Triple Takeover Toycast

In our second non-Transformers episode, the team do a deep dive into TakaraTomy's new Diaclone line as we explore just what makes these gorgeous high-end toys so alluring. Don't call it a reboot! WARNING: the enablement is hard with this one.Support the Show.

The Triple Takeover team may be getting older but at least we're amassing more robots! With a round of birthdays having just passed, we take a look at some of the Transformers-related presents we've received... which inevitably leads on to all kinds of other topics! This one may be a bit self-indulgent but it's our birthday so we'll rant if we want to. Support the Show.

Transformers: Energon was released to coincide with the brand's 20th anniversary in 2004, so unsurprisingly contained a large number of homages to the early days of the robots in disguise. Here we explore some of those in a chat that began life as a Patreon-exclusive minisode, but quickly spiralled into something more! Support the Show.

The team are tackling one of the biggest stains on the world of toy collecting - the horrible case of discoloured plastic!  Though commonly thought of as an 'old toy problem', there have been an unfortunate number of new cases come to light recently. What causes it and what makes it so heinous? And is there a fix? Let's find out today.Support the Show.

The Triple Takeover team are going a bit highbrow and brainstorming what makes a good head sculpt such an integral part of any Transformers toy. Take a tour through some personal favourite examples and some hardheaded opinions on the way! Support the Show.

The Triple Takeover team is proud to present our one-year anniversary episode! To celebrate, we're diving into a topic we've been teasing since the beginning, as we explore the incredible delights of Car Robots and Robots in Disguise from the 2000/1 era. No stone is left unturned in this bumper length extravaganza - our longest episode to date!Support the Show.

The Triple Takeover team serve up another dose of controversy with more Transformers-related hot topics that divide the fandom such as partsforming, product leaks and pronunciation. Warning: things get heated this time out!Support the Show.

M.A.S.K. is as nostalgic and significant a toyline to many collectors from the '80s as Transformers. The team have been workin' overtime to bring you the whole spectrum of feels that these wonderful toys evoke.Support the Show.

Today the team get real about reissues, a staple of the Transformers toyline since the days of gold box Classics back in 1990 that has evolved to a varied and complex part of modern collecting, with some examples being just as desirable as the originals today.Support the Show.

1986 was another iconic year for the Transformers toy line! The 3T team look at all the G1 toys from '86 that first appeared in Transformers: The Movie, such as Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus and Galvatron. Till all are one!Support the Show.

The Turbomasters are considered by those in the know to be the jewel in the crown of the late Generation 1 Transformers toy line. Rose-tinted glasses are all the rage here as Rotorstorm and co will absolutely steal your thunder!Support the Show.

Your pre-order has come in as now it's time to take a whistle-stop tour through the review scene of unofficial Transformers toys! Here the team discuss all their personal experiences in this bizarre but often exciting world...Support the Show.

The Triple Takeover team court controversy by exploring some of the most hotly-contested topics in Transformers history! We're talking the kind of stuff that gets angry keyboard warriors everywhere all a-fluster, as we attempt to put the world of the robots in disguise to rights. Support the Show.

Enter, if you dare, and join the team as they smell the pumpkin spice in the air and embark on their very first Halloween special! Peer into the cauldron as they brew up a terrifying potion of ghosts, vampires, zombies and Monster Munch. Will they stand and face the Hounds of ? Or rot inside a corpse’s Pretender shell? And can this ghost train(bot) possibly stay on track? Not for the faint of heart...Support the Show.

It's lights out for Transformers GT: Mission GT-R, as the team race through this underappreciated but spectacular and luxurious line of robots from Japan. Super GT, race queens & crunchy biscuits, this episode has it all!Support the Show.

Fifteen years on, Generations continues to be the main driving force of the Transformers toy line, but today we're chugging back to where it all began by targeting 2006 and taking a gander at the original Classics releases. The team wax nostalgic on these classic (ahem) toys but also get a bit philosophical about their place in the ongoing history of the franchise.Support the Show.