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Diamond Preview Rectification

Date: Friday, March 11th 2005 7:01pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.diamondcomics.com

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Diamond Comic Distributors has placed a small rectification on their site about the Titan release of Transformers: Last Standing.

The Titan Hardcover Bundle of re-released US Marvel comics, featured in the March Previews Catalog, had the wrong cover printed in it. (The cover of Dark Star) The rectification on the site includes the correct the correct image.

Action-HQ updates with Preorders for MP-02, Alternator Dragstrip, Wheeljack and more

Date: Friday, March 11th 2005 9:34am CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Sideshow Sideswipe | Credit(s): John of AHQ

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Action-HQ.com has new PreOrders for Re-Issue Soundblaster, MP-02 Ultra Magnus, Alternators Dragstip & Wheeljack and more.

-March 17th is the date for Re-issue #18, Soundblaster. Order yours now for next week as word on the street is that he will be in short supply! Just $49.95!

-Week of March 28-April 1 is MP-02 Ultra Magnus. Get this die-cast metal masterpiece for just $99.95!

-PreOrder for April only 1 per case; Alternator Dragstrip and Wheeljack at the premium cost of $39.95. also get Alternator Swindle for only $19.95.

-And don't forget to check out our Specials on discounted Energons, RobotMasters, BinalTech, Smallest TFs & more!

PreOrder yours FIRST at Action-HQ.com!

Transformers Energon Overcast on eBay

Date: Thursday, March 10th 2005 10:32am CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Seibertron | Credit(s): Bonecrusha

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On ebay.com the Transformers Energon repainted version of Jetfire, Overcast, is up for bidding. There are no current bids on it and the starting bid is $30. Time left for bidding on it is about 2.5 days at the time of this post. Now that this figure has popped up on eBay, it's probably only a matter of a couple of months until Overcast shows up in US and Canadian stores.

Transformers: The Ultimate Guide To Be Re-Released In June

Date: Wednesday, March 9th 2005 11:53pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Darth Bombshell | Credit(s): Zzyss of the 2005 Boards

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While searching for a copy of "Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, Zzyss of the 2005 Boards was contacted by Dymocks, an Australian bookstore, who had the following to say:

"This book is apparently a new version of the Transormers Ultimate Guide which came out last year (isbn 14053046180). Last years version is out of print and essentially unobtainable. The new version will not be released until June 2005 acording to the book's distributor Penguin. Price I understand will be about the same - $40."

However, this e-mail doesn't mention whether or not this will be a second print run or a revised version.

Transformers Energon Gestalt Limbs Sighted in the UK

Date: Saturday, March 5th 2005 11:43am CST
Categories: Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: Alex Kingdom | Credit(s): Loosecannon, Overloaded

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Seibertronian Loosecannon has told us he picked up Energon Basics Sledge, Duststorm, Skyshadow, and Treadshot from Toys R Us in Leeds, each priced at £6.74. The UK Hunt for the Energon Combiners begins!

Edit: Overloaded also confirms seeing Sledge, Duststorm, Skyshadow and Treadshot and Sledgehammer in Murphys world of wonder in Blackpool Cork Ireland!

Join the discussion here at the Energon Pub.

Australian G1 Season 4 to be released

Date: Thursday, March 3rd 2005 1:34pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.madman.com.au

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Madman Entertainment announced on their February update that the sixth DVD box of the original series of the Transformers will be released soon.

The article has slated the release of the final box of the set for the Australian market at the month of june. Madman Entertainment promises that is shall be filled with all kinds of extra's. More announcements down under are to follow.

ReproLabels offering "Upgrade" Sticker sheets!

Date: Tuesday, March 1st 2005 3:11pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Razorclaw0000 | Credit(s): ReproLabels.com

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Our friends at Reprolabels.com have begun to offer a new sticker sheet set called an Upgrade Set.

With the stickers contained in this set, you can add alot of extra touches to various G1 figures such as:

Eyes for WheelJack
Leg detailing on Ultra Magnus
Waist detailing (like the Toy Catalog prototype) for Silverbolt
Anime-style heads for Ratchet and Ironhide

plus

A whole suite of stickers for Rodimus Prime to make him more Anime accurate.

Check it out here.

No Beast Machines DVD's in the works, at this time.

Date: Tuesday, March 1st 2005 2:37pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.rhino.com

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Well, the headline basically says it all. I just got a reply to an E-Mail I had send Rhino Home Video, about the possible release date for the Beast Machines DVD boxes. The following was their reply.

"We do not have any current plans for this release, but thanks for your input. I'll forward your letter to our suggestion box.

Dr. Rhino"

Close look at Overdrive, Fang Wolf, DinoShout, and Micron Booster 3

Date: Tuesday, February 22nd 2005 6:52pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Razorclaw0000 | Credit(s): Japanese Transformers Image Board, Nevermore of 2005

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We've got some nifty images for you guys, including BT Overdrive, with a gun barrel, (though this may be a pre-production shot!), Fang Wolf and DinoShout in colored form, and the first good look at the Micron Booster V. 3 set we reported a month or so ago.

Nevermore of the 2005 boards has provided name translations:

Refute is now "Clamp"
Crumplezone is now "Trigger"
Incinerator is now "Wrench"
Six-Speed/Brit becomes "Socket"
Reverb/Bumper becomes "Plier"
Jolt/Hop becomes "Bit"
Street Speed Team becomes "Dice", "Jack" and "Plug"
Nightbeat becomes "Gauge"
The Dead End repaints are "Bug General" and "Bug Drone"

Further on, you'll see two Emergency Team repaints called "Hellflame Microns", and which have something to do Flame Convoy.

The Prowl repaint is "Quasar" and is exclusive to Ito Yokado, while the Firebolt repaint is renamed "Graviton" and is a Jusco exclusive. These are similar to last year's Windcharger campaign apparently.

Transformers Collection Perceptor Promo Image

Date: Thursday, February 17th 2005 5:16pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Razorclaw0000 | Credit(s): S250 of 52Toys.com

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The venerable S250, from the 2005 boards, has discovered what appears to the promotional image for TFC 19 - Perceptor, showing all three of his modes.

You can view the image here.