Twincast / Podcast Episode #213 "How to Say Expensive and Mean It"
How to Say Expensive and Mean It - The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast reaches episode #213, and the discussion begins with Takara Tomy's upcoming Masterpiece MP-44 Optimus Prime version 3. This toy has a substantial price tag that has caused controversy amongst Transformers fans. In-hand impressions of Transformers Generations War for Cybertron: Siege figures come next, with analysis starting for Deluxe Class figures Sideswipe, Hound, Cog, and Skytread/Flywheels. After that, Micromasters from the Race Car, Battle, and Air Strike Patrols get a look. Weaponizers Lionizer, Blowpipe, and Firedrive come next before the Generations discussion concludes with Voyager Class Megatron and Optimus Prime. A look at the upcoming Generations Select releases of Ricochet and Red Swoop is followed by a quick examination of the recently released Transformers: Botbots lineup. The endings of the long-running IDW Transformers comics continuity comes next, with the end of event book Unicron occurring first. Optimus Prime's namesake series is talked about next before the comics discussion concludes with Lost Light's finale. Bragging Rights close out another episode with early holiday season sales driving the cast's recent purchases.
First Images of Transformers Generations Selects Deluxe Red Swoop and Ricochet + pre-orders available
Generations Selects Ricochet and Red Swoop - Following our last news post regarding this new "Generations Selects" toyline (previously called "Select Series"), we finally have new images of the first two releases, Deluxe Class Red Swoop and Ricochet! These two figures are redecos of Power of the Primes Swoop and Jazz respectively. Red Swoop is based of the original G1 toy's colors (which can be found on the stock renders for the Power of the Primes toy), while Ricochet is meant to evoke the Headmasters character Stepper.
Generations Selects Megatron in unreleased G2 colors, plus more info about this new collector line
Generations Selects Megatron rumor - The collector oriented "Select Series" toyline, should be unveiled soon. Hopefully we'll see pictures of soon "red" Swoop as well as Ricochet (a black and gold repaint of POTP Jazz). Both listings were previously found on Midtown Comics. We also know of one of the new upcoming figures, Combat Hero Megatron in arctic camo colors! He is to be a redeco of the new Siege Voyager Class Megatron. For those who don't know, Combat Hero Megatron in arctic camo colors is an unreleased redeco of G2 Combat Hero Megatron.
Twincast / Podcast Episode #212 "Countdown"
Countdown - On episode #212 of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast, cast members Megatronus and xRotorstormx wax lyrical about how Black Friday has creeped outward to cover most of Thanksgiving week, and how this in conjunction with the advent of online events such as Cyber Monday have dulled excitement for the sales season. The conversation moves to new sightings across Power of the Primes, Studio Series, and Siege. This dovetails into our look at Seibertron's exclusive galleries of War for Cybertron Siege Battlemasters, Micromasters, Deluxes, and Voyagers. The episode moves in a cinematic direction to evaluate new details of the upcoming Bumblebee Movie, including its run time and rating - which compare favorably to this film's predecessors - and a new trailer which provides a glimpse of the movie's action on Cybertron. We wrap up the episode the way we always do - with bragging rights, where cast members discuss what they've acquired since the last episode.
New Galleries: War for Cybertron SIEGE Battle Masters Blowpipe, Firedrive and Lionizer
WFC Siege Battle Masters Wave 1 galleries - Continuing with new galleries for War for Cybertron SIEGE, we now bring you galleries for Battle Masters Blowpipe, Firedrive and Lionizer. These little guys are at the core of the line since they provide both the firepower and blast effects for you to recreate the War for Cybertron. Each effect can be added to the weapon to simulate it firing or it can be used creatively across your bots, like to show someone getting shot or even simulate the speed of the small Micromaster cars. Check out the galleries here.
