I have added some more toy galleries this evening to complete our Botcon 2011 exclusive image galleries as well as bringing you a gallery of a figure that we purchased at the event, Beast Wars Neo Rockbuster.  The image galleries this evening are of Transformers Animated Sideswipe, Transformers Animated Fisitron (Ironfist), Transformers Animated Autotroopers, Shattered Glass Galvatron, Shattered Glass Thundercracker as well as the aforementioned Beast Wars Neo Rockbuster.

• Rockbuster
• Thundercracker
• Galvatron
• Autotrooper
• Fisitron
• Sideswipe

We have updated the Toy Gallery section of the website with the first six toy image galleries of the Botcon 2011 exclusives.  This mornings updates are of the Stunti-con Job group themselves:

• Motormaster
• Dragstrip
• Breakdown
• Deadend
• Wildrider
• Toxitron
  

TFW2005.com are reporting the name and character for te 2nd previously un-anounced Botcon 2011 exclusive figure.  Who is the toy? Transformers Animated Fisitron.  The toy is a recoloured Transformers Animated Ironhide with a new head with the character being based off the fan-favorite Ironfist seen in the IDW comics "Last Stand of the Wreckers".  It is expected that this mold and head sculpt will be re-used in an army builder 3-pack of Autotroopers.­

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­The first Botcon exclusive is now officially in the hands of attendees with the release of the Botcon 2011 Customising Class Minerva figure.  The figure is a recolour of the Arcee toy but remolded with new "ears".  You can see the images and the official design from Derrick J Wyatt below.

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Josh Perez is the second artist from this years Artists' Alley at Botcon 2011 to publish some of his prints over on his DeviantArt page. The images, which have been mirrored below, feature the Botcon Transformers Animated Stunticon set, Rosanna and Shatter Glass Ravage.

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Marcelo Matere has posted some artwork over on his Deviant Art page that was drawn by himself and then coloured by Priscilla Tramentano that will be a print that is available at Botcon 2011.  The artwork features the Transformers Animated seekers and can be seen below.

We have added a new image gallery into the Books section of the resources area of the website containing 40 images from the Transformers: Generations 2011 Vol 1book that was released by Million Publishing.

The book covers figures from the Transformers: Revenge, Transformers: DarkSide Moon, Transformers Animated and Transformers United as well as some new images of the Generation One Rodimus Prime hardcopy that was shown of a few months ago within the page of Hyper Hobby magazine.  The book also includes two interviews, one with TakaraTomy the other with Kabaya, a small section on the Japanese toy leaflets, the final part of the Unite for the Universe comic and a look at the character designs for Transformers Animated.

The book is still for sale and we advise anyone who is interested to pick up a copy from a re-seller or direct from Amazon Japan.

In a series of Tweets this evening Derrick J Wyatt has confirmed that he has draw some new artwork for the Million Hero Transformers Generation 2011 book.  Here are a copy of his tweets

Also, the brilliant folks at @Millionhero Publishing let me know that I am allowed to announce that I did an illustration for the upcoming TF Generations 2011 Vol. 1!

And the @Millionhero guys were very surprised and delighted by the characters I chose for the pic! http://bit.ly/dHwErC

They said it was impossible for me to make Animated Optimus Prime's chin any bigger. NOW I PROVE THEM WRONG.

You can view a preview of the artwork by visiting Derrick's blog here.  The book was released today in Japan

­Japanese blogger Alfes 2010 has posted images of the recently released Hyper Hobby exclusive Transformers Animated Decepticon Dark Commander Black Rodimus over two posts.  You can find the full posts and galleries here and here with some selective images mirrored below.

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Fub Publications have posted a panel from Transformers Timelines Issue 6 on their DeviantArt page that shows Animated Cheetor taking down Rattrap.  You can view the panel by clicking the previous link but here is a copy of the deceription:

"­A panel from the upcoming issue of Transformers Timelines Issue 6: The Stunti-Con-Job. Cheetor and Rattrap together again! But as you can see, it is not exactly a happy reunion!

This is the official continuation of the Animated story, dubbed Season 3.5 by writer Marty Isenberg. Story consult and Art direction by Transformers Animated Art Director Derrick J. Wyatt.

The comic will be sold initially at BotCon 2011 in Pasadena, Ca."

Another auction has appeared on TaoBao for one of the upcoming Botcon 2011 exclusive Transformers Animated Stunticons, this time the auction is for Dragstrip. We have mirrored some of the images, but you can view others on the auction page itself.

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­Derrick J Wyatt has posted two new Transformers Animated character designs up on Twitter.  The images are of Transformers Animated Stampy as well as Transformers Animated Chromia.

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Fun Publications, though at the Official G.I. Joe Convention in Orland Florida right now have update their BotCon Twitter account with an image of this years exclusive BotCon 2011 Animated Breakdown in car mode.

Credit to Allspark.com for the story

BotCon have confirmed that the BotCon Stunticon set has sold out.

BotCon Primus and Iacon and loose packages are now all sold out!

That's right, it took just a little over 5 days for all of the toy packages to be gone!

If you tried to place an order before today and your order went to our incomplete file, no worries as we have pulled enough sets to cover all of the incompletes. If we have any sets left after we work the incompletes, we will put them back into inventory. We will let you know if this happens, and it won't be for a couple of weeks. There will not be anymore Iacon (non-attending sets).

Also, we will not be keeping a waiting list.

Please note that we are in the middle of GIJoeCon in Florida so we won't be working the incomplete files until after April 9.

We know who you are and we will follow back up with you then. Please be patient.

We still have Protoform packages available.

We look forward to seeing you in Pasadena in a couple of months!

Stay tuned for upcoming guest information!

Brian

Earlier in the week they confirmed that this year also saw the most number of people buying multiple sets, for what they thought was display reasons - but will probably actually be to sell on.