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Twincast / Podcast Episode #342 "Full House"

Date: Sunday, January 28th 2024 11:08am CST
Categories: Site News, Digital Media News, Podcast
Posted by: kuhlio

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After an unscheduled week off, we've got a full house of fun and opinions ready for you this week on the Seibertron.com Twincast/Podcast. Host Scotty P is joined by Megatronus, Kuhlio, Aaarnhide19, Mr. Starscream and the triumphantly returning Rotorstorm to discuss what has been happening with Transformers so far in the new year.

Episode #342 “Full House” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts and many other Podcatcher sites within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

Here's what we discuss in this episode:

• Gear up for opinions on the newly leaked deluxe mini-bot.
  
• We are going streaking. Gamer Edition Sideswipe and Bumblebee Movie Sunstreaker then continue the leak-train.
• Possibly cancelled toys have a new chance at retail. First looks at Trailbreaker have surfaced to accompany Hound in an upcoming 5 pack.
• Excited for Transformers Tuesday's HasLab reveal on January 30? We sneak in our speculations on what the crowd-funded bot will be.
  
• The Energon Universe has grown since we last discussed the Skybound Comics. The cast discusses how lending a hand (or full arm) has been received as well as the newly released Duke and Cobra Commander #1. Jump to around 1:03:30 in the audio if you wish to avoid comic book spoilers.
  
• Takara has embraced the yellowed plastic. Thankfully Rotorstorm has some history and helps explain the upcoming Dr. Yellow inspired MPG repaint.
• In 40 for 40 this time we party like it's 1999
  
• Finally, bragging rights finishes up this episode.
  

ROTB SS Voyager Optimus Prime and Commander Class Ultra Magnus Back in Stock on Pulse

Date: Friday, January 26th 2024 12:01pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: Bounti76 | Credit(s): Hasbro Pulse

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Here's a great update for all of you who were out of luck on getting to snag the highly regarded Studio Series ROTB Optimus Prime or SS86 Commander Class Ultra Magnus- they're currently back in stock at Hasbro Pulse! Thanks to DeathReviews for the heads up!

Been looking for that Buzzworthy/Studio Series RotB Optimus figure? Frustrated and furious because it's nowhere to be found? Well, it's back in stock (for now) at Hasbro Pulse!

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/bac ... us-prime-1

It may be available only for members, but if not, here's your chance to snag it!

Pese click on either picture below to be taken to that figure's page to order. We hope this helps!

First Look at Gamerverse Sideswipe and More Images of Concept Sunstreaker

Date: Thursday, January 25th 2024 4:50pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: william-james88

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The studio series line is releasing some wild stuff in 2024, a very different direction than it's live action toy origins. Case in point, we have new images for the upcoming Sunstreaker toy and a never before seen new version of Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe from Studio Series. The images come from an E-Bay listing where anyone can buy it for $200 and make their early review.

While there, you can also purchase the Studio Series deluxe concept Sunstreaker. The listing gives us better images of both modes and shows the weapons he comes with.

Next Transformers Haslab to be Revealed January 30

Date: Wednesday, January 24th 2024 11:58pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News
Posted by: william-james88

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All across social media Hasbro has announced that they will have a Fanstream on January 30 where they will unveil their next Haslab project for the Transformers line. It could be anyone though if you are looking for clues, they do highlight Energon possibly hinting to that toyline, along with the phrase "fire up" . Could mean something, could mean anything, could mean nothing. Let us know what you hope they reveal! Below is the full quote from Hasrbo.

Get ready to Roll Out a TransformersTuesday like never before! We're officially kicking off the Transformers 40th anniversary celebration at 10:00am ET on January 30th with a Fanstream of epic proportions! Join BMac and Evan on Hasbro Pulse's YouTube channel as they fire up the engines and unveil an all-new Transformers HasLab that is sure to be a must-have in your collection! Make sure you've filled up on Energon because you do not want to miss this!

Upcoming Legacy Leader Soundwave to be the "Earthrise" Mold

Date: Friday, January 19th 2024 8:59pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Rumors
Posted by: william-james88

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One of 2024's leaders in the Legacy line is known to be Soundwave. Now people were wondering if that meant a new mold, a larger figure, or a rerelease of the previous mold with cassettes. Well, it's the latter and we know that from JTPrime17 who confirmed it. It is said to be a repaint of the Walmart's exclusive Soundwave from the Netflix line and for it to be at the leader class price point, it will come with extra figures/cassettes, though we don't know exactly what those will be yet.