Posted 2 hours ago by william-james88 - 775 views
NEW! The is a lot coming down the Cyberverse pipeline and with the current idea of having several toys of different sizes/classes for the same characters, it can get very confusing, especially sicne there is no sense of scale in these images. So we will break it down for you. All images came from listings on Amazon Australia. Below you will find images of: One Steps: Bumblebee, Prowl, Megatron, Optimus Prime Warrior: Soundwave, Prowl and Hotrod. All of these deue sized toys have action - Read More
Posted 3 hours ago by ZeroWolf - 1,068 views
NEW! Following on from the story yesterday, Hasbro has opened the first round of voting to decide which classic G1 toy is reissued in sprint 2020 at Walmart. Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Sabrblade, for bringing this to your attention! The first round is Perceptor vs Astrotrain, with presumably Thundercracker vs Skywarp being the second round. Follow this link to take part in the vote (Instagram or Facebook account required to vote). Which do you want to see on the shelves again? Have you - Read More
Posted 4 hours ago by william-james88 - 2,840 views
NEW! With Bumblebee getting praise from critics and fans alike, Paramount and Hasbro are both looking to continue the live action film franchise and not waste a minute. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura has provided us with the very first details for the next Transformers film. You can read the quotes he gave to Slash Film below, but the major take away is that the next film will be a BIG Transformers film rather than a smaller character based film, and while it will be going a different direction than where - Read More
Posted 5 hours ago by ZeroWolf - 1,837 views
NEW! Following on from the latest pictures of Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-44 Optimus Prime, we now have word that Takara Tomy have created and uploaded to their YouTube channel a trailer for this hotly anticipated Masterpiece figure. We have embedded the video for you to watch below! MP-44 is stated for a release in August and comes with a whole host of accessories including Starscreams head so you can replicate scenes from the G1 cartoon episode "Megatron's Master Plan". Also included are - Read More
Posted 15 hours ago by Seibertron - 3,663 views
For those of you who have been on the fence about the Transformers vintage G1 Hot Rod reissue action figure available exclusively at Walmart, now might be your best chance to get one for your collection. Hot Rod is currently available on Walmart.com for a mere $14.97, about 50% off of the original $29.84 MSRP. Special thanks to fellow Seibertronian boyatlarge for sharing this information with us. This Autobot Hot Rod figure comes with photon laser cannons and converts between racecar and - Read More
Posted 16 hours ago by D-Maximal_Primal - 4,246 views
Thanks to TonTon Reviews on Youtube and a heads up from Seibertronian What's Crackin'?, we have a pair of nice video reviews for the upcoming Transformers Studio Series deluxe class Barricade and Sideswipe! Starting with Barricade, we have a nice look at the figure that utilizes some of the transformation tricks his MPM self had, and we also see that his chest is mostly real car parts in robot mode, with only the center moving out of the way to allow for the angry chest slant. He is also - Read More
Posted 22 hours ago by ZeroWolf - 3,130 views
TFSource News - MPM-6 Ironhide, UT Challenger, IF Rush Beats, FT Hydra, KFC, Magic Square and More! TFSource Winter Sale is here! Up to 70% OFF 300+ items! Shop Now! NEW HOT INSTOCK ITEMS: - Transformers Masterpiece Movie Series - MPM-6 Ironhide - Unique Toys - UT - R-02 Challenger 2nd Release - Iron Factory - IF-EX29 Rush Beats - Unique Toys - Palm Collection YM01 Tom & Jerry - Unique Toys - Ragnaros Combiner M-02 Gahz'ranka - DX9 Toys - War in Pocket X34 Dutch - KFC Crash - Read More
Posted 22 hours ago by ZeroWolf - 3,464 views
THE CHOSEN PRIME NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER 10TH, 2018 Greetings and happy holidays from The Chosen Prime! Our 2018 Holiday Sale is underway! Similar to last year, in addition to sale prices on specific items, we are giving an instant discount on ALL in stock items by applying the item's Rewards Points as a discount at the time of purchase! We also have a number of new arrivals and pre-orders available this week, presented below. Let us know if there's a - Read More
Posted 1 day ago by william-james88 - 11,251 views
Thanks to posts on Baidu and Weibo, we have some new images from the latest Generations Book which heavily features 2019's big Masterpiece release, MP-44 Optimus Prime Ver 3. We get so see Prime at many different angles we did not see before, like his back with the Jetpack. We also have our best look yet at the human characters he comes with which does indeed include Carly. But best of all we get to see his transformation. We get confirmation that the chest windows he has are actually from the - Read More
Posted 1 day ago by ZeroWolf - 10,640 views
Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Carytheone, we have news of a special vote Hasbro is launching tomorrow through their Hasbro Pulse social media account (and also advertised on their Transformers Official Instagram account). The vote will determine which of four pre-selected G1 toys will be reissued in Walmart in the Spring of 2020! The choices are: Perceptor, Astrotrain, Thundercracker and Skywarp. Here's the post as put on the Transformers Official Instagram account. - Read More
Posted 2 days ago by william-james88 - 8,160 views
