Part One Limited has updated it's eHobby Shop website with images of Transformers Henkei Ratchet, the recoloured, slightly remolded, version of Transformere Henkei / Transformers Universe Ironhide.

You can see the images on this listing page.

Thanks to Ray form Robotkingdom for letting us know that they now have the non-official Masterpiece Rollar in stock and have also updated their website with some new images of this figure which you can view here.

The Transformers Collectors Club have published the first image of the fifth member of their exclusive 5-year waiting Energon combiner team Heatwave.  You can view the release below but please visit the official site to view the image.

"Here is HEATWAVE - the Transformers Collectors' Club FREE Membership Figure for 2009! This is the FIFTH and FINAL figure in the five figure Club Combiner series. Featuring an ALL NEW Gestalt head mold, this figure will be sent to any Transformers Club member who's membership is active by March 16, 2009. Members can expect to receive this figure in late spring/early summer.

If you join after the March 16th deadline, you will be eligible for the 2010 figure. Also, if you have missed any of the previous figures, Skyfall, Landquake, Breakaway and/or Topspin, they are available now for members to purchase in the Club store so you will be able to complete your set.

Thanks to Snakas for pointing out that Amazon Japan has been updated with more images of the prototype of Transformers Alternity Megatron - showing of a really nice G1 style "buck head" Megatron face, and the black and white version of the Micky Mouse Transformer.

You can see Megatron here and Micky Mouse Convoy here.

Wal*Mart.com has updated their site with new images of the upcoming Transfromers Animated Bumper Battlers Stealth Ninja Jazz and Workzone Bulkhead.

Both toys are recolours of the original Transformers Animated Bumper Battlers figures of those characters.

TF08.net have posted some images of a boxed Leo Prime, amongst other figures they have received which includes an image of the back of the box showing the profile of the character.

Transformers Universe: Beast Wars Series
Leo Prime is a career solider.  Commander of an elite MAXIMAL Black Ops unit designated the pack.  So secret is his unit even most of those in the MAXIMAL command structure are aware of it only as a rumor.  LEO PRIME and his comrades in the pack travel wherever trouble is thickest, often working undercover to deal crippling blows to PREDACON plots

Strength: 10
Intelligence: 10
Speed: 10
Endurance: 10
Rank: 10
Courage: 10
Fireblast: 9
Skill: 10

ACToys.net board member comus has posted a mini image gallery of the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Soundwave figure on the ACToys.net message board.

Credit to Oddsey for posting the news on our message board

A mockup for a Generation One Micromaster has been listed on ebay by renound prototype Transformers seller senuseret72.  The mockup is of Whisper (painted silver).

This auction is for a rare, vintage Transformers mock-up prototype. This piece was created by a Hasbro designer and presented at a line meeting as consideration for a production toy during the early years of the Transformers toy line.

Apparently the designer glued this item and painted it silver as needed for whatever purpose was intended. Entirely hand painted and glued together, this piece represents and early mock up for the vintage Transformers line.

Protoypes and samples for the G1 line rarely surface, Skywarp prototypes and mock-ups surface even less often. This is an excellent opportunity to add a genuine Gen1 prototype to your collection.

TFW2005.com memeber Locustreign has found Transformers Universe Silverbolt and Stormcloud at Sainsbury's in Regent Road, Salford.

The toys are a recolour of Transformers Universe Jetfire (Stormcloud) and a new mould (Silverbolt)

Thanks to board member I-Primus for reporting that Tesco have the Stealth Lockdown and Animated Legends 3 pack now on shelves for £20.

"Just spotted this in Tesco whilst looking for those 10 Quid voyagers (which I can never seem to get ) Store Exclusive Stealth Lockdown & Animated legends 3pack now on the shelves for 20 quid! Which is clearly too much (clearly, geddit?)"

Jim Sorenson has updated his blog with three new entries regarding some character designs that did not make it into the Ark series of books.  The first is the model sheet for Fortress Maximus' transformation sequence, the second is the two of the alien prisoners he posted the other day and finally he also posted his take on why there's two different Headmasters designs for Crosshairs and other characters when you compare the Japanese series to the US series.