Below you will find a new clearer image of the soon to be released TM-SP DX Megatron and TM-SP DX Convoy toys that will be released in Japan. The toys are recolours of the Beast Wars Megatron and Beast Wars Optimus Primal (Convoy) leader moulds. The toys are not the same as the US Beast Wars reborn figures as they use the original scuplts (not the new head molds).

Amazon.com have put up a video preview of one of the extras on the Transformers movie, Transformers: Inside The Allspark. You can view the video here.

Credit to MichaelBay.com for the report.

Maz, webmaster of TF-1.com, and fountain of Transformers knowledge, as posted an article on a Generation Two Desert Camouflage Ramjet toy. The toy is the third un-produced Generation Two seeker jet seen in as many months, and would fit really nicely with the Desert Camouflage Runiation from Transformers Universe and the Jungle Attack Starscream toy.

Well although one half of Transformers At The Moon has been stuck on a motorway for 5 hours (with at least another 2 hours expected) the other half has cracked on with getting more Transformers toy galleries for you to enjoy. There are 448 new images for you.

We have 5 new galleries for you and another 12 galleries with updates.

1. Transformers Car Robots - Jusco Counter Arrow
   
2. Transformers Car Robots - Jusco Eagle Killer
   
3. Transformers Car Robots - Jusco Ox
4. Transformers Car Robots - Jusco X-Car
5. Transformers Movie Wreckage

The Updated Transformers toy galleries are:-

1. Transformers Movie - Barricade with Frenzy
2. Transformers Movie - Scorponok
3. Transformers Car Robots - Autofire
4. Transformers Car Robots - WARS
5. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Sky-Byte
6. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Dark Scream
7. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Gas Skunk
8. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Slapper
9. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Obsidian
10. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Mirage GT
11. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Scavenger
12. Transformers Robots in Disguise - Nightcruz
    

Simon Furman has posted the following update on his blog

Transformers Animated Deluxe Ast: SKN#493859
Transformers Animated Voyager Set SKN#494440

Those are the first Transformers Animated SKN numbers to be reported from the US.

TFWorld2005 posted them earlier today

See the links above for references on what several of these assortments will be. At this time, there is no confirmation on what the "TF Allspark Blaster" will be. Also, please note that the Animated Voyager-size class listing is described as a "set" instead of "assortment". Anything at this time is speculation, but a "set" typically describes a mutli-pack collection of figures as opposed to an indivudual figure.

Transformers At The Moon today passes the 1,850th Transformers toy to be featured in one of our Transformers toy galleries. As we approach the 8th anniversary of Transformers At The Moon's inception, we're rapidly approaching the landmark figure of 2,000 Transformers toy galleries (which we should complete this year).

The new updates include 5 new galleries and 2 updates.

1. Transformers Energon - Tidal Wave
2. Transformers Energon - Ramjet
3. Transformers Energon - Demolisher
4. Transformers Energon - Snowcat
5. Transformers Collectors Edition - Pepsi Convoy
6. Transformers Collectors Edition - Shining Magnus (update)
   
7. Transformers Beast Wars Neo - Black Big Convoy (update)
   

Toys R Us (US) have announced their "Fabulous 15" list of hot new toys for the 2007 holiday season, report the Reuters news agency and its good news for Transformers fans as a Transformers figure finally makes the list at number 14. Who is this figure? Why Ultimate Bumblebee. Though a little surprising, due to his price tag (though it is considerable lower in the US as almost half the UK retail cost), Bumblebee, from the Transformers Movie, has indeed proven to be a smash hit with kids with all forms of the toy selling well.

Below you will find the complete top 15.

1. Aqua Dots Super Studio from Spin Master
2. Clickstart My First Computer from LeapFrog
3. Daisy Pocket Mod from Razor
4. EyeClops from Jakks Pacific
5. GeoTrax Rail & Road System from Mattel's Fisher-Price
6. Grand Walk-In Kitchen from Step 2
7. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock Game from Activision
8. Hannah Montana In Concert Collection Doll from Play Along
9. Made for Me MP3 Music Player from Hasbro's Playskool
10. Monopoly: Boutique Edition from Hasbro
11. Shining Stars from Russ Berrie & Co
12. Smart Cycle from Mattel's Fisher-Price
13. T.M.X. Friends from Mattel's Fisher-Price
14. Transformers Ultimate Bumblebee from Hasbro
15. XPV R.A.D. Robotic Air Defense from Jakks Pacific

Simon Furman has updated his blog with the following information on Beast Wars Ascending.

Next week (lots of advance stuff this week, as I'm travelling next) sees the release of issue #1 of (Transformers) Beast Wars The Ascending. If you've read The Gathering (and if not, why not?), then the cast of Razorbeast, Magmatron, Grimlock, Ravage and so on will be familiar to you, and need no introduction. But just in case you haven't, here's what's what (so far). Predacon general Magmatron travels back to Earth's past (circa 10,000 B.C.) to snag himself an army in the shape of the discarded protoforms left strewn around the prehistoric past in stasis pods by Optimus Primal and the crew of the Axalon (in the Beast Wars TV series).

