Anime New International is reporting the announcement of 3 new figures to the up and coming Revoltech line. New figures include Evangelion 03 (pre-angel), Shin-Getter 2, and Rebecca from Black Lagoon. I have added pictures of the new figures that were posted on ANI after the jump. The Eva looks like it has some cool accessories and Getter 2 looks somewhat promising.

I managed to track down a Shin-Getter 1 from the first wave of this line and hope to be sharing many pictures and a review later on.
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According to TFW2005.com, they have been informed the Target listing for a Prime vs. Megatron 2-pack is actually not the upcoming Primal vs. Megatron Beast Wars anniversary 2-pack, but instead a classic G1 looking Prime with more articulation and a green tank Megatron that will come with a dvd called “Battle Through the Ages’. Both figures will be packaged in vehicle form. It is not clear if this will be a Target exclusive or not just yet.

Their sources have also revealed that the reissue of 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime will actually be a repaint without the battle damage, in addition to having long smoke stacks. Packaged with the figure will be a dvd with the original animated Transformers: The Movie

[EDIT – Crazy: Hasbro has stated that 20th Prime will have SHORT smoke stacks. Long smoke stacks was apparently incorrect information. Interestingly though, they did not say anything else was incorrect. ]

Botcon.com has revealed yet another addition to the convention exclusive set of pre-beast wars figures. This time Rhinox gets to strut his stuff as a repainted Cybertron Landmine.

From the site:

Here is the very first look at RHINOX in his pre-beast form
from the 2006 BotCon Figure Set! A Maximal who knows much
about his Autobot Ancestors, Rhinox values the ideals they fought
for and wears their sigil on his chest as a constant reminder of this.
His color scheme is based on the Anniversary Rhinox seen recently
at retail.

 

He-man.org has let us in on the news that there will be a new bust in the MOTU line from The Four Horsemen and NECA in the form of Zodak, the cosmic enforcer. The bust will be featured at the NECA’s booth at the San Diego Comic Con.

 

Maz from TF-1.com has put up a gallery for the upcoming Astrotrain. It does a good job of showing off how he trainsformers and all of his modes, even a comparison with G1 Astrotrain.

Link: Classics Astrotrain

Diamond Select Toys announced another exclusive for the 2006 San Diego Comic Con. This time around, they have announced a bust of Storm from her days during the Chris Claremonts run on the X-Men featuring most prominently, her mohawk. The bust will be limited to 750 pieces and if last year’s Black Queen bust is any indication, this bust will sell out fast.

 

Fwooshnet.com had an opportunity to ask Jesse Falcon of Toy Biz 10 questions mostly dealing with the Marvel Legends Wal-Mart Exclusive Giant-Man wave. Some of the questions are very good and a couple have nothing to do with anything. I’m not sure if the scarcity has been as much of an issue as it has been here for us at powet.tv, but it would have been nice to see a question about why the wave has been in such poor supply.

The Four Horsemen have revealed the five retooled minotaur figures that are being offered as exclusives from several different toy websites. All five of the figures will be available for pre-order on July 20th, 2006 for US$20 each at the following websites:

• Defender of the Fiery Crater (Red) – http://www.toymania.com
• Keeper of the Black Labyrinth (Gray) – http://www.figures.com
• Guardian of the Dark Outlands (Black) – http://www.actionfigureexpress.com
• Sentinel of the Woodland Forest (Green) – http://www.bigbadtoystore.com
• Protector of the Icy Tundra (White) – http://www.toyfare.com

Also, anyone who registers for the FANtastic Exclusive forums by end of day June 12th (TOMORROW!) will be able to pre-order all five figures AND Xetheus himself days before anyone else. With numbers of each figure limited to 250 each, this might be the only way to get these figures.