BigBadToyStore have posted a new official image of Transformers Generations Titan Class Metroplex's partner Scamper, which can be viewed below.

Lmb3.net have posted an article which contains a review of the contents of a "1986 Transformers The Movie Ziploc Promotion Salesman’s Sample Kit" which they recently purchased from eBay.  The promotion kit covers marketing material which should be used during the promotion as well as some details on the marketing budget which accompanied the animated movie.

It's an interesting look back at a piece of history and is well worth a read

Auto Assembly have made another guest announcement for this years event and it's none other than Jim Sorenson!!  Yes after a 3 year absence from Auto Assembly, Jim, who's last UK show appearance was at Roll Out Roll Call where he and Bill Forster announced the release of their G.I-Joe Field Manual books, Jim is returning but will he be bringing the fez?

Here is a copy of the official announcement:

After a three year absence, we are proud to announce that writer Jim Sorenson is making a much-overdue return to Auto Assembly for the 2013 convention taking place over the weekend of 9th – 11th August 2013.

In his own words, Jim is a super-secret spy, has a motorcycle, marooned in space, meets Hercules… or not… He’s been a long-time fan of science-fiction literature in general and Transformers in particular. His guidebooks are well regarded by the fan communities for their exhaustive attention to detail. Reports of his incarceration in another dimension should be dismissed as the unfounded rumors they are.

He has been working for IDW since 2006 and in that time he has been responsible (solely and in collaboration with Bill Forster) for Transformers: The Ark, The Ark Volume II, The AllSpark Almanac, The Complete Ark, The AllSpark Almanac II. He is currently working on Transformers Legacy and the Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection. In addition to these he also wrote the GI: Joe field Manuals, volumes 1 and 2 and is currently working on a new Robotech RPG supplement. Jim’s blog can be found at http://boltax.blogspot.co.uk/

At Auto Assembly 2010 Jim presented Oddities And Curiosities, a retrospective look at 25 years of rare Transformers artwork to a crowd of over 500 people in Birmingham, England and he will be taking to the stage at the convention for a Q&A Panel… who knows what he will say this time around!

If you have not already booked for the convention, tickets are still available and they can be purchased from the site at: http://www.autoassembly.org.uk/auto-assembly-2013-ticket-bookings/ but they are selling faster than ever this year so book early to avoid disappointment as we do have a cut-off of 1,000 attendees this year!

As well as Jim, we are being joined at the convention by Dan Gilvezan (G1 Bumblebee), Neil Kaplan (RiD Prime) and Steve Blum (TF: Prime Starscream), as well as comic guests Simon Furman, James Roberts, Andrew Griffith, Nick Roche, and many more.

Auto Assembly 2013 is Europe’s largest Transformers convention and is taking place over the weekend of 9th – 11th August 2013 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel. To book your tickets or find out more including details of all the dealers attending, all of our guests and a full schedule for the weekend, visit the website at www.autoassembly.org.uk

Hope to see you all in August!

The Auto Assembly Team

The following preview for this weeks Transformers Prime episode has been recorded and posted to YouTube by several fans.

MTV Geek have posted some images of new Scout and Elite classed Transformers Constructabots figures.  This new line is due for release later in the year priced at $9.99 (scouts) and $14.99 (elita). The new sets shown within the piece are:

Scouts

• Breakdown
• Dead End
• Cliffjumper
• Silverbolt

Elites

• Shockwave
• Smokescreen
• Drag Strip

You can view the mirrored images after the jump

The official Transformers Facebook page have posted new official images of the upcoming Transformers Generations Hoist and Thundercracker figures. Hoist is, of course, a remould of Trailcutter (Trailbreaker) whilst Thundercracker is the expected straight redeco of Starscream. Together, the figure form part of the second wave of "Spotlight comic toys" which come with IDW spotlights focusing on those characters.  You can view the mirrored images below.

