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.   Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme) OPENING 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 Nil 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. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/off-the-shelf-the-voice-of-tcca/id979454342 End Credits (added in post) 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 Nil OTHER