016. Asked what happens if figures sell out. Some figures will be Kickstarter exclusives. Some reissues will be different from the original to protect their investment as original. We will see prototypes in January or sooner. They had their first figure 3D printed and and it wasn't good enough, so they went out and recruited Christopher Dalhberg to make the digital sculpts, and Peer Brauner making tech drones and weapons. Rik is a fan of Micronauts - Biotron and Baron Karza. Then went into the Ken Christiansen Facebook Like Drive, talked about Hasbro vs. Takara for decos on Brainstorm, and some other topical news.
  16. Some final product images of Invisible, comparing it to DX9's Salmoore, the Generation 1 Mirage and Masterpiece Autobot cars.
  17. An email went out from BBTS just now. Seems BBTS is backing Play With This Too, hoping for figures from them after the crowd funding, I'd guess.
  18. Third party Transformers news for the week ending November 15th, 2014. Includes the latest news from Badcube, Fanstoys Iron Factory, Microblaze Creations, Play With This Too, Xovergen and X-Transbots. Screen shot this week is of the Armatron toy from Radio Shack.
  19. A second set of cowd funding exclusive Head Shots has been announced. These are recolors of Blackjack, Moon-Unit and Xando. Play With This Too have stated that Moon Unit will look good on their Flarestrike or Goldminer bodies, while Blackjack is colored to go with an upcoming recolor of Boneyard we have not seen yet. I have included photo edits of Moon-Unit on the two bodies and Blackjack on the Boneyard body. https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/314407428745454/?type=1&theater
  20. Here is the source: https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/pcb.314116908774506/314116042107926/?type=1&theater Another crowd source exclusive is this set of Head Shots. According to Play With This Too, this deco of the toys will be available exvlusively during their February crowd funding. The colors for Skull-FCKR were intended to go with the Bitemark body, allowing people to combine the two together. I'm also including a photo-edit of the head on the Bitemark body. https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/pcb.314116908774506/314112652108265/?type=1&theater
  21. Today Play With This Too announced an original figure intended to be a crowd funding exclusive. Bitemark with D-Kay. This figure is a black and red recolor of the Desolataur figure with the head from their Bloodbath figure. He will also come with a red and black Tech Drone named D-Kay ("decay"), who turns into a space ship or weapons for Bitemark.
  22. http://playwiththistoo.com/2014/11/11/sculpting-and-prototype-announcement/ Play With This Too has contracted famed designer Christopher Dahlberg of Berger Inc. to produce their digital sculpts. You can play with their stuff, but you can PLAY WITH THIS TOO. Manchester, CT Play With This Too, a group made from toy industry experts have sought out and contracted famed designer Christopher Dahlberg owner of Berger Inc. to produce the digital sculpts for their action figure line. Christopher Dahlberg has been a staple of the collectible toy industry for nearly 20 years as both a sculptor and designer. A co-founder and former co-owner of the well-known group the Four Horsemen, Christopher has worked with Mattel developing toys for 14 years. Having sculpted and designed for various brands including DC, Masters of the Universe and the Movie Masters lines. During the mid to late 90s, Christopher was a lead sculptor for McFarlane Toys and was fortunate enough to work on such brands as KISS, Movie Maniacs, the X-Files and of course Spawn. Christopher will be taking the lead sculpting figures prior to Play With This Toos crowd funding campaign launching in February of 2015. Once funded, Christopher and his team will work in tangent to complete all the necessary renders. The first samples of Christophers work will be available for public viewing and review in January. For more information regarding and for examples of Christopher Dahlbergs work, please visit his website at: www.bergerinc.biz. In addition to Berger Inc., German native Peer Brauner will also assist in providing digital sculpts for Play With This Too. Peer will be sculpting the Tech Drones and weapons for the Play With This Too line of action figures. Peer done professional graphics design work for Bosch, Blackberry, BMW, Porsche, VW, TeleKom Varta, Philips, Sony Ericson and the list goes on! Peer has also had a hand doing pre-visualization design for some of the biggest shopping malls in Europe and Saudi Arabia including the Centro Oberhausen, the Marokko Mall and the Festival Center Dubai. Peers work with animation includes a Furby project for Hasbro.
  23. PWTT posted an image of a possible Desolataur cape, and asked for feedback on their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/PWTToo/photos/a.292919947560869.1073741828.264887950364069/312909918895205/?type=1&theater
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