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Takara Tomy Previews New MPG Use of Inferno Mold, Possibly as Hauler

Another teaser from Takara Tomy went out on X last night, this time for a mysterious new use of the Inferno mold, which has already been used for Grapple and Artfire, in the MPG line. The most obvious guess would be Hauler, the (sometimes) green version of Grapple which hasn’t seen a Masterpiece release yet. What we can tell so far is that it features the alternate gun/nozzle hand, the chromed realistic truck front and a new flatter truck front we haven’t seen before. What’s really intriguing … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.Another teaser from Takara Tomy went out on X last night, this time for a mysterious new use of the Inferno mold, which has already been used for Grapple and Artfire, in the MPG line. The most obvious guess would be Hauler, the (sometimes) green version of Grapple which hasn’t seen a Masterpiece release yet. What we can tell so far is that it features the alternate gun/nozzle hand, the chromed realistic truck front and a new flatter truck front we haven’t seen before. What’s really intriguing … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.

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Takara Tomy Teases Next Dramatic Capture Set to Feature Thundercracker and Reflector

“OK, Reflector, let’s see what you can see.” It was a scene that only lasted a few seconds in the first ever episode of the G1 Transformers cartoon, “More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1”, but for many of us the image of a giant jet robot peering through a rather normal looking camera will forever be burned into our memories. And it’s that image that Takara Tomy is looking to bring to our shelves with their latest and perhaps most ambitious Dramatic Capture set yet. And by ambitious I mean we’re … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.”OK, Reflector, let’s see what you can see.” It was a scene that only lasted a few seconds in the first ever episode of the G1 Transformers cartoon, “More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1”, but for many of us the image of a giant jet robot peering through a rather normal looking camera will forever be burned into our memories. And it’s that image that Takara Tomy is looking to bring to our shelves with their latest and perhaps most ambitious Dramatic Capture set yet. And by ambitious I mean we’re … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.

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In Hand and Official Images of Transformers Wild King Wave 3 Toys + Preorders

Thanks to Amazon Japan, Takara Tomy and Telemaga, we now have loads of images of the third wave for the Transformers Wild King line. This one has redecos of the central bots, with Optimus being Nemesis Prime, as well as a stand alone limb, Abyssrain. There is no indication that western retailers will be stocking these so your best bet if you want them is to order … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.Thanks to Amazon Japan, Takara Tomy and Telemaga, we now have loads of images of the third wave for the Transformers Wild King line. This one has redecos of the central bots, with Optimus being Nemesis Prime, as well as a stand alone limb, Abyssrain. There is no indication that western retailers will be stocking these so your best bet if you want them is to order … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.

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Takara Tomy Teases Upcoming Studio Series Figures Including 86 Megatron

Over on X Takara Tomy has given us our first real look at the highly anticipated Studio Series Transformers the Movie (SS86) Megatron as well as the last two Constructicons Scavenger and Mix Master, and Transformers One Starscream and Elita-1. They didn’t say when the full reveals would be coming, just that they’d be “soon”, but hopefully we can look forward to a full reveal next week! Big thanks to our own Seibertronian, Sabrblade for posting this in our own Energon Pub forums where you … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.Over on X Takara Tomy has given us our first real look at the highly anticipated Studio Series Transformers the Movie (SS86) Megatron as well as the last two Constructicons Scavenger and Mix Master, and Transformers One Starscream and Elita-1. They didn’t say when the full reveals would be coming, just that they’d be “soon”, but hopefully we can look forward to a full reveal next week! Big thanks to our own Seibertronian, Sabrblade for posting this in our own Energon Pub forums where you … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.

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In Hand Images Transformers Wild King Wave 2 Limb Bots

Takara has a second wave of limb bots (and a backpack) for their Wild King line. As with the previous limbs, most share the same parts and have identical transformations, except for the Pteranodon, called WKB-08 Thunderbeak. The others are WKB-05 Ignite Leo, WKB-06 Spirituan and WKB-07 Drillnohorn (rhino). The images come from Telamaga. These were made for Japanese children and not adult collectors, making it a bit tricky for collectors outside Japan to … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.Takara has a second wave of limb bots (and a backpack) for their Wild King line. As with the previous limbs, most share the same parts and have identical transformations, except for the Pteranodon, called WKB-08 Thunderbeak. The others are WKB-05 Ignite Leo, WKB-06 Spirituan and WKB-07 Drillnohorn (rhino). The images come from Telamaga. These were made for Japanese children and not adult collectors, making it a bit tricky for collectors outside Japan to … View the full news story on Seibertron.com by clicking here.