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Triple Takeover Toycast#104 Transformers G1 Technobots vs TerrorconsFollowing the Scramble City combiners of the previous year, the Technobots & Terrorcons arrived in 1987 with a fresh spin on a familiar design. Computron & Abominus have become fan-favourite toys over the years, but which do we think is best?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#103: Transformers Masterpiece / MPG EvolutionThe recently announced MPG-17 means we have a fourth Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime on the way soon! But what sets it apart from the previous attempts from over the years and just how has the line evolved since its 2003 beginnings?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#102: The Transformers Collection reissuesThe early 2000s began a major period of nostalgia for Transformers that has continued ever since, and a significant part of that was the 2002-6 Takara Transformers Collection series, often known as the 'book box' reissues. Today, we take a look at just what made this line of G1 re-releases so magic.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#101: Transformers RobotmastersDespite being one of the formative Transformers toy lines of the pre-movie mid-2000s era, it's fair to say that Takara's Robotmasters is now largely forgotten by many collectors. However, a deep dive into this rather odd 2004 line-up may reveal a few gems - and some definite giggles along the way!
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Triple Takeover Toycast#100: IDW's Transformers Last Stand of the Wreckers (featuring James Roberts & Nick Roche)It's our 100th episode extravaganza, so we thought we'd bring back two of our favourite ever guests! When that fell through, we got James Roberts & Nick Roche on instead, but at least they blessed us with some epic chat about one of the best Transformers comic stories of all time.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#99: Haslab TransformersWith the recent reveal of Liokaiser, the whole subject of the Haslab crowdfund campaign has come up for debate again! What are the big pros and cons of this method of getting toys made? And do they represent good value for money?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#98: Brave Exkaiser 勇者エクスカイザーAs Transformers began to wane at the turn of the '90s, Takara stepped forward with a bold new series of toys in the form of Brave! Many of the initial designs began life as robots in disguise, but it quickly became a popular Japanese series in its own right, and today, we sit and look at the first year of Exkaiser figures from 1990. Feeling Brave?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#97: What makes a great Transformers combiner?With Age of the Primes Superion recently revealed, combiners are back in the mind of Transformers fans everywhere, as is the debate of how best to make these toys work! Should they partsform? Should they be "all-in-one"? Or has the new effort gone the right route with it's "shell" style conversion? Let's get to the bottom of it all.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#94: Hasbro Transformers Collaborative Design (featuring Brian Parrish)We're back with another special Transformers design team guest for this one, as we're joined by Hasbro veteran Brian Parrish! Brian has had an incredible career working on many different lines, but for the robots in disguise, the highlights are everything from Universe 2003, Star Wars Transformers, Rescue Bots, Earthspark, Rise of the Beasts, Transformers One and, crucially, the current crop of Collaborative projects! Not one to miss.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#93: Beast Wars Transmetal 2Beast Wars remains a celebrated and colourful part of Transformers history, although the Transmetal 2 line-up is notorious for pushing the boundaries in numerous ways! Today, we take a tour through this weird and whacky '90s roster, acknowledging that we really may never see something like this ever again.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#92: Transformers Target: 2006 (featuring Simon Furman)In a real treat, we sit down with legendary Transformers comic creator Simon Furman to discuss his fan-favourite 1986 Marvel UK epic Target: 2006! What inspirations went into the story, and how does he think it holds up after all this time? Let's find out!
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Triple Takeover Toycast#91: Transformers One Production Design (featuring Jason Scheier)We're back for more Transformers One chat AND another extra special guest, as we're joined by mega-talented Production Designer Jason Scheier! Jason takes us on a tour of the film's visuals, including everything from character design through to specific scenes & the influences that went in. Some of the details might surprise you!
