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Transformers at the Moon have posted their report following the 2008 British Toy Fare.

Unfortunately no Pictures were allowed to be taken, but the Moon Crew have posted some previously unknown detailed information on upcoming Transformers lines. Below is a synopsis of the report:

Transformers: Animated
- Bulkhead and Optimus Prime will be made in Deluxe, Voyager and Leader size classes
- Earth Mode Megatron will be Leader Sized
- Animated Jazz has a G1 style Deco
- Animated will also have a renamed line very similar to the "Fast Action Battlers". This line will feature electronic lights and sounds.

Classics 2.0 / Universe
- Sunstreaker, Prowl, Onslaught and Powerglide were all on display.

Robot Heroes and Movie figures
- Will all make it to UK shores, with the Movie line running until Animated's Release.

Marvel Transformers
- Hulk, Venom and Iron Man will be the first figures released.
- The figures are smaller than megamorphs, and more comparable to SWTF.

To read the full report, please click here.

I am amazed Ratchets not a voyager figure instead of a deluxe

O_o...Leader Class? Seriously? Weren't we told officially that there would only be Deluxe and Voyager classes for Animated?

Well there's a plus side to that....Bulkhead will get the size he deserves. Which means I'll have to wait for him to arrive before I get him.

Patience is not one of my strong points. lol

I wonder what Leader Class Optimus will look like and do...

I think having the Deluxe Class figures, with a Voyager Optimus and Leader Class Bulkhead would fit the look of the show's scale.

Hmm.

Oh sweet, Leader class Chopper-Megatron. Now I really want all the Animated Decepticons.

Does all that info (aside from the UK-specific portion) apply to the US and the rest of the world?

Leader class would be awesome for Animated! Any idea if Bulkhead and Prime will be in scale w/ each other? The pics I've seen (Dlx? Voy?) seem to say yes. I'm really excited about this line, enough so to possibly pay way too much for one of those early-releases on eBay. Someone please stop me!

Thx for the heads-up, nice job.

Why would anyone want a deluxe sized Bulkhead?

I might just pick up that Venom transformer too, that sounds intriguing.

Do you realy need 3 BulkHeads?

Realy...

Not sure why they've done a Voyager Bulkhead. I can understand Leader and Deluxe (one for people who want the right scale, one for people on a budget), but the Voyager one? That's for... er... people who kinda want scale but are too cheap to pay for it?

Still, at least it'll put an end to the "why is Bulkhead a Deluxe when he should be bigger" moaning.

what about tankor

Liege Evilmus wrote:Do you realy need 3 BulkHeads?

Realy...

The 3 Bulkheads isn't really my concern, though it does seem a little excessive(seems like 3 different classes would have been reserved for BB), my main concern is which Prime I'm gonna get!(probably leader but should I also get Voyager &/or Deluxe?)

The marvel transformers makes me pull the balloon out and start blowing it up, but the phrase "more comparable to SWTF" makes the needle in the drawer come out and start a plummeting motion toward it... but I will not pop it till further info.

Interesting, I'm kind of intrigued by th Marvelformers.

Guess they'll be more like the Shape Shifter's line rather than the megaorphers, although if they are taking the Star Wars Tf concept will they be like Megamorphers with pilots?

Never quite understood that concept:
its not like Venom would get a Symbiote Mech to pilot. Can Hulk even pilot a mech (yes he does in the Megamorpher line, don't know the reasoning behind that one). Well I guess if he is the Professor persona he can. Or are we going to get a tiny Bruce Banner figure to place inside the huge green Hulk mech. That would be kind of interesting.

Iron-Man is the only one that makes sense. Stark is the only one who could build an iron man mech for himself. Or a huge armor for that matter.

Still very intrigued. I do hope however the QC is improved. the first few waves of SWTF's were abysmal. And the Megamorpher and Shape Shifter Lines weren't really that good. Images of the horrible Punisher/Pistol Shape Shifter still haunt me. That was a terrible design IMHO. Gun barrel out of his butt hole.
http://www.superherotimes.com/newsarchive/000581.php

Wow that was unexpected!

