Fansproject Add-on Figure for Bruticus Upgrade: Explorer

never was there a greater time to get your hands on a discounted Universe Bruticus set because FP has just unveiled another tasty treat for you G1-ers out there! introducing Explorer (Blast-Off)

hinted at in their last project post of the CROSSFIRE, they now unveil the counterpart to the earlier Superion upgrade set, and this time it comes with an all new robot, that both combines to form a limb and a space shuttle as well as a robot but also combines with the onslaught upgrade to create a deployable launching pad for him! will the fan wonders ever cease?

all images and updates taken from Fansproject

test shots of Fans Project Defender

updates on Fansproject's first full-figure, TFX Defender:

this figure seems to have diecast parts, most curious choice.:)

retrieved from: http://www.fansproject.com/

4th Annual Toys and Collectibles Christmas Fair 2009

Christmas time is definitely the time of the year for Toys. As the demand for gifts and toys rise during this season, people look all around town for the best bargains, the best finds and the most sought after toys of the year.

That is why Collectibles Unlimited in partnership with the SM Megatrade Hall proudly bring you the "4th Annual Toys and Collectibles Christmas  Fair 2009" in line with the SM Megamall's "Manila Toys & Gift Show 2009". Now on its fourth year, the Christmas Toyfair features the best selection of kiddie toys, dolls, action figures, die cast cars, licensed merchandising and high end collectibles this side of town.

The event will also be highlighted by toy bazaars and sales, raffles and games. Another highly anticipated activity is the live auction where kids and collectors bid for highly sought-after items and win them for way below their actual value.

This year's Christmas Toyfair will be held at the SM Megatrade Hall 3, from Dec 16 to 22, 2009, from 10: 00 Am to 10:00 Pm. For inquiries, please call the Megatrade Hall at 634-7617 or 633-1697. Visit the event website at http://www.toyconph.com

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4th Annual Christmas Cosplay Catwalk show
will be on December 20, 2009 at 4:00PM
stage area at Manila Toys and Gift Show in Megatrade Hall 2
to participate the cosplay catwalk show, please register here at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dE1uUk5tazQ5TmZLUFRKbkVTWkNTM3c6MA

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Get Up close and Reviewed: TFU Ratbat!

12.03.2009 - TransFormers Universe Ratbat gets an up close toy review. If you've read the old Marvel UK Comics, and hoping there's a Cybertronian version of Ratbat this might be the review for you. Get your second thoughts picking up this figure along with Springer, maybe this tip the balance on in getting an option. See the review in our other networks! [Forums][Multiply][Facebook]

The 2nd San Pablo City Comics Festival on December 6, 2009

December 6, 2009
9am-6pm
Lion's Club, Sampalok Lake, San Pablo City, Laguna

website : http://sanpablocomicsfestival.blogspot.com/
Facebook event page : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195389542655

email : jonas_diego@yahoo.com / johnny_danganan@yahoo.com / gerry@komikero.com

The Second San Pablo Comics Festival is a celebration of Philippine comics where one can buy independently produced Filipino comic books (as well as imported ones) and meet the people who create them!

There will be a comics art exhibit, art contest, writer and artist signings, comic book sales, mini- tutorials, mini seminars, panel discussions and many more!

San Pablo too far away? Think of it as a vacation! Think of it as getting away from it all! Think of it as decentralizing Manila and spreading the comics love to the provinces! Plus, you'll get an AWESOME view!

See you there!

website : http://sanpablocomicsfestival.blogspot.com/
Facebook event page : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195389542655

read more details below
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Programme of Activities

9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Start of Portfolio Reviews

10:30 AM-11:00 AM
Art Contest Mechanics and Proper

11:00 AM-onwards
Launch of Hourly Trivia Contests

1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Panel Discussion/Interviews with Guest Artists.

2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Start of Book Signing by the Guest Artists.

3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Presentation/Comics Workshop

5:00 PM-5:30 PM
Announcement of Art Contest Winners

5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Presentation of Certificates

6:00 PM Closing

The San Pablo Comics Festival is organized by KOMIKERO Publishing and JONASDIEGO, Inc. in cooperation with the KOMIKERO Artist Group and the GRAPHIC LITERATURE GUILD of UPLB.

The event is co-presented by Simoun Ung.

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Accommodations

Living outside of San Pablo and looking for a nice place to stay overnight for the festival? Check back on this page often as we will be updating this page with places that we can recommend.

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One of the best places to stay in San Pablo is "Tahanan ni Aling Meding", a former residential mansion converted into a hotel/restaurant/function area for various activities. It's overlooking Sampalok Lake, and it's walking distance to the venue.

Check out their site here.

Phone number: (049) 562-5855

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If you're looking for the the finest place to stay in San Pablo, it's Casa San Pablo. It's a short tricycle ride from here to the venue.

