Generation One

Back in the 80's, it was common practice for movie studios to promote their films with printed press kits.  These would often contain all sorts of material including information on the film, stills on glossy paper, cast information and more.  Nowadays this is mostly done via electronic press kits including high quality images and press releases.  Recently two press kits went up on ebay for the 1986 The Transformers: The Movie theatrical film.  One was going for over $800 while another went for considerably less.  While the $800+ auc

Fellow fan site TFW2005 has reported some new listings for the Studio Series line of movie based figures. There is a lot to absorb here as the line continues to expand beyond the traditional "Bayverse" characters. From the Bumblebee Movie fans can expect characters seen in the exciting opening scene on Cybertron including Brawn and Ratchet! Then on the other side we have more characters coming from the "1986" sub-line of Studio Series figures. These include Perceptor and a Junkion named Junkyard.

Back in the 80's, it was a popular practice to create a printed set of materials to promote entertainment projects. The 1986 Transformers animated movie was no exception. Now thanks to an ebay auction by seller rstrob.d2bzflh we now have a look at this kit! The cover features the movie poster art used in the United States and it includes informational materials and even a film slide of the poster!

There has been much information released in the past couple of weeks about Masterpiece Skids and his redeco/retool Reboost. For those who have been curious about how Masterpiece Skids measures up against his G1 counterpart, Takara Tomy has your back! Earlier today the @TF_Pr Twitter account posted images of the original and upcoming Skids figures side by side in both modes! You can see the photos below and in the embedded Tweet.

Hallmark has posted its listing for the 2021 Transformers Christmas Ornament: Shockwave!  As with ornaments from the past few years, this collectible is based on the design of the G1 action figure (but it does not transform).  Shockwave retails for $17.99.  You can pre-order your ornament here for delivery starting July 10, 2021.  Check out the official product i

After the reveal of Masterpiece Skids and Reboost pre-orders have gone up at BWTF sponsor BigBadToyStore and affiliate site Entertainment Earth! In addition BigBadToyStore has posted a bunch of new images for each figure (in addition to those on Takara Tomy Mall!). Skids and Reboost are $89.99 each and due to ship in December 2021. Follow the links below to pre-order your figures and help support BWTF!

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@digitamin on Twitter has posted some intriguing images which appear to be the Takara Tomy promotional images of the upcoming Masterpiece Skids and its retool/redeco! Keep in mind this is not an official reveal but these photos are consistent with promotional photos released by Takara Tomy in the past. When official word is released you can bet BWTF will post about it!

Ben's World of Transformers sponsor BigBadToyStore has listed pre-orders for MU Model kits. These models are composed of metal sheets that you clip and fold to assemble into classic characters! Pre-order now for arrival in May 2021 and help support BWTF! Check out the product descriptions and images below:

Many years ago while visiting New York City's Chinatown, I came across a mysterious issue of (what appeared to be) a Transformers comic book published for the Chinese market.  Featuring some...interesting artwork and seemingly using a narrative from three different G1 cartoon episodes, this is a curiosity I wanted to share with fans.  Check out the scans in my gallery here!

One day many years ago I was running around New York City's Chinatown shopping. This was a normal activity for me back in the day but what was unusual was what I found one day in a book and stationary store on Mott Street: a Chinese Transformers comic book! Now, it is not unusual for companies around the world to publish their own Transformers stories and limit distribution to one geographic region. However, this was the first (and only) time I had seen a G1 based comic book from another country that was not just a reprint or riff of an existing comic book.