Thanks go to HK-TF for scanning a catelogue image for a Transformers Prime 2-pack of Optimus Prime and Gaia Unicron.  The images confirms that Unicron will seperate and combine with Optimus Prime to form armour.

Gaia unicron appears to be a mixture of orange, silwer and gold., and looks rather slim.

The TFC TOys group have announced that they will be producing a torso for their Iron Army Power Core Combiners upgrade kit.  The set, if you havn't got one, is fantastis, and we really hope they do more.

e-HOBBY has uploaded the final installment of their interview with Yoshioka Hidetsugu. Yoshioka Hidetsugu is a Japanese Illustrator who did the box art for toys in Masterforce, Victory, Zone, Operation Combination and Return of Convoy; as well as many of the e-HOBBY pack-in comics.

The Transformers Collectors Clud Subscription Service is now open

Remember, there is no need to rush to get your order in as these are made to order. If you get your order in by the cut-off date, midnight on 10 September 2012, you will receive the set of six toys.

A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE TRANSFORMERS COLLECTORS' CLUB. Re: FSS

The launch of the Transformers Collectors’ Club Figure Subscription Service is imminent; we will notify you the link when we make the service active. While we are loading the final details, here are some things to remember:

1. You must be a member of the Transformers Collectors’ Club to take advantage of the Figure Sub
scription Service.

2. There is NO reason to rush the site or be in a hurry as this is a build to order system. We will build as many as you order, so we cannot run out. YOU CAN ORDER AS MANY AS YOU WANT, there is no limit.

3. What you do need to be concerned about is the closing date of the subscription service, which ENDS on September 10th at midnight.

4. You can either pay In Full or by Installment. There will be 3 installments. When you subscribe and choose pay by Installment, you will be billed for the first two months’ shipments. Then sometime during the second month, you will be billed for the 3rd and 4th months’ shipments and sometime during the 4th month you will be billed for the final 2 months’ shipments.

5. The figures will be shipped in random order. All members receive the same figures each month. The figure pairings will not be preannounced. So if you don’t mind, when you get your shipment each month, PLEASE do not go online and tell what you received. We want each shipment to be a surprise for as many members as possible.

6. The cost is $282 if Paid In Full (plus shipping) or three Installments of $94 (plus shipping). Please note that there is a $3 online processing fee for each billing. We take Visa, Discover or MasterCard. Unfortunately we cannot accept Money Orders or Checks for this offer.

7. If you pick a shipping service that does not include insurance or if you don’t pick the insurance, we do not have any responsibility for replacement of lost or damaged or misdirected orders.

8. If you move or need to change your credit card during the program, you can log into your account and change it there. This will change all of your future FSS billings and shipments. We will also be sending you reminders to check your address and cc before each billing/shipment goes out. We are not responsible for shipments that are lost due to incorrect shipping information on file.

9. We are waiting on the final schedule from China so we don’t know exactly when the first figures will ship, we “think” it will be sometime in January. We will announce this as soon as we get the final schedule.

10. Some of the figures (single figures) MAY be available in the Club Store after the subscriber’s figures ship. These will be at a much higher price per figure. There is no guarantee of availability of any of the figures in the club store. If you want to ensure getting these limited edition figures, you need to subscribe to the service.

The six figures are Prime Slipstream, Classics Circuit, Beast Wars Ultra Mammoth, Animated Jackpot, Universe Classics Breakdown and Generations Robots in Disguise Scourge.

TFC have just confirmed on their Facebook page that Uranos will feature 6 members! Oh the horrors! So how will this no-longer-G1-Superion-but-kind-of-still-is homage work out?

Planet Iacon has posted a new image of the Third Party TFC Toys Aerialbots / Uranos.

DINOBOTS enter the TRANSFORMERS PRIME world for the first time ever!

San Diego, CA (August 15, 2012) – IDW Publishing, Hasbro, Activision, and High Moon Studios are thrilled to welcome the launch of the new digital comic series: TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON! Announced at Comic-Con International San Diego last month, and beginning today, this new series will offer fans an exclusive look at the story that precedes the explosive new game.

In the days leading up to the events of Activision and High Moon Studios’ TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON video game, we see the origin of the fearsome DINOBOTS as they encounter a secret DECEPTICON plot and take on a slew of enemies including SHOCKWAVE and the INSECTICONS!

"It's a lot of fun to have a chance to play in the sandbox of the Fall of Cybertron game. I'm lucky enough to get to write one of our Transformers ongoing comics, and edit the rest, but doing these stories in this setting... well, it's a real blast!” said writer JOHN BARBER. BARBER continued "I sat down with Dave Cravens, the head writer of the game at High Moon Studios, and we plotted out the whole comic one afternoon. It was great to get to work that closely with somebody so intimately involved in the game, so we could really make sure this comic actually fits in with the story the game is telling--and plays into the larger TRANSFORMERS mythology. Plus, anybody who knows me knows I love me some Dinobots, so it was a thrill to get to write them!"

Don’t miss TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON, a prequel to the much-anticipated videogame, written by Barber (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) with art by Dheeraj Verma (Escape of the Living Dead)! Issues #2-5 will also include exclusive preview pages from TRANSFORMERS: THE ART OF THE FALL OF CYBERTRON, coming soon from IDW!

