The Transformers Collectors Club have posted some new images of their "Figure Subscription Service 3.0 Tarantulas" toy over on their Facebook page which includes a revised version based on feedback from fans which sees the figure coloured closer to the original Beast Wars colour scheme.

You can check out the images, along with a comparison created by a TFW2005 member, below

With the closing of his G2 Stunticon eBay auction, eBay seller z75Sales has posted some more listings for rare items. The items currently available include:

1. Testshot Beast Wars Waspinator
2. Testshot Beast Wars Tarantulus
3. Boxed Megatron / Starscream ATB - We own this figure so be sure to check out our own galleries for additional images.
4. Testshot Beast Wars Dinobot
5. Lazercycle Soundwave
6. Gobot HighBeam Packaging Mockup
7. Cyberjet Air Raid Production Sample

You can view the auction, along with the images of the items, by clicking on the links above.

Takara-Tomy have updated their website with the announcement of a new line of Transformers toys called "Transformers Legends".  The line is basically the new official Japanese title for the Generations Figures but also contains some Japanese exclusive items.  The first two releases to be announced are Rattle (Rattrap) and Convoy (Optimus Primal), from Beast Wars. Rattle is the Generations Deluxe class Rattrap figure with a new deco whilst Convoy is the 10th Anniverary Golden Disk Beast Wars Ultra class toy. They are currently due for release in October 2014.

You can view the images after the jump

Recently there was a listing found for a Rattrap Generations figure within the Wal*Mart computer system which led fans into believing that there is a Rattrap figure in the works, something the fan community was speculating about after James Roberts name-dropped the character when talking about the comic books. Well over last weekend at Roll Out Roll Call 2013 it was confirmed that designs have been produced for a Generations Rattrap figure as well as a possibly a fourth Beast Wars character.  No details were given on who that additional character could be; it was more deduced from the wording that was used rather than being directly stated; though the Rattrap design is said to be based on original season one form, much like the comic art has shown, rather than the TransMetal figure.  Whilst nothing was shown since the Generations Rhinox figure is turning out to be be very close to the concept design (which was shown), this should give everyone hope that the final Rattrap figure should also look close to his design which is said to be close to the animation model.  It was mentioned at the show that the figure was to be revealed at NYCC though from the reports we have read online it appears that this wasn't the case.

No word on when the figure is expected to hit, but it is coming.

TakaraTomy have been tweeting out character models of Beast Convoy, Fire Convoy, Super Mode Convoy, Grand Convoy and Galaxy Convoy to promote the Fans Choice Masterpiece contest which is taking place.  It seems, however, that some fans are incorrectly mistaking these character models for designs of Masterpiece figures of the characters.  They are not. Most of the sheets clearly contain the date stamps and are also available within our Series Bible section of the website which contains various models sheets from Beast Wars and Beast Wars II as well as some Car Robot sheets.  We own character models from G1 through to TF Animated so let us know if you would like to see more of these types of galleries.

The sheets which have been shared by TakaraTomy can be found after the jump

Beast Wars fans may want to make plans to travel to Canada later this year as TFCon have announed that Venus Terzo, voice of Blackarachnia, will be in attendance

TFcon is very pleased to welcome voice actor Venus Terzo the voice of Blackarachnia in Beast Wars and Beast Machines to TFcon 2013. Ms. Terzo will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention.

TFcon, the world's largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 26th to 28th, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario at the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre. You can pre-register online for TFcon 2013 via this link for the exclusives VAN GUARDIAN and ROSWELL.

TFcon 2013 features Canada's largest dealer room for Transformers merchandise, question and answer panels and autograph sessions with many special guests including Transformers voice actors JACK ANGEL the voice of Astrotrain, Breakdown, Cyclonus, Omega Supreme, Ramjet, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus in the Generation 1 cartoon plus DICK GAUTIER the voice of Rodimus Prime, along with Transformers comic book artist Livio Ramondelli with more to be announced. The TFcon 2013 hotel block is now available.

A new ebay auction has appeared containing some new images of a testshot for the upcoming Transformers Generations 30th Anniversary Beast Wars Megatron figure.  The images can be seen below.

The toy is a recolour of the Transformers Fall of Cybertron Grimlock toy with a new head scuplt

TFCC have revealed the bio for their 2013 Subscription figure Depth Charge. The profile, which can be viewed below, reads as:

Strength: 9
Intelligence: 10
Speed: 8
Endurance: 9
Rank: 7
Courage: 10
Fireblast: 6
Skill: 9

"It's not revenge I'm looking for. It's justice."

