Thanks to the Facebook pages for Planet Iacon and KamenHanej we now have some in-hand images of the Transformers Titans Returns Siege of Cybertron giftset which you can view after the jump

Hasbro Inc have announced that Trypticon was the winner of their Titans Return Titan Class fan poll meaning that the giant Decepticon city-former will be made into a Titan Class figure and will be released in the Autumn / Fall of 2017

The Transformers Collectors Club have posted some new images of their "Figure Subscription Service 3.0 Tarantulas" toy over on their Facebook page which includes a revised version based on feedback from fans which sees the figure coloured closer to the original Beast Wars colour scheme.

You can check out the images, along with a comparison created by a TFW2005 member, below

Felipe León Nájera from the Transformers Colombia Facebook group has posted scans from a Hasbro products line catalog which shows the Columbian releases for Transformers Robots In Disguise, the new 2015 toy/cartoon/comic series.

The first piece of news from the scans is that the Cartoon will air on March 15th 2014 in Colombia, so expect a US launch towards the end of 2014 or early 2015.

Three scans were leaked, all of which are attached to this news item, whihc config the 2015 line-up as revealed that which was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2014. The four assortments are:

1. Warrior (Deluxe)
2. Legion (Legends, 12 figures)
3. Hyperchange (three step transformations)
4. One-Step Changers (14 toys)

The second and third sheets cover the side-line such as "Titan figures", 12 inch Hero figures and a series of 6 inch Titan Guardians. The image accompanying the listing suggests that there will be a 5-pack of 6 inch Titan Guardian Seekers made up of Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Sunstorm and Acid Storm.

Hasbro have shared the preview video for their upcoming Transformers: Robots In Disguise series, which debuted at SDCC, over on their Facebook page.  The video shows the characters and animation style in flow which, as you would expect, is gaining mixed reactions from fans.

Some new promotional stock images of the upcoming Japanese Transformers Legends (Transformers Generations) Jetfire have been shared by Felipe León Nájera of Transformers Colombia. These new images can be seen below with additional images being available after the jump.

The CYBERGEEKS Alliance Facebook page have posted image of the solicitation for the upcoming Transformers: Age of Extinction figures. We have broken the list down into size groups below:

Deluxe:

• Bumblebee Classic/High Octanne
• Crosshairs/Slingshot
• Dinobot Slug
• "Southpaw"
• Lockdown
• Drift
• Strafe
• Dinobot Slash
• PDQ
• Snarl
• Rally Car
• Decepticon Stinger

Voyager:

• Optimus Prime "Evasion Mode"
• Grimlock
• Hound
• Galvatron
• Slog
• Drift
• Optimus Prime and Grimlock

Leader:

• Grimlock
• Optimus Prime

A new third party group revealed themselves a couple of days ago via the Facebook group Planet Iacon when they showed off prototypes for a new non-official Bruticus figure. Unlike recent revealed, none of the figures were blacked out so everyone gets the chance to have a good look at Warbotron who appears to be pretty detailed as well as larger than some 3rd party items.  You can view the images after the jump.

UPDATE: NECIO of TFW2005.com has mocked up a size comparison chart of some of the Third Party figures!

The Allspark have posted some scans from the July 2013 issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine over on their Facebook page.  The images focus on the Transformers Go! series, Super GT as well as a focused look at the upcoming Masterpiece Tigertracks figure.

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.

The official Transformers Facebook page has posted the five-page commentary for Transformers: Robots in Disguise Issue 16 with writer John Barber. You can view a mirror of the preview below.

TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #16 hits the stands today, courtesy of IDW Publishing and Hasbro! This is it—the climax of the first big ROBOTS IN DISGUISE story. The fate of Cybertron’s leadership is decided, as Bumblebee and the Autobots battle Megatron’s forces in the city of Iacon. Artist Andrew Griffith—along with inker Brian Shearer and colorist Josh Perez—pulled out all the stops on this one; and we sat down with writer John Barber to talk about this monumental issue. TF:RID #16 is available at comic book stores everywhere and at https://transformers.comixology.com/ or via the Comixology and iBooks apps on your computer or mobile device!

PAGE 1- The might against Megatron continues with Bumblebee and his team. Considering the different factions trying to live together on their home world, was there ever a right or wrong in the decisions he took? Or was it simply that he wasn’t strong enough to hold them all together?

JOHN BARBER: That’s a good question. Bumblebee was trying to do what was right, and here—battling Megatron—it’s clear what needs to get done. But would Megatron have had support, would the Decepticon masses have followed him, had it not been for Bumblebee’s policies? He locked them up, he put in the Identification/Deterrence chips, and even once those were gone, he still clearly didn’t welcome them with open arms. I mean, Bumblebee had reason to be angry at the Decepticons, and reasons to not trust them. So maybe he never had a chance.

There isn’t really a clear-cut answer, as to whether Bee was right or wrong, and that’s one of the big themes of the series. I hope the readers will argue about it.

