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#Transformersmas 2017 Community Wrap Up!

Date: Friday, January 5th 2018 6:52pm CST
Categories: Site Articles, Transtopia, Contests
Posted by: Bronzewolf

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A new year signals the end of the Transformersmas Holiday photography challenge for 2017. We received some truly great entries this year, and as a thank you for your participation, we're featuring every single one of them for all to see! Please enjoy the images below, and thank you again for sending in your photos!



Fires_of_Inferno

Alright, spheroid projectiles ready...

Why fly, when it's snowing and you have built-in skis like Whirl does!?

Sergeant Chaos: "You giant idiot! You're a snowmobile, you're not supposed to crash! You could have snapped my neck, you goalie-looking pile of rusty metal shavings!"

Icepick: "I could STILL snap your neck if you don't shut your filthy vocal processor, fleshling!"

Snowmobiling is fun!

Christmas shopping is definitely a winter sport! I mean, if you go shopping properly instead of just buying everything online! Either way, try not to get trampled!

I'm running out of real winter sports by now. However, you know what should be considered a winter sport? EVERYTHING INVOLVING CHRISTMAS! Not only are there things I am going to be doing, there's so much I WANT to do! Festivals, sales, shopping, checking out lights, building snow people, summon Cthulhu, taking pictures, bake cookies, watch holiday movies! That's a lot for one person to do! In the end you feel like you've run a marathon, but it's all worth it, and it's all fun!

-Kanrabat-

SNOWBOARDING LIKE A BOSS!

Optimus Primal wrote:
I ♣ seals!

lg89ninja



Ironhidensh

Ice skating is better with the ones you love.

Va'al

KRAMPUS SPRINT

Bronzewolf

Mirage finds ice skating to be extremely easy. He doesn't understand how people think it's so hard... (It gets less complicated when you have built in skates!)

And in my most lackluster, rushed day yet, Hot Rod finds out that his favorite hobby is not as easy in the winter months

Fixit tries ice sculpting! "It's a dolphin! I have to use these Kills-Thrills-Drills for something!"

@Tainkirrahe on Twitter


@jessebusen on Twitter




@JaredMHebert on Twitter


ric3master on Instagram


Keelo1027 on Instagram




Bronzewolf
(Comic)

Wait, I'm thtuck. I'm thtuck!!! Help! Wait, where are you going?? Help me! You can't jutht...great.

"Heard someone has stopped believing in Unicron. You better climb aboard."

Kickback on the Hearth!

"There it is, the Griswold family Christmas Tree."

The Santamus Clause (Comic)

...You killed him!

A Major Award

Kurthy






Sigma Magnus

By the Pit, it's cold out here...where did Chromedome and Rewind go?

Where is MY stocking?!

D-Maximus_Prime

Let it go, let it go;
Where the heck did Bulkhead go?"

Bee's Girlfriend (Comic)

Okay, you Minis, ready to sing your song?
I'll say we are.
Yeah!
Let's sing it now!

-Kanrabat-, with a recreation of a French-Canadian holiday film, La Guerre Des Tuques



Va'al



Keelo1027


Fires_of_Inferno (Comic)

This was the most impressive and intricate entry (or series of entries) we received this year. We sung the praises of Fire's impressive Christmas Carol recreation, (Naming it the winner of the Holiday Movie theme) and we'll continue to sing them now:

This is by far the most amazing entry we've received this year, and probably the best we've received in the history of Transformersmas. Fires_of_inferno takes us through the trials and tribulations of Ebenezer Starscrooge, in this 7-part, 79 installment (practically shot-for-shot) remake of the classic Christmas tale. It's unbelievable, and to do it justice, we'll link to the seven parts below. Extremely good job, Fires_of_inferno, you win this week.
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
PART 6
PART 7

CowboyNinjaD



Bronzewolf
Tea Time! (Comic)

Fixit Goes to the Snow Sculpting Regional Championships

Va'al









Fires_Of_Inferno Swerve's Cooking Show (Comic)

Broth not Blot, BROTH NOT BLOT!

'All the way from Colorado, huh?' (Alpha Brafur courtesy of Bronzewolf!)

Keelo1027 on Instagram




Bronzewolf

"...and some duct tape, and a new spanner set, and a plasma cutter. Ooh! And some more uranium. Don't ask what happened to the last batch..."

Rewind and Chromedome's Christmas Parties are always the highlight of every year.

CowboyNinjaD

Feats of Strength and Airing of Grievances

Va'al

First mince-pie of the season.

'We need *some* kind of bird..!' 'I know, I know, let me think..'

'...'

