Unique Toys have posted the first images of their grey prototype of War Rhino (Tantrum) from their upcoming Beasticon set.  The Beasticon will comibine into War Lord AKA Predaking.

With both Unique Toys and Mastermind Creations both releasing third party Predaking figures which will you decide to get?

YouTuber thielmj1 has posted a video review of the upcoming Transformers Masterpiece Soundwave figure. The toy, which is due out on general release on the 26th January 2013, is the latest release in the Masterpiece series. You can watch the video review using the plug-in below.

Unique Toys have updated their Facebook page with some new colour images of the prototype of their upcoming third party Divebomb figure.  The toy, known as War Lord Hawk, is not the only 3rd party Predaking figure being released as Masrtermind Creations recently showed off the first image of the 2nd figure from their own set Not-Divebomb (Ferocicons). You can compare the images after the jump.

Unique Toys - War Lord - Hawk

Mastermind Creations - Ferocicons - Not-Divebomb

This is just a quick reminder to UK Transformers fans that the new Argos catalogue will be out tomorrow. Stores already have the catalogue in but they are not unpacking them until tomorrow morning (at least they shouldn't).  If your local branch does put them out early, let us know what Transformers listings have been added.

The thought to be cancelled, Transformers Generations GDO Brawn figure, which is a remould of the First Edition Transformers Prime Voyager Bulkhead toy, looks like it may well be getting a release after all as some new images have been posted over on  78dm BBS by spyder. You can view the images below.

The Hobby Ark Toy Store have posted some new pre-orders listing on Facebook for some for upcoming Transformers Prime Beast Hunters figures from Takara Tomy. The figures include the first listing for Shockwave as well as stating that Optimus Prime will have a different deco to the Hasbro version and will feature a blue sword.  Here are the details

Pre-order open for Takara Transformers Prime Beast Hunters toys is open:

1) G11 Hunter optimus prime, voyager class, price=sgd$60, eta=april

*blue color packaging, paint different from Hasbro. Blue sword & green window.

2) G12 dragotron (predaking), voyager class, price=sgd$60, eta=april

3) G13 shockwave, voyager class, price=sgd$60, eta=april

4) G14, Hunter Bumblebee, deluxe class, price=sgd$35, eta= April

No photos at the moment

YouTuber The7thParallel has posted a video review of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Voyager Class Predaking, who has been released in his native Canada. You can view the review below.

e-Hobby have updated their product listings with some new, clear, official stock images of the upcoming Takara-Tomy Transformers Generations TG-19 Grimlock and TG-20 Ratbat figures.  As expected from Japanese releases, the toys have metallic paint with Grimlock also having a a more accurate red abdomen where as Ratbat has been given a new head which appears inspired by the IDW Comics Senator Ratbat which was first "leaked" via the instruction sheet which came with Transformers Generations Scourge.  The head will no doubt be reused for future recolours and we could image that these may include some of the Brestmasters.  You can view the images below.

How better to start the morning than some Transformers video reviews.  To start with Peaugh has posted reviews of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Optimus Prime as well as Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Bulkhead (Deluxe Version). You can view the videos below.

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Optimus Prime Video Review

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Bulkhead Video Review

Several auctions have been posted on TaoBao which show some new Transformers Bot-Shot figures, in packaging. Below is a list of all of the characters and auctions with the images mirrored after the jump

• Cliffjumper, Dirt Boss and Brawl 3-Pack
• Shockwave, Bumblebee and Skyquake 3-Pack
• Autobot Air Force (aka the Aerialbots) 5-Pack
• Decepticon Fire Assault Team
• Sunstorm, Single
• Ironhide, Single
• Shockwave, Single
• Bumblebee, Flip Shot

Eagle-eyed OzFormers admin Griffin, noticed that on an advert for Hasbro celebrating it's 90th year there is a picture of what appears to be a brand new Optimus Prime with the text Transformers Generations below it. The image, which can be viewed below, shows Roller transformed into the gun of the Autobot leader!!  Could this be the start of a new line of Transformers Generations figures once Fall of Cybertron is done? The answers may well come out of the US Toy Fair in a month, as they are unlikely to come from the British Toy Fair.

Yesterday we picked up our first Transformers Prime Beast Hunters figure in the form of Lazerback.  As such we have now posted out full image gallery and review of the figure which includes highlighting some quality control issues which we have noticed with the toy.  Our one has significant damage to the plastic which effects both the gun and the main toy itself.  Check out the image gallery for full details.

3rd Party toy maker, TFC Toys, have updated their Facebook page with a collection of coloured images of the latest prototype of their upcoming release SR-71 Blackbird (better known as Silverbolt) who is a part of their Project Uranos project, the unofficial Superion figure. The images include pictures of the new Aerialbot companion X-45 Phantom Ray who transforms into the chest plate of Uranos (Superion). There is also a groupshot of the first three released Phantom, the soon-to-be-released Eagle and Blackbird which helps highlight the size difference.  You can view the images after the jump.

TFSource.com have posted the first image of the upcoming TakaraTomy release TG-20 Ratbat. The figure is a recoloured / retooled Scourge which you can view below.

This is an important news story for collectors of Generation One figures, espeically anyone who has purchased a Computron in the last two year and comes courtesy of The Allspark.  For the last two years an eBay seller by the name of Qiupaul and Mcdolltutu has been selling reproduction Computron boxes, instructions and Styrofoam and putting loose figures into those boxes and then selling them on as Mint-In-Box toys for a large profit.  MightGaine has put together a guide on how oyou can identify these reproductions boxes which have been made more complicated by the seller selling other repro boxes (labelled as reproduction) which have slight differences.  Here is the full story from the Allspark

"There's a really awful scam that has been going on for over 2 years now with MIB Computron gift sets on Ebay. Seller going by Qiupaul and Mcdolltutu (and other names) has been making repro MIB Computron boxes, styro, and instructions, stuffing a loose Computron inside, and selling it as a legit MIB item:

Some recent examples...

Link to recent scam auctions

One can tell they're fake because of the missing arrow next to "TECH SPECS Clip and Save!" blurb on the back. TheMint1980 on TFW noticed something was funny with the auctions a year ago, when the same two sellers were selling tons of MIB Computron gift sets. RoboticPlanet on TFW noticed recently that the seller is now selling boxes labeled as repros...

Transformers Autobots Computron Custom Made Box | eBay

While MightGaine was doing the ID guide for the repro box, he looked back at the old "MIB" auctions from the seller, and realized they were missing four of the differences in the clearly labeled repro box, but they still have one of the differences--the missing arrow on the back of the box!! Here's the ID guide...

Quipaul Computron Box ID Guide

It turns out there are actually two versions of the repro box: one used to scam people, and one clearly labeled as a repro box. All those auctions TheMint1980 has been noticing have been scams!!

Conclusion: Qiupaul/Mcdolltutu has been scamming people with fake MIB Computron gift sets for over 2 years now!! Beware!!!"