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Date: Thursday, November 28th 2013 11:32am CST
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Seibertron.com Twincast! This episode features auxiliary host ScottyP, Seibertron, Rotorstorm, Razorclaw and El Duque.
Episode 81 "Fixit" is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
Dark Cybertron is upon us. You've read Va'al's review, now see what the Twincast crew thinks of the culmination of years of plot threads finally being drawn together.
Special topic: cleaning and repairing Transformers! The crew delves into some tips for fixing and improving everything from junker G1 figures to modern figures with factory defects.
Next, we take a keen eye toward the recently revealed
Hasbro Product Listings. We discuss the code names, the cancelled figures, and our thoughts on the future. Are we excited? Miserable? Are our bodies ready? Find out!
From the list of things to come, we shift our focus to some figures coming
very soon but discussing the in-hand images of
Waspinator and Skids. Check out our thoughts before a thought bullet undoes them!
Can a thought bullet undo the oddity of the upcoming
simplified Deluxes? We look for the bright side and finally settle on some hope in the
Simplfied Voyagers.
Next up is some gallery discussion for the recently released
Transformers Collector's Club Subscription Service 1.0 Ultra Mammoth and Black Big Convoy. Does this figure close out the first subscription service well?
We answer a listener question from
mooncake623, discuss our latest bragging rights, and then close out the show with some thoughts on
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Thanks for listening to the Twincast! Your continued support means so much!
Date: Wednesday, November 13th 2013 1:57am CST
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"We're going streakin'!"
Join the Twincast crew as they embark on Episode 79! This episode’s party crew consists of Counterpunch, ScottyP, Seibertron, Rotorstorm, and Tigertrack. While this episode has nothing to do with Old School, it does feature a discussion about Masterpiece Streak and even has the return of Listener Questions!
Episode 79 "Streakin'" is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
FUNCTION: Gunner
Masterpiece Bluestreak is in many collectors’ hands at this time, and he looks fiiiiiinnnneeee. New MP galleries on the site get discussed, too.
And of course, galleries lead to more galleries...we look at
Magnificus, a very worthy repaint of a pretty good figure. And it’s black.
My class picture...I looked so young there.
Guess what?!? More
micron arms exclusives are on the way from TakaraTomy. Whoa! Pretty colors.
It’s a dragon, it’s train, it’s....Optimus Prime??? What is this
Go! Optimus Prime thing?
My favorite topic, black exclusives. Black exclusive, black exclusive black exclusive Hunter Optimus Prime, black exclusive black exclusive Leo Prime...
BLACK EXCLUSIVE!
TOPIC du JOUR
What happens when a brand gets so popular it has major motion pictures, many comic book titles, cartoons, and not one, but two toy companies that produce toys in the name of it? Why, we have a bit of a topic of discussion with the podcast crew as we try to figure out just what a Transformer is these days. Something for everyone? Or no seeming direction to the brand?
We take a few moments to discuss the fine work of Guido Guidi and Simon Furman as
IDW’s TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION reaches issue #95... and its stride.
Not to be outdone, we talk about
IDW’s TRANFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #22 which finally answers the question, “So what the hell does Rung transform into?” Just when you’d had your fill of Transformer big names showing up and being all high and mighty, another shows up and does the same...
Oh and there’s a little Transformers comics event coming soon,
DARK CYBERTRON #1 is coming soon, and we give a quick breakdown of some preview pages courtesy of iTunes.
Hey, the Twincast would be nothing without our community of listeners, and we answer some questions from the listener mailbag that ask about displays, mixing your lines, waffles, and outrageous ideas for the upcoming Whirl toy's repaint/retool. Thanks for the questions!
Ryan turns a blind eye to our next discussion about third party toys, and what is the future of the toys, the companies, and the popularity. Anybody been priced out yet?
Speaking of third party toys we finally get into bragging rights where more unofficial product gets mention.
Thanks for listening to the Twincast podcast. We love doing this for all you who give it a listen.
Date: Tuesday, October 29th 2013 11:06am CDT
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Join the Twincast B-Team as they
pop-up into Episode #80! Yes, you read that right. #80! You might be asking yourself ... what happened to #79? Well, make sure you check back later this week for the debut of #79 which was pushed back so that we could time this episode with today's release of the
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe book.
