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This past weekend, Star Wars Celebration VI took place. Our very own Destro was on the scene and was able to snap a few hundred photos to share with us, and our sister site Toyark had all the pics. Check out a round-up of news stories below with all the images.

• Photos From Star Wars Celebration VI
• Star Wars Celebration VI Day 2 Pics
• Star Wars Celebration VI Hasbro Toy Display
• Star Wars Celebration VI Cosplay
• Star Wars Celebration VI - Hasbro Star Wars Booth Day 2
• Star Wars Celebration VI - Cosplay Day 2 Photos
• Star Wars Celebration VI Hallmark Booth Pics
• Star Wars Celebration VI Pics - Cosplay Saturday
• Star Wars Celebration VI - Hasbro Day 3 Update

Have you ever wanted a tattoo but didn't want to spend the time, money or endure the pain associated with getting one? Well, you're in luck my friends. Toys R Us has updated their website with a new product listing for an upcoming Bumblebee Face Tattoo. This temporary tattoo will be perfect for kids who want to dress up as Bumblebee for Halloween, but don't want any kind of lousy mask or helmet getting in the way of ingesting as much candy as possible.

Collection Intervention follows Elyse Luray, former Head of the Collectibles Department at Christie's, as she helps couples, families and individuals whose pop-culture memorabilia collections from Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica to Catwoman and Barbie have become damaging obsessions, creating financial strife and a huge strain on their lives. Elyse will create a strategy that helps these collectors curate and showcase their collection by assessing where the true value lies and then allow them to decide what's worth keeping and what they can sell. These massive collections include dining rooms stuffed with 30,000 comic books, a garage filled to the rafters with Catwoman memorabilia, and an almost uninhabitable house filled with Transformers. For each collector, parting with some of their collection may free up some much needed space in their home, provide cash windfall to get out of debt, or even just allow a couple to become more focused on their relationship.

Our friends over at Transformers @ The Moon have shared with us some recent findings from the USPTO. Hasbro have applied for two new trademarks.

One of these trademarks is for Transformers, under the heading of Entertainment services in the nature of an amusement park ride so this one we know relates to Transformers the Ride.

The other is under the usual category for toy registration, and this one is for Doom Lock. For those who can remember the Transformers Energon line from 2004-5, Doom-Lock was a dinosaur Transformer, a redeco of Cruellock. Since the only history of the name is connected to dinosaur Transformers, and we've got a new toy of Grimlock in the pipeline for Transformers Fall of Cybertron, could this trademark application be in anticipation of an evil redeco of Grimlock?

Stay tuned for more news as it emerges.

What an amazing week for news it has been, with the tail-end of E3 2012 Coverage hitting on Sunday and Monday (Check out the News Roundup for E3 right over here) and the Tokyo Toy Show happening over the tail-end of the week. In fact, there's been so much news, it'd be no surprise to have missed something. So here's our News Roundup for the week of June 10th, 2012:

Tokyo Toy Show News:
- First Color Pic of Masterpiece Soundwave and More Cassettes!
- Transformers Prime Arms Micron Ultra Magnus, Nemesis Prime, Thundertron and More!
- Tokyo Toy Show 2012 Exclusive Transformers: Prime Clear Optimus Prime Box Image
- Arms Micron EX Terrorcon Bumblebee Revealed
- Masterpiece Transformers Images from the TakaraTomy Presentation at Tokyo Toy Show 2012
- More Pics from the Tokyo Toy Show
- Tokyo Toy Show 2012 United Black Optimus Prime In-Hand
- Masabon Reports: Tokyo Toy Show 2012

Reveals:
- First Color Pictures of MP-12 Lambor/Sideswipe
- New Transformers United (Power Core Combiners) Product Images
- Masterpiece Soundwave Revealed
- Masterpiece Red Alert Revealed
- Amazon Japan Exclusives for MP Sideswipe and Soundwave
- Transformers: Cap Bots coming from Takara-Tomy
- High-Res Masterpiece Sideswipe, Red Alert and Soundwave images
- Japanese Toys R Us Exclusive Battle Shield Optimus Prime
- Arms Micron Campaign Toys at Japan's New Generation Hobby Fair

Convention News:
- Transformers Voice Actor Neil Ross to Attend TFCon 2012
- Auto Assembly 2012 Exclusive Kitbash Addon- Classics Diaclone Wheeljack!

