Seibertron.com Transformers Twincast/podcast

Episode 301 of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast starts out with listener questions, beginning with one about collection displays and how to upgrade them. Theoretical, multiversal teams of Transformers characters are discussed next as answers to the second question. The last pair of questions relate to the potential future of combiner characters in the Generations lineup, starting with thoughts about torso design in light of the upcoming Menasor before landing on six character combiner teams like Monstructor. Leaked video reviews of upcoming Walmart exclusive Generations Legacy toys for Black Convoy (or Scourge) and Cybertron Override prompt reaction from the cast. Hasbro's own video tour through the upcoming Haslab Victory Saber project spark some further discussion before the episode concludes with the typical, recurring Bragging Rights segment.

This episodes begins with a special feature as we talk to Nick Roche, the writer of the new Last Bot Standing comic mini-series, about the new book and his time spent working on Transformers comics over the past 15+ years. Listen in to hear about the origins of the new story, details on the characters within and much more. Toy discussion topics with the regular cast of the show follow, starting out with a look at the upcoming Masterpiece Trailbreaker toy. Amazon's exclusive Wreck 'n Rule collection comes up next with all the reveals and preorders having hit throughout the week for toys such as Impactor, G2 Leadfoot, Springer, Twin Twist, Mr. Bones and another incarnation of Bulkhead that no one wanted. A brief chat about the new Studio Series figures headed our way leads into a talk about LEGO, who officially unveiled an Optimus Prime set that has fans buzzing. More toy repaint talk, a listener question about a hypothetical end of all Transformers comics and then bragging rights follow, but that's not the end

Episode 299 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast starts out with the cast sharing impressions of the recently revealed Generations Legacy Titan Class Cybertron Metroplex figure set to be released later this year. Early thoughts on Movie Masterpiece MPM-13 Blackout come next, followed by a brief overview of various officially revealed - or leaked - redeco toys like Generations Selects Cyclonus and Voyager Dinobot, both in their original "toy" decos. Highlights from a recent Hasbro fan roundtable follow before listener questions begin, with the first about combiners from the past 20 years the cast would like to see receive a "perfect" toy of. Questions follow about design preferences for updated versions of older characters, reissues, the Visionaries, what alt mode updated versions of Soundwave and Blaster should have plus even more. The episode concludes with the recurring Bragging Rights segment, where cast members share their recent Transformers toy and product acquisitions.

The Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast starts episode 298 with impressions of the recently revealed second wave of Transformers Legacy toys, starting with the Voyager Class Jhiaxus which is the first toy representation of the iconic G2 comic character. The Deluxe Class figures are discussed next, including Elita-1, Wild Rider, Tarantulas and Knock Out. Leader Class Blitzwing and his controversial alternate modes come next, with opinions about the large Commander Class Motormaster rounding out the Legacy wave 2 discussion. After brief thoughts on upcoming Shattered Glass figures like Ultra Magnus, the cast moves on to share their in-hand impressions of Legacy's first wave of toys, including such figures as Core Class Iguanus, Deluxe Class Arcee and Voyager Class Bulkhead. A listener question is addressed regarding internal Hasbro and Sunbow memos from 1986 that reveal new information about character appearance decisions in the G1 cartoon's third season. Additional answers to other listener questions follow before

Episode 297 of the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast tackles the Transformers news of the day, starting with a discussion of Studio Series Sludge and his slick new packaging before moving onto other upcoming Transformers Legacy toys such as Leader Blitzwing, and the higher price point introduced with the new Titan Metroplex. Onto media, the cast tackles the freshly revealed Offroad Bumblebee being introduced in Rise of the Beasts, an Incan-carving marketing campaign featuring Maximal and Predacon symbols, and a funny anecdote Michael Bay is telling news outlets about Steven Spielberg. The episode wraps up with bragging rights.

