The Back to the Future franchise is in a period of merchandise releases tied to its 40th anniversary, with a model kit, a video game challenge, and a reissued Transformers figure all appearing in mid-2026.
Aoshima released a 1/24 scale plastic model kit of the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future Part I in June 2026, as part of its Movie Mecha line. The kit includes a Marty McFly figure, opening gull-wing doors, flame effect parts, and an optional lightning antenna. It is priced at 7,700 yen and ships in September 2026.
Later that month, Forza Horizon 6 introduced a weekly challenge called 'Good Old Days' that asks players to maintain 142 km/h for 10 seconds in the DeLorean DMC-12. The speed condition echoes the 88 mph requirement from the films, and players have been voluntarily recreating the train-pushing scene from Back to the Future Part III, even though the game does not require it. The challenge went viral on social media.
In July 2026, Takara Tomy announced a reissue of the Gigawatt Transformers figure, a collaboration design that transforms from the DeLorean time machine into a robot mode modeled after Doc Brown's face. The figure originally released in 2020 and is now being reissued in a 40th anniversary package. Pre-orders opened July 8, 2026, for a late December 2026 release at 6,600 yen.
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Takara Tomy is reissuing the Back to the Future collaboration Transformers figure Gigawatt in a 40th anniversary package. The figure transforms from the DeLorean time machine into a robot mode modeled after Doc Brown's face. Pre-orders open July 8, 2026, for a late December 2026 release at 6,600 yen.
The 'Good Old Days' weekly challenge in Forza Horizon 6 requires players to maintain 142 km/h for 10 seconds in the DeLorean DMC-12. The condition resembles the Back to the Future film series, where the DeLorean time machine needs to reach 88 mph. Players are attempting to recreate the iconic scene from the third movie where the car is pushed by a train on the tracks, though the game does not require it.
Aoshima's Movie Mecha series has released a 1/24 scale plastic model kit of the time machine from Back to the Future Part I, including a Marty McFly figure. The kit features opening gull-wing doors, flame effect parts, and optional lightning antenna. It is priced at 7,700 yen and ships in September 2026.