Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you Transformers news from around the world and across Australia.

This is episode 235. 

We are recording live on Friday, May 7th, 2021.

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• Studio series has more bots lined up,

All this and more is coming up in this week’s episode - after this!

WELCOME

Notable things that happened this week?

NEWS

00:04:25 More pictures of Studio Series 86 Leader Slag

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/06/transformers-studio-series-86-leader-class-slag-in-hand-images-432981 

00:16:18 Studio Series 86 and Bumblebee Cybertronian figures for 2022

https://tformers.com/41344

More listings for figures from Target and Walmart

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/01/new-target-dcpi-numbers-for-upcoming-exclusives-kingdom-road-rage-and-more-432807 

(Target exclusives, oh no!)

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/30/even-more-transformers-cyberverse-s04-listings-at-walmart-432761

00:27:49 Transformers Kingdom Deluxe Class Scorponok In-Hand Images

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/06/transformers-kingdom-deluxe-class-scorponok-in-hand-images-433028

00:31:37 Project Jam

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/30/brand-new-hasbro-transformers-initiative-discovered-project-jam-432767

Project Park is also out there!

00:42:37 TakaraTomy announces new line of “Premium Finish” figures

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/05/06/takara-tomy-new-transformers-premium-finish-collection-433017 

• Looks like it will draw figures from multiple lines

Discussion?

Repaints!

What are your feelings about repaints? Are you for/against/ambivalent?

Best repaints examples? Worst?

Lets talk about BotCon/TFSS/TFCC repaints too.

What makes these desirable? Is it the rarity?

Will you go for Takara’s new “Premium Finish” line?

Takara historically has been known for better paint jobs on their figures, does this mean we can now get in on that action again but we’ll now be paying more for it?

01:09:04 NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Jason: 

Bradley:

Max:

OUTRO

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