The Hobby Stock website was updated recently with lots of images from the Shizoka Hobby Fair. Included are more images of the up coming four Transformers Binaltech releases, including Arcee, as well as the new version of the toy Roadbuster was taken from.

1. New Roadbuster
2. Binaltech Arcee robot mode
3. Binaltech Arcee car mode
4. Binaltech Bluestreak robot mode
5. Binaltech Bluestreak car mode
6. Binaltech Agent Meister robot mode
7. Binaltech Agent Meister car mode
8. Binaltech Convoy robot mode
9. Binaltech Convoy car mode

Transformers Animated has been updated with two new videos from Transformers Animated episode 22, Rise of the Constructicons.

The first video is titled Rise of the Constructicons, where you will see the creation of Mixmaster and Scrapper.

The second video is titled Constructicons Fight, where the two Constructicons pick a fight with Optimus and the Autobots.

You will now find a full image gallery and episode guide for the latest Transformers Animated episode to air on YTV in Canada at Transformers Animated.com, as well as in the Transformers In The Media section of Transformers At The Moon.

There are over 250 images from Transformers Animated episode 22 Rise of the Constructicons to look at, as well as a full summary of the episode which introduced Mixmaster and Scrapper to the Transformers Animated universe.

Here are a few teasers for you.

Following on from our exclusive Unreleased Transformers Universe Smokescreen toy gallery and his Minicon Jolt, posted earlier today, you will now find two more exclusive galleries featuring another unreleased toy, this time from the Generation Two era, as well as the Gold Transformers Movie Optimus Prime Lucky Draw figure (along with all the information known on this TV Magazine campaign toy).

1. Unreleased Generation Two Combat Hero Camo Megatron
2. Lucky Draw Transformers Movie Gold Optimus Prime (possible concept version)
   

If you run your computer at a resolution of 1280x1024 then you may be interested in downloading the below Lucky Draw Transformers wallpaper. if you don't have your computer in that resolution, then you may want to take a look anyway, for an extreme high-res image of the Gold Optimus Prime toy.

We have updated the Transformers Toy Galleries area of the website with galleries for the unreleased Transformers Universe Smokescreen and Jolt figures. Universe Smokescreen is a recolour of the Transformers Armada Hotshot figure using the Generation One Smokescreen colour scheme.

You can discuss the toy over on our message board Saké Comments.

In an interview at IGN Robert Orci confirmed that they are looking to fit Soundwave in Transformers 2.

Q: Is there one particular Transformer, good or bad, that you absolutely had to get into the sequel?

ORCI: Yes.

Q: You're not gonna tell us.

ORCI: I'll tell you. We had to get Soundwave in there.

Q: Nice. Where Soundwave goes, will Ravage follow?

ORCI: Perhaps! Who's Ravage? ... I'm kidding! You know, we had Ravage in an early draft of the first movie and Soundwave, and we couldn't do it right and I think this time hopefully we'll have the ability to do it.

Of cause there is no word on an alt-mode for Soundwave as yet.

Chris Ryall has updated his blog with the cover of the latest Transformers Revelations comic by E.J.Su.

The cover features Cyclonus, Hardhead, Doubledealer and Sideswipe.

Thanks to TFWorld2005 for reporting that at the recent Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan, the four upcoming, announced Transformers Binaltech figures were on display by TakaraTomy. Shown to the public were BT-19 Bluesteak, BT-20 Agent Meister, BT-21 Arcee, and BT-22 Convoy in final colors. There was also a sign with a silhouette of a car, teasing the next Binaltech figure after these four.

The results of the fifth TransformersAnimated.com poll are now in and a sixth poll has now begun. The fifth poll asked the question How do you watch Transformers Animated? to gauge the most popular media. Below you will find the results.

1. TV = 52%
2. YouTube = 40%
3. Torrent / Download = 4%
4. DVD Release = 4%
5. Press Review = < 1%

The biggest surprise of the results was the difference between You Tube and Torrent / Download, which was expected to have been much closer.

The new poll on TransformersAnimated.com simply asks you to rate the cartoon series out of 5 stars. With the show airing (or completed) around the world, this is a great time to judge its the global rating.

The ToysRUs Canada website has been updated to show in stock listings for the Transformers Animated wave one figures, Cybertronian mode Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Prowl and Lockdown. The figures are priced at $19.99 (CAD), which is $14.97USD or £7.70.

TransformersAnimated.com has been updated with three high resolution images of Transformers Animated Megatron, Black Arachnia and Ratchet that have been released by Hasbro via their press agents.

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Thanks to Seibertron for the news.

Alex, of Cybertron Philippines, has posted a review of both the Transformers Animated Jazz
and Animated Soundwave figures, which he recently purchased, over on the CybPH message board. You can view his Soundwave review here and the Jazz one here.

Credit to TFW2005 for the news