Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.
This is episode 168, we are recording live on October 5th, 2018
In this episode we’ll be talking about
- New Transformers reveals hot off the press from New York Comic Con
- The bumble bee Blitzwing v Starscream debate hots up
- And we have a wave of new 3p figures to discuss.
- All that and more coming up after this.
Cut to Intro:
Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)
What have you been up to this week?
Jason: I can’t believe another week has gone by so quickly. I’ve done nothing.
00:06:16 Bot Shots Weekly
https://tccaus.wordpress.com/competitions/bot-shots-weekly/
The weekly TCCA Facebook photography competition
Bot Shots Weekly encourages you to take your bots out of their cabinets and into the great big wide world outside for photos!
- Weekly winners go into a monthly draw for a prize.
- Monthly winners go into a hat for a yearly prize!
- Full T’s n C’s are on the web site at Transformerscca.com
This weeks winner is: Tyson Richards
Comp Post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2130377813889224&set=gm.1045046608989275&type=3&theater&ifg=1
NEWS
It’s been a day of reveals at New York Comic Con
00:09:48 Hasbro finally answered the question “where are the Decepticons” in style, with a reveal of the evil side of the lineup for Seige overnight at a special “Hasbro Transformers Brand” event.
00:12:03 NYCC 2018 – Transformers War For Cybertron Siege Official Images and Deluxe Red Alert Revealed
http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/04/nycc-2018-transformers-war-for-cybertron-siege-official-images-373531?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
On display:
http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/04/nycc-2018-transformers-siege-figures-high-res-on-display-images-373346?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
00:58:32 We had heard going in to NYCC that we were expecting a Titan Class reveal - last year they showed off Trypticon’s leg - and we weren’t disappointed.
01:00:12 NYCC 2018 – Transformers Movie Studio Series Drift – High Res Display Images
http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/04/nycc-2018-transformers-movie-studio-series-drift-high-res-display-images-373515?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
01:03:14 NYCC 2018 – Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Blitzwing
http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/04/nycc-2018-bumblebee-movie-energon-igniters-373527?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
Special Shoutout
01:09:45 TCCA FB member Pen Chan for his custom crystal G1 Convoy
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXhqR0FMVS/?taken-by=penstoycollection
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoWtuDrFPMU/?taken-by=penstoycollection
01:11:49 TCCA BUSINESS
- Brad convention tomorrow
- Max comics and toy fair
OUTRO
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