Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.
This is episode 198, we are recording live on Saturday August 31st, 2019.
In this episode we’ll be talking about
- A twist in the Unicron crowdfund
- New Generations Selects and Studio Series figures
- All this and more coming up after this.
Cut to Intro:
Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)
What have you been up to this week?
NEWS
00:21:45 Unicron: The Biggest Transformers Toy Ever – Official Trailer
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/13/unicron-the-biggest-transformers-toy-ever-official-trailer-394516
- Got to a little over 5k
- Extended by a month
00:44:13 MP-44 is out
- Voice box has Cullen
- Details of packaging insert
00:49:17 New Generations Selects
- Nightbird
- Powerdasher Zetar
00:51:45 New Studio Series
https://tformers.com/2019-fans-expo-canada-new-studio-series-generations-selects-preorders-up-at-tfsource/35476/news.html
- Shockwave
- Scavenger
- Mixmaster
- Megatron
00:56:25 Springer at Australian retail
00:57:35 Singapore fan preview event
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/28/hasbro-singapore-transformers-fans-toy-preview-event-omega-supreme-in-hand-images-and-more-395513
01:06:10 Packaging to go plastic-free
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/20/hasbro-to-phase-out-plastic-from-new-toy-and-game-packaging-starting-2020-394870
News In Brief
01:10:47 Newage Toys H-13 Lucifer (Legends Scale G1 Starscream) Gray Prototype
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/11/newage-toys-h-13-lucifer-legends-scale-g1-starscream-gray-prototype-394415
Newage Toys H9 Agamemnon (Legends Scaled G1 Megatron) Color Prototype Images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/13/newage-toys-h9-agamemnon-legends-scaled-g1-megatron-color-prototype-images-394488
01:12:48 Magic Square Toys Legends Scaled G1 Megatron Gray Prototype
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/12/magic-square-toys-legends-scaled-g1-megatron-gray-prototype-394466
01:13:52 NEW ACQUISITIONS
Max: Iron Factory Red Wing
Bradley: Alphastrike, Phantomstrike packs, Ectotron
Jason: TFNation haul, GB Prime, Galactic Man Shockwave, Micromaster 10-pack
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=team%20aint%20afraid&epa=SEARCH_BOX
https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/1276471742513426/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/1281079035386030/
TCCA BUSINESS
-memberships are being shipped out. Congratulations Shannon OBrian on the win
OUTRO
- Thank you for listening! And if you’re watching along with the live record, thanks for checking us out.
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- Our goal is to connect Transformers fans around the country and we do it by engaging the collecting community.
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- That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.
End Credits (added in post)
