We have some big news today on the Hasbro design side of things. It appears John Warden, via his LinkedIn, has rejoined the Transformers team!
Having previously worked on the team during the Prime Wars and WFC Trilogy years, Warden’s new position will be as Director of Product Design, managing the collector segments of both Transformers and also GI Joe.
Check out his post after the break and share your thoughts in the discussion thread.
Jtprime17 has dropped us a new update today, this time on what seems to be a new upcoming gimmick line called Swapticons. Some interesting names show up in here so we’ll be curious to see how they turn out. Check them out below!
TRA SWAPTICONS OP ULTRA MAGNUS
Product Number: G1055
TRA SWAPTICONS MEG SHOCKWAVE
Product Number: G1056
TRA SWAPTICONS BB HOT ROD
Product Number: G1057
TRA SWAPTICONS GRIMLOCK SNARL
Product Number: G1058
TRA SWAPTICONS CHEETOR TIGATRON
Product Number: G1059
TRA SWAPTICONS STARSCREAM THUNDERCRACKER
Product Number: G1060
TRA SWAPTICONS NEMESIS PRIME CLENCH
Product Number: G1235
TRA SWAPTICONS SHADOW PANTHER RAVAGE
Product Number: G1236
TRA SWAPTICONS WILD JUNGLE MISSION 5PK
Product Number: G1341
TFcon is very happy to welcome Garry Chalk the voices of as the voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars and Beast Machines, as well Optimus Prime in the Transformers Armada, Energon and Cybertron series to TFcon Toronto 2024.
Garry will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of Canada’s Premiere Transformers Collectors Event which is presented by The Chosen Prime.
Tickets are on sale now at www.tfcon.ca
At last, Hasbro Pulse has taken to their X/Twitter account to announce a 40th Anniversary Month Of Fanstreams, starting this Thursday, March 7th!
“Celebrate 40 Years of #Transformers! Join us for a month of #Fanstreams on #HasbroPulse’s YT channel, starting Mar 7th, 11am ET. Unveil the latest #Autobots, #Decepticons, & more each week. Mark your calendars for March 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th! #Transformers40”
Whether these will consist of new reveals or things that have already leaked over the last few weeks/months remains to be seen. Sound off on what you’re hoping to see in the discussion thread!
Walmart Collector Con will be taking place on 3/14. It is possible that some of their upcoming exclusives like the previously-reported Star Seeker line or some of the new Retro figures appear here.
Stay tuned for more info as it comes in.
February second week is a bit slow in new Transformers sightings over the world. We have new Studio Series and ROTB mainline toys in Australia and new Legacy United toys in Puerto Rico.
Happy hunting!
Via their social media, Hasbro Pulse has announced that a new fanstream will be taking place on January 30th – and the next Haslab will be revealed!
“Get ready to Roll Out a #TransformersTuesday like never before! We’re officially kicking off the Transformers 40th anniversary celebration at 10:00am ET on January 30th with a Fanstream of epic proportions! Join BMac and Evan on Hasbro Pulse’s YouTube channel as they fire up the engines and unveil an all-new Transformers HasLab that is sure to be a must-have in your collection! Make sure you’ve filled up on Energon because you do not want to miss this!”
Let us know what you’re hoping to see on the boards!
Black Friday is kicking off earlier and earlier each year, and Walmart now has some Transformers goodies ready to go. These are available online and have been spotted in stores shrink wrapped together. They are all deluxes from Transformers Generations Legacy and Studio Series, priced at $24.97 for two. Hit the links below to snag your copies if you need to back fill your collection!
Transformers Studio Series Jazz and Gnaw
Transformers Studio Series Perceptor and Wheeljack
Transformers Studio Series Brawn and Ratchet
Transformers Studio Series Ironhide and Arcee
Transformers Studio Series BB and Jolt
Transformers Generations Legacy Deluxe Autobot Skids and Decepticon Dragstrip
Transformers Legacy Pointblank and Crankcase
Transformers Generations Legacy Deluxe Tarnatula and Elita
Transformers Generations Legacy Deluxe Prime Universe Arcee and Kickback
Transformers Generations Legacy Deluxe Wild Rider and Knock Out
Hasbro Pulse has taken to their X/Twitter to announce that a new Transformers Fanstream will be taking place next Tuesday, November 14.
“The #Transformers team is ready to #RollOut with a #HasbroPulse #Fanstream next Tuesday, November 14th at 11am ET on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel! Join BMac and the crew for some fresh reveals with new products in hand and pre-orders! Don’t miss out!”
It is likely that the Reactivate figures will be revealed here as mentioned before.
TFcon Los Angeles 2024 will be March 8–10 and will feature the return of the Transformers Generation 1 Reunion to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Franchise.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday at: https://www.tfconla.com