Categories:Site News, Media Vault, Twincasts Posted by:megatronus Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 81,689
The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast is back to discuss things we have known about for... some time. Your host ScottyP is joined by Aaarnhide19 and Megatronus to discuss superlatives and lay 40 for 40 to rest with our one-time recurring non-recurring segment: 41 for 40. Listen in to hear how this year shapes up in the Twincast tally, in an agenda and format that definitely is not a copy-paste of prior years.
Episode #367 “2024 Year In Review” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts and many other Podcatcher sites within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.
Here's what we discuss in this episode:
We start with Best Transformers toy - objectively. Well, somewhat.
Next, our favorite Transformers toys across 2 categories: main collector lines, and anything else.
Best or favorite media. Foreshadowing: the Twincast was split between 2 main choices.
Worst Transformers toy and worst Transformers-that-isn't-a-toy.
Biggest collecting achievement of the year (i.e., a cool acquisition or major milestone).
2 Predictions: a 'layup' very-likely-to-happen prediction, and a wishful-thinking-never-gonna-happen conjecture.
We wrap up the episode with a round of bragging rights, as we begin the year anew.
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Category:People News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 38,444
We are sad to write to you that as of this week we've lost Canadian actor Dale Wilson, yet another soul whose performance in the Unicron Trilogy made an impact for many of us. He played Smokescreen in Armada and Mudflap in Cybertron as well as Overkill in G.I Joe: A Real American Hero and Cell in Dragon Ball Z (among a multitude of other voice roles). He passed away January 6th at 74. He was battling with both Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer
Category:Toy News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 49,140
BIG NEWS for Beast Wars fans. After YEARS of teasing, Takara is finally releasing their Masterpiece Rattrap. He will be released in the MPG line which basically confirms that it's just a continuation of the MP line and not in any way different from it. We know it will be fully revealed with preorders in February in Japan and will have a September release. The Price point was also revealed: 15000 Yen. That's about $95 USD, and of course there will be changes in currency exchange till then along with probable discounts from Japanese retailers which could bring the price down by $20 before shipping.
Below are the only 2 images we have from Takara themselves, along with the list where we gathered all the information shared.
Category:Game News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 44,921
It's official, the live service game Transformers Reactivate has been cancelled. This comes to us from Splash Damage, the developers, who say the game is no longer being developed. You can read their whole statement below, which they posted on Twitter. We thank Sabrblade for letting us know of this unfortunate development. While a coincidence, this does happen at the same time that Hasbro will be doing games based on their properties themselves rather than licensing it out to third party companies. We will be giving you more info on this shift in Hasbro's business strategies in an upcoming editorial.
Categories:Toy News, Rumors Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 103,697
The next animated Transformers show will be Cyberworld, which is slightly beast themed from the listings we saw. One of the listings was TRA CYBERWORLD Cyber Changer MEG BULL and now we have an idea of what that means. While the name is not confirmed yet (the name Megabull is rumoured), we have our first look at a toy which turns into a bull and has Megatron's face. So "MEG BULL" is apt. This is a very simple toy though, with minimal articulation, not even elbows. Now this gives us an idea of how simplified some of the figures for this show will be as we had several listings for various characters in the same Cyber Changer class as this Meg Bull, which will retail for $9.99 USD.
Also, the images below are of a prototype so we don't have an idea of the final colours yet.
And for those curious, here are other listings we have for this line:
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD Armor GALVATRON- 5010996319784 $14.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD Armor CHOP Shop- 5010996327451 $14.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD Armor Bumblebee- 5010996319791 $14.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC MEG Bull- 5010996319838 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC SKYBYTE- 5010996319814 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC SNARL- 5010996319821 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC OP Classic- 5010996319807 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC OP Offroad- 5010996327444 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC Starscream- 5010996327567 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC BB Offroad- 5010996327574 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC ELITA1- 5010996327598 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD CC WHEELJACK- 5010996327581 $9.99 USD
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD Chomp & Battle Grimlock- 5010996319166
Transformers TRA CYBERWORLD ULTIMATE CC MEG Product code: G1604
Categories:Toy News, Collectibles Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 64,035 HW Prince Hobbies on ebay has been listing dozens of test shots of the new Hot Wheels Optimus Prime with various paints and wheels. It doesnt mean any of these will become real products later but the combos are fun to see. We also get our best look yet at the Optimus Prime head found under this Hot Wheels cab. You can see several of the test shots below along with some of Bumblebee. And from what you can see, sone of these are going for a lot of money, like the G1 Sentinel Prime looking deco going for over $400.
