Welcome to Australian Transformers Weekly, bringing you Transformers news from around the world and across Australia.   This is episode 267 We are recording live on Friday February 3rd, 2023   If you're listening to this a week later via a podcast app, stop it now and head over to YouTube where this podcast is recorded live, or join the Transformers Collectors Club Australia Facebook group.  https://youtube.com/c/TransformersCollectorsClubAustralia https://facebook.com/groups/transformerscca    In this weeks episode we will be discussing each of the current major arms of the brand with recent news and reveals for 2023! Legacy Evolution Earthspark Rise of the Beasts, and Masterpiece   All of that and more is coming up in this week’s episode - after this!   WELCOME   Hosts introduction   Notable events It’s 2023! What did you do over the Christmas break?   NEWS New Releases:   Local Releases: Earthspark figures are at Toyworld, Big W and Target Legacy Evolution is meant to be at EB Games (did it slip?)   Overseas Releases: Masterpiece Dark Amber Leo Prime is out in Asia Masterpiece Skyfire is also out in Asia Legacy Evolution wave 1 deluxes + voyagers have been out a while   Legacy Evolution January Reveals - Evolution Wave 2 and beyond https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-reveals-for-jan-2023-official-pics-details-and-pre-order-links-474348   The beyond part? A tease at the end. https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-jan-23-livestream-recap-legacy-evolution-wave-2-and-more-474374   Generations Selects Titan Class Guardian Robot incoming? https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/02/02/rumor-possible-legacy-generations-selects-guardian-robot-incoming-474918   Earthspark New episodes announced to drop early March! Let’s have a chat about the first batch of episodes. If you can’t view the trailer, check here: https://twitter.com/AnArmyofBees/status/1620849706556588032 Rise of the Beasts New Trailer for Superbowl https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/02/01/rise-of-the-beasts-spot-to-air-at-super-bowl-2023-474869 Uhh when is that?   Some official reveals of Studio Series figures for ROTB happened while we were off - Scourge, Bumblebee and Battletrap were revealed and it’s been a while, so we’re assuming you’ve seen them but let’s take a look.   Bumblebee (Deluxe) & Battletrap (Voyager) https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/12/06/first-toys-for-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-revealed-battletrap-and-bumblebee-471633   Voyager Class: Cheetor https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/24/first-look-at-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-studio-series-cheetor-473999   Leader Class: Scourge https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/30/transformers-studio-series-rise-of-the-beasts-leader-class-scourge-official-stock-images-474266   Core Class: Arcee & Freezer https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/10/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-core-class-officially-revealed-pre-orders-live-473526   There’s a deluxe Airazor in the mix as well but we’ve seen her before … twice, in fact. We have a bit more info on Freezer this week, with information from Hasbro designer King Sam Lock on Instagram that Freezer actually works with Scourge!   https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/31/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-studio-series-core-freezer-from-screen-to-toy-images-videos-474680   Turret mode connecting to the back of Scourge in vehicle mode looks GREAT.   Rise of the Beasts Kids Line Revealed https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/02/01/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-kids-line-revealed-474780#images   Smash Changers and Masks Revealed https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/02/02/transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-smash-changer-optimus-primal-2-in-1-bumblebee-mask-official-videos-474949 (We saw the first hint of the masks around mid-2022)   Masterpiece Finally, a couple of pieces of Masterpiece news this week.   Dark Amber Leo Prime is out. Did anyone actually want this? https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/28/masterpiece-mp-48-dark-amber-leo-prime-in-hand-images-474187   Masterpiece Skyfire is out today in Asia! https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/01/28/transformers-masterpiece-mp-57-skyfire-in-hands-images-474118   NEW ACQUISITIONS   Jason: Twitch, Holiday Prime, Evolution Tarn, Breakdown, Hot Shot, Pink Hot Rod! Mikey: Beast Wars Monopoly Max: Legacy Wildrider, Jhiaxus, Armada Starscream   TCCA CLUB NEWS Memberships are open, check out the TCCA web site for details. OUTRO Thank you for listening! And if you’re watching along with the live record, thanks for checking us out.   A reminder you can watch us and see what we are talking about via our YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/c/TransformersCollectorsClubAustralia   To find out more about these stories, you’ll find the links to them all and more in the show notes.   Want to get in touch with us? Please do! We love listener feedback. Our official site is on Podbean: transformersweekly.podbean.com  Facebook page is called Australian Transformers Weekly; and We’re all in the Transformers Collectors Club Australia group on Facebook.   If you’re not already subscribed, you can find the podcast on your podcatcher of choice. The RSS feed link is on the website and in the show notes - https://transformersweekly.podbean.com/feed   This podcast is a production of Transformers Collectors Club Australia. TCCA is a registered club in Victoria, run by volunteers donating their time, effort, energy (and money) to make collecting in Australia better for everyone. TCCA wants to build and support the Australian Transformers collecting community by engaging fans around the country. We make content like this podcast, we attend live in-person events like Oz Comic Con, and we run Australia’s largest Transformers discussion and sales communities (our Facebook groups). You can find more information about the club, the benefits of membership and how to show your support for what we do at transformerscca.com    That’s all from us. We’ll be back with more Transformers news soon.   END CREDITS