Was Bumblebee too weak? That’s how he sees himself, and how some of the others see him. Maybe he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, though. Could anybody have accomplished what he set out to do? Again—I don’t mean to evade the question, it’s that the question is the main thing about the series. I don’t want to cop out on anything, but the question is more interesting to me. And hey, if I had the actual answer, I should be ruling the world myself.

PAGE 2- Megatron, Devastator and the other Decepticons pile on the pressure. You think right now Starscream is regretting the things that he has done prior to this issue, and not done what might have previously done before?

JOHN BARBER: Starscream thought he was playing everything correctly for a while—up to issue 11—then he had a crisis of… well, not “conscious,” as this issue will demonstrate… but a crisis of faith in himself. I’m sure that, in his head, he’s running through every action he’s ever taken, but I don’t think he has Bumblebee’s capacity for self-reflection. He’s more likely to see any failure as a failure of circumstance, not of himself. But this was a big fall—he was about to gain control of the city, and then Megatron showed up and ruined everything, so it’s a crushing blow.

Anyway—he definitely doesn’t have Bee’s capacity for beating himself up over his decisions.Actually, his ego probably protects him a little here (like Prowl’s does).
What is why, at this point in the story, even if it doesn’t look like it, he is actively looking for any opportunity amidst all the action.

PAGE 3- Arcee and Sideswipe do their best to carry on the fight back. With Arcee, was the plan always to make her as ambiguous as possible until she was forced into making a decision on where she truly stood?

JOHN BARBER: Yeah—Issue 18 is where we actually get into her head, and see how she thinks. She just approaches things from a way that other Cybertronians don’t. Her worldview is skewed by all the events in her life—I mean, everybody’s is; it’s just that her event are just a little more unusual.

So, yeah, she was definitely keeping quiet about what she knew, who she would side with, all that—until she had an opportunity to strike most effectively. Which, I don’t think exactly worked out—she definitely didn’t want out-of-control Prowl-Devastator running around, so it’s not like she actually succeeded in her plan. But things could have been worse.

Nevertheless, from my perspective, she’d have been better off going to Bumblebee in issue 4. But she didn’t think he’d trust her, and Bee definitely didn’t act like he was looking to trust Prowl’s secret warrior. So she didn’t think that was a legitimate possibility. And now, hey, look what all that mistrust has sown.

PAGE 4- Ironhide and the Dinobots pile in to provide reinforcements? Considering what is happening to his friends, do you think Ironhide is certain that the visions of the future he saw are going to come true, despite the devastation around him? They seem to have been driving his recent actions.

JOHN BARBER: Ironhide has come to realize that, even if he believes what he saw, there are multiple ways of looking at “fate.” He can just sit back and let the future happen, or he can take an active role. And if he takes an active role, he has to be himself. Beyond that—well, there’s more to come.

PAGE 5- Ironhide literally tries to knock some sense into Prowl/ Devastator’s head, and Bumblebee can see the tide of battle turning. This issue marks the end of the current arc in the series. In the grand scheme of things to come, how important are the issues we’ll find within these pages?

JOHN BARBER: Very. I mean, this issue is the close of the first big RID story arc. The story of Bumblebee versus Starscream versus Metalhawk struggling for control of Iacon comes to a close this issue. And however it works out, any one of them (or none of them) “winning” control of the city will change the face of Cybertron. There’s a lot going on in this issue, a lot of stories coming to a close, and it all matters a lot.

But it’s not the end of the series, and there are still going to be big, pointed questions looming. Where’s Shockwave? Why did what happened to the Aerialbots happen—and what’s the status of them now? Not to give anything away, but how does Starscream justify his actions? What’s up with Ironhide’s vision of the future? What does Jhiaxus want with Gorlam Prime? Lots and lots of other questions…

Not everything ends here—we’re back with another issue in a few weeks—but all that comes will be built on what we’ve done here. And there will be impacts felt in our sister series, TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE, too. But I can’t talk about that without spoiling anything. I can say, that events from MTMTE spill into RID next issue… but if you’ve followed what MTMTE revealed about Shockwave, I don’t think that will be a surprise. Anyway—this comic, RID #16, will have repercussions in the comics—and maybe beyond—for some time to come.

But I do want to thank all the readers who’ve read this series—and read MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE, and all the other Transformers comics, too—from the beginning, or who’ve come in during the run, or who are just joining us. Thanks for being there, hope you’ve enjoyed the ride so far, and it just gets better from here on out.

HKGTF have updated their Facebook page with a new gallery of the "soon-to-be-released" Masterpiece 10-B Black Convoy. The figure is a redeco of the main Masterpiece Convoy figure but without the trailer.  The image gallery includes comparison pictures with the recent Masterpiece figures.

Hasbro have posted some new larger official images of their upcoming Transformers Generations Voyager Class Springer and Blitzwing figures.  You can view the new images by clicking the thumbnails below

To celebrate hitting 500 likes, Paul has updated The Space-Bridge's new Facebook page with a look at the history of Octane.  The images include some concept artwork from the TakaraTomy archives, as well as another image from their archive of an early figure which has significant design differences to the final product and finally a couple of images of the released toy along side one of the prototypes Paul has or the originally planned "chrome fist" version.  Check them out by clicking the link above