Million Publishing, who released the Japanese Transformers Visual Works Book last year, have provided an updated extension to the book by uploading the bio and prototype photos of Exclusive Emergency Green Encore Ratchet, a recolour of Encore Ratchet.
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TakaraTomy Transformers Website Update: Black Arcee, Stockade, Sky Lynx
TakaraTomy have updated their Transformers website with new pages and pictures of their planned releases for this month.
There are pages for Transformers movie Black Arcee (MA-20) and Stockade (MD-23), as well as the long awaited reissue of Generation One Sky Lynx, who is being added to the Encore line.
Takara-Tomy Show Accurate Classic Astrotrain?
Takara-Tomy are going to be releasing the Transformers Classics (Transformation! Henkei!) line in Japan very soon, and as with nearly all their versions of the toys, the are paint scheme changes. BigBadToyStore have put up a preorder part for Astrotrain, due out in April 2008, which shows the figure to have a G1 cartoon accurate colour scheme.
There is no confirmation on this yet but it currently looks very good and will temp collectors and anyone else who already has the white version from Hasbro.
The listing can be found at BigBadToyStore.com.
Takara Tomy Update: USA Edition Masterpiece Starscream
Takara Tomy have updated their official Transformers website with a page for USA Edition Masterpiece Starscream.
The figure is very similar to the Wal-Mart exclusive version from the USA, which features Starscream in his original Generation One colour scheme, and not the re-colour for MP-03. There is also some decay on the figure to add some realism to the design.
Hig Res Trans-Scanning Bumblebee Pictures
Amiami have put up some high resolution images of a prototype figure of Trans-Scanning Bumblebee. This Japanese exclusive Transformers movie figure can be seen in both robot and vehicle mode (Concept Camaro), as well as a protoform asteroid mode and protoform robot mode.
Images of G1 Coloured Version Music Label Convoy
Seems TakaraTomy have learnt from the past and have produced a more accurate G1 Optimus Prime (Convoy) Music Label figure.
The first high quality pictures of the figure are now online and show him in a very accurate red and blue colour scheme.
Remolded Head for Encore Jazz
According to the listing on e-hobby for Transformers Encore Jazz, or Meister given the Japanese name, the figure will be released with a remolded head, but of who’s we are not sure.
The item is due out in March and is number 8 in the Encore line from Takara-Tomy.
More Masterpiece Grimlock Rumours
An image has appeared on Actoys.net that seems to indicate that the next Masterpiece (MP-07) from TakaraTomy will be Simon Furman’s favourite character, Grimlock.
All that is shown in the image is a blacked out picture of Grimlock and the original posted mentioning Masterpiece.
Toshiba HD DVD Exclusive Movie Starscream Released
With the release of Transformers on HD DVD in Japan, Takara-Tomy have also released an exclusive repaint of Transformers movie Starscream in a complete red colour. Cleverly called Starscream Vardia Red Model, the item is exclusive to Japan and is now appearing on many online auctions.
The only way to obtain the item otherwise is to buy Toshiba’s RD-A301 HD-DVD player.
Takara-Tomy Transformers Plans
Fan2Fan have attended a 2-day toy forum in Japan with Takara-Tomy in attendance.
They showed off their version of the Transformers Classics, or HenKei “Transform”! as they are known in Japan. The first 6 figures will start being released in March with Astrotrain following in April and Hot Rodimus in June.
Continuing the Encore line will be Encore 9 Bumble & Minibots set and Encore 10 will be Omega Supreme. Yes, the big Autobot is coming back. They will be released in late May and late June respectively.
Finally, there were some Transformers movie related toys like MA-21 Optimus Prime Battle Mode, MA-22 Bumblebee Battle Mode, TS-01 Scanning Optimus Prime and TS-02 Scanning Bumblebee.
