Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you transformers news from around the world.

This is episode 169,  we are recording live on October 12th, 2018

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• Another Japanese rarity hitting the mainstream,

Cut to Intro:

Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)

What have you been up to this week?

Brad- border dimensions 2018

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7dMTam-1GzwMUFCeHQ3bGdjVG8

00:09:45 Bot Shots Weekly

https://tccaus.wordpress.com/competitions/bot-shots-weekly/

The weekly TCCA Facebook photography competition

Bot Shots Weekly encourages you to take your bots out of their cabinets and into the great big wide world outside for photos!

• Weekly winners go into a monthly draw for a prize.

This weeks winner is: Allen Chang

Comp Thread: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2134872286773110&set=gm.1048944035266199&type=3&theater&ifg=1

NEWS

00:12:28 Takara LG-EX Big Powered Official Photos

http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/10/takara-lg-ex-big-powered-official-photos-373971?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

TFW: These images really show us the extent of the retooling done to the molds, as these 3 figures are based off of Titans Return/Legends Misfire, Twintwist, and Overlord. Important to note is that the tank half of Overlord appears to have had the turret removed entirely, allowing Dai Altas to have 1 singular alternate mode as a jet with tank treads underneath.

Other news

00:19:46 Flame Toys #01-A Shattered Glass Drift Official Images

http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/07/flame-toys-01-a-shattered-glass-drift-official-images-373821?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

News In Brief

00:27:11 X-Transbots Autobot X Prototype

http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/06/x-transbots-autobot-x-prototype-373294?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:32:01 X-Transbots G1 Elita-1 Prototype

http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/02/x-transbots-g1-elita-1-prototype-373225?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

00:33:54 Final Victory Masterpiece Scaled G1 Huffer, Warpath And Brawn

http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/01/final-victory-masterpiece-scaled-g1-huffer-warpath-and-brawn-373188?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

CLOTHING!

00:40:57 Puma and Hasbro announce 80s themed RS-X collaboration

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/puma-and-hasbro-announce-collaboration-with-new-transformers-themed-footwear/42220/

00:42:57 Hasbro X Alpha MA-1 Transformers Flight Jacket Images http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/10/09/hasbro-x-alpha-ma-1-transformers-flight-jacket-images-373950

00:48:52 THE MAIN DISCUSSION

Transformers Cybertron, our thoughts 8 episodes in.

01:07:04 NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Brad: new hp elitebook laptop. And it works!!

Jason: none

Max: Power of The Primes Abominus

TCCA BUSINESS

-Xmas donation drive is coming soon….

02:11:05 OUTRO

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