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2024-11-08 9:41 pm by Unicron.com
Tony Todd, known for the role of "Candyman" and the voice of "The Fallen" in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen has died at the age of 69.
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2024-11-07 11:59 am by Unicron.com
Erik from ToyRobot Magazine, with another write-up! If you don't know, I'm a mega-collector. I collect anything and everything Transformers, not just the toys. If it has the branding on it, I want it for "The Vault", my private collection. I like to see myself as a person preserving history, while the outside world probably sees a troubled hoarder.
Today I bring you a small bit of Transformers "Artifacts" a fan term referring to anything "non-toy" related. This selection is all from Transformers Energon, the second series in the Unicron Trilogy. 95% of it is party supplies, often found at wholesale warehouses, but I know Walmarts also kept a decent stock back in the day.
These were gifted to me by my wonderful wife, Amy, who had originally planned them to be Christmas gifts, but she was too eager to give them to me than to wait it out. She sometimes hates how much stuff accumulates around the house as I build small hordes of "treasure" but also loves helping me find said hordes.
We have the following items (all factory-sealed!): Wall Stickers, Mylar Kite (this remains one of my fave eras of kites for Transformers; the metallic/holographic background looks great under any lighting condition), party cups, large party plates, small party plates, table decorations, gift bags, Rolling Stamps (with puzzle confetti; I've taken pics of the front and back), napkins, vinyl table cover, happy birthday banner, and party invitations.
None of these are exactly rare or worth much, but being that they are now 20 years old, they are getting slightly harder to find. For me, the appeal is in both the hunt for something unique as well to highlight the forgotten corners of Transformers Merchandise. If you didn't have small kids or were a die-hard like myself, you most likely haven't really thought about items like these.
Collecting Transformers Artifacts can be a fun hobby inside the main hobby of collecting toys. I've always found it rather sad when I hear people say they've "collected everything" when all they have done is collect a small set of figures based on the G1 cartoon. with 40 years of items, spanning the globe, there's always something new and fun to discover.
So, I hope this was a fun and quick read. Maybe, just maybe, someone out there may try their hand at Artifact collecting and soon find that it's a nearly endless hole of fun and interesting items to hunt down.
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2024-11-05 4:56 pm by Unicron.com
Erik (ToyRobot Magazine) with something fun for you all today. I've had this for years now, but had yet to sit down and take pics of all the modes.
Took a bit to get all of these pics together (and no, I did not take one of Ostritch mode). Transformers RiD Galvatron Testshot (prototype).
This toy still holds the record for most alt modes of any Transformer ever made (10 or 11 depending on who you ask).
Each mode is a wild and crazy concept, from a Robot to a giant claw, to multiple dragons, jet, ground transport, boat, gargoyle, griffin, and an elephant!
Some modes feel less impressive than others. I myself am not a fan of the boat mode. The elephant mode is a bit silly, but at the same time impressive considering what the designers had to work with. I'll never understand the giant claw, but it works!
A perfect 10/10 toy, all of these years later. There's a reason I went out of my way when I saw this up for sale years ago.
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2024-11-05 10:51 am by Unicron.com
Join the guys on Do You Even Transform Bro as they recap their time at TF Con Baltimore 24 this past weekend. They also ask the age-old question, Do You Even Transform Bro? As the guys go through their transformer purchases since the last show. They have a few guests host for the night as well. Don't miss this one as it won't be your standard con recap. 8pm EST sharp.
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2024-11-04 9:27 pm by Unicron.com
New mobile app game coming 2025
Not much else known. Stay tuned.
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2024-10-30 10:17 am by Unicron.com
So, what do you think of Sentinel's portrayal in ONE.
How would you rank him comparing to other antagonists?
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2024-10-29 7:09 pm by Unicron.com
Screencaps taken from the resent Hasbro Pulse 1027.
The upcoming SS86 Devastator is looking very good! Even though I have Unite Warriors Devastator, I will still be buying this one. The UW has in my personal opinion an accurate combined mode scale while these will have an accurate individual robot mode scale. Its not Hasbros fault but in the cartoon, mass shifting happens all the time haha.
