ACToyshave posted some new images of their prototype Dinosaur combiner.  The toys are shown in their individual Dinosaur modes as well as the combined form.  You can view the mirrored images below.­

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Our thanks­­ go out to Neurie for tweeting us confirmation and images that Cyberverse Guzzle (£6.49), MechTech Cyberfire Bumblebee (£9.49), Mech-Tech Specialist Ratchet (£9.49) and the Battle Hooks Optimus Prime with Comettor (£19.99) are all now available at Smyths stores across the country.  You can view images of these toys on the shelf below.

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A quick heads up. A few people including Neurie, Matt Marshall and Simon Williams have all let us know via one medium of another that this week's issue of Doctor Who Adventures (#240, pollybagged with Silent mask) comes completed with a Kreon Optimus Prime mini-figure.  The toy is the same figure that was given away at Botcon so it is not normally available.  The magazine costs £2.99 http://www.dwamag.com/this-week%27s-issue.aspx

BigBadToyStore have sent some images to TFW2005.com of the upcoming Transformers Masterpiece MP-11 Starscream. The figure it set to be based on the Transformers The Movie Corination Scene, though the original version already came with a crown and cape.

Takara have updated their website with their latest campaign item a set of MechTech Battle Blades for Striker Optimus Prime.   The campaign starts on November 18th for fans who spend 3000 Yen on Transformers products at Toys R Us.  The run is limited to 10,000 sets.

Transformers Galaxy have posted some new images of the knock-off Henkei Wildrider figure from CHMS onto their Facebook page.  You can view the mirrored images below.

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KOToys have announced that they will be producing a limited run of repaints of Transformers Universe Powerglide as PowerRat, a Cobra Rattler themed figure.

Mock-up images of the figure have been posted on their website along with the following announcement:

"­There will be a Limited edition of 500 pieces of POWERRAT - a CHMS KO KOToys Exclusive POWERGLIDE DECEPTICON COBRA RATTLER G.I.JOE TRANSFORMERS CROSSOVER.

This will be done in Rattler Matching Navy Blue, with Grey as the secondary color (Rattler Missile Grey)

The Paint scheme will be based on the following Black stickered Powerglide Photos Below.

The 41 on the front will be about 1/2 size as shown, as will the front nose Cobra Signs.  The 41 and front cobra sign will be on both sides of the Toy (in the photos there are stickers on only 1 Side.

The Wings and Tailfins will get Z06 and a Cobra sign as shown in the photos.  The rear Turbines will get the 41-88B markings (also might be trimmed down to half the size shown with the stickers.)

I added a poll to this thread to find out if people like this sticker selection.

Please keep in mind the proper colors rather then the black body.

The Nose will also get a black coat, and so will the body part of the front of the cockpit

The chest will get a grey decepticon Logo

The Heart will be painted Cobra Red.

I would like a snake wrapped around / going through the heart also - I think that would look kick ass - or the head of a cobra opening up in the center of the heart - but that paint job might be too much, so might just go red heart or if enough ppl convince me, black heart.

Face will be grey like the missiles with Red eyes and probably red 3rd eye/forehead dot

the crotch will only have the 2 outer details painted black (no paint where the black background is painted on the original Jizai toys powerglide - black paint will go where there is grey on the original )


IN ADDITION TO THE POWERRAT, there will be a Limited edition of 100 hot house (just opposite powerglide colors, no hot house stickers)
Limited edition 100 Gray DIY
Limited edition 100 Black DIY
Limited edition 500 Bad Boy
and Limited edition of 1000 Powerglides regular color - we will be getting 500 of those
and probably some DIY regular colors Red/Grey Powerglide kits (because the actual run of Powerglide is very small) probably 100 or 200 sets like this.

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­­Images have surfaced over on HK-TF­ of another non-official 3rd party produced Generation 1 Sixshot figure.  The manufacturer of this figure, dubbed BY-01, is not yet known but it is not Mastermind Creations who are behind the soon-to-be-released Hexatron figures.  You can view two preview images of the new ­figure below.

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Walmart have annouced their predicted Christmas Top 20 best selling toys.  Transformers Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime makes it into Number 6 of the Boy Toys list.

