Triple Takeover Toycast

Apr 14 2025 100 ep. 118 mins 247
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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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#102: The Transformers Collection reissues

Apr 14 2025 96 mins  
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. If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at www.patr

#101: Transformers Robotmasters

Apr 02 2025 166 mins  
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! If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at www.patreo

#100: IDW's Transformers Last Stand of the Wreckers (featuring James Roberts & Nick Roche)

Mar 18 2025 155 mins  
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. If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at www.patreon.com/triplet

#99: Haslab Transformers

Feb 24 2025 126 mins  
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? If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at www.patreon.com/tripletakeoverTONS of weekly exclusive content & perks, inc

#98: Brave Exkaiser 勇者エクスカイザー

Feb 10 2025 117 mins  
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? If you enjoy our podcast then find

#97: What makes a great Transformers combiner?

Jan 27 2025 114 mins  
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. If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much m

#96: Transformers One animation (featuring Industrial Light & Magic)

Jan 13 2025 129 mins  
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 Sup

#95: Transformers 2024 - Our Top Picks!

Dec 24 2024 119 mins  
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? If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at www.patreon.com/tripletakeoverTONS of weekly exclusive c

#94: Hasbro Transformers Collaborative Design (featuring Brian Parrish)

Dec 09 2024 127 mins  
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 cu

#93: Beast Wars Transmetal 2

Nov 25 2024 122 mins  
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. If you enjoy our podcast then find more... much more than meets the ear at w