The Transformers Collectors’ Club names Lio Convoy as its 2015 free membership figure, and the crew spots a lion face hidden in the truck mode. Masterpiece Star Saber stands taller than his G1 toy in a designer photo, and MP-22 Ultra Magnus shows an unmasked head and a trailer compartment for Spike and Daniel. Hasbro reissues MP-10 for Asian markets, and the San Diego Comic-Con exclusives sell out except the Knights of Unicron set. Rob Springer returns as a regular and takes live questions on third-party Legends and Robots in Disguise reissues.

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Masterpiece Star Saber Stands Behind His G1 Toy

The designer of Masterpiece Star Saber posted a photo of it standing behind the original G1 Star Saber. The new figure is a little larger and more massive in every direction. The crew compares the G1 toy to Powermaster Optimus Prime in size. Talk turns to the long Victory Saber combining stock footage, which Don calls filler time. [Source: not found]

Q-Transformers Remake Mystery of Convoy for Mobile

A mobile version of the Famicom game Mystery of Convoy uses Q-Transformers designs. It becomes an endless runner where players control only jumping and attacking. The crew says it has to be more playable than the original. [Source: not found]

Lio Convoy Is the 2015 Collectors’ Club Membership Figure

The Transformers Collectors’ Club’s free 2015 membership figure is Lio Convoy. Rob admits the fan in him is excited anyway, even if the mold is a white Optimus Prime. The crew argues over whether the original or the Robot Masters Lio Convoy is better. They love that the truck mode’s panels and painted nose form a lion’s head. Brian also has word that the next Subscription Service figure ships soon. [Source: not found]

Hasbro Reissues MP-10 for Asian Markets

MP-10 Optimus Prime returns for Asian markets with a special premium. Nobody knows what the premium is, and the crew guesses everything from a keychain to leftover weapons. [Source: not found]

MP-22 Ultra Magnus Gets an Alternate Head and Trailer Compartment

New details show an alternate unmasked head that looks a little insect-like. The trailer opens to hold the included Spike and Daniel figures. The crew says this ends the idea that the figure was based on MP-10. [Source: not found]

Hasbro Toy Shop Posts the San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives

Hasbro Toy Shop finally posted its San Diego Comic-Con exclusives the following Monday. Everything sold out except the Knights of Unicron set, the priciest and most niche item. One host missed the Kre-O set and bought the Dinobot set instead. Another would buy Knights of Unicron at $50 but not at its current price. [Source: not found]

TFC Toys Star Rescue Team Dinosaur Combiner

TFC’s Star Rescue Team dinosaur combiner comes in packaging styled after Age of Extinction. One host is angry that it copies official Transformers packaging for a product with no ties to the brand. Another defends the original design work and compares it to Fans Project’s retro packaging. [Source: not found]

Q&A with Rob Springer

Rob takes questions live this week. Scott from Good Morning Cybertron asks about Iron Factory’s Legends-size Ultra Magnus. Rob has not seen it, but he loves the Legends size class and might buy these. He just wishes Hasbro would pick one name for the size class and stick with it.

Transfanatics asks about reissues of the 2001 Robots in Disguise toys when the new series arrives. The crew calls the chances slim, since the Car Brothers molds are gone and the Spy Changers are worn out. A planned Asian-exclusive reissue of Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime was canceled. Don defends that Optimus Prime, but nobody defends the Robots in Disguise Ultra Magnus. Don would love Masterpiece Prowl, Sideburn and X-Brawn. One host notes that the Age of Extinction one-step Roll Bar’s robot mode is clearly X-Brawn.

Sky-Byte and Roadbuster Reviews

Diecast’s video reviews of Generations Sky-Byte and Roadbuster go up on the site. Roadbuster is good, but Diecast calls Sky-Byte over-engineered. Rob finally opened Age of Extinction Slash and says he is not good, but not horrible.

This Week in History

John Moschitta, the voice of Blurr, was born in 1954. Don recalls Moschitta telling a BotCon crowd why another man’s fast-talker claim did not count. Ten years ago this week, Dreamwave released Micromasters number 2 in the US. The crew calls the series a mishandled comic from every angle, with one host saying the third issue gave him a migraine.

Radio Free Cybertron: The Transformers Podcast

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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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