'KEVIN, come back here!'

Fires_of_Inferno


Quantum Surge


LG89ninja



Kurthy







R-850-A



Grimlock.TF from Instagram




And that's everything! Thank you all so much for participating, and if you didn't participate this year but want to, stay tuned later this year for Transformersmas 2018!! Happy belated holidays, and a very happy new year to everyone.

Keep your optics and audio sensors tuned to Seibertron.com

#Transformersmas 2017 Transformers Photo Challenge Week 4: Holiday Traditions

Date: Friday, December 22nd 2017 11:42am CST
Categories: Toy News, Site Articles, Transtopia, Contests
Posted by: Bronzewolf

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And just like That, we've reached the final week of the 2017 Seibertron Transformersmas Holiday Photo Challenge! It's not over yet, though! We do have a few final days before Christmas, and that means we need a new theme! Last week we covered cooking, and got some great entries (or entrées?). Be sure to check out our favorite submissions of the past week down below!

This week, however, we turn our attention to...

Holiday Traditions!

Share what you and your family (and your Transformers) do for the holidays! Decorating a tree, hanging stockings, leaving cookies out for Santa, the possibilities are quite endless! Also, if you celebrate a different holiday other than Christmas, this is the perfect time to share your Traditions, as well! Lighting a Menorah or an Advent wreath, or spinning a dreidel. Non-Christmas winter holidays are not only allowed but encouraged!
Pick four winter holiday Traditions to share with your TFs, and post them once a day down below! You can also share your submissions on social media with #Transformersmas.
We can't wait to see what you come up with for the final theme of Transformersmas!



And now, our favorite submissions from the past week:

THE BOARDS:

CowboyNinjaD with A New Eggnog Recipe


Fires_of_Inferno with Winter Pun-derland


Va'al with Cooking with Blot


INSTAGRAM

Keelo1027 with Say Fa La La!



Remember to post your entries below to be featured in our final Transformersmas Article!

Takara Tomy Transformers The Last Knight TLK Cybertron Satellite Promotion

Date: Friday, December 22nd 2017 4:48am CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, Contests
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): Takara Tomy

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We have some news from the Japanese side of Transformers: The Last Knight, which saw its home release only just over a week ago in the country, and Takara Tomy's TLK toyline - with a new Cybertron Satellite promotion, according to their official website. It comes down the following: every purchase of over 2000 Yen (approx 17 USD) from the line will give you the option of receiving a metallic file featuring Transformers The Last Knight art, namely Optimus Prime in his knightly pose and a selection of both Autobots and Decepticons featuring in the Paramount live-action movie.

We've mirrored the images of the promotion below, give them a look and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub discussion boards!

#Transformersmas 2017: A 25 Day Holiday Photo Challenge Week 3: Cooking!

Date: Friday, December 15th 2017 1:55pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Site Articles, Contests
Posted by: Bronzewolf

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We're already on to Transformersmas 2017 Week 3! It seems like the first half of the month flew by, and we're getting extremely close to Christmas already. Last week we challenged you to celebrate your favorite Holiday Movies with your Transformers, with some truly incredible results. Some of the best submissions we've gotten in the two years of doing this challenge. (Check out our favorites down below, and enter your Transformersmas photos below to be featured in next week's announcement article! Make sure to look over our announcement article for all the rules of the challenge!)

But anyway, we're moving on to Week 3. This week's theme is...

Cooking!

This time of year is synonymous with cooking and baking, so have your Transformers whip up something in the kitchen and post the photos below! Of course, you can go the traditional route of Christmas Cookies, Fruit Cake, and other classic Christmas recipes but this is also a great time to start showing off your culture's traditions if you or your family don't celebrate Christmas! Show us traditional dishes from your religion/culture, as well!

Now let's feature our favorite submissions from the past week!

THE BOARDS

Sigma Magnus with The Getaway Discovery (Comic)


Kurthy with The Obigitory Die Hard Reference


Bee's Girlfriend with Rewind and the Minibots (Comic)


D-Maximus_Prime with Frozen...Sparks


Va'al with Home Asaurus


Bronzewolf with The Santamus Clause (Comic)


INSTAGRAM

Keelo1027 with Baking Cookies

...

Then, finally, truly in a league all its own:
Fires_of_Inferno with A Christmas Carol (Comic)



This is by far the most amazing entry we've received this year, and probably the best we've received in the history of Transformersmas. Fires_of_inferno takes us through the trials and tribulations of Ebenezer Starscrooge, in this 7-part, 79 installment (practically shot-for-shot) remake of the classic Christmas tale. It's unbelievable, and to do it justice, we'll link to the seven parts below. Extremely good job, Fires_of_inferno, you win this week.
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
PART 6
PART 7

That's all our features for this week. Enter your cooking photos below, and then check back next week for the final theme of Transformersmas 2017!

