Transformers Animated.com has been updated with it's latest sneak peak video, and extended flash back sequence featuring Elita-1, Optimus Prime and Sentinel. The video contains spoilers and was featured, in 4 small parts, in the ninth Transformers Animated episode Along Came a Spider.

The latest news from the US toyfair covers Transformers Universe Galvatron, originally confirmed for a release at BotCon last year. The information is that Galvatron turns into a tank, has the G1 cartoon colour scheme in robot mode (purple) yet a grey tank mode. The toy also includes his orange cannon.

Next up was the showing of Transformers Animated Jazz, with the news confirming that reported by Minion, exclusively at Transformers At The Moon, after the UK toyfair. Also noted is that the bonnet of the car forms Jazz's chest.

Update: From Seibertron.com - Hasbro is now taking the Star Wars Transformers and combining them with the Marvel Transformers and they will now collectively be known as Transformers Crossovers .... In a conversation with Aaron Archer, Ryan found out that Hasbro has been working with the Paramount/Dreamworks for the past 3 weeks. The current designs that they have come up with have been submitted to Tomy/Takara.

Update 2:

Tformers are confirming that Transformers Animated Soundwave's guitar transforms into Lazerbeak and that The company (Hasbro) is currently trying to figure out a way to get the Alternators line out there again, but haven't pinned down how or yet at this point.

The Allspark are reporting that a "Deluxe Decepticon named "Oil Slick" is present, a motorcycle with a skull motif." here

TFWorld2005 have images of Transformers Universe Galvatron, taken on a phone. Here and here. As expected their server cannot cope with the demand, so please be patients. We'll not be mirroring their images out of respect.

Update 3:

Leader-class Bulkhead comes with a Headmaster toy, who can be made to "enslave" any other Leader toy with a cry of "Ownage! Total ownage!" - Report by The Allspark (see link above) - GMT 22:14

Update 4

The Allspark are now reporting "Apparently Hasbro and Takaratomy have been considering several candidates for the next Masterpiece. Among the possibilities are Hot Rod, Grimlock, and Soundwave. They're also wondering about combiners for the upcoming 25th anniversary."

In related news The Transformers Collector's Club Members Only section updates with exclusive Toy Fair coverage, including the first pictures of the Animated Activators and Robots Heroes Arcee VS Rumble!

Japanese store, RedMercury.co.jp, has updated their listings page for the Encore minibot set with a picture confirming which toys will make up the set. The figures are Bumblebee (with show accurate face), Swerve, Pipes, Tailgate and Outback.

WizardUniverse.com has bought the first report from Toy Fair which included the announcement that the Transformers Universe Classics line will be padded out with some recolours. First up is Blaster, a repaint of Cybertron Soundwave. The next recolour is Heavy Duty, a recolour of Cybertron Quickmix. They also have large images of all of the Universe figures in high resolution.

UPDATE: Also shown is an all red Buzzsaw which comes with Blaster, although no name is given. The image can be seen here and is the 11th and 8th image from the right on the third row, or directly on FLICKER

Heavy Duty Minicon

Red Buzzsaw 1

Red Buzzsaw 2

We are pleased to bring you 203 images from Transformers Animated Episode 9 Along Came a Spider.

A full review will be added tomorrow, with video clips coming later tonight.

An small image of the Transformers Animated Blackarachnia toy has appeared on AcToys thanks to the same person currently selling the Ratchet figure.

The image, and other toy images for Blackarachnia, can be seen at Transformers Animated.com

Hasbro have updated Transformers.com with a new wallpaper of Transformers Animated Bumblebee. You can download three sizes, small, medium and large.

Don't forget that you can find more wallpapers of not only Bumblebee but the rest of the Transformers Animated cast over at TransformersAnimated.com

Talk Transformers Member 阿牛 has posted a screen capture from Transformers Animated episode "Along came a spider", which airs later on today in America. The image is from a flashback scene showing Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime and Elita-1 together. You can view the mirrored image below. Click for a larger image

Don't forget to checkout TransformersAnimated.com for all your Transformers Animated needs.

Allspark members Shockwave and S250 have been posting spoilers of events that taken place in upcoming Transformers Animated episodes. We will not publish the spoilers in this news article as they contain information on the past of Blackarachnia as well as the appearance of another Generation One character. If you wish to be spoiled, then read this thread over at the Allspark.

Check back later on this afternoon for a review, screen grab and videos from the next Transformers Animated episode.

The Transformers Collectors Club have sent out a message regarding the stopping of Non-Attendees packages

"Due to unprecedented demand for our Convention Boxed Sets, we have had to stop accepting Iacon (non-attending) package orders for BotCon 2008.
The remaining boxed sets will be reserved for those fans who want to attend the convention in Cincinnati, OH, April 24th-27th.
While we are consulting with the manufacturer to see if there is a way to increase the quantity of the boxed sets, we do not expect this will be possible, orders received after 02/14/08 will be put on a wait list.

Thanks for the overwhelming response! We appreciate the high esteem you have placed on the 2008 and all of our past year's BotCon sets. We will be sure to keep you updated on the situation.

Thanks for your support,
Brian"

An ACToys.net forum member has posted the first image of Transformers Animated Ratchet in colour. The image appears to be from the back of a toy box, so the final production figure may vary.

You can view the image below

We don't usually post news stories telling you of some of the things you can expect to see at Transformers At The Moon in the future, we have lots of plans for the site which are on hold due to other commitments, but I thought I'd let you know of some toy galleries which will be comning your way over the weekend.

Basically we won a few Yahoo Japan auctions recently, mainly small items, all but two were cheap. Many of the items were Micron Legend Microns, some of which we're yet to identify, so their galleries have to wait until we know who they are. The others included Rabbicrator, the blue recolour of Skystalker, and the Super Car Patrol, the Japanese recoloured versions of the Super Car Patrol.

We have some images of our Micromaster Transformers collection which was taken a little while ago, and there is a nice list of our Micromaster collection on our Transformers Forum if you want to see a list of who we own. There is an older gallery, which includes many of the Japanese Micromaster combiner robots, also available.

We own 173 Micrmasters, 171 of them are different toys, so although the toys are micro-size, their sheer number have the power to suprise.

When speaking about the delay to the new Star Trek movie, who's release has been pushed back from Boxing Day 2008 to the 8th May 2009, Paramount Pictures spokesman Michael Vollman was quoted as saying "Summer is where you see the Star Wars and the Transformers, ... Star Trek is in that league.".

Source: The BBC