What do you think of the upcoming SS86 Devastator based on the gray model?
Link to the 1027 event is posted below in case you missed it or just want to relieve the excitement.
https://youtu.be/70HJMtOWpk0?si=1yVKBstzpqQonP-B
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2024-10-29 6:44 pm by Unicron.com
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2024-10-28 12:21 pm by Unicron.com
If you missed him before, here's another chance to add Menasor to your collection.
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2024-10-28 12:20 pm by Unicron.com
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2024-10-27 6:34 pm by Unicron.com
FansHobby versions of Overlord, Siren, Nightbeat, and Hosehead courtesy YellaWolf Studios Product Photography
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2024-10-23 7:40 am by Unicron.com
Erik here with TRM and I recently purchased a Blokees WalMart display. The display case was nearly complete (missing 1 figure from the top row). We ended up with a complete set of 10 figures (this includes the chase "Secret Prime").
We (my wife and I) did not see anyway to ID each box, sometimes there are hidden marks or numbers, but nothing like that on these.
Below is a VERY basic layout of what figures were found on each row (but not in the correct order as we didn't think that far). This is not a guarantee! We'd have to get results from 2-3 other displays to know for sure. But we feel pretty confident to say that most likely, each display has a full set.
Yes, the graphic is in paint because it's early in the morning and I wanted to hammer this out quickly, more fun posts are coming later today on ToyRobot Magazine.
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2024-10-20 7:05 am by Unicron.com
#OptimusPrime #OrionPax D-16 #Megatron #StudioSeries #YoloPark
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2024-10-19 4:16 pm by Unicron.com
Studio Series 86 31 GALVATRON!
Dangit, I’ve got 3, maybe 4 other versions of this toy already… you’d think with it’d be an easy skip! With its just right shade of purple, opaque bright orange cannon barrel, deco upgrade … and that it’s packaged in official SS 1986 sub-line. MUST HAVE! 🤦♂️🤣🤯🥵
Thanks to @Hasbro for the official product photography.
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2024-10-18 9:09 pm by Unicron.com
Seeing beautiful art like this makes me know how fully integrated Transformers One will be into the Transformers mythos, hearts, and minds of fans.
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2024-10-18 7:42 pm by Unicron.com
40th Anniversary cartoon homages, courtesy YellaWolf Studios Product Photography
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2024-10-14 1:42 pm by Unicron.com
MP-59 Beast Wars Rhinox is in stock and ready to ship from TFSOURCE!
Are any of you planning on adding this figure into your collection? Its a must have for any MP BW collection.
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2024-10-10 3:40 pm by Unicron.com
Another Transformers X project has been revealed; this time is with Naruto!
I think fans around the world are either for or against this one; I'm not a Naruto fan, but these look incredible and it's interesting to see what parts and pieces were reused and which parts look to be new.
Up for grabs on multiple sites!
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2020-02-06 5:58 pm by Sabrblade
It's official. Transformers and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic are having their first full-blown crossover in IDW's new graphic novel Transformers/My Little Pony: Friendship in Disguise! Written by Ian Flynn and James Asmus, illustrated by Tony Fleecs and Jack Lawrence, and set for release on November 3, 2020, Equestria Daily reports the following description this 96-page graphic novel: Ponies, Autobots, and Decepticons mix it up in this graphic novel mashup!
When Queen Chrysalis casts a spell looking for more changelings, she accidentally interferes with a malfunctioning Spacebridge! What's this mean for our favorite fillies? There are suddenly a bunch of Autobots and Decepticons in Equestria! And as the dust settles, Rarity and Arcee find themselves teaming up against a hostile Decepticon force.
Plus Spike and Grimlock; Pinkie Pie, Gauge, and Shockwave; Fluttershy, Discord, and Soundwave; Rainbow Dash and Windblade; and Optimus Prime and Twilight Sparkle all team up for more adventures....
