ATW Ep 147, 24th March 2018

We’re LIVE! Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, your last best hope for Transformers news in Australia. This is episode 147, we are recording live on March 24th, 2018 In this episode we’ll be talking about Move in hand images of studio series bots, A new fembot getting the legends scale treatment, A bumble bee prequel comic is on the way, An much much more coming up after this...   Cut to Intro: Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme) What have you been up to this week? 00:04:23 Bot Shots Weekly https://tccaus.wordpress.com/competitions/bot-shots-weekly-is-now-live/?frame-nonce=34a4a2583c The newest weekly competition in the TCCA Facebook group. Bot Shots Weekly is the successor to put Your Bot to work and follows the same idea. But now we have weekly winners that go into a monthly draw for a prize. Those monthly winners go into a hat for a yearly prize. Full T’s n C’s are on the web site at the link provided. This weeks winner is: Kirk Kirkwood   NEWS 00:06:24 Transformers Studio Series Voyager Revenge Of The Fallen Megatron Stock Photos http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/22/transformers-studio-series-voyager-revenge-fallen-megatron-stock-photos-361164?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook   00:12:16 Studio Series Leader Class Blackout In-Hand Gallery http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/22/studio-series-leader-class-blackout-hand-gallery-361097?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook   Other news 00:24:32 Iron Factory IF EX-05H Miko The Hunter (Combiner Hunters Windblade) http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/19/iron-factory-ex-05h-miko-hunter-combiner-hunters-windblade-360989?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook   Movie news 00:27:53 Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel Comic Book By IDW http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/21/transformers-bumblebee-movie-prequel-comic-book-idw-361072?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook   Statue News 00:31:16 Pop Culture Shock G1 Starscream Statue Sketches http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/23/pop-culture-shock-g1-starscream-statue-sketches-361237?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook   00:33:59 XM Studios Premium Collectibles Megatron 1/10 Scale Statue http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/21/xm-studios-premium-collectibles-megatron-110-scale-statue-361094?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook   00:39:25 The Main Discussion Is waiting for clearance for retail figures really worth it?   01:01:43 NEW ACQUISITIONS   Brad: dx9 war in pocket swoop, tlk legends drift Max: Masterpiece Nemesis Prime John: 01:12:00 TCCA BUSINESS Today we had a tcca meet up in albury where we went to the flicks and checked out PAC rim 2. There were some figures in the carpack thank you to Allen Chang for bringing those along. New members can still sign up to get some great club merchandise. Check out the site now for full info. Next Members Giveaway in march! We have a g1 inspires art megatron lamp and a autobots welcome door mat.   OUTRO Thank you for listening! And if you’re watching along with the live record, thanks for checking us out.   To find out more about these stories, you’ll find the links to them all and more in the show notes Posted to the Transformers Weekly Facebook page and the Podbean site.   Want to get in touch with us? Please do we love listener feedback.Our official site is on Podbean: transformersweekly.podbean.com Facebook page is called Australian Transformers Weekly; and We’re all in the Transformers Collectors Club Australia group on Facebook.   If you’re not already subscribed, you can find the podcast on iTunes, Pocket Casts, YouTube and other podcatchers of choice and distinction. The RSS feed link is on the website and in the show notes - https://transformersweekly.podbean.com/feed   Our new companion podcast and YouTube show Transformers Legends can be found at tflpod.podbean.com and the Tcca YouTube channel.   Australian Transformers Weekly is a production of Transformers Collectors Club Australia. The club is registered and incorporated in Victoria. TCCA is run by volunteers who donate their time and money to make the club better for everyone. Our goal is to connect Transformers fans around the country and we do it by engaging the collecting community.   You can find more information at www.transformerscca.com   Thank you for listening, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week. End Credits (added in post)