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

This is episode 198,  we are recording live on Saturday August 31st, 2019.

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• A twist in the Unicron crowdfund

Cut to Intro: 

Opening credits (8bit Transformers Theme)

What have you been up to this week?

NEWS

00:21:45 Unicron: The Biggest Transformers Toy Ever – Official Trailer

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/13/unicron-the-biggest-transformers-toy-ever-official-trailer-394516

• Got to a little over 5k

• The internet reacts

00:44:13 MP-44 is out

• Voice box has Cullen

00:49:17 New Generations Selects

• Nightbird

00:51:45 New Studio Series

https://tformers.com/2019-fans-expo-canada-new-studio-series-generations-selects-preorders-up-at-tfsource/35476/news.html 

• Shockwave

00:56:25 Springer at Australian retail

00:57:35 Singapore fan preview event

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/28/hasbro-singapore-transformers-fans-toy-preview-event-omega-supreme-in-hand-images-and-more-395513 

• Refraktor was to be a Hascon exclusive https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-war-for-cybertron-siege-refraktor-reconnaissance-team-was-originally-a-hascon-exclusive/43818/ 

01:06:10 Packaging to go plastic-free

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/20/hasbro-to-phase-out-plastic-from-new-toy-and-game-packaging-starting-2020-394870 

News In Brief

01:10:47 Newage Toys H-13 Lucifer (Legends Scale G1 Starscream) Gray Prototype

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/11/newage-toys-h-13-lucifer-legends-scale-g1-starscream-gray-prototype-394415

Newage Toys H9 Agamemnon (Legends Scaled G1 Megatron) Color Prototype Images

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/13/newage-toys-h9-agamemnon-legends-scaled-g1-megatron-color-prototype-images-394488

01:12:48 Magic Square Toys Legends Scaled G1 Megatron Gray Prototype

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/08/12/magic-square-toys-legends-scaled-g1-megatron-gray-prototype-394466

01:13:52 NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Max: Iron Factory Red Wing

Bradley: Alphastrike, Phantomstrike packs, Ectotron

Jason: TFNation haul, GB Prime, Galactic Man Shockwave, Micromaster 10-pack 

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=team%20aint%20afraid&epa=SEARCH_BOX

https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/1276471742513426/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformerscca/permalink/1281079035386030/

TCCA BUSINESS

-memberships are being shipped out. Congratulations Shannon OBrian on the win

OUTRO

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End Credits (added in post)