Impossible Toys has release a new video promotion on YouTube as a teaser for their very soon to be released T.R.N.S-01 (Transitional Robot Neural Soldier). The T.R.N.S-01 is the fan project to make an action figure that is a detailed replica of the Generation 1 Arcee character. This project has been a long time coming, but looks to be worth wait.

Thanks to udanasw of YouTube who has posted a first look at the Hasbro and Discovery Communications Joint Venture they are calling "The Hub." The childrens' TV network that's set to premiere in the Fall of 2010 will feature the next animated Transformers cartoon named "Transformers: Prime" among programming for My Little Pony and much more. The video shows the network will be targeted at younger kids.

Reprolabels.com is being comepletely redesigned! We've already added a search feature and updated the layout on most sub pages. This month, new sticker sets include: Movie-inspired details for Sideways, Animated Freeway Jazz conversion to Bluestreak, and more!

Thanks to AllSpark's "Monocle", we have information that the most recent issue of Brand Week magazine is showcasing a rather interesting character that we didn't expect to see: Bumblebee! Peeking from behind The Hub logo, is Bumblebee from the upcoming Transformers: Prime cartoon! The design is very much based on the live-action Transformers films but with some variations. Read more.

Back in 1986, Toy Fair was a different beast than it is now. There was less press and was mainly a place for companies to showcase their upcoming year's product to retailers ranging from big box to your local comic book shop owners. TFWiki and AllSpark worked together last week, with help from fan donations, to purchase a catalog of Toy Fair from that year, and have showcased what is in that catalog on TFWiki, which showcases Ultra Magnus and the Gestalts Menasor, Protecticons, and Combaticons. Read more.

Thanks to our good friend Remy, we have new screenshots of Glu Mobile's new game for Apple iPhone and Touch, Transformers: G1 Awakening. The screens show off characters and scenes from battles within the game. Awakening is available now.

Here's a little surprise from Toy Fair that just about everyone missed. Thanks to the guys at That New Toy Smell, who have posted a little video review of the Diamond Distribution Toy Fair Exclusive Battle Beast, Yup, they are BAAACK! The action figures will be reissued as part of Diamond's exclusive Minimates toy line. Check out the video for all the details and visuals after the jump.

BigBadToyStore has listed details on the Transformers Milestone: Optimus Prime Statue that will be released July 2010 for a list price of $149, BBTS has it now for $119. The statue is again sculpted by the designers at Art Asylum stands at over a foot high! Sweet! Check out the image and more info after the jump.

Stan Bush dropped buy to let us know his rock anthem "The Touch" from the original Transformers Movie, will be featured Sunday March 28th on American Dad showing on Fox. "The Touch" has also recently been released for Guitar Hero WT, featured on NBC's Geek Spy sitcom Chuck, in the movie Boogie Nights, and in two of Hasbro's Transformers toys. Look for Stan's new album "Dream the Dream" to be released this summer (2010). Get more info at StanBush.com.

Why no one thought of this before is hard to understand when it is such an awesome idea. Leave it to CrazyDevy to take it up a notch or few. Their new fan made project CDMW-07a replacement arms for your G1 Rumble gives the little Bot those earth pounding arms he always deserved. He also gets a new head and more!

Glu Mobile has released their first preview trailer of their upcoming Transformers: G1 Awakening video game for the Apple iPhone/Touch platform. The video shows off some gameplay and the characters playable in the game. Also, if you have not done so yet, learn more about the game by listening to the interview Radio Free Cybertron conducted with Glu Mobile late last month. Jump through for the trailer!

Just in from Toy Fair 2010 where Tformers staff continue to bring you the latest and greatest news coverage from the event. We have news and images the new Transformers Generation 1 statues and busts that will be coming from Diamond Select. Get a look at the new sculpts for Optimus Prime and Megatron after the jump.

Looking for that Masterpiece Grimlock to hit the states so you don't have to import him? Well, you're in luck! Hasbro announced today that Toys R Us would be exclusively bringing the figure over to the states! The figure will receive a sword and a crown. Hasbro described the packaging of the figure as "absolutely phenomenal." Just think about the way he looks in his T-Rex mode after the jump, and you'll get an idea, Hasbro tells us. No release date on this guy yet, but keep your eyes glued to us as we will let you know when we hear something!

Hasbro announced today that one of their San Diego Comic-Con 2010 exclusives will be a re-issue of Blaster! Just like last year where they re-issued Soundwave, we have learned that Blaster will be packaged with Steeljaw, Ramhorn, and Eject! Another Transformers Mighty Mugg will also be available! Unfortunately when we asked Hasbro about the Might Mugg, they coyly said that they have to hold something up their sleeve for later in the year.

Just in! Oh yea you heard right, Hasbro will be releasing Weeble Wobble toys that will be coming later in the Spring. These little cute guys will be designed for the Generation 1 fans and a three pack including Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron will be available for about eight dollars a set. Take a look at the cute little guys after the jump!

