Hasbro confirms Combiner Wars Quickslinger and Brake-Neck as US releases, giving Slingshot and Wildrider new heads. In-hand photos of Subscription Service 3.0 Tarantulas look better than the crew expected. New images of MP-25 Masterpiece Tracks show his flight mode, with Raoul and Blaster on the base. Fansproject adds a second torso to Volar, and Chris finds an oversized Fansproject knockoff in a Walgreens Easter basket.
News
Combiner Wars Quickslinger and Brake-Neck Revealed for the US
Photos confirm Slingshot and Wildrider as Quickslinger and Brake-Neck, due in May. They look set to be online exclusives, likely through Big Bad Toy Store and Amazon. Both get new head sculpts, and Wildrider’s head appears on the Dead End mold for the first time. One host will buy both and plans to swap Skydive out so Alpha Bravo and Slingshot can stand together. [Source: not found]
Takara Legends Leader Megatron Final Deco
Takara’s version drops red and black paint from the chest and abdomen in favor of silver. The crew calls the Hasbro deco more toy-inspired and Takara’s more cartoon-model inspired. One host would buy it if he did not already own the Hasbro release. [Source: not found]
Masterpiece Exhaust’s Bio Is a Chain-Smoking Spy
A summary of Exhaust’s Japanese bio casts him as a corporate spy who turns into living smoke. The stress of the job has him chain-smoking, against medical advice. Diecast and Matt have Exhaust, which now sells for around $160 on eBay. One Japanese shop raised its price from 5,700 yen to 16,000 yen. [Source: not found]
Subscription Service 3.0 Tarantulas In Hand
In-hand photos change one host’s mind. The robot mode looks like Tarantulas, though the motorcycle mode still looks off. One host has a shelf full of the mold already, so this is just one more. [Source: not found]
Unite Warriors Menasor Shown Complete
Takara’s full Menasor looks like the Hasbro set except it includes Wildrider. These photos were the first hint of which mold Wildrider would use. [Source: not found]
Hasbro Studios Transformers Shows Stay on Netflix
After reports that Transformers series were leaving Netflix, a deal keeps them on the service. As far as the crew can tell, it covers the Hasbro Studios shows such as Transformers Prime and Rescue Bots. [Source: not found]
New Images of MP-25 Masterpiece Tracks
New photos show Tracks in flight mode, with Raoul and Blaster on the base for scale. He may have metallic blue paint. The crew confirms he is MP-25 and expects him around September. [Source: not found]
Play With This Too Kickstarter Nears Its Deadline
With a few days left, the Kickstarter sits at $62,510 of its $80,000 goal. New add-ons include $20 tech drone pairs and a free figure with bigger pledges. Several hosts have backed it. [Source: not found]
Third-Party News
Fansproject Volar Gets a Second Torso
Volar, the not-Swoop from Lost Exo Realm, will include both red and blue torsos. The release was pushed back to add the alternate torso. One host praises Columpio, his first Fansproject figure, for its Hasbro-style transformation. [Source: not found]
Fansproject Function X Recolors
Code gets a more cartoon-accurate Chromedome repaint, and Smart Robin becomes Sonic Bomber. One host prefers the original Code deco. [Source: not found]
Perfect Effect Upgrades for Superion and Menasor
Most of the crew likes the Menasor torso add-on, which fills out the chest and locks the legs. The hands and feet sets cost about $30 per combiner, with the torso parts sold separately. Brian rarely cares about upgrade kits, but he is outvoted. [Source: not found]
DX9 Legends-Scale Hurricane and Tyrant
DX9’s not-Cyclonus and not-Galvatron are already on preorder for one host. One host calls the Galvatron the best Galvatron figure ever made, and the Scourge comes in a two-pack. [Source: not found]
Walgreens Easter Basket Knockoffs
Chris found an oversized knockoff of the Fansproject Munitioner in a $15 Walgreens Easter basket, along with an Energon Aerialbot. He says it feels like it is made of crayon, but it bends too easily to break. The crew notes a knockoff of the Fansproject Blast Off is in the same baskets. They expect these to turn up at discount chains next.
Also on TFormers
Full Metal Hero found a one-of-a-kind $500 Unicron print from Floro Dery on Etsy. Chris reviewed Windblade #1 and Generations Leader Megatron, and the site has plenty of Masterpiece Star Saber and Exhaust coverage. [Source: TFormers]
This Week in History
In 2002, the final episode of Robots in Disguise premiered in the US. One host admits he never finished the series. The crew says the finale is nothing special and points him to better episodes instead.
What We Got This Week
Matt
Matt has Masterpiece Exhaust.
Diecast
Diecast also has Masterpiece Exhaust, and his video review is up on the RFC YouTube channel.
Don
Don won a Year of the Goat Optimus Prime and a Banzai-Tron. Brian warns him to leave the Banzai-Tron in robot mode, since its doors do not stay in place.
Chris
Chris picked up the Walgreens Easter basket knockoff of the Fansproject Munitioner.
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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Radio Free Cybertron – 08/02/2011