Third Party Transformers

A super deformed (SD) Optimus Prime has been announced by Excellent Toys, code-named CR-M01. He looks great - just the right balance or robot and cute, in my opinion! For more details click here.

Some nice bits of Transformers news about!

Love them or hate them, the Transformers movies are set to continue with Transformers 4 to start filming in Detroit in June. Reports are saying that TF 4 will be a bit of a departure from the first three, but we'll see. Michael Bay is still involved, to the lamentation of many TF fans.

Excellent Toys hare released some colour pics of the Super Deformed Optimus Prime (CR-M01). As I've mentioned before, I think he looks great. Some more details have come out including that he will be 17cm tall, and is made of 150 different parts! Excellent Toys are planning to release him in July this year.




Fortress Maximus... but not as you've seen him! He's not quite what I'd expect a Fort Max to look like, but if you look closely you can see a couple of neat nods to the original G1 figure.



The Transformers cassette Rhinohorn gets an evil facelift in this awesome clear purple Evil Rhinohorn Energon version by Keith's Fantasy Club, which will be released in the States in May this year. A neat little 'Con for collectors.

Make Toys Japan have announced that their next 'not' Transformer combiner deluxe figure they'll create will be not-Computron. Sketches can be seen on their website or at Tformers for an English translation of what's going on.

In Transformers news, Mastermind Creations have added more pictures of their 'not-Predacon' figures to their Facebook page - the Feral Cons. These 'Cons are definitely drool-worthy, and any TF fan of the original G1 Predacons and Predaking should check them out!

And FansProject have released some awesome pics of the Menasor combiner homage robots, including their leader NOT-MotorMaster! They're looking fantastic!



And there's this amazing colour render of NOT-Computron, who looks as gorgeous as the other figures, wielding a massive

Acid Storm! Not many people will know about this Transformer... He was originally an un-named green Seeker (a Decepticon jet) in one of the G1 cartoons. Shockwave orders the Seekers (who were triangular in shape) to fire on a cloud, turning it into acid rain. The green Seeker's notoriety increased and he gained a fan following that unofficially dubbed him 'Acid Storm' - and one of the most unique-looking Decepticon jets was born!

Takara have annouced this masterpiece version, which looks stunning! No word yet as to whether this guy will be available in Australia, but all relevent digits are crossed!

You can see an English translation of the release details here.

The World's Smallest Perceptor has been announced on Weibo.com. Looks like they're doing a great job re-creating the Autobot scientist in such small detail!

Mastermind Creations have released some more images of the NOT-Predacons - the Feral Cons, and they are going to look very beefy when they all merge to form NOT-Predaking!

More pics of Feral Con NOT-Predaking and Feral Con Tigris are available at Mastermind Creations' Facebook page.

Via Transformazing Toys, Optimus from Fall of Cybertron (the game set millions of years ago), gets an awesome new transforming trailer!

Ahhhh, NOT-Superion (Uranos), how good you look finally combined! This Transformer homage piece looks fantastic, and this picture is the first to show him all put together! I can't help but imagine him alongside NOT-Predaking and NOT-Computron!



And Excellent Toys have posted a couple of new pics of the most cutest Deformed Optimus Prime (CR-M01) on their Facebook page!



Seeing him all-white like that, I can't help but to imagine how awesome an 'Ultra Magnus' variant would look!

Here is one of the most Transformable 3rd party Transformers ever, made by Mastermind Creations. He's a wolf, tank, scorpion, spaceship, gun, and MORE. The detail Mastermind have put into him is just crazy, and he's a huge 'bot to boot! Check out the video link below see what this guy can do.

TERMINUS HEXATRON - Super Nova Limited Edition

Pictures have surfaced of prototype Gauntlet and Piston - unofficially Ironfist and Crankcase homage Transformers.

These little 'bots look short and stout, and I like that in a 'bot!

Pictures have emerged of a new third party Transformer... rumoured to be Nova Prime. The image is just a tease - can't wait to see what the front of this 'bot looks like!

Want to see some cool toy design sketches based off of the original Junkions from the Transformers movie back in the 80s? Well here ya go!



