

Thanks to a product sheet posted by Planet Iacon we're getting our first look at the Transformers Masterpiece Bumblebee prototype. The figure looks absolutely fantastic with lots of neat little features like the hide-able Autobot symbol and swappable expressions, a first for the MP cars. We also get confirmation that his car form is an officially licensed Volkswagen Beetle.
The biggest surprise is his pairing with a tiny MP version of adult Spike in the exosuit from 1986's Transformers the Movie. Spike is a real action figure and completely transformable. What's interesting is that Takara Tomy has been working mainly from the 1984 catalog for the MP line with few exceptions like the newly released G2 Sideswipe, Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime, and Soundblaster. Even more curious is that BB didn't have much of a presence in the TF cartoon after the movie despite having survived both the Decepticon invasion and Unicron's attack.
This is going to be a strong contender of Transformer of the year for 2014 when he's released later this year. I can't wait to see colored pics and what his other expression is. I'm also curious if we'll be getting an exosuited Daniel figure later on, perhaps when they come up with a repaint for BB.
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I know I've talked a lot about the terrible winter we've been experiencing so I don't want to spend a lot of time on that. I'll just quickly say that I have a feeling I'll be pulling weeds from my garden this year while it's still covered in a foot of snow. If there's anything to look forward to it's the pile of superhero movies coming to theaters soon. I've only been to the movies once this year, to see see RoboCop which far exceeded my expectations. Soon it'll be all about Captain America: The Winter Soldier in only a few short weeks. My expectations are very high on that one, as they are with most Marvel movies. Then it's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past in May. It'll be nice to have an excuse to go to the movies again, but I can't say the lineup for the rest of the year is really getting my attention. Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers 4 and...?
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The Medicom Toy Blog gave me a nice little gallery to lust over this week, and of course it stars Ms. Ryuko Matoi from Kill la Kill. I'm so excited to get my hands on the Real Action Heroes Ryuko, but even more so after seeing it in action. What really blew my mind a bit was how poseable she is throughout the body. They showed an image of her bending backward while still standing, and it looked awesome!
Enough of me blabbing about it though, just check out the gallery here, then check out the Medicom Toy Blog for the rest of the photos.
"We are very happy and excited to show you these sneaky images of the Power5 Prototypes. Robotic Industries have sent these over to Lisa Rae Hansen who is now in the process of casting 25 of each of the 5 designs. These little 1 inch beauties are looking magnificent on all counts." (via fugi.me)These will be cast in 5 colors of Red, White, Blue, Hot Pink and Military Green. 5 of each colour will be produced, and they will be available at ToyCon UK. Shown here include additional turnaround drawings (previously posted) from the 5 picked winners; Alto, Uncle Absinth, Toy Terror, Brett Cloke and Streets of Beige.
"I think it was Jon's suggestion - basically we put a bag of uncut flesh Real x Nibbler parts and a bag of uncut Rampage parts (Ugly Unicorns, Gachapon Goblins, Cyclops Dinos etc) together, then split the whole lot in two. I put this set of five together then sent them back to Tokyo for Jon to paint. Meanwhile Jon was making and painting his own batch of hybrids (keep an eye on his instagram @jmrampage for those).. Huge thanks to Jon for getting the vintage feel I wanted on these 100% dead on. It's going to be tough to part with them on the 12th.. "Blogged by The Tarantulas, for his upcoming "Fishtank Castle LIVE II" happening at ToyCon UK circa April 12th. Here are some more IG-snaps to share - *EXCITEMENT*