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Transformers News, and 2 Polls: Mascot, & 3rd Party Toys
14 years ago
You're probably looking at this because we added your work to our Favorites. Part of the mission of this club is to bring together Transformers fans on FA, but it's also to highlight great work outside of the usual furry images!
THE NEWS
Online retailer Big Bad Toy Store has revealed a November 11 release date for Wave 5 of the Transformers Generations line of toys. For those who haven't been keeping up, Generations is a line of Deluxe size figures drawn from the full 25 year history of the Transformers brand: from classic characters like Thundercracker, to more recent creations like Drift, and even obscure characters like Darkmount- based on the Marvel Comics exclusive character Straxus. This latest release includes reissues of Generations Wheeljack, Warpath, and "Sergeant" Kup, as well as the new figures 'Junkion' (called 'Junkheap' elsewhere, and using the Transformers 2010 Wreck-Gar mold) and Skyshadow (based on Japan-exclusive character Black Shadow, using the Generations Thunderwing mold). You can find preorders here.
TFW2005 has a gallery up of images of the recently released Amazon-exclusive redeco of Unicron. This exclusive release is a detailed homage to Unicron's first appearance in Transformers: The Movie, the original animated theatrical release that introduced the character to the Transformers mythos, and comes with a redeco of the "Dead End" Mini-Con named Kranix.
For those who are itching for more Transformers: Prime on US television, here's the upcoming episode schedule for the Hub:
21: T.M.I. - Sept. 10
22: Stronger, Faster - Sept. 17
23: One Shall Fall - Sept. 24
24: One Shall Rise, pt. 1 - Oct. 1
Some of these episodes have already aired internationally: please, no spoilers!
ON TO THE POLLS:
The club is getting pretty big! We need a mascot: a character that represents both a love of Transformers, and being a furry: the question is, should we have more than one? We'll start a contest soon to create the mascot, but first: comment with the number of the option(s) you prefer!
* 1: The mascot should be an Autobot
* 2: The mascot should be a Decepticon
* 3: The mascot should be a Maximal
* 4: The mascot should be a Predacon
* 5: the mascot should be a Mini-Con
* 6: The mascot should be some other faction
* 7: the mascot should be a "mech" (male)
* 8: the mascot should be a "femme" (female)
* 9: the mascot should be androgynous or a herm
Remember, you can vote for more than one option! Depending on how many votes we get, we may look for more than one mascot.
3RD PARTY TOYS POLL
Should 3rd party toys be included in the club news? With the increased availability of "3D printing" fabrication machines and knowledge of toymaking techniques in the fandom, many individuals and small groups are producing toys that are based on existing transformers characters and concepts. While these are not official products, they are an interesting sort of fanwork: should the club news report on developments in this area? Answer yes or no, or give us your thoughts on a third option we overlooked.
Online retailer Big Bad Toy Store has revealed a November 11 release date for Wave 5 of the Transformers Generations line of toys. For those who haven't been keeping up, Generations is a line of Deluxe size figures drawn from the full 25 year history of the Transformers brand: from classic characters like Thundercracker, to more recent creations like Drift, and even obscure characters like Darkmount- based on the Marvel Comics exclusive character Straxus. This latest release includes reissues of Generations Wheeljack, Warpath, and "Sergeant" Kup, as well as the new figures 'Junkion' (called 'Junkheap' elsewhere, and using the Transformers 2010 Wreck-Gar mold) and Skyshadow (based on Japan-exclusive character Black Shadow, using the Generations Thunderwing mold). You can find preorders here.
TFW2005 has a gallery up of images of the recently released Amazon-exclusive redeco of Unicron. This exclusive release is a detailed homage to Unicron's first appearance in Transformers: The Movie, the original animated theatrical release that introduced the character to the Transformers mythos, and comes with a redeco of the "Dead End" Mini-Con named Kranix.
For those who are itching for more Transformers: Prime on US television, here's the upcoming episode schedule for the Hub:
21: T.M.I. - Sept. 10
22: Stronger, Faster - Sept. 17
23: One Shall Fall - Sept. 24
24: One Shall Rise, pt. 1 - Oct. 1
Some of these episodes have already aired internationally: please, no spoilers!
ON TO THE POLLS:
The club is getting pretty big! We need a mascot: a character that represents both a love of Transformers, and being a furry: the question is, should we have more than one? We'll start a contest soon to create the mascot, but first: comment with the number of the option(s) you prefer!
* 1: The mascot should be an Autobot
* 2: The mascot should be a Decepticon
* 3: The mascot should be a Maximal
* 4: The mascot should be a Predacon
* 5: the mascot should be a Mini-Con
* 6: The mascot should be some other faction
* 7: the mascot should be a "mech" (male)
* 8: the mascot should be a "femme" (female)
* 9: the mascot should be androgynous or a herm
Remember, you can vote for more than one option! Depending on how many votes we get, we may look for more than one mascot.
3RD PARTY TOYS POLL
Should 3rd party toys be included in the club news? With the increased availability of "3D printing" fabrication machines and knowledge of toymaking techniques in the fandom, many individuals and small groups are producing toys that are based on existing transformers characters and concepts. While these are not official products, they are an interesting sort of fanwork: should the club news report on developments in this area? Answer yes or no, or give us your thoughts on a third option we overlooked.
And Soundwave!
I say a mix of 1 and 2, yeah? I mean, they both deserve to be a mascot in a way. o:And sure, why not count 3rd party toys. The fandom has thrived on mods and repaints of the classics for years