Apart from that, The Masterpiece and Binaltech line are targetted mostly at collectors who crave the excitement they first experienced 22 years ago.

Seen on the Hasbro site:









Approximate Retail Price: $9.99 each

Available (U.S.) May 1st.

http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default...4904AB6ED4C53B1

Looks nice, but the blast effects are getting a little overused if you ask me.

It seems Michael Bay and his designers are actually shying away from human-like faces for the Transformers. I guess this is how he views mechanical alien lifeforms

I'm not really impressed with this new look..

Thanks to SPX and TFW2005 for auction pics of the digicam bot:

that digicam looks neat! it'll be nice if it can take pictures! hehe!

Hmmm, I wonder who the designers for the TF movies. It's nice....but they are too alien looking for me. The only thing the resembles the transformers we know is the logo.

if you mean solely because of the G1 label, i'm not on board with that. if you mean because they're labeling according to line, that i rather like. if you mean because it now has Rodimus Prime, well,

and i second that motion for more Cybertronian figures [you might be happy to know they're going to make War Within Megatron and The Fallen too]... i want Stormbringery goodness too.

also, at Botcon 2006 Hasbro confirmed that they would indeed have a War Within Grimlock.

- last "me grimlock rock!" maximal

I saw some Lego Bionicles in TK earlier today and they kinda resembled the movie Transformers.

i agree. hence, there've been some haters calling it the Bionicle movie. hehehe.

i dunno, this look actually makes sense to me... the blocky, simplistic G1 designs wouldn't look that good in 3D. from an aesthetic standpoint and a believability standpoint [no mass shifting, disappearing parts, etc i think] -- making that's what they looked like when i was a kid" the main reason to use only the old designs. updated versions of the old look, as with Alternators, might have looked better, but would share a lot of the same weaknesses imo.

i'm not that big a fan of the in-movie look itself, but i love how it translates to the toys -- by default, they've got less greeblies and less of a "parts and panels everywhere" feel than the CGI models. the look does grow on you.

i think this update will look great all put together, and will be received very well -- it's our 2006/7-era culture's definition of "high-tech/futuristic" [it does change -- for more differences see how different the "future" clothes from TFTM and Bicentennial Man are, for instance].

initially, i was worried about resemblances too, but most of the details are there [for most of them -- the decepticons are practically all new]. prime has the face and his chest windows. bumblebee's yellow and friendly. it's no more G1 than Armada, Energon or Cybertron were -- it's a reinterpretation, i think, a reimagining. the Ultimate universe clicked, and i feel reasonably confident this might as well.

sorry for rambling, hehe.

- last "thjere's always the chance they'll choose to be a little more anthropomorphic/humanlike in the sequel, after having interacted with the humans for a while" maximal

And now...we've finally get to see the Movie Ironhide toys!



Thanks to TFW2005

Comparison shots of Movie Rachet with other toys.


Compared to Armada Red Alert recolor.

This guy is big...voyager class. Makes sense with the level of detail on the toy.



with classics Bumblebee and Mirage

Thanks to TFW2005

Alternator Ravage is out in the UK. Pics courtesy of TFW2005:

BBTS is now accepting preorders for the Walmart constructicons.

BTW cool pics Stephen!

Thanks Doc Mike!

Here are pics of the Movie Prime and MEGATRON in their robot and alt modes. Thanks to gen1TF.com





Let the drooling begin!

Thanks to TFW2005 for the pics and news:

Test shots of Movie Blackout!


Test shots of Movie Ratchet, Starscream, digicam-bot, celfone-bot, and handheld game-bot




Test shots of Fast Action Battler Optimus Prime and Ironhide!

Test shots of Alternator Rumble!