This week: EarthSpark looks cool. We like Transformers. And we LOVE Alligator Megatrons.

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Legacy Inferno Behind The Scenes from Mark Maher (Instagram)

In Hand Looks at Skullgrin via video review (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

In Hand Photos of MPG Getsuei (mirrored on TFW)

Classic Heroes Team Alligator Megatron (TFW boards)

A listing found for Legacy Leader Class Dreadwing (Prime)

ThreeZero MDLX Nemesis Prime official photos

Transformers x Quiccs Optimus Prime Vinyl Bust (Instagram)

Licensed Macross/Robotech Valkyrie in G1 Jetfire colors

In this (late) August edition of Transform Squadron, Rob talks about the early days of Transformers Armada. He also talks about some Halloween traditions he keeps. This is a very short description of about an hour-long podcast. Why don't you check it out?

This week: Hasbro Pulls Back, Buzzworthy Rise of the Beast, a SG Perceptor, and more!

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Chris McFeely covers the earliest draft of TFTM (twitter)

Toy News: "Buzzworthy Bumblebee"/"Rise of the Beasts" Energon Escape 2-Pack Revealed - Because Brian put it on the thumbnail

Hasbro Pulls Back:

Hasbro (HAS) Stock Down 19% in 6 Months (Yahoo Finance)

May bounce back, projections are based on the entertainment areas, but uh…

Hasbro Considers Sale or Restructuring of Entertainment Assets (Bloomberg)

It sounds like Brian Goldner was mostly the champion of making Hasbro an entertainment brand, and the new leadership may not be as convinced after his passing. Concrete plans to be announced, but the leading options are focus eOne exclusively on in-house IP, or sell most or all of the eOne assets off.

Hasbro To Change Their Toy Distribution Strategy (TFW2005)

Unclear if or how this will affect collector lines, what TFW has reprinted it sounds like the overall totality of product won’t change, but maybe grouped differently and staggered more to absorb logistics challenges more smoothly.

Also: We’re probably getting SG Perceptor (functionally the same as Magnificus), per a listing on an overseas alleged-theft site that’s broken news on a bunch of other toys. No pictures yet.

This week: Transformers Tuesday brought new Toys. We discuss! Also, Give Me Your Face.

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Transformers Tuesday

Toy News: Official Images & Product Info for "Studio Series" Crosshairs, Hot Rod and more! (BWTF)

Toy News: Official Images and Product Info for "Legacy" Crankcase, Inferno, Transmetal 2 Megatron and more! (BWTF)

In hand photos of Leader The Fallen by Donnay Wang on Facebook (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

Mark Maher has followup posts for Crankcase and Skullgrin

Evan Brooks has a followup post for Rumble (blue), Bombburst

Sam Smith has followup posts for Studio Series TLK Hot Rod, Studio Series TLK Crosshairs, Legacy Transmetal II Megatron

The Royal Mail Announces New Transformers Stamp Collection (BWTF)

New set of “World’s Smallest” Transformers micro figures (Amazon)

Transformers Kindergarten Series (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

Licensed series apparently meant for Chinese market

Crowd-funded. Not sure if they’ll be sold after the funding period?

But Beast Wars Megatron has a rubber ducky innertube

Official images of reissue K-9 and Iguanus from Hasbro Asia (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

THIRD PARTY: Dr Wu Sword Dancer (Slamdance) set announced. May ship as early as next month? Also available in black, or green decos.

This week: We discuss wave the Walmart Velocitron figures, the Canon Collaboration figures, Masterpiece Dia Burn Out, Studio Series 86 Ironhide, and more!

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Canon Collaboration Optimus Prime and Reflector

First Full Reveal of Legacy Pointblank And Dead End

The Fourth Masterpiece City: MP-53+B Dia Burn Out

MPM-10R ROTF Starscream announced

Studio Series 86 Ironhide In Hand

Jada Transformers minis take #2

This week we discuss the data mining (or is it digital forensics?) skills of JTPrime and what year two of Legacy has in store. Also, Brian has some thoughts on the bajillion pre-orders that hit this week.

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 JTPrime shares more information about Legacy Year 2

Because Canon wanted Optimus Prime, okay? That’s why it’s not Reflector.

Dead End alt mode love

Studio Series Ironhide

This week: We wrap up all of the news coming out of SDCC, and there was a lot.

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SDCC 2022 Wrap Up: Legacy, Earthspark, Exclusives, And Victory Saber

Victory Saber up close/in-hand photos from Hong Kong

In-hand photos of SG Ultra Magnus

Also in hand photos of SG Blaster

The spooky season is upon us as Rob discusses the first Halloween event of the year! Pumpkin spiced mayhem aside, talk of Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron is talked. Then, Rob speaks on what it was like as a Transformers fan 15 years ago before the movies. Happy Halloween, everyone... too soon? Every day is Halloween at Zonebase!

This week: So many new things are on the horizon. Will you manage to snag them? (DID you manage to snag them?) Also, Don is proud of his Thundercat.

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SDCC starts tomorrow!

Walmart Collector’s Con (Job) also starts tomorrow! Per JTPrime, we can expect to see the following

Velocitron Speedia 500 collection; RED Thundercracker, Prime Optimus Prime and Prime Megatron; Reissues Retrax and Terrorsaur; Reissue Maverick

Hasbro Pulsecon 2022 on September 30 and October 1 (instagram)

First look at Velocitron Wave 2 Crasher via Monari on TFW (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

Better look at Studio Series 86 Wheelie (Autobase Aichi)

Legacy Deluxe wave 3 leaked via Amazon listings:

Dead End

Skullgrin (formerly Energon Monster)

Pointblank!

Crankcase, which leaked months ago, is probably the fourth in this assortment

Studio Series Movie 15th Anniversary pack Amazon exclusive (Hasbro Pulse)

Just for diecast: Optimus Prime Funko Pop mask (twitter)

This week: We're getting a new Wheelie. Yay. Next week we're getting SDCC and Walmart Collector's Con, which one will be bigger? We're going to have to wait to find out!

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HasLab HISS Update

SDCC

Is next week

Product reveals planned; Legacy, Shattered Glass, Earthspark expected

Earthspark panel to introduce cast members, talk about series

No exclusives on hand at event. Instead, codes will be given at Hasbro booth to place preorders before general inventory is made available online later

Two Small Leaks: Selects DK-3 and Studio Series 86 Wheelie

Shattered Glass Flamewar Stock Photos Shown

Buzzworthy Bumblebee Summer Assortment Hitting US: 4-pack, Toy Colors Dinobots and Terrorsaur all spotted since last week

Walmart Collector Con starts July 21st

Velocitron Deluxes expected in-store by the end of the month

The wonderful world of vaporware Amazon product listings

Amazon Prime Optimus Prime pops up again only to still not materialize (so far)

Everybody reported on a Legacy Darkmount listing last week that wasn’t