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2020-02-05 2:54 am by Sabrblade
Hot off the heels of the announcement of BotCon's returning in 2021 under the new management of BC Productions (an all new company run by such BotCon veterans as Karl Hartman, Andrew Hall, Mike Tinnel, and more, created for the specific purpose of acquiring the rights to BotCon from Fun Publications) comes a few updates regarding this year's RoboCon, which has been carrying BotCon's torch in the meantime. Namely, RoboCon 2020 will be held on June 5-6 at the Galt House in Louisville, KY, the very same hotel that played host to the last official BotCon in 2016. Registration has also gone live, with two registration packages available this year. The standard registration package for this year is a remarkably affordable $25.00! The second option, meanwhile, is a special " BotCon 2021 Pre-Party Exclusive Pack" that features access to a special Friday night party celebrating the next year's return of BotCon, an exclusive BotCon convention T-shirt featuring a "Neo-Classic" BotCon logo, a special vintage BotCon logo themed lanyard, and best of all, a 144-page Ultimate BotCon Product Guide Volume 1 w/ Exclusive convention cover, limited to 300 pieces. That one is priced at $98.00 (more than previous RoboCons but far less than any Fun Pub BotCons ever were). ...
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2020-02-03 5:56 pm by Sabrblade
For the past few days, suspicious activity has been going on at the late BotCon.com with the site undergoing some sort of reconstruction. Now, the site has been relaunched with a new makeover and the announcement that BotCon, the once official Transformers convention, is coming back under the new management of BC Productions, for the Summer of 2021! This news comes formally from Karl Hartman, one of the original organizers of the con who helped in its creation back in 1994 and continued to help run it from 1996 to 2002. Allspark.com has posted the full announcement from Hartman, which can be read below: ...
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2019-09-19 10:30 pm by Sabrblade
On August 17, 2019, UK fan convention TFNation played host to a most momentous occasion in which Transformers Animated story editor Marty Isenberg presented a scripted performance of the original story treatment outline for what would have been the three-part season 4 premiere of Transformers Animated had it been greenlit for a fourth season. Titled "Trial of Megatron" (as opposed to The AllSpark Almanac II, The Complete AllSpark Almanac, and Issue #71 of the TCC Magazine titling it "The Trial of Megatron"), the outline for this three-parter was presented not as a live script reading done in the style of those performed at BotCons of years past, but was instead presented with pre-recorded dialogue acted by almost the entire Animated voice cast (only Tara Strong and Judd Nelson were absent, with their respective roles of Sari Sumdac and Rodimus Prime performed by other people) and set to all new original artwork created for the story by fan artists. ...
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2019-09-08 5:24 pm by Sabrblade
Mere days after the previous news of the sudden passing of voice actor Michael Lindsay comes the unfortunate news of voice actor Robert Axelrod having passed away yesterday, September 7, 2019, at the age of 70. This news comes to us from Facebook of Mobile Monicker Productions, who represented Axelrod for his many convention appearances. Axelrod is best known for having provided the voices of Lord Zedd, Finster, and other monsters on Power Rangers, as well as several English dub anime voice roles, such as Wizardmon, Vademon, Armadillomon, Ankylomon, and Shakkoumon (w/ Dave Mallow) on Digimon, and Rico on Robotech. He also voiced Marvel Comics character Microchip in the Punisher episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and appeared in live action on an episode of Family Matters where he played a Paul McCartney lookalike. For Transformers, he was the voice of Movor in the 2001 Transformers: Robots in Disguise cartoon. One of the Decepticon Commandos, Movor was the space shuttle member who could form an arm or leg for the combiner Ruination. He was also one of the very few Commandos to star in his own spotlight episode, "Attack from Outer Space", which had the misfortune of being one of the three episodes that was banned from ever airing on TV in the United States due to sensitivities from the September 11 attacks in 2001. Rest in peace, Mr. Axelrod. Your performances were a treasure to behold. ...
