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Another update on the upcoming Spychangers

Date: Tuesday, December 31st 2002 11:12am CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Professor Smooth | Credit(s): TFormers

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Once again those addicting little Transformers will decorate store shelves. These aren´t repaint though, they´re the exact same figures. However, this time, they´re packaged individually in little metal tins.

Check out these ´new´ figures here.

Stealth Jet: NOT Cancelled!

Date: Tuesday, December 31st 2002 11:08am CST
Category: Site News
Posted by: Professor Smooth | Credit(s): The Allspark

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Originally thought to be cancelled after disappearing from Target computers, the long awaited Stealth Jet will appear in Target stores. However the release date has been pushed back until April.

Target´s national Hasbro distribution representative Dave Haupt had this to say about the item, "This item has just been selected as a Sales Planner Endcap item that shall be set in stores 4/20"

Pictures of TRU Exclusive 'Silverstreak'

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 9:35pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Professor Smooth | Credit(s): American Dream Comics

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We already knew that the mysterious Silverstreak is actually the Anime Bluestreak. However now we have pictures! And what a picture it is! The box art is actually re-colored! No longer will people be confused by a silver Bluestreak. However, you can be your tailpipes people will be complaining about its new name. Guess you can´t please some people.

But for those you CAN please, check out the pictures here.

More pictures of new Armada/RiD figures

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 9:25pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Professor Smooth | Credit(s): American Dream Comics

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Earlier this afternoon, we brought you some pictures of the Air Military and Emergency mini-con team members. Well now we´ve got pictures of all of ´em!

Check ´em out at American Dream Comics.

Also up, is a picture of some interesting Spychangers. A repaint of Sideswipe and a repaint of Scourge that looks like Optimus Prime (or Convoy for our Japanese friends).

The pic can be seen here.

Beast Wars "Victory" (Episode #12) Images

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 4:31pm CST
Category: Site News
Posted by: Seibertron

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Victory! When a fight breaks out between Terrorsaur and Megatron -- destroying the Predacon base -- it appears the Maximals have won the Beast Wars. The Maximals pillage the Predicon ship for parts in hope of salvaging their own ship and returning to Cybertron. What the Maximals don’t know is that the Predacon’s demise is an elaborate ruse. As his Maximal ship leaves the planet, Optimus Primal must choose between returning with his crew to Cybertron and saving his friend Dinobot from a Predacon ambush. Will Rattrap get back to his Cyber-dames on Cybertron? Find out here.

BW "A Better Mousetrap" (Episode #11) Images

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 4:31pm CST
Category: Site News
Posted by: Seibertron

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Parcheesey Rhinox invents a defense grid impervious to Predacon attacks. However, before it can be activated, Rattrap sets it off prematurely. The Defense grid thinks the Maximals are intruders in their own base. As they flee their ship, Rattrap stays behind to deactivate the grid on his own. Meanwhile, Tigertron must thwart the Predacons before they tunnel into the Maximals’ base. Watch the Maximals´ resident mouse take on Bill Gates´ evil inventions here.

Beast Wars "The Probe" (Episode #9) Images

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 4:29pm CST
Category: Site News
Posted by: Seibertron

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Doctor Visit - A space probe sent to find Optimus Primal and his crew promises rescue for the Maximals. However, unable to contact it, the Maximals are forced to build a homing array in Predacon territory. Seizing the opportunity, the Predacons launch a full-scale attack. Reeling from the onslaught and vulnerable in their beast forms, the Maximals struggle for one last opportunity to contact the space probe and return home. Find out what happens when the Transformers get "probed" here.

Beast Wars "Double Jeopardy" (Episode #8) Images

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 4:28pm CST
Category: Site News
Posted by: Seibertron

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Who is the host of Jeopardy? When Optimus Primal and Dinobot are ambushed trying to retrieve a stasis pod, the Maximals suspect Rattrap is a traitor. To prove his loyalty, Optimus Primal sends Rattrap to retrieve energon in the dangerous lava pits of Sector 12. When he is captured by Terrorsaur, the Maximals have no choice but to attack the Predacon base and retrieve their comrade, unsure whether Rattrap is a traitor or not. As a Maximal attack ensues, Terrorsaur struggles to maintain leadership of the Predacons. Meet Tarantulas´ "playmate" here.

Beast Wars "Fallen Comrades" (Episode #7) Images

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 4:27pm CST
Category: Site News
Posted by: Seibertron

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Lions, Tigatron, and bears, oh my! - After a stasis pod carrying a Maximal protoform crashes in the northern wastes, the Maximals and Predacons race to reach it first. Despite Dinobot’s objections, Optimus Primal sets off on his own to retrieve the Protoform and is caught in a Predacon ambush. As Optimus Primal recovers from the attack and the other Maximals race to the crash site, Dinobot is forced to protect the Maximal base alone from a Megatron-led assault. See what happens when a protoform crash-lands on prehistoric Earth here.

Various unseen figures on Yahoo auctions

Date: Monday, December 30th 2002 2:32pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Professor Smooth | Credit(s): Bewareofdarabbit

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Mini-Cons and Spychangers galore on Yahoo Auctions today. We´ve got a repaint of the Land Military Team, some nice shots of the Sea Team, our first look at an Emergency Team member and an Air Military member, and also a glimpse at some previously unseen Spychangers.

What are you waiting for? Check ´em out!

Air Military/Emergency Team member.

New Spychanger

Sea Team

Land Military Team Repaints