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Rumors Transmissions

More US reissues?

Posted by Professor Smooth Nov 9, 2002 73,457 views

Three more G1 characters have apparently been spotted in Toys R Us computers. The characters are Jazz, Thundercracker, and a character called ´Silverstreak´. All three are priced at 29.99 but this is most likely the canadian price. Figure the US ...

3 Dreamwave hardcover books

Posted by Professor Smooth Nov 9, 2002 78,836 views

Thanks to the November Previews for this: Dreamwave will be releasing the six-issue G1 mini-series in 3 different hardcover formats. for 49.99 you get the entire G1 mini-series plus a couple of extra pages of sketches in a handsome hardcover ...

Heroes of Cybertron WAVE 2 in stores

Posted by Professor Smooth Nov 7, 2002 74,361 views

Walgreens stores in Illinois have begun putting shipments of the Heroes of Cybertron figures on their shelves. Now you don´t have to order them from online toystores! They´re priced at $3.99 each.

Repaint Combaticons?

Posted by Professor Smooth Nov 1, 2002 66,997 views

A fan in Hong Kong has apparently snagged some repainted RiD Decepticons. They are painted in ´arctic camo´ colors. The fan says that the store he aquired them from gets test shots like this fairly often. Hopefully I´ll have some ...

Beast Machines Dinobots - as RID figures?

Posted by Seibertron Oct 29, 2002 59,730 views

Several sources, including Professor Smooth´s Rumors Page and other TF websites, are reporting that the Beast Machines Dinobots (repaints from the US and Japanese Beast Wars toy lines) might have life breathed into their molds once more - this time ...

Beast Wars NEO Dinobots to be released in RiD?

Posted by Professor Smooth Oct 28, 2002 55,728 views

It seems that Hasbro has once again decided to dump some repaints on the unsuspecting public. Much like Storm Jet, they´re taking some Beast Machines shelf-warmers, giving ´em a new color-scheme, and sticking them in RiD packaging. Chances are, these ...

Hasbro customer service reps...

Posted by Professor Smooth Oct 26, 2002 52,008 views

After searching for Sideways at local Toys R Us stores for a few weeks, a fan calling himself Goldbug decided to contact Hasbro and see what the deal was... Goldbug: According to ToysRUs.com Transformers Armada Sideways has been discontinued. I ...

Has ARMADA WAVE 2 stopped shipping?

Posted by Professor Smooth Oct 26, 2002 49,525 views

Hey folks, just heard this rumor from a local toy dealer that Armada WAVE 2 (Smokescreen and Sideways) have already stopped shipping. That doesn´t mean that tons more won´t be popping up in stores near you, it simply means that ...

Dinobot reissues?

Posted by Professor Smooth Oct 23, 2002 47,251 views

A member of American Dream Comics says that Takara will be announcing the next four reissues next week. The Dinobot reissues are tentatively set to come out in late 2003. Thanks James!

New Transformers G1 Video Game???

Posted by Seibertron Oct 9, 2002 69,203 views

Supposedly, this rumored Transformers Generation One (G1) video game is an official project in the land of the rising sun. According to AmericanDreamComics who apparently scored an interview with Shinichi Suzuki (General Manager International Division of Takara in Japan). Read ...

Fort Max REISSUE?

Posted by Seibertron Oct 8, 2002 44,126 views

There´s a crazy rumor going around the Internet that Takara might be considering reissuing the Headmaster Fortress Maximus figure from 1987. Brave Maximus from Car Robots was released in 2000 so the mold is readily available. Fact or Fiction ... ...

Information on the clear Optimus Prime on Ebay

Posted by Professor Smooth Oct 5, 2002 49,554 views

UPDATE: This thing may be a future Lucky Draw piece, however, the figure on Ebay most definately is NOT. The Ebay product is (most likely) a prototype or test-shot for the upcoming Lucky Draw figure. As for the short stacks, ...

Armada to be cut short?

Posted by Professor Smooth Oct 4, 2002 44,826 views

The following is a RUMOR! As you´ve probably noticed by the stacks of Armada toys piling up in local stores the line isn´t selling as well as planned. You´ve probably also noticed that the Toys R Us exclusive reissues have ...

Heroes of Cybertron WAVE 3

Posted by Professor Smooth Oct 3, 2002 58,053 views

Online toystores have started taking pre-orders for the Heroes of Cybertron: Wave III. The figures in this wave include Grimlock in T-Rex Mode, Galvatron, Cyclonus, Rodimus Prime, Ironhide, and Soundwave.

The future of Transformers

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 29, 2002 47,140 views

I received an anonymous e-mail today containing the following: "Behind the scenes at Hasbro, there is a debate about the direction & future of how to market Transformers. "Much of the current marketing staff view Transformers as their "younger" boy´s ...

The Prof Smooth Rumor Page

Posted by Rhinox Sep 23, 2002 64,142 views

Make sure you check out the Professor Smooth Rumor Page for several possible rumors about the Transformers video game and the possibility of an American reissue of JETFIRE (???)! Fact or fiction? You decide! Please remember that these are just ...

Jetfire to be reissued?

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 22, 2002 50,573 views

As crazy as it sounds, a possible US reissue for the future is JETFIRE. You can bet I´ll have an update on this as soon as it becomes available.

New Transformers video game

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 22, 2002 72,796 views

The following is from Gamespot: TGS 2002: Takara to produce Transformers game The company responsible for the Transformers toys is going to make a new game based on the classic robots. Takara has announced that it is working on a ...

Fortress Maximus Update

Posted by Sep 20, 2002 54,066 views

I emailed Joel at BigBadToyStore.com and asked him what Hasbro has told him about Fortress Maximus. "They have cancelled it for now, but my rep said it ´may´ be produced in 2004 or beyond - he had no specifics and ...

