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Transtech to get new lease on life

Date: Tuesday, November 27th 2007 4:45pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Event News, Rumors, Collector's Club News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): waaaaghlord

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... with a little help from the Official Transformers Club.

Seibertron's own waaaaghlord reports the following:

Pete from the TCC has announced on the club boards which direction the club comic is going to take following the current (post Marvel) Classics arc. While I can't quote directly from the club boards Pete has been kind enough to let members report in broad terms what's coming up to the wider community. And Transtech is it.

This will apparently be a different take to the original post Beast Machines concept, since the Universe comics have already covered the post BM era. Since the club comics have been focusing on the club combiner figures and hopping between realities it's fair to assume that this will in fact be a totally new TF continuity within the broader scope of Timelines. The Transtech name is apparently not being used for the project, what name they are going with is not known as yet.

It's been seven years coming but it looks like the TT designs are finally going to get their day in the sun.

Looks like interesting times ahead for Transformers fans, with Botcon adding a twist to next years toys, and now the TCC reviving Transtech in Comic form.

Madman's Design a Transformer Competition

Date: Tuesday, November 27th 2007 4:07pm CST
Categories: Cartoon News, Sponsor News, Company News, Digital Media News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Madman, Stephen of TAAU

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Australian DVD company Madman have launched a new Transformers competition to coincide with their release of the Headmasters Series, and upcoming releases of the Masterforce and Victory Series in early 2008.

Artists, pencils at the ready! Its time to get your creative oils flowing. The task this month is to TRANSFORM your blank canvas into an all new form of sentient giant robot life!

That's right, we want you to design a new kind of TRANSFORMER!

Celebrating the release of the Japanese TRANSFORMERS anime HEADMASTERS, MASTERFORCE (February), and VICTORY (May), we want you to create a new Transformer character, with a new type of power.

In Headmasters, a smaller robot forms the head of the Transtector body and Targetmasters who take the form of their weapons. In Masterforce, there are Pretenders posing as humans, and Godmasters, whose humanoid engines give them spectacular powers. What can your Transformer do?

Now is your chance to show us the next Cybertronian Evolution!

HOW TO ENTER:
Upload your art with a 50 word or less description of your Transformer, what their new power is, and how it works.

PRIZES:
The artwork judged as the best will receive the following prize packs!

1st - Transformers G1 Complete Collection, Transformers Headmasters Collection, Transformers The Movie Special Edition, and your choice of Transformers Tshirt

2nd and 3rd - Transformers Headmasters Collection, Transformers The Movie Special Edition, and your choice of Transformers Tshirt.

Entries close Saturday December 22, 2007

The competition is open to Australian Residents only.
For all the terms and conditions and to submit your entries, please click here.

Encore Ironhide and Ratchet Info: New Faces!

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 9:58pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Collectables
Posted by: Professor Smooth | Credit(s): Stormrider/Dengeki Hobby Magazine, AC Toys

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The latest issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine has a small blurb about the upcoming Transformers Encore reissues from TakaraTomy. It states that the figures will include "anime accurate" heads. Look for pictures soon!

-Update-
AC Toys have posted an image of what the new paper heads will look like:



Seems that the Head is "clipped" onto the top of the windscreen in robot mode.

Optimus Prime named 30th Greatest Movie Hero

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 8:54pm CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Press Releases, Digital Media News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Total Film Magazine, news.com.au

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The accolades keep coming for the Autobot leader, with Total Film Magazine naming Optimus Prime in their "Top 50 Movie Heroes and Villains list" for the year.

Optimus Prime ranked in at #30 for the Heroes for his role in the 2007 Transformers Movie, yet his opposite Megatron was nowhere to be seen in the top 50 movie Villains.

Indiana Jones took out the #1 Hero spot, while The Joker beat out Darth Vader for the #1 Villain.

To check out the Top 50 list for both Heroes and Villains, please click here.

October-November PhotoContest results!

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 4:38pm CST
Categories: Site News, Site Articles, Digital Media News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Neko

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I am very pleased to announce that the Oct/Nov contest was a smashing sucess, with easily the most entries the contest has recieved since it's revival. Thank you to all who entered.

Before I get to the results, I have the unfortunate duty to announce that, while the contest was a great sucess, there were some disqualifications due to various rule infringements. I would like to take this moment to implore all of you who enter these monthly contests to review the rules and make sure you understand them, especially the newer member who are not as familiar with the contests as the older members. Each contest may have changes/exceptions to the rules and one must read and understand them before entering the contest in assurance a simple mistake does not disqualify you.

