3rd Party Unlicensed

A new third party group has come on to the scene. Named "Mach 5" their first release is not a transforming Delorean or a Transformer based on Speed Racer's car but an unlicensed version of the Generation 2 fan-favorite character Ironfist. M5-01 Gauntlet, as they call it, is based on Nick Roche's design of Ironfist from the Last Stand of the Wreckers miniseries. So far only CAD designs and lineart has been posted on the group's Facebook page. Check it out for a teaser of the latest new third party and their first planned release.

Reprolabels have sent out their May update, with a selection of new sticker sets for adding extra details to your Generations and third party toys along with a set to restore the classic Generation 1 Micromaster Anti-Aircraft Tank set.

Even more great sets have been created over the last couple months:

Continuing the awesome selection of Fall of Cybertron set, Mike has made sets for Blast Off, Onslaught (including stickers for Bruticus) and two differently colored sets for Ultra Magnus. One is a "Blue Spark" set, and the other a "Red Spark" set. He's also made a couple of very extensive sets for the iGear Medical Specialist and Weapons Specialist.

Meanwhile, Justin created this work of art for TFC's Photron toy as well as additions to his Kreon sticker sets (Bludgeon and Springer).

Lastly, an addition to our Generation 1 sets, this time for the Micromaster Anti-Aircraft Tank.

3rd party group Mastermind Creations has sent us a new image showing off our first look at their upcoming R-05 Fortis figure. This homage to Generation 1 Headstrong will combine with the other Feral Cons to form the mighty Feral Rex. This new image not only reveals the color image of the figure but two additional things as well. One, the orange color on R-03 Bovis is now darker than previously seen. Two, Fortis shares a mold with Bovis, but we can see here that you can rotate the body around to give them two distinct looks in beast mode. The basic idea is something we've seen before in Universe Sideswipe and Sunstreaker.

Check out the new image by clicking the title bar!

TFC Toys Project Uranos is a project that was announced last year at Botcon 2012 at the Robot Kingdom booth. Over the course of the year reveals have been coming to us slowly but steadily starting with their version of Fireflight (aka F-4 Phantom) and leading up to today. TFC Toys has updated their Facebook page with the full color prototype image of the combined mode of Uranos. Take a look at this monster sized combiner. Are you ready to add this bruiser to your Autobot shelf? Sound off in the Project Uranos Megathread.

Additionally, the last two figures, F-16 Falcon and AV88 Harrier II, were recently shown in color over on Weibo in their jet modes. We're still awaiting color pictures of their robot modes. But, we will update soon hopefully.

You can check out all three of the most recent images by clicking the title bar.

More news from the 3rd Party Unofficial Predaking figure camp! Mastermind Creations updated their Facebook page showing off the fifth member of their Feral Cons project, R-06 Tigris! We get to see this unofficial Rampage figure in an upainted prototype state. The photos display the figure in all three molds and shows off the poseability of the figure. But, that's not all! Immediately following that Facebook post, Mastermind added one more photo. A fully combined unpainted prototype of Feral Rex himself!

No preorder date for R-06 Tigris is listed, but we'll keep you updated when they become available. In the meantime, click the title bar to feast your eyes on the King!

By way of their Weibo Unique Toys has unveiled their next Beasticon, Violence the War Panther, a not-Rampage. These new images show Violence in all three of his modes, looking a little less like a modified Generation 1 toy than the earlier Beasticon releases.

And, as you might have gathered, the Beasticons have now acquired "real" names. While War Hawk is still just "War Hawk", War Bison is now known as Savage Bull and War Rhino is Ironhead.

With this Unique Toys has revealed prototype of all five of their Beasticons - sound off with your thoughts in the discussion thread linked below!

ArtTek has unveiled another item in their line of accessories. This accessory is the ArtTek Art of War Sonic Rifle, modeled on the rifle wielded by the Autobot Blaster. Its scale is slightly larger than the more conservative version with Fall of Cybertron Blaster. Like the other ArtTek accessories it will be available in regular and metallic versions.

Third party group Keith's Fantasy Club has revealed a pair of new releases. Their fourth mold, confusingly labelled as "CST-02" is Ironpaw, an unlicensed Steeljaw. Ironpaw will be made in two versions the same as Rhinohorn - a Generation 1 inspired "Justice" version and a Shattered Glass inspired "Evil" version.

Check out preorders at our sponsors:

Justice Ironpaw - BBTS
Evil Ironpaw - BBTS

Site sponsor RobotKingdom has updated their preorder page for Unique Toys next unofficial Predacon figure, War Rhino. This time, in full color! Take a moment and check out this new take on their version of the evil Predacon Headstrong. Shown here are robot mode, rhino mode and his leg mode for the combined form of War Lord Beasticon!

Click on the title bar to see all of the new images.

Third party group ArtTek has unveiled their next two releases. In their Art of War weapon series, they are releasing a Rex Blaster accessory, based on Generation 1 Grimlock's blaster and designed to accompany the Fall of Cybertron Grimlock. The debut release in their Art of Tech series is Retro Rex, a Generation 1 inspired head for Fall of Cybertron Grimlock. Retro Rex's first run features a blue visor in addition to the red one, and both Retro Rex and Rex Blaster will be available in standard as well as metallic versions.

These are now up for preorder at our sponsors, with an expected release of July 2013. Check out the preorder links below:

Retro Rex - Big Bad Toy Store, TFSource
Retro Rex Metallic - Big Bad Toy Store, TFSource
Rex Blaster - Big Bad Toy Store, TFSource
Rex Blaster Metallic - Big Bad Toy Store, TFSource

Robot Kingdom has updated their Facebook page with images of prototypes of iGear's four upcoming Miniwarriors - Stinger, Rocky, Red Baron and Busta, their unlicensed versions of Minibots Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Powerglide and Wheelie respectively. The images show off each character in robot and alternate mode, along with some size comparison images alongside another of iGear's Miniwarriors, Bushwacker.

By way of our sponsors Big Bad Toy Store we can share with you some color images of the ToyWorld Trace. Trace is an unofficial unlicensed take on the red Throttlebot Chase, and the third part of the ToyWorld Throttlebot gestalt project. Take a look at the images attached to this post to see what this one looks like in full color.

Our sponsors Robot Kingdom have updated their Facebook page with details of the next Dr Wu release. DW-P15 Rain Storm is a four-barreled chaingun, based off of the design of the weapon that Springer used in his final fight against Overlord at the end of Last Stand of the Wreckers. Speculation is it might also look good on your Prime Skyquake, but for now check out the pictures of this unlicensed accessory.

Dr Wu is branching out from accessories, as this post on Facebook group Meteor Operation reveals - Dr Wu will be venturing into making full Transformers, and he'll be making unofficial WST ones like Heero Toys Maker and JustiToys. Unlike Heero and JustiToys though it seems his releases will be closer to Legends / Legion size class, will updated articulation compared to the original toys.

The first release shown so far is an unlicensed take on Generation 1 Perceptor, strongly based on the toy and featuring all three modes - check it out.

ToyWorld have updated their website with images of prototypes of not one, not two but three new upcoming releases. First up is their TW-H02 "Brainstorm" Headmaster, a follow-on to their Hardbone. Next is TW-02, the partner piece to their first release Hegemon, based on IDW's version of Optimus Prime. Lastly images of TW-T03 have been posted. That one is thought to be an unofficial version of the red Throttlebot, Chase.

Check out the images on ToyWorld's homepage.