ATW Ep 124, 22th Sep 2017

This week we are joined by Groovey Guy to check out all the recent transformers news and we tackle some listener questions.

show notes: 

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OPENING
Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, your first choice for transformers news in Australia

This is episode 124 Recorded live on 22nd September, 2017

This week your hosts are:

Jason
Brad
And special guest
GroovyGuy

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO THIS WEEK?

Jason: discuss transformers 1989
https://tccaus.wordpress.com/tcca-past-events-gallerys/tcca-events-galleries/convention-attendances/2017-2/

00:11:53 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 is: Darryl Anderson
https://tccaus.wordpress.com/competitions/take-your-bot-to-work-day/

Hon mention Michael Fouché

THIS WEEKS NEWS
00:14:18 Transformers Generation 1 Early Concept Art
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/19/transformers-g1-early-concept-arts-349251?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:25:01 Alex Milne returns to his MTMTE universe with Lost Light issue 13
http://tformers.com/alex-milne-returns-to-the-mtmte-story-with-lost-light-13/32503/news.html

00:30:35 Maketoys brings Galaxy Meteor back, prices it at US$99 and pledges to do more Galaxy Force characters
http://tformers.com/galaxy-meteor-lives-maketoys-announces-price-drop-on-release-of-mtrm-10-unofficial-cybertron-starscream/32512/news.html

00:38:47 Dr. Wu DW-M08 Shield & Sword For The Last Knight Voyager Optimus Prime Final Product Images
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/17/dr-wu-dw-m08-shield-sword-last-knight-voyager-optimus-prime-final-product-images-349163?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:41:54 Imaginarium Art Soundwave Statue Final Production Images
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/15/imaginarium-art-soundwave-statue-final-production-images-349102?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:45:43 THE MAIN DISCUSSION
Question from Max:
What's the most important aspect of a figure to you? Is it detail, articulation, transformation, or anything else?

00:55:16 Question from Mark in the group:
With four separate product lines; movies, RID, Generations and Masterpiece/Platinum are HasTak spreading their design and marketing too thin and/or affecting availability?

01:07:04 NEW ACQUISITIONS
Brad nil
Jason: MMC WEEK - Tyrantron, TFCon Toronto Purple Calidus
GrrovyGuy: tr misfire, trypticon,

00:27:37 TCCA CLUB EVENTS
Membership renewal season!
Full details at transformerscca.com

 

OUTRO
Thank you for listening.

Australian Transformers Weekly is produced by Transformers Collectors Club Australia

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