Categories:Toy News, Reviews Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 63,319
We promise this coincidence is not intentional. While we wanted to warn you of the possible breakage issue with Takara's latest MP release, fellow Seibertronian Kanrabat also gave us a pictorial review of Takara's other recent release which also has a breakage issue. This figure is their Bingo Sports Optimus Prime figure, which is a Crosshairs retool. The mirrors are said to snap off really easily. You can read the full review below:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I got my Bingotimus! How is it? Let's see.
First, the box is the smallest possible, without window, but brightly colored.
The manual show a transformation that will be simple enough to do.
Despite the kibbles, the bot mode is pretty cool. However, I think it would need more paint on the head and chest.
Bingotimus is a obvious retool of SS Crossair. And he can sport the "trenchcoat" look pretty well too.
His neck collar prevent his head from turning more than just a bit. No waist articulation too.
Comparing him to his elders, Silver Knight Optimus, and the TLK voyager Optimus.
Now, remember that I said previously that his transformation look simple?
It is simple... In theory.
In reality, the transformation is a nightmare of annoying panels that keep pushing each other, the whole roof section keep popping off from its single balljoint, things go in, things pop out, panels massage, panels massage, then SNAP!
Off a side-view mirror goes.
They could have made the side-mirrors as a separate part made out of rubber to prevent this. But NOOOOOOOOO. Let's make them fragile things that are like a model kit part on a sprue.
If you conveniently ignore the misaligned panels (I gave up), the painting of the car mode is magnificent. But what's the point of all that paint if the car looks like it crashed?
I tried my best to repair that mirror.
In the end, this whole thing is OVERPRICED GARBAGE.
86$CAN into the trash.
Amazon.JP does not take any returns from foreign sales so I'm stuck with it.
TlDr; be warned. This thing is NOT GOOD even if it was a 30$ deluxe. Now imagine for double or triple that price. Not worth it.
At all.
Categories:Toy News, Reviews Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 57,612
Fans have been getting the newly released MPG 09 Ginrai, which includes his trailer to turn him into Super Ginrai. However, an issue has come up with the connection point near the smokestacks when turning Ginrai into Super Ginrai. Those tabs snap off, and we have proof of two instances along with several other reports. A piece of Ginrai's white crotch-plate in normal mode has also been confirmed to break off.
Of course, not everyone has their copy yet, so we don't know how widespread these issues are, we just want to give you a heads up to be extra careful at that connection point. There are several images of both MPG 09 (Super Ginrai) and MP 60 (Ginrai, without his trailer) which we have posted below coming from Transformers Botsposting, TM Review and HK TF on Facebook along with Baidu.
We also have a review of MPG Super Ginrai for you along with transformation videos from Takara.
Categories:Cartoon News, Toy News Posted by:Emerje | Credit(s): Evan Brooks on Instagram Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 139,288
Oh, you thought because we're in the middle of the holidays there couldn't possibly be a reveal, much less on a weekend? Well, Evan Brooks of the Transformers design team is here with a surprise reveal that even the leakers didn't know about! In an Instagram Reel shared with us by our own Seibertronian Sabrblade, Evan gave us a first look at Generations Selects Trypticon, a repaint of Titans Return Trypticon in darker cartoon colors. Some of the clear plastic, namely the green parts that were occasionally problematic are now opaque plastic. We also got a first look at the box which is now much more colorful and stylized than the previous plain cardboard boxes, apparently this is the direction we're going in for future Selects figures.