Check out their website here.

For reservations, call: (0917) 812-6687

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FOR SAN PABLO CITY VISITOR INFORMATION check this out.


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On the Spot Contest Guidelines

There will be an on the spot art contest as part of the activities of the festival!

Who Can Join?

The contest is open to amateur artists only (people who are not professionally employed as an artist and/or have never been published) as well as students and out of school youth.

There will be two categories:

Children’s Category 12-16 years old
Young Adults 17-25 years old

Proof of age is required: Bring ID's or a birth certificate that verifies your age.

Criteria

Composition 30%
Technique 30%
Visual Interpretation 30%
Overall Impact 10%

The theme will be announced at 10:00 AM on the day of the event.

Prizes

There will be only one winner for each category. Winners will receive cash, valuable items, and a certificate signed by the organizers. The winning pieces will be featured on the event blog and website. Judges decision are final.

*Artworks remain the property of their respective creators but by joining the contest however they allow their works to be displayed publicly during the event and on the event website, blogs, and other online assets.

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The Venue: Lions Club of San Pablo


At the venue.


Taking some measurements.


Checking out the view overlooking the balcony.


The view from the club of the lake.

exclusive for the TFPH News Blog: ROTF DIRGE REVIEW!

i figure getting to seeit on blog first would be good for you curious viewers out there, so here's a review i did for ROTF Dirge. you saw it posted here first  before anywhere else! :) click pics to see full size.

Interesting Images from NEST Dirge's Insert

some never before seen repaints and the usual new molds seen from a recently acquired NEST Dirge's Insert:

Deluxe Evac

Strike Mission Sideswipe

Defender Optimus Prime

Red Rampage

Bludgeon

Shadow Command Megatron

Brawn, Lockdown, Deluxe Ratchet

Eman Zero links up with RoTF Arcee Review.

11.16.2009 - Eman Zero had recently acquired Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen Autobot femme bot Arcee and had finally link up a review courtesy of TF Archive.Com. You can read more and discuss about this famed biker bot through our online connections: [Forums][Multiply][Facebook]

New ROTF products featured in-package!

for those of us anticipating the release of some new figures, this is sure to whet your appetites!

Pictures from the Miyazawa Hobby Show in japan gives us our first glimpse of in-package images of:

• Human Alliance (really, a questionable term for these kinds of characters) Barricade and Frenzy.
• ROTF NEST Deluxes: Brawn and Ratchet
• ROTF NEST Scouts: Scattorshot and Skystalker

to view these images and other cool toys from the show, click here.

RoTF Bludgeon Gets Reviewed!

11.11.2009 - Check out what's the latest action figure to be reviewed this month. We feature the RoTF Bludgeon as the Transformer of of the month. If your having a second thought our resident TransFan Miko Matsing aka Eisen in the TF forums gives us his insight on the famed master of the Metallikato. You read more and discuss about it at our connections: [Forums][Multiply][Facebook]

new Prototype found of Frenzy/Rumble-type robot.

picture found here.




an image surfaced showing what appears to be a classics style frenzy/rumble prototype that fans speculate as either an official hasbro prototype or another fansproject not unlike the voyager sized MP prime or the new Deluxe Springer figure seen a few months back.

    appearing to be scout in size and a well detailed sculpt that updates the look of the classic G1 cassetticons Frenzy and Rumble, it is still unclear if in any way this figure can interact with the classics ravage released last year or if this is any indication of a classics soundwave any time in the future.

only time will tell whether this will see any release at all or be shelved and forgotten. either way it's hella cool.

news from: http://www.hk-tf.com

Transformers 3 Michael Bay

Transformers 3 had already gone into pre-production. Michael Bay has been indeed convinced to deliver the movie on July 1, 2011. Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox are of course reprising their roles as Sam and Mikaela respectively, but according to the rumor, Michael Bay would like to get rid of Megan Fox in this new Transformers sequel.

Now here, a few words from Michael Bay himself about Transformers 3, it comes from a secret video available on the Blu-ray of Transformers ROTF:


As usual Michael Bay wants is teasing the fans claiming he's telling lies. But that Transformers 3 will show more of Bumblebee and that it will develop the robot characters generally sounds quite reliable to me! Ant that's fine with me as long as there is still as much action in Transformers 3 as there was in the previous movies.
:)

Optimus Prime Wins Pet Party!

10.26.2009 - Special thanks to Ms. Andi Manzano for this tweet on the recent Halloween Pet Party, where one contest winner emerged. A chihuahua wearing a Optimus Prime get up besting the the other dogs in the recent event.

Movie Two Packs Sighted.

