Triple Takeover Toycast

Presenting an extra special episode now, as we delve deep into our bulging mailbag to answer questions from our dedicated listeners about Transformers, toy collecting, the podcast and much more than meets the ear. We're joined for this one by friend of the pod and all-round good guy Jason; but considering it's #66, will everyone make it out alive?Support the Show.

After the highs of Binaltech, a new 'real car' robots in disguise line emerged from TakaraTomy in 2009, only this time they were smaller and more stylised - it's Alternity! The team take a look at this repaint-heavy roster of toys and get ready to dish out the Alternity facts.Support the Show.

We're back for a third round of #Transformers 'hidden gems', where each of the team selects two toys from over the years that they feel never got enough love. Or maybe they did?#Transformers #hiddengems #toycollectingSupport the Show.

Now that TFNation 2023 is done, we roped in organisers Dave Mapes (who you might recognise) and Billy Stripes to give an insight into running Europe's largest Transformers convention! Get the skinny on the behind-the-scenes action here.#Transformers #TFNation #toycollectingIf you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at www.patreon.com/tripletakeoverTONS of exclusive content & perks, including bonus 'minisodes', miniseries around ongoing topics, outtakes, early access and more! Also a big THANK YOU to our wonderful patrons: NickDanny RobertsAndyPrestonChrisSpider-FatherAdam ShoemakerBad SaturdayJustin MasaruDave DalrympleGeokaiserYusiferJohn PearlTroysefAnthony CarsAlec MeerCapnRAPhil GRotorstormLazzzerbeakPuma The HunterVegemite MikePeter HammersonShenryChris NorrisJesse MorenoNexisJimoinAaron SvobodaBilligatorAndy GoldColdsquallSimon ElvinJoshlesCracktastic PlasticDanvastatorJeffrey FreegKyler WilmothTim BannerjeeBen LewisLucas HenkelMolluskoenigMalcolm HobbsCNCRick56Mythic GearsZach LawsonJason MurrayDavid ShepherdesdeemQuickmixedJosh BellAshpoltzindiosCristian HyattMarc AllieGraeme MoffatConor CBurke PerrottaEric HoytBobby P.Mike LoiaconoNihar BhattChris RodwellSteve RedmanJim KinseyShawnti SeigelJames PascoeGhostPrimeJickelGodert WalterCharlie ShoppellJune MarigoldAlexis Taylorwindows6kTyler DickisonJeremy WoodallRossJetfire JamesDog Lunch UKMichael CagleDuggertronsquidcatfishRobert RCalidusUncrasimaticBoreCam LeeMiguel GonzalezSpider-BobJames HooksBrandon MahaffeyCollecticonChupGoldboltRiley LentzEmperor GalvartronMatthew DeadmenSpencer ButlerAllen JohnsonAnthony BakerAdam BradyJames TurnhamSimonTheTransformerClosetEMH_RichardRobin HuntRhALoganJetfireprime760James ClarkeFrank ColosimoAtlasDave BeckettJeremy CancekoBen EricksonEvilplopdiseaseJuan CarpinteroKlarque Clint GamingMichael GaxiolafreedomistherightDJ ConvoyPrymus84StarSaberFan37Private RandomRob FranklinProteinDigbysaurusAnthony FortunatoMenastreakerDarjStevie P360verseTraffic ConeThePerfectPixlA Saucy FellowAndrew BentleyMarc BairstowRaphael RothobadiahstarbuckJon RAnd the Mapes Brothers (who you might recognise!)Support the Show.

TFNation has come and gone again for another year! The cornerstone of the UK's Transformers social calendar is always a fun and exciting time, and the team are here to relive all the highlights from 2023's event... including the toys we met along the way!#Transformers #TFNation #toycollectingSupport the Show.

How do Transformers fans respond to mysterious new toy reveals that are yet to be confirmed? The recent Missing Link Optimus Prime (Convoy) announcement from Takara Tomy could be the most significant collector-aimed TF product in the last two decades, but before it was all official, we had a chat about our reactions to blurry unconfirmed toy reveals!#Transformers #Generation1 #MissingLinkSupport the Show.

We're back for another stop on the tour through each year of the classic Transformers toy line! 1987 was rather appropriately a year of significant change for the robots in disguise, with 'blockier' toys and new gimmicks such as Headmasters and Targetmasters. Some may even say it's one of the best years ever... perhaps even on this podcast!Support the Show.

The robots in disguise are back on the big screen, and there's plenty to say about it all! Prepare for a spoiler-filled deep dive into everything we enjoyed about the latest film and a fair bit of critiquing besides as we get into it with Transformers Rise of the Beasts. Let them come!#Transformers #RiseoftheBeasts #BeastWarsSupport the Show.

In a very special episode, Triple Takeover sits down with Hasbro to talk all things Transformers! We are delighted to welcome Hasbro's Ben "Bmac" MacCrae (Associate Brand Manager of Global Brand Development & Marketing) and Mark Maher (Transformers Generations Lead Product Designer) onto the show for an extensive chat about our favourite brand of transforming robot toys - this is one you won't want to miss!Support the Show.

There are no doubt moments where every toy collector is asked by their friends or family that eternal question: why? Why collect toys to begin with? And why is it Transformers that appeals so much, both now and back when you were little? Today we're getting a bit philosophical and attempting to answer all that and more.Support the Show.

We frequently hear from our listeners how we've 'enabled' them on various toy purchases as a result of what we've discussed on the show. Well, to prove we're no different, the team are looking at some specific examples of self-enablement, all of which are non-Transformers related! We do it to ourselves.Support the Show.

We all love robots in disguise but what about actual robots? Robosen has already made waves with their fully interactive self-transforming Optimus Prime and they have more on the way soon! But where do these sorts of consumer robotics sit in the market and just how appealing are they for more traditional toy collectors? Let's find out.#Transformers #ToyCollecting #TripleTakeover #Robosen #OptimusPrimeSupport the Show.

The unofficial 3rd party Transformers scene can feature diamonds and duds, be it Masterpiece, Generations, Legends scale or more. Check out the Triple Takeover team's best and worst experiences with 3P TFs!Support the Show.

It started in the best way possible with the iconic pink Hot Rod, but now the Transformers Retro reissue line promises to bring collectors yet more exciting new takes on classic G1 toys that we could never have dreamt of! With Hound and Thundercracker currently on release, we look at what could be on the horizon and which other characters we would love to see given the same treatment.Support the Show.

Anyone who grew up with Transformers in the '80s or '90s will remember the allure of the many protoypes visible in the catalogues of the era, especially as they were often different to the toys we had in hand. Well, today, we're joined by a very special guest in Ras, a vintage prototype enthusiast who has the largest collection of pre-production Transformers currently known, including the only privately-owned copy of G1 Unicron from 1986! If you've ever been interested in what these prototypes represent, this is an episode not to miss.Support the Show.

We're back for a second round of Transformers 'hidden gems', where each of the team selects two toys from over the years that they feel never got enough love. Or maybe they did?Support the Show.