Chinese fan site The-Arker has been updated with several images of the TakaraTomy Credit Card exclusive Transformers Henkei Slingshot minicon figure, the recoloured Thunderwing.

You can see the images here.

Just returned from a trip to my local entertainer.

Was pleased to find new voagers vector prime and inferno, but they are now £25. Animated duluxes where £15 and Universe Duluxes where £14.

Ouch!

Nic

ACtoys.net board member IAmGuest has posted some images what will be some Target exclusive repaints of the 6 inch War Within Optimus Prime and Robots In Disguise Optimus Prime figures.  The WWI toy is a Generation One colour repaint with the recoloured RiD Prime being called Hot Zone and is based on Generation One Hot Spot / the unreleased Botcon Defensor repaint of RiD Prime.  You can view he images below.

Chinese site The Arker has been updated with lots of images of the upcoming BotCon exclusive Transformers Sky Quake and Leo Zak - the repaints of Transformers Super Link Starscream (Transformers Energon Starscream).

Yizhi of TF08.net has managed to get his hands on a pre-released version of the highly anticipated Transformers Masterpiece Grimlock.

The images include robot and dinosaur mode, along with a few detailed pictures.

Photobucket user Xamot has posted two images of the Botcon2009 exclusive Skyquake figure in his image gallery.  You can view the image gallery here, as well as seeing the two images mirrored below.

In another update to Botcon.com it has been announced that both the non-attendees packages and the loose sets of toys have now sold out.

Update 3/2/09 - As of 5:00 PM Central Standard Time today (3/2/09), the following items are SOLD OUT: non-attending packages and loose sets. The Wednesday and Thursday Customizing Classes are FULL.

S250 has posted the first image of what he reports is the Botcon 2009 exclusives Skyquake and Leozak.  Skyquake was recently mentioned as being a BotCon exclusive by Andrew Wildman and is based on the Generation One figure of the same name where as Leozak is based on the Transformers Victory character of the same name.

The latest issue of Hyper Hobby (and other Japanese magazines) are now out on sale as as you could have guessed, have been scanned by various Japanese and Chinese collectors forums.  Below you will find a scan from the current issue of Hyper Hobby showing several of this months releases include the highly anticipated Masterpiece Grimlock figure.

Thanks to "Phoenix Hobby" for sending through some images of their recently aquired Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Voyager Optimus Prime, Demolisher and Fast Action Battler Megatron figures.  All of these toys are not yet out in stores.

Thanks to "Road to Heaven"for sending through three images of his recently purchased Transformers Alternity Convoy and Transformers Disney Label Mickey Mouse.  The images include a nice size comparison of the figures which can be viewed below.