Transformers Armada, a Toys R Us exclusive Spy Changer Scourge and Dreamwave’s preview comic lead this March 6, 2002 Radio Free Cybertron. Brian Kilby returns after a month at his mother’s hospital bedside and catches up on Robots in Disguise and Armada news. Rapido reviews Rhino’s Beast Wars Volume 1 DVD, and Brian crowns G1 season three pure gold. Hooper X, Recharge and Zach fill in for the ATT Buzz with Armada Mini-Cons, the Lady in Purple and BotCon 2002 news.
News
Spy Changer Scourge Coming as a Toys R Us Exclusive
New Robots in Disguise basics are out, including Spy Changer versions of Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime and X-Brawn. Word has also come that Spy Changer Scourge will be a Toys R Us exclusive. Brian calls Scourge probably the coolest toy ever and still wants one. [Source: not found]
Transformers Armada Brings Mini-Cons and a New Comic
Armada is coming with a new show, a new comic, Autobots, Decepticons and the Mini-Con concept. Hooper X and Recharge look at the Mini-Con pictures on ATT, naming a gorilla, a fire bot and Cheetor. Brian says Armada looks really cool, but he wants to learn more before diving in. [Source: alt.toys.transformers]
Dreamwave Transformers Preview Comic Up at Wizard World
A preview comic leading into Dreamwave’s new Transformers series is up at wizardworld.com. Hooper X and Recharge sum it up as a few pages of two characters bickering in the snow, ending with Soundwave frozen in ice. They joke it would have been better with Skyfire in the ice. They mention a rumored reason for Soundwave but call it speculation and leave it unsaid. [Source: Wizard World]
BotCon 2002 Catalog and Unicron Statue Pre-Orders
BotCon 2002 is the last weekend in July in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The BotCon site now has a 1984-style catalog page with all the characters, and fans can pre-order a giant Unicron statue. Hooper X hopes to attend, though his military service makes it uncertain. [Source: BotCon.com]
Opening
Brian thanks listeners for their encouragement while he stayed with his mother during her month in the hospital. He thanks Hooper X, Zach and Recharge for filling in last week, and he warns that RFCs may be thin while he gets his bearings. He hasn’t bought a Transformer since the Robots in Disguise bullet train team.
DVD Review: Beast Wars Volume 1
Jose Negron, known as Rapido, reviews Rhino’s Beast Wars Volume 1 DVD, which sells for about $20. It holds six episodes: Beast Wars Parts 1 and 2, The Web, Equal Measures, Chain of Command and Power Surge. The menus offer stereo or 5.1 surround sound, but there are no bonus features. Rapido came to Beast Wars around the Transmetals and now enjoys the episodes more than much of G1. He notes missing “Beast Wars” chants in the credits and missing transition fades in Power Surge. He still recommends it to Beast Wars fans for the audio and video quality.
G1 DVD Ramblings
Brian wants the Rhino G1 season one box set but hopes it lands near $50 or $60, not $100. He calls season one boring and season two worse. Season three, he says, is pure solid gold, with superior stories, acting and writing, citing Fight or Flee, The Ultimate Weapon and Webworld.
Point the Blame vs. the ATT Buzz
With no ATT Buzz from John DeLuna this week, Hooper X, Recharge and Zach take over from Hooper X’s bedroom. They discuss Raksha’s Lady in Purple, a G1 animation figure shown near Thundercracker and Skywarp. Raksha describes the character as a female Seeker medic, which Hooper X calls a full fan character bingo card. Hooper X brags that he found a Cryotek, and the crew notes Recharge’s Target in Douglasville, Georgia has about 20.
Radio Free Cybertron is the world's first and oldest toy and action figure podcast — broadcasting from the heart of the Transformers fan community since October 1999. What started as a scrappy fan show has grown into an institution, with nearly 1,000 episodes and over 25 years of coverage. Every week, host Brian Kilby and the RFC crew dig into the latest Transformers news, toy reveals, collecting, and everything hitting shelves from Hasbro, Takara, and beyond. No fluff, no hype — just informed, passionate collectors who have been doing this longer than anyone else on the planet. The original. The longest running. Till all are one.
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