Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you Transformers news from around the world and across Australia.
This is episode 233.
We are recording live on Friday, April 23rd, 2021.
In this episode we’ll be talking about
- Leaky ships
- Unicron upgrades; and
- A clash of titans
All this and more is coming up in this week’s episode - after this!
Notable things that happened this week?
NEWS
Amazon Australia grows up, becomes the world’s premier leaky ship
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/27/transformers-kingdom-golden-disk-collection-terrorsaur-and-ranger-puffer-amazon-listings-430495
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-transformers-listings-on-amazon-australia-featuring-nightprowler-artfire-goldbug-and-more/45814/
Kingdom Two-pack: Mirage and Grimlock “Battle Across Time”
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/24/transformers-kingdom-mirage-grimlock-2-pack-listing-official-description-432295
Studio Series 86 Leader Slag images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/11/studio-series-86-leader-class-slag-images-431580
Hasbro sends Kingdom wave 2 promotional packs to media
https://twitter.com/allsparknews/status/1385692538170925060?s=21
Masterpiece Skids Official Photos
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/16/takara-tomy-transformers-masterpiece-mp-53-skids-official-in-hand-images-431862
Two Unicrons for the price of one - satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!
https://tformers.com/41241
Still on Unicron upgrades, how about some glowing green eyes?
https://tformers.com/41164
New from NewAge: More Seekers
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/20/newage-h13ex-lucifer-h14b-shazaam-h15r-icarus-legends-scale-g1-seekers-images-432028
And Shockwave
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/19/newage-toys-h35-cyclops-legends-scale-g1-shockwave-color-prototype-h35ex-and-h35m-variants-431987
Titan Metroplex Concept Art
There’s been a bit of concept art floating around this week for 2013’s Metroplex, the first Titan class Transformer.
https://tformers.com/41248
With Hasbro seemingly coming to the end of the Titans with The Ark (a new Titan), let’s take a moment to examine the Titans as they currently stand.
Metroplex, Devy, Fort Max, Predaking, Trypticon, Omega, Scorponok, Ark
(with forthcoming Scorponok repaint Black Zarak)
NEW ACQUISITIONS
Jason: No new acquisitions but I opened Autobot Alliance /checks/ 4 months late!
Bradley: Unicron, Grimlock, Dinobot, Rattrap.
Tony: Core Starscream
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.
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- TCCA is a registered club in Victoria, run by volunteers donating their time, effort, energy (and money) to make it better for everyone.
- Our goal is to connect Transformers fans around the country, and we do it by engaging the collecting community.
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OFFWORLD
- TCCA is Transformers Collectors Club Australia on Facebook and “transformerscca” on Twitter.
- Jason is on Twitter at-jm-77
- Bradley is on Twitch at-groovy-guy-gaming
That’s all from us. We’ll be back with more Transformers news soon.
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