This episode is hosted by Seibertron.com site owner
Ryan Yzquierdo who is joined by
Matthew Reinhart,
Emiliano Santalucia, and
Ben Kubasak. Pop-up paper engineer extraordinaire Matthew is the author and architect behind the
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe, Emiliano's beautiful artwork graces the pages of
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe, and Ben is one of Ryan's best friends, a fellow programmer, and a collector of Masters of the Universe, Transformers, Star Wars and Disney.
Episode #80 is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
In this episode, we discuss a huge array of topics from Transformers, Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony, Star Wars and more! Here's a run down of our discussion ...
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-up Universe (
in-stores Tuesday October 29th, 2013)
Hasbro's official in-house Transformers bible known as the "Binder of Revelation"
Masters of the Universe - While Emiliano has done much official work for the Transformers brand over the past decade, he might be better known on the Internet as being a huge fan of Mattel's Masters of the Universe brand. Find out what Emiliano has to say about the vintage India "Leo Faker", Mantenna and more!
Rhinox and Waspinator - Emiliano designed these two upcoming Beast Wars toys that are getting a Transformers Generations release next month
Transformers Animated ... are these some of the best designed Transformers toys?
Peter Cullen ... is he being overused?
Ryan answers the question from Podcast #78 ... "Ironhide or Bulkhead?"
DC's take on the current Masters of the Universe comic book
Hasbro's problems with the G.I. Joe brand
Age of Extinction: rumored artwork of Optimus Prime riding Grimlock
Hasbro's execution of the My Little Pony brand
We cover some bragging rights at the end as well as a few other odds and ends. Enjoy this special edition of the Twincast / Podcast and make sure you check back later this week for our out-of-sequence Episode #79!
Thank you again for listening to the Twincast/Podcast. We hope you enjoyed this special bonus episode.
Date: Tuesday, October 15th 2013 10:49pm CDT
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Welcome back to the one and only Seibertron.com Twincast/Podcast! Join our host Counterpunch along with his fellow Podcast casemates Razorclaw0000, jON3.0, Rotorstorm, ScottyP, and Tigertrack in Episode 78 titled "Dramatis Personæ".
You can find this episode directly, in our RSS Feed and it should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
Want to know what's in this episode? Check out below for a brief rundown!
Transformers 4: The Age of Extinction Toys
You knew they were coming, but did you know that they were going to possibly look. like. THIS! Who likes the style and who doesn't? What's your impression of how the new movie line will be received after our first images of
Age of Extinction Leader Class Optimus Prime were shared via New York Comic Con? The Twincast, of course, shares their open-minded and certainly never pessimistic ideas.
New Masterpiece News!
The next new mold Autobot car has been released, and many of the podcast were lucky enough to have
Masterpiece 17 Prowl in-hand to let our listeners know exactly just how much you should want this toy. (We also talk about boobies...I mean hoods, grills, and headlights of a car.)
Speaking of masterpieces, the podcast crew has a tidbit of advice, based on the
re-release of the MP-11 Starscream mold in Asia.
Transformers Masterpiece Starscream (MP-11) Gallery
Weren't we just speaking about masterpieces? Our crew sounds off on what has taken so long to become a reality, and makes an effort to try to convince any US retailers to take a shot at an MP-Ultra Magnus as a store/holiday exclusive. 1986 movie cast rules!
Shout out to Vince Dicola!
We love the 1986 Transformers movie, and thus, we can be moved to want to own everything related to it including the excellent score. Well some of us. Let nothing stand in your way of
hearing about this cool music collectible.
Comic chat
The podcast is really looking forward to the IDW DARK CYBERTRON event, and
RID 21 discussion and spoilers get us thinking about what will be.
Rise of the Predacons!
The crew of the Twincast discusses the finale of the PRIME and BEAST HUNTERS TV SHOW and recaps some of the entire series' failings, and successes. Some critical analysis of some plot pieces and characters leads us to try to decide on whether or not this was an endeavor that we overall enjoyed, or not, and leads us to wonder what comes next?
Remembering A God
The great
Orson Welles, who played his final role for the Transformers franchise as the voice of the biggest TF baddie ever, made fans take note and remember why this actor was so great (Robin Masters voice on MAGNUM PI!) on the anniversary of his passing.