Magnificently sweeping through the darkness with regal silence, a hunter trails his prey.  Defender, pursuer, and if need be, judge; DEPTH CHARGE acts swiftly and with unquestioning resolve. He holds tightly to a desire for justice, even if he despenses that justice himself.

After tracking down and incarcerating the murderous Protofom X, DEPTH CHARGE returned to a CYBERTRON torn apart by war. Aging masters forced the next generation of soldiers into battle, in the name of "The Cause".  Death haunted every street. Injustice was abound. Depth Charge was tasked with a mission to hunt down two deserters from the MAXIMAL ranks who had dispatched their commanding officer, and consorted with the enemy in an attempt to use experimental transwarp drive technology to flee the planet. Retracing their steps with his own transwarp device, the MAXIMAL soon found their escape route. It was not to another planet, but to another Universe: one which the Transtech call home

Just to prove that there will be more Transformers coming out this year than we all saw at the US Toy Fair, ACToys.net have posted three images of a previously un-announced Transformers Generations Beast Wars Megatron which will be a recolour of the FoC Grimlock with a new head .  Will this figure be a general release? an Asian exclusive? Could it be part of the Asian TV series which is in the works? Time will tell.

The official Transformers Collectors' Club have posted several tweets to try to give some clarification regarding the recent "Beast Wars Shattered Glass" comic preview which was posted online.  In the tweets the group stated "Lets clear up some things about the 2013 story BEAST WARS Shattered Glass... The SG Universe is now home to Classics Earth. Along with Classics earth, a few dozen Heroic Autobots and Evil Decepticons now reside in the Shattered Glass Universe. BEAST WARS Shattered Glass takes place in the distant past on Shattered Glass Earth and features the Heroic Maximals led by Ultra Mammoth Fighting against the Evil Predacons. WHO these Preds are will be revealed in Issue 49. The story focuses on the Classics characters. However, with this story taking place ON Shattered Glass Earth, there may be some cool twists..."

Hasbro's Official Transformers Facebook Page has updated with a preview page from the Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine's 2013 comic book.

Issue 49 of The TRANSFORMERS COLLECTORS' CLUB MAGAZINE kicks off the new year in a BIG way with the debut of a NEW team of Maximals led by Ultra Mammoth! The all-new ongoing comic story "Beast Wars Shattered Glass" is featured exclusively in the TCC Magazine. Check out the preview below. And for more information on the TRANSFORMERS COLLECTORS' CLUB be sure to visit http://transformersclub.com/

It would appear that the story takes place after the "A Flash Forward" epilogue comic (part 1 | part 2) - Classics Ultra Magnus, Ironhide, Silverbolt, Prowl, and Grimlock have landed somewhere in the Shattered Glass universe... possibly in the distant past.

Click here to see the preview

Two new trademark applications have been made by Hasbro, one for a cartoon series and another for a toyline. The name of this new thing is Beast Hunters!

Those with long memories will recognise this as the same name that was originally proposed for the series and line that became Beast Machines.

The toy trademark is the most interesting one, as it lists the category as a Class 28 (toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms.)

After a long delay, due to moving house, we can finally start to bring you the second half of our Beast Wars II cartoon image galleries.

Today we bring to you three more galleries

Transformers: Beast Wars Second Episode 22 - Megastorm's Reckoning

Megastorm meets with Halfshell to try and recruit the Seacons into the Deston's ranks, and have them attack the Cybertrons

Transformers: Beast Wars Second Episode 23 - Showdown in the Sea

Whilst the love triangle of Scylla, Bighorn and Scuba continues, the Insectrons first meet the Seacons

Transformers Beast Wars Second Epiosde 24 - Face the Setting Sun

Big Horn enlists the help of the Insectrons to stage a fake capture and rescue of Scylla to try and get her to fall in love with him.

Today we feature the entertaining Jointrons, DJ, Motorarm and Gimlet, who combine to form Tripledicus (the Japanese version of Tripredacus) in our Beast Wars II episode focus.

Beast Wars II - episode 14 - The Combined Giant, Tripledicus

When a strange ship crashes onto Planet Gaea, the Destrons and Cybertrons rush to investigate, only to be welcomed by a towering robotic giant!
just who's side will this feasome creature be on?

The team behind the Perfect Effect line of third party Transformers products, have posted an update on their blog that contains a teaser image of both Lio Convoy (Beast Wars II) and Big Convoy (Beast Wars Neo).  Does this means that both of these characters will be seeing a 3rd party release?  Most probably. If that happens, then you can expect to see black recolours based on their BWII and BWNeo recoloured figures as well as potentially a Flash and Galva-Leo Convoy version.

Credit to FullMetal­Hero.com for the link.