In Episode 296 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast, " TBD ," ScottyP, Megatronus and xRotorstormx discuss the lastest Studio Series figures to hit store shelves from the Bumblebee movie. We take a look at the potential Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal figure and his partner in weaponry, Tigatron. Funko is going down the route none of us wanted with NFT Funko Pops of your favorite Transformers characters. TfCon LA broke news that Netflix passed on a possible Transformers: Legacy series, which are we really surprised? More images of the Transformers Micro Machines playsets have surfaced along with additional information on the cars we will see in the line. Meanguns asks the crew what our worst off the shelf experience has been and RotorstormNZ asks what the future of digital comics will be with IDW not renewing their license for the Transformers.The episode concludes as it always does, with a round of bragging rights, where each member discusses what they've acquired since the last episode.

Episode 295 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast begins with initial impressions of the Transformers and G.I. Joe collaborative release featuring a H.I.S.S. Tank Megatron and Cobra's Baroness. With new details available for the next cartoons - Botbots and Earthspark - the talk moves to media for a short while with thoughts shared on some of the initial designs seen in promotional imagery for the shows. After that, the crew looks forward to IDW's upcoming "Last Bot Standing" from writer Nick Roche and artist E.J. Su. Listener questions follow, beginning with one about the controversial combiner character from The Last Knight, Infernocus. The next listener question sparks lengthy thoughts about damage from the post office and imperfections present on Transformers toys when they leave the factory itself. A final listener question asks about experiences buying figures after the intake of adult beverages before the episode concludes with the recurring Bragging Rights segment.

In Episode 294 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast, crew members kick off the show with a diverse slate of listener questions from meanguns, triKlops, D-Maximal_Primal, and Mr.MicroMaster. Topics range from Transformers advertising and comics re-writes to Lucky Draws, Shattered Glass, and combiners. Following this lively discussion, the crew members discuss the recently announced and upcoming Premium Finish version of Studio Series 05 Optimus Prime, and then segue towards Hasbro Pulse's Fan First Friday announcements on February 4th. The crew reviews notable reveals, including Studio Series 86 Sludge and Junkyard, as well as Bumblebee Movie Arcee and Ironhide. Transformers Legacy Beast Wars redecos earn a mention. The Twincast briefly save a word for Cybershark, a non-show Beast Wars reissue appearing at Walmart and destined for clearance, and then express admiration for the recent HasLab Victory Saber update on packaging artwork done by notable comics artist and Transformers enthusiast Guido Guidi. The sh

Episode 293 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast starts out with a look at the recently revealed Generations Legacy Core Class figures Skywarp and Iguanus, with additional discussion about how further Pretenders characters could potentially fit into the Core Class lineup. After that, initial impressions of the revealed and order-able DK-2 Guard, a black repaint of Earthrise Ironhide, are discussed. The news of IDW Publishing no longer carrying the Transformers comic book license after 2022 is official, so the cast shares their thoughts on this development. Other news involving Rise of the Beasts and its companion toy line seem to indicate the toys will go ahead as planned without the movie, and a listener question helps guide the chat for this topic. The episode concludes with the recurring Bragging Rights segment as usual.

The 292nd episode of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast begins with a round of discussions about recently revealed, and sometimes unofficially leaked, upcoming Transformers toys. The Junkion named Junkyard is discussed first, then the 1986 Movie toy talk continues with Spike and his Exo-Suit. The toy train continues to track after that with impressions of the MPG-02 Getsuei, who also forms the right leg of the Raiden combiner. A quick look at possible Micro Machines of vehicles from the 2007 Transformers movie leads in to more quick impressions, this time for Drag Strip from the soon forthcoming Generations Legacy line. A pair of listener questions leads into a listener suggested segment where the cast takes groups of three and decides which is "fun", what goes in "my collection", and which gets destroyed by "Kremzeek". An extra short round of the recurring Bragging Rights segment then closes out another episode.

