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    Default US Toyfair 2011 roundup

    Since it's a movie year, it's no surprise that pretty much everything on display or featured on the global forums is Movie related... so be aware of spoilers if you click on any links labelled as DOTM.

    Hasbro presentation details from Seibertron website:

    Transformers Dark Of The Moon Live Action Movie
    - TF3 has a much deeper Transformers / robot story
    - Much more serious tone, slapstick humor gone/reduced
    - Filmed in 3d, tailor made for 3D


    Transformers Dark of the Moon Movie Toys launch May 16th
    Mechtech (regular line) - Cyberverse (expanded world Scouts / Legends) - Robo Power
    Mechtech weapons are interchangeable across all core figures, combination play for more power

    - Cyberverse - Collect the World!
    - Cyberverse Legion wave 1 - Topsin, Sideswipe, Bumblebee, Crankcase
    Commander wave (similar to scouts) - Ironhide and Optimus Prime, Megatron, Sentinel Prime (over 30 figures to collect in the Cyberverse world)
    Starscream with triple changing vehicle

    - Deluxe - Ratchet, Starscream, Roadbuster (Nascar car), Crankcase (SUV), wave 2 Autobot Topspin (nascar)

    - Voyager Megatron mack truck, new Ironhide, new Voyager Optimus Prime, wave 2 Shockwave

    - Leader class Sentinel Prime (firetruck), Leader Bumblebee w/ lights and sounds, Leader Class Ironhide

    - Ultimate Optimus Prime stands over 22" tall, Peter Cullen voice

    - Human Alliance Stealth Bumblebee (black) with Sam
    Skids with Elita-1 and Sgt Epps
    HA Basic Spike Witwicky & Backfire, Ice Pick (snowmobile) with Sgt. Chaos

    - Bumblebee with triple changing vehicle

    - Autobot Ark with Roller - Ark converts into Battle Station playset (fall launch)



    Kre-o Transformers (Lego styled building blocks)
    * product innovation
    * quality bricks
    * Hasbro's best brands
    * what better brand to launch with than Transformers?
    * 2 IN 1 PLAY robot and vehicle, action figure innovation to mini-figure design (looks like an Optimus Prime and Megatron mini-figures), 28 "Kreons" to collect
    ‎* Bumblebee 300 pieces comes with Bumblebee, Red Alert and Spike Witwicky
    * Starscream 300 pieces
    * Optimus Prime - Optimus Prime, Bluestreak, Skywarp and 2 additional Kreons.


    Transformers Rescue Bots (part of Playskool Heroes)
    - Blades (helicopter), Chase (police car), Heatwave (firetruck), Boulder (constructicon vehicle), Bumblebee, and Optimus Prime
    Helps kids


    Transformers DOTM - Activision Video Game
    - High Moon Studios is developing DOTM game
    Showed us a sneak peak, looks pretty good


    Robo Power segment
    - Activators and Go-Bots
    - Robo Fighters - Starscream, Ironhide with flip up armor
    - Revving Robots Optimus Prime


    Transformers Role Play products
    - Energon shock sword
    - Optimus Prime Cyber Blaster
    - Real D 3D Bumblebee and Optimus Prime masks


    Speed Stars and Stealth Force
    - Stealth Mini Chargers
    - Stealth Force Bumblebee


    Transformers Prime toys
    - Prime deluxe wave 1 - Bumblebee, Arcee, Starscream
    - Entertainment Pack with deluxe Prime and Megatron with 3 kids from show - includes DVD w/ episode


    Important Dates
    - May 16th Movie Toys launch worldwide
    - June 2 - 5th BotCon
    - July 1st TF: DOTM
    - July 21 - 24th San Diego Comic-Con
    - Prime First Edition toys launch late fall
    AND the same presentation from the TFW2005 website:

    New Line - Rescue Bots (Robot Heroes Like, larger, articulation).

    Vault Book - Tells TF story from beginning, will show protos, unseen TF, development material.

