Transformers Animated Toys Thread

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New Images of Animated Samurai Prowl and Waspinator

TF08.net has posted new images of the upcoming Animated deluxe-class Samurai Prowl and Waspinator figures. These figures are due out early next year, as part of the Animated Deluxe Wave 6 (2009 Wave 2) assortment.

Check out the pics HERE

New Images of Animated Wreck-Gar, including demonstration of weapons gimmick

yizhi521 has posted a huge selection of new images of Animated Wreck Gar over at TF08.net. Among the images posted is a nice step by step series of images which demonstrates for the first time a gimmick involving Wreck-Gar's truck roof - a slider pushes out a pair of cool looking blades / shields, which can then be attached to Wreck Gar's arms in robot mode.

Rest of the pics HERE

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TFW2005 has received official, high resolution images in and out of package (International Packaging) of Animated Power Bots Street Patrol Bumblebee. This figure is a repaint of the Power Bots Cyber Speed Bumblebee and is due out soon.

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S250 has posted on his blog, 52toys, the alternate mode for the Transformers Animated incarnation of Strika on his blog. The robot mode for the General of Destruction (and consort - yes consort - of Lugnut) was revealed some time ago, which you can check out by clicking on the resource link above. Now you can see what Strika will transform into!

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S250 has posted up a special Christmas present on his blog, 52toys - the animation model for Transformers Animated Blackout. The animation model reveals that the giant Decepticon transforms into a suitably appropriate alternate mode - a heavily armed Decepticon spaceship. There are plenty of cues to both Blackout's live action movie helicopter incarnation, as well as the existing spaceships from Transformers Animated, in particular Lockdown's personal cruiser.

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The new TF Club magazine from Master Collector is just out. Inside is news of some new Transformers Animated action figures that have not been announced yet. The new toys include listings for two redecos as well as new Arcee and a Voyager class Bumblebee products

The new action figures include: deluxe class Arcee and Electrostatic Soundwave, Voyagers Hydrodrive Bumblebee and Golfire Grimlock .

According to Hasbro, Soundwave will not include Laserbeak as before. Instead another cassette character will offered as a repaint of the guitar figure.

Look for these to possibly be offered in March with all the other Transformers products.

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Thanks to fellow TFWer Peaugh, we have 2 reviews of the upcoming Target exclusive, Transformers Animated Sunstorm. One is a video review which can be viewed directly below, and the other is a pictorial review. The pictorial review can be seen by clicking here to go to the Sunstorm Feedback Thread. There are some nice up-close and comparison shots to be found in these reviews, and it appears that Sunstorm's colors are pretty close to the original Sunstorm's, released by eHobby.

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An image found on Taobao, the Asian auction site, features Transformers Animated Ratchet in what appears to be a new style of packaging.

Much like the Target Transformers Movie Allspark deluxe exclusives seen before, this packaging is cylindrical in nature and is all plastic with no cardboard backing.

No word yet whether this is a retail exclusive style of packaging or when it will be released.

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Bigbadtoystore.com has once again updated with new information concerning Transformers Animated Golfire Grimlock and Hydrodrive Bumblebee.

Both slated to arrive this March, the Golfire Grimlock appears to be a simple repaint of the voyager Grimlock while the Bumblebee appears to be a completely new figure with new accessories and an upgrade to the voyager size class.

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Unicron.com has posted several pieces of official Cartoon Network control art pieces depicting Perceptor from Transformers: Animated. Perceptor, who will first appear in Season 3 of the series, will have a pick-up truck alternate mode that also converts to a mobile laboratory complete with microscope! The images also reveal that Perceptor is in Episode 30 of the series, which is the first episode of the new season. No date has been released yet by Cartoon Network for the premiere of Season 3 of Transformers Animated.

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new packages at tru

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Lazerbeak.org has revealed Alpha Trion, Dai Atlas & a new decepticon from Transformers: Animated! Expect to see these characters in season 3. Dai Atlas is said to be Prowl's ninja master.

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Check out official product images for Transformers Animated figures slated for 2009. Included are:

Arcee
Electrostatic Soundwave with Keytar Ratbat
Jetfire and Jetstorm
Safeguard
Wreck Gar

Rest of the pics HERE

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Members who pre-ordered the Transformers: Animated voyager figures of Hydrodive Bumblebee & Golfire Grimlock received the following email from BBTS:

Hi - Hasbro has just informed us that this item has been cancelled, and as a result they will not be able to fill our orders. We apologize for the inconvenience. We have cancelled all preorders and removed the item from our site.

Thanks
BigBadToyStore.com - Toys, Action Figures, Vintage Toys, and Collectibles

Could these figures just be postponed and pushed back to a later assortment? At this point no one knows, but we hope to eventually see these figures in the future.

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I don't think anyone is looking forward to these anyway.

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Is the Transformers Animated toyline being cancelled?

While no official word has come from Hasbro about the future of Animated, whether it be the cartoon or the toyline, there is a growing mountain of evidence to conclude that indeed, the toyline may be nearing its end, nearly half a year earlier than expected.

It started a month ago with our own report that season 3 would be the FINAL season of Transformers Animated. Soon after, details leaked from the animation studio that season 3 would indeed be the final season, with character deaths and future storylines being editted out of the storyboards.

For Animated fans, Toy Fair 2009 was a whopping disappointment, with only two new Animated figures for 2009 being shown via stock images (no actual toys on-hand at the convention).

Two days ago, one of our sponsors, BigBadToyStore.com, announced that Hydrodive Bumblebee and Golfire Grimlock were cancelled by Hasbro. Other board members quickly noticed that TransformersClub.com, the official collector website for Transformers fans, had removed a number of listings for Transformers Animated, as well as having late 2009 shipping dates for a number of Animated products that should be available now, some as late as December 24th, 2009.

Yesterday, reports came in that some Target and WalMart stores have Transformers Animated listed as "cancelled", and will be receiving no further shipments other than what is already in-stock or shipping now from their warehouses. After speaking with a Hasbro vendor, he stated that Transformers Animated has an end date of May 29th, 2009 ... which would be the same release day as Transformers Revenge of the Fallen movie toys. He also stated that big retailers often put product as non-replenishable for a number of reasons weekly, and that it could be anything from changing a mod-set to too much stock being on-hand to justify re-order.

Hasbro has yet to respond to our request for comment on this information.

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