Australian Transformers Weekly Episode 207, 17th Jan 2020

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

The Youtube video of the show can be found here: https://youtu.be/_VzIGy9zW70

This is episode 207,  we are recording live on Friday 10th January 2020.

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• First look at some new studio series figures,


• Another G1 rescue hitting Walmart


• And 2020, the year of prototypes and Movie Prime figures. 


• All this and more coming up after this.

Cut to Intro: 

Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)

What have you been up to this week?

What did Santa bring? 

NEWS

00:06:29 Starting with a little bad news - local convention Go Atomic has been cancelled next weekend.

https://goatomic.com.au/postponed/

00:10:26 19 EB Games stores closing in Australia - what does it mean for Unicron orders?

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/eb-games-stores-closed-australia-2020-1

00:16:14 Cyberverse Deluxe figures found at retail in Hong Kong and Singapore - Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Shockwave.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sZfXAhzjkWefW2Nt5 

00:35:19 Earthrise Optimus Prime acquired by TCCA FB member Nathan

https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/1421070434720222/

00:40:30 Space Ape adds in game purchases to support Australian firefighting efforts to all their games https://twitter.com/TransformersWar/status/1217023551405948928?s=20 

00:50:00 And there's more Cyberverse figures making waves with collectors, with an unannounced Quintesson pack and a Sharkticon pack with a dark coloured Hot Rod figure packed in. The figures appear to be a part of a "Villains" sub-line.

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/26/transformers-cyberverse-quintesson-revealed-and-found-at-us-retail-402972

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/27/transformers-cyberverse-battle-for-cybertron-sharkticons-attack-set-out-at-u-s-retail-403032

00:45:15 New G1 Astrotrain Reissue Found At Walmart

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/28/new-g1-astrotrain-reissue-found-at-walmart-403050

News In Brief

00:54:04 Transformers vs Terminator

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/12/19/idws-transformers-vs-the-terminator-monthly-series-debuts-march-2020-402644 

00:57:51 NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Jason: Blackarachnia, Bumblebee, Hound

Bradley:  Siege Caliburst, astrotrain, crosshairs, ratchet, springer, spinisterand Impactor.:

Max:

OUTRO

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• That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.

End Credits (added in post)