Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world. This week in edited :)
This is episode 196, we are recording live on Monday the 29th of July, 2019.
In this episode we’ll be talking about
- Unigate
- And new reveals from SDCC
- All this and more coming up after this.
Cut to Intro:
Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)
What have you been up to this week?
Nerdmania 2019
HOLY UNICORN NEWS
HasLab War For Cybertron Unicron Crowdfunding Revealed!
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/15/haslab-war-for-cybertron-unicron-crowdfunding-revealed-391400
San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Preview Night Hasbro Booth – War for Cybertron UNICRON On Display
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/17/san-diego-comic-con-2019-preview-night-hasbro-booth-unicron-391551
Planet Mode On Display
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/18/san-diego-comic-con-2019-war-for-cybertron-unicron-gray-prototype-planet-mode-on-display-392347
How will you get it?
Hasbo Pulse is US$575 to back it, and you have to pledge by end August.,
- Thats AU$830
- They dont ship outside of the US
- There are some options for freight forwarding etc
BBTS has it listed at US$775 (AU$1118)
https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/97919
- Depending on your views on online transactions, safer than backing
- Requires $150 deposit, so less initial outlay
- Way more expensive though
Takara Tomy Mall has it listed at 75,000 yen (AU$900)
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/17/war-for-cybertron-unicron-to-be-released-in-japan-as-a-takara-tomy-mall-exclusive-391528
- Good halfway point between Pulse and BBTS
- Won’t need to pay until closer to the shipping time
And the KOs have started
72cm OS KO of Armada Unicron coming
https://www.facebook.com/VR.TransFans/posts/493152761438088
(no company name to attribute this to)
But is Zeta Toys doing one of their own? ZV-02 Core Star
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/zeta-toys-unicron-zv-02-core-star.1178221/
SIEGE
Animated Colours Optimus and Megatron - Walmart Exclusives
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/18/walmart-35th-anniversary-exclusive-figures-392160
Siege Ratchet - Walgreens Exclusive
https://tformers.com/transformers-siege-ratchet-more-in-hand-photos-showing-repair-bay-mode-and-up-close-details/35368/news.html
… and already spotted in Hong Kong.
Siege Rainmakers 3-Pack & Micromaster 10-Pack Images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/19/san-diego-comic-con-2019-siege-rainmakers-3-pack-micromaster-10-pack-images-392454
Powerdashers
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/07/25/siege-powerdashers-skydasher-and-drilldasher-cromar-and-zetar-revealed-392868
G1 REISSUES
Soundwave reissue from January now hitting shelves at Walmart
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/02/g1-soundwave-reissue-revealed-380038
Cassettes 3-pack at Hasbro Pulse goes nicely with it
https://hasbropulse.com/collections/preorders/products/transformers-vintage-g1-mini-cassettes-3-pack-gurafi-noizu-decepticon-frenzy
… and there’s more coming in wave 2 …
https://www.facebook.com/kapowtoys.co.uk/posts/2498524280167753
NEW ACQUISITIONS
Max:
Jason
Brad
TCCA BUSINESS
-memberships are being shipped out. Now's the time to sign up and go in the draw for a ….
THIS WILL BE OUR LAST HANGOUT :( the service is going away on August 1st and we haven't found a replacement yet. So we will be back for the next podcast episode but we probably won't be continuing to have the videos on the youtube channel.
OUTRO
- Thank you for listening! And if you’re watching along with the live record, thanks for checking us out.
- To find out more about these stories, you’ll find the links to them all and more in the show notes Posted to the Transformers Weekly Facebook page and the Podbean site.
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- Please do! We love listener feedback.
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- Australian Transformers Weekly is a production of Transformers Collectors Club Australia.
- TCCA is a registered club in Victoria, run by volunteers who donate their time and money to make the club better for everyone.
- Our goal is to connect Transformers fans around the country and we do it by engaging the collecting community.
- You can find more information including affordable yearly membership options to show your support at www.transformerscca.com
- Brad Groovy Guy can be found on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/groovyguy0069
- That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.
End Credits (added in post)
