Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.
This is episode 202, we are recording live on Friday October 25th, 2019.
In this episode we’ll be talking about
- Some pictures of MP Bumblebee causing a fuss
- Earth Rise packaging reveals
- New 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
00:06:31 Transformers Masterpiece MP-45 Bumblebee Ver. 2.0 Stock Images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/09/25/transformers-masterpiece-mp-45-bumblebee-ver-2-0-stock-images-397034
Those pics are rubbish. This guy's pics are MUCH MUCH BETTER.
https://twitter.com/ArrvlFrmCybrtrn/status/1177153353106841600?s=19
00:11:21 Titan size transformer theme park in beijing
https://www.slashfilm.com/universal-studios-beijing-reveals-seven-themed-lands-harry-potter-transformers-jurassic-world-more/?fbclid=IwAR3FbWOd1sQO2oD7UO2ANdhrK0BjPMym44fjMygxMkW0WjprLE71uO7jm1M
00:16:58 New additions to the cyberverse line
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-whirl-hot-rod-repugnus-and-bludgeon-toys-coming-to-the-cyberverse-line/44128/
00:22:20 Transformers siege II tcg spoilers for upcoming release
https://vectorsigma.info/siege-ii-spoilers
00:29:43 New Studio Series figures including Sentinel Prime
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/10/23/takara-tomy-studio-series-line-up-from-ss-44-to-ss-51-dark-of-the-moon-sentinel-prime-confirmed-398874
00:35:25 What the hell happened to Apeface?
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/10/21/war-for-cybertron-siege-apeface-in-hand-gallery-398705
(Rumour is it was a cancelled Titans Return figure)
00:42:10 Ectotron is coming back for a reissue
https://tformers.com/transformers-generations-ectotron-ecto-1-mass-market-reissue/35609/news.html
00:43:45 Earth Rise packaging revealed
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-trilogy-earthrise-packaging-for-starscream-and-grapple/44065/
3rd Party News
00:49:40 G2 Sphinx looks hot
https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/10/19/tfcon-dc-2019-exclusive-ocular-max-ps-01r-sphinx-regenesis-398607
00:53:05 NEW ACQUISITIONS
Alan:
Talk about your collections!
- What do you collect?
- I have most G1 characters in masterpiece of 3rd party form
- A prime shrine, featuring 100 plus primes from over past 35 years
- Also customs and combiners and other bits n bots
- How long have you been collecting? Ive always held onto some of my bots from the 80s and the collection grew as the new updated characters like mp and 3rd party versions of characters emerged
- What's your favourite piece? G1 sea spray cos i have memories playing in the school yard with him.
- What's the secret shame of your collection? Wired obscure kos and japanese transformers
Recent acquisitions, burning convoy, optimus prime bike,hot soldiers optimus prime
Jason:
Gen Selects Powerdasher Cromar, Smokescreen, Hot Shot
Siege Barricade, 35th Prime and Megatron (there's two cel shaded Prime faces for some reason https://twitter.com/iTFDB/status/1187592896305754112?s=19)
Refraktor Reconnaissance 3-Pack
OUTRO
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- That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.
End Credits (added in post)
