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Roll Out Roll Call 2012 update: author of the Rahc Guide, James Kavanaugh Jr, will be attending for his first ever show in the UK. The R.A.H.C Guide is the best reference book covering all GI-Joe releases from 1997-2007. Signed copies are available for reservation though All The Cool Stuff which is strongly urged as a limited number may only be available over the weekend: http://www.allthecoolstuff.co.uk/ROLL-OUT-ROLL-CALL-Transformers--GI-Joe-2012-UK-Convention/Special-Guests__c-p-0-0-182-183.aspx

James "KuuKuuSon" Kavanaugh Jr. is the author of the R.A.H.C. Guide, printer of the Declassified newsletter and a contributor to the G.I. Joe Collectors Club and the Declassified Booth.

While KuuKuuSon is a member of many online G.I. Joe forums, he is more known for his "in person" approach to the community, co-founding two Ohio area collectors clubs and a regular attendee at the International Convention. A collector of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figures since their debut in 1982, KuuKuuSons paused in 1990 to pursue other avenues only to be drawn back in by his late discovery of the then cancelled Marvel Comic series in 1996; a move which inevitably led to his "no turning back" full-on collecting point in 2002.

 

KuuKuuSon utilized his graphic design skills produce a supplemental fullback card for the Collectors Club renewal figures that are given away free at conventions as well as design the official 2007 exclusive Sigma Six Red Ninja file card. It has also been stated that he put G.I. Joe costuming on the map. KuuKuuSon also collects Transformers Comics, Starscreams, World of Springfield and Masters of the Universe.

 

James is traveling from Dayton, OH U.S.A. to promote his new book R.A.H.C. A Guide to Second Generation O-Ring G.I. Joe Action Figures.

 

“I've never understood this guy. One minute he's running around in some wild costume with the proverbial lamp shade on his head; the next minute he's debating the difference between version and variation and error within the confines of versatile production strategy in an unstable economic climate. Pick one already! No wonder his favorite characters are Chuckles and Zartan; he IS Zartan, he is Zartan...”

 

TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Takara-Tomy Transformers Prime toy listing.

TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Images of United Axalon, Unicron, Primal and Megatron.

TakaraTomy have updated their website with new official images of their upcoming Transformers United figues:

• UN-28 Axalon - Repaint of Transformers Car Robots GelShark / Transformers Car Robots Skybyte
• UN-29 Ark Unicron
• UN-30 Optimus Primal
• UN-31 Beast Megatron

TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Full in-hand image gallery and review of Transformers Prime Soundwave.

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TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Re-coloured Transformers Prime: First Edition Optimus Prime figure and new Japanese Micro figures.

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TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Full image gallery of Kero Kero Ace Starscream including a look at Lucky Draw Gold Megatron.

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TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Images and review of Transformers Prime Vechicon - Takara Release.

TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called New image of Mastermind Creations Cyclops.

TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Transformers Prime figures to be released in the UK in March.

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TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Livio Ramondelli to attend Botcon 2012.

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TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Hyper Hobby February 2012 magazine scans.

MoDXtoys.com have posted new scans from the February 2012 edition of Hyper Hobby magazine. The Transformers featured in the magazine are

• Campaign Arms Microns: Blowpipe, Aimless, & Autobot Peaceman
• Takara Transformers Prime "First Edition" Voyagers: Optimus Prime and Bulkhead
• Takara Transformers Prime "First Edition" Deluxes: Cliffjumper, Arcee, Bumblebee, Vehicon, Starscream, and Megatron
• Kero Kero Ace Exclusive: EZ Collection Staracream
• United: UN-23 Rodimus Prime (with remolded engine block to accept a Micron), UN-24 Warpath, UN-25 G2 Megatron, UN-26 Thunderwing, UN-27 Windcharger/Wipeout
• DSM Exclusive: Deluxe Neoscanning Bumblebee

 

We will be looking to add a mirror of their scans, to bolster our vast Japanese Collectors Magazine Area

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TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called ASUS fight back over Transformers Prime lawsuit with Hasbro.

Hollywood Reporter have an update on the Hasbro Inc Vs ASUS lawsuit that was recently filed in LA regarding ASUS upcoming Laptop / Tablet hybrid.  Hasbro started taking legal action last month against Asus Computer International on the grounds that ASUS computer threatens to "undermine the decades of time and millions of dollars" that Hasbro has invested, including on the Optimus Prime character.  They quote the New York Times in their statement which once stated that [Optimus Prime was the] "toughest robot in the nerd universe," as well as it's licensed Transformers Prime TV series..  This has now prompted ASUS to response saying that no one will confuse a computer with a toy like.  Their full statement was:

"Although Hasbro refuses to disclose what the merchandise is that is to be sold in March 2012, it most likely will be more toys and games like the classification under which it was filed—again creating no actual confusion with ASUS tablet  computers. Hasbro’s claim that consumers are growing increasingly confused with each day is false and unsubstantiated. Further, a cursory glance at the website advertising by ASUS and Hasbro evidences the different and non-confusing use by ASUS of the word “Transformer” when used to describe tablet computers, versus Hasbro’s Transformers mark used to sell robot toys."

This is not the first time that Hasbro have caused legal waves:

• In 2008, Hasbro sued two Indian brothers who introduced a Facebook application, Scrabulous, which let its users play an online simulation of the popular board game Scrabble.

• In 2010, Hasbro sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Senate campaign of Sharon Angle, saying the candidate never received permission to use the rights to Monopoly for its "Harry Reid Amnesty Game" website.

• Last month, Hasbro sent cease-and-desist letters to a Swedish-based website called PonyArchives.org, which catered to adult male fans of the 1980s TV show, My Little Pony. The fierce IP protection drew a strong rebuke from the leader of website, who wrote, "Today we learned that Hasbro, are no real bros. They are indeed proper w#$%ers."

