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Toy News: Hasbro Updates "Kingdom" Web Site with Bios & Art of Upcoming Figures

The Official Transformers Kingdom site has been updated with several bios and artwork that confirm long rumored figures including the likes of Pipes, Slammer, Waspinator and Shadow Panther!  Check out all the pics of the characters being released soon (or in some cases hitting stores now depending on where you are in the world).

Thanks to Solartron and Angry Vikings on Twitter for giving me the heads up on this!

Toy News: Amazon Lists "Jurassic Park" and "Transformers" Collaborative Figure

Amazon has posted its listing for the upcoming Jurassic Park/Transformers Collaborative Figures! This two pack features (as anticipated) a redeco of Kingdom Megatron as the famous Jurassic Park T-Rex versus an Autobot who transforms into a licensed Ford Explorer! The set is $104.99 with a release date of November 1, 2021. Check out the official press release, images and product information from Amazon below:

Toy News: "Buzzworthy Bumblebee" Origin Bumblebee Revealed by In Demand Toys

Last year the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Target exclusive line of figures took fans by surprise when it just appeared on shelves without any official announcement.  That tradition seems like it will be continuing into 2021.  UK retailer In Demand Toys has revealed a previously unannounced Buzzworthy figure: Origin Bumblebee!  For the first time ever, a figure made in the Generations style will feature Bumblebee in his G1 Cybertronian mode, transforming into the "flying saucer"-esque vehicle seen in the first e

Toy News: Stock Photos of "Rescue Bots" Spin-Off Line "Dinobot Adventures"

The folks at Autobase Aichi have posted a pile of what appear to be stock photos of an upcoming Rescue Bots spin-off series Dinobot Adventures! Most of these figures are direct redecos of previous Rescue Bots figures going back a few years. However, this time out the deco of many of these figures will look familiar to long time Transformers fans. They are largely based on the G1 Dinobots!

Toy News: "Kingdom" T-Wrecks Listed on Target.com

Fans have seen leaked samples and official product photos of the upcoming Kingdom T-Wrecks for over a month now.  The figure is a redeco of the Kingdom Megatron figure, paying homage to the Dinobots character from the early 2000's.  Now, likely for "Transformers Tuesday", Target has posted the listing for T-Wrecks on their site!  According to the listing, those fans holding Target Red Cards will be able to order first.  This "Red Card early acce

Toy News: New Photos of "Studio Series" Gnaw, Slug and Wreck-Gar

Takara Tomy has posted new listings on its web site for three of the upcoming Studio Series 1986 figures: Gnaw, Slug with Daniel Witwicky and Wreck-Gar. Gnaw is listed at 3520 Yen (about $32.13 USD), Slug at 7920 Yen (about $72.30 USD) and Wreck-Gar at 5500 Yen (about $50.21). Each figure is listed with a release date of November 2021. These are not the actual US prices of course, as generally Japanese prices for Transformers are higher than the prices of their US counterparts.