McDonald’s Changeables are back, bigger and sturdier than anyone expected. One Shall Stand Optimus Prime sold out in minutes, and Brian loves it as a Dark Awakening Optimus. Plus Blokees Wheels Series 2, Yolopark’s Optimus Primal and Dinobot, and MPG-17 Style-Gen Optimus Prime.
Archives for January 2026
Radio Free Cybertron 971 – “My kids love Happy Meals, so I’m going to have to steal their toys”
McDonald’s Changeables return as Happy Meal toys, and they look a lot like BotBots. Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, and a soccer-ball Optimus Prime looks like Project Kick. Plus Target’s More Than Meets the Eye Collection Scourge and Takara Tomy’s Missing Link Grimlock color sample.
Radio Free Cybertron 970 – Our 2026 Prediction Show
Missing Link Grimlock lands at about $120, and MPG-20 Style Gen Hot Rod looks a lot like Studio Series 86 Hot Rod. Target’s Hound and Hot Rod sell out in minutes. Then the crew makes its 2026 predictions, from a Missing Link Rodimus Prime to a Hasbro and Mattel merger.
Radio Free Cybertron 969 – 2025 Year in Review
The crew looks back at 2025 in Transformers, from HasLab Liokaiser’s 23,553 backers to HasLab Omega Prime’s breakage woes and big tariff-driven price increases. Matt wins the 2025 predictions scorecard. Then the 2025 RFC Awards crown Prototype Colors Missing Link Arcee as best toy of the year.
Radio Free Cybertron 968 – “Save me, Dr. Wu, you’re our only hope.”
Hasbro China’s Studio Series Devastator gift set comes with a wearable box, and fans recover lost scenes from Cosmic Rust. Blokees Galaxy Wave 9 brings Unicron and Trypticon. Plus Matt’s verdict on Studio Series 86 Soundwave: really, really good.