A new Target Exclusive

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 20, 2002 54,532 views

A new exclusive may be making its way to Target stores before the holidays. The 24.99 exclusive pack features the repainted Starscream/BB! UPDATE! It has been confirmed! This figure is now scheduled to be in Target stores in January 2003! ...

No Fort Max?? We'll see about that....

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 19, 2002 56,170 views

While it´s true that Hasbro has said that the release of Fortress Maximus is more or less cancelled, longtime fans know that Hasbro has never had the most reliable information... I have recieved word that Fort Max will, in fact, ...

New(er) rumor from Toyfare magazine

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 12, 2002 50,819 views

Here´s a quote from the latest issue of Toyfare: Never Fear though: Hasbro was very excited, and hopeful about it´s G1 Re-release plans. Fans will also be pleased to hear that Hasbro is looking at ways to RE-MAKE original G1 ...

Transformers G1 #6 to ship this month?

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 11, 2002 55,605 views

This is already obvious to those of you who´ve already bought (and read) issue 5. In a surprising ´we´re sorry´ letter, Dreamwave´s staff´s says that they should still have their books out on schedule. Meaning that we´ll have 2 books ...

Transformers Convention in Australia?

Posted by super_convoy Sep 10, 2002 54,724 views

Thanks to our friends at SG Collectibles, it seems that Hasbro AU has approved a Transformers convention for Australia in 2003. It is to be held on 5-6 April 2003. You can read the news, here.

TRU Shipping Schedule (Canadian)

Posted by Professor Smooth Sep 8, 2002 60,864 views

Here are the Exclusive Transformer skn # for all the products that are due to arrive at all Toys "R" Us stores in Canada. 1. Skn # 679186 Ex-Optimus Prime Due- August $39.99 2. Skn # 679178 Ex-Decepticons Due- August ...

The mystery of (reissue) Megatron

Posted by Professor Smooth Aug 28, 2002 61,428 views

Since the news of a reissued G1 Megatron in Japan was announced, the big question has been "At that price point, will it include all of the extra parts?" The short answer seems to be ´yes.´ Simply because the reissue ...

Armada Optimus toy news

Posted by Ground Zero Aug 22, 2002 62,208 views

Some interesting news about the different versions of Armada Optimus Prime that are being released. Only the large Optimus Prime figure will be able to connect with Jetfire. He will also be able to connect with another figure to be ...

Fortress Maximus packaging rumors

Posted by Professor Smooth Aug 17, 2002 73,039 views

When online toystores started offering Pre-Orders on RiD Fortress Maximus (otherwise known as Brave Maximus from the japanese Car Robots line) they listed the item as coming in original japanese packaging. Now that Hasbro can no longer sell the Car ...

No G1 Prime reissue from Amazon.com

Posted by Professor Smooth Aug 13, 2002 74,506 views

This is from an email sent to some customers who ordered this G1 Prime reissue from Amazon.com Subject: Transformers Optimus Prime Generation 1 will not become available Greetings from Amazon.com. We´ve recently learned from our supplier that the item you ...

Build King repaint exclusive?

Posted by Ground Zero Aug 12, 2002 71,065 views

Rumours of a Build King exclusive repaint are running around the online community. Pictures of the yellow G2 Devestator-styled repaint can be found here. Fact or fiction? Probably fiction, but time will tell.

And Godbomber's English name is...

Posted by Professor Smooth Jul 26, 2002 73,717 views

UPDATE! According to sources, Hasbro changed the name to Apex Bomber as opposed to "Roller" however ´Roller´ is the name given on the HOC PVC fig. Hasbro has decided to call the japanese figure known as Godbomber in Masterforce as ...

Alterations to made to Armada figures?

Posted by Professor Smooth Jul 21, 2002 77,995 views

According to one of my sources, some of the already released Armada figures may have alterations made to later runs of the figure. Minor paint changes and the addition of some decals mostly. Hot Shot is said to be gaining ...

STEPPER to be reissued?

Posted by super_convoy Jul 18, 2002 85,871 views

We´ve got news that Takara are considering the possibility of reissuing the super rare Targetmaster Stepper in the near future. Stepper is a Japanese Exclusive that was never sold in the US before. Most fans will know him as the ...

Armada Optimus Prime in Gurnee Illinois!

Posted by Professor Smooth Jul 16, 2002 93,776 views

That´s right. One of my contacts informs me that The Armada leader has been spotted. If you´re in the area they´re in a Wal-Mart in Gurnee Illinois. For some reason, that area always gets stuff early. Happy hunting!

US Megatron re-issue?

Posted by Professor Smooth Jul 15, 2002 87,748 views

Now here´s an interesting rumor. We all know that if Megatron was to be reissued in the US, it would require some changes. However, according to a source at Hasbro, an altered G1 Megatron may make it´s way to Toys ...

Another Armada 1 holofoil cover?

Posted by Professor Smooth Jul 12, 2002 83,001 views

Having trouble finding the Armada 1 holofoil cover? Well, Dreamwave may be sending more to your local comic book shop. Not the one released at Wizard World, but an ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT holofoil cover. What does that mean for ...

G1 re-issues/Armada first reviews

Posted by Professor Smooth Jul 6, 2002 93,566 views

I know this isn´t a ´rumor´ but I think it´s fairly important. You see, I just got back from Day 2 of Wizard World right here in Chicago. I had the opportunity to check out some of the G1 Reissues. ...

New Transformers movie?

Posted by Jul 6, 2002 80,370 views

Corona´s Coming Attractions has learned that the movie rights for a new Transformer feature film have been successfully acquired.

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