ComiXology Best of 2017 Twitter Fan Vote, featuring Several Transformers Creators

Date: Thursday, December 7th 2017 3:09am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Contests
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): ComiXology

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This is not the first time that some kind of fan vote, on a comics media outlet, has featured IDW Publishing's Transformers comics and their creators. Comics Alliance has done so previously, and the titles keep taking up the top positions for digital release on both iTunes and ComiXology - and it's the latter that's currently holding an online poll, over on Twitter, for a number of their Best of 2017!

The six (six!) categories our Cybertronian friends are nominated for are Best Ongoing Comic, Comic Writer, Comic Artist, Best Colorist, Letterer, and Best Event, respectively for James Roberts, Lost Light, Sara Pitre-Durocher, Joana Lafuente, Tom B. Long, and First Strike. You can head over to the ComiXology thread now to vote for the next two days, scope out the competition, and head back here once the results are announced.

#ComicsFriends the New Year is just around the corner & we need your help to choose the Best of 2017! Cast your votes & let us know what your faves were this year!

Don’t see your favorite listed? Just @reply to this thread & let us know!

#Transformersmas: The Transformers Holiday Photo Challenge Week One: Winter Sports!

Date: Friday, December 1st 2017 12:11am CST
Categories: Toy News, Site Articles, Transtopia, Contests
Posted by: Bronzewolf

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Once again, Seibertronians, it’s time to deck the halls, trim the tree, and break out some bots! It’s officially Transformersmas! Our annual photo challenge is here again, and we're doing things a bit differently this year. Go ahead and check out our announcement article from a couple weeks back to catch up on all the new details!
If you read that article, you know that we're now doing weekly idea prompts to make the load of 25 photos in 25 days a bit lighter! This being the first week, the theme is

Winter Sports!

Just because it’s cold doesn't mean your bots can't stay active! Take them on an adventure, whether it's skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, intertubing, or anything else you can come up with, and share the results here! Pick seven winter-themed sports and post a photo once a day down in the comments below!
After you share your photos, check back next Friday (one week from now) where we'll have picked a couple favorites from the past week and posted them up on the front page for all to see! We'll also be announcing week 2's theme at that time, as well. And of course, you'll be featured in our Transformersmas round-up at the end of December!

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Get shooting, and Merry Transformersmas!

Hasbro Transformers Movie Masterpiece MPM-5 Barricade Weibo Contest

Date: Friday, November 17th 2017 6:22am CST
Categories: Toy News, Contests
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): Weibo Hasbro Transformers

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Found on the official Weibo page for Hasbro Transformers, we have a contest for fans to coincide with the release of the third figure in the Movie Masterpiece line, MPM-5 Barricade! Our machine translation (and Mandarin, for that matter) are a bit unhelpful, but it looks like fans will have a chance to visit the Hasbro offices - location unknown, as there are no Hasbro offices as such in the Chinese region, except for Singapore and manufacturing in Shanghai and other traditional venues - and preview the MPM5 figure as it is fully revealed to the collector world. How to enter? Entrants can simply post an image on Weibo of any of their currently existing Barricade figures present in their collection by November 20th!

If you're a Weibo member, pick out your favourite law enforcing changing robot, be it from the live-action movies or elsewhere in the Transformers line of toys, and zhù nǐ hǎo yùn!

Invite a Transformers fan to participate in the [MPM05 Barricade] the world's first video review of the shooting, you will also be the world's first fans to experience this toy!

Review time: November 22, 2017 afternoon.
Location: Hasbro Office.

In addition, you can also visit Hasbro Office, and be the first to experience the new Transformers 2018 products. Starting immediately, forward and/or upload photos that comment on any Barricade in your possession, you have a chance to be the lucky fan.

The result will be announced on November 20.

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[Note] Non-members cannot upload photos in the comments of the fans, when forwarding can be uploaded.

Transformersmas 2017: A 25 Day Holiday Photo Challenge Starting December 1st!

Date: Tuesday, November 7th 2017 11:46pm CST
Categories: Site News, Transtopia, Contests
Posted by: Bronzewolf

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The holiday season is close upon us, and that means it's time again for Seibertron's yearly holiday photo challenge, Transformersmas! Last year was the first run of this challenge, and it was a lot of fun, with some great photos coming from the community. While it was pretty successful, there was a lot of room for improvement, so we've made some changes on how we're running the festivities this year! Let's give them a quick rundown so everyone is up to speed!