Fall of Cybertron News:
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Character Profiles
- Fall of Cybertron Artbook to see U.S. Release
- Fall of Cyberrton Developer Diary: Inside Optimus Prime
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Voice Cast Revealed
- IGN Presents Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Escalation Mode (Gameplay Video)

Transformers Sightings:
- Prime Cyberverse Vehicles Available at Universal Studios
- Transformers the Ride Energon Drink and Choco-Allspark
- Weaponizer Optimus Prime and Bumblebee released in Australia

Third Party/Unofficial Products:
- Final Pictures of TFC-007 Rage of Hercules Set
- TFD Studio Prime Bulkhead Accessory
- TFC Toys Hercules VS. Maketoys Comparison/Review
- Dr. Wu DW-TP02 Martyr Final Photos
- Beelzeboss Teases New Little Red Runt

Our network sister site TokuNation.com has had a busy week with big news for Tokusatsu fans! If you have any passing interest in Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, or Godzilla then you should make it a point to check out TokuNation.com today!

POWER RANGERS NEWS
- Press release revealing Power Rangers Megaforce
- Confirmation of Power Rangers Megaforce being Super Sentai Goseiger
- First look at the poster of Power Rangers 20th Anniversary
- First images of Power Rangers Megaforce
- Shout! Factory boxed images of Power Rangers Season 1-7 on DVD
- Saban Brands purchases 4Kids TV Entertainment Block
- Details on Power Rangers Megaforce, Saban's plans for the 20th Anniversary, and what to expect at San Diego Comic Con and Power Morphicon
- SRC DaiZyuJin (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Megazord) to be released/distributed in USA by Bluefin Tamashii
- Image Preview of SRC DaiZyuJin
- Power Rangers Season 1-7 Boxset Available for Pre-Order

Super Sentai Go-Buster News
- First images of "Great Go-Buster Oh"
- SH Figuarts Yellow Buster/Usada Lettuce and Chida Nick Announced

Kamen Rider Fourze News
- SH Figuarts Virgo Horoscope and Machine Meteostar to release October
- Images of SH Figuarts Kamen Rider Fourze Cosmic States and Module Set 04
- Kamen Rider Movie Wars Directors Cut with 20 extra minutes

Other Tokusatsu News
- Akibaranger villain Malshina to receive SH Figuart
- Box images of SH Monsterarts Little Godzilla
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Volume 1 Pre-Order available
- Ultra-Act Gridman preview gallery
- VR Troopers "Tao Chong" Passes Away

TokuNation.com Updates
- Announcement of Let's Watch Wednesdays


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dharmacon dropped by our 2005 Boards to share something that is doubtless going to be of interest to all you fans in the South Florida area - from June 2 to August 3 2012, there will be an exhibition charting the evolution of Optimus Prime at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. This cool exhibition in dharmacon's own words "features roughly 100 figures, including many of the major Optimus Prime toys that have been released in the U.S. since 1984, along with plenty of toys from more ancillary product lines (e.g., Heroes of Cybertron, MyClone, Kre-O, etc.). It also features products and merchandise, narrative text and facts, a selection of comic books featuring Prime on the cover, and a display case devoted to the four voice actors that have given life to Optimus Prime over the years.

As an added bonus, there are also letters from three of Optimus Prime's four voice actors in the exhibit. Garry Chalk (voice of Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime 2002-2006), Neil Kaplan (Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime) and David Kaye (Transformers Animated Optimus Prime) have all contributed some honest and heartfelt thoughts about Optimus Prime, the fans and the greater Transformers Legacy.

It's pitched at a general audience, so it may not have anything that fans like us do not already know, but if you are in the area then head on by and take a look - it genuinely sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon. Check out the University library opening hours here.

We, as fans, love our giant robots, but one of the best things about the particular giant robot series that we love is that they also turn into cars sometimes! As an extension of that Defendorworx has made several upgrades for the 2010-2011 5th Generation Camaro to trick out and make it look as much like a robot that is poorly in disguise! Site sponsor Bigbadtoystore.com has added new preorders for the following upgrades (All are available in either chrome or two-tone):

Automatic Gear Shifter
Autobot Door Sills
Manual Gear Shifter
Autobot Locking Fuel Door
Autobot Non-locking Fuel Door

Get your preorders locked in here!

