After yesterday morning's problems we've managed to get the majority of our websites back up and running Transformers Animated, Lucky Draw Transformers and AFA Transformers are all back online, with Transformers Animated just missing episode summaries for the last 2 months (all the galleries are back).

Transformers At The Moon is now back working, missing two galleries, 2 months of news and most noticibly having problems with the stylesheet for the message board.

We will be looking at trying to resolve the remaining issues later today.

Thanks to Hob for letting us know that he found Transformers Revenge of the Fallen preview figures Bumblebee and Soundwave in his local Toys R Us this morning. Bristol Cribbs

TFW2005 Boards member Prescient reports finding the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Superion at Debenham in Southampton.

The figure retauls for £30 althougth there is a 20% off promotion on toys that runs through the next few days.

TFW005 member Cth has received copies of the junior novelization of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as well as The Last Primebook.

Cth has summarized the stories, which provide major spoilers regarding the plot of the sequel,  however, is that some details of these two items differ from information presented in the latest movie trailer,  therefore, some scenes may have changed since the books were written.

The Transformers Collectors Club store has posted new images of Heatwave, the final piece to the collectors club exclusive combiner figure.. Fans can now see how this mold looks with the molded transluscent plastic. According to the pre-order page, Heatwave is scheduled to ship within 4 week of the anticipated 2nd June shipping date.

It was said that all memebers at the time the figure was annouced would receive the toy (March/April time) - I can't remember the exact date of the top of my head, sorry.

Thanks to JoyStiq for posting images and information on the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen computer / video game by Activision.

You can see the images by clicing the link.

For those wondering what is happening with the UK towards illegal toys you may be interested to hear that ToyNewsMagazine are reporting that "In one of Newham Trading Standards' biggest-ever hauls, officers confiscated about 2000 toys. They include unsafe flashing babies' dummies, children's neckties which light up, toy dogs, rabbits and airplanes, puffer balls and sabre lights.

The illegal toys, which do not have safety warnings, are shoddily made and fall apart. Some reveal sharp metal spikes and nails and others have cords and balls which could easily choke a young child to death. Officers swooped on a house in the borough which was being used as a storehouse. The address, in the Straford area, has not been revealed for legal reasons and the toys are being independently tested."

You can read the full article here.

ToyWizard.net report that TakaraTomy will release a set of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection DX Devastator which will consist of all seven figures transformable form their vehicles modes into the individual "robot" forms and then combined to form Devastator.  You can view their report as well as an image of the toys here.

An auction has appeared on Chinese auction website Taobao.com showing the first images of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Revergb, another recolour of Transformers Energon Arcee.

This time the toy features a colour scheme which is reminisant of the Go-Bot Renagade leader Cy-Kil.

­­Titan Publications have sent out the following press release regarding the 25 years of Transformers

­25 years of Transformers comic!

Simon Furman, one of the best known Transformers comic writers, tells Totalscifionline.com why Transformers has remained so popular over the past 25 years

From the classic 80s versions of the characters to Beast Wars to the movie universe and beyond, Transformers is always keeping pace with each successive generation of kids, and many of those kids stay engrossed and excited by Transformers all the way into adulthood. Why? Because of the amount of detailed and loving background work and story content that goes into each reinvention, both from Hasbro and the creators involved in comics, animation and movies. There's a real three-dimensional nature to both the characters and the world(s) they inhabit. ­

Back when we doing the UK Transformers comic in the 80s, my approach was never to write down to kids or pull punches with the nature and reach of the stories we were telling. Our audience responded very positively to that, and it's another part of why, I think, those young fans kept reading, watching and enjoying Transformers as they grew up. I still try bring those 'adult' sensibilities to my Transformers work today, because the movies have brought another new generation of kids into the fold and my aim is to keep them reading!"

Source:
http://totalscifionline.com/news/3475-25-years-of-transformers-comic

G1 Cartoon fans may be interested in an auction, a rather expensive auction, which has appeared on Yahoo Japan by softbank_peace. The ­auction is for three pages of original Generation One Cartoon design sheets showing Megatron, Starscream and Doctor Arkeville.

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Heerostoymaker (aka TinTinHappy and various other names) has placed an auction on ebay for his latest clear/chrome figure.  This time its a clear Transformers Henkei Convoy but with some chrome gold parts.  The figure is not a lucky draw figure nor will it ever been officially released.  This origianl toy was made in the TakaraTomy factories and was then later chromed over. It is not an official Transformers item and can be put into the same category as our recently posted all gold chrome Big Convoy and Silver chrome Big Convoy with blue parts.

If you are intested in bidding on the auction or would like to see the images, you can find them here.