Check out this cool video.  Not a whole lot of Lego is featured, but there’s a lot of Transformers!

So we have finally received the newest Transformers product! It’s called KRE-O and it’s Hasbro’s answer to Lego! Right now, we have a Bumblebee set but I’ve seen others. The set builds both the robot and the car, but I don’t think it “transforms” exactly. It’s not a big deal because building these things is probably the most fun.

In other Transformers news, we have some Transformers Arks in stock and I’ve heard that it’s pretty cool from some other customers. It has lights and sounds and it can fit the Legend Class Transformers. The Autobot Ark it self was described as being “dinner plate sized.” The price is right too. The box doesn’t make it look like much, but trust me, if it’s only half as cool as what was described to me, then this thing is a must-have for any Transformers fan. Plus it gives you an excuse to get a whole bunch of Legend Class Bots.

I stole this from David Willis over at Shortpacked! This is an insane repaint of Thundercracker. These were Thundercracker’s original colours. Apparently, Thundercracker was really into electro in the early 90′s, but who wasn’t, really? I love the insane colours, and it makes me want to do something similar to one of my Transformers… which would probably involve me disassembling then re-assembling a Transformer, which doesn’t look easy.




I just got a Solar Storm Grapple, and while I dig the yellow, I think some psychedelic colours would be even more awesome. Well, if I were to actually do it, I may put a little more thought into the colours than this, but this is just an example.



Speaking of Solar Storm Grapple, we have a few of the new Voyagers in, including Strafe, Payload, Lugnut, and the hilariously named Banzaitron who seems to be a samurai robot ala Bludgeon. Come take a look, Strafe and Payload I also find pretty awesome.



Don’t forget about the movie party!

So what excites you this summer in theatres? Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern) perhaps? I would have to say that I have very high hopes for Marvel’s Captain America, especially since they have really raised the bar a notch when it comes to Comic book movies. DC had better step up their game because the Watchmen just didn’t do it for me, or the box office for that matter. Though they definitely made a hit with The Dark Knight. Thor was pretty awesome, but I think that one is just a warm up to the things we are going to see this summer. The DC/Marvel battle continues on.

Transformers 3 is a tempting flick also, with Michael Bay doing his action packed epic deal and a new female lead. I have a very big soft spot for the Transformers toys, comics, movies… everything. I should also mention that if you are interested in this one we will be having a movie party for Transformers 3 at our store on July 6th. Click here for details.

On the other hand Cars 2, by Disney and Pixar, can’t be bad. It’s impossible. Well maybe it is, but I cant imagine that thing not being amazing. Especially after seeing the first Cars film and the recent Toy Story 3 *sheds a tear*.

Let us know what you think this summer! Vote and leave a comment below!

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The date is set!  And here are the specifics:

Event: Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Movie Party at Toys on Fire
Date: Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Location: Toys on Fire Ottawa (Map)

Schedule:

• 5:00 pm -- Party Starts. See event details below.
• 5:30 pm -- Pizza/Pop Arrives.  Eating Commences
• 7:00 pm -- Head to Theater next-door and sit in our reserved seats.
• 7:30 pm -- TRANSFORMERS 3!

Registration: Registration is $11.00 for Kids and $14.00 for Adults (3d Admission and Reserved Seats).
You can add $5.00 To join in on the Pizza/Pop.

Please email us (toysonfireott@yahoo.com) or call us (613-825-0688) so we can save you a spot. Payment will be required by Thursday, June 30th otherwise we will not be able to guarantee your spot. Payment can be made by stopping by the store or credit card over the phone.

More Event Details: Party at the store will be a ‘Transformers Social’. Bring your favourite or cool and rare Transformers to show off. We will screen an older TF film also in the store and setup some tables/paints for some customization during the social.

I shed a couple tears watching this trailer:

Our next movie party is being planned to see Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon in 3D at the Cineplex Barrhaven on either Wednesday July 6th or Thursday July 7th.

Registration is $11.00 for Kids and $14.00 for Adults
(3d Admission and Reserved Seats).
You can add $5.00 To join in on the Pizza/Pop.

Party starts at 5PM at Toys on Fire, pizza arrives at 5:45PM. We head to the Theatre for either a showing around 7:30PM. Party at the store will be a ‘Transformers Social’. Bring a Transformer to show off. We will screen the original animated film also in the store and setup some tables/paints for some customization.

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Due to a threat even greater than Unicron (potential file system failure on our deteriorating network servers), we at Toys on Fire have acquired this cool new NAS! (Network Access Server) It will protect our files like Optimus Prime protects the All-Spark from the evil Decepticons! Not that we feel like we need to talk to our customers in Transformers lingo for them to understand the situation, but it sure is fun.

Special thanks to our good friends at Over the Top Computing on Strandherd Drive for steering us in the right direction.

This new Autobot was spotted just outside of Toys on Fire. It’s car mode is a Hyundai Elantra, but it told me it doesn’t have a name yet. Can you guys come up with a good name? All I could come up with was “Rusty” and I don’t think he liked that one too much.