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Transformers Legacy United Cybertron Vector Prime looks great! He's ready to help Optimus and co track down those cyber planet keys. I was a bit apprehensive when I first heard rumors he would be a retool/remold/partial of Jhiaxus but finally having a good look, its not bad, pretty good actually, find a way to release Safeguard to pair with him and you are cooking with energon. I still have the original and thats going nowhere but one area that the original was lacking in was articulation and this new rendition is jam packed with it. What do you think of Legacy United Vector Prime?

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The Infernac Universe continues with the addition of Legacy United Nucleus. This is one very interesting looking character, like a cross between a rock lord and a rocket ship or space shuttle. I can image quite a few interesting combination for this guy.

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THE WAIT IS OVER! Meet Robosen’s Megatron – the world’s first auto-converting Decepticon leader, ready to battle Optimus Prime and the Autobots! Voiced by the original actor from the 1984 G1 TRANSFORMERS, Frank Welker, Megatron launches with 270+ lines, and an immersive library of interactive actions, along with incredible custom sequences for you to program.

"Our worlds are in danger. To save them and the galaxy we must find the four cyber planet keys before the Decepticons can use them for evil. It is our mission."

I love that the Unicron Trilogy is getting such love. Legacy United Cybertron Hot Shot looks amazing! I can't wait to add this to my collection, I hope they also do a True Cybertron Defense Force version, I own the WFC version and while its a fun toy, a more faithful rendition would be very welcome.

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Transformers Legacy United Deluxe Class Sideburn for me is a must have! This is an amazing figure on its own made even better paired with the Haslab RID2001 Optimus Prime aka God Fire Convoy. Its available for preorder now.

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A series that some consider to be among the best Transformers series ever aired on US/CA television.

Erik here, from TRM. Just added these six Mini-Con promotional figures to "The Vault". So let's take a look.

From Boss Coffee 2 Packs, are Cradon (yellow/blue crane vehicle) and Seawave (submarine). These two neon colored figures are part of the official G1 storyline, making them some VERY late additions as they were released in 2008.

The Guardian Mini-Con Team consists of Guardian Powered (truck), Guardian Sky (helicopter), and Guardian Speed (racecar).
Powered and Sky were only available through certain Camera stores, while Sky was limited to Toy "R" US.

Mighty Bull (backhoe) was part of the Mighty Mini-Con Team.

Both teams of Mini-Cons were sold as promotion for Revenge of the Fallen, but are still considered part of the Unicron Trilogy.

These are rather obscure figures today and their availability was during a short window in Japan only. Today, these go for $35-$50 on average with no real variation in price if they are loose or sealed.

Kingdom / Legacy Evolution Blaster on the left, Studio Series 86 Blaster on the right. Which set do you most prefer?

I personally could go either way if I had to pick just one but im leaning more towards the right for the higher degree of screen accuracy.

Either way you can't go wrong, a great mold all round. I wonder if the rumored Leader Class Soundwave will be a repaint of an older mold but with additional cassettes packed in as some have speculated?🤔 only time will tell.

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What did you think about that Transformers One trailer? Before you answer that, check out The Realmhattan Project in a few minutes to hear them rant about it!

TRANSFORMERS ONE IS IN THEATRES SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS ONE TRAILER LAUNCH
The first trailer for TRANSFORMERS ONE is debuting like no movie trailer ever has: In Space!
This long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the TRANSFORMERS universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to become sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron, debuted its trailer on Thursday, April 18th. The launch kicked off at 6am PT with a live-streamed countdown showing the journey into space. After one hour, the craft reached its peak at 125,000 feet above the Earth, revealing the trailer with a custom introduction video from our stars: Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry. The event was streamed from @TransformersMovie social accounts, The Paramount Pictures YouTube channel and co-streamed by Chris Hemsworth on Instagram.

SYNOPSIS:
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.

Paramount Animation and Hasbro Present
In Association with New Republic Pictures
A Don Murphy / Tom DeSanto Production
A di Bonaventura Pictures Production
A Bay Films Production
“TRANSFORMERS ONE”

Director:
Josh Cooley

Based on:
Hasbro’s Transformers™ Action Figures

Producers:
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto & Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, Aaron Dem

Executive Producers:
Steven Spielberg, Zev Foreman, Olivier Dumont, Brian Oliver, B.J. Farmer, Matt Quigg

Cast:
Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1) and Keegan-Michael Key (B-127), Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.

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Have you seen the new trailer for Transformers One? What are your thoughts on this new upcoming film based upon the new trailer and images? Are you excited? Are you wondering about what continuity this film might take place in?

The trailer for Transformers One!

Erik with TRM and boy howdy am I excited to share today's deep dive!

Today I'm highlighting an item I've wanted in "The Vault" for literal decades, the Beastformers Battlefield Map. This item was sold in 1988 and holds some incredible history and lore for the toyline.

This map measures around 36" (91 cm) wide by 26" (66cm) tall and sold for 550 yen ($3.56 as of the time of this writing). That's a heck of a deal! It was sold in an upright baggie with a cardboard header. In a VERY rare instance, I have decided to open this sealed item (something that cost me $199 shipped from Japan!) to help document this obscure and glorious artifact.

