Australian Transformers Weekly Episode 227, 21st Feb 2021

Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.   This is episode 227,  we are recording live on Sunday February 21st, 2021 In this episode we’ll be talking about Unicron the chaos bringer is nearly here Some new Kingdom releases just around the corner New Masterpiece figure news All that and more coming up on this week’s episode of Australian Transformers Weekly!   Cut to Intro:  Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)   What have you been up to this week? NEWS   00:04:19 TCCA is starting to work towards its first convention appearance in a while, Oz Comic Con Popup Sydney March 6-7. We don’t quite know what form our stand will take at the show yet but we are getting ready to have some fun with the event! (so thats what Jason’s been working on) 00:09:13 Unicron   Unicron is released! Shipping from specialty stores, places like Robot Kingdom, Robo Robo and Unrivalled Collectables Australian release from EB coming in MarchSpecifics of release re full payment vs part payment unknown Some orders have been cancelled so stock will be available but unknown when it will be sold or how much it will be sold for Robot Kingdom is selling excess stock for US$1500ea! https://www.robotkingdom.com/e6830re.html  We’re going to have one on the stand at Oz Comic Con! Did you miss the boat and still want a Unicron? Can import it this week for a reasonable price from Singapore   Unicron in-hand images https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/07/transforrmers-war-for-cybertron-haslab-unicron-in-hand-images-428487   There’s much been made of the colour of the planet mouth and the planet mode itself. What are your feelings about it? 00:32:27 Kingdom Transformers Kingdom Core Class Megatron In Hand Images https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/14/transformers-kingdom-core-class-megatron-in-hand-images-428893 (These have been sighted in Australia -> https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/146327418_10222979391051922_9006011813277145751_o.jpg ) 00:37:42 Kingdom Wave 2 Voyagers Dinobot and Inferno popping up in more places Appeared in a Singapore department store a couple of weeks ago Now on general release from Singapore specialty stores Seen in a store in the USA Only a matter of time before a local release!  https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1361510614032613376 https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1351363755720884225    00:52:15 Masterpiece MP-52+ Skywarp and Coronation Starscream Add-On Set Confirmed https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/02/13/mp-52-skywarp-and-coronation-starscream-add-on-set-confirmed-428850   00:56:47 NEW ACQUISITIONS   Jason: Generations Select Deep Cover Tony: Power of the Primes Beachcomber Brad: Jeep mode Bee   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 more. The RSS feed link is on the website and in the show notes - https://transformersweekly.podbean.com/feed   Australian Transformers Weekly is a production of Transformers Collectors Club Australia. TCCA is a registered club in Victoria, 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 including affordable yearly membership options to show your support at www.transformerscca.com  Bradley (Groovy Guy) can be found on Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/groovyguygaming That’s all from us, we’ll be back with more Transformers news next week.   End Credits (added in post)