Carytheone gave us a nice tip on the forums. Right now, there is a coupon which gives you a $10/25$ return for a purchase of $50/$100 or more on toys, which is coming in real handy with Siege hitting Target stores. And for those who already made a $100+ or $50+ purchase recently, you can always bring in your receipt to have Target honour the new deal. For those unsure about how that works, the idea is that they would be price matching the current deal.They will do like you are returning the - Read More
Posted 2 days ago by william-james88 - 14,307 views
It's not everyday that Hasbro themselves share reveals through Twitter. Through a tweet regarding the Bumblebee film showing in LA, they posted an image of toys, three of which are new reveals. Here is the Tweet: We’re in #LA kicking off the world premiere of the @BumblebeeMovie with a showcase of our #Transformers #BumblebeeMovie products! Who’s ready to #JoinTheBuzz? And here are the toys: Speed Series Cliffjumper Nitro Series Blitzwing Nitro Series Dropkick While these - Read More
Posted 2 days ago by ScottyP - 6,993 views
The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast returns with a plate full of topics that's so big, we're going to need the power of the Matrix to even stand a chance at tackling it all. Host Scotty P is joined by Megatronus to talk shop about the latest toys and opine on the end of the IDW comics' long running continuity. Episode #213 "How to Say Expensive and Mean It" is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio within 24 to 48 hours of when - Read More
Posted 2 days ago by notirishman - 8,974 views
Our very own Jon Bailey (known as jON3.0 here on Seibertron) was able to land a role in the Bumblebee film as Shockwave and Soundwave! Jon has voiced Optimus Prime in Ask Vector Prime, Combiner Wars, as well as numerous Bumblebee movie trailers, Siren and Shockwave in Botcon 2015's script reading, AND the Crossovers Anakin toy (as well as many, MANY, non-Transformers projects, i.e. Honest Trailers). Today, we have a word from him on his experience on working on the film: jON3.0 wrote:I am - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by notirishman - 6,785 views
Reduce, reuse, and recycle, yo! Why you ask, you may ask. Well, we have news of a new book! The Transformers Give Your Old Stuff The Reboot! or as seen on the cover, Transformers Recycle It! Written by Devra Newberger Scollon (and photographed by Anthony Nex), the book itself appears to be a guide book on how you can use junk like cardboard or... Kool Aid (you'll see) and turn it into working robots, furniture, and more! It also includes a kit to build a 3D Transformers character (presumably - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by william-james88 - 11,426 views
The early showings for the Bumblebee movie happened tonight and fans are back from their screening with their thoughts. We wanted to share a few with you below from our community and other fans online. We will keep it spoiler free as best we can. If you want to discuss spoilers (or read spoilers), we now have a spoiler discussion thread on the site. Those who attended this special early screening got some goodies. Fellow Seibertronian xRotorstormX got a Bumblebee themed bucket and a Tiny - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by william-james88 - 20,002 views
Every two weeks, Seibertron.com brings you a Top 5 list related to all things Transformers written by me, your fellow editor. These are our opinions so what matters most is what you guys think of the topic or list, and I hope to see your own lists or comments on omissions and ranking. Let's have fun! All previous lists can be found here. Top 5 Most Disappointing Transformers Toys Don't mean to be a downer, but this week I wanted to look back on times we were quite disappointed with toys. - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by D-Maximal_Primal - 8,071 views
Thanks to Geeky Jerseys, we have word that they are offering a limited edition Bumblebee movie jersey! This jersey, which is offered in sizes youth small to 5XL, and includes 3 different goalie sizes as well, features a giant Autobot symbol on the front and the name "Bumblebee" above the number 84 on the back. It also has the number 84 on each of its sleeves, and comes in yellow with gray and black trim and highlights. This jersey is advertised as officially licensed, and has been limited - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by D-Maximal_Primal - 8,564 views
Thanks to United International Pictures Singapore, among many other sources from Asia, we have a brand new Decepticon focused feature for the upcoming Transformers: Bumblebee movie! This feature focuses on the Decepticon triple changers in the movie, Shatter and Dropkick. We also get commentary from Travis Knight for our 2 big bad Decepticons, as he talks about bringing these characters to life. Indeed, it is really cool to finally see triple changers realize some potential in the films, seeing - Read More
Posted 3 days ago by D-Maximal_Primal - 15,401 views
Thanks to Snakas Blog and TF-Factory on Weibo, we have some brand new images of the upcoming 2019 wave 1 Studio Series figures! These figures include the deluxe class Barricade, Sideswipe, World War II Bumblebee, Clunker Bumblebee, and Crankcase; Voyagers Bonecrusher and Optimus Prime, and Leader class figures Dark of the Moon Megatron and Jetfire! TF-Factory gives us some great round the figure shots of Sideswipe, while Snakas covers the leaders, Optimus in his combined form with Jetfire, - Read More
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