10.24.2009 - Though this is old news some won't notice these RoTF movie two packs, that might either save you from looking for two separate figures in your collection. It rare these days that you see two figures bunched up together. Like the recent sighting of Sideways and a newly repainted Blowpipe (what a name... Hasbro must have ran out of decent ones) based from the Dropkick 2007 figure. (Please CLICK on the title for the full article)

So far there was no single carded for Blowpipe, but its worth looking into this one. But I won't surely agree if you have already got the Dropkick figure or the red Autobot Scavenger that came out last year, which ended in the sale bin this past month.

The second set is the Ratchet and Grindor two-pack, which will cost more than the first mentioned set, since these are Voyager classs (medium size robots). They are both straight retooled or repaints of the original Ratchet and Blackout figures released in 2007. Though Grindor has a new head compared to Ratchet, which just had minor color change that might come close to be good for those who still doesn't have the figure from the first movie.

They are all available in stores, but another set that would probably the Hoist and Mix Master set TRU Exclusive. Originals from the Long Arm released in 2007 and Mix Master RoTF in Generation 1 colors found at Comic Alley shops. Funny this set is not available at Toys R' Us, which the store had this as an exclusive.

Bludgeon's Revenge.

10.23.2009 - Perhaps one of the baddies from the comic books has returned this time released under the Revenge of The Fallen toyline will give your Classics Megatron a run for your toy shelf display. Introducing Bludgeon the maniacal engine of destruction has bee sighted in one of the local specialty shops going for PhP 1,699.75 pesos. (Please CLICK on the title for the full article)

Originally as Decepticon Pretender that was released in the 80's is now completely a robot in true form unlike his pretender shell. The master of the art of Metalikato is going to be one 'con in your want list.

Lately Hasbro has been expanding the RoTF toyline with repaints, and new characters for you to add in your movie collection. I'd say Bludgeon fits well with the Universe toyline better than the alien looking movie series.

So far he's the most recent release in this toyline. The last report we had was the complete boxed version of the white Leo Prime from the Universe series, which was a Target exclusive release. Bludgeon will be a nice catch for you Generation One fans, who wants a new version of this character. All I can say is he retains his tank mode, and his robot body is now his pretender shell. This one's a bad ass Decepticon that makes Skeletor a whining fruit cake.

TransFormers Sale Forecast.

10.22.2009 - Transformers toys continues to be on sale for 50% and 30% off. They are getting sold out since Playkit (a local distributor for Hasbro products) had slashed down prices early this year. Mostly due to the arrival of the movie line, and the discontinuation of the Animated series. The Universe line was also on sale and it has been trending the past months. that the most sought after are now gone from the shelves. (Please CLICK on the title for the full article)

Most notable are the Deluxe and Voyager Class releases. Recent left overs are repainted from the previous toyline released in the Universe line. The Animated series though not as popular here are starting to pick up on sale bins.

So far the only thing that's not on sale for the Universe toyline is the Combiners. Namely Bruticus and Superion sets, which still carry the SRP tag price.

The movie line was not a big hit with the fans. Most complaint are the character designs, and the engineering of selected key characters. Most often sold are main characters who appeared in the movie. Scalpers mostly feast their eyes on the most wanted characters, but the trending has been slow lately due to the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra releases.





Lately collectors are mostly silent these days, since there's not much new in TransFormers after Revenge of the Fallen. What we see is the market is there its just waiting for the next big thing on shelves.

The only things that's going for the brand is the expanded characters from the movie. Like the upcoming Voyager Class Bludgeon, and soon to be released deluxe class assortments next year.





If you haven't gone to toy stores or your nearest department stores the Ultra Class assortment of Powerglide, Onslaught, and Silverbolt are now going for PhP 800.00 pesos. The voyager Class assortment most notable want list that you'll rarely see are Leo Prime (retooled/repainted Leo Breaker), Thread Bolt (retooled/repainted Jetfire), Inferno and Vector Prime going for PhP 600.00 pesos.





The Animated series have been moving lately with the deluxe class main characters like Bumblebee, Prowl, Jazz, and Blurr has been gone from the shelves. They can be seen in the secondary market going for the original SRP. Leader class TF Animated Megatron has been slowly disappearing since he's now at PhP 1,000.00 pesos.

Most Voyager class characters has been moving up and about with Shockwave, Skywarp, Grimlock including Optimus Prime almost nearly extinct. But if you know your toy hunting ways you still be able to get a hold of them.

The Animated twin jets Jetstorm & Jetfire has been on sale too just see the tag for PhP 1,000.00 pesos. The Japanese reissue Encore has left Ratchet & Ironhide sleeping in most of the shelves. Poor things have been headless if you didn't get to own one before. This might be your chance to grab both for PhP 500.00 each.

To sum it all up the sale still continues until everything is sold out. Some of those on the shelves are less favorites, but I'm sure some will warm up to you if you know the characters.

I'm sure Decepticon Dropshot would need a new home. He appeared in the 11th issue of All Hail Megatron comic book.

That's for sheer commercialism if you want to grab him though.