ATW Ep 180, 1st Feb 2019

Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.

This is episode 180,  we are recording live on February 1st, 2019

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• New Movie Masterpiece figures


• BotBots is becoming more than a toy line


• MP-44 coming to kill your wallets in the US, and he’s bringing his friends


• All that and more coming up after this.

Cut to Intro:

Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)

What have you been up to this week?

NEWS

IDW News

00:04:45 IDW Publishing Issues The Transformers Package Art Portfolio

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/30/idw-publishing-issues-the-transformers-package-art-portfolio-381945

00:14:35 IDW’s New Transformers Comic Series: Coralus Cover Art

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/idws-new-transformers-comic-series-coralus-cover-art-381885

Masterpiece

00:20:01 Transformers Masterpiece Movie MPM-08 Megatron (Transformers 2007) Packaging & Stock Images

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/transformers-masterpiece-movie-mpm-08-megatron-transformers-2007-packaging-stock-images-381902

More pics including jazz

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/27/mpm-jazz-and-megatron-official-high-res-images-381792

00:27:50 MP-44: U.S. and Canada Release

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/transformers-masterpiece-optimus-prime-mp-44-u-s-and-canada-release-news-381893

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/FEB192905

Hasbro reveals “slip covers” over Takara MP boxes for Western markets

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/images-of-hasbro-slip-cover-for-their-new-masterpiece-releases/42835/

Studio Series

00:35:34 Rumor: Possible Studio Series Wave 7 and 8 Listings

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/26/rumor-possible-studio-series-wave-7-and-8-listings-381761

00:36:35 Studio Series SS-39 Cogman In-Hand Images

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/25/studio-series-ss-39-cogman-in-hand-images-381695?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3jouKxRTB57iqXlM8ROLjk8n7A9qMSXRLUwtki3SUpZVoo-xw0_fz99Bc

00:41:49 Transformers Studio Series SS-36 Drift & Baby Dinobots In-Hand Images

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/29/transformers-studio-series-ss-36-drift-baby-dinobots-in-hand-images-381908

News In Brief

00:44:46 BotBots Apparel up for order at Amazon

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/30/transformers-botbots-shirts-and-hoodies-available-on-amazon-381942

00:49:56 Prime1 Studios Teases Upcoming Bumblebee-style Optimus Prime Statue

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/prime-1-studio-teases-future-bumblebee-movie-optimus-prime-statue/42822/

00:52:13 NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Max: Generation Toy OP.EX Hybrid Colour Version (IDW Optimus Prime)

Jason:

Ash: ...I got a grail piece baby. And it’s an oldy+goodie

01:02:57 OUTRO

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End Credits (added in post)