Fellow fan site, The Allspark, has revealed via their Facebook page, images of the upcoming Transformers Generations Dreadwing. The you is a remould of the ATB Stealth Megatron figure with a new head to allow the figure to look like the Generations 2 toy it is based on who was planned to be released at ATB Megatron and Starscream (of which we own one of the planned figures) and thus completing the circle.  You can view the images below.

Some new official images have been released of the upcoming Target exclusive Transformers Prime Beast Hunters legion class Abominus giftset which can be seen below,

Transformers facebook page briefly posted a couple of images the upcoming Transformers Generations Voyager Class Sandstorm! They were quickly taken down, but Seibertron.com member Vectorshot managed to grab the images

Sandstorm is a remold of the Generations Springer figure.

Following on from out recent news regarding a UK release for Generations Metroplex I asked Toys R Us UK directly on Facebook as to whether they could give details on the RRP of the figure.  Whilst they could not, they (or rather James from their customer support team) did reply stating that they expect him to be released in September with further details on the release date and pricing set to be available on their website nearer the time.

You can see their reply below

MasterShooter Collectibles posted images of their 2-packs of Shooter Masters on their Facebook page. These figures are intended to go with the reinvisioned Decepticons Quake and Spinister and are some nice updates on the Nebulan Double Targetmaster figures

Our thanks once again go out to Pete Brown for sending us a further update on the Toys R Us Transfomers situation.  In case you have not been keeping up with the recent turn of events, on the 3rd May we reported that TRU UK have had Transformers Generations Voyager Class figures listed within their computer system since Feb though the toys had not hit the shelves.  We followed that up on Saturday 4th May with the next piece of news via Pete which confirmed that Generations Metroplex will be released within the UK as a Toys R Us exclusive later in the year.  Well as promised Pete has sent us further word on the current situation.

Having spoken once again to the manager at his local Toys R Us Pete was informed that the Toys R Us UK Head Office has actually been in touch with Hasbro UK to find out what has happened to these TRU exclusive figures.  The word is that there has been a hold up at Hasbro UKs end which is why the figures have not shipped to UK retail but no specific explanation has been given. The good news is that the Voyager Class figures are now due to hit the TRUs in mid-July with the rest of the deluxes and Metroplex being released shortly after.  No specific street date is available for those figures so shortly after could, potentially, be anything from 1 to 4 months.

Stay with us as we will bring you the very latest updates as we get them on this story

A few days late, due to a trip to Milan with only the odd internet on a phone, but whilst i've been away TFYUKI posted up some images of Transformers Generations Metroplexin robot form, showing the size of the figure on comparison to some Cyberverse figures as well as the original (well Encore) Metroplex toy.

Our thanks once again go out to Pete Brown who has spoken once again to the manager at his local Toys R Us regarding their Transformers listings and following on from yesterday nights news we can now reveal that Transformers Generations Metroplex is set for a UK release as a Toys R Us exclusive later in the year!!  Yes, you read that right, the big man is coming to UK high streets!

Pete also let us know there are two assortments of Dexlues and more legends class figures also listed within the Toys R Us computers More news. Just been on phone to manager at toys r us. Titan class metroplex is in their computer as well as two assortment of deluxe and more legends class. Again all tru exclusives. More info to follow on Tuesday hopefully all as TRU exclusives!! Who will they be? Well stay with us as Pete hopes to be able to bring us all further updates on Tuesday.

No street date is currently known for Metroplex, though he is due out in August within the US and the fact that he is already listed does suggest that the UK should not be too far behind.

Our thanks go to Pete Brown for letting us know that he spoke with the manager of Toys R Us Poole here within the UK earlier today, enquiring about the Transformers Fall of Cybertron Generations Voyager Class figures and to his surprise, the manager checked the computer and found that there were Voyager class figures from the Generations line being released within the UK as Toys R Us exclusives!!  The second piece of information that he was given, was that the figures have a shelf date of February 2013, as in 3 months ago!  Pete was told that the manager believes the figures have "just been held up" but Toys R Us do not know whether they are the FoC figures (which is most likely the case) or whether they are the Asian exclusives.

Pete has promised to update us if he hears more, so we will keep you all updated on this story.