Transformers Movie Toys & Products

Sega; the world famous game developer who created Sonic The Hedgehog is working on a new Arcade Game titled Transformers: Human Alliance.

According to Arcade Heroes, it’s a shooting game where humans (presumably the player) fight alongside the Autobots to save the planet. They presume that it is a light-gun game. The testing for the game is carried out in China at the moment. The site also says they do not know how it will go from there and is waiting for more information.

Prime Studio 1, who are making an awesome licensed polystone statue of Revenge of the Fallen Megatron, have posted a teaser photo on their Facebook showing off their next project. This release, MMTFM-02, is speculated to be a shield accessory part for an Optimus Prime statue - the shield design seems to match up to one that Optimus used in Transformers Dark of the Moon.

The accessory was originally displayed at the Hollywood Convention in the Kudanshita Hotel in Japan on 5-6 May, along with Prime Studio 1's Megatron. More reveals are expected to be announced over the next month.

Here is something rare and cool for you - by way of this eBay auction, we can share with you some images of a Transformers toy that never made it to general retail. Dark of the Moon Soundblaster was a redeco of Soundwave, initially intended for a seventh wave of Deluxe Class toys along with a Generation 1 styled Wheeljack, a redeco of Bumblebee and a Generation 1 themed Ratchet redeco. The series was dropped from a US release to an Asia exclusive wave, but never even saw that limited release. Until this auction, all we saw of Soundblaster were those initial promotional images. Check them out for a rare look at a toy that never got a release.

By way of Rakutan store Mame Gyorai, we have news on a new run of the Dual Model Kit Optimus Prime. The Dual Model Kit series were versions of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee that did not transform, but specialised in high poseability and screen accuracy. This reissue of the Dual Model Kit Optimus Prime is slated for a release in September 2013.

Prime1Studio has updated their website with pictures and information for an upcoming polystone statue they're producing of movie Megatron from Revenge of The Fallen. This extremely detailed, gigantic, and not to mention gorgeous statue will feature light up eyes, interchangeable eyes and stands at 32" tall from base to head. No release date is provided, but when it is released you're gonna have to dig deep into that wallet. The statue will run you 189,000 yen (roughly $2000.00 US).

Regardless, the sculpting on this thing is extremely impressive. Take a look at the images by clicking the title bar!

Good friend of TFW2005, Ricky Brigante of Inside The Magic dropped by to let us in on the news that Transformers: The Ride Supply Vault at Universal Orlando is now officially open.

At the Supply Vault, Transformers fans can purchase all sorts of neat stuff including a small replica of the Allspark from Movie 1.

Also, you might meet Optimus Prime and Bumblebee walk-around characters; who entertain the public.

"Yesterday the large metal doors opened to the ride’s store, dubbed the “Supply Vault,” revealing hundreds of Transformers items now for sale in the park, including quite a few Universal Studios exclusives. And with the opening of the store, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee also emerged, meeting Universal Orlando day guests - and Optimus was even talking."

"A few of the more unique items are a voice changer, All Spark projector, and plenty of T-shirts, along with an assortment of Transformers toys, including Evac, a main character developed for the ride."


You can visit Inside The Magic for more information and lots of images.

The 3rd and final book of the Transformers: Classified series has been announced as Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom. The title of the book pays homage to 1985 Transformers "See & Read" series children's book of the same name.

The story synopsis as we received is as follows:

"In the finale to Switching Gears and Battle Mountain, 12-year-old Kevin Bowman's older brother Duane finds himself and his fellow soldiers on a mysterious blue planet facing fierce robotic creatures. Back on Earth Kevin and his AUTOBOT friend Gears uncover a secret program that sends satellites to track incoming TRANSFORMERS--but is it meant to protect Earth, or aid in a DECEPTICON invasion? Kevin and Gears plan a daring rescue mission in this action-packed conclusion to TRANSFORMERS Classified."

The book will release this September 10th by Little Brown Books for Young Readers and is priced at US$14.99.

This 224 paged book is a collaboration of effort by Ryder Windham and Jason Fry.

After leading us on a merry chase with a few teases, Transformers Asia has updated their website with the official unveil of the Asia Premium Series Leader Class Decepticon Brawl, from the 2007 live action movie. This version of Brawl features a premium paint deco, the first time the Leader Class Brawl has ever received the high-grade treatment. Check out the pictures to see for yourself.

