Winter Wonderfest 2017 is taking place in Japan and TakaraTomy have announced some new products including Legends figures and additional Beast Wars Masterpiece toys. you can view the list below with mirrored images thanks to thw twitter users @TF_pr, @g5_el, @7777_diver, @MASABON2011and others.

• Masterpiece Megatron (next to MP-10 to compare size)
• Leader Class TLK Megatron (it may have a slighty different deco)
• Prime 1 Studios Ultra Magnus (repaint of Optimus Prime statue)
• Legends God Bomber
• Legends God Ginrai
• Legends LG-EX Head-Masters Set
• Masterpiece Bumblebee
• Takara Movie The Best: Ironhide
• Takara Movie The Best: Ratchet
• Takara Movie The Best: DOTM Soundwave
• Takara Movie The Best: Starscream
• Takara Movie The Best: Strafe
• Takara Movie The Best: Grimlock
• Ex Unite Warriors Valdigus 
• Masterpiece Cheetor
• Masterpiece Grapple
• Masterpiece Dinobot
• Legends Lio Convoy
• TLK Premier Edition Deluxes: Berserker, Bumblebee, Slash
• TLK Premier Edition: Voyager Grimlock
• Takara Movie The Best: Leader Class Optimus Prime 

TFNation have kicked off the New Year by announcing their first Voice Actor / Actor guest as Venus Terzo! Venus is best known to Transformers fans for voicing Blackarachnia in Beast Wars and Beast Machines though she is also well known as the voice fo Rainbow Dash in My Little Pony, Girl-Type Ranma in Ramna 1/2, Jean Grey, the Sorceress, Jinx, Princess Lana and on-screen roles including Arrow, Minority Report, Supernatural, Stargate SG-1, Blackstone and the Da Vinici's Inquest. You can read the rull press release below. 

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With the eHobby Convoy Bat (Bat Optimus Primal) figure starting to shop @tagoal has tweeted out new images of the figure along with its packaging. You can view the images after the jump

Some more mirrored images from TransFes2016 in Japan including TAV Hypersurge Optimus Prime, Legends (Titans Return) Hardhead, Skull(cruncher), and Galvatron including some close up photos of the new TakaraTomy heads, the east Wars 20th Anniversary trio of Rhinox, Rattrap, and Waspinator who have the most show accurate decos thus far as well as the prototype for Masterpiece Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal)

Finally thanks to TFW2005 board member Type-R and various Twitter accounts there are also some images of the upcoming Unite Warriors Bruticus and the Combaticons!

You can view all of the images after the jump.

An official video has been posted over on NicoVideo.jp which features the transformation sequence for the upcoming Masterpiece Beast Convoy (Beast Wars Optimus Primal to Western fans). You can watch the video at http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1458044905

TakaraTomy were in attendance at Winter Wonderfest 2016 in Japan and had display cases showing off their upcoming 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Beast Wars Convoy along with the grey prototype for Unite Warriors Bruticus.

You can view the images after the jump

Botcon posted a new preview video yesterday featuring David Kaye which ends with a suprise reveal image of Megatron in what clearly is a recolour of the 2001 Transformers Robots In Disguise Megatron (Car Robots Gigatron) figure. You can watch the video below.

The Transmetal 2 coloured Megatron based on the RiD Megatron figure is a concept that was designed by 3H and never used. You can view a drawing of those designs below.

New images of the prototype figure of Masterpiece Beast Wars Convoy (Optimus Primal) have been posted in this months Figure King magazine. A copy can be seen below

TFNation have announced their 2nd voice actor guest will be Richard Newman! The actor is best known for voicing Rhinox in Beast Wars as well as Tankor in Beast Machines but he also voiced Vector Prime in Transformers Cybertron.

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We are honoured to announce TFNation 2016 will see the first ever UK Transformers convention appearance of Richard Newman, who will be helping us to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Beast Wars and the 10th Anniversary of Transformers: Cybertron!

To Transformers fans, Richard is best known as Rhinox – the flower-sniffing, “Chainguns of Doom”-toting, Predacon-smacking Maximal from the Beast Wars era; a role he would later revisit in the twisted form of Tankor during the Beast Machines series.
Richard’s Transformers credentials do not end there, as he was also responsible for voicing Transformers: Cybertron’s time and space guardian, Vector Prime.

