Transformers Movie Toys & Products

In the latest in a line of formerly Asia exclusive Transformers making their way across the Pacific, the Movie series GDO Ironhide and Starscream Leader class recolors - sporting decos based on their Generation 1 releases - are Canada bound. Listings (linked above) have popped up on the Canadian Toys R Us website. Plus, new and official pictures are up for your perusal.

Will these two movie series Leaders also make it to the US or will they stay north of the border? Reports indicate that they will also grace store shelves in the US so keep an eye on the Toys R Us US website and your local store shelves.

Hobby Ark Toy Store has posted a picture of the packaging for the Asia exclusive live action movie series Striker Optimus Prime. The Asia exclusive release is a premium version of the one released by Takara-Tomy in Japan last year. An out-of-package in-hand picture has been posted on the Hobbybase Facebook page, for those curious of how this one looks out of his box. As these pictures indicate, this release also includes the sword accessories that were Amazon Japan exclusives with the first release of the Striker Optimus Prime.

Transformers Asia have updated their site with a page for the Asia exclusive Movie series Dark Energon Megatron. A recolor of the Revenge of the Fallen Leader Megatron, Dark Energon Megatron spots a truly menacing black and purple deco, and is due for a December release in Asia (but not Japan).

Pinball table manufacturer Stern Pinball has recently announced that they will be releasing a new pinball table based on the Transformers license. Being billed as "Stylish, Affordable Pinball Entertainment for the Home", this new pinball table is designed around the Transformers movie trilogy and is currently available for preorder through Amazon.com (U.S. buyers only), with a release date of November 9th.

For the full press release that Stern Pinball has sent out (and to see the buying methods for Canadian buyers), take the jump by clicking on the news story title.

Thanks to a thread over on AC-Toys we now have a brief in-hand gallery of the recently revealed Asia Exclusive GDO Leader Megatron- Dark Energon version. A redeco of the Revenge of the Fallen Leader Megatron, this toy is being released alongside G1-style redecos of both the Dark of the Moon Ironhide and Hunt For The Decepticons Starscream leader toys.

We now have in-package images of two of the upcoming Asia Exclusive GDO (Which apparently stands for Global Development Organization) Leaders: Starscream (From the Hunt for the Decepticons Leader Starscream mold, in G1-esque colors) and the newly revealed Megatron- Dark Energon Edition (From the Revenge of the Fallen Leader Megatron mold, in colors that are similar to the BBTS Exclusive Dark Energon Megatron) courtesy of two threads on ACToys. These toys will also be joined by the previously revealed Leader Dark of the Moon Ironhide redeco into a G1-esque color scheme.

TransformersAsia.com has done it yet again, with new images of the Asia-Exclusive redeco of the Striker Optimus Prime mold. Labeled as Asia Premium Series APS-01, this version of the mold will include metallic paint, chromed parts, special packaging, as well as a bonus weapon. Striker Optimus Prime is set to be released on the 30th of September.

TransformersAsia has also provided a bio for this Asian Market exclusive (Which, as they remind us in his listing, does NOT INCLUDE Japan.) Check that out after the jump.

The Amazon Exclusive release of the formerly Asian-Exclusive Year of the Dragon Optimus Prime toy from the Transformers: Dark of the Moon line is now in-stock and shipping. The toy has also received a price drop to $84.99, however that price drop is not in effect for people with prior preorders.

Linkin Park, known for their musical contributions to the Michael Bay Transformers Movies, posted a blog update of the upcoming Linkin Park Edition Soundwave with official images. This is what the band has to say:

"Linkin Park and Hasbro are collaborating on a super-limited LINKIN PARK EDITION SOUNDWAVE. It's a new and exclusive model based on the original 1984 toy, the one I grew up playing with. It includes Lazerbeak, Buzzsaw, and Ravage. There will only be 2000 units, available at SURU and comic/hobby shops.

Hasbro is currently showing a sample of it, inside the Transformers booth at Comicon. Here are some pics from Les, the designer. Shout out to Mr. Hahn for overseeing it's golden glory on our end (no, it's not real gold).

The LINKIN PARK SOUNDWAVE will be available later this year."

The images have been mirrored here, and feel free to check out the previous images that were posted from San Diego Comic Con here.

Are you looking forward to this release? Be sure to post your thoughts!

News reaches us this morning from Florida, as 2005 Board member turbojack, is reporting that you can now purchase the Transformers Universal Studios Exclusives from Universal Studios Florida. These figures include repaints of deluxe Dark of the Moon Optimus and Bumblebee. Sadly, no Evac as of yet. These figure were sighted in the T2 ride gift shop.

Could this be further evidence that the Transformers Ride will be making it's way to Universal Studios Florida? Time will tell. Click the title bar to speculate

In an interesting turn of events we can report that there's another new Movie two-pack in the works. This set comprises reissues of the original 2007 Leader Class Optimus Prime and Megatron toys, seemingly unaltered in a Dark of the Moon branded gift set box. Judging by the text on the front by the names, this is probably another Hasbro Asia exclusive release, like the previous Buster Optimus Prime & Jetfire gift set releases.

This bit of news comes to you via the Planet Iacon Facebook page.

Here is an interesting teaser for you - 2005 boards member Red leader sent us over an image teasing an Asia Premium Series Optimus Prime toy. Not just any Optimus Prime, but the Movie series Striker Optimus Prime, who was the upgraded version of Revenge of the Fallen Leader Optimus Prime with additional weapons to form the Stealth Force mode seen in concept art for Dark of the Moon. This one is due for a release in late September / early October and will be a limited edition. Red leader says "trust me, this one will be very special"; could this be a true premium series release for the Striker Optimus Prime toy, on the same level as the much sought-after Revenge of the Fallen Buster Optimus Prime?

Watch this space for more information.

The upcoming Movie Optimus Prime and Bumblebee statues from Calibre were shown off at the Ani-Con & Games Expo Hong Kong 2012, and our sponsors Robot Kingdom were there to take pictures. From the information relayed by Robot Kingdom, we can report that these will be released in the fourth quarter 2012, and will feature goodies like LED light up eyes, rubber tyres, electroplated parts, interchangeable battle masked heads, optional hands and weapons for different display options. Optimus will stand at around 20 inches tall and Bumblebee at around 14 inches in height. The pricing on them is not confirmed, but indications given here suggest that Optimus Prime will be over $1000 and Bumblebee somewhere in the region of $900 - these are high end collectibles, based on the actual movie CGI, for serious collectors.

The Cybergundam Blog has posted a scan from Figure Oh #174, revealing a new Optimus Prime for the Revoltech line; Revoltech Optimus Prime DX. This is Kaiyodo/Revoltech's take on Jetwing Optimus, and is the 40th figure in the Revoltech Sci Fi line. Release is scheduled for October 1st, no price announced yet.

Click on the thumbnail to take a closer look at the scan.

Hasbro has applied for 4 new Trademarks at the United States Patent & Trademark Office on 10th July, 2012. And the new Trademarks are:

• TOW-LINE
• ARMORHIDE
• ROLLBAR
• SIDE SWIPE

All 4 trademarks are listed as “Toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms”.

Again, we have no idea what they will eventually turn out to be for or when we’ll hear more news about them. But you all know where to come to find the latest news. A thread is open for you to discuss this latest development. Fire-away then…