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Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:10 pm**

A press release from the UK Toyfare has given some insights pertaining to the 2008 releases of Transformers: Animated and Universe toylines, and the Transformers: Animated Cartoon Series.

Details Announced in the Press Release include:
- Transformers: Animated will start Airing in the UK in March 2008, sometime close to Easter.
- The Transformers: Animated Toyline will be available Mid-Year
- The Universe Toy line will be available in Autumn-Winter 2008, with Beast Wars figures being alluded to (perhaps the Robot Heroes line BW figures?)
- Animated Toyline Prices will range from: £4.99 - £49.99
- Universe Toyline Prices will range from: £2.99 - £39.99

So some good news and bad news for UK Transformers Fans, with slightly longer delays on the release of the Animated Toyline.

To read the full press release, please click here.

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:24 pm**

thats cool! but beast wars figures to intresting

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:32 pm**

The addition of Beast Wars figures to the Universe toyline over in England sounds interesting, but then, who knows what they mean by that, guess all you lucky ones across the pond will have to wait and see!

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:41 pm**

Dude.

Finally throwing something nice in for all those over in the UK by adding some BW figures....trying to make up for always being so f---ing far behind in distribution mebbe? :-?

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:57 pm**

First-Aid wrote:Dude.

Finally throwing something nice in for all those over in the UK by adding some BW figures....trying to make up for always being so f---ing far behind in distribution mebbe?

Hang on, did the UK ever get the original Universe figures Silverbolt and Reptilion?

Anyway, I doubt the BW figures means anything other than the Robot Heroes BW figures. I'm Sure Hasbro would've made an announcement if BW figures were to be re-imagined in the Universe line.

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:33 pm**

Hasbro UK wrote:The full toy line will be available mid year.

I am going to save that press release and hold them to it. When has the UK ever had a FULL release of any TF toyline?

Of course I could just be being bloody minded & not trust a word that Hasbro UK say..... :-?

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:36 pm**

phew 50 uk pounds for the leader figures, thats some chunk out the pocket, $49.99 is about 28 pounds right now and i suppose that will be the leader price point in the USA.

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:54 pm**

Hmmmm.........
I dont live in the UK but does this hint at some Animated Legends like in the movie line?
I mean i dont think they would sell deluxes in the UK for 4.99 would they?

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:22 am**

It's good that we're getting the universe line but if they skip a figure with these classics like they did with Astrotrain i'll go ape. I hope the beast war figures are the 10th anniversery reissues but to bad I have to wait so long for the new classics but atleast i've got animated while I wait. looks like a good year for the uk for a change.

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:49 am**

its just getting a fair amount of shops to cooperate with Hasbro and order a decent amount, so they aint sold out in a week, never to be seen again like i usually get lol

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:01 am**

munkimus prime wrote:It's good that we're getting the universe line but if they skip a figure with these classics like they did with Astrotrain i'll go ape. I hope the beast war figures are the 10th anniversery reissues but to bad I have to wait so long for the new classics but atleast i've got animated while I wait. looks like a good year for the uk for a change.

they didnt skip astrotrain, just he was shipped in tiny amounts.
i saw one in wilkos when they started to sell classics, shame it was after id got mine from ebay by about 3 months

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:02 am**

Huh.

The day the UK gets a fair deal on our Transformers is the day I shoot myself in the kneecaps for fun.

Posted: **Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:41 am**

DARKAGEIS wrote:
munkimus prime wrote:It's good that we're getting the universe line but if they skip a figure with these classics like they did with Astrotrain i'll go ape. I hope the beast war figures are the 10th anniversery reissues but to bad I have to wait so long for the new classics but atleast i've got animated while I wait. looks like a good year for the uk for a change.

they didnt skip astrotrain, just he was shipped in tiny amounts.
i saw one in wilkos when they started to sell classics, shame it was after id got mine from ebay by about 3 months

Astrotrain was suppossed to be Wave 1. He never came out in Wave 1. What was in Wilkos was Astrotrain shipped with Wave 2 (Ramjet, Grimlock, Cliffjumper).

All I know is, this means I must wait longer for Octane. They had better ship him, cos if they skip out another triple changer, there will be hell to pay! :evil: