TransMissions Episode 147 – New Year of Anniversaries

OptimusPrimal_BW1_16x9It’s our first episode of 2016! In Toys, we dig into some of the figures planned for the Beast Wars 20th Anniversary and clear out some of the toy news backlog from the holiday break. In Comics, we celebrate all the end-of-2015 critical acclaim for Transformers More Than Meets The Eye, and we review IDW’s Sins of the Wreckers issue . And we get an early start on planning for TFcon Chicago this fall. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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This episode was edited by Michael Ordway (@minervion).  Please check out his work in 3D modelling and animation and video and audio post-production at www.michaelordway.com!  Huge thanks to Michael for his hard work!

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11 Comments

  1. I have no use for an oversized MP toy, they are already oversized if you ask me. If they did oversize one I’d say it should be Star Saber, since he’s too small as he is. In the show his super mode was like combiner size. I think the current MP one is barely even large enough for CHUG.

    I am interested in the upcoming Hellfire and Wrestle, since I like to try to keep my figures in scale, and the vehicles they turn into would be huge. I’d put those MP toys in my CHUG collection just so they scale with Scout size cars. From what I can tell they are basically Ultra size toys, and Ultra Class Inferno is about right for me. I would be more likely to get the mold if they did a version of ehobby Hauler.

    Thanks for the response about Alpha Trion. I’m trying too figure out who he might share tooling with, since they seem to work with 3 characters in mind for one mold these days. Victory Leo might fit the bill with a robot, jet and lion mode. Or maybe Beast Wars Tigerhawk?

  2. Do you think with this whole Beast Wars 20th anniversary going on, Third Party companies will take this opportunity and make third party beast wars figures?
    If so, please someone make a third party magmatron!

    • You’d think someone would at least do some Beast Wars inspired repaints. Repaint one of the not-Rampage or Headstrong Predacon toys as Cheetor or Rhinox or something. Heck, at this point I’d even take some Beast Wars inspired cassettes from KFC.

  3. dualmirroredgridwork

    Oh great,now everybody responds to the feed back!where were you all last week..I made it here? !
    Seriously,I like the fact that matt trys tor keep his collection to scale …one of my nit picks of transformers collecting..which is why I don’t do it as much anymore…

  4. Also to help clarify image 12 in that artbook they are Panty and Stocking (panty, the blonde on the right) (Stocking, the purple hair girl on the left) from the anime series, Panty & Stocking, with Gaterbrlelt as Shattered Glass Optimus Prime and Megatron.

    • I think the hosts would like to watch Panty and Stocking especially their Transformers homage episode. They even got the original Japanese voice actors for Optimus and Megatron to do their voices.

    • I 100% agree with that statement above. It could make for a good episode of Transmissions Extra, or Patreon “reward” xD

  5. It is sad that Yoshi is lost and alone! Maybe we will have to call Mario to go Recue him from that egg in the question block in Bowser’s Castle.!!

    As for Transformers Battle Tactics I have been playing since right about it started. I love the game. As for tips… here are a few..
    1 ) Play the now missions they have added. You can get coins, Energon , and cores from there fairly easy.

    2 ) When they have the daily events for characters …DO IT!!! Work and earn the character. They are worth the effort.

    3) Also work with the league and try and do good in the Event to get a good ranking and earn the rewards. If you rank high enough you can get good characters.

    The only problem I really have with it is getting cores. Some characters you need certain number of cores to get them. You can fight and earn them, but there is no guarentee that you will get the core. It can be a long process to earn them.
    The main thing I wish they would do is offer some kind of trading system. Something were you can trade with other players for cores or even characters. I doubt they will ever do this but we can hope.
    I have joined the Transmissions League though I haven’t been able play much last day or so. Though I hope to make up for that. If you guys would like more advice or anything let me know. It might be easier to show / talk about it on skype though.

  6. Dualmirroredgridwork

    almost can swear he said “blackjack”…!!!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvE84AGMWpE

  7. Speaking of More Than a Geek Spark. I was able to secure a copy of it on a Japanese second hand item store online. Interestingly, it was marked as an 18+ item by this store. I will let y’all know when it arrives from Japan. 😀

  8. dualmirroredgridwork

    If mps toys are in scale with one another,do you think they (hasbro/takara/tomy) would ever make a line with some good detail but all to “real scale” with one another?..and i dont mean micromasters or cyberverse,something really good but with all in a same conform scale size class?there always making them smaller nowadays as it is to save money (but not the price tag)…..every now and a great then I see some pretty good stuff …world’s smallest was a pretty good start but not all the same scale class.

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