Earlier this month Big Bag Toy Store posted a new listing for a Transformers Go! Optimus Prime figure which was reported to change from Robot into a train, into a dragon as well as combining with Kenzan and Gekisomaru.  No image was available of the figure at that time but now, thanks to a Japanese Gaming event, 4gamer.net have posted an image which includes the first real look at the upper body design of the figure which appears to come with two swords.

Credit to 4Gamer.net for the images.

eToys Japan and various over Asian retailers are reporting via their websites and Facebook that TakaraTomy are going to be releasing a brand new Optimus Prime figure as apart of the Transformers Go! toy line number G-26 and released in Jan 2014.  The report, which can be seen below, states that Prime will be a triple changer transforming from Robot to Dragon to train and will also combine with both Kenzan and Gekisomaru.

Transformers Go! G26 Optimus EX Prime by Takara Tomy. This is a Japan original design that combines with G01 Kenzan and G05 Gekisoumaru together. On its own it is a triple changer that transformers from robot to train to a Dragon. With light and sound gimmick... Pre-order releasing in Jan 2014.

The listing seems a little odd as, thus far, there has been no clue to Optimus Prime taking any action within the Transformers Go! series, other than brief appearances within the first four parts (Samurai 1-3 and Shinobi 1), so treat this as a rumour for now as no pictures are currently available and there has been no official confirmation for a toy who will supposedly be released in just a few months.

Ahh what comes around goes around.  Big Bad Toys Store have once again had to pull a pre-order for a non-existent Transformers reissue (something of a trend for them every few years).  This time it is the fan favourite Super Fire Convoy from Transformers Car Robots (Robots in Disguise in the West).

Hello,

The purpose of this message is to inform you that we unfortunately will not be able to fulfill your preorder for product TAK11741 C-001 Super Fire Convoy - 2014 Reissue - Preliminary Preorder. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation has caused. We have recently been informed that Takara will not be producing this product, which is why we are unable to fulfill our preorders. Due to this matter, all remaining preorders have been cancelled accordingly.

Thank you for your understanding during this matter and have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,

BBTS Customer Care

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

Rumours are coming in the that Transformers Platinum Edition range will gain two new Year of the Horse exclusives for 2014 in the form of a Transformers Galaxy Force / Cybertron Supreme Starscream and potentially a Transformers Masterpiece 10 Convoy (Optimus Prime figure).

Toys R Us Cannada listing for Starscream - http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=23556916

The Optimus Prime / Convoy listing has been removed but did include the following wording.

The leader of the Autobots is back and more unstoppable than ever! Everyone will know that this mighty Year of the Horse Optimus Prime figure is the ultimate Autobot, because the Matrix of Leadership fits in his chest. He'll shred his Decepticon enemies with his Energon axe in robot mode, and flatten them in truck mode! Convert his trailer to a battle station with a maintenance dock, where you can store his ion cannon and Energon axe. Your Transformers adventures will be off the hook with this Optimus Prime figure!

Our thanks go out to Mr Neurie for letting us know that you can pick up a limited edition Nanoblock Optimus Prime at Hyper Japan which is taking place in London today, and this weekend.  We'll be in attendance ourselves tomorrow, so if you see it, say hello.

We missed a day yesterday, but here are the figures from Day 5 of the Who is your favorite Transformer annouced so far for Transformers 4

Youtube Transformers reviewer Optibotimus has posted his review of the Ultimate Class Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Optimus Prime figure onto the video sharing website. You can watch the video using the plug-in below.

Hasbro UK have listed the "UK Optimus Prime Truck Tour Dates" for 2013

TRANSFORMERS FANS

Optimus Prime is back on the road this Summer! Meet him and experience the Transformers station, where you can come face-to-face with the brand new Beast Hunters range, play digital games and even have your picture taken Optimus Prime and the Beast Hunters.

Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh: 20th-23rd June
Fairford Airshow, Swindon: 20th-21st July
Sunderland Airshow: 27th-28th July
Bristol Airshow: 8th-11th August
Lollibop, London: 16th-18th August
Bournemouth Show: 29th August-1st September

Yahoo! was broke the new of two new cars which will be used in Transformers 4. The vehicles were photographed on the border of Arizona and Utah were the 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, a $2.5 million dollar car, as well as a 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray concept.  It has been confirmed that these cars are indeed Autobots with Bay's official website though their names have not been given at this time.

Hollywood reporter has announced that actor T.J. Miller has signed onto Transformers 4 to play the best friend of Mark Wahlberg's character's.  T.J's character will be a mechanic.

Finally a photo was posted on Instagram which has shown a new truck mode for Optimus Prime. Michael Bay posted that the truck is "completely upgraded, custom-built Optimus Prime from Western Star (a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America)."

TakaraTomy have posted a new in-packaging image of their Transformers Works Super GT Optimus Prime and Star Saber figures who will debut tomorrow. You can check out the new image below

Autobase Aichi have posted over 50 images of the Transformers Go! event which has taken place today at the Hiroshi Shinagawa Prince Hotel.  The event featured a toy display covering the Cybertron / Autobot leaders from the original Convoy (Optimus Prime) through to Transformers Go! (Beast Hunters) Optimus Prime.  Also shown at the event were the Alternity GT-R Convoy and Star Saber figures, leaflets promoting these two toys along with Fortress Maximus and Megatron from the same line and a GT-R Satefy Prime was also in attendance, or at least a cosplay.

You can view the images over on Autobase Aichi, on their Facebook page as well as mirrored after the jump

HK-TF have posted some new images of the Transformers Generations Legends 2-packs for Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. The images, which have been mirrored below, also include some additional images which were posted online yesterday by RobotKingdom.

The Allspark have posted a list of "rumoured" new Asian exclusive Transformers figures which can be viewed below.

Platinum Edition Ultra Magnus: This is the Weaponiser version of Prime Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus and is a remould of the Weaponiser Optimus Prime released last year.
Platinum Edition Grimlock Vs Bruticus: A set containing the Fall of Cybertron releases of Voyager Grimlock and Bruticus.
Platinum Edition Classic Predaking: This is expected to be a G1 Predaking reissue
Platinum Edition CNY (Chinese New Year) RID Ultra Magnus: A recolour of the RiD / Car Robots Ultra Magnus.
Platinum Edition CNY Supreme Starscream: Expected to be a recolour of the Supreme class Starscream figure from Cybertron
ACG HK Con Metroplex: An exclusive at Anime-Comic-Game Expo release.
Cybertron Con Shockwave's Lab:Most likely a Cyberverse playset
Cybertron Con Beast Hunter Optimus Prime:

Since the announcement, Marcelo Matere has tweeted that he worked on the box art for some of the upcoming exclusives.