Australian Transformers Weekly Ep 231, 27th March 2021

Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you all the Transformers news from around the world that couldn’t be included in the new Space Jam movie.   This is episode 231.  We are recording live on Saturday March 27, 2021.   In this episode we’ll be talking about Kingdom Rodimus Prime and Galvatron; A closer look at Masterpiece Skids -- with a surprising new friend; and An update on Transformers film news   All this and more is coming up in this week’s episode - after this! OPENING CREDITS   WELCOME   Notable things that happened this week? Sydney meetup Friday night   NEWS 00:10:17 More (Clearer) Pictures of Kingdom Galvatron and Kingdom Rodimus Prime https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/25/transformers-kingdom-commander-class-rodimus-prime-new-images-trailer-comparison-pics-430384   https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/22/transformers-kingdom-leader-class-galvatron-in-hand-images-430255   Masterpiece 00:52:54 Transformers Masterpiece Skids New Image & New Red Redeco “Reboost” Revealed in scans from Figure King magazine https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/25/transformers-masterpiece-skids-new-image-new-orange-red-redeco-revealed-430379   According to some extra information from the Figure King Magazine pictures, Reboost will include the iconic Honda Motocompo which was included with the original Diaclone mold release.   There’s five Diaclone Skids colours. This is … just the one they chose.   01:04:24 Also found in this article! Possible New Masterpiece Skyfire In The Works https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/25/possible-new-masterpiece-skyfire-in-the-works-masterpiece-raiden-new-information-430405   The image only shows Japanese text and it’s a brief commentary about Skids and his new upcoming redeco. In one line, it mentions that more Masterpiece figures are in the works including Skyfire.   Confirmation of size for Masterpiece Raiden.   Additionally, we finally have some new information about Masterpiece Raiden, a project we hadn’t learned much after its announcement while back by the end of 2019. It is mentioned that the size of the train Combiner would be similar to the Unite Warriors/Combiner Wars gestalts. You can click hereto share your impressions on the 2005 Board.   Animation 01:11:53 Transformers: Alliance – Brand New Augmented Reality Game Revealed https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/25/transformers-alliance-brand-new-augmented-reality-game-revealed-430357   Animation 01:15:51 Icon Creative Studio To Handle Animation For The Nickelodeon Transformers Series https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/24/icon-creative-studio-to-handle-animation-for-the-nickelodeon-transformers-series-430338   Transformers 7 Movie News 01:17:45 Transformers 7 Receives A $200 Million Budget, Filming In Canada Confirmed https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/23/transformers-7-receives-a-200-million-budget-filming-in-canada-confirmed-430304 (Film here guys, we have no covid… ask Marvel)   Futuristic Vehicle Concept Artists Hired For Transformers 7 https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/17/futuristic-vehicle-concept-artists-hired-for-transformers-7-430100   The artists in question have previously worked on both land and air vehicles not existing in real life. They have worked on projects relating to Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe (Black Panther etc.), and the upcoming Suicide Squad.   Interesting that the new film appears to be mostly studio-bound. With futuristic vehicle designs at play, could this be a Cybertron-based prequel of some kind?   Anyway, while we’ve been discussing that, ANOTHER new Transformers movie has been announced to be in the works https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/new-transformers-movie-in-the-works-from-charm-city-king-filmmaker-angel-manuel-soto-exclusive   They’re like buses … miss one, wait 5 years and then they all come at once.   The notable part of this guy’s pedigree is that he was the showrunner for Netflix’s Marvel Defenders series (other stuff, I’m not familiar with). It’s interesting that they’re heading into what is essentially “TV talent” for the new films (although lets not forget Bay came from the advertising world). NEW ACQUISITIONS   01:31:19  Jason: Kingdom Huffer, Animated Sons of Cybertron, Cyberverse Starscream + Soundwave Bradley: None TCCA CLUB NEWS Netflix custom Goldbug will be drawn THIS WEEK and money donated to the Good Friday Appeal next weekend. 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.   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 your podcatcher of choice. The RSS feed link is on the website and in the show notes - https://transformersweekly.podbean.com/feed   This podcast is a production of Transformers Collectors Club Australia. TCCA is a registered club in Victoria, run by volunteers donating their time, effort, energy (and money) to make it 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 about the benefits of TCCA membership and how to show your support for what we do at transformerscca.com    OFFWORLD TCCA is Transformers Collectors Club Australia on Facebook and “transformerscca” on Twitter. Jason is on Twitter at-jm-77 Bradley is on Twitch at-groovy-guy-gaming   That’s all from us. We’ll be back with more Transformers news soon.   END CREDITS