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

This is episode 233. 

We are recording live on Friday, April 23rd, 2021.

In this episode we’ll be talking about

• Leaky ships
• Unicron upgrades; and
• A clash of titans

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

Notable things that happened this week?

NEWS

Amazon Australia grows up, becomes the world’s premier leaky ship

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/27/transformers-kingdom-golden-disk-collection-terrorsaur-and-ranger-puffer-amazon-listings-430495 

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-transformers-listings-on-amazon-australia-featuring-nightprowler-artfire-goldbug-and-more/45814/

Kingdom Two-pack: Mirage and Grimlock “Battle Across Time”

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/24/transformers-kingdom-mirage-grimlock-2-pack-listing-official-description-432295

Studio Series 86 Leader Slag images

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/11/studio-series-86-leader-class-slag-images-431580

Hasbro sends Kingdom wave 2 promotional packs to media

https://twitter.com/allsparknews/status/1385692538170925060?s=21 

Masterpiece Skids Official Photos

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/16/takara-tomy-transformers-masterpiece-mp-53-skids-official-in-hand-images-431862 

Two Unicrons for the price of one - satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!

https://tformers.com/41241 

Still on Unicron upgrades, how about some glowing green eyes?

https://tformers.com/41164 

New from NewAge: More Seekers

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/20/newage-h13ex-lucifer-h14b-shazaam-h15r-icarus-legends-scale-g1-seekers-images-432028 

And Shockwave

https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/19/newage-toys-h35-cyclops-legends-scale-g1-shockwave-color-prototype-h35ex-and-h35m-variants-431987 

Titan Metroplex Concept Art

There’s been a bit of concept art floating around this week for 2013’s Metroplex, the first Titan class Transformer. 

https://tformers.com/41248

With Hasbro seemingly coming to the end of the Titans with The Ark (a new Titan), let’s take a moment to examine the Titans as they currently stand.

Metroplex, Devy, Fort Max, Predaking, Trypticon, Omega, Scorponok, Ark

(with forthcoming Scorponok repaint Black Zarak)

NEW ACQUISITIONS  

Jason: No new acquisitions but I opened Autobot Alliance /checks/ 4 months late!

Bradley: Unicron, Grimlock, Dinobot, Rattrap.

Tony: Core Starscream

OUTRO

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That’s all from us. We’ll be back with more Transformers news soon.

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