'Small Cast' versus 'Selling Toys' versus 'Gimmicks'
The bridge crew of the ark 78 takes us on a journey for enlightenment as we discuss the new Transformers storytelling style that has been working its way into the media since Beast Wars and what this has meant for our enjoyment of the franchise. Why has the small, central cast become the norm? What does the introduction of new HASBRO/IDW characters and using them in the limited casts mean for those with classic favorites being left out? Is the small cast better than the rotation of a large cast that is more or less determined by product release? What is happening to all the gimmicks like all the masters (head-, power-, target-), energon weapons, and
minicons for previous franchise examples that also used to drive the media? They seem to be non-existent in the most recent iterations of toys, shows, and comic books (Example: Arms Micron Takara vs. Prime HASBRO). When we're done there still is no answer...
Live from New York it's Seibertron.com!
Picture guy and home to us all, Ryan calls in to our discussion and let's us know how things were going out at the New York City Comic-con. Will he ever answer the question Bulkhead or Ironhide?
That's a wrap!
And finally the crew wraps up with recent toy purchase discussions, and many jealousies are had.
Good day, and thanks for listening to the TWINCAST PODCAST!
Date: Tuesday, October 1st 2013 10:12pm CDT
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How do you
‘drop the mic’? In this episode of the Twincast, you’ll find out at least two ways that MC Razorclaw0000 and his crew of rhymin’ ROTORSTORM, jammin’ JON3.0, stylin’ SCOTTYP, slammin’ SEIBERTRON, and tenacious TIGERTRACK figured out how to do just that.
Episode 77 is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post. If you wish to try out the chapter enhanced version, it is available from here.
After the introductions, we quickly get into a passionate discussion about comics, specifically
IDW’s TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #21, sharing our thoughts on the conclusion of this arc, and its many surprises. Much love and respect to the creators. Comic talk continues with slightly less vigor as this 2LiveCrew reacts to
TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ISSUE #0.
In a surprise move, HASBRO reveals plans for the near future in
a toy magazine insert and of course, we all react! Dinobots are on our mind again, TF4, and will Beast Hunters ever end? What’s this new cartoon event about?
Club Subscription Service 1.0 Breakdown shows up, and we offer up praises to the club, and check out the new SEIBERTRON gallery. Then we kick about the subscription service 2.0 which has gone live with a cool sweet early-TF toy catalog advert image, and just how cool is this set shaping up to be?
HASBRO’s new channel for showing how to transform TRANSFORMERS toys has gone live and we’re liking it, but not lovin’ it. Do video reviewers like our friend JON 3.0 have to worry? In totally unrelated news, JON3.0 shares information about
his contest to win Beast Hunters toys by just watching his videos! Pretty dope, yo.
*If you haven’t guessed, we went into extra innings with this episode...and I’m running out of creative gas as the list of topics continues...there are only so many ways to say ‘discuss’.*
We take a virtual tour of
the CHINA EXPO TRANSFORMERS DISPLAY, and slip on the collective pools of awe-induced slobber. You could say it was pretty impressive.
Did you know there was a
Costco Exclusive Cyber Metal Armor DOTM Shockwave that had some really cool details like clear tubing and other goodies? Apparently, neither did SCOTTYP. It’s the return of the during show counterpunch purchase...(x2) and related COSTCO and SAM’s CLUB EXCLUSIVES like
COSTCO GENERATIONS METROPLEX banter and braggadocio.
You’d think all that would be enough to entertain you for one show, wouldn’t you? Oh no my friends, we’ve got quite a few more subjects to cover including
Generations Deluxe Wave 3 Comic Packs images,
Generations voyagers Rhinox and Doubledealer, and
Beast Hunters Weaponizer Wave 2 (listen carefully and hear Bumblebee talk!).
Wait, there’s more!
SEIBERTRON shares what might have been as he debates the
LINKIN PARK version of G1 SOUNDWAVE’s PROs and CONs and just how far it fell from its initial introduction.
And finally, the surprising return of
KREO as wave 4 Microchangers are revealed and there is much rejoicing--and we talk about
customizing your own little bots too. We throw in some talk about the
GO! TRANSFORMERS NINJA TEAM as well... and what the shizzle are these, and where do they fit in your collection? Oh and
GUREN DRAGONTRON too.
And then there are bragging rights... and it... gets... real.... (Spoiler Alert....Rotorstorm wins!)
Man we hope you enjoyed that episode that goes longer than just about any theatrically released film known to date.
Now, I need a nap.
