Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.
This is episode 180, we are recording live on February 1st, 2019
In this episode we’ll be talking about
- New Movie Masterpiece figures
- BotBots is becoming more than a toy line
- MP-44 coming to kill your wallets in the US, and he’s bringing his friends
- All that and more coming up after this.
Cut to Intro:
Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)
What have you been up to this week?
NEWS
IDW News
00:04:45 IDW Publishing Issues The Transformers Package Art Portfolio
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/30/idw-publishing-issues-the-transformers-package-art-portfolio-381945
00:14:35 IDW’s New Transformers Comic Series: Coralus Cover Art
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/idws-new-transformers-comic-series-coralus-cover-art-381885
Masterpiece
00:20:01 Transformers Masterpiece Movie MPM-08 Megatron (Transformers 2007) Packaging & Stock Images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/transformers-masterpiece-movie-mpm-08-megatron-transformers-2007-packaging-stock-images-381902
More pics including jazz
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/27/mpm-jazz-and-megatron-official-high-res-images-381792
00:27:50 MP-44: U.S. and Canada Release
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/transformers-masterpiece-optimus-prime-mp-44-u-s-and-canada-release-news-381893
https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB192905
Hasbro reveals “slip covers” over Takara MP boxes for Western markets
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/images-of-hasbro-slip-cover-for-their-new-masterpiece-releases/42835/
Studio Series
00:35:34 Rumor: Possible Studio Series Wave 7 and 8 Listings
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/26/rumor-possible-studio-series-wave-7-and-8-listings-381761
00:36:35 Studio Series SS-39 Cogman In-Hand Images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/25/studio-series-ss-39-cogman-in-hand-images-381695?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3jouKxRTB57iqXlM8ROLjk8n7A9qMSXRLUwtki3SUpZVoo-xw0_fz99Bc
00:41:49 Transformers Studio Series SS-36 Drift & Baby Dinobots In-Hand Images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/transformers-studio-series-ss-36-drift-baby-dinobots-in-hand-images-381908
News In Brief
00:44:46 BotBots Apparel up for order at Amazon
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/30/transformers-botbots-shirts-and-hoodies-available-on-amazon-381942
00:49:56 Prime1 Studios Teases Upcoming Bumblebee-style Optimus Prime Statue
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/prime-1-studio-teases-future-bumblebee-movie-optimus-prime-statue/42822/
00:52:13 NEW ACQUISITIONS
Max: Generation Toy OP.EX Hybrid Colour Version (IDW Optimus Prime)
Jason:
Ash: ...I got a grail piece baby. And it’s an oldy+goodie
01:02:57 OUTRO
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