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TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Guide to V9 - Resources Section.

Some of you may have missed the launch of Version 9 of Transformers At The Moon, some 3 years after work first started on the new layout, code and features.  You can't help but notice the changes, which the three column (holy-grail) layout that is now used, a return to the drop-down horizontal menu and introduction of "focus areas".  These focus areas are helped to show you the vast content that you can find within the Transformers At The Moon database, and website.  The area that i'll focus on at the moment is Resources.

The Transformers At The Moon resource section contains over 12 years of information that we have collated over the lifetime of the website.  This information includes images of various Transformers merchandise, from rubbers to store displays, through to concept art and production pieces.

If you click the Resource Section you will find a list of different things to read and look at.

1. Transformers Toy Galleries - over 2,200 different Transformers featured. Our 99% complete G1 (including Japanese) collection will contain toys that you cannot see anywhere else.  Of cause there are also Lucky Draw Transformers toys, that we are known for, and also Hardcopies from different lines, production samples, testshots and prototypes.
2. USPTO Database - the only place you can see all the Transformers related Patients and Trademarks, in one place.  ther are 447 trademarks and over 6500 status updates
3. Hasbro Instructions - Scans of the Hasbro Transformers toy Instructions - there are 962 scans in this area, making it one of most complete Transformers Instruction scan archive you will find).  This mirrors ever Hasbro instruction that is published, and retains those which they remove.
4. Artwork - Various differnet official Transformers artwork, from the Benchpress concepts in 2000, through Dreamwave and beyond
5. Cartoons - episode  guides and galleries of the Transformers series.  Primarily focusing on Transformers Prime and Transformers Animated, we have access to every Western Transformers episode, and 80% of the Japanese episodes (soon to be 100%).  This area will continue to grow throughout the years
6. Comics and Books - We'll admit, we've been out of touch with Transformers comics for a long time = but our Comic and Book area covers Marvel and Dreamwave issues (IDW is yet to be added) and the books cover UK, US and Japanese prints
7. Instruction Scans - Scans of some of our Transformers Instructions.  At some stage will will combine this with the Hasbro instruction scans
8. Interviews - interviews with artists, writers, film producers, computer games companies, convention organisers .. we've covered them asll
9. Live Action Movie - a small area on the Live Action Transformers Movies
10. Magazine Scans - after our Toy Galleries and USPTO Database, the Magazine Scans area is the third lastest, and most impressive, area of Transformers at the Moon.  We spent several thousands of pounds in buying back issues of TV Magazine, TV Boy, Hyper Hobby and other Japanese collectors and TV Magazines covering the last 20 years in order to give you 100% correct information on some of the little known, or unknown Japanese campaign exclusive toys.  This area is a MUST for anyone interested in rare figures.
11. Merchandise - the weird and wonderful Transformers merchandise - most of which is from G1 and most of that we own
12. Profile Cards - an area that we hope to add to (when we get time) contains scans of Japanese Transformers Profiles cards
13. Prototypes and Concepts - Another BIG area for Transformers at the Moon, in terms of content that isn't often covered.  Here you will find
    
    1. Series Bibles (concept and character art from the Transformers TV show) - the largest collection on the web
    2. Concept art work
    3. Concept and finshed box art
    4. Hardcopies
    5. Prototypes
    6. Testshots
14. Toy Collections - group shots of people's toy  collections.  If you want to get yours added then get in contact with us
15. Toy Sheet Scans - complete scans of our Transformers toy sheets .. we own over 2500 Transformers, 99% of G1, so with that we have most of the old toy sheets for you to view
16. Website Mirror - old mirrors of some of the Japanese and Chinese websites
17. UK Store Locator - Currently offline, this told UK vistors the nearest stores selling Transformers

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New pictures of upcoming 3rd Party Products include super-deformed Convoy and Hearts of Steel Starsc

TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called New pictures of upcoming 3rd Party Products include super-deformed Convoy and Hearts of Steel Starsc.

­­Seibertro­n.com have published three news stories containing images from a recent Japanese garage kit show.  The first mirrors images that were originally published on TFC Toys weibo page that shows i­mages of a previously unannounced third-party Hearts of Steel: Starscream figure. Normally MasterMind Creations are the company that fans associate with Hearts of Steel products but this new figure is from D.I. Studio.  You can view a copy of some of the images at the bottom of this news story. >

The second story contained i­mages and information from the  TEKMEN weibo page which showed some news images of a Super-Deformed Convoy (Optimus Prime) figure that, despite his proportions, appears to be able to transform, albeit by taking him apart and rebuilding the vehicle mode.  The figure comes complete with a trailer, accessories and multiple hands.

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Interview with TakaraTomy Marketing Team Producer Noriaki Maeda translated on TFW2005

TransformerToys.co.uk has been updated with a new news story called Interview with TakaraTomy Marketing Team Producer Noriaki Maeda translated on TFW2005.

TFW2005.com board members SydneyY and Masabon have posted a translation of an interview with TakaraTomy team producer Noriaki Maeda which was recently published within Figure King magazine.

The interview consists of five questions:

1. Firstly, looking back upon this year\'s Transformers series, what are your thoughts?
2. What were the popular items in 2011, or the product sold unexpectedly well?
3. What were the reactions to the MechTech weapon giveaways and MechTech campaigns?
4. Why did you resume \"United\" series at this point?

The intervie­w explain why Arcee was released in a blue colour scheme as part of Darkside Moon in Japan, which was basically as a teaser for her appearance in Transformers: Prime to prepare the Japanese audience in advance.  Being a motorcycle Transformer, she proved popular with Japanese children which was a bit of a surprise to the TakaraTomy staff