Open Your Toys Cast – Episode 017 Show Notes

Introduction

1. About the podcast and site

2. About Us

3. Contact Us

   • www.OpenYourToys.com
   • Slick@openyourtoys.com and MrsMcFavorite@openyourtoys.com
   • Twitter: SlickMcFavorite and MrsMcFavorite
   • Facebook: Slick McFavorite
   • Voicemail: 641.715.3900 ext. 68029

4. What are we drinking?

Toy News

1. Botcon:

   • Elita 1 Souvenir Figure
   • Tempting Toys tempting list
   • PETER CULLEN!
   • IDW Exclusive Movie Comic
   • Lil’Former’s Matt Moylan
   • Schedule Released
   • Movie Writers Orci and Kurtzman
   • Movie Bumblebee voice actor
   • CybCon in Tacoma, WA

2. SDCC: Out of Package McCullen IX prototype

3. MOTUC September Figure: Webstor

4. New TRU Commemorative Series?

5. TFW2005: TFCC cancels Animated Arcee

6. New Tie pics

7. Clone Trooper Squad (Genndy Tartakovsky)

8. TFCC Heat Wave (actual photos)

9. Seibertron: Disney Label Donald Duck

10. TFW2005: Takara Tomy Designer Interview

11. Seibertron: Never Released Wondercon Black Convoy in package, release?

12. New KO: Shockwave, Superion, Shadow Commander

13. Seibertron: Possible 25th Anniversary Shockwave

14. New Official SW Pics:

    • Legacy Collection Phantom Menace Wave
    • Legends of the Clone Wars
    • Mace Windu’s Commander Pond

15. Update to Fan-based Projects:

    • TFW2005: SGCollect Drift Garage Kit
    • TFW2005: Gear of War Mirage Screen
    • iGear: New Bases (Teletran 1)

16. GeneralJoes: G.I. Joe Q and A Round Up

    • Best of 80’s shipped and should be in back room
    • No Wave 14, will be used in multipacks.
    • No comic packs in 2009
    • Multipack with Footloose
    • Mighty Muggs Wave 3 coming
    • Kamakura in ROC line

17. Revenge of the Fallen Toy News:

    • Seibertron: Human Alliance – Sidewipe and Epps
    • TFW2005: Starscream 4th Leader Class
    • Seibertron: TRU Excluive 3 inch Titaniums
    • Seibertron: Leader Jetfire scale and combined pics
    • TFW2005: Scorponok Repaint
    • Devastator in Package

18. Rise of Cobra Toy News:

    • HissTank: Target exclusive vehicle pack
    • GeneralJoes: Tons of new pics
    • HissTank: PITT Headquaters
    • HissTank: Elite Viper
    • New Female Character confirmed as Helix
    • Possible Kmart HISS Exclusive?

Store Report

1. Sightings

   • Twitter and Twitpic
   • Seibertron: ROTF Target DPCIs
   • TFW2005: Movie Skywarp and Ramjet at Walmart
   • TFW2005: Universe Superion in UK
   • Seibertron: ROTF Scouts at Walgreens
   • TFW2005: ROTF Deluxe Wave 2 at Target
   • TFW2005: ROTF Bumblebee and Optimus Prime Watches
   • TFW2005: Walmart to Release ROTF Toys at 5pm Friday

2. In The Ads

   • Nada yet again

Online

1. New Items and Pre-Orders

   • Robot Kingdom: Legends Devastator, MP Grimlock Upgrade Set, Gear of War,
   • Reprolabels (mini spies, Safe Guard)
   • BBTS: Korean TF Armada, MP-08 Grimlock Re-Issue, iGear City Commander Add-on Kit
   • Alex Milne TFcon 2009 Universe Divided Lithograph $30
   • MOTUC Subscription Over
   • Seibertron: ROTF Leader Megatron Listings
   • StarWars: Star Wars Shop individual figures
   • Entertainment Earth: Clone Wars Wave 8, Legacy Wave 8, MARS Trooper (wholesale $21.78)
   • Sideshow SDCC Crimson Cobra Commander, Thursday, May 28th at 10AM (Pacific Time)

2. Sales and Promos

   • HasbroToyShop: 10% off Star Wars – SW2009
   • Digital Toys clearance and free shipping

What We Got

• G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Exclusive Undertow
• Flak, just kidding but Dropshot and Overload
• ROTF STARSCREAM!
• Universe Sharkticon
• Finished animated collection: Oil Slick and Sentinel Prime

Weekly Toy Review: ROTF Starscream vs. 1st movie Starscream

Listener Feedback and Questions

• Sabertron (comments): Storm chasing, http://www.SabertronToys.com, Finally saw trailer (tush and Devastator), Botcon, hip hop, adult films, cross country toy run (Best of 80’s?)
• Jaime (comments): collection, displayed his SW collection, exclusives, horror fan (remakes), interviews (no)
• Bob Wookie Rinn (Facebook): Barf costume, photoshops,
• Jeremy Sebolt (email): one cast for all 4,
• Welcome Facebookers: Bob Wookie Rinn, Jeremy Sebolt,
• Welcome Twitterers: Corby Reiner (Reinerlives), Brian Vieira (bvtheking6191), jaime (jaime1981), Art Asylum Boston (ArtAsylumBoston), ToysRUs (ToysRUs)

Grab Bag

1. TF Movie Universe Book: Entertainment Earth, preview

2. Fanboys DVD, ForceCast Commentary

3. New TF Animated Characters: Derrick J. Wyatt, Seibertron’s s250

4. BSG: Complete Frakkin’ Series

5. New Clone Wars Lego game online

6. TFW2005: 7-11 ROTF Slurpee Cups and Staws

7. TheForceNet: Robot Chicken Star Wars III

8. Amazon ROTF pre-order with Ironhide G1 skin

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