Josh van Reyk and Shaun Knowlerthe, the creative team behind the well-loved Transformers: Mosaic project announced that the project has came to an end. For those who are unfamiliar with this project, it has been a Transformers fan comic project that has included many fan artists' and writers' work for quite some time now. Read the official statement from the TF: Mosaic team after the jump.

I would personally like to thank Josh and Shaun for all that they have shared with our community here as well as each and every contributor who has worked on this project. You guys all have done some great work, and you have enriched our Fan Art Community for many years with a multitude of great sequential artwork. Your contributions provide us with a multitude of great artwork, as well as a vast amount of inspiration for anyone who creates Transformers artwork on any level.

Also, feel free to check out our own Transformers: Mosic gallery in TFW2005.com's Transformers Fan Art Gallery. If you are interested in having your own Transformers Fan Artwork featured in our gallery, be sure to check out the Fan Art Gallery Submission Guidelines. Share your own work and take part in our Fan Artist's community in our Fan Art section of the TFW2005.com Creative Forums!

Site sponsor Bigbadtoystore.com has added new preorders from DefendorWorx, makers of some very cool Transformers related automobile accessories. The new products available for preorder include Autobot and Decepticon bar stools (With or without backs) and a Transformers Pub Table. Perfect additions to anyone's Transformer man-cave.

Check out the images courtesy of BBTS after the jump and then head over to their site to lock in your preorders.

Here's something that is completely and utterly cool that we thought was worth sharing with you. A pair of clever Japanese model car enthusiasts have built an RC Car that is more than meets the eye. This creation of Kenji Ishida and JS Robotics is capable of transforming from a fully operational RC car into a robot - and when we say a robot, we mean one that is fully capable of moving under its own power and even throwing punches like a boxer. Some real time and effort has gone into bringing this one to life - a possible sign of the future of high-end Transformer toys, ones which can transform by themselves and even move for themselves...?

Check out the video below! This report comes to you via Freshgadgets.nl

Site sponsor Bigbadtoystore.com has listed preorders for new automobile accessories to help transform your car. New products from DefenderWorx have been listed. Included in those listed are license plate covers, trailer hitch plugs, high end sunglasses, Autobot and Decepticon badges, and some very cool LED tail lights!

Check out all of these new items and get your preorder in HERE.

Business Wire is reporting that Hasbro Studios has done a deal with Netflix to bring its content to multiple platforms across the US. Why this is great news for Transformers fans? Netflix already hosts Transformers Prime, but under this deal, Netflix will also soon be adding Transformers Generation 1, Beast Wars and Rescue Bots later in 2012.

There is also news about when Transformers Prime Season 2 will be available on Netflix. According to the release, Transformers Prime Season 2 will be added after the season finale airs on The Hub.

Other shows which will also be coming to Netflix under this new deal are JEM & The Holograms and G.I. Joe: Real American Heroes. Already available on Netflix are My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, G.I. Joe: Renegades and The Adventures of Chuck & Friends, along with the first season of Transformers Prime.

Just a couple of bits from around the network that might be of interest to our multi-fandom fans:

G.I. Joe - The HissTank Database BETA is now live - A full resources section for G.I. Joe similar to TFW2005. Currently for 25th forward as it gets it's feet off the ground. If you wanna see nice clean pics of what's come out since 2007 - give it a spin!

Thundercats - The second season (or season 1 part 2) has started for the new Thundercats series. Check out reviews for the first 2 eps here and here. Check out HD screen caps for the first two eps here and here.

Toyark - Marvel Legends 2012 is here, and Toyark has been doing some sweet photo shoots of all the figs. Check out the index of the Toyark shoots here. Also - the Toyark got a forum restructuring a while back, so feel free to browse around starting here.

Tokunation - still plugging away! If you are into Power Rangers, Sentai, and all that good stuff - check them out here.

So I was browsing the boards this morning when I saw that 2005 Boards member CodeXCDM had shared this Lego Transformers X Nintendo crossover someone had designed and I felt it was too cool not to share!

Based on the classic Nintendo Gameboy, this fan-designed Lego Transformer transforms into Soundwave! Just like the original Soundwave, he has cassettes - they are the game cartridges! And like the original, the weapons form up out of the batteries. The creation is officially named "Domaster and Tetrawing", and is the creation of Lego creator Julius von Brunk, who you might know of already for recreating the Super Mario Bros. 3 airship in Lego. Check out more of his work here.

This slice of cool and fun news comes to you via Gizmodo.