Thanks to Shout! Factory who's sent out the cover art for the Transformers Generations 1 DVD cover to Season 3 and 4. Looks more art work by Andrew Griffith. Looks like artwork by Andrew Griffith. This one's got Rodimus holding up the Matrix to ward off the Decepticon warriors Scourge, Cyclonus and Galvatron as Unicron's head looms in the distance. Pretty spiffy. This set will be out April 20, 2010 for an MSRP of $29.95. Check out the cover and more details after the jump.

Many thanks to Andrew Griffith who has been working on some of the covers for the Generation 1 DVDs that have been re-released by Shout Factory. Andrew has posted a hi-res version of artwork for G1 Season 2 Volume 2 box art on his Deviant Art page. Get a first look at the artwork featuring Soundwave and Ravage facing Blaster with a little help from some friends.

25th Anniversary ³Matrix of Leadership² Edition Collector¹s Set Arrives in Stores October 20, 2009 from Shout! Factory Featuring 16 DVDs, 98 Restored Episodes, Payload of Bonus Content, Exclusive Voice Cast Reunion, A Collectible 60-Page Book, Autobot and Decepticon Magnets and Much More!

Now you can relive the excitement of Season Two when Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro, Inc., unleashes THE TRANSFORMERS: Season Two Volume One 25th Anniversary Edition DVD box set on September 15th. A must-have for any Transformers fan, this 4-DVD set contains the first 28 episodes from the second season of The Transformers in the order they were intended, including many fan-favorites.

If you have been holding off on ordering Shout! Factory's Generation 1 Matrix of Leadership DVD box set until you could actually hold it first, your wait might be over. According to TV Shows On DVD, the set will be released into the mainstream and onto store shelves on October 13th in Canada and in the U.S. a week later on October 20th. That's right, the same day as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. How convenient. Unfortunately, the suggested retail price is $169.95, which is considerably higher than the $140.00 price tag being offered directly from Shout! Factory.

Shane McCarthy has posted a blog on SMAcTalk about what going on for the IDW's new Drift comic mini-series. Shane gives some notes on how things are going since stating work over the 2009 holidays. They are close to done with artwork being handled by Alex Milne.

Transformers comic artist on Figueroa has posted a large Deviant art gallery of images covering much of the work he has done for Transformers comics in recent years. Get a look at many design panels and sketches from comics and toy lines such as Stormbringer, Beast Wars, Classics and more that were never produced such as Megatronus.

IDW's main guy Chris Ryall is on fire this week with yet another Transformers feature posted to his blog Ryall Time. This installment has something new and fresh with a look at some artwork from Transformers Issue #5 by Don Figueroa and James Brown that you won't want to miss.

At last we have arrived at the best part of the Transformers live action movie promotion cycle. The part where IDW gets to use these characters to tell a coherent story. Like Reign of Starscream was to the ’07 film, Nefarious is a comic “Sequel” to the plot free Revenge of the Fallen, and like Reign, Nefarious is already shaping up to surpass its source material. Read the Full Review here.

IDWs Senior Publisher Chris Ryall has posted a sneak peak into the what I will call the assembly of the Transformers Last Stand of the Wreckers issue No. #3 that will be the next release in the popular new series. Get an inside look at IDWs artists at work as they render a comic book page from pencil to coloring. What's even better is we get a look at none other than SHOCKWAVE!

Thanks to GenZhao, we finally have some out of the box shots of the Commemorative Edition Generation 1 Perceptor. The figure will be out exclusively at Toys R Us stores sometime quite soon. According to GenZhao's posting over at KO Toys, the figure's gun no longer has the spring.

Shout Factory is commemorating the 25th anniversary of Transformers with a complete 16 DVD set depicting all 3+ seasons of Generation One. The sets are now shipping to those who pre-ordered them on their website. We recently received our own box set, and now have in depth images of what the boxed set contains, including a screen shot of the title menu. Look for an in-depth review later this weekend, but for now enjoy the images!

SGCollect has posted the first pictures of the Cybertronian Drift model kit that they are producing as a limited edition convention exclusive. Only 300 pieces will be made of this DFT-01 Kit and as you can see from the images, is in scale with a Classics Rodimus figure. Available sometime in July 2009, the set will cost 110 SGD (~$75 USD), and yes, overseas orders will be accepted. Instructions on pre-ordering are now available.

Thanks to ACToys.net we have a batch of new prototype images of the Just-i-Toys WST Transformers G1 Blaster action figure that we reported on previously. What's most impressive is they've done a really nice job with the sculpt on alternate mode. Even without proper colors and paint applications, we can see it is going to look great.

Fan-made accessory company BTS.TOY has updated their site with new prototype images of their Classic Optimus Prime trailer kit. The new images show what the trailer will actually look like. Theses images show something quite different from what we've seen before, here's to hoping there is a nice surprise or two inside the trailer.