Our thanks go to Pete Brown and Shadowdancer for the following Transformers toy sighting reports.

Shadowdancer reports that he has "just been to Toys R Us and they have in stock Generations Scourge, Sergent Kup, Cliffjumper and Soundwave. I also noticed small 4 figure pack Legends (DOTM) and the massive Sentinal prime, Bumblebee and Prime as of yet no Shockwaves. Also at Toymasters in Letchworth they had a few RTS Windcharger at £7.99 i got two of them."

Pete Brown, on the other hand, has sent in some Tesco sightings and discounted figures.  "My local tesco at Tower Park, Poole is selling all Dark of the Moon deluxes for £8.49 and the Legends size cyber-verse toys for £2.99 each."

Toycollectors.com.au have posted the first image of the Hasbro release of Masterpiece Rodimus Prime. The toy comes packaged in robot mode, is recoloured and comes with an exclusive Targetmaster figure.  The trailer for the toy is not shown, which is interesting considering that he his marked up as Rodimus Prime and not Hot Rod.  The image also confirms what was long expected, that the toy will be a Toys R Us exclusive.

The Toys R Us website is currently offering a Buy One Get One Half Price offer on all Transformers: Dark of the Moon items.  If you are a fan of DotM or, like us, have not bothered to get anything thus far, this offer may be the best time to start.

I've corrected the offer as I had put it down as Buy One Get One Free.  Let this be a lesson, don't type news stories whilst working on two projects and training, you'll loose track :p

Toys R US has updated it's American website with new listings and images of more Transformers KRE-O toys, all with a release date of June 2011.

• Sideswipe http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...uctId=11554057
• Prowl http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...uctId=11552025
• Mirage http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...uctId=11552029
• Jazz http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...uctId=11552030

You ­can see the images below, click for a larger view.­

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Here is the listing information.

Jazz

Product Description
With 122 bricks and other construction pieces, you can build the heroic Autobot Jazz character in either robot or vehicle form with the Kre-O Transformers Set - Jazz! In robot mode, your Autobot Jazz figure is a stylish, yet tough warrior. Build and rebuild him so he can best serve the AUTOBOT cause! In race car mode, one of your Kreon mini-figures can ride inside. Whether they're riding inside or directing the action from the outside, your poseable Kreon figures are there to help your hero save the day!

The Kre-O Transformers Set - Jazz includes:

122 Kre-O pieces
Autobot Jazz figure
Race Driver figure

Mirage

Product Description
With 119 bricks and other construction pieces, you can build the heroic Mirage character in either robot or vehicle form with the Kre-O Transformers Set - Mirage! In robot mode, your Mirage figure is a fearsome warrior. Build and rebuild him so he can best serve the Autobot cause! In race car mode, one of your Kreon mini-figures can ride inside. Whether they're riding inside or directing the action from the outside, your poseable Kreon figures are there to help your hero save the day!

The Kre-O Transformers Set - Mirage includes:

119 Kre-O pieces
Mirage minifigure
Race Driver minifigure

Prowl

Product Description
With 174 bricks and other construction pieces, you can build the heroic Prowl character in either robot or vehicle form with the Kre-O Transformers Set - Prowl! In robot mode, your Prowl figure is an intimidating force. Build and rebuild him so he can best serve the Autobot cause! In vehicle mode, Prowl can hit the road against his enemies, and the Kreon mini-figure is armed with "handcuffs" and "weapon" accessories!

Set includes 174 Kre-O pieces.

Sideswipe

Product Description
Build the Autobots team's combat trooper, Sideswipe, in vehicle or robot mode with this 2-in-1 Kre-O Transformers Set - Sideswipe!