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2019-09-06 2:58 am by Sabrblade
It is with deep sadness that we must report that, on August 31, 2019, voice actor Michael Lindsay passed away at the age of 56. This news comes to us from the Twitter accounts of Trevor Dylan, Rob Benoit, and Marissa Lenti. Best known for his work in anime dubbing, Lindsay provided the English dub voices for the likes of Joe Kido and Greymon in Digimon Adventure, Rick in DinoZaurs, Kankuro in Naruto, Kisuke Urahara in Bleach, Shinichirō Tamaki in Code Geass, and more. For Transformers, he was best known as the voices of Skid-Z ("skids") and Rollbar in the 2001 Transformers: Robots in Disguise cartoon. Skid-Z was an Autobot racer who had an unusually high competitive edge, always needing to win every race he could, so much that he would enter any race of any kind, including car racing, bicycle racing, or even foot racing. Rollbar, meanwhile, was the green jeep member of the Decepticon Commandos, able to form an arm or leg of the combiner Ruination, and had a thick southern drawl and an easygoing demeanor, always cracking wise whenever he felt like it. Rest in peace, Mr. Lindsay. You will be missed, dearly. ...
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2019-05-11 4:26 am by Sabrblade
The year was 1999. For the Western World, it was the year of Beast Wars season 3, the year of Beast Machines season 1, the year of the 15th Anniversary of The Transformers. For Japan, however, it was the year of Beast Wars Neo! The second Japanese-original Beast Wars animated series, Beast Wars Neo sees a small group of Cybertrons (Maximals) led by Big Convoy go on a star trek to hunt for Angolmois Capsules containing an unholy energy source, which is also sought by the Destrons (Predacons) led by Magmatron. And now, twenty years later in 2019, anime fansubbing group Karyuudo Fansubs has at last announced their long-awaited release of all 35 episodes of Beast Wars Neo with English fan-subtitles! Below is a copy of their original announcement (To anyone reading this on Facebook, it is recommended that you proceed into the forum to view the message in its proper formatting). ...
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2018-12-06 1:02 am by Sabrblade
Discovery Family has announced on Twitter that Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy, the long-awaited sequel to the highly-acclaimed 104-episode-long cartoon series Transformers: Rescue Bots, will be having a sneak preview airing this Saturday, December 8, at 9:00am. Various TV listings reveal this sneak peek to be an advanced airing of its first two episodes, titled "Recruits Part I" and "Recruits Part II", to give us a taste of the show ahead of its proper debut in 2019. Below is the original announcement and a YouTube copy of its accompanying video. ...
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2018-10-22 8:21 pm by perceptor
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2018-09-13 3:09 am by Sabrblade
After the brand unification between Hasbro and TakaraTomy kicked off with Power of the Primes and Studio Series (and will continue with Siege), Takara's Transformers: Legends line continues to persist with another forthcoming TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. This time, however, it is not a recent mold release, but a soon-to-be 20-year-old mold from 1999. Seeming to coincide with the Transformers Encore reissue of the cartoon-accurately-colored Big Convoy, the next LG-EX release will be a redeco of that figure in the form of Blue Big Convoy! Much like the Encore release of Unicron (Micron Shūgō-tai Color), this is a recreation of what was once a super rare Lucky Draw figure from 1999. However, also like Unicron (Micron Shūgō-tai Color), it is not a straight recreation, as this version will have less translucent plastic with two opaque arms instead of one solid and one clear. More recently, the old Lucky Draw figure was actually repurposed in comics made for e-HOBBY's Magna Convoy exclusive as the leader of a legendary group known as the Primus Vanguard. While it remains to be seen whether this Legends release of Blue Big Convoy will fictionally represent Big Convoy himself in a new form, the Primus Vanguard leader remains another distinct possibility for this toy's character identity. Legends LG-EX Blue Big Convoy will be released by TakaraTomy Mall in February 2019. ...
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2018-07-09 2:55 pm by Sabrblade
The Transformers: Encore line of reissues has been dabbling in some post-G1 figures as of late, beginning with God Fire Convoy from Car Robots and to be continuing with Returns Convoy for Beast Wars Returns (Beast Machines). Now, a third post-G1 Encore toy has been revealed and is the first one to truly be from a completely non-G1 continuity altogether. Its name is Unicron (Micron Aggregate Color). A redeco of the Armada Unicron mold, this is not the Chaos Bringer himself, but a green copy of him that was formed by a massive amount of Mini-Cons combining together as one, to fight against their evil creator in the final few episodes of the Transformers: Armada cartoon, hence the "Micron Aggregate Color" label ("Micron" being the Japanese term for "Mini-Con"). Previously, in 2004, a toy of this "Unicron of Light" had been released in limited quantities as a Lucky Draw figure over in Japan, but this Encore release will not only see a much wider release but will also sport a vastly different deco from the Lucky Draw, being almost completely green and turquoise instead of the Lucky Draw being half-teal/half-gray. Unicron (Micron Aggregate Color) is set for release in December 2018. Official images can be found below, courtesy of Autobase Aichi. ...