First, and most importantly, at the end of the challenge we'll be throwing up a compilation of all of your holiday photos on the front page for all to see, inspired by our regular creative roundups. This is our way of saying thank you for participating and contributing.

Secondly is the important addition of weekly photo prompts. Since it's a bit hard to come up with 25 individual photo ideas by yourself, we're going to add a prompt or theme for your photos. You by no means have to follow these prompts exactly all week long, but they're there for inspiration just in case you hit writer's...or, uh photographer's block! Here's the prompts we'll be using this year:

Starting Friday, December 1st through Thursday, December 7th: Winter Sports! Whether it's hockey, ice fishing, snowball fights, or even just snowman making, there are plenty of winter activities for your TFs to partake in! Post what you come up with through that week.

Starting Friday, December 8th through Thursday, December 14th: Holiday Movies! Everyone has a favorite holiday film, so recreate a few iconic scenes with your figures!

Starting Friday December 15th through Thursday, December 21st: Baking/Cooking! Share your robots making this year's Christmas dinner, baking that classic family recipe, or just making some Hot Cocoa on a cold day!

Starting Friday, December 22nd through Christmas Day, December 25: Holiday Traditions/Festivities! To Round out the final leg of our challenge, we'll focus on the holiday traditions we practice this time of year. If it's Hanging stockings above the fireplace, seeing Santa, lighting the Menorah, or reading "The Night Before Christmas", share your traditions with your TFs, and then share the results with us!

We'll post an update every week with the new week's theme, starting December 1st to kick things off, and we'll include some of our favorites from the previous week. (Even if your photo gets shared in the weekly posts, it will still get reposted in our final roundup)

The third and final change we're making is: Twitter! Transformersmas has taken twitter! If you share your photo on Twitter and tag Seibertron (@seibertroncom) or use the hashtag #transformersmas, not only will your photo be included in the final roundup and have a chance to be included in the weekly updates, but the official Seibertron account will retweet your submission to our followers over there, as well! Speaking of social media, carrying over from last year, you can also use the hashtag #transformersmas over on Instagram as well to be featured.

It's important to note that Transformersmas is not just limited to Christmas. Any winter holiday you celebrate is not only accepted, but encouraged!

We're confident these changes will make the challenge better, and we'll see some great photos from you, Seibertronians! Happy photographing, and happy holidays from Seibertron.com!

Takara Tomy Exclusive Bronze Caliber Axe Details, Reveal of Gold Battle Axe and Temenos Sword

Date: Wednesday, November 1st 2017 11:53am CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, Contests
Posted by: D-Maximal_Primal | Credit(s): Snakas Blog

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We have a pair of updates for you today regarding some Takara Exclusive gold weapons.

The first update comes concerning the Bronze Caliber Axe, the gold colored version of the axe that comes with Caliber Optimus Prime that was revealed over here. The axe is now available, and here is how you get it: go to Takara Tomy Mall, spend at least 2000 yen, and a Caliber Axe is yours! This information, along with an image of the bronze axe, comes from Snakas Blog.

The second update, also from Snakas blog, reveals that starting November 11, a second promotion will be happening where you can spend 5000 yen at Takara Tomy Mall and a gold version of Megatron's battle axe and Optimus' Temenos sword can be yours! The pair were teased in the previous story that you can see above, but here are finally shown in full.

Check out these new gold weapons below, and let us know if you intend to try to get one or all 3 for yourself!

Transformers Cosplayer Contest at Lucca Comics & Games 2017

Date: Tuesday, October 31st 2017 12:23pm CDT
Categories: Event News, Contests
Posted by: Va'al

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Good news Italian and Italy based fans! If you're planning on attending the Lucca Comics & Games 2017 event this week, Hasbro, Paramount, and Transformers are setting up a social media competition for anyone with a penchant for cosplaying our favourite robots, with a Hasbro playset as the prize (probably still linked to Transformers: The Last Knight, given the marketing used in the promotion). The rules have been translated below:

Are you a Transformers fan and want to become the cosplayer of the year? Test your mettle at Lucca Comics & Games! You could win an exclusive Hasbro playset.

- Take a photo of yourself in a Transformers costume.
- Share your photo on your Facebook profile ('public' privacy setting)
- Tag the page @UniversalPicturesItalia and use the hashtag #Transformers5!

On 5th November at 11.30 am (GMT+1) the picture with most reactions (like, heart, wow, haha) will be nominated 'Cosplayer Transformers 2017' and will receive an exclusive Hasbro playset.