Amazon Japan have posted some new high resolution stock images of the upcoming Masterpiece Generation 2 Sideswipe which gives a good look at the new face sculpt as well as confirmation that the toy will come with a sticker sheet allowing you to Make the toy more authentic to the original figure.

TakaraTomy are putting some limited edition (100) signed prints of the original boxart for Convoy (Optimus Prime) drawn, and signed, by Shin Ueda 上田 信（うえだ しん）

http://takaratomymall.jp/special/tfart/

About the Artist (very rough translation via Google Translation, as i've run our of time to translated it) 

Born in 1949 Aomori Prefecture village Yomogida

learn drawing five years as apprentice at the end of the KOMATSUZAKI Shigeru, then, employment in the model gun manufacturer MGC Propaganda Department, and as an independent illustrator two years later. Continue drawing activities mainly on military primarily related to, but drawn and package art many, regardless of genre or manufacturer. 

To machine the deployment of Japan "Super Robot Life Transformers", worked on box art of "Total Commander Convoy" in 1985, and key visual of scrambled City and the second phase key visual, then also, the Transformers character of many painted. 

Have a good reputation for precise depiction of weapons and battle scenes drawn by Ueda, I have conducted numerous illustrations of the product package and illustrations of current magazines. The technique has announced the world a wide range of works of manga precision painting, children's illustration, line drawing by a wide-ranging, using the airbrush from the picture story inherit KOMATSUZAKI style.

Details

Price: 31,500 yen (tax included) (around £200)

Product contents: Original framed pre-replication (commentary card pack)

Framed size: W530mm × H450mm

Framed Specifications: wooden black frame framed

Limitation: 100 points

Tuesday 13 am to start September 10, 2013: order accepted

Reservation receipt end: October 10, 2013 (Thursday) 13:00

Scheduled late November 2013: product shipment

TakaraTomy have sent out an official soliciation image of Masterpiece Generation Two Sideswipe as well as Masterpiece Soundblaster who will come with a Ratbat figure. Both figures will be released in 2014

Game Trade Magazine have images from the upcoming Invincible Iron Man HeroClix set which have revealed that Deaths Head will be released as one of the characters.

The design is based upon the artwork of Simon Williams.

Thanks to Iacon Underground for the spot and Simon for pointing out it's based on his artwork

Lorenzo di Bonaventura has announced that the four winners of Chinese "Reality TV" competition to win parts on Transformers 4 have been chosen after four months of of the contest.

"I want everybody to have fun," Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the film's producer who has produced all the Transformers movies, told China.org.cn about the producers' decision to recruit actors through a TV contest aired on the China Movie Channel. "We are always looking for different ways to learn about other cultures. This is a great way to see people's passion and excitement. It allows for everybody to have fun together," he added.

Byron Li, Austin Lin, Candice Zhao, Teresa Daley eventually won the much-coveted movie parts Sunday night on the "'Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show," launched by Paramount Pictures in cooperation with Jiaflix and the China Movie Channel in April. The contest was open to both professional and amateur actors, attracting more than 70,000 contestants.

You can read more over on China.org.

Hobby Ark Toy Store have updated their Facebook page with the status update announcing a black Transformers Prime Leo Prime figure:

"Preorder for Takara Tomy Transformers Go! Prime G25 Leo Prime Black Version, Price=SGD$55, ETA=Dec 13

* Black redeco of AM28 Leo Prime, no stickers required. Fully painted.

Email: hobbyarktoy@gmail.com to order"

The Transformers Collector's Club have revealed their latest Series Two Subscription Service Figure as Barricade! This decepticon is based on the Transformers Universe aligned continuity design and is a redeco of the Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Prowl figure.

The Planet Iacon Facebook Page reposted an image from Japanese site 2Chan of the FJ Optimus Prime which gives a better look at the figure. The toy, which was shown automatically transforming at the Tokyo Toy Show 2013, appears to have removable parts will be released on the 28th September priced at 4,200yen.

CMS Corp have updated their website with new images showing off some of the feaures of their upcoming Transformers The Movie Exosuit figure.

The images will be mirrored a little later once our ftp is back working

A new third party group revealed themselves a couple of days ago via the Facebook group Planet Iacon when they showed off prototypes for a new non-official Bruticus figure. Unlike recent revealed, none of the figures were blacked out so everyone gets the chance to have a good look at Warbotron who appears to be pretty detailed as well as larger than some 3rd party items.  You can view the images after the jump.

UPDATE: NECIO of TFW2005.com has mocked up a size comparison chart of some of the Third Party figures!

The Transformers Collectors' Club have updated their website (which is currently offline) with photographs of 2014 figures Rampage (Protoform X), Transmutate as well as a small image of Treadshot. Rampage is a remould of Transformers Prime First Edition Deluxe Megatron, complete with a new head, whilst Transmutate is a redeco of Arcee. The image of Treadshot is very small but he is a repaint of the Generations Warpath and will be part of the second line of Subscription Service toys whislt Rampage is the 2014 membership incentive figure, leaving Transmutate as a 2014 club store exclusive.

You can view the images after the jump

TRU.co.uk has added listings for Generations Titan Metroplex, Masterpiece Soundwave and Masterpiece Acidstorm,all due supposedly over the next two months

Transformers Titan Metroplex - GBP 125

Transformers Masterpiece Soundwave -GBP 120

Transformers Masterpiece Acid Storm -GBP 75

The amiami facebook page have posted an image from the Summer Wonder Festival (WonderFest) which is taking place at the moment in Tokyo, which show what appears to be a licensed non-transforming super-sized Scorponok garage kit which, when made up, is in scale with Generation One Fortress Maximus.

It is our believe that this kit is part of the "Wonderfest" license granted by manufacturers to garage kit owner to produce and sell their products at the show as an official license. It is unlikely thay this figure will be released outside of the show and, as such, is likely to fetch an extremely high price on the secondary market.

A new 3rd Party group called The Time Machine have announced they will be releasing a Seeker called Starshout later in the year (so late Q3 or Q4)

The Allspark member Shenanigans has posted a sighting of Predacon Rising figures in Tesco's here within the UK.  The figures spotted include:

1. Predacons Rising Abominus Giftset
2. Predacons Rising Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime VS Predaking
3. Predacons Rising Cyberverse Legion G1 Smokescreen VS Cindersaur
4. Predacons Rising Deluxe Sky Lynx
5. Predacons Rising Voyager Darksteel