Garry Chalk, the voice of Optimus Primal, is cancer free. Generation Selects Monstructor is official and gorgeous, and 2026 listings bring Megazarak and an Earthrise three-pack. Brian lands a vintage G1 Stepper.
Archives for February 