Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.
This is episode 227, we are recording live on Sunday February 21st, 2021
In this episode we’ll be talking about
- Unicron the chaos bringer is nearly here
- Some new Kingdom releases just around the corner
- New Masterpiece figure news
- All that and more coming up on this week’s episode of Australian Transformers Weekly!
Cut to Intro:
Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)
What have you been up to this week?
NEWS
00:04:19 TCCA is starting to work towards its first convention appearance in a while, Oz Comic Con Popup Sydney March 6-7. We don’t quite know what form our stand will take at the show yet but we are getting ready to have some fun with the event!
(so thats what Jason’s been working on)
00:09:13 Unicron
Unicron is released!
- Shipping from specialty stores, places like Robot Kingdom, Robo Robo and Unrivalled Collectables
- Australian release from EB coming in March
- Specifics of release re full payment vs part payment unknown
- Some orders have been cancelled so stock will be available but unknown when it will be sold or how much it will be sold for
- Robot Kingdom is selling excess stock for US$1500ea! https://www.robotkingdom.com/e6830re.html
- We’re going to have one on the stand at Oz Comic Con!
- Did you miss the boat and still want a Unicron? Can import it this week for a reasonable price from Singapore
Unicron in-hand images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/07/transforrmers-war-for-cybertron-haslab-unicron-in-hand-images-428487
There’s much been made of the colour of the planet mouth and the planet mode itself. What are your feelings about it?
00:32:27 Kingdom
Transformers Kingdom Core Class Megatron In Hand Images
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/14/transformers-kingdom-core-class-megatron-in-hand-images-428893
(These have been sighted in Australia ->
https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/146327418_10222979391051922_9006011813277145751_o.jpg )
00:37:42 Kingdom Wave 2 Voyagers Dinobot and Inferno popping up in more places
- Appeared in a Singapore department store a couple of weeks ago
- Now on general release from Singapore specialty stores
- Seen in a store in the USA
- Only a matter of time before a local release!
https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1361510614032613376
https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1351363755720884225
00:52:15 Masterpiece
MP-52+ Skywarp and Coronation Starscream Add-On Set Confirmed
https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/13/mp-52-skywarp-and-coronation-starscream-add-on-set-confirmed-428850
00:56:47 NEW ACQUISITIONS
Jason: Generations Select Deep Cover
Tony: Power of the Primes Beachcomber
Brad: Jeep mode Bee
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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- 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
- Bradley (Groovy Guy) can be found on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/groovyguygaming
- That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.
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