Walmart Exclusives

• Mattel - Monster High Three-Pack
• Lego - Mace Windu Fighter

Pre-school play

• Hasbro - Race Along Chuck
• Mattel - Fisher Price Dance ‘n Play Puppy
• Hasbro - Elmo Rocks
• Mattel - Fisher Price Dora’s Fiesta Kitchen
• LeapFrog - LeapPad Explorer

Games and more for girls

• MGA - Lalaloopsy Silly Hair
• Mattel - Fijit
• Hasbro - Easy Bake Oven
• Hasbro - Cookie Pie FurReal
• Mattel - Barbie Camper

Playtime for boys

    Hasbro - Beyblades Triple Battle
    Hasbro - Star Wars FX Lightsaber
    Hasbro - Nerf Nitron
    Mattel - Fisher Price Imaginext Bat Cave
    Spin Master - RC Real McQueen
    Hasbro - Transformers Ultimate Optimus

Family fun

• Wowwee - Paper Jams Pro Mic
• Hasbro - Yahtzee Flash Games

CM Corp have updated their website with more images of their upcoming PVC Minerva figure which is from their Guttu Kurru series.  Minerva was one of the Headmaster Juniors from Transformers Masterforce where the toy was a recolour of Nightbeat.  The toy, which represents the character in her exo-suit, comes with interchangable faces and stands 185mm.  The 2nd Transformers figure in the series will be Ginrai.  You can view three images below, with the rest available here.

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TFSource has posted information on new Transformers Encore releases, Soundblaster and Twincast and have annouced they they come with new cassette repaints.

Now up for Preorder: Encore #21 Soundblaster! This highly sought after Japanese Exclusive includes an all new repainted cassette bots: Enemy and Wing Tsing - which are repainted Ratbat and Frenzy! Set for a February release, preorder today with Twincast and save $5 with TFsource Combo Pricing!

Now up for Preorder: Encore #22 Twincast! This highly sought after Japanese Exclusive includes an all new repainted cassette bots: Stripes and Nightstalker - which are repainted Ravage and Steeljaw! Set for a February release, preorder today with Soundblaster and save $5 with TFsource Combo Pricing!

Thank you for your email regarding Marvel Universe and Transformers Generations figures, I have contacted our buying department and they have advised that we have no further orders in place for both of those ranges and that they are being discontinued.

I am afraid we have sold through the remaining stock of the transformers Generations figures throughout our stores nationwide. With regards to the availability if the Marvel Universe figures we do have a lot of stock available in other stores, if there are any specific figures you are looking for we can attempt to locate them and have them transferred to Merry Hill.

Once again thank you for taking the time to contact us,

Yours Sincerely
­ Toys "R" Us Customer Service

Dear Mr Mapes, ­

Thank you for your recent e-mail. Please accept our apologies for the difficulties you report. I can confirm that we do still stock the Hasbro's Kre-O Transformers line. I have provided a link below so you can see the range available:

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/index.jsf?fh_eds=%ef%bf%bd&fh_search=Kre-O+&fh_view_size=10&fh_start_index=0&fh_location=%2f%2ftrus%2fen_GB%2fcategories%3c%7btrus_trus%7d%2fitemtype%3dproduct&omitxmldecl=yes

I hope that this is of help to you.Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Kind regards,

Tyrone Murphy
Toys R Us Direct­

Snakas has updated ­Autobase Aichi with some information and images on the latest Transformers release in Japan including toy sheets of the October releases as well as listing the late November and December releases.

November's figures were:
DA-28 yen striker Optimus 9240
DA-33 air raid Seeker (Deluxe Class) ¥ 2730
Red DA-34 foot (Deluxe Class) ¥ 2730
DD-09 Sound Wave And Mr. Gould 6300 yen
Wave Sound CV-26 (Cyber ??Bath) 714 yen

Mid-December
DA-31 Autobot queue (Deluxe Class) ¥ 2730
DD-13 Soundwave (Deluxe Class) ¥ 2730

According to the information he posted some of the toys will be a different colour to the US release.  You can view more information (in Japanese) and images on Autobase Aichi.