ATW Ep 101, 31st March 2017

Its a new week, and a new show. Introducing Australian Transformers Weekly, Your first choice for transformers news and reviews in Australia.

 This week we check out Masterpiece Megatron as he starts getting out into collectors hands, There was a Hong Kong 3p expo on showing some new bots and RID Season 3 is about to be released.

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Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, your first choice for Australian Transformers news and reviews.

This is episode 101 Recorded live on March 31st, 2017

This week your hosts are:

Brad Mull, president of Transformers Collectors Club Australia

Max Tibby

00:07:26 Take Your Bot To Work Day

Take your bot to work day has been relaunched with a competition by TCCA. Each Wednesday in the TCCA Facebook group there’s a post for the week’s competition. Submit your “bot in the real world pic” for a chance to win some great prizes.

This week's winner was Simon Smith

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1817328168527525&set=gm.719971651496774&type=3&theater

THIS WEEKS NEWS

00:09:48 Takara Tomy MP-36 Megatron is now being released overseas:

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/mp-36-masterpiece-megatron-transformation-video-336251?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:18:48 It Will Won’t Have Orange Safety Cap from HLJ

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/takara-tomy-mp36-megatron-to-have-orange-safety-cap-from-hlj/37650/

00:22:38 Transformers: Robots In Disguise Season 3 Episode 1 To Air April 1st?

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/transformers-robots-disguise-season-3-episode-1-air-april-1st-336305?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

And it's containing 26 episodes

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/transformers-robots-disguise-season-3-combiner-force-contain-26-episodes-336258?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:26:59 Hobby Expo in China – Third Party Roundup

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/26/hobby-expo-china-third-party-roundup-336268?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:41:36 Iron Factory IF-EX18D Lord Scorpion (Dark Matter Version) Revealed

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/27/iron-factory-ex18d-lord-scorpion-dark-matter-version-revealed-336314?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:44:58 New In-Hand Images of Generation 1 Unicron Lamp

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-inhand-images-of-generation-1-unicron-lamp/37646/

00:48:20 COMIC NEWS WITH MAX

New Releases:

Transformers: Lost Light #4

Transformers: Till All Are One #8

June 2017 solicitations revealed:

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/22/idw-june-2017-solicitations-336006

00:55:56 The Main Discussion.

Bill brought it up on episode 100, but Dene Hillman in the TCCA discussion group has continued the question about whether you open 3p figures more so than official. Some of the responses:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/718736871620252/

01:06:28 Do you spend a lot of money on your collection and not a lot of money on your display?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155868361664325&set=gm.716400851853854&type=3&theater

01:13:37 NEW ACQUISITIONS

Brad: Maketoys hellfire and wrestle

Jason: MMC Carnifex, Titans Return Wave 3 Deluxes

Max: G1 menasor and magnus parts. Micromaster fixit, stakeout and hyperdrive. WST red alert. Generation toy megasorry.

UPCOMING TCCA CLUB EVENTS

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01:31:58 OUTRO

Thank you for listening,

ATW is Australia’s weekly Transformers podcast produced by Transformers Collectors Club Australia.

The TCCA website is www.transformerscca.com - there you’ll find links to the club’s Facebook discussion group, the sales group, the YouTube channel and Twitter page and of course, this podcast!

You can also find the podcast on iTunes, so please head over there and give us a review - the link is on the website and in the show notes.

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Notes

-new podcast URL will be www.transformersweekly.podbean.com

News Stories

Hasbro

Additional Images Of MPM-3 Bumblebee

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/29/additional-images-mpm-3-bumblebee-336380?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

New Transformers Generations Cyber Series Optimus Prime Redeco

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-transformers-generations-cyber-series-optimus-prime-redeco/37638/

Transformers: The Last Knight 1-Step Turbo Changer Cogman Revealed?

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/25/transformers-last-knight-1-step-changer-cogman-revealed-336202?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

TAKARA

MP-36 Masterpiece Megatron Transformation Video

Takara Movie The Best Optimus Prime And Dinoraiders Grimlock And Strafe Box And In Hand Pictures

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/24/takara-movie-best-optimus-prime-dinoraiders-grimlock-strafe-box-hand-pictures-336162?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

New In-hand images of Takara LG-43 Dinosaurer (Trypticon)

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-inhand-images-of-takara-lg43-dinosaurer-trypticon/37635/

3rd PARTY/KO

Iron Factory IF-EX18D Lord Scorpion (Dark Matter Version) Revealed

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/27/iron-factory-ex18d-lord-scorpion-dark-matter-version-revealed-336314?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

MOVIE NEWS

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