Triple Takeover Toycast
Welcome to the Triple Takeover Toycast, a fun and informative fortnightly podcast about Transformers and other amazing toy properties! From vintage collecting and prototypes to modern releases, cartoons, comics and films, it’s all discussed with enthusiasm by your hosts, Sixo, Liam, Jason & Maz (+ special guests).
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Episodes
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Toy packaging can capture the imagination like nothing else! Everything from Transformers box art to MASK, Starcom, MOTU and more, join our hosts for part 1 of living in a box, living in a cardboard box!Support the Show.
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
The very subject that originally brought our hosts together: toy photography! Focus in on this discussion about how taking photos of your toy collection can influence and enhance your experience in the hobby.Support the Show.
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Few robot toy enthusiasts are strangers to goal-based collecting, and this week the phenomenon of completionism in Transformers and other toy lines is discussed. Our hosts are in this picture, and they don't like it!Support the Show.
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Binaltech and Alternators were one of the most exciting post-G1 and pre-Masterpiece Transformers toy lines. Join our hosts as they look back at the rise and fall of this incredibly real-life accurate vehicle-based line of robots in disguise!Support the Show.
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Combiners have always been one of the most popular elements of the Transformers toy line throughout its history. This detailed look at combiners covers Diaclone, G1 Transformers, Beast Wars, Robots In Disguise and more!Support the Show.
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
If you're a toy collector, then you have undoubtedly had to choose between display and storage for your robots or action figures. Our hosts discuss this topic and dilemma in light of the recent arrival of Haslab Transformers Unicron.Support the Show.
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
It's back to where it all began for Transformers as our hosts explore the very first year of the franchise. This 1984 special covers everything from Optimus Prime and Megatron to the everlasting appeal of the earliest robots in disguise.Support the Show.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
What qualifies as a holy grail in toy collecting? Liam, Sixo, and Maz explore different definitions and give examples of their own Transformers holy robot toy grails, including those obtained and those which remain elusive.Support the Show.
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Episode 1 of the brand-new Triple Takeover Toycast kicks the series off by asking what the very best gimmicks have been in vintage and modern Transformers toy lines. Join Liam from Toybox Soapbox, Sixo, and Maz from TFsquareone as they delve deep into a history of epic robot gimmickry and unforgettable features - everything from Headmasters and Micromasters to base modes, planet keys and unreleased treasures across almost four decades of toys.Support the Show.
Patreon
You'll find plenty more at www.patreon.com/TripleTakeover, including:
Over 75 'minisodes' on a wide range of topics (plus commission your own!)
Over 45 'miniseries' chapters on ongoing topics, including toys & comics
Early release of regular episodes - normally a week in advance!
Our Patreon Discord server - the place to be!
Bonus podcast artwork & more!
Short Circuits
We also produce a fortnightly YouTube video series discussing Transformers cartoons from the past & present, which can be found at www.youtube.com/triple_takeover
Sixo is a well-known toy photographer and YouTuber who some say owns All of Transformers. Famed for his legendary bag of Pretender hats and his embarrassing dad jokes, as the relatively organised member of the group, he has to keep everyone else in line with his endless array of spreadsheets.
Liam, aka Toybox Soapbox, aka The Tatman can surprise you with an unexpected reference to pretty much any long-forgotten pop culture property of the last 40 years. With a cheeky grin and an unparalleled passion for utter tat, his appreciation of all things niche and retro is matched only by his love for his dog, Jesse. And hash browns.
In his own words, Jason is "here for the vibes", and it's true he brings a dollop of good humour to the pod! With a blindspot for baddies ("they're all friends!"), a penchant for mispronunciations and an infectious optimism, it's impossible not to think he might be the nicest man on the Internet ever. With the smoothest accent, too.
Maz is a toy writer and photographer who obsesses about robots, trains and cardboard. Known for discovering toy lines 20 years too late and making Iceland the Mini-spy capital of the world. Believes Scourge wanted to gut Ultra Magnus, once threw a vintage Transformers prototype in the bin, likes Diaclone and occasionally hopes you choke.