transformers toys 2007: fab brawl, voyager ironhide and chess set

the last we saw FAB Brawl was in his "TANK" mode [view here]

and now peep his ROBOT-mode [image gallery here]
[via]

and no, i still can't get enough of Voyager Ironhide ...
megatronoptimus of tfw2005.com shares hi-res images here:

*including an awesome "transformation sequence"!*

now if someone would stop-motion-animate these, it would be near-perfect *LOL*

and if chess is your poison, peep the Transformers Chess Set from SOTA Toys
[via/via]
[peep hi-res image-gallery here]

standing @ approximately 3.5" tall each, on a Classic Tranformers Generation-1-themed chess board measuring approximately 17" X 17" X 3" (SRP of USD$299.99) ... personally, if only they'd put a tad more "effort" or "thought" on the chess board itself (like this uber-cool dioramic Spiderman rooftop) ... mayhap the surface of Cybertron? *heh*

[post circa 27.02.07]

transformers toys 2007: optimus prime, fabs and leaked catalogs

a joyous Transformer-movie toys weekend it has started to shape up, firstly with this uber-cool image of Hasbro's Optimus Prime as shown with an interview on Wizard (with Hasbro's Director of Marketing Greg Lombardo):

*now this is what im talking about! TRANSFORMERS, ROLL OUT!*

"Movie Leader Optimus Prime = As featured on the cover of ToyFare 116, OPTIMUS PRIME appears in highly detailed robot and Semi tractor mode. Each mode realistically depicts OPTIMUS PRIME as he appears in the film ... In 2007, select figures across Leader, Voyager and Deluxe class feature AUTOMORPH TECHNOLOGY that enhances the vehicle to robot conversion of both AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON warriors. Moving one part of the robot or vehicle causes other parts to move, making armor plates and weapons shift automatically. Movie Leader OPTIMUS PRIME also features ADVANCED AUTOMORPH—an automatic conversion that triggers both lights and sounds ... Movie Leader OPTIMUS PRIME will be at retailers near you beginning June, 2, 2007 for a suggested retail price of $39.99; Ages 5 & up." [via]

and i really haveta say, this is truly rawking! - primarily becoz the "form" seems just about "right" (compared to the other mis-proportioned earlier incarnations, IMHO) and the truck form is outstandingly macho-cool ("flames" not withstanding, 'natch) - and is as close to the earlier-protos (shown here), as folks have been excited over :)

"WIZARD: Will all 13 Transformers identified as being in the movie get toys? Will any get more than one?
HASBRO: Yes, all 13 will be made in some capacity. And many will have multiple versions." [via]

if they're all gonna be looking like Optimus? ~ i'll be a happy Transfan-noob, i would! :)))

and from (what i deem the "Ultimate") Optimus Prime, we take a look at the quartet of packaging-pix of the Fast Action Battlers-Transformers toys (ie: kiddy simplified versions) that has just hit the www, starting with Power Hook Optimus Prime:

Cannon Blast Ironhide:

Ion Blast Jazz:

Battle Blade Starscream:

gotta get the kids in on da game somehow, innit? *heh*

[view original images on TFW2005.com]

and if you're wondering what other "merchandize" that'll be lining the toy-shelves in the coming year? check out this leaked catalog [via]

i reckon i'd only be interested in the Optimus Spud, innit? (insert circled) LOL

click here to read the official toys release from Hasbro, on transformerslive@blogspot.

[post circa 10.02.07]

transformers prototype toys update 2007 part ten

and the Transformers toy-image leaks come fast and furious, as the marketing-machine that which are the TF-fans trackdown info across the board - starting with this mucho-leak of a scanned-catalog filled with Transformer-toy goodness [via]

(cannot confirm full authenticity tho)

my take: i reckon what would make them uber-cool would actually be longer mecha-legs, innit? (see protoype Optimus here) having to "fit" them within the transformable-vehicle form might be a tad "problematic", but im sure could be sorted out, yeh? the thin-line between "function" and "form" needs to be blurred and crossed sometimes, me thinks :)

"Leader Class" - Optimus Prime looks decent but "chunky" tho, but tons better than the others we've seen so far ... while Megatron looks a tad like a hybrid-insectoid figure :p

"Deluxe Class" figures - featuring Bumblebee, Barricade, Brawl and Jazz = *yumz*


Jazz (FAB) gets an entire gallery of his own @ TFormers.com [via]:


if toy-images maketh (or breaketh) the toy-hype, then toy-poses helps sell them, IMHO. to wit: these posed-action images [via] of Protoform Starscream actually makes him "better looking" than the travesties in the past, dunnit? IMHO, anyways :p

[larger-resolution pics @ @ TFormers.com]

[post circa 31.01.07]

transformer prototype toys update 2007 part eight

yes, call me slow, but now i can sorta recognize these Fast Action Battlers' Transformer movie-toys = they are "simpler" in their presentation and design, and mayhap caters to a much younger group with a lower threshold of their parents' money financial resources, IMHO (here's a list) ... shown here are two more to add to the giant-robot-fold, starting with Autobot; Jazz (last seen version):

and yet another incarnation of Starscream
(this Decepticon-dude either gets around a lot, or has gone thru so many re-designs, innit?)

[via] appreciate the mid-transformation poses tho ~ *heh*

[post circa 25.01.07]