BigBadToyStore has sent out an email to let people know that they have received word that Hasbro have cancelled the release of the Transformers Animated Golfire Grimlock and Hydrodive Bumblebee.  With the Transformers Animated show seemingly being dropped a season early, this yet another suggestion that sales of the line have been slow within the US just like the rest of the world where sales have been lagging since the lines launch.

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UK artist Andrew Wildman has posted an entry on his blog containing his artwork for what will no doubt prove to be the Botcon 2009 exclusive figure of Skyquake.  The toy is a recolour of the Transformers Energon Starscream toy but for the G1 Skyquake character

EDIT: The story / images have now been removed, probably at the request of Fun Publications

Our longtime website sponsor, Robot Kingdom, has sent us through a quick message to let us know that the highly anticipated Transformers Universe Wave 5 Legends are now in stock.  These toys include Cosmos, Rodimus, Warpath and Wheelie.

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They seem to have had a major re-stock of Sideswipe/Silverstreak/Acidstorm/Galvatron/Ironhide. The store I went to (West Bridgford in Notts) had a few in their usual spot amongst the toys marked down to £6, as well as an 'end cap' display with 10-15 of each figure.

The 'end cap' ones were marked as full price still, but they do ring through as £6.

Happy hunting!

Odds!

Both TFClub and TF08.net have been updated with more Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys including:

• Autobot Whirl
• Decepticon Bludgeon
• Skywarp (Wal-Mart Exclsuive)
• Ramjet (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
• Fast Action Battlers Megatron
• Fast Action Battlers Optimus Prime
• Legends Jetfire
• Legends Ratchet
• Legends Long Haul
  

The Arker has some images of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Leader Class Megatron in packaging.  The figure closely resembles that of the leaked image of Megatron from several months ago.

Good news for French based Transformers fans, as the French Hypermarket chain Auchan are now stocking the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen preview figures, Soundwave and Bumblebee.  This means that France can claim the official debut of the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys.  When the figures will be released in other parts of the world is not yet know, but it does mean that you can expect to find a lot more on eBay in the coming weeks.

Credit goes to Vampry of TFW2005.com for the original report of the figures release.

MTV have updated their website with a behind the scenes clip of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen.  You can view the video by clicking the link or using the plugin below.

eBay seller JokersFunHouse has placed two auctions on ebay for what they describe as the helmets of two "official appearance costume pieces" in the form of Grimlock and Kickback.  Although some may question the authenticity of such pieces, we know first hand that such items were producecd during the 80s for promotional events as a Jazz costume was used in our local shopping centre as a promotion for D&H in the mid-80s making it into the local newspaper.  You can view the auctions here and here.

JustIToys (Just Love Toys) have announced on their website that they will be producing a new batch of Dinorobots.  Unlike their previous WST (Worlds Smallest Transformers) version the new toys will be all new molds, around the size of the Transformers Classics, but based on the articulation of TakaraTomy's THS line.  You can see a shadowed out image here on their website.