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2018-07-03 3:12 pm by Sabrblade
Today, the tenth and final episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Saga's End", the series and entire Prime Wars Trilogy comes to a close as Megatron, Optimal Optimus, Windblade, Perceptor, and Grimlock all aim to stop Megatronus, Unicron, and the Matrix of Chaos once and for all, in a final decisive battle that will determine the fates of Cybertron and the Transformers universe forevermore. ...
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2018-06-28 8:13 pm by Sabrblade
Earlier this month, from Saturday, June 9th, to Sunday, June 10th, the second annual Pete's Robot Convention, RoboCon 2018, was held at the Cincinnati Marriot at Rivercenter in Covington, KY (just outside of Cincinnati, OH). As a sort of spiritual successor to BotCon, the convention featured a number of events and reveals that hearkened back to those days of old, albeit on a much smaller scale more akin to the earlier years of BotCon in the 90s. Yours truly was on site to attend this convention and much of what it had to offer. Below you will find a complete report of many of its events, which can best be viewed in the forum, rather than on Facebook, for the best reading. ...
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2018-06-26 4:50 pm by Sabrblade
The ninth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Megatronus Unleashed", this penultimate episode sees a showdown between Megatronus and Unicron, the latter of whom having fully possessed the body of Rodimus Cron, now upgraded to resemble his Rodimus Unicronus toy. Meanwhile, the others attempt to destroy Megatronus's machine, on which the Matrix of Leadership reaches out to Optimus Primal... ...
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2018-06-20 3:50 am by Sabrblade
The eighth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Collision Course", Megatronus has finally acquired all three relics that he needs to complete his objective in resurrecting Solus Prime, draining the sparks of every Transformer in the universe to do so. Megatron and his team, however, storm the Well of Sparks for a showdown with the mad, ancient Prime. ...
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2018-06-20 3:50 am by Sabrblade
The eighth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Collision Course", Megatronus has finally acquired all three relics that he needs to complete his objective in resurrecting Solus Prime, draining the sparks of every Transformer in the universe to do so. Megatron and his team, however, storm the Well of Sparks for a showdown with the mad, ancient Prime. ...
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2018-06-12 8:53 pm by Sabrblade
Today, the seventh episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Consequences", the aftermath of Megatron's using the Requiem Blaster on Overlord brings Megatronus himself to reclaim the blaster, at which point Megatron realizes Megatronus's true agenda and motivations. ...
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2018-06-05 8:16 pm by Sabrblade
Today, the sixth episode of Machinima's new Transformers: Power of the Primes online mini-series has aired on Go90 and Tumblr. Titled "Countdown", Overlord and Rodimus Cron finally catch up to the team inside the Athenaeum Sanctorum, where Overlord vows to have his long-awaited revenge against Megatron, while Rodimus tries to murder his former comrades. All the while, Optimus Primal must decide how to keep the Requiem Blaster safe from these two villains. ...
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2018-05-31 3:04 am by Sabrblade
RoboCon 2018 (the spiritual successor to BotCon) is just a little over a week away and the con's Facebook has made a new announcement regarding the convention, particularly about its schedule and so much more. Yours truly will once again be onsite to cover this convention's events and all of the Transformer goodness thereabouts. Hope to see as many familiar faces there as well. Below is a copy of the full announcement: ...
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2018-05-31 3:04 am by Sabrblade
RoboCon 2018 (the spiritual successor to BotCon) is just a little over a week away and the con's Facebook has made a new announcement regarding the convention, particularly about its schedule and so much more. Yours truly will once again be onsite to cover this convention's events and all of the Transformer goodness thereabouts. Hope to see as many familiar faces there as well. Below is a copy of the full announcement: ...
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