Triple Takeover Podcast

How's this for a good head sculpt?

Come hear about Combiner Wars Offroad in our new episode — now live for all!

We're back for another episode as we sit and chat through some of our favourite Transformers head sculpts from over the years — from modern mainline to vintage classics!

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Do you agree with our choices?

Every good Transformers toy needs a good head sculpt — it's an integral part of the appeal!

So today, we're chatting about some of our favourites from over the years, across multiple generations of robots in disguise.

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Notice how one is distinctly friend-shaped and the other is most definitely not friend-shaped?

No?

Then you need to listen to our new Beast Wars miniseries chat. Nuff said!

But is he friend-shaped?

Find out our thoughts on Beast Wars Manterror / Mantis in our new miniseries chat!

We're back for more BEAST WARS! Our latest miniseries chat on the Kenner toy line focuses on one of the most idiosyncratic designs of the era — come hear all about the loveable oddball that is 1997's MANTERROR, and his Takara equivalent, BWII's Mantis! --> www.patreon.com/post...

Thoughts on this as a 'third mode'?

Yes, we have some — and about Beast Wars Neo in general — in our new episode! Now live for all.

U having a giraffe m8?

Come hear all about the weird & wonderful BEAST WARS NEO in our latest episode — you simply won't believe what this toy reminds Liam of. And no, it's not a giraffe.

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Beast Wars is already one of the most colourful bits of Transformers history — but in 1999, Takara went overdrive with Beast Wars Neo!

Come hear about some of the weirdest toys of the era in our new episode, now live for everyone --> triple-takeover-toyc...

Who else loves these toys?

Giraffes. Penguins. Rabbits. Horses.

And a rather suggestive yet timely tanuki.

Beast Wars Neo was weird — and it was brilliant.

Hear all about it in our new episode — now live with early access (or as a one-off download) --> www.patreon.com/post...

"Straight out the Jungle" (1988)

Still don't get the hate these toys get.

What did you make of the chrome Takara used on many of the Henkei! Transformers toys?

(And yes, you can hear our thoughts in our latest epsiode!)

Back in the early days of Generations, collectors were treated to a slew of alternate Takara decos on fan-favourite Classics designs — this was HENKEI! HENKEI! TRANSFORMERS!

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Who else loves these toys?

How's this for a fried slice of Hot Rod vehicle mode?

Remember when Henkei! / Classics dropped the first Transformers Bumblebee toy in *ages*?

Because we do — and we're talking about it in our new episode! Now live with patron early access.

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Transformers Classics was the birth of modern Generations back in 2006, but then came the extra shiny Takara alternative - yes, we're back for a new episode, and we're talking Henkei! Henkei! Transformers!

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What do you make of this line?

Have you ever experienced 'collector burnout'?

That's the topic in our new episode — now live for all --> triple-takeover-toyc...

Have you ever had collector burnout?

We're here to chat about when collecting becomes too much, too overwhelming, too stressful. Why does it happen, and is there a way back?

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Do you have any burnout stories?

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We're pulling no punches in our new episode as we chat about burnout — and not the Transformer!

It's about when collecting becomes too much, too overwhelming, too stressful. Why does it happen, and is there a way back?

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Do you have any burnout stories?

Glad it was a good listen!

Oof. @tripletakeover.bsky.social going for the throat with the latest episode about collector burnout. Definitely one I'll be listening to multiple times as I work through my own stack of unopened figures from over a year ago, building a sales pile and stepping over boxes on the floor.

What do you make of Titans Return Quake?

We were pretty taken with that alt mode, for starters!

You can hear the full chat in our latest TR miniseries chat --> www.patreon.com/post...

Tanks or no tanks?

Titans Return Quake is an oddity — the character has since been "redone" in Transformers Generations despite this version dating to just 2017.

Yet there's still plenty to like, and we're drilling into that in a new miniseries --> www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...

What's your take on him?

Who else has fallen (eh?) in love with this guy over 2025?

You can hear our verdict as we round up our best toys of the year in our latest episode --> triple-takeover-toyc...

Which have been your favourite 13 Primes so far?

On 15th June 2023, we released our 50th minisode, including this chat, a little over 6 weeks before the first glimpse of the Transformers Missing Link line.

It turns out that sometimes, you can dare to keep all your dreams alive.

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Triple Takeover Outtakes — Volume 1 (exclusive to patrons or available as a one-off download) -->

We’ve launched something new for patrons: Triple Takeover Outtakes.

Rather than scattering bonus clips around, we’re now bundling them into dedicated volumes — starting back at our earliest recordings.

Vol 1 is live now, with more to follow over the next month.

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2025 will always be the year *this* happened... Missing Link Cordon, Sunstreaker & hopefully a Spinout on the way soon!

We get into why these landmark releases meant so much to us in our new ep, all about the best of 2025 --> triple-takeover-toyc...

Who else appreciated these toys this last year?