By now, I´m sure many of you have seen the upcoming Energon Starscream figure. Well, I´ve noticed that there´s a good chunk of you that believe that this piece is nothing more than a remolded Smokejumper (AKA G2 Darkwind, AKA ...
File this under the "Wow, I really hope this ISN´T true" category. I´ve had reports coming in from various sources that tell me that the Energon version of Unicron will be nothing more than a black repaint. These same sources ...
This just in from tformers.com "TransformersCon 2004 will be held: March 20-21, 2004 - Metro Toronto Convention Centre - 255 Front St. North Building - Toronto, Canada. Special Guests include: Voice Actor Scott McNeil, Thrust and Jetfire of Transformers Armada ...
Have you been holding off on the Hasbro reissues because of their cosmetic changes? Changes such as the lack of chrome or the shortening of missles? Well, at OTFCC Seibertron.com staff members had the opportunity to check out these upcoming ...
In what may be the worst kept secret in the TF fandom right now, Rodimus Prime (thought by many to be the worst representation of a Transformers leader EVER) is scheduled to be reissued in either late 2003 or early ...
At the recent Wizard World Chicago convention, Rhino Officials dropped some very interesting tidbits of information to fans. The upcoming 2-Disc Transformers: The Movie DVD set will include what the Rhino rep called "Previous unrealeased bridging material between the movie ...
Thanks to Seibertronian Scorponox Scorpion, we have news from Allspark.com that Fun-4-all the company that makes the Transformers minicar keychains will not be producing them anymore. Read the article here.
UPDATE: Episode 39 aired on YTV. Overload was nowhere to be seen. For those of you wondering when Overload will appear in the Armada cartoon, your answer is "Episode 39." HOWEVER, since we won´t be seeing any new Armada episodes ...
Every now and then a rumor comes along that´s so completely off-the-wall that it absolutely must be posted. The topic of this rumor is current "War and Peace" writer, Brad Mick. Since he was announced as being the writer for ...
For the first time in in over a decade, fans will be treated to a Generation One ongoing comic series. Writer Brad Mick wants to use a character from the Japanese series, Masterforce, in the book. The Destron leader (previously) ...
The following was supposedly from the mouth of Simon Furman, as with all news like this, it can´t be confirmed as fact. So, like everything else on the Prof. Smooth Rumor Page, things could change. For those wondering if Armada ...
For those of us that´ve been buried under mountains of Alternators news over the last few weeks, sifting through it has been less than easy. Among the hottest topics of debate for these highly anticipated figures is the price. We ...
The Smooth One had the opportunity to speak with Hasbro´s lead designer, Aaron Archer as OTFCC was winding down yesterday. Mr. Archer´s comments involve some spoilers, so you´ve been warned: Energon takes place 10 years after Armada ends. That´s it. ...
We´ve recieved some unconfirmed reports that the upcoming Masterpiece Optimus Prime will retail for $75 US and will NOT include a trailer. Look for this story to be confirmed (or denied) in the exceptionally near future.
OTFCC is a mere 36 hours away. One of the biggest questions that´s being asked is: "Will Hasbro be selling Unicron at the convention?" After much discussion, debate, and research, the staff of SEIBERTRON.com believes that this is another in ...
SPOILERS ! - Tanafor from the TFWM Board has found an auction with a Transformers Energon Prototype, an autobot we believe, during the small clip we get to see of Tf: Energon´s preview posted by Tfw2005, we can see some ...
I´ve just recieved word that Unicron was indeed sold by Hasbro at the San Diego Comic Con. There was a catch though. One couldn´t just walk up and purchase The Chaos Bringer, oh no. You had to obtain a raffle ...
No, Unicron didn´t hook up with some sailer, Unicron is now listed to be shipping to Wal-Mart stores on July 28th. This, if you´re not already aware, is the day after OTFCC concludes.
Today, it was revealed that Takara´s Overload will be renamed Ultra Magnus. Immediately, rumors that´d it would feature an Ultra Magnus-like color scheme (blue and red) sprang up. While Takara´s Shockwave (Tidal Wave) features a drastically different colorscheme, that has ...
With OTFCC (Official Transformers Brand Collectors Convention) quickly approaching, I thought I´d share with you great fans some of the rumors that´ve been hitting my inbox lately. These are all rumors, they´re not confirmed The 2004 OTFCC may be held ...
Rumor has it that OTFCC dealers will have to charge sales tax (somewhere around 8%) to buyers. As someone who´s attended more than a thousand collectable conventions in Illinois, I´ll be the first to say that this has NEVER come ...
BotCon.com (Yes, BotCon, not OTFCC) has updated. The focus of the update is a picture. A picture of people standing in front of a building. This building happens to be The Auditorium of the City of Pasadena. The only clue ...
This is in the rumors section because frankly, it doesn´t deserve to be on the frontpage. First of all, Armada Knockoffs have arrived. Because of shipping charges, and the (strangely high) demand for such items, it WILL be cheaper to ...
After a several month absence from the scene, another of what I´ve personally dubbed "Factory Made Fakes" (although that´s still under invenstigation) has appeared. Once again, this is an all-clear Optimus Prime figure. However, this one is different from its ...
If you´re anything like me, you check your local retailers for new Transformers fairly often. Well, if you´re like me, you check REALLY often, but that´s beside the point. Chances are good that you´ve spotted Powerlinx Optimus Prime and/or the ...
