San Diego Comic-Con dominates this oversized episode of There Goes My Money, with Chris walking the group through the first reveals for Hasbro’s Nexus Maximus combiner — built around redecoed Superion limbs, Alpha Bravo, and G2 Wild Rider — plus new looks at Nautica, Windblade’s design lineage, and the Energon Universe’s Voyager Shredhead. HasLab and Pulse-exclusive details round out the pre-order talk, including timing for the SDCC exclusives drop. On the haul side, Brian’s Missing Link Diaclone Powered Convoy earns “favorite thing in a while” status, while new patron guest Alpha Magnus debuts with a haul that includes a Nexus Prime figure and a hard-to-find Magenta Hot Rod. With eight hosts on the call, the show runs long and lively, closing out with a swap of collectible-show plans and shipping addresses.

San Diego Comic-Con Preorder Roundup

Chris leads the group through Hasbro’s SDCC panel reveals. The Nexus Maximus combiner gets its first two limbs shown: redecoes of Blast Off and an Aerialbot mold, alongside newly confirmed members Alpha Bravo and G2 Wild Rider. The group discusses whether Hasbro will produce a standalone frame for the combiner and speculates on pricing around the Voyager-plus range.

Also revealed: Herald of Unicron, a Beast Wars Maximals multipack recombining existing Predacon-set decos, and Energon Universe’s Voyager Shredhead — a fully new mold the group singles out as the highlight of the weekend.

Studio Series Nautica, the IDW-accurate deco of the Blur mold, draws praise for character choice despite the reused body sculpt. The conversation extends into Windblade’s design lineage and the retooling pattern for Titans Return female characters.

Energon Universe, HasLab, and Retail Notes

Energon, Optimus Prime, and Dark Energon Megatron are confirmed for Walmart preorder as Voyager-class figures. The Hot Wheels Monster Jam Transformers crossover line adds a new figure priced at $49.99 on Pulse ($57.99 through general allocation), drawing comparisons to Bigfoot and Gravedigger.

Don confirms the SDCC exclusives — including an Optimus Prime cereal-box figure and a Jem and the Holograms crossover set — go live August 10 at 1pm for Pulse members, with general access following 24 hours later on August 11.

What We Got This Week

New patron guest Alpha Magnus debuts with a haul including a Nexus Prime figure, a hard-to-find Magenta Hot Rod picked up off a Target shelf, an Animated Ratchet, and an NFL-crossover deluxe. Diecast shows off a DNA-design upgrade kit converting Animated Motormaster into Menasor. Spider-Bob features Power Glide, Swerve, and Hot Wheels’ Trackfleet Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Shawn brings a discounted Cybertron-line pickup and a BotBots advent calendar. Kevin rounds out his Age of the Primes and Studio Series sets, including Astrotrain and Shockwave. Don shows off a haul of Metal Cardbots and an X-Transbots Slugslinger. Brian closes with his Missing Link Diaclone Powered Convoy — his favorite pickup in a while — plus a G2 Slag find.

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