We have found some new Transformers related trademarks filed with the USPTO by Hasbro Inc. The trademarks are:

1. SUNSTORM
2. SWERVE

You can view all of the details of these and other trademarks within our exclusive Trademark Application area of the website which features trademark applications from 1984 through until the present day.

Toys R Us UK have updated their website with the in stock product listing for Masterpiece Sunstorm! Yes UK fans you can pick up this seeker from your local TRU store for £69.99.  They have also sent out a newsletter which hints that the new updated release of MP Grimlock will also see a UK release in the not so distant future.  Stay tuned!

Sunstorm TRU Listing

According to a report by TFW2005 Board Member Icesparkas listing for Masterpiece Sunstorm has turned up in the US Toys R Us inventory systme with a code of 311207 and the name "TRA Sunstorm Masterpiece".  The entry is priced at $74.99, the same as Acid Storm, though no release date has been mentioned.

Keeping with the Transformers Masterpiece theme, Planet Iacon have posted up some in-hand images of Transformers Masterpiece MP11S Sunstorm.

Our thanks go to RobotKindgom for sending us through some images for the upcoming Masterpiece Sunstorm figure.  You can view all of the images by clicking on the news headline above

Amazon Japan has listed a preorder page for Masterpiece MP11S Sunstorm. Sunstorm is confirmed by this listing to be an Amazon Japan exclusive, set for a August 25 2012 release date with a cost of 13,650 yen (around £100)

The Allspark and ToyWizard are both reporting that Malaysian retailers are starting to list two new TakaraTomy figure, Transformers Encore 23 Sixshot and Transformers Masterpiece 11S Sunstorm.

Sunstorm is rumoured to be a recolour of Transformers Masterpiece 11 Starscream (the new mold) and for some reason Toywiz are speculating that Sixshot may be the Figure King Lucky Draw Black Sixshot.

Allspark link

ToyWizard Sunstorm

ToyWizard Sixshot

Reports are coming in that the Target Exclusive Transformers Animated 2-packs, including Sunstorm and the purple Shockwave (G1 coloured version) have now been spotted in the US.

You can read the original posts at TFW2005.

Site sponsor, Robotkingdom is now stocking some of the Transformers Animated store exclusive 2-packs.  As such they have updated their website with the listings as well as some new images of the figures.  The 2-packs which are available are

Transformers Animated Voyager Shockwave Vs. Activator Bumblebee - available here.

Transformers Animated Voyager Sunstorm Vs. Activator Ratchet - available here

TF08.net's Yizhi has posted a new item for sale in the form of Transformers Animated Sunstorm, the orange recoloured version of Transformers Animated Starscream.

TFW2005 also have more images of the toy which include comparison shots to Starscream and Skywarp.

Site Sponsor, RobotKingdom have dropped us a quick email telling us that they are now taking pre-orders for the Encore reissues of e-Hobby Sunstorm and Black Megatron.  You can view the preorder pages on the robotkingdom site but visiting the pages below.

Encore Reissue Exclusive Sunstorm here
Encore Reissue Exclusive Black Megatron here