No further details like price or release date were given aside from pre-orders starting in early 2025. If you were looking for a second chance to get this great figure this is probably your best shot. If you plan on picking up this guy for the first time or second then let us know in the Energon Seibertron Pub forums!
Categories:Toy News, Collectibles Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 63,926
Oh man, looks like this will be a hassle for collectors. While we were supposed to have the movie inspired Hot Wheels Transformers cars much earlier this year, a recall on Barricade meant the set's distribution was now up in the air. While a new version of Barricade has been available for a while for worldwide distribution, the set has finally been found in the US at the tail end of December. However, it seems Barricade is not part of it. So far, we have reports of these movie cars appearing in Walmarts in various states with some sets having Barricade while others don't. Looks like the UK has these sets as well with Barricade.
Aside from Barricade, the other cars in the set are Crosshairs, Drift, Bumblebee and Stinger. The cards have the names of the cars rather than the characters as that is how Mattel operates and the art on the card is generic Evergreen art to bypass extra licensing costs as Paramount own the movie designs.
Category:Toy News Posted by:william-james88 | Credit(s): ich-will-zu-nagel.de Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 81,640
Looks like we are getting even more Earthspark toys in 2025 than we thought. Thanks to JTPrime17, we now have images of the new Transformers Smash to Change toys. There will be Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron and Thrash. As the name goes, these will be toys for a younger audience that can easily convert when smashing them down.
Categories:Toy News, Collectibles Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 100,645
Thanks to Y Team Hot Wheels on Youtube, we have in hand images of the upcoming main line Hot Wheels Optimus Prime cab. This is said to be part of the 2025 case F, which is the same as saying wave 6 2025. Waves 1 and 2 (a and b) have already come out so this should be hitting bins and pegs in late February, early March.
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Categories:Site News, Media Vault, Twincasts Posted by:Counterpunch Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 134,854
The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast rises and shines early this week to beat the holiday rush. Our booth is staffed by Scotty P and a whole cohort of sales people including Kuhlio, Megatronus, Rotorstorm, Counterpunch, and Jon3.0 to bring you the best holiday deals in podcasting. These deals must be heard to be believed.
Episode #366 “Swap Meet” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts and many other Podcatcher sites within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.
Here's what we discuss in this episode:
The Swapticon speculation spins out into a discussion of purpose and pricing as we attempt to decipher the method behind the madness
The limited recurring "40 for 40" segment has its final chapter as it reaches the year of our podcast mascot Twincast, 2023
The episode concludes with a Bragging Rights segment big on Pretenders and deals galore
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Category:Toy News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 117,629
Hasbro will be introducing their Transformers Swapticon line soon. We only had a list of the two packs before but now we have actual listings from Walmart along with more info from JTPrime17, confirming the price and gimmick.
The Walmart listings show that these two packs are only $7.97 each. These will be very small and simple fidget style figures which combine into one alt mode. The small figures can be swapped among eachother to create a variety of vehicle combos. Below is the full list of upcoming figures which features some deep cuts like G1 Clench along with Beast Wars Ravage and Shadow Panther.
Here is an official product description for the Shadow Panther/BW Ravage set:
Transformers Toys Swapticons Ravage and Shadow Panther Action Figures, 5+
• INTRODUCING SWAPTICONS: Transformers Swapticons toys are fidgety fun mini action figures that twist to combine together into unique alt modes!
