3rd Party Unlicensed

By way of Toymoda we have a look at the latest new accessory kit from Dr Wu. One of the Dr's next released will be "Rear Guard", a set of arm cannons for the three Classics "Conehead" Seekers Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet. The weapons recreate the original toys' look of individualised weapons.

Check out the images attached to this post, but please remember that these are unofficial products not licensed or endorsed by Hasbro or Takara-Tomy.

Mastermind Creations have released a couple of new images of their Feralcons. This new image shows for the first time the new character "Fortis", their take on the rhino Predadon Headstrong. It might be the angle of the picture but he seems to be slightly shorter and stockier than Leo Dux / Razorclaw and Bovis / Tantrum.

The new images also show a size comparison with the Classics Voyager Optimus Prime mold (in the form of SDCC 2008 Nemesis Prime) showing that the three pictured are all approximately the size of the old Ultra Class.

On Monday, Mastermind Creations showed off their Feral Rex combiner in color and added an April Fools Joke to the picture with a Predacon colored Arcee named Sixer. As we reported (and confirmed on MMC's Facebook page) Sixer isn't happening, but the mold of that Arcee figure is. The figure's name is Azalea and is inspired by Alex Milne's design of the character from her Spotlight issue. 2005 Board member griffith76 has shared the resin prototype of this figure in our 3rd party forum. According to Mastermind's Facebook, more fembots are planned and will apparently all be named after various flowers.

Check out the images of the prototype by clicking the title bar.

In a dual reveal/April Fools Joke, Mastermind Creations updated their Facebook page today with an image revealing the fully combined mode and color image of their Feral Rex project. This unofficial G1 Predaking figure is shown with a Predacon-themed Arcee on the shoulder. The Arcee was joked as the reveal of the sixth figure in the set (This sixth figure is heavily rumored to be an entirely different G1 character). Preorders for the first two Unofficial Predacons, Talon and Bovis, are expected to be released this quarter.

Check out the full image by clicking the title bar and then head over to the Feral Rex Mega Thread to discuss!

Mastermind Creations has revealed a colored image of their upcoming R-03 Bovis figure vis their Facebook page. This figure, due for release 2nd quarter of this year, is an homage to Generation 1 Tantrum. This will be their third release in their new Reformatted line with Hexatron (aka Sixshot) and Talon (aka Divebomb) seeing release before him. Bovis has a nice traditional G1 Predacon color palette. Mostly orange, red and grey with hints of yellow and black.

Check out the image by clicking the title bar!

More third party news for you - Keith's Fantasy Club's next project has been announced via Big Bad Toy Store. Their next release is a set called "CST-03 & CTS-04 Boxbomber Set of B-Box & BirdBomber". B-Box and BirdBomber are unofficial updates to Beastbox and Squawktalk respectively, who will fit in Masterpiece Soundwave if their previous release Rhinohorn is any indication. The two cassettes are billed as retaining the twin cassette combiner gimmick that was the main draw of Beastbox and Squawktalk. They are due for a release in April.

Check out the original listing here on Big Bad Toy Store.

Our sponsors TFSource have sent word of a new third-party accessory kit. The Guilty G-04 hunger set consists of a whopping 18 different weapons, including missile racks and nul-ray arm cannons, for the Classics Seekers. They are said to be color-matched for the Seeker Set Ace & Elite, though will potentially be a good match with just about any versions of the Seekers.

We've only got images of the accessories with Starscream so far, but they give a decent indication of what the rest of the set might be like.

Check out the preorder listing here at TFSource.

Thanks to archieboy, Jaybot, and whomever else helped spot that image to the left because the only thing I knew was "HEY LOOK NEW IMAGE COOL", we have a new image of FansProject's upcoming unofficial Menasor combined! Check out that sword! Pre-orders for some of the individual cars/robots can be seen here:

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• Causality CA-10 T-Bone

Click on the thumbnail to see the new combined mode image with the sword.

Good news fans of Targetmaster Transformers! 3rd Party group, Mastershooter Collectibles, has updated their Facebook page with in package pictures of their unofficial Targetmaster figures. These items have delayed several times, but according to Mastershooter, it was to insure the quality of the figures. Seen here in this photo are Bolt-Action, Minute-Bot, Shot-Piece and Broomstick (AKA that's Firebolt, Haywire, Recoil and Fracas for you newer fans!).

Check out the in-package images by clicking the title bar!

Freelance designer and 3D Concept designer, Dillinger, has updated his Facebook page with in package pics of the next third party releases from IGear - MW-05 Cogz (aka Gears) and MW-06 Duneraker (Aka Beachcomber). Duneraker's packaging features a tie-dye effect in the background to support the characters hippie nature. Adding to this fun quirk of the character, the bio mentions that his weapon has been converted into a paintball gun. These in package shots should be a nice indicator that these will be releasing soon. As of now, they're scheduled for a May release.

Check out the images after the break.

Please remember, these are third party items, neither endorsed nor licensed by Hasbro, Takara-Tomy or their licensees.

There's a new third party group on the block, ArtTek. ArtTek's goal is to produce simple, high quality weapons and accessories to enhance your figures, and their first "Art of War" release is the Hero Rifle - a fairly faithful upscale rendition of the original Optimus Prime rifle. It's a piece which is running for $12 with our sponsors Captured Prey, who bring you this news.

Yes, you read that right - that oddly named piece is the next release from Dr Wu. The Dr of Evil is also known as Dr Archevil, human ally of the Decepticons from the classic Generation 1 Transformers arc The Ultimate Doom. This minifigure is a bit bigger than the Dr Wu Partners figures, and is designed to represent the good evil Dr in all his megalomanical glory.

Please remember, this is a third party item neither endorsed nor licensed by Hasbro, Takara-Tomy or their licensees.

We recently had a chance to look at the reissue version of the BTS Toys trailer set. This new version of the BTS Toys trailer is matched for the United Black Optimus Prime, but if you do not have that particular toy it makes for a fine trailer for any other Nemesis Prime that you might have - if you have some trailer connector parts for it.

Read on to check out our thoughts on this piece - or if you, like me, feel that a picture is worth a thousand words, then check out our gallery of this newest release from BTS by opening the link below:


BTS-01B Motion Cryptotype Base (Encore) Gallery

Impossible Toys has released a video on Youtube demonstrating the transformation for their upcoming third party release "Tetra Squadron", based on the Cybertronian alternate modes of Starscream and the other Seekers as depicted in Transformers Generation 1's pilot, More than Meets the Eye. Three releases for this mold are teased so far - Banshee (Starscream), Rebelor (Thundercracker) and Prankstor (Skywarp). Check out the video embedded below:

Courtesy of Ages Three and Up's Facebook page, we have our first look at final photos of Fansproject's re-release of their Munition and Explorer kits. This often delayed and highly anticipate re-release not only gives fans a chance to purchase these fantastic toys if they missed out the first time, but also gives us more Generation 1 paint jobs. Additionally, the combiner accessory pieces share different colors as well. No photos of the individual figures just yet, but this gives us our look at the combined form, Colossus.

Take a look at the pics and join the discussion after the jump.