Transformers

In the halcyon days of the 80's when Transformers toys were overflowing on toy store shelves, one thing was very common with boxed figures: styrofoam trays.  Unlike modern day figures that either sit in a plastic tray or are tied to cardboard, figures of the 80's would often sit in a specially designed tray that would allow you to take the figure out then put it back into the box for maximum display value.  This practice fell to the wayside decades ago partly out of environmental concerns and even as G1 figures were reissued they would sit in clear plastic trays.

The folks at Vice Press have announced that they will be selling an extremely limited run of remastered posters from the 1986 animated Transformers film!  From their web site:

Ironhide served for ages as Optimus Prime's bodyguard and a dependable Autobot warrior.  When the Decepticons attack the Autobot shuttle from Cybertron, he joins other Autobots to battle the invading force!  Check out my review and gallery of Studio Series 86 Core Class Ironhide!

Scarr is the Dinobot medic, a job that keeps him busy as the Dinobots frequently get damaged in combat!  Check out my review and gallery of the Dinobot named Scarr!

Thanks to Walmart.com we have our first look at EarthSpark 1-Step Changer Breakdown.  While Breakdown had his own unique design in the cartoon this figure is (oddly) a straight up redeco of 1-Step Changer Wheeljack.  The figure is listed but not yet available for order.  Check out the info and images below:

The folks over at Takara Tomy Mall have posted a listing for the upcoming Studio Series Noah Diaz Core Class figure.  The figure represents the character at the climax of the film where Mirage forms an Exo-Suit around the character to help him fight the Terrorcons.  Takara Tomy Mall has a suggested retail price of 1,980 Yen (about $13.78 USD).  The figure is due for its Japanese release in late January 2024.  For now, check out the official product information and image

Takara Tomy has posted an official listing for the upcoming Beast Wars Again versus set featuring Dinobot and Tarantulas!   Takara Tomy's recommended price is 9900 Yen (about $68.92 USD) with a release date of late January 2024.  Check out the official product description (as translated by Google Translate) and pics below:

Back in June 2023, Takara Tomy, JAXA and Toyota announced the JAXA Lunar Cruiser Optimus Prime figure based on the real life vehicle.  This vehicle was funded via a crowd funded project via CAMPFIRE.  Preorders on BWTF sponsor BigBadToyStore sold out in one day but now Amazon Japan has