Takara Tomy have updated their website with images of this years Tokyo Toy Show exclusives.  The event, which is being held June 16-17 in Tokyo Japan features two exclusive Transformers a crystal (clear coloured) version of Transformers Prime Optimus Prime and a Black Henkei Convoy called Nemesis Prime. Both figures are limited to two per attendee with the toys priced at ¥5,000 each.

I have updated the Transformers Toy Gallery section of the website to contain a new gallery of one of the Family Mart campaign figures that was released in Japan last year.  The gallery is of the clear leader class Optimus Prime figure from the Transformers Revenge (Revenge of the Fallen) toyline.  We bought the figure last year as apart of a bulk auction that included 95% of the Family Mart Prizes, only we did not get around to photographing this figure until yesterday.  Its a bit of a sad tale for this toy really, that was opened, transformed, and then put in a cupboard for a few months even though we planned on keeping him in his box on a shelf with the rest of the Movieverse figures as as well as taking the gallery yesterday he has now joined his "brothers" rather than hi-jacking the Masterpiece shelf.

Anyway, I digress, you can check out the image gallery of this limited edition toy here.   Enjoy!

Snakas has updated Autobase Aichi with some upcoming Japanese Transformers Animated releases.  The figures listed are:

April24th

Toys R Us Exclusive "burning" EZ Collection Optimus Prime (clear red).  This figure is a campaign toy and can be viewed here.

July
TA26 Leader Class Megatron - 7140yen
TA27 Leader Class Ultra Magnus - 7140yen
TA28 Sentinel - 2415yen
TA29 Autobot Jazz - 2415yen
TA30 Autobot Blurr - 2415yen
TA31 Elite Guard Bumblebee - 2415yen
TA32 Wreck-Gar - 3780yen
Optimus Prime & Rodimus (Japanese exclusive clear ser) - 5250yen

August
TA33 Rodimus - 3780yen
TA34 Samurai Prowl - 2940 yen
TA35 Decepticon Sunstorm - 3780yen
TA36 Swindle - 2415yen
TA37 Waspinator - 2415yen
Cybertron Optimus Prime Vs Cybertron Megatron - 4725yen

September
TA38 Wingblade Optimus Prime - 4725yen
TA39 Jetpack Bumblebee - 3360yen
TA40 Cybertron ­Mode Ratchet - 2415yen

TakaraTomy has updated their Transformers website with the following items.

Binaltech

No new content, other than an image of Bluestreak

Movie Figures
Battlemode Optimus Prime & Battlemode Bumblebee - released this month.

Henkei Exclusives
Skywarp - show accurate
Thundercracker - show accurate
Clear Convoy

The Clear Convoy is set to be a Convention Exclusive toy, available at the International Tokyo Toy Show on June 21st & 22nd with a few toys kept back for Part One Ltd's e-Hobby Shop.

Thundercracker and Skywarp will be available through Toy Hobby Market & Ganbo-Store.com. Both sites will begin accepting pre-orders May 22nd but neither site has been updated yet.

e-Hobby Shop Exclusives

The site now contains an imahe of Transformers Encore Guardian Robot (Omega Supreme re-colour).

Note: The Thuncercracker toy looks quiet differnet to the BotCon figure, more cartoon accurate and less metalic paint.

eBay seller Toy Arena has placed a listing for the first batch of 500 fake all clear Generation One Optimus Prime toys. Though the toy is similar to the clear testshot / "lunchtime special" that we own, it is different as even the tyres have been replaced as clear. You can find images below and click here to view the auction. Unlike many other sites, we link directly to the ebay auction, not via a commission proxy.

TFWorld2005 are running a story on the latest Knock-Off Generation One Transformers toy to be produced, an all clear Optimus Prime figure.

This toy comes complete with trailer and roller, along with featuring yellow eyes (which look a little odd) and clear plastic wheels. The figure is by the same company behind the clear, black and various other coloured G1 Mirage knock-offs.

This isn't the first time a Clear Generation One Optimus Prime toy has been made. The infamous Lunchtime Specials (Takara Staff items, Factory items, Testshots) including a clear Convoy toy (in some areas complete with trailer.

You can find lots of images of these clear Transformers on our Transformers Prototype page or by selecting Lunchtime Specials as a Subgroup on our Transformers Toy Gallery.