Outside of Transformers, Richard has amassed a huge resume of impressive acting work both behind the mic and on screen. Some of his many roles include; Grandfather in Pingu, Governor-General Phaeton in Exosquad; Iron Klaw from G.I. Joe Extreme; Tōtōsai from InuYasha; Cranky Doodle Donkey from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic; Rattlor, The Faceless One, Lord Dactys and many others from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002); Toadborg from Bucky O’Hare and the Toad Wars and the unforgettable M. Bison from Street Fighter: The Animated Series (YES! YES!). In 2011 his performance as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice led to a Jessie Award nomination for “Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Large Theatre”.

Richard will be signing autographs and taking part in panels during our inaugural convention, which will run from Friday 19th and Sunday 21st August 2016.

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TakaraTomy designer Hisashi Yuki has Tweeted a New Years photo featuring the Beast Wars Metals X-9 Metals Jaguar figure with a message which hints that TakaraTomy will be running commemorative Beast Wars events as well as releasing commemorative toys in 2016.  With Masterpiece Beast Convoy (Optimus Primal) already on the way this could be a hint at additional figures as well as new or redecoed Generations figures also being released.

The first official image of the upcoming Masterpiece Optimus Primal toy has been shown. The image is of a CGI render of the character who will be released next yeat to commerate the 20th anniversary of Beast Wars.

Over the next 17 days we shall be shall be celebrating the 16 year anniversary of Transformers At The Moon which takes place on the 29th of October.  The celebration will see us taking a look at different toys from the 17 calendar years in which the website has been online (1999-2015) (16 years, 17 calendar years).  We shall also talk a little about what happened in each of the years, both Transformers brand wise and our personal history with Transformers.

Before we do that though let's first unveil our Toy for the Year 1999 - Beast Wars Transmetal II Dinobot!

Click the headline to read this article in full as well as seeing a nice new gallery of the second Beast Wars Toy of this standout character.

Jaguarshoes Collective have put on an exhibition called Industrial Origami that is currently running in Shoreditch here in London England that features some work from Transformer designer Alex Kubalsky (Classics Mirage, Animated Black Arachnia, Real Gear High Score).  Alex will be holding a Q&A as well as a presentation this Thursday (September 24th) about transformable toys. The exhibition runs through November 1st. You can find more information below.

As part of London Design Festival and the Shoreditch design triangle 2015, Alexander Kabulsky will be showcasing an all new transformation design, a personal work for JaguarShoes.

Destined to be produced by a toy company later this year the new design will feature as part of Alex Kabulsky's product showcase and talk during design week, titled Industrial Origami at old Shoreditch and subsequently as part of an exhibition at DreamBagsJaguarShoes.

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For more than 30 years transformation has been a staple part of the pop cultural landscape in the shape of Rransformers a toy and movie franchise, born in 1984 which grew from Japanese designed Takara toys, rebranded and distributed in the USA as Transformers.

However, the art of transformation design is an ancient practice, rooted in the well documented paper folding traditions of origami.

Today this highly specialised practice is permeating the design of both purposeful and frivolous objects in society. Since metropolitan living grows increasingly dense within it's confined spaces, it is an art form that will continue to grow across all mediums.

JaguarShoes Collective believe that this design practice is long overdue some well deserved admiration and celebration. Therefore we will be hosting a talk and Q&A on 24th September alongside an exhibition of work by prop and toy designer Alexander Kubalsky.

An accomplished product designer Alex specialises in the art of Transformable design and is commissioned by numerous commercial clients inc. Hasbro, Warner Films and many other multinational toy and film franchises.

For anyone with a love of Transforming, a desire to introduce this art to their practice or to pursue and career designing transforming objects' we recommend that you book a ticket in advance.

The  Taiwanese Transformers Fan group on Facebookhave posted two photographs of the Year Of The Monkey Platinum Edition Optimus Primal on the shelves of Taiwan.

Thanks to an Autobase Aichi for the initial report