This item had multiple purposes and is one of the more versatile items sold during the G1 era. Firstly, it's a game board. Along the outside of the Battlefield Map, you can see a very basic game board that is made up of plain white squares that sometimes have one of the three Beastformer elements: Fire, Wood, or Water. This game came with 4 cardboard playing pieces (White Leo, Big Serrow, Tiger Burn, and Surreal. Players would line these figures at the start and play Rock/Paper/Scissors, whoever won would get to move ahead a single space; there were ways to move further, but the translations can be hard to decipher.

The game also suggests putting these playing pieces on an empty box (like a shoe box as an example) and then gently tapping the box with your finger, trying to knock down your opponent's piece.. It also encourages children to come up with more ways to play...and there were several!

Each Beastformer came with a special trading card, and those included a rather in-depth RPG element that could be carried over into the Battlefield Map or played alone. This RPG game included in-depth lore on each beast, their weapons, secret attacks, and more.

A second use of this map was the artwork appearing in the middle. This could be used a playmat or sorts; it details all the lands of the Beastformers, along with special landmarks and information about these areas. The artwork is incredible and makes sure to show off the three main bases and even a battle chariot.

The third use of this is a kid could hang this as a poster and just enjoy the artwork; something I plan on doing with this copy. I'll even be cutting out the playing pieces and making sure this framed piece of history is always ready to be pulled down off the wall for a quick game.

Oddly, I looked everywhere for a complete loose example of this game, only to either find just the playing mat or sealed copies. As mentioned, I spent just shy of $200 for this item shipped from Japan, with other copies of it available for $200-$300; i'd say I got a decent deal. Overall, I'd feel safe saying this is a case of a loose or sealed copy of an item staying the same in price. Demand for this is high and there are usually a few copies available at any time.

An added bonus to this was the inclusion of the very hard-to-find and sought after Beastformers product catalog. I already had a couple copies of this booklet, but they were folded up, the one with the game is flat and allows me to share far higher-quality scans than I have gotten in the past.

Beastformers continues to be the forgotten stepchild of the G1 era, something that had obscure roots in the Headmasters cartoon and Manga, and eventually became its own thing across the globe.

I hope you all enjoy this rare gem of Transformers history and I've got some more fun items lined up soon!

Preorders for MPG-09 Super Ginrai are available now!

Looks like its official now! As someone who is a fan of both G.I. Joe and Transformers, I am quite interested in seeing how this shapes up, I hope they don't forget about the Maximals and Predicons. In the comics it was primarily Autobots and Decepticons, I wouldn't mind Maximals and Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons / G.I. Joe having their own films that maybe come together every know and then for a big crossover film etc.

Are you excited for this crossover?

There hasn't been a new TF figure I've been looking forward to finding as much as this one in a long time. I REALLY hope that the rest of the Rescue Boys Crew gets this Legacy treatment as well! #hasbrotransformers I would love a little set up of Legacy Chase, Heatwave, Bolder, and Blades! I am, in part, purchasing this in specific hopes of that future, so if this Chase figure is a test of the waters of whether Rescue Bots has enough of a following to be a success in the Generations line, then I definitely want to support that. Pictures really don't do this figure justice. This is an excellent deluxe figure! Also, even though there is going to be (Walmart Exclusive) Lockdown inspired by ROTF version made from the Junkion mold, I continue to think that the rumors are true that this mold will be retooled as Legacy Animated Lockdown. There are some VERY Lockdown-y easter eggs in the leg transformation. 🧐

It's Erik with TRM an I'm a little late to the party, but Legacy United, Magneous, is a great figure.

The concept of "Weaponizers/Armorizors" has now become a bit of a staple to the Transformers brand, furthering the play value of a single figure. The recent wave of figures (have they been assigned a group name?) are all creatures made from living rock.

These rock-formers hail from the "Infernac Universe", a timeline based on the Inhumanoids toyline and TV series. Each figure will be made from a single rock type, in Magneous' case, he is made from Obsidian (a volcanic glass created by cooling magma and an incredibly durable stone).

Though each figure will be based on the Infernac Universe, their designs are drawn heavily from the Rock Lord's figures, an offshoot of the Go Bots toyline/series/movie. Magneous had at one point been drawn up to look like Stick'N'Stones.

This figure changes from a rock creature into a "Mad Max" styled vehicle (so many references for a single toy!). He can have parts of his body removed to create armor for other Transformers. Unlike past weaponizers, this figure is not a partsformer and after removing his armor, the core figure still remains, though much skinnier.

Overall this is a great figure, though I found a few joints far too tight for my liking. I was so excited for the return of Rock Lord's, even though these are really technically the inhabitants of Meltar. The sculpting on this figure is over the top, with almost zero smooth surfaces. A lot of love went into it's design.

I cannot wait to add the other Infernac figures to my collection.

With the Studio Series 86 Dinobot team finally being completed, which team of Dinobots would you like to see additions to next in the Generations line? Some fans would love to see the rest of the AOE/TLK Legendary Warriors / Dinobots, there are also the WFC video game Dinobots, so many possibilities.

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Images from the Instagram page of Transformers designer Evan Brooks, images of SS86 Leader Class Swoop.

Finally the last Dinobot! This looks like it will possibly be the best official version of G1 Swoop to date and I am very excited to add this to the collection and complete the G1 Dinobot team. What do you think of this new SS86 Swoop figure?