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Toy News: Stock Photos of "Missing Link" Sunstreaker & Cordon UPDATED

Thanks to Amazon Japan we have stock photos of the upcoming Missing Link C-05 Sunstreaker and C-06 Cordon action figures!  Both figures are up for preorder on the site nowThe figures are ¥11,144 (about $74.64 USD) each and are due to ship June 28, 2025.  For now, check out the awesome pics in the gallery below! 

Update:  Takara Tomy Video embedded below!

Toy News: "Studio Series" Devastation Optimus Prime & "Transformers One" Sentinel Prime Images

Thanks to the folks at In Demand Toys UK on Facebook we have our first look at Studio Series Devastation Deluxe Class Optimus Prime and in-package pictures of Studio Series Transformers One Sentinel Prime.  For those unfamiliar, Devastation was a 2015 game by PlatinumGames and Activision.  The game was a modern take on the Sunbow G1 cartoon universe with some G1 voice actors from that series returning to reprise their roles including Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Greg Berger as Grimlock.  No

Toy News: "Studio Series 86" Bonecrusher & Scrapper Up for Preorder

After yesterday's Hasbro 1027 broadcast (embedded below) Hasbro Pulse listed Studio Series 86 Bonecrusher and Scrapper for preorder at 1PM for Hasbro Pulse Premium members.  The preorders promptly sold out (but it is very likely they will put more in stock at some point).  Fortunately Ben's World of Transformers sponsor BigBadToyStore and affiliate site Entertainment Earth have also put their preorders up.  Check out the official product info from Hasbro Pulse and images below along with links to preorder your figures and support BWTF!

Toy News: "Collaborative" Transformers x Naruto Announced

The next Collaborative Transformers crossover has been announced!  This time Transformers crosses over with a classic Anime: Naruto!  This set will include Kurama and Gamakichi as Transformers.  The set is priced at $54.99 with a release date of April 2025.  Below is the official product description along with images.  I have also included links for you to pre-order this figure and help support Ben's World of Transformers!

Toy News: Walmart Lists "Retro G1" Generations Bumblebee & Gears

In a surprise move, Walmart.com has posted two surprise listings for Retro G1 Bumblebee and Gears.  You may wonder "What's so exciting about that?  They did those years ago!" but these are not G1 figure reissues.  Instead, Bumblebee is a redeco and retool of the Netflix Bumblebee figure from 2020 and Gears is a redeco and retool of the recent Legacy Gears figure!  Their colors appear based on their G1 animated counterparts and the packaging is classic

Toy News: Official Images & Info of Takara Tomy's Monster Hunter & Transformers Collaboration

After an unofficial leak weeks ago, Amazon Japan has officially listed the Takara Tomy collaboration between the Monster Hunter and Transformers brands: Liolaeus Prime!   This figure transforms from a Rathalos from Monster Hunter to an Optimus Prime inspired robot.  It appears the figure is a redeco and retool of the Rise of the Beasts Airazor figure

Toys: "Transformers One" Promotional Box Photos

The kind folks at Hasbro and Paramount Pictures have provided Ben's World of Transformers with a 26 pound box of Transformers One product!  This free product represents items across a spectrum of Transformers merchandise.  The box itself is modeled after containers seen in the Transformers One film.  As for the contents?  Here's a rundown (I've linked to any items that I have already reviewed and purchased on my own dime):