The Kre-O Transformers Set - Sideswipe includes:

2 Kreons: Sideswipe and Driver!
2-in-1 Kre-O construction set lets you build Sideswipe in either sports car or robot mode!
In sports car mode, one of your Kreon mini-figures can "ride" inside!
Contains 220 Kre-O pieces

Ratchet

Product Description
Build your favorite Transformers hero, Autobot Ratchet, in vehicle or robot mode with this 2-in-1 Kre-O Transformers Set - Ratchet.

The Kre-O Transformers Set - Ratchet includes:

2 KREONS: Autobot Ratchet and Medic!
2-in-1 Kre-O construction set lets you build Autobot Ratchet in either ambulance or robot mode!
In ambulance mode, put the Kreon mini-figure in the back or the front seat.
187 KRE-O pieces
'stretcher" and "fire axe" accessories

Optimus Prime

Product Description
With 90 bricks and other construction pieces, you can build the heroic Optimus Prime character in either robot or vehicle form with the Kre-O Basic Transformers Set - Optimus Prime! In robot mode, your Optimus Prime figure is an intimidating force. Build and rebuild him so he can best serve the Autobot cause! In truck mode, Optimus Prime can hit the road against his enemies!

Bumblebee

Product Description
With 70 bricks and other construction pieces, you can build the heroic Bumblebee character in either robot or vehicle form with just the Kre-O Basic Transformers Set - Bumblebee! In robot mode, your Bumblebee figure is an intimidating force. Build and rebuild him so he can best serve the Autobot cause! In sports car mode, Bumblebee can hit the road against his enemies!

Set includes 75 Kre-O pieces.

Thanks to Duckstar we can reveal that Toys R Us will be stocking the Transformers Dark of the Moon figures from next Monday, the 16th of May 2011.  Here is what he has said.

I was wondering if the UK release date was the same as the US over here. I emailed Toys R Us to see when they would be out. This is what I was emailed back:

Dear Mr Hughes, Thank you for your recent e-mail. I can confirm that the release date for the range in the UK is also 16/05/11.

I hope that this is of help to you.

Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

TakaraTomy have updated their website with information on the stores that will be selling the chrome Transformers Dark Side Of The Moon Mech-Tech Weapons.  The store are Toys R Us, Bic Camera and Singh Show (sharing a weapon), Yamada Denki and Yodobashi Camara (also sharing a weapon).  The fourth weapon, the silver one, I can't quite translate but it doesn't appear to be a store.  All stores will be selling the weapons on the 15th May

FullMetalHero.com are reporting an interesting rumour that a UK exclusive Transformers Dark of the Moon Leadfoot figure may be coming later in the year.  According to Red Leader, "a well known UK high street wholesaler on Thursday indicate that the UK may be getting a Leadfoot figure in a limited capacity, no figure class details were revealed but the order quantity must be 5000 for the exclusivity and it may possibly be stocked by a high street chain well known for serving the UK with sci fi products, it is still an open offer so anyone can still bite. Go on TRU, you know you want to!"

This would certainly be an interesting and we will let you know if we hear any more

On Thursaday Unitedbot posted the following sighting on our message board.

"RTS G2 Prime and Wreck-Gar from TRU Stockport for £9.97 each."

The figures do not appear to have made their way to all of the Toys R Us stores as yet, another board member, Brawn, posted that "Thanks unitedbot! My TRU has boxes of TF DELUXE WAVE 2, under the shelves and they are indeed RTS wave 2. Skipped on the rest."

Toys R Us UK worker Omega Prime has posted a list of new Transformers entries within the UK computer system over on TFW2005.com and here they are:

TF Masterpiece Rodimus - 309311
TF3 Activators Asst - 345423
TF3 Battle Mask - 309230
TF3 Cyberverse Commander Asst - 345318
TF3 Cyberverse Legion Asst - 345296
TF3 Cyberverse Ark Set - 346543
TF3 Energon Shock Sword - 309117
TF3 GoBots Asst - 345466
TF3 Mechtech Voyager Asst - 345741
TF3 Mechtech Deluxe Asst - 345709
TF3 Megaverse Evolution 4 Pack - 309265
TF3 Optimus Prime Blaster - 346012
TF3 Revving Robots - 309095
TF3 Robo Fighters Asst - 345601
TF3 Robo Power Bash Bots - 308749
TF3 Scanning Ironhide & Sideswipe

In a follow-up post he then announced that Rodimus was listed as a global exclusive meaning that the toy will also be sold within the US exclusively in Toys R Us stores

TakaraTomy have updated their Japanese Transformers website with the following updates.