The Transformers Asia Facebook page has followed up on their previous tease of a new release in the Asia Premium Series of Movie toys with a picture confirming the APS-2 will be a redeco of Leader Class Decepticon Brawl. The picture though is a total tease using inverted colors, preventing anyone from getting a proper look at the toy.

Fear not though, because through the magic of Photoshop, Singapore Transformers Fan Group Planet Iacon have removed most of the photoshopping to reveal what this new Leader Brawl might actually look like. As with the Striker Optimus Prime, this Leader Brawl takes the 2007 Leader mold and gives it a full-on Premium Series redeco.

If official, non-photoshop tease images are released by Transformers Asia look vastly different to this we will update you here. For now, enjoy this first look at Decepticon Brawl's premium deco.

Transformers Asia has posted an update to their Facebook page teasing at the next Asia exclusive premium series released. The banner posted confirms that APS-02 will be a Decepticon - and the blurred out text cannot hide the fact that the full name of the character is Decepticon Brawl. Like the APS-01 Striker Optimus Prime, we presume this will be the 2007 Movie Leader Class Decepticon Brawl, with an updated / premium deco.

Keep it TFW for more news and pictures when they surface.

Here's that other bit of release news I mentioned - Amazon's second Transformers exclusive of the Fall season, Jetwings Optimus Prime, has also been released. This is the first time that the Supreme class Jetwings version of Optimus Prime as been available outside of Japanese import releases, and it sports a unique deco to boot.

It is also currently in stock at Amazon if you missed out on preordering and have since decided your Dark of the Moon collection needs Optimus Prime with his flight gear - click here to view the page on Amazon. Thanks for bringing this one to our attention goes to 2005 Boards member PlutoniumX.

Our next new Transformers toy gallery for your enjoyment is this gallery of the Transformers the Ride exclusive release, Evac! Only available from Universal Studios, Evac is the star of Transformers the Ride, a new member of the Autobot team who takes visitors to the park on a journey that's more than meets the eye!

The Evac toy is a rather cool little exclusive. He's a complete new mold based on the character from the ride, transforming from a high-tech personnel carrier / the car from the ride into a movieverse styled robot mode. He fits right in with the movie toys too, particularly with contemporary releases from Dark of the Moon. He's got decent amounts of poseability in the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees with a little side-swivel in the ankles to allow for wider poses. On the vehicle mode, the sides of the vehicle lift-up, gullwing style, just like the car on the ride. There's no waist swivel in robot mode though, and no weapon or accessory either, though there are some 3mm clip points on the toy and 5mm peg holes in the hands as well.

All in all, Evac's a cool little toy. He's got a great look and fits in well with the movie series cast. Because he's a theme park exclusive, he commands a bit of a markup on the secondary market and your mileage may vary on whether that is worth it. Certainly at original retail if you are a movie series fan, this one is a good addition to your Autobot side.

View the gallery by 2005 Boards member Russian fan here:

Transformers the Ride Evac (Universal Studios Exclusive) Gallery

Following on from the American Greetings Transformers Movie themed ornaments from the last few years, this year American Greetings is offering up a movie Megatron Christmas ornament. The Decepticon leader's head, as depicted in Dark of the Moon with its scarring on the right side of the face, can glare down at you from your Christmas tree as you exchange gifts with your family this holiday season if you pick up this ornament.

Looking forward to the shiny Optimus Prime Striker Asia Edition? Miss out on the darker, Dark Of The Moon Striker Optimus Prime? Whether you've been seething with anticipation for this figure, or just wanted to see how it turned out, HK-TF has posted the 1st in-hand images of this "new" Optimus figure and we've mirrored the images here!

How does Striker Optimus look with the Premium treatment? See for yourself after the jump!

We've got another new gallery to share with you tonight - this time we have the Sci-Fi Revoltech DX Optimus Prime, aka the Movie Series Jetwing Optimus Prime Revoltech figure. SydneyY provides us with an extensive look at this toy, which features a selection of optional hands, swords and a giant battleax as well as the jetwings flight gear and a display stand. It's a fantastically detailed non-transforming piece that crams in as much detail as physically possible, and features plenty of options for posing and display.

Open the link below to view the whole gallery!

Revoltech Jetwing Optimus Prime Gallery