The series will run for six digital-only installments on a bi-weekly schedule, and will be available all digital platforms including Apple iOS, Android, and online.

TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON ($0.99, 8 pages; full color) will be available in August in IDW’s Apple iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®, apps – Transformers Comics and IDW Comics, and on the Web at read.idwpublishing.com. The series will also be featured in the Comics by comiXology platform for iOS, Android, Web and Kindle Fire, and Comics + by iVerse.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME – RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS #1 ($3.99, 32 pages; full color) will be available in November 2012.

Visit IDWPublishing.com to sign up for updates and learn more about the company and its top-selling books.

About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coasts Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; and the Eisner-Award winning Locke & Key series, created by best-selling author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, and Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.

IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, while Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.


About Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, digital gaming and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its global customers with well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Company’s Hasbro Studios develops and produces television programming for markets around the world. The Hub TV Network is part of a multi-platform joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), in the U.S. Through the company's deep commitment to corporate social responsibility, including philanthropy, Hasbro is helping to build a safe and sustainable world for future generations and to positively impact the lives of millions of children and families every year. It has been recognized for its efforts by being named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies.” Learn more at www.hasbro.com.  © 2012 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 

The AT&T U-Verse listings have updated with another new listing for an upcoming episode of Transformers Prime. Out of the Past, the second new episode following Hurt.

Out of the Past

"When Arcee is unexpectedly brought back into the company of an old friend, they discover together that a Decepticon has been scheming behind their backs an elaborate plan with the intentions of destroying the Autobots and claiming his victory

The Official Transformers Collectors Club, from Fun Publications, has posted on Facebook that it's subscription service will start very soon

FB User: Does this mean the subscription service is starting soon?

Transformers Collectors' Club (Official): I would keep an eye on the Club website in the next day or two.

They have already posted up images of Breakdown, and in-hand images of Circuit and Scourge have also appeared.

The Auto Assembly website has been updated with a video from Michael Bell talking about his appearance at Auto Assembly 2012.

Click the link to visit the site and see the video.  Also remember that you can already purchase tickets for Auto Assembly 2013 which has already confirmed three guests, the returning Neil Kaplan (voice of Optimus Prime from Transformers Robots in Disguise), the returning Dan Gilvezan (voice of G1 Bumblebee) and Steve Blum (voice of Transformers Prime Starscream as well as Darkscream, Wars and Fortress Maximus in Transformers Robtos in Disguise, Heatwave in Transformers Rescue Bots along with countless other shows and video games).

Also keep an eye out for Roll Out Roll Call 2013, for an earlier fix of Transformers and GI-Joe goodness

Transformers Asia, the website for the Hong Kong / China branch of the Transformers brand, has updated with fresh information on the upcoming Asia-exclusive release of Dark of the Moon Striker Optimus Prime. The page teases at a few features for this upcoming release, which include:

• Metallic Paint And Chromed Parts
• Special Designed Packaging
• Bonus Weapon
• Limited Production

Kapow Toys have received word that the Takara-Tomy Transformers Fall of Cybertron toys, TG01 Optimus Prime & TG02 Jazz,?are both due this coming December. There are no product images at the moment but they have confirmed that the figures will come with improved paint and chrome parts.

Full Metal Hero member Drift recently wrote to Hasbro UK to get an update on the release on some upcoming Transformers figures

Prime First Edition deluxe Vehicon,Arcee, Cliffjumper and Starscream and Voyager Optimus Prime and Bulkhead – Not releasing in the UK as all characters feature in the mainline of Prime Voyager and Deluxe.

Transformers Prime robots in disguise VOYAGER/powerizers wave 2 – already out

Transformers Prime Robots in disguise DELUXE/revealers wave 4 – we are not releasing this wave but the characters in this wave are also in wave 5 which we will be releasing in Sept

Transformers Generations Wave 2 – expected around Sept

Transformers masterpiece Optimus Prime – expected around Sept

Transformers Prime cyberverse commanders wave 3 - available from the end of July

Transformers Generations "China Import" deluxe Wheelie, Springer, Swerve and Cliffjumper – Not releasing in the UK

Transformers Masterpiece Thundercracker – Not releasing in the UK

Transformers G2 Bruticus, Year of the dragon ultimate Optimus Prime and (Jetwings) Optimus Prime – Not releasing in the UK

The Transformers Dark Energon line. – Not releasing in the UK

Linkin Park, known for their musical contributions to the Michael Bay Transformers Movies, posted a blog update of the upcoming Linkin Park Edition Soundwave with official images. This is what the band has to say:

"Linkin Park and Hasbro are collaborating on a super-limited LINKIN PARK EDITION SOUNDWAVE. It's a new and exclusive model based on the original 1984 toy, the one I grew up playing with. It includes Lazerbeak, Buzzsaw, and Ravage. There will only be 2000 units, available at SURU and comic/hobby shops.

Hasbro is currently showing a sample of it, inside the Transformers booth at Comicon. Here are some pics from Les, the designer. Shout out to Mr. Hahn for overseeing it's golden glory on our end (no, it's not real gold).

The LINKIN PARK SOUNDWAVE will be available later this year."

Planet Iacon have posted up some new images of the upcoming 3rd Party Hexitron figure from Mastermind Creations.