Here is the listing for those curious:

TRA GEN LEGACY UNI LEADER SOUNDWAVE
Product Number: F9188

Upcoming Transformers Exclusives Include G1 Retro Prime with Trailer, Go Bots Pathfinder and More

Date: Friday, January 19th 2024 8:39pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Rumors
Posted by: william-james88

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While we know all the Legacy and Studio Series coming out this year, we still didn't know all exclusives. JTPrime17 is sharing some listings with us regarding non general release items:

TRA GEN SELECTS DLX 3 PACK TREDS, PATHFINDER, & SMALLFOOT
Product Number: F9650

This is not an exclusive but it won't be found in stores either, so preorder it from whichever online retailer you feel most comfortable with when it is made available. These are redecos of recent figures to represent Go Bot characters. Pathfinder, for instance, will be a redeco of Cosmos. It might be grey to match the original Go Bots toy or blue to match the Transformers homage figure.


TRA BB GEN SS 2 PACK VOY 86 RATCHET, & DLX 86 BRAWN (battle damaged)
Product Number: F9878

TRA OPTIMUS PRIME AND AUTOBOT BULLSEYE
Product Number: F9652

Those two are Target exclusives. The 86 two pack will be battle damaged, same as the Ironhide/Prowl pack. The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.


TRA GEN RETRO OPTIMUS PRIME
Product Number: G0153

TRA GEN RETRO BOMBSHELL & RAMHORN
Product Number: G0237

TRA GEN LEGACY STARSEEKERS DLX ROADPIG
Product Number: G0232

Those three are all Walmart exclusives. The retros are G1 toys in cartoon deco, and Optimus will come with a trailer. We knew of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Starseeker line. Roadpig is a retool of Crashbar, letting us finally complete the Junkasaurus combiner.


TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

More Images of Gen Selects Trailbreaker in Toon Colours

Date: Wednesday, January 17th 2024 10:00pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: william-james88

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We now have more images of Earthrise Trailbreaker in toon colours. This would be from the upcoming Autobot 5 pack within the Generations Selects line, the same 5 pack which includes Hound. That means that the other figures in the pack, like Sunstreaker and Wheeljack, would also be in toon colours. The new images from Yahoo and E-Bay also give us a look at the alt mode. Since the main plastic colour is grey rather than black, the wheels are molded in the same colour and become grey as well. Let us know what you feels about this deco now that you have a better look at it.

First Look at New Transformers Sunstreaker Toy

Date: Wednesday, January 17th 2024 9:37pm CST
Category: Toy News
Posted by: william-james88

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We thank Sowndwave76 for letting us know of new images showing us a first look at an upcoming Transformers Sunstreaker toy. While it has not been confirmed, we had listings of a Movie 6 Sunstreaker which would make this a concept art figure, similar to the leader Megatron toy we are also getting in Studio Series. There's a few images of the toy below in both his modes along with his weapon accessory.

Let us know if you think this is a worthwhile toy to add to your collection.

First Look at Gen Selects Trailbreaker in Toon Colours

Date: Tuesday, January 16th 2024 10:03pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Rumors
Posted by: william-james88

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We thank Sowndwave76 for letting us know of an image that popped up online as a leak. It is an image of Earthrise Trailbreaker in toon colours with no more use of clear plastic. This would be from the upcoming Autobot 5 pack within the Generations Selects line, the same 5 pack which includes Hound. That means that the other figures in the pack, like Sunstreaker and Wheeljack, would also be in toon colours. Let us know if this news helps lessen the blow of buying the 5 pack for Hound.

"Leak" Suggesting that Upcoming Legacy Chromia will be an Animated Prowl Redeco with New Head

Date: Tuesday, January 16th 2024 7:16pm CST
Category: Rumors
Posted by: william-james88

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Some fans want to be kept up to date on the latest rumours within the Transformers community while others just want to wait for the cold hard facts. And while both are fine, today we will indulge the more rumour oriented side. We've recently learnt from one of the self defined "leakers" that Legacy United deluxe Cyberverse Chromia will have barely nothing new in terms of molding. This is based on an image seen but not shared. The upcoming figure is said to just be a blue redeco of Animated Prowl with a head resembling previous Chromia heads.

Of course, this is to be taken with a grain of salt as there is no solid proof of this aside from the leaker's record which is 50/50. Of course, this will give us an idea of how reliable leaks are.