eBay seller daddiomk has listed an auction on ebay for an ­Original Transformer painting­. The artwork ­was used on the back of the box for many of the original Transformers figures and is signed by the artist Jeffrey Mangiat.

The auction description is as follows:

"TRANSFORMERS ORIGINAL ART~PAINTING~1980S~HASBRO~RARE This auction is for an ORIGINAL work of art featuring THE TRANSFORMERS! This one-of-a-kind PAINTING appeared on the back of HASBRO TOY packages in 1980S. This is an ORIGINAL Gouache on cold press Illustration board artwork painted by world renowned illustrator, JEFFREY MANGIAT! Mr. Mangiat also produced many of the first generation Transformers artwork for numerous package designs. His paintings are known worldwide for their incredible use of detail and intense color palette. This fabulous painting measures 26” X 24” and is in superb condition. There is a minor crease in the lower right corner that does not affect the majesty of this rare original. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to obtain a piece of Transformers toy history directly from the artist who created this artwork! The winning bidder may choose to have the piece signed and personalized if they choose. If you are a dedicated fan or collector of THE TRANSFORMERS or high quality artwork, this rare ORIGINAL PAINTING is for you! Payment may be made by Paypal in US funds and MUST be received within 10 days from end of auction. STRICTLY ENFORCED! (FREE SHIPPING- priority mail domestic USA delivery confirmation & insured!)"

Those who are interested best have plenty of spare cash though as the auction starts with a price of $7,500

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I thought this might be of interest. There is a long-running UK fanzine (in print, yes!) called Hubris. The latest issue has just come out, and has a specially commissioned cover done by Marvel UK artist Stephen Baskerville. That's got to be his first Transformers work in quite some time!

There's more details on the site here: http://www.the-hub.co.uk/hubris/hubris-10/

I was on Play.com when I found covers for both editions of ROTF

Pics are on my photobucket account;

http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu227/Hig09/5749557x-1.jpg

http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu227/Hig09/11351094x.jpg

eBay seller JokersFunHouse has placed two auctions on ebay for what they describe as the helmets of two "official appearance costume pieces" in the form of Grimlock and Kickback.  Although some may question the authenticity of such pieces, we know first hand that such items were producecd during the 80s for promotional events as a Jazz costume was used in our local shopping centre as a promotion for D&H in the mid-80s making it into the local newspaper.  You can view the auctions here and here.

Thanks to DaveTheRave for pointing us in the direction of his ebay auction for the S.T.A.R.S Battlepack playset.  If you do not know what S.T.A.R.S playset was, it was a cardboard base for the Autobots which was produced during the early years of the Transformers and sold via the S.T.A.R.S collectors club, the first official Transformers club which sold mail-away toys such as the Omibots and Refelctor.  DaveTheRaves' auction also included other 80s Transformers merchandise but the S.T.A.R.S base, especially in the condition that this appears to be, is what will be of most interest collectors.

TF08 has been at it again with more testshots of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toys.  Following on from Soundwave is Deadend (a deluxe figure) as well as an unknown truck.

Pascal (who often buys figures from TF08, has shared his pictures and a review of DeadEnd at Cybertron.ca).

www.tf.sg has managed to secure mass orders for MP-02 UM Gun and MP-04 Roller!

For more info: http://www.tf.sg/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=3&func=view&id=10643&catid=58&limit=6&limitstart=0

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Entertainment News International has a video preview of Glu's mobile game "Transformers G1: Awakening".

The video shows Skywarp attacking Bumblebee, Bumblebee transforming and Skyfire taking on Trypticon. Tech specs to Optimus, Megatron, and Metroplex are also shown using Stan Bush's "The Touch" as background music.

Thanks to The Allspark for the original report.

As it's a little bit of a slow news day today, though we have another Beast Wars Neo bible update for you this afternoon, I thought we'd link to the latest discussion on AcToys about the Diamond Select Omega Supreme statue.

The thread includes lots of pictures, so you'll have to be patient whilst it loads. It's worth taking a look if you've not seen this piece before.

Thumbs Up (UK) Ltd, have launched their own dedicated Transformers merchandise website over at www.amazingtransformers.com. In addition to Transformers items (Light up t-shirts and USB keyrings), their normal product range includes giftware, novelty items, toys, gadgets and technological innovations. Find out more at www.thumbsupuk.com.

e-Hobby have placed a listing for another New Years exclusive, this time its not for a toy but for the huge Transformers tapestry. You can view the listing here. The item is 75cm by 61.5cm in size and is suppose to feature the box art from every Japanese released Transformers from Generation One
through Generation 2.

For a better image of this item, take a look at this photo from Snakas that he picked up in June fo this year.

Michael Bay.com has been updated with a video called Transformers: Behind the Scenes.

You'll need to make sure you have Flash installed to watch the video.

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Thanks to members of ACToys.net we have the first images from inside of the Transformers Visual Works book that has been released in Japan. You can view the images in our December Mirror of ACToys.net or over at ACToys.net, once their server comes back up, here.