Thanks to Tformers sponsor Robotkingdom who has posted images of the KFC CST-01SG Rhinohorn Evil Version action figure box designs. The figure is part of the Third party fan created item that pays homage to the original Casette Bots characters in the MP scale for use with your MP-13 Soundwave figure. You can pre-order the figure noe that will be available latein March / early April 2013 for US$19.90 USD from robotkingdom.com

Thanks to OzFormers member Ultra Mackness and griffinwho has managed to get a little time with Hasbro's Austrialian representives who informed them Hasbo down-under are planning to release both a Masterpiece Soundwave as well as a Masterpiece Acid Strom that we assume will be a Seeker repaint. These figures are said to be be in stores around July of this year. Read on for the full details from OZformers below.

BBTS have posted a pre-order for the first of the War Lords Beasticons action figures from third party makers Unique Toys. The NOT Divebomb character that is being called War Lord UT-W01 - War Hawk figure. This guy makes up the left combiner arm, as well has having his own highly detailed robot and alternate beast eagle mode. Check out the new images below for more details on the figures. BBTS has just listed these for pre-order to ship next month for about $95 USD at bigbadtoystore.com.

I don't know how this happened, but I think fans are going to approve, and not if you already got yours, Hasbro released a new production run of the G1 Ultra Magnus Commemorative Reissue that is a new version. The popular reissue is now back in stock with all of the original accessories, including full length smoke stacks and short missiles. Has the era of impotent Transformers ended? The figure is in-stock now for $79.99 USD at bigbadtoystore.com

Hasbro has just sent out an update letting us know they will be offering some Free Transformers Kreon Microchangers coupons in this Sunday's Paper. Check out your Sunday paper for two KRE-O coupons, including one for a FREE KREON Micro-changers figure! Coupons may be redeemed at your local retailer and are not valid online. Get a look at the a offer image below.

Diamond Comics Previews listings for Transformers related products shipping Wednesday November 28, 2012 are up. Check out the titles, summaries and cover images for the TRANSFORMERS ART OF FALL OF CYBERTRON HARD COVER, TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ANNUAL 2012 #1. TRANSFORMERS MORE MEETS EYE ANNUAL 2012 #1, and TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS #1 Of(4) for all the details on the comics you can find at your local comic shops or online.

While not exactly concrete evidence, it sounds VERY promising for our brothers and sisters across the pond who may be getting the Transformers Masterpiece MP-10 TRU Exclusive some times this winter: "We are hoping to be able to bring the Masterpiece Optimus Prime in to the Transformers line this winter and if available you will be able to find it major Toy specialist stores. More information will be available in the coming months." Read the full response below or more details.

BigBadToyStore.com has listed new Transformers product for pre-order including the Takara MP-15 Masterpiece Ravage & Rumble set.

Toys R Us have listed the Transformers Masterpiece Action Figure Optimus Prime for pre-order on their web site. The figure is currently listed for $99.99 USD with FREE shipping. There is a limit of 2 per customer so the rest of us non-scalper folks may actually have a chance at getting one of them. The figure is listed with an estimated shipping date of October 15th. Check out the details and images for the figure now.

Hasbro is all over the G1 again, so much so they are bringing back some of their toys from the Transformers Commemortive Series that was oringally a Toy R Us exclusive line. Thanks to work from BBTS, we have new that the #1 Commemorative G1 Optimus Prime and the #2 Commemorative G1 Soundwave with Ravage & Laserbeak action figures are now available for preorder to ship next month in October. Check out images and listings details for more information.

The Official Transformers Collector's Club Store have posted a preorder page for the e-HOBBY Shattered Glass Soundwave VS Blaster exclusive toys set. The sets included repaints of the original G1 Soundwave, Blaster and five cassettes action figure molds, a sticker sheet, "Solar Requiem" comic book and the cool giftset styled packaging all for 195.00 USD plus shipping. Orders will be taken through October 15, 2012 so don't delay!

UPDATE. Toys R Us have restored the online order page for the toy that is currently listing for with the original price of $69.99. Not sure why it was taken down and has been restored again, Get your order in ASAP before they sell out or the scalpers get to them first - Now at www.toysrus.com.

UPDATE. Toys R Us have removed the page for some reason. According to others, orders they placed were not honored as wekk. TRU had posted an online order page for the toy that is currently listing for discounted price of $55.99 USD down from $69.99. At this point, it may have been a special offer page that was published too soon? Perhaps a Black Friday deal, who knows. Sorry for getting your hopes up. Any updates on the offer will be posted ASAP.

Following up on their news of the Maketoys Green Giant, we have news from BigBadToyStore that these figures will be offered as cGiftset of all six of the figures ala G1 days when they were offeres in packs. There is no art yet, but this boxed set will include all six of the Giant figures - Bulldozer, Excavator, Crane, Dump Truck, Front End Loader and Cement Mixer. The pre-orders are up for $355 USD at the time of this post with the figures slated to dhip in July 2012. Check out the pre-order page at now bigbadtoystore.com.

Spotted at Target in the Chicago, IL area yesterday. They had some new Kre-O displays that are just being set up. These are the tall rotating product display things that I can see will be stocked full of Transformers Kreons. I could see on one side it had a image of a G1 Ironhide Kreon figure with some stickers "Coming 2012" next to it. Anyone else see these displays yet?