• TWIST INTO BEAST MODE: Press the figures' heads together and twist to combine them into panther beast mode! Untwist to separate them
• COMBINE WITH OTHER SWAPTICONS TOYS: The fidget toy fun doesn't stop there! Ravage and Shadow Panther action figures can be combined with any Swapticons figure (sold separately, subject to availability)
• IMAGINATION POSSIBILITIES: With additional Swapticons sets, kids can combine 2 favorite bots and imagine a super-powered alt mode, or create wacky match-ups between Autobots and Decepticons
• GIFTS FOR KIDS 5 AND UP: Transformers toys like Swapticons figures make a great gift for boys and girls who love fidget toys, robot toys, and toy cars
TRA SWAPTICONS OP ULTRA MAGNUS
Product Number: G1055
TRA SWAPTICONS MEG SHOCKWAVE
Product Number: G1056
TRA SWAPTICONS BB HOT ROD
Product Number: G1057
TRA SWAPTICONS GRIMLOCK SNARL
Product Number: G1058
TRA SWAPTICONS CHEETOR TIGATRON
Product Number: G1059
TRA SWAPTICONS STARSCREAM THUNDERCRACKER
Product Number: G1060
TRA SWAPTICONS NEMESIS PRIME CLENCH
Product Number: G1235
TRA SWAPTICONS SHADOW PANTHER RAVAGE
Product Number: G1236
TRA SWAPTICONS WILD JUNGLE MISSION 5PK
Product Number: G1341
Categories:Site News, Media Vault, Twincasts Posted by:ScottyP Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 148,336
It's time for the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast to get personal and find out about your ancestors, because we're all descended from some kind of Prime and our amalgamated vector has reached its nexus to perform alchemy that will trion its hardest to keep you from being fallen. Our prima crew is hardened with onyx, as liege host Scotty P is joined by partner Microns Aaarnhide19, Kuhlio and Mr. Starscream to come up just shy of a quintuple, so 'lus get in your ears about the latest and greatest in Transformers. Just don't ask about the thirteenth.
Episode #365 “13 and Me” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts and many other Podcatcher sites within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.
Here's what we discuss in this episode:
The Age of the Primes is upon us, with content and news overload coming in since last time about next years' chapter of Generations
Mixed in with the same news as above - new Transformers toys are on the way for adult entertainment icons from Sonic the Hedgehog
The limited recurring "40 for 40" segment has its penultimate chapter as it reaches the decidedly mid year of 2022
The episode concludes with Bragging Rights that did not die in battle
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Category:Game News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 109,070
While there won't be any updates for Transformers Reactivate until at least next year, something pretty cool has dropped. TFReaper has uploaded leaked gameplay footage of the game from 2020. It gives us an idea of the third person angle this game has along with the how the transformation gimmick is implemented along with what the enemies are. And we see that Bumblebee design that we are now very familiar with due to the toys.
The footage is from the tutorial area. It is also important to remember that the game has been massively reworked since so it may look very different from this once eventually released.
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Back Issues Looking to complete your collection? We've been adding a lot of older Transformers comics to our inventory and usually have many Marvel Transformers comics. In addition, we have been going through a backlog of 1980s and 1990s Marvel and DC comics such as Classic X-Men, New Mutants and more. You never know what you will find!
If comics aren't your thing, we also have a variety of new and old Transformers toys available. Check out some of the highlights below! Prices and quantity levels subject to change and may vary from the following information.
Orders ship super fast; usually within 1 business day. All items are well packaged to ensure that your item arrives safely to you. Check out Seibertron's 29,500+ 100% positive feedback score to see what people are saying about their experiences with us.
Visit the Seibertron Store on eBay to view new items that we've recently added. We've always got something of interest available!
Category:Toy News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 121,905
Preorder are up on most online sellers for the newly revealed Age of the Primes toys. While Hasbro is working on fixing distribution by having less waves in a year, preorders remain your best bet to ensure you get the figure you want instead of depending on retail. Below you will find links to Pulse and Amazon, along with a Target link for the Sonic set as it is a Target exclusive. We thank Overcracker, Emerje and DeathReviews.
Wave 1 is due for Q2, April/May, since 2025 will begin with the final wave of Legacy first.
Categories:Toy News, Collectibles Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 125,034
The Hot Wheels 2025 master list had Optimus Prime listed as castings used in the 2025 main line. SO we knew we'd get a solo release of the Optimus Prime cab. And now we have our first look at it. The "2025" highlighted on the card means this is a new casting and not a reuse of the Trackfleet cab. Here's looking forward to more Transformers appearances in Hot Wheels.
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