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On Tour with Curtis: Inside an International Law FirmCurtis Law in LondonKate is on her home turf this time, introducing some of the partners in Curtis’s brand new office space, situated in the heart of the City of London. With London being a key hub for international work, lawyers here specialize in energy, oil and gas, public international law and funds with clients far and wide, including the MENA region.Investment funds lawyer, Karl Behrouz started life at Curtis as a trainee, left for a spell in house and is now back as partner in the corporate group, where he oversees work allocation to associates and tr...2024-10-1421 min
Triple Takeover Toycast#90: Transformers One (featuring Josh Cooley & Lorenzo di Bonaventura)It's the big one! After attending two separate press events for the film, we're delighted to finally bring you our bumper-sized TRANSFORMERS ONE extravaganza featuring multiple chats with both director Josh Cooley & producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura! WARNING: there are spoilers ahead as we deliver our verdict on the film.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#89: Marvel Transformers (featuring Bob Budiansky)We're honoured to be joined by the legendary writer of the classic Marvel Transformers comic and, indeed, the creator of many of the series' most iconic characters, Bob Budiansky! Bob takes us on a tour of the Marvel days in the 1980s and recounts many of his memories from putting the series together.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#88: Hasbro Transformers Design (featuring Evan Brooks)We're joined by an extra special guest for this episode - Hasbro Transformers designer Evan Brooks! Evan takes us behind the curtain of what goes into producing the toys we all love, including the working relationship with TakaraTomy, some clues about what might be on the horizon, the challenges they face and much more. Not one to miss!
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Triple Takeover Toycast#87: TFNation 2024TFNation 2024 has come and gone, but as the dust settles on Europe's largest Transformers convention for another year, we look back at the highs, the lows, and the dealer room splurges along the way.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#86: Transformers 1986 MinibotsFor episode 86, we're talking '86! Minibots, that is (or "Mini Vehicles", if you prefer). After already gassing up the previous years' of minute good guys, how does this final lot compare? And yes, we have plenty to say about one of them in particular.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#85: Third Party Transformers - Heaven or Hell 2It's the return of 'third party - heaven or hell' as the team goes for a second round of discussing the best - and the absolute worst! - unofficial Transformers toys ever made. Well, most of us do, anyway.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#84: Transformers Hidden Gems 4It's the return of our popular 'hidden gems' series where each of the team selects two Transformers toys from over the years that they feel never got enough love. But has everyone understood the brief?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#83: Beast Wars II PredaconsWe're back for the long-awaited follow-up to episode #68 where we began exploring Takara's 1998 Beast Wars II line, and now it's time to talk bad guys! The Predacons in this line are perhaps not what you might expect, but there's still plenty of enablement to be had, including for one of the hosts...
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Triple Takeover Toycast#82: Transformers Earthspark (featuring Nick Roche)With a new season of Transformers Earthspark landing, it seemed like a good time to finally welcome Mr Nick Roche to the podcast! Well-known for his work on the cartoon, his legendary contributions to the IDW comics series, and for just being a literal force of nature, Nick makes for a wonderful guest during what is likely one of the most bizarre episodes we've ever done...
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Triple Takeover Toycast#81: Skybound Transformers (featuring Daniel Warren Johnson)A real treat for our latest chat about Skybound's Transformers series as we're joined by series creator/ writer & artist Daniel Warren Johnson! The comic legend tells us all about his approach to the series, including his personal love of the robots in disguise, the challenges of working on an established brand, and some intriguing tidbits about how it all came together! Not one to miss.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#80: Transformers Comic CoversOur 80th episode is here and we're talking iconic Transformers comic covers from over the years! With Marvel, IDW, Skybound and even a little Dreamwave up for consideration, there are also plenty of amazing memories to share.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#79: Transformers One - First ReactionsThere's a new big-screen Transformers film on the horizon, and with the first trailer now here, there's plenty to talk about! But is this latest animated adventure for the robots in disguise as controversial as some would have you believe?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#78: Transformers 1985 MinibotsEveryone loves a good Minibot, but something about the tiny Transformers was extra special in 1985! These five are some of the most unusual releases of the era, but they're as charming now as they ever were back in the day, showcasing exactly how to do a small 'pocket money' toy with a sense of flair. Today, we appreciate the little guys!