Here's a third party Transformer based on what the original The Fallen in Transformers, War Within looked like. If only the movies had the comic/cartoon aesthetics!



A Transformers Dinobot inspired Tape transformer? OK, then...

Keith's Fantasy Club (KFC) will be releasing some Transformer Third Party cassettes later this month - Birdbomber and B-Box - who look great on their own - but they also combine to form Boxbomber!

Completed images of Tigris, the Not Rampage homage figure and Leo Dux, not Razorclaw, of Not Predaking have recently been released - they're looking really good, and as a G1 Transformers lover I'm a big fan of them!






The female Autobots are getting the deluxe treatment as MasterMind Creations reveal images (via Planet Steel) for their Not-Arcee and Paradon Medic.



Keith's Fantasy Club toys are turning their attention to a Not Perceptor - called Mugan Scope.  He's shaping up to look pretty cool and well articulated!

A lovely Microman/Transformers transfusion, by Keiths Fan Club!  This is Mugan Scope - a not-Perceptor!  He looks great.



Mach 5 have released preview images of their Transformer homage figure not-Impactor. He's a very solid looking bot!  Coming soon...



Check out this bad-ass homage 'bot of Blackarachnia - PE-DX02 Arranea - by Perfect Effect. Along with the recently announced female Autobots by Masterind Creations, there are some really rockin' female Third Party Transformers coming out!

I don't know much about FansToys' Quakewave - a Shockwave homage figure, but he does look fantastic!  He's getting a re-colour in memory of the original RadioShack Galacticman, which was pre-Transformers.

Fall of Cybertron Dinobot homage figures?  Yes please!  Planet X have announced that they'll be doing just that, and pictures of their  NOT Swoop have emerged.  This figure looks awesome, and if it's any indication, the rest of the toys look like they'll be worth getting too.

Check out these cool Transformers Junk Planet C-01 Pescilen Set Images - they add a new head, weapons, upgrades, and colour schemes to Junkions! So awesome to see these G1 Transformer movie robots of junk coming to life!

Keith's Fan Club (KFC) are working on another great Transformers G1 cassette homage figure Ironpaw (a NOT-Steeljaw).  The test shots look great, and he has articulated wings!

KidsLogic are teasing their next Transformer companion piece to Optimus Prime - MEGATRON!  There's not much to go on at this stage, just this awesome silhouette of the evil Decepticon leader, posted by Kool Kollectibles Khai.



Keith's Fantasy Club is at it again, making more 3rd Party Transformers.  Now he's posted a picture of his homage to the G1 Decepticon tape Overkill - Overslay.  Here he is in Robot Mode, complete with missile packs!



Also, while I'm talking about Keith's Fantasy Club, they've updated their photo page with some of their up-coming projects and re-paints.  Among the awesomeness is a Transformers lion cassette (Steeljaw) painted like a Voltron lion, a couple of awesome shark 'bots, and homage Overkill and Slugfest cassettes painted like their Dinobot cousins.  All amazing looking pieces!



As far as G1 Transformers are concerned, you can't go past the 80s movie.  CM's Corporation have announced that they will be revealing their project, the Exo-Suit from the 80s movie that was worn by Daniel and Spike soon!  It looks the business and really harkens back to the original movie designs.

Keith's Fantasy Club are at it again with another Transformer homage figure.  Pictures have surfaced of Night Stalker - a homage to the Autobot G1 Cassette Steeljaw.  Good looking figure, if you ask me!

Check out this glorious G1 Jetfire/Skyfire homage figure by DaCa ToYs - and he's simply called 'TiTan'. He's about 30cm tall, fully articulated, and just does a great justice to the original cartoon version of the character. Truly jaw-dropping!




Check out this very awesome deluxe homage Transformers cassette by Keith's Fantasy Club - two cassettes that each are great vehicles (a tank and a jet), that can merge to form a pretty slick looking robot - Airdancer!





What if Transformers met Gundam? Well, that's just what Mastermind Creations are considering with their Seraph Prominion Nova Prime concept... and it looks amazing! The best of both worlds, if you ask me!