Titans Return Deluxe wave 3 starts shipping, and Hot Rod, Twinferno, Breakaway and Triggerhappy head to preorder customers. MP-36 Masterpiece Megatron gets a price of 23,000 yen and an April release, and several hosts are in. Dengeki Hobby shows new photos of Unite Warriors Baldigus, and a Titans Return Sixshot test shot surfaces on Taobao. OpenPlay reveals the fifth unofficial Masterpiece Springer, and the crew previews Black Friday.
Black Friday Preview
Toys “R” Us has Robots in Disguise Super Bumblebee for $25, half its usual price. The collectors’ club is also running a Black Friday sale on remaining stock. Brian loves Black Friday shopping, while Don, after 20 years in retail, has no holiday spirit left.
Operation Combination and the Second Brainstorm Winner
Brian has already donated toys for Operation Combination. Justice Gambino wins the second Walgreens Brainstorm, given away on Instagram.
This Week in History
In 1992, the Headmasters episode “Danny, the Little Hero” aired in Malaysia. Chris says it is the one where Spike and Galvatron hold a peace conference. In 2011, Dark of the Moon Striker Optimus Prime, Leadfoot and both Soundwaves were released in Japan. In 1986, “The Burden Hardest to Bear” premiered in the US, and one host recites Scourge’s best lines. In 1999, the Beast Wars Metals theme single came out in Japan.
News
Titans Return Deluxe Wave 3 Hot Rod, Twinferno, Breakaway and Triggerhappy Shipping
The answer is yes: they are shipping now. One host explains retailers fill single-figure orders first because Breakaway packs one per case. Walmart’s $10 Deluxes keep selling out, and one host still has not found wave 2. [Source: TFormers]
UW-EX Baldigus New Photos and Package Art
One host, a Bruticus fan, is glad he skipped Unite Warriors Bruticus. Baldigus brings the Japan-only molds in new colors with extra weapons and Computron’s hands and feet. Matt would pay more than $300 for a Battle Gaia version. [Source: TFormers]
Titans Return Leader Wave 3 Sixshot Test Shot Images
A blue test shot sold on Taobao for around $150. The crew would buy a blue Sixshot, and one host suggests naming it Test Shot. [Source: TFormers]
Masterpiece Megatron MP-36 New Details Including Release Date
MP-36 costs 23,000 yen and ships in early April. He comes with a stock and silencer, an extra face and chest, and electronics. Several hosts have preordered, while one host will stick with his third-party Apollyon for now. [Source: TFormers]
More Combiner Wars Sets Hitting Discount Retail, and Titans Return
Combiner Wars Computron and Astrotrain have been sighted at Marshalls. Brian is curious how closeout chains source their toys. [Source: TFormers]
Prime 1 Studio Optimus Primal Statue
The detailed statue costs about $1,000. Don would consider it at Kotobukiya prices, and one host wants it flocked and articulated for $200. [Source: TFormers]
Legends Series e-Hobby Convobat Expanding Production?
Rob admits he posted the story on painkillers and may have overread the machine translation. One translation calls the figure “ConvoBud.” [Source: TFormers]
Knockoff Oversized Defensor
Diecast found an upscaled knockoff Defensor on Taobao for about $35. Its machine-translated listing name gets a big laugh.
The Last Knight IMAX Trailer Receives Second Classification
Alberta rated it PG, and the trailer likely debuts with Fantastic Beasts. [Source: TFormers]
Third-Party News
Unique Toys Palm Series Unofficial Legends-Size Skullcruncher and Hardhead
The pair follows Unique Toys’ Chromedome and Weirdwolf set. One host really likes Hardhead, and the faux tech specs are a nice touch. [Source: TFormers]
Planet X PX-11 Apocalypse: Not War for Cybertron Trypticon
It comes in two pieces at $180 each. Nobody on the crew is buying, and they joke someone will end up with half a Trypticon. [Source: TFormers]
Iron Factory Reveals Night Assassin Unofficial Nightbird
One host kind of wants it. Another says anything looks good in black and silver. [Source: TFormers]
OpenPlay Presents Unofficial MP-Scale Springer
This is Masterpiece-style Springer number five, after Fans Toys Apache, Ocular Max Saltus, Unique Toys Allen and Toyworld’s figure. One host likes its styling best in all three modes. A chat question about third-party Micromasters sparks wishes for a Masterpiece-scale Countdown. [Source: TFormers]
What’s on TFormers
The Platinum Edition Autobot Heroes set is online at Target for $150, with Springer, Ultra Magnus, Kup and Arcee. Yohei DX posted a stop-motion showcase of Tripredacus, and Don recalls an hour spent combining his.
What We Got This Week
Brian and Don have Platinum Edition Liokaiser arriving tomorrow.
Don had nothing else in Transformers this week.
Rob got Mindwipe and Wolfwire thanks to Matt. He thinks Wolfwire is the slightly better toy.
Chris got Takara’s Fortress Maximus with its sound chip and loves the new Cerebros head. He also found a figure at Ross for $12.99 that he is saving for Rob.
Diecast ordered the Hallmark G1 Grimlock ornament for $15.95.
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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