HasLab Unicron jumps past 5,200 backers once Hasbro adds international partners. A late goatee chin and tiny Galvatron reveal leave the crew wishing for more. Siege Omega Supreme shows up in hand, and Studio Series Shockwave brings Wheelie.
Archives for August 2019
Radio Free Cybertron 636 – Tricitrusaurotops is my new anti-drug
A rare red, black and yellow Lucky Draw Lio Convoy appears at TakaraTomy’s Beast Wars II-themed 35th anniversary festival. A distributor lists the Refraktor box set as a HasCon exclusive. Hasbro plans to drop plastic from its packaging in 2020.
Radio Free Cybertron 635 – Japan Gets the Coolest Stuff
HasLab Unicron adds only 226 backers in a week, and a new robot mode video fails to excite. Hasbro Pulse sets dates for MP-10G and the BotBots Con Crew. MP-30 Ratchets turn up at a New Jersey Walmart.
Radio Free Cybertron 634 – A Turtler Painted as Unicron
The first Generations Selects Seacons go up for preorder with color photos at last. HasLab Unicron crawls to 2,289 backers, so Brian and Diecast make a bet. MP-48 Lio Convoy opens for preorder, and Burger King serves Cyberverse toys.
Radio Free Cybertron 633 – Medicinal Mustard
All six Generations Selects Seacons and King Poseidon appear at Summer Wonder Festival 2019. HasLab Unicron passes 2,000 backers as TakaraTomy Mall opens its own campaign. Siege Powerdashers and a Titan-size Trypticon card also surface.