Episode 291 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast looks back at 2021 and ahead to 2022. The retrospective begins with opinions on the objective best Transformer of the year before a small tilt occurs for the next topic where the cast provides their subjective favorites. Transformers TV and comic book releases are looked at next, with Cyberverse on the minds of the cast when thinking about the best media of the year. After a tongue-in-cheek look at the year's "Most 2020 Moment", the best-of segments are put on pause as the talk moves into scolding the worst toys and general developments for Transformers during the past year. Positive reflections return with a look at personal collecting achivements that occurred in the past twelve months. Predictions follow with both easy calls and less likely, wishful thinking predictions for what could be in store for Transformers in 2022. The recurring Bragging Rights segment closes another episode and another year of the show as usual.

In episode 290 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast, crew members discuss the rumors that Skybound Entertainment, publisher of the popular comic-series-turned-Amazon-Prime-streaming-cartoon Invincible, is looking to acquire the publishing rights of The Transformers. We speak to IDW's remarkable 16-year run and how times have changed, from the use of forums to source novice artists and fan feedback, to the way the focus and themes of the narratives have evolved with time. The discussion turns to toys, as ScottyP talks about his in-hand experience with Masterpiece MP53 Skids and MP54 Reboost, entries that are reminiscent of the 'Super Car' era. Super7's Ultimates Wave 3 are next on the agenda, with the eclectic mix of Wreck-Gar, Aliigatorcon, Tarn, and G2 Megatron all capturing the scattershot imaginations of the podcast team. Core Class Kingdom Hot Rod and Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Arcee earn a brief mention, before jumping into a more in-depth discussion of the Amazon exclusive Golden Disk collections J

The Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast gathers on a holiday weekend to talk about the Transformers, starting with the latest rumors of an upcoming Amazon exclusive sub-line featuring the Wreckers. In-hand impressions of several Transformers Collaborative toys follow, beginning with the Jurassic Park themed set featuring Tyrannocon Rex and Autobot JP93. The J. Balvin themed J. Balvintron, plus cassette companions Energia Buzzsaw and Vibras Stripes, are discussed next before the Collaborative talk ends with quick-hit impressions of the just-arriving Draculus figure. A special topic follows which goes around the table to see which toy gimmicks that never seemed to hit their stride, in popularity or execution, the cast would like to see make a comeback. The series finale to Transformers Cyberverse has been made available for most of the world through Youtube or other means, so that gets some attention from the crew before the episode ends with the recurring Bragging Rights segment.

The Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast presents its 288th episode which starts out with reaction to the news of the year long delay for the next installment in the Transformers live action film franchise, Rise of the Beasts. Along with this topic, the cast considers what imaginary "filler" toy-lines they would like to see if the movie's accompanying toys happen to get delayed alongside the film's release. Actually planned toys are the next topic on the slate, with just-revealed Studio Series toys from the Bumblebee movie such as Deluxe Class Brawn and Voyager Class Soundwave creating excitement. The Generations: War for Cybertron: Kingdom Blaster also comes up, with inevitable thoughts about an obvious repaint inspired by the name of this very podcast. Impressions of the first 45 minute long Cyberverse special released last week on Hasbro's Youtube channel comes next, followed by brief lamentations on IDW's ongoing Transformers run inspired by a listener's question. The episode concludes with the regularly occur

Episode 287 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast covers all the latest Transformers Generations products revealed at the just-concluded Hasbro Pulsecon 2021. A look at the Voyager Class "Prime" Bulkhead starts things out, along with thoughts on how appropriate this new toy's design is for the character. The discussion moves along after that to provide thoughts on the remainder of the products from the upcoming Generations Legacy toy line that were shown off, including a new version of G2's Laser Optimus Prime and Deluxe Class entries Skids, Prime Arcee, Kickback and the first part of the new version of the Menasor combiner, Dragstrip. Opinions are provided about the price point of the Pulsecon exclusive Ravage set, then the show moves on to answer listener questions about recent Hasbro product reveal timing and all-time favorite repaints. The episode concludes as usual with the Bragging Rights segment.