To the members who were disqualified, you will notice that your name does not appear on neither the placement spots or the runner up list. Feel free to PM me and we can discuss the reasons for your disqualifictions.


Now the results for the October-November contest.

This month's theme was "Epic" and we asked the contestants to give us their depictions of the war that has consumed the Transformer race for millions of years. They were allowed to show all sides of war: Battles, casualties, victory, and defeat. Anything that can result from such a war.


3rd place goes to Clusterprime





2nd place goes to 1337W422102




And finally, first place goes to White Noise





Our runner ups are:

4.) i_amtrunks
5.) But_Byte
6.) A tie between kenshin_07 and Auto Bot
7.) Grahf
8.) necrocon9
9.) A tie between Optimutt and Lapse of Reason
10.) TheTouch
11.) A tie between raphaelprime and EnergonCube
12.) A tie between Hip-Hoptimus Rime and Dragonoth
13.) A tiebetween Duke of Lunsand Maelstrom45
14.) Samsonator
15.) A tie between Sculpetorand General Magnus
16. Cliff Jumper
17.) bookofjunon
18.) Autovolt127
19.) cruizerdave
20.) Starscreams bad comedy


To view all of the entries, please refer to this thread: /forums/viewtopic.php?t=21427&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=


And to join in the Contest discussion, please refer to this thread: /forums/viewtopic.php?t=16146&sid=

Botcon 2008: Everything you know will be shattered

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 3:56pm CST
Categories: Event News, Digital Media News, Collectables
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Botcon.com, Allspark.com

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Botcon.com have updated their website with a new image contain darkening images of Classics Optimus Prime (or could it be Ultra Magnus?) and Cybertron Crosswise/Smokescreen with a third un-identifiable bot beside them.

Also adorning the updated page is a short Quicktime video that promises that "everything you thought you knew will be shattered."
Turn your sound up too, for at the end, a reversed version of the "More than Meets the Eye" riff is played.

Could we be getting some figures based on IDW's Dark Universe? Who knows...

Check out the Botcon.com page for full information.

A date and Location for Botcon 2008 are yet to be confirmed, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all the latest news as it happens.

IDW's releases for 28th November

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 3:49pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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IDW Publishing have updated their sidebar with the new releases for November 28th 2007.

New titles to be released include:
- The Transformers: Devastation #3
- The Transformers: Premiere Edition Hard Cover

While some of our old favourites get a another shot:
- The Transformers: Stormbringer TPB —3rd Printing
- The Transformers: Infiltration TPB —3rd Printing

No word as yet from Diamond Comics on their shipping lists, but stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more info as it comes.

KO G1 Seeker's and Coneheads on Ebay

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 3:42pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Knock Offs
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): tfw2005

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It seems that the Knock Offs are coming thick and fast, just in time for the holiday season.

Scaled down KO versions of most of the G1 Seekers and Coneheads have been spotted on ebay:
Thundercracker
Ramjet
Thrust
Dirge
Starscream and
Sunstorm.

Once again Skywarp gets no love.

These figures stand at about 4-5 inches tall in robot mode, and apparently do contain small amounts of die-cast metal.

So keep an eye out, for these KO's like many before them will more than likely be listed as "vintage Transformers".

BBTS.com Cyber Monday Sale: 12 Hours, 25% Off!

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 11:10am CST
Categories: Toy News, Sponsor News, Store News
Posted by: Skowl | Credit(s): BBTS.com

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Seibertron.com sponsor Big Bad Toy Store is holding a huge "Cyber-Monday" sale, with 25% off selected items that are not marked "new" or on "preorder". The sale only lasts 12 hours, from 10am Central to 10pm Central, so act quickly if you want to make great deals on Transformers items and more!

Head over to the Big Bad Toy Store webiste by clicking here!

Save 25% On All Older Items! Pick Your Favorite Menu & Start Saving.
12 Hours Only! Sale Ends at 10:00 PM Central Time
'New' & 'Preorder' Items Excluded, Everything Else 25% Off

New Images of Fast Action Battler Smokescreen

Date: Monday, November 26th 2007 11:05am CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, Auctions
Posted by: Skowl | Credit(s): Nekoman, eptoys71

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A new auction has surfaced for the upcoming Fast Action Battler Smokescreen figure (repaint of Jazz figure)

View the auction by clicking here.