Date: Wednesday, September 18th 2013 2:03am CDT
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The
Seibertron.com Twincast is back with another episode, featuring host
Counterpunch along with regular crew
Razorclaw Zero Zero Zero Zero,
ScottyP,
Jon3.0, and another brand new voice –
Rotorstorm! The episode is newly available with chapters in .m4a format, but may not work in all media players. If you wish to try out the new chapter enhanced version, it is available from
here. As always, the episode is available
directly and in our
RSS Feed and should appear on
iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
Episode #76 educates your brain on the following topics:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:12) Getting to know Rotorstorm
(00:05:54) We got our
Circuits closed, just in time to open up discussion on this latest club subscription figure.
(00:15:47) The cast raves about the inclusion of
Microns in Transformers Subscription Service 2.0, except for Jon 3.0, who takes the time to instead crush our hopes and dreams of a never ending road into Micron glory.
(00:27:19) We take some time to discuss the other recent reveals from the Club:
Fisitron,
Rewind, and the idea of Eject.
(00:35:40) Seibertron recently sat down with the Club and
interviewed them. Also: are we
Pasadena bound next Summer?
(00:47:28) We Thrustinate deep into this topic – the
final reveal from FSS 2.0!
(00:52:14) Another venture in to the wild world of Michael Bay is upon us. Dinobots,
Titles, and
villains galore! Spoilers within.
(01:10:36) Everyone drools over the upcoming
Masterpiece Transformers. Or is one of them drooling at us?
(01:23:54)
Metroplex and other Takara Generations toys are upon us. Who in the cast will take up the challenge of collecting them all?
(01:26:44) We stumble in to picking a winner of our Photo Contest, and Scotty comes up with the worst idea ever on how to do it. Thankfully, this idea is ignored.
Congratulations to our winner, Jackstraw!
(01:43:03) Jelly pants are had all around as an epic amount of bragging rights are unleashed. Will Scotty cry? What has Mike gotten into lately? And has Jon 3.0 got cool news to share?
(02:07:06) We wrap up the show as awkwardly as we can.
(02:09:03) Outro
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Date: Wednesday, August 28th 2013 12:15am CDT
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The
Seibertron.com Twincast is back with another episode, featuring host
Counterpunch along with regular crew
Razorclaw,
Seibertron,
ScottyP, and
Jon3.0. The episode is newly available with chapters in .m4a format, but may not work in all media players. If you wish to try out the new chapter enhanced version, it is available from
here. As always, the episode is available
directly and in our
RSS Feed and should appear on
iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
Episode #75 includes the following topics:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:00:19) Opening Discussion
(00:04:28)
Transformers Subscription Service 2.0 Barricade
(00:15:44)
Transformers Subscription Service 2.0 Chromedome head turn around and the proliferation of IDW and Hasbro design sharing
(00:32:31)
Henkei Specialist Three Packs
(00:40:57)
Kabaya Gum Plus Gaia Scramble
(00:48:46)
Transformers Go! Goradora
(00:51:43)
Victory on Blu-Ray
(00:54:03)
Seibertron.com 3000th Gallery
(01:16:29) Podcast Roundtable Discussion - Gender in Transformers
(01:35:20)
More Than Meets The Eye Comic Discussion (SPOILERS)
(02:04:32)
Robots in Disguise Comic Discussion (SPOILERS)
(02:13:21)
Regeneration one Comic Discussion (possible SPOILERS)
(02:23:59) Bragging Rights
(02:53:32) Closing Discussion
(02:54:00) Outro
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Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast. We really appreciate all of the support we receive.
Date: Tuesday, August 20th 2013 9:14am CDT
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"In my mind I'm going to Carolina..." which is unfortunately exactly how I experienced Charticon, but Podcasters Mike, Scotty, and Jon, as well as Bob were there for a first hand experience of the small convention scene, which turned out to be not quite so small, and they describe it to me, Matt, and for you, the listening audience to enjoy.
This episode is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
This episode of the Twincast has a couple of different pieces. The previously mentioned introduction by Counterpunch, Scotty P, Jon 3.0, and Tigertrack as we discuss small conventions, and Charticon specifically and some appropriate new news items like
Generations Hoist and Thundercracker (and the other recently released Generations toys as well--check out the galleries!), the new Bot Shots reveals (cool new Soundwave!), and always relevant and reliable for a great discussion, the TRANSFORMERS COLLECTOR's CLUB and their sharing of the first full figure digital mock up of FSS 2.0 TREADSHOT and a secret scout-sized 7th character toy!
Also in this short first segment, these 4 guys (missing a guy and fries) also discuss KRE-O, retail release of Platinum Edition toys, and even touch on the comics a little as we discuss the recent 'Dark Cybertron' covers and what has interested us lately in comics.
