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).
Episodes
After Micromasters, we're back to explore more of Transformers 1989, and this time, it's all about the Pretenders! They may be weird & wonderful now, but what was the mood for these strange toys back in the day? This topic was chosen by our Patrons.
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We're back for more Transformers Missing Link chat as we pore over the latest round of reveals & speculation to assess what might be on the way soon! Ultra Magnus, Galvatron... Metroplex?! Could it be true? Oh, and we brought our own Missing Link, Maz, back for the discussion.
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Studio Series SS86 Megatron is here, and few Transformers toys in recent memory have broken the internet quite as much! From rumours to reveal, everything about this figure has been a hot topic of controversy in one way or another, so we may as well get into it all today, eh?
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We're back for another round of hidden gems - our favourite format for discussing toys from over the years that we feel never got enough love. But can the team stick to no G1?
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We're back for another look at individual years of Transformers toys, and today it's all about the 1989 Micromasters! One of the biggest resets in the original line, these mini-marvels didn't scrimp on the fun factor, as evidenced by our enthusiasm in talking about them. But how many does Jason own?
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Following the Scramble City combiners of the previous year, the Technobots & Terrorcons arrived in 1987 with a fresh spin on a familiar design. Computron & Abominus have become fan-favourite toys over the years, but which do we think is best?
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The recently announced MPG-17 means we have a fourth Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime on the way soon! But what sets it apart from the previous attempts from over the years and just how has the line evolved since its 2003 beginnings?
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The early 2000s began a major period of nostalgia for Transformers that has continued ever since, and a significant part of that was the 2002-6 Takara Transformers Collection series, often known as the 'book box' reissues. Today, we take a look at just what made this line of G1 re-releases so magic.
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Despite being one of the formative Transformers toy lines of the pre-movie mid-2000s era, it's fair to say that Takara's Robotmasters is now largely forgotten by many collectors. However, a deep dive into this rather odd 2004 line-up may reveal a few gems - and some definite giggles along the way!
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It's our 100th episode extravaganza, so we thought we'd bring back two of our favourite ever guests! When that fell through, we got James Roberts & Nick Roche on instead, but at least they blessed us with some epic chat about one of the best Transformers comic stories of all time.
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With the recent reveal of Liokaiser, the whole subject of the Haslab crowdfund campaign has come up for debate again! What are the big pros and cons of this method of getting toys made? And do they represent good value for money?
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As Transformers began to wane at the turn of the '90s, Takara stepped forward with a bold new series of toys in the form of Brave! Many of the initial designs began life as robots in disguise, but it quickly became a popular Japanese series in its own right, and today, we sit and look at the first year of Exkaiser figures from 1990. Feeling Brave?
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With Age of the Primes Superion recently revealed, combiners are back in the mind of Transformers fans everywhere, as is the debate of how best to make these toys work! Should they partsform? Should they be "all-in-one"? Or has the new effort gone the right route with it's "shell" style conversion? Let's get to the bottom of it all.
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We're back for our first episode of 2025 and another Transformers One chat, and this time, we're going BIG with no less than three extra special guests from the Industrial Light & Magic team who created the gorgeous film. Joining us are Stephen King (Head of Animation for ILM Sydney) Amy Beth Christenson (Art Director & Lead Character Designer) and Alex Fry (Compositing Supervisor) as they talk us through everything from ch...
As 2024 draws to a close, it's time for us to look back on this spectacular anniversary year and celebrate the many highs of the last twelve months of Transformers collecting! What were the best toys we picked up? And how many curveballs will there be?
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We're back with another special Transformers design team guest for this one, as we're joined by Hasbro veteran Brian Parrish! Brian has had an incredible career working on many different lines, but for the robots in disguise, the highlights are everything from Universe 2003, Star Wars Transformers, Rescue Bots, Earthspark, Rise of the Beasts, Transformers One and, crucially, the current crop of Collaborative projects! Not one to mi...
Beast Wars remains a celebrated and colourful part of Transformers history, although the Transmetal 2 line-up is notorious for pushing the boundaries in numerous ways! Today, we take a tour through this weird and whacky '90s roster, acknowledging that we really may never see something like this ever again.
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In a real treat, we sit down with legendary Transformers comic creator Simon Furman to discuss his fan-favourite 1986 Marvel UK epic Target: 2006! What inspirations went into the story, and how does he think it holds up after all this time? Let's find out!
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We're back for more Transformers One chat AND another extra special guest, as we're joined by mega-talented Production Designer Jason Scheier! Jason takes us on a tour of the film's visuals, including everything from character design through to specific scenes & the influences that went in. Some of the details might surprise you!
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It's the big one! After attending two separate press events for the film, we're delighted to finally bring you our bumper-sized TRANSFORMERS ONE extravaganza featuring multiple chats with both director Josh Cooley & producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura! WARNING: there are spoilers ahead as we deliver our verdict on the film.
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