Though I think I will limit myself to one of each character, so here's hoping Voyager Prime scales well with leader bulkhead.

lights and sounds?
leader class bulkhead?
leader class Prime?
leader class Megs?
dude, I'm happy that these toys will be more scale. but that's 120 dollars!
I'll probably just get leader Bulkhead.
Voyager Megatron is probably gonna be awesome.
and Prime is a meh character. but I need him and I don't want to spend 40 dollars on him.

Jazz will have a G1 Deco.

Man I hope I have enough money for leader class Megatron. If not I may have to stick with the voyager cybertron mode. But I want Helicopter megs!

Deluxe Bulkhead is good news though, he's one of my fav autobots, and now all us poor folk will be able to get him:)

Cool.
Bulkhead is a must for me.

Cool Your Circuits Bulkhead!

LOL.
That never gets old

I will be getting these guys to the closest scale I can. So if that means forking out £100 on Bulkhead and Megs so be it, though I will more than likely have family get me one on the cheap from the US or get one myself from eBay if they're cheap enough.

Booya! I TOLD ya'll Animated was gonna have a Leader class. Naw, just kidding, I'm not really a "told ya so" kinda guy. But I did know that Animated was gonna have Leader-sized Bulkhead and Megatron. I'm kinda surprised about Leader Optimus, though. I was SURE that Ultra Magnus was gonna be Leader-sized, or at least have a leader-sized version. I hope we still see leader-size UM at some point in the future, though.

Jazz has a G1 deco? That's cool.

- Animated will also have a renamed line very similar to the "Fast Action Battlers". This line will feature electronic lights and sounds.

That's kinda cool. I'll need to see them before I make a true judgement call, though. Oh, and I believe this quote is referencing this previously released info:

Transformers Animated Activators Assortment: 8 spring-loaded quick transforming figures

Marvel TFs comparable to SWTF? Hmm. Again, I'll have to see before I judge. I would say that its probably safe to say that Iron Man, having a robotic look anyway, would probably look okay, but I do wonder what these Marvel TFs will transform into.

Overall, cool report. Thanks!

Leader Megatron, huh? That'll be a big helicopter. He should be better than the last leader Megatron. I guess leader Prime is going to be the one with the trailer. Not sure which, if any, Bulkhead I'll pick up. Good thing Jazz is in his G1 colors, 'cause I wouldn't pick him up if he wasn't. Marvel Transformers? We knew it was coming. We'll have to wait till BotCon, or until some photos are leaked, to judge how crappy they are. If doesn't sound fair, just look at the track record of Marvel Morpher and Shape Shifters. And the "comparable to SWTF" thing doesn't inspire confidence.

MARVEL Transformers? When did I miss this news? Must be the fever I';m running...:-/

Jaz-Zen wrote:Booya! I TOLD ya'll Animated was gonna have a Leader class. Naw, just kidding, I'm not really a "told ya so" kinda guy. But I did know that Animated was gonna have Leader-sized Bulkhead and Megatron.

Hey, don't be afraid to rub it in. we tried to tell 'em, they just didn't listen.

I'll bet leader class Prime will have the back half of his vehicle mode so he actually looks like a fire truck.

Omega Charge wrote:

Jaz-Zen wrote:Booya! I TOLD ya'll Animated was gonna have a Leader class. Naw, just kidding, I'm not really a "told ya so" kinda guy. But I did know that Animated was gonna have Leader-sized Bulkhead and Megatron.

Hey, don't be afraid to rub it in. we tried to tell 'em, they just didn't listen.

As I've said many times in the past, when I'm wrong, I'll admit it. I was wrong. That's what I get for listening to hearsay on the internet.

Personally, I'm hoping the Leader Class figures have some oomph packed into them....

have we actually seen Earth vehicle mode Megatron? there were the screen shots from the video games, but nothing else as far as I know... well, here's hoping he looks like a cross between movie Blackout and Incinerator, except full scale!