Its a new week, and a new show. Introducing Australian Transformers Weekly, Your first choice for transformers news and reviews in Australia.
This week we check out Masterpiece Megatron as he starts getting out into collectors hands, There was a Hong Kong 3p expo on showing some new bots and RID Season 3 is about to be released.
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Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, your first choice for Australian Transformers news and reviews.
This is episode 101 Recorded live on March 31st, 2017
This week your hosts are:
Brad Mull, president of Transformers Collectors Club Australia
Max Tibby
00:07:26 Take Your Bot To Work Day
Take your bot to work day has been relaunched with a competition by TCCA. Each Wednesday in the TCCA Facebook group there’s a post for the week’s competition. Submit your “bot in the real world pic” for a chance to win some great prizes.
This week's winner was Simon Smith
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1817328168527525&set=gm.719971651496774&type=3&theater
THIS WEEKS NEWS
00:09:48 Takara Tomy MP-36 Megatron is now being released overseas:
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/mp-36-masterpiece-megatron-transformation-video-336251?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
00:18:48 It Will Won’t Have Orange Safety Cap from HLJ
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/takara-tomy-mp36-megatron-to-have-orange-safety-cap-from-hlj/37650/
00:22:38 Transformers: Robots In Disguise Season 3 Episode 1 To Air April 1st?
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/transformers-robots-disguise-season-3-episode-1-air-april-1st-336305?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
And it's containing 26 episodes
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/transformers-robots-disguise-season-3-combiner-force-contain-26-episodes-336258?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
00:26:59 Hobby Expo in China – Third Party Roundup
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/hobby-expo-china-third-party-roundup-336268?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
00:41:36 Iron Factory IF-EX18D Lord Scorpion (Dark Matter Version) Revealed
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/27/iron-factory-ex18d-lord-scorpion-dark-matter-version-revealed-336314?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
00:44:58 New In-Hand Images of Generation 1 Unicron Lamp
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-inhand-images-of-generation-1-unicron-lamp/37646/
00:48:20 COMIC NEWS WITH MAX
New Releases:
Transformers: Lost Light #4
Transformers: Till All Are One #8
June 2017 solicitations revealed:
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/22/idw-june-2017-solicitations-336006
00:55:56 The Main Discussion.
Bill brought it up on episode 100, but Dene Hillman in the TCCA discussion group has continued the question about whether you open 3p figures more so than official. Some of the responses:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/718736871620252/
01:06:28 Do you spend a lot of money on your collection and not a lot of money on your display?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155868361664325&set=gm.716400851853854&type=3&theater
01:13:37 NEW ACQUISITIONS
Brad: Maketoys hellfire and wrestle
Jason: MMC Carnifex, Titans Return Wave 3 Deluxes
Max: G1 menasor and magnus parts. Micromaster fixit, stakeout and hyperdrive. WST red alert. Generation toy megasorry.
UPCOMING TCCA CLUB EVENTS
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01:31:58 OUTRO
Thank you for listening,
ATW is Australia’s weekly Transformers podcast produced by Transformers Collectors Club Australia.
The TCCA website is www.transformerscca.com - there you’ll find links to the club’s Facebook discussion group, the sales group, the YouTube channel and Twitter page and of course, this podcast!
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Notes
-new podcast URL will be www.transformersweekly.podbean.com
News Stories
Hasbro
Additional Images Of MPM-3 Bumblebee
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/29/additional-images-mpm-3-bumblebee-336380?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
New Transformers Generations Cyber Series Optimus Prime Redeco
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-transformers-generations-cyber-series-optimus-prime-redeco/37638/
Transformers: The Last Knight 1-Step Turbo Changer Cogman Revealed?
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/25/transformers-last-knight-1-step-changer-cogman-revealed-336202?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
TAKARA
MP-36 Masterpiece Megatron Transformation Video
Takara Movie The Best Optimus Prime And Dinoraiders Grimlock And Strafe Box And In Hand Pictures
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/24/takara-movie-best-optimus-prime-dinoraiders-grimlock-strafe-box-hand-pictures-336162?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
New In-hand images of Takara LG-43 Dinosaurer (Trypticon)
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-inhand-images-of-takara-lg43-dinosaurer-trypticon/37635/
3rd PARTY/KO
Iron Factory IF-EX18D Lord Scorpion (Dark Matter Version) Revealed
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/27/iron-factory-ex18d-lord-scorpion-dark-matter-version-revealed-336314?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
MOVIE NEWS
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