Transformers-themed pub could be Britain’s Best Home Bar

A Transformers-themed pub is in the running to be crowned Britain’s Best Home Bar, in a competition being run by Liberty Games. The winning bar, chosen… [more]

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TFNation 2019 Transformers Convention Review

This last weekend saw yet another Transformers convention take over the Metropole Hilton, in Birmingham. These weekends have become a staple of my summer… [more]

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Annual Transformers Forum Meet Tour

Every year, since 2011, the nerds from TheTF.Net forum (now a Facebook group, because running a forum proved too much like hard work) have met for a weekend… [more]

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Our 2019 Forum Meet took place this weekend, in Cardiff

This weekend saw our annual forum meet being held in the Welsh capital of Cardiff. Each year we meet in a different town or city in the UK, alternating… [more]

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Video Footage from Transforce in 2001

Almost 18 years ago (crikey, has it been that long?) we wrote a review of our visit to Transforce in August 2001. It was a seriously hot day, but a great… [more]

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Transformers: Animated to air in Finland on MTV3

Written by Big Bot on July 16, 2008 | Animated,Cartoon,News | Tags: , ,

The Nordic TransFans Association have received news from Hasbro Nordic that Transformers: Animated will be airing on MTV3 in Finland. There are no details of when, but the news that the show is ready to air means it can’t be too far away.

There is also no information on whether other Nordic countries will air the show.

Transformers: Animated Branded Waffles

Written by Big Bot on July 14, 2008 | Animated,News | Tags:

Continuing the weird things with the Transformers logo on it, forum member ironpyrite303 has found some Transformers: Animated waffles for sale in North America. The waffles, from Kelloggs, have 25 images available and are “limited edition”.

Transformers: Animated Activators out in UK

Written by Big Bot on | Animated,News,Toys | Tags: , , ,

TF@TM member Break has posted that he has found the first wave of Transformers Animated Activators at his local Toys R Us store. At the weekend he spotted the first wave of Activators, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Starscream, which all cost £4.99 each.

These were released in the USA last month, with wave 2 due there in August.

More Transformers: Animated Arrival #1 Inked Pages

Written by Big Bot on July 8, 2008 | Animated,Comics,IDW Publishing,News | Tags: ,

Dario Brizuela, the artist for IDW’s upcoming Transformers: Animated series, has posted more inked pages from the first issue, Transformers: Animated: Arrival #1. The issue, as you can probably tell, recaps the events from the animated special, “Tranform and Roll Out!”

The story is written by Marty Isenberg with art by Dario. and is due for release in August.

New Animated figures in Wal*Mart computers

Written by Big Bot on July 6, 2008 | Animated,News,Toys | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Automaster of TFW2005, who works at Wal*Mart, has posted some details of some new Transformers: Animated figures listed in the Wal*Mart computers.

Found are Voyagers Shockwave, Skywarp and Wreck-Gar, and Deluxes Blurr, Swindle, Waspinator and Arcee. There is also a Deluxe called Electro Static S, but not much is known about this figure. If Hasbro are involved (which they are), it’s bound to be a repaint.

UPC codes

Blurr 65356934981
Swindle 65356934195
Waspinator 65356934984
Arcee 65356937933

Shockwave 6535932317
Wreck-Gar 65356934966
Skywarp 65356932319

First Animated UK Comic Details

Written by Big Bot on July 4, 2008 | Animated,Comics,News,Titan | Tags:

After the announcement that Titan Magazines would be launching a Transformers: Animated comic in the UK, very little information has spilled out. Simon Furman has, however, provided some details on Titan’s plans for the series and the title of the first strip.

The first issue will be called “Swiped!”, coming out later this year. It will be written by Simon Furman with art from a popular artist. Story details are being kept secret for now, but the issues will be self contained and have an overall story arc.

Also mentioned is that a bonus 6 page original Transformers Animated story will be available with issue #17 of the main Transformers (UK) magazine, written by Simon and focusing on the Dinobots.

Animated Deluxe Ratchet & Blackarachnia at The Entertainer

Written by Big Bot on July 3, 2008 | Animated,News,Toys | Tags: , ,

The Entertainer have updated their website with “in stock” listings for Transformers: Animated deluxe figures Autobot Ratchet and Blackarachnia. This backs up Perceptor’s sighting of the figures a few days ago.

Each figure costs £10 and are wave 2 deluxe figures.

Transformers Animated Toys found in Finland

The Nordic TransFans Association are reporting that the first sightings of Transformers: Animated figures in Finland. Found were the first wave of of deluxes Bumblebee, Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime, Lockdown and Prowl and voyagers Bulkhead, Megatron and Starscream in Citymarket in Helsinki. The cost for the figures are 19.90 and 34.90 euros.

Voyager Optimus Prime & Leader Megatron, Bulkhead, Roll Out & Command Optimus Prime out in UK

Written by Big Bot on | Animated,News,Toys | Tags: , , ,

Big title, big news, with lots more Transformers: Animated toys having been released in the UK today.

First, voyager class Optimus Prime (earth mode) has been spotted in the Forbidden Planet International store in Edinburgh, costing £19.99. This is a wave 3 figure. Also out are leader class Megatron and Bulkhead (with Headmaster), each in a different Toys R Us store, and costing £39.99. For the same price, Roll Out & Command Optimus Prime was found at Toys R Us in Aberdeen. All three figures are wave 1.

Be on the look out for Lugnut and Grimlock, the wave 2 voyager figures. Happy Hunting!

Animated Ratchet and Blackarachnia out in UK

Written by Big Bot on July 2, 2008 | Animated,News,Toys | Tags: ,

More good news for UK Animated fans, the second wave of figures should be arriving nationwide very soon. Forum member Perceptor has picked up Ratchet and Blackarachnia from his local toy store, Toys n Tuck. These make up wave 2 of the deluxe size class.

Hopefully other size classes will be availbale soon, especially Voyager and Leader class items.

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