Monday, March 26, 2001
Car Robots Week at TFW2005
TFW2005.com put Car Robots episode 36 up today, and will have a new episode up every day with some sort of a surprise being put up on Friday. Remember to check it every day if you've been following it!
-Dru

Sunday, March 25, 2001
Possible Takara re-issues
RUMOR: Heinlad has apparently heard from a source of unknown reliablity that Starscream, Iron Hide, Red Alert, and Sideswipe may be next re-releases.
What happened to Grimlock and Soundwave? I'd like to know myself....
-Zac

UPDATE: goryu of the AllSpark states, in the linked thread, that the Japanese magazine "Figure King" has confirmed these as the rereleases.

Sunday, March 25, 2001
All Your base...
Okay, I got tired of waiting for someone else to do it, so I did it.
Enjoy!
-Zac

Saturday, March 24, 2001
Scramble City Available Again Online
Seibertron.com has Scamble City available online again, until March 31! They had it up previously, but they had to remove it due to space constraints. To summarize the episode, they say, "For Transfans unfamiliar with Scramble City, it is a one-shot episode that Takara created to attempt to bridge the gap between Super Robot Life Transformers (1984/1985 US series) and 2010 (1986 US series) since Transformers: The Movie is not a part of the Japanese continuity. The artwork is excellent, the voices are excellent (it's in Japanese), and it even introduces the Cassettebots, Ratbat, Metroplex, Ultra Magnus, and Trypticon!" I haven't seen it yet, but Zac saw it, and he says it's pretty insane and horrible.
-Dru

Friday, March 23, 2001
New Car Robots Episodes Are Up
At TFW2005.com, episodes 33, 34, and 35 of Car Robots have been uploaded and are now available. If you've been following it, you'll know that 33 is the episode where Brave Maximus appears! Happy watching!
-Dru

Friday, March 23, 2001
TFTM Parody by Hacker Network
A hilarious interpretation of our favorite movie done entirely in hacker speak. Watch as the Autobots deliver AOL start up disks to cripple the Decepticons' Linux!
Thanks to Deszaras of Suicidalist for this tip!
-Zac

Friday, March 23, 2001
Act 3 PVC Pics!
Thanks to Goryu and Hiroxion of the AllSpark, we've managed to get you a large picture of all the PVCs to be released in Act 3 - one of which may be a rare CHASE figure that will be short-packed.
Also of note, the "prototype" Ravage in Spqqky's latest auction may be an early preview of an unannounced domestic toy. We'll keep you posted with details.
-Jim

Friday, March 23, 2001
BotCon Beyond updated again!
Not only is there a new war journal for Apelinq, but here is a link to Onyx Primal's official profile. Thanks to Shadowsabre2 of the AllSpark for always being on top of BotCon Beyond!
-Dru

Friday, March 23, 2001
SPQQKY has returned
SPQQKY, the person made famous for selling TFs before they were available throughout the US, disappeared for a long time. His last auction was Apelinq, the BotCon exclusive of last year. Finally, he has resurfaced with what seems to be a test shot for the X9 Ravage toy. Hopefully this means he'll be returning in full to share previews of TF toys with Transfandom! Thanks go to gbot of the AllSpark for this info.
-Dru

Thursday, March 22, 2001
Beast Changer Spotted in Canada
Xychodisqqo of the AllSpark found a Beast Changer at a Zeller's in Burnaby, British Columbia. This is a sign that most of the Battle for the Spark deluxe figures that hit the States in early February will be showing up on Canadian pegs.
Canadians might also want to check out their local Liquidation World, as the chain bought out what remained of eToys' stock. You may happen upon 50% off Beast Machines if you're lucky...
-Jim

Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Hasbrocollectors.com closing its doors
Rumors are circulating that Hasbro will be pulling the plug on the site possibly as soon as the end of the month. If you haven't gotten your Beast Wars figures yet, this is the time to do it. The buy 1 get 1 free deal is still in effect, so help them clear that inventory.
This means that if you were holding out for anything new or Brave Maximus to pop up there, you're out of luck.
thanks to Quantumhawk  of the Allspark for this scoop.
-Zac

Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Blast Punch Primal on eBay
Yo all, Dru just sent me this link. Apparently, Blast Punch Optimus Primal has been released, and the vultures are already hocking it on eBay. As there's no picture shown, bid at your own risk... besides, if it's being tested now, it should hit your stores soon.
-Jim