Then, Part 2 of the podcast is a live recording from Charticon in North Carolina with podcasters Mike, Bob, and Scotty, and some other friends who joined them in discussions and fun.
Don't forget! The podcast is running a photo contest. We currently have two entries for this contest, so the rest of you need to pick up the slack, and show us your creativity, or you are just conceding that the two entries we have are THE MOST CREATIVE POSSIBLE...
See you around next time faithful listener, and thank you for listening to the podcast.
By the way, check out the image of Seibertron board member JRGReer74 and his awesome prize from CHARTICON! Congrats JRGreer74, many jealous board members salute you!
Date: Tuesday, August 6th 2013 10:15pm CDT
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Join Mike (Counterpunch), Ryan (Seibertron), Scotty (Scotty P), and Matt (Tigertrack) as they flex collecting muscles to try to acquire the latest and greatest Transformers toys.
This episode is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
In this episode, Ryan and Mike go in to collector nirvana describing what it's like owning the super-awesome collectible that so many now have their hands on ... Metroplex.
A little ol' convention called WONDERFEST happened, and there was some big yellow plasticy Scorponok thing shown on display next to G1 Fortress Maximus. The crew speculate, and wonder what does it actually mean? And then we talk dolls... like CM Corps new addition in Spike and Daniel Exosuits.
Then there's the hunting. Beast Hunters 'Rise of the Predacons' Exclusives, Target resets, Generations comic packs, and more seemed to magically appear all at the same time. Is Target the most consistent retailer for releasing similar toys at similar times in so many stores?
Not only are Beast Hunters toys making news, but the Beast Hunters cartoon showed its final episode, and we share a few thoughts on its finality, Bumblebee speaking, and what comes next for Transformers cartoons.
Believe it or not, the Twincast also had a few moments to talk about the SDCC TF/GI JOE Exclusive Set and how separate entities are having trouble playing nice when it comes to a certain white jet with black and red details, and super-cool fast pack jet engines.
And finally...
Do you like free stuff? If so you may want to tune in as the crew of the podcast announces a bit of a contest. Details are in the show, and will be expounded on in this podcast thread. We're looking forward to your creativity. The winner will receive a new Generations deluxe class Transformers toy. Only U.S. residents and non-Seibertron.com staff members are eligible to win.
Thanks for tuning in! If you get a chance, please leave us some feedback about this episode. We really like to hear from our listeners!
Date: Saturday, July 27th 2013 2:15pm CDT
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Saturday night at BotCon unfolded like many previous BotCon Saturday nights. After the traditional dinner reception, many BotCon attendees partook in a fun Casino night accompanied by drinks and other entertainment. Many of us headed to Town & Country's Charlie's bar afterwards. Once the bar closed down, we thought it'd be fun to do an impromptu Seibertron.com Twincast/Podcast recording because, you know, that's always a good idea after a night of drinking and tomfoolery.
Many regular Seibertronian BotCon attendees were present ... some of the roster includes Joevill, El Duque, ScottyP, his girlfriend Candace, Rated X, Flux Convoy, Claire, Prime Evil, Mr and Mrs Delicon, and many others. If you were there, please feel free to join our conversation to share your thoughts about the first ever official SEIBERSOCIAL!
A word of caution about this episode ... it's a pretty raw episode. It was recorded around midnight on a Saturday night at BotCon after the bar closed. We were all having a really good time. During the episode, there are some ramblings, repeated questions, etc. And we all continued on with having fun while we were recording. It's a light hearted episode that some of you will find very entertaining while some of you will find it very annoying. It's just a carefree episode with a group of Seibertronians recording a moment in time at BotCon 2013.
You've been officially warned!
This episode is available directly and in our RSS Feed and should appear on iTunes within 24 to 48 hours of this news post.
Here are a few pictures from our Saturday night adventures courtesy of our good friend Joevill!
Seibertron.com site owner Ryan surrounded by many Seibertronians during Twincast/Podcast recording
And from earlier in the night at Charlies: (L to R, top row) Mrs. Delicon, Photobomber, Ryan (Seibertron), Delicon, Rated X, El Duque, (L to R, bottom row) ScottyP's girlfriend Candace, ScottyP, and Joevill
ScottyP, Candace, and Delicon over on the other end of the Skype call!
Ryan is M.I.A. but everyone is watching over Computron while the show continues to record!
There's Ryan!
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