In a follow-up to the news we bought you yesterday afternoon regarding Hyper Hobby Feb 2011 containing an article and images of a new­ly unearthed Generation One Prototype of Rodimus Convoy that TakaraTomy recently found in a warehouse, we can now bring you some low resolution images thanks to Masabon from TFW2005.com.  The figure is actually a hardcopy and is significantly taller than the released version.  According to the text this was the original Rodimus toy that was designed by Takara but the toy was nixed by Hasbro in favour of a smaller, cheaper version that was eventually released.

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We will keep our eyes out for higher resolution scans, and if we find them we will let you know.

We're having a sale on the last of the Transformers 2010 Unicron figures, to celebrate New Years.  The figures can now be bought at a lost for £110 including shipping, that's the cheapeat prrice i've seen on the web.

Make sure to ring in the new year with your own Universal Dominator Unicron - limited edition version.

Snakas has posted his round-up of the contents of the Feb issue of Hyper Hobby Magazine and as part of it has announced a very interesting turn of events that took place at the TakaraTomy offices this year.  As part of an interview regarding Masterpiece Rodimus, the content of which is very similar to other magazines, Snakas reveals  that two photographs are shown of prototypes of the 1985 Rodimus figure that Takara Tomy only recently found in an warehouse.  The article then goes on to talk about that design, the concept and decide of the Masterpiece figure and what had to change during the design process.  Snakas does not go into a great deal of detail but instead urges people to go out and buy the magazine. We will keep an eye on out for scans of the article as it sounds like it will be very interesting.

In other content Transformers United is the main theme that the magazine focusing on, covering the normal releases as well as the e-Hobby exclusives though there are general images and articles on both Masterpiece Rodimus and the re-issue of Masterpiece Megatron.

ACToys.net have posted some comparison images of Transformers United Jazz and Transformers Reveal the Shield Jazz.  The latter figure, as you may recall, has been released within the UK and Ireland in Smyths stores.

You can view a mirror of the images below.

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TFW2005.com board member Beastbox X has posted a sighting or the Transformers Stealth Force Motorcycle Assortment in a Wal-Mart store within Athens, Ohio priced at just under $7 each.  The toys are packed four to a case, with an even split of Knock Out and High Wire figures.  You can view a mirrored image below.

German Transformer­s fansite ntf-archive.de have posted images of more Transformers Dark of the Moon toys that confirm that the Human Alliance sub-line not only be continued, cut will be extended to include basic figures that transforms from a robot, to vehicle, to a weapons base.  You can view the mirrored images b­elow.

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YouTubermasainjapan2008 has posted a rip of the DVD that comes with the current issue of TV Boy (the Feb 2011 issue) on YouTube.  You can view the video using the embedded link below.­

Updating yesterday's  story of the Transformers Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime, the following picture has now been leaked showing the size of the figure yesterday - a deluxe sized toy.

I'd like to take this time to wish all of the sites visitors, who celebrate it, a very Merry Christmas.  I hope you all have a wonderful time.

I'd also like to urge everyone to be extra careful when out and about over the next week as this time of year is notorious for accidents and there is still a lot of ice and snow around the country but most of all, I urge everyone to have fun.

DOTM Toys has continued to post images online since being kicked of Facebook.  First it was via a new site, but that was shortly closed down then via ACToys as well as other Asian based boards. Well thanks to TransMY we can bring you some mirrored images that he posted which include Ironhide as well as the box for Megatron.

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As we predicted earlier this week more Transformers Dark of the Moon figures are making there way through the Chinese Transformers community, leaking out of the Hasbro factories.

ACToys.net­ are the latest ­site to have one of the leaked figures.  Expect Hasbro to once again look to pull the images.

It's too late to get him for Christmas, and we are rapidly running out of thembut we still have a few of the Transformers 2010 Unicron toys for sale.

The figure is the best Unicron toy ever produced, and we are selling  it for just £125.00, including recorded delivery to you.  No other costs, one flat price, for less then you can buy the figure on ebay and the only in-hand figures in the UK.  Even Kapow Toys are sold out of them!

Email us if you want to grab one of the remaining figures.