The Game Room Powered by Hasbro finally opens at New Jersey’s American Dream Mall, and Diecast has been watching its sign for over a year. The 40th anniversary G1 table read heads to YouTube, and Legacy Armada Galvatron gets a cool reception. Hot Wheels Transformers cars, a battle-damaged Sludge plush and a human-size Optimus Prime statue round out the news. In What We Got This Week, Diecast is underwhelmed by Titan Class Tidal Wave, and Brian’s Telemocha Dinobot arrives soaked in hot sauce.

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Transformers 40th Anniversary G1 Screening Table Read to Be Released for Streaming

The 40th anniversary G1 episode with the table read, shown at the Fathom Events screening, comes to YouTube on Friday, June 28. The crew doubts any new G1 disc set is coming, though one host hopes someone will someday rescan the cartoon in 4K. Anthony in the chat noted the Beast Wars soundtrack hits streaming platforms the same day. [Source: TFW2005]

First-Ever The Game Room Powered by Hasbro to Open at American Dream Mall

The Game Room Powered by Hasbro opens June 26 at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with 41,500 square feet of arcade games, attractions, retail and dining. Diecast has walked past its sign for over a year and was surprised it actually opened. The crew joked it is leftover HasCon gear, and Diecast is hoping for an Energon burger. One host noted it is the mall that hosted the last BotCon. [Source: TFW2005]

Legacy Armada Galvatron Behind the Scenes

Mark Maher’s behind-the-scenes photos make Legacy Armada Galvatron look good, but the crew is not sold. Don says the flat blue and eggshell deco is no proper homage, and one host’s Legacy Armada Megatron is headed to eBay. One host checked and found the colors are fairly accurate to the animation, if not the original toy. [Source: Mark Maher on Instagram]

Transformers Legacy United Wave 3 Deluxe Found at US Retail

Deluxe wave 3 Hot Shot turned up at a GameStop in Ohio, and Party Wallop has also been found at GameStop. One host who used to work at GameStop explained how its distribution centers move stock so fast. Swoop has preorders at GameStop, Big Bad Toy Store and CMD Store, and one host doubts he will ever find one in a store. [Source: TFW2005]

Hot Wheels x Transformers New Die-Cast Cars Revealed

Hot Wheels revealed Transformers-inspired die-cast cars, mostly Bay movie vehicles. Don dislikes the generic licensed packaging, and one host thinks the Bumblebee, a hot rod custom Beetle, looks off. The crew agreed Hot Wheels surely has a plain Volkswagen Beetle it could have used. [Source: TFW2005]

Possible First Look at Legacy Star Raider Road Pig

A photo of what appears to be Lockdown’s instructions shows Road Pig in vehicle mode for the Junkion part interaction. It confirms Road Pig as a presumed Crashbar redeco with no visible mold changes. One host still worries it could be dropped, as the Velocitron Voyager Hot Rod was. [Source: TFW2005]

Symbiote Studios Battle Damage Dinobot Sludge Plush Revealed

Symbiote Studios revealed a battle-damaged Sludge plush, recreating Devastator’s double axe-handle from the 1986 movie. One host already bought it. The crew noted that boutique plush makers at BotCon and TFCon likely did this style first, but their buyers will keep buying. [Source: TFW2005]

Legacy United Generations Selects GoBots Additional In-Hand Images

More in-hand images of the Generations Selects GoBots three-pack still look good. One host is buying it mainly for the blue Pathfinder, and another wants a black Pathfinder someday. [Source: TFW2005]

Hasbro Singapore and Malaysia 40th Anniversary Coin Set

Hasbro Singapore and Malaysia released a limited 40th anniversary coin set. One host called them tokens that would end up in a drawer, while another likes them and missed the Pulse version. Python Patroller wants medallions that fit Powermaster toys and play the Transformers theme. [Source: TFW2005]

New Youtooz Optimus Prime Figure Revealed

Youtooz revealed an Optimus Prime vinyl figure. The crew compared it to a Funko Pop with a slightly less soulless face. [Source: TFW2005]

Queen Studios Human-Size Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime Statue

Queen Studios is making a human-size Bumblebee movie Optimus Prime statue, with preorders opening June 28. The photos look like an art installation, but it is a retail product. The crew figures it is meant for a business window, or for Boomer. [Source: TFW2005]

What We Got This Week

Diecast

Diecast got Titan Class Tidal Wave and is a little disappointed. The boat legs do not tab together well, and half of it fell off the first time he picked it up. He wishes it had Mini-Cons, and for $200 he wanted a plate to cover the small boat and more play features like Fans Hobby’s version. He loves the Target Optimus Prime with Bullseye and found a $8.50 Hot Wheels truck whose shopping cart works as Roller. He also got the Fans Hobby Armada Jetfire homage, completing his set with Overload and Optimus Prime. Perfect Effect’s Hotspot from Ocular Max is the third piece of that Defensor. He also got Deluxe Infernac Universe Nucleous, a Magnus recolor that nods to Inhumanoids.

Don

Don got the Target Optimus Prime with Bullseye but has not opened it after an afternoon MRI. Thanks to GameStop, he also has two of the four Party Wallops.

Matt

Matt got the Deluxe Insecticons two-pack from Amazon, Barrage and Chop Shop. Barrage’s exposed mushroom-peg shoulders bother him less in hand than expected, and the dark green and lemon-lime yellow look sharp. Chop Shop comes with more guns than he can hold.

Chris

Chris also got the Insecticons two-pack, plus Legacy Chromia on a Walmart rollback, both unopened. His Nonnef order brought the new Windblade sword and wing filler kit, a Triggercon upgrade for Windsweeper and one for Crankcase.

Rob

Rob got the Yolopark AMK Starscream kit from Chris, which poses nicely after a little sanding at the waist. Diecast gave him the Yolopark Rise of the Beasts Optimus Prime for his birthday. At about eight inches, it has great paint, detail and articulation, though the knees are a little weak.

Brian Kilby

Brian got the Dr. Wu Galvatron and Grand Galvatron two-pack and found them smaller than expected. From Suruga-ya came a Telemocha Dinobot with its DVD, in a box drenched in hot sauce that soaked through two of three plastic layers. The same order brought a carded Transmetal Rattrap with perfect chrome.

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