A new image and information on the Targetmaster Campaign.  The image shows Recoil and  Fracus.  The figures cost 3000yen each with Recoil going on sale on the 1st Jan 2011 at Toys R Us, with Fracus will be the same price from Bic Camera store and will go on sale on the 28th December 2010.  The third figure, Haywire, is yet to be announced as to when and where he will be on sale.

The Autobot Alliance page has also been updated with the December releases.

Finally the 10th episode of the Japanese version of Cybermissions is now available.

GMfan101 has posted information over on TFW2005.com regarding the toy classes that will be used for the Transformers 3 tie-in figures which he recently obtained via a source at Toys R Us Canada.

Transformers MV3 Activators ass.---$9.99
Transformers MV3 Cybertech DLX-----$16.99
Transformers MV3 Cybertech Lead----$59.99
Transformers MV3 Cybertech voy-----$29.99
Transformers MV3 Cyberverse basic--$5.99
Transformers MV3 Cyberverse plus---$9.99
Transformers MV3 GO BOTS ass.------$12.99
Transformers MV3 Revving robots----$24.99

Toys R Us is celebrating its 25th annniversary within the UK this year and as a part of the celebration they have compiled a list of the Top Selling toys in Toys R Us stores for the last 25 years starting with Optimus Prime back in 1985.

Mike Coogan, Toys R Us marketing director, commented: "While technology is now more popular than ever before with children, customers who have been with us for the full 25 years will start to recognise some toys which are making a comeback.

Back in the eighties all the kids wanted to own the Transformers robots, and while they died out during the nineties, they are hugely popular once again due to the 2007 movie which was based on the original series.". Not quiet true their Mike, but its good to see him comment on Transformers when talking about top selling toys.

Below you will see the full list of the top toys. How many do you remember, how many did you own and how many do you still own? Let us know on our message board, via facebook or on twitter @transformertoys

­Toy Timeline:

1985: Transformers, Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime £16.87
1986: Football Stickers. 10p per pack
1987: Sylvanian Families. A Family set for £6.97
1988: Ghostbusters Proton Pack £19.87
1989: Batman Bat Mobile £9.94
1990: Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. £3.78 for each figure
1991: GameBoy. £69.94
1992: Thunderbirds Tracy Island £32.87
1993: Barbie Dolls from £10.97
1994: Power Rangers Figures £4.74
1995: POGS. 49p
1996: Toy Story Buzz Lightyear £23.87
1997: 2 in 1 year - Teletubbies £27.39 and Tamagotchi
1998: Furby, the Interactive Pet £24.87
1999: Who wants to be a Millionaire? £23.78
2000: Teksta the Robotic Dogs £38.74
2001: Bob the Builder £19.97
2002: Bratz Dolls £24.99
2003: Beyblades £5.99
2004: Robosapien £74.97
2005: It's the year for MP3 Players, PSP and Xbox 360 (ranging from £9.99 to £299.99)
2006: Nintendo Wii (ranging from £129.99 to £169.99)
2007: In the Night Garden Iggle Piggle £34.99
2008: High School Musical Dance Mat £17.99
2009: Go Go Pet Hamsters £9.99
2010: Toy Story 3 (priced from £4.99)

Our thanks go out to Phantomfish for bringing us the great news that Masterpiece Grimlock is now available from the Toys r U­s website here.  He'll cost you £­59.99 but has also been physically sighted on shelves.  Let the race begin.­