On Episode 286 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast the topics begin yet again with a final status update on the Victory Saber HasLab crowdfunding project, with a check-in on its progress towards stretch goals now that it has surpassed its initial funding goals. Takara Tomy's just revealed MPG-01 Shouki, the first part of its Masterpiece Raiden combiner, has been revealed so the crew talks about that next. A leaked image from a retailer presentation has confirmed the existence of next year's Titan Class entry for the Generations: Legacy lineup, which is none other than Cybertron Metroplex. Opinions split there before the discussion moves on to learn about Hasbro and Takara's listings for Tenseg figure stands. Catch-up chat on the Amazon Exclusive Kingdom Golden Disk collection follows with thoughts provided on all the entries from Ranger to Jackpot to Terrorsaur and more. The episode concludes with the recurring Bragging Rights segment.

On Episode 285 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast, things begin with a status update on the latest HasLab crowdfunding project for Victory Saber as well as a potential tier bonus that was mistakenly unveiled. Next, we dive into a large amount of leaks that have surfaced recently, ranging from an exclusive Velocitron line to new vintage Beast Wars reissues, to more R.E.D figures and even more. Target's latest Red Card Exclusive Road Rage was unveiled as well as Draculus, a new Transformers collaboration with Universal Monsters, and we give our impressions on these new toys. We continue our "Classics Retrospective" with a look back on 2011 and some of 2012's releases. Reveal the Shield and the initial Generations line started to wrap up and Japan's United line was gearing up. Exclusives like the Targetmaster Microns, Million Publishing Stepper and clear three-packs were on our radars and Botcon 2012 gave us a small sample of Classic goodness. Closing out this episode is another round of bragging rights.

Episode 284 of the Seibertron.com Twincast Podcast begins with a discussion on the new HasLab Victory Saber crowdfunding campaign, and the future of Japanese anime characters in the U.S. toyline. We move to the freshly revealed Studio Series Deluxe Class N.E.S.T. Bumblebee, and some comical packaging spelling errors. Next is the similarly revealed - or perhaps leaked - Kingdom Deluxe Class Slammer, which will perfectly compliment your Titan Metroplex. We tackle a pair of listener questions asking about the next use of the Titan Ark figure, and if the Twincast crew has personal examples of the softer, plasticizer-laden bits of our Transformers damaging or imprinting on harder plastic pieces, which we do. Then, after a long hiatus, the show continues its Classics Retrospective segment, where we examine the Transformers brand machinations of 2010, which include: the Classics and Universe 2.0 lines rebranding into Generations, the War for Cybertron video game toys, shiny metallic Takara Transformers United releas

The Twincast delves into what may be coming in the (as of this recording) imminent Hasbro Transformers Fan Friday and says "Let's Say Go!" Could it be Victory Saber, Dino King, or Road Caesar? You already know it's Victory Saber by now, but listen in to hear some entertaining last minute thoughts anyhow. The Cyberverse Adventures Dinobots Unite toyline gets a major upswing with the leaked reveal of Deluxe Dinobot Slag, or Slug depending on your perspective. TakaraTomy is not forgotten with discussion about an upcoming Masterpiece Cliffjumper and Shouki from the upcoming Trainbots Raiden release. Commander Class Rodimus Prime from War for Cybertron Kingdom gets a spotlight as well as the unexpected Puffer minibot reveal, expected in the Golden Disc Amazon exclusive sublimn. End the show with some bragging rights featuring your favorite Autobot Ark and then call it a day!

The Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast presents episode 282 which begins with chat about the leaked out first looks of War for Cybertron Kingdom's fourth wave of deluxe class figures, with Pipes and Shadow Panther plus the Selects release of a blue Bluestreak. This presents opportunity to address a listener question about preferences for leaks as opposed to official reveals, especially appropriate given more retailer listings for upcoming items have been discovered in Target's system. Some other upcoming Masterpiece products have been revealed with Crosscut and Nightbird, and some time is taken to reflect on these unconventional entries into the lineup. In-hand impressions follow of the just released MPM-12 Optimus Prime figure, based on his appearance in 2018's Bumblebee movie. Listener questions continue after that with thoughts about Armada Masterpiece figures nosediving into Robots in Disguise MP wishes. After that, another listener question prompts the cast to think about literal lost Transformers toys be