The official Transformers website state the "TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE - MINI-CON 6-PACK Figures" is supposed to consist of the Armada Sea Team and Adventure Team. It is unclear if these will be repaints or just repackaged figures.
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The official Transformers website state the "TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE - MINI-CON 6-PACK Figures" is supposed to consist of the Armada Sea Team and Adventure Team. It is unclear if these will be repaints or just repackaged figures.
OTFCC have an update regarding the Palisades Ultra Magnus. In their update they state that the statue is a limited edition 500 and will be for sale on Palisades Toys website. All orders that have been placed through OTFCC"s e-Store will be honored and will ship in July 2004 when the statue is available. For more information on this head over to OTFCC.com. There"s also a special note about Ultra Magnus" fists!
Thanks to Devil Soundwave for letting us know that Final Battle Prime is nowout in the UK.
Edit: Oops, we"ve corrected the typo of Not out to Now Out. Silly us
TF World 2005 has news that Universe King Atlas Out.
This mold was originally used 11 years ago for G1 Sky Quake, then again in 1996 for Machine Wars.
UK games mag GAMESMASTER has reviewed the upcoming PS2 Transformers game based on Armada. It got a pretty respectable 88%.
The pros were basically :
Stunningly beautiful graphics.
Extremely entertaining action and frantic combat.
Huge levels.
Minicon interaction makes things in depth.
Great boss battles.
The cons were :
Although the levels are huge, the sections are easy to bypass.
It"s too easy to get lost.
The Autobots are so big and robot-like that it makes certain platform sections difficult.
All in all, they said it was very good, but not a classic.
If you want to pick up the issue, it"s the one with the huge Optimus Prime on the cover, and the free Lion Bar.
TF World 2005 have pictures of Universe Protectobots (Micromaster SixTurbo) in packaging. Comment here
Thanks to Jeremy Barlow, Webmaster of SoundwavesOblivion Toy Archive, for dropping us an email to let everyone know that he was contacted by Toyfare magazine a few weeks ago, requesting a photograph of the Japanese Master Piece Optimus Prime. The picture is featured in their latest issue on page 103, that is out now (issue 81, May 2004). He has scanned a copy which you can see here and the original photograph here. Its nice to see UK sites being contacted for a change.
Transformers.com has been updated with preview pictures of Tracks (who is still yellow) and Dead End (which is the "Sunstreaker" mold people have seen, though black and red).
Q: I have been seeing pictures of a new AUTOBOT helicopter. Is this a new ENERGON version of SPRINGER? If not, what will its real name be?
A: This new AUTOBOT helicopter is BULKHEAD.
Q: There has been some discussion as to what happens to the prototypes/mockups after they are presented at Toy Fair and various other events that Hasbro attends. Are they put away for possible future use? Are they discarded? Do fans have the opportunity to acquire them?
A: Prototype toys are not made for prolonged play and have not passed safety requirements. Hasbro does not sell or store prototype toys for this reason. Prototype samples are created for production proofing, internal presentations or Toy Fair and are not cleared through Quality Assurance. Hasbro does not sell or give away prototypes at all. Any prototypes that fans may have seen for sale on websites have been obtained through unauthorized means.
Wally Wingert (voice of RID Sideburn and Mirage) has updated his website, Wally On The Web, with his press releases about his first trip to the UK .. attending Auto Assembly
Benson Yee"s BWTF Site haev put up their interview with Simon Furman. You can read it here. In the Q & A, Simon talks about the Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, how Universe is going, the a little about W.W.I 3 and the mini-comic that is being produced by an all UK team for the Atari Transformers (previously Prelude to Energon) game.
The question was raised how likely would it be that the organisers of AA could get a second Voice Actor for the Event in May. The answer, possible but they would need help. Read what you could do to help this be a possibility by reading this thread on our message board Sake Comments
If you are wondering why you can"t find them, both The AllSpark and Transformers.net are currently down. The Allspark has joined up with the TFormers Message board TFans for the time being, and Transformers.net appears to have a problem with their database or script timeout settings. If you are after these sites we suggest you try again later in the day
We received our Pre-Reg pack yesterday. Must say it was very nice to have a map of the area and not just the normal information pack. More of the conventions should supply these, it is a vey good idea for people who have not been to the area before or who are coming from longer distances as they can see what other things there are to do and see whilst at the event. Nice Pre-REg cards too.
In related news Simon has posted a mini update on our message board here
OTFCC added their second shipping updaet in as many days yesterday to let everyone know if your ordered an item frmo the OTFCC Store then it will be on its way. With the exception of the Ultra Magnus Statue. Read more here
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Ep 6: Dinobots gain a spark