The latest issue of Newtype (USA edition) has an interview with someone very close to the production of the Armada television show, director Hidehito Ueda. In the interview he reveals that Armada was originally going to be a direct continuation ...
A Dreamwave artist was interviewed at Canada´s "Transformerscon" yesterday. Among other interesting names that were brought up (Skyfire and Ravage), was another Simon Furman favorite. Since we´ve already got Scorponok, you´ve probably guessed that the other is Galvatron. The artist ...
This picture seems to show that a Transformer we´ve not seen in volume 2 will make his appearance by issue 6. Note the moniters.
Originally, we´d heard that the special 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure would make it´s grand debut at OTFCC (Or "The Convention that REPLACED BotCon" to those who´ve been living in a hole for the last several months) by Hasbro. However, ...
Gimmicks, gimmicks, gimmicks! Lately Transformers toys have been all about gimmicks. And by "lately" I mean in the last fifteen or so years. Be it Headmasters, Targetmasters, Powermasters, Breast Force, Pretenders, Laser Rods, Actionmasters, Transmetals, Powerdashers, Micromasters, or Mini-Cons, it ...
Hasbro´s lead designer has confirmed that the Scorponok-like Decepticon featured at the Licensing Show was, in fact, Scorponok. Megatron will still be in the series, but we´ve yet to catch a glimpse of the notorious Decepticon leader. The question now ...
After a recent Dreamwave Productions appearence, Soundwave75 of the DREAMWAVE BOARDS returned with some interesting notes straight from the mouth of Pat Lee. Dreamwave isn´t going after the rights to the Japanese Transformers series. At least not now. Though he ...
The Maximal and Predacon alphabets have been cracked. What secrets do these highly evolved (and highly entertaining) Transformers hold? A cure to cancer? A remedy to the deadly SARS virus? The cosmic forces that allowed the Chicago Cubs to triumph ...
We got a tip about a Jetstorm prototype currently on ebay. It has a nice orange and grey color scheme with a Decepticon symbol. Though the color scheme probably isn´t final as this is just a test shot. Could this ...
In a word: No. What follows was a clever little jab at current events in the fandom written by a fan: "All attendees are to be aware that only Official Hasbro products are to be allowed in. Anyone wearing a ...
The following has been taken (and slightly edited) from the Energon Pub. In Australia, There is a radio station that goes by the name of Triple J. On tuesday afternoons they have a guy come in and talk about all ...
Since Soundwave´s TAKARA reissue was announcced several days ago, an interesting little rumor has popped up. The rumor in question is that Soundwave will include an Energon Cube accessory. There´s absolutely nothing to confirm this at present, however if TAKARA ...
Rumors are circulating in the Anime Industrie that a Fansubbing group called "Anime Video" is considering of subtitling the TFG1 series composed of: Super Robot Life, 2010, The Headmasters, Super God Master Force, and Victory. But here is the best ...
We´ve all heard that Unicron is going be quite large (16 inches) and that Tidalwave will be a massive figure as well. But a recent picture that´s been brought to our attention shows just how big these figures really are. ...
Sources tell me that there something big involving the TF:G1 videogame in the near future. What could this be? What does it entail? You´ll just have to keep ´em glued to Seibertron.com to find out!
[UPDATE!] This has been confirmed! I´ve just recieved word that the repainted Sideburn is actually part of a 2-pack of figures that´ll be released at OTFCC. What is the other figure in the pack? It´s the same figure, with a ...
This afternoon, we all heard the news that BotCon 2003 would now be called "The Official Transformers Brand Collector´s Convention". And about thirty seconds later topics popped up on just about every Transformers Message Board in existance. I´ve had the ...
The latest rumor to reach my inbox concerns Heroes of Cybertron wave 4. The rumor is simply that it will feature a Fortress Maximus chase figure. Exactly how this would work is a mystery. It could be a "chase" figure ...
Here´s a rumor that´s been popping up in my mailbox a lot in the last few weeks. It´s rumored that one of the BotCon exclusives be a Machine Wars Jet given a familiar G1 colorscheme? Could THIS be the Hotel ...
It was revealed today that Hasbro has had their Unicron figure planned since 2001! This was before we had seen ANYTHING from the Armada line. While it´s truly amazing that Hasbro was able to keep this figure under wraps for ...
BotCon won´t be for another couple of months, but already speculation as to what the annual convention will feature as exclusives this year? Some say it´ll be a repaint of RiD Optimus Prime as Hot Spot, others swear it´ll be ...
I know this news is not transformers related but i think its very interesting, according to one of cinescape.com´s sources, Hasbro, the toy manufacturer of the G.I. JOE & Transformers line may be in the very end of closing a ...
Yet another rumor that made its way to The Smooth One´s mailbox: Takara is considering putting out a reissue of the Japanese exclusive Metrotitan (Which, for those of you who don´t know, is an evil repaint of Metroplex). This one ...
Here´s a rumor that´s been making the rounds lately. The first part of the Season 3 boxed set will include one very large 87 minute extra. Transformers: The Movie. Since Rebirth is said to be included in Season 3 Part ...
Word has been making its way around that a future MyClone set will feature a deluxe Unicron. The figure would be split into several different parts and be included with the regular figures. There´s no confirmation on this yet, but ...