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Triple Takeover Toycast#77: Transformers Missing Link ConvoyNow that the dust has settled on Missing Link Convoy, it's time for us to dig into this landmark Transformers release and see if it lives up to 40 years of hype! Is this the ultimate exercise in franchise nostalgia, and what might we hope to see from the line next?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#76: Transformers G1 toys quizSo, you think you know Transformers? Our hosts certainly do, but can they make it through Sixo's quiz on the Generation 1 toy line? We hope you enjoy listening to the results as much as we did recording it, and maybe playing along to see if you can beat our scores as you go!
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Triple Takeover Toycast#75: Transformers 1988 (with Maz!)It's our 75th episode AND our third anniversary, so we're going back to one of our favourite years of toys to celebrate! Despite not being as widely lauded as what came before it, 1988 was a crucial period of change for Transformers. With new gimmicks - Powermasters, Pretenders, Micromasters and more! - and a return-of-sorts to Earthbound vehicular forms, there's a lot to say about this one. Which is probably why we brought back Maz to help chat through it all then!
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Triple Takeover Toycast#74: Transformers Megatron Alternate Modes - Ranked!Unlike his nemesis, Optimus Prime, Transformers most maniacal villain has never settled on just one alternate form. Yes, Megatron has been a gun, a tank, a jet, a car and many more things besides! Today, the team deliver their definitive* ranking of every** Megatron alternate mode ever.
(*debatable / **also debatable)
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Triple Takeover Toycast#73: Supreme Class TransformersBefore Titans, the Transformers toys giving the biggest bang for your buck were those found in the Supreme class, and often with gimmicks and features to match their sizeable stature! For this supremely-styled chat, the team take a look at the history of these often weird but wonderful specimens.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#72: Transformers Animated (Voyagers & Leaders)For our latest episode, we're talking about one of the most popular & enduring Transformers toy lines of all - it's 2007's Animated, with particular attention to the Voyager & Leader releases! What makes these toys, and the corresponding cartoon, so enjoyable, even today?
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Triple Takeover Toycast#71: Transformers & Clear PlasticClear plastic is as notorious as GPS or discolouration when it comes to toy collector woes, albeit much more commonly encountered! Yet despite that, clear plastic isn't always a problem, and can be highly effective and a lot of fun when used properly! Today the team talk the good, the bad & the ugly.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#70: Transformers 2024 - What To Look Forward To!It's a new dawn as January kicks off the 40th anniversary year of Transformers and plenty of promise for exciting toys ahead! For our first episode of 2024, the team take a look at everything on the horizon and what in particular has caught our fancy.
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Triple Takeover Toycast#63: TFNation - Behind The ScenesNow that TFNation 2023 is done, we roped in organisers Dave Mapes (who you might recognise) and Billy Stripes to give an insight into running Europe's largest Transformers convention! Get the skinny on the behind-the-scenes action here.
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Well SpokenTermination rights and wrongsIn this month’s episode of Well Spoken, Stephenson Harwood’s podcast series for the oil and gas industry, London-based partners Marc Hammerson, Stuart Beadnall and Max Lemanski discuss termination rights for non-performance in oil and gas contracts.2020-05-2617 minWell SpokenContractual discretion in oil and gas contractsIn the latest episode of Well Spoken, Stephenson Harwood’s podcast series for the oil and gas industry, London-based partners Marc Hammerson and Peter Bennett discuss contractual discretion. They look at a number of areas, including where they are to be found, their importance and the role they have in arguments raised between parties in an oil and gas contract, such as termination.2020-05-0407 minWell SpokenReliance on force majeure in oil and gas contractsIn our opening episode, we discuss the topical subject of declaring force majeure during the current COVID-19 pandemic. London partners, Marc Hammerson, Simon Moore and Tony Concagh will cover issues including when they apply, the consequences of force majeure, the drafting of clauses and how they can be challenged.2020-04-0119 min