With me so far? Good. His intention is to reformat the occupants of said stasis pods as Predacons and return to the future to take Cybertron by force. But among his chronally displaced crew is Razorbeast, a Maximal deep cover agent, who throws an epic spanner in the works by diluting the reactivation signal. The net result is an almost equal mix of Maximals and Predacons, who then begin their own series of timelost Beast Wars.

Ultimately, Razorbeast triumphs and condemns Magmatron to a temporal limbo (by sabotaging his in-progress Transwarp jump… stay with me here). The Predacons, now under the loose command of former Decepticon Ravage, are put to flight. So that's where we are.

What happens next (in The Ascending)? Well, for a start, Ravage has not abandoned his fervent wish to return to Cybertron (and the future), and to do so he has to interface directly with the other in-progress Beast Wars (Optimus Primal, Megatron et al from the TV show). Cue a major assault on the Maximal base, his ultimate goal the appropriation of the chronal phase armbands (from the The Gathering). Meanwhile, Magmatron (in temporal limbo) has seen the future of Cybertron, and, well, there isn't one. Unable to directly affect the coming Armageddon and the rise of an ancient evil, he turns to his once and former enemy Razorbeast! And that… is all I'm going to tell you here.

Beast Wars The Ascending #1 is on stores next week (Oct 3 in the US, the 4th in the UK). Keep an eye on the IDW website for news of all upcoming Transformers releases.

Reports are flooding in that the latest Transformers Club Magazine contained news concerning when BotCon 2008 is likely to take place. The organisers (Fun Publications) are targeting Spring (April/May) for the convention, though there is no information on a possible location.

Following on from the website update a few hours ago, we can now bring you an additional 4 new Transformers Micron Legend image galleries. Theses Japanese Transformers are :-

1. Transformers Micron Legend - Megatron Super Mode
2. Transformers Micron Legend - Spark Barrel
3. Transformers Micron Legend - Shockwave
4. Transformers Micron Legend - Sonic

Thanks to TheTransformers.net for pointing out the BBFC rating page for the Transformers 2-disc boxset. The page lists previously unannounced features, including the 10 deleted scenes which are included in the IMAX showing.

The inclusion of the features goes against previous reports from Michael Bay regarding the DVD and IMAX footage.

This is a bit of a mini update for you tonight, but you can now find 161 new images in 2 new toy galleries and 1 updated toy gallery. The Transformer toy galleries with the new images are:-

1. BotCon Exclusive - Beast Wars Shokaract (updated)
2. BotCon Exclusive - MegaZarak
3. BotCon Exclusive - Caliburn

Thanks to Mirage for reporting on our message board, that Sci-Fi Wire has an article regarding the Transformers movie where they quote varity as reporting the that the rumoured release date of June 26th, is not an official date. What's interesting is that they report that Michael Bay has currently not signed onboard, where as previous articles on sites such as LA times reported he had

Transformers 2 Gets 2009 Date

Paramount and DreamWorks are holding the date of June 26, 2009, for Transformers 2, with Michael Bay expected to return to direct the sequel, Variety reported.

The first Transformers, starring Shia LaBeouf and based on the toy robot line, has grossed nearly $700 million worldwide, giving DreamWorks its first live-action franchise, the trade paper reported.

Steven Spielberg, who took an executive-producer credit on Transformers, was closely involved with the film, including bringing Bay aboard to direct and LaBeouf to star. He's expected to be involved in the sequel.

Bay has not yet signed a deal to helm the follow-up but is in the final stages of negotiation. With Bay's involvement, LaBeouf is expected to return as well.

LaBeouf stars alongside Harrison Ford in Spielberg's upcoming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which opens May 22, 2008.

DreamWorks and Par are hoping to at least begin production on the Transformers sequel before a possible strike, even if they have to finish after it.

The BBC has an interesting article on viewing figures in the UK. The report shows that the Simpsons out performed Transformers (which was the exact opposite of what Paramount Pictures UK had expected). You can see the original report here or read it below.

The summer weather has contributed to the season's best UK box office numbers in 40 years, according to figures.

More than 50m cinema visits were made in June to August - a 27% increase on the same period in 2006.

The wettest summer since records began in 1914 had contributed to the "sensational" figures, said the Film Distributors' Association (FDA).

The biggest attractions over the summer were the latest outings from Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean.

'Broad population'

The Simpsons big screen outing took third place, with Shrek The Third and Spider-Man 3 in fourth and fifth.

Transformers, The Bourne Ultimatum, Die Hard 4.0, Ocean's Thirteen and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer made up the bottom half of the top 10.

Foreign language films also performed well at the UK box office over the summer, with Germany's The Lives of Others, France's Tell No One and La Vie En Rose and Hindi language film Partner attracting more than one million admissions each.

A "very broad population" made visits to the cinema in the last three months, according to the FDA.

The organisation's chief executive, Mark Batey, called the summer's box office figures "sensational" and "unprecedented".

"It's thrilling that so many people have enjoyed the uniquely immersive, high quality experience of the cinema this summer," he added.