    New line - KRE-O (legos)
    KRE-O can not be photographed, in special room.
    Product Innovation, Quality Bricks, Hasbros best brands, compatible with competing bricks. Launching with TF. Will have TF MINI FIGS, aka TF lego dudes.
    Showing mock ups of G1 Prime, Megs. Mini figs are Kreons. 23 figs.
    First fig is Bumblebee. Goes fig to Robot. Also showing Starscream, g1 colors. Those are 300 pieces with kreons of themselves and pilots.
    Prime, 5 kreons, prime, bluestreak, skywarp, 2 humans, motorcycles, trailer, transforms.

    Rescue Bots. New casts of characters. Blades, Chase, Heatwave, Boulder. Copter, Car, FT, Construction. Bots are helping humans in their heroic jobs.
    DO TRANSFORM. VERY SIMPLE. Auto triger transformations. Pull, twist, etc, transforms. Pre-School focus.

    Activision - High Moon - Doing DOTM.
    Prequel. Showing video sneak peak.

    Showed some speed stars transformations, also SHOCKWAVE.

    Movie toys launch May 16th.

    3 packaging segments. Mech Tech, Cyberverse, Robot Power. MT = Regular deluxe, voyager. CV = Scout and small. Robot Power = role play and young.

    Mecth Tech. Weapons with interlock, and pressing buttons move multiple parts on multiple connected pieces.
    Showing Ratchet and Starscream. Roadbuster = AMP wrecker. Crankcase = SUV dreads.
    Blue Lowes wrecker is TOP SPIN.
    Showing Megatron, Ironhide, Voyager Prime. All of these pics are stock images, we've seen, or will see stock photos of later today.
    Shockwave = Wave 2, Voyager.
    Leader Sentinel Prime. wave 1, back of truck will close up and look finished.
    Leader BB. Seen it. Ultimate Op. Seen it
    Human Alliance Mech Tech. Black BB, Yellow Stripes. Skids with Elita 1 and Epps.
    Ice Pick with Sgt Chaos.= Snow Mobile.
    Spike on black 3 wheeler.

    Cyberverse - Legends with Battlestations. Legion (Legends) wave 1, SS, Topspin,Crankcase, BB.
    Commander wave = Scouts, Optimus, Megs, Sentinel
    Action Sets, SS with Gunner station. Triple Change sets. BB with Truck, to station, to jetpad.
    Autobot Ark, with AUTOBOT ROLLER Does Transform to robot! Lights sounds, decepticon jail, gun ports.


    RoboPower. Activators, Go Bots, Robot Fighters (no transforming), Revving Robots, lights sounds, moving hand saw.
    Role Play - Prime Cyber Blaster with nerf darts. Electro shock sword with extending blade.

    Bumblebee and Optimus 3d Glasses masks. Opening day is gonna be ridiculous.

    Speed Stars and Stealth Force - Mini Chargers, SF BB (looks like game promo we saw)

    Prime toys launch late fall.
    Showing Prime toys. BB, Arcee, Starscream. Entertainment Pack comes with Prime, Megs, and 3 kids, and DVD.

    GENERATIONS will continue through 2011!

    Doing Prime QnA with creators now, Kline et al, showing upcoming ep clip.
    Bulkhead and Miko in dark tunnel, Bulkhead screaming like little girl cuz its dark and he's scared. BB and raf in another par of tunnel. being chased by little insection like bots, that actually looks like round sharkticon faces.
    Swarmed up the tunnel into autobot base and kicked Ratchets butt. All three back up in base, all getting eaten by the bugs, no happy ending.


    Talking about how awesome Cullen and Welker are. (They) Do record in real time, with all actors in room, rather than in spurts.
    Most CG series have 2 year pre cycle. This only had a year. Most premiere 1 ep, then come back later, they did 5. So, it has been a challenge.

    Hesitation to do what they did with Cliffjumper? Wanted to set a tone right off the bat for the show. Have it be accessible to kids and adults through story. Cliffjumper may be revisited in flashback episodes, and connection between him and Arcee.
    Zombie TFs, or hidden transformers on earth, will we see more? Yes more bots and cons. But, being CG, it will be more limited than other forms of animation. More cons than bots. Female Decepticons. Sleepers on this planet, and some from outer space.
    Dig Arcee and Ratchet. More Dark Energon, used in new ways. Are there other forms of Energon???
    Hints - Planned for 3 year arc. End of season 1 is HUGE. From Past, about as "BIG AS YOU CAN GET" mumble.... planet.... mumble...

    PICS!!!!!
    (let me know if there are any problems accessing these if you aren't a member of tfw2005, and I'll look for alternative sources)

    Transformers: Prime toys and Video
    Including Starscream, Megatron, Arcee, Optimus, Bumblebee and kids.

    DOTM Mainline toys including Ultimate Optimus.

    DOTM Cyber-verse toys
    For all the smaller size classes

    DOTM Robo-Power toys
    A sub-line name for all the gimmick-based toys like Powerbots and Roleplay

    DOTM Speed Stars and Stealth Force

    Assorted DOTM toys including LEADER CLASS Ironhide.

    Actual Optimus Prime Truck at the Toyfair (pics and vid).
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    Looks like Hasbro are trying to take on Lego again, this time with a name that sounds similar... Lego - Kre-o.

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    If you want more pictures, ASM always do the best Toy Fair coverage.

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    More pics/info.

    Star Wars Transformers
    Quad Changer (looks like a shell-former), a redeco of the Troop Transport, and a couple of smaller figures being referred to as 'SWTFs Activators'.

    Official publicity pics of Kre-o Transformers
    Optimus, Bumblebee, Starscream - each with a small figurine.

    Official publicity images of Prime toys
    First wave - Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee, Arcee, Starscream, Kids.

    Playskool Heroes - Rescue Bots
    For the little ones, Hasbro is going back to Playskool.

    Official publicity images of Stealth Force
    (nothing not already seen before)

    Official publicity images of DOTM Mech-Tech
    The mainline of movie toys.

    Official publicity images of DOTM Cyber-Verse
    The smaller size classes not part of the main line.

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    And more pics at Seibertron.

    Various pics

    Prime toys

    DOTM Cyberverse

    Playskool TFs

    DOTM Mech-Tech (mainline)

    DOTM Human Alliance

    And various vids now in one news post.

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    No new Generations/Reveal the Shield pics?

    as neat as the DOTM toys (well, some of them,) look I'm disappointed we aren't being shown new toys from the "Classic" line.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tallestblue View Post
    No new Generations/Reveal the Shield pics?

    as neat as the DOTM toys (well, some of them,) look I'm disappointed we aren't being shown new toys from the "Classic" line.
    I too share your grievance TB, but I'm not terribly surprised we didn't see anything new dude because I reckon they're going to start gearing up the promotion of DOTM like a vengeance in the not too distant future IMO.
    Subsequently, I imagine that very little light will be shed on the Classicsverse now because it probably wont be too long before they shelve it again , which sucks because it'll no doubt end up with another new name , but this is to be expected really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hursticon View Post
    I too share your grievance TB, but I'm not terribly surprised we didn't see anything new dude because I reckon they're going to start gearing up the promotion of DOTM like a vengeance in the not too distant future IMO.
    Subsequently, I imagine that very little light will be shed on the Classicsverse now because it probably wont be too long before they shelve it again , which sucks because it'll no doubt end up with another new name , but this is to be expected really.

    Hasbro have stated that the Generations line will continue thru 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by TFW2005
    GENERATIONS will continue through 2011!
    http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...n-live-171463/

    About 3/4 down the page
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    Preordered:
    Recent Buys:

    Quote Originally Posted by roller View Post
    load of Bartrim manure
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    Default These are purely my own thoughts people, no fact in it at all.

    Quote Originally Posted by fatbot View Post
    Hasbro have stated that the Generations line will continue thru 2011

    http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...n-live-171463/

    About 3/4 down the page
    Ok, fair point but for how long through 2011 though?

    I'd be surprised if they put any effort behind the Classicsverse line once DOTM is in full swing which is probably when we'll see it's shelving IMO - around June/July, regardless, it's even less likely IMO that we'll see them prevalently over here anyway because our retailers will want to make the most out of the Movie figures.
    (It'll be worse down here in the Illawarra anyway )

    I dunno, just a feeling I guess but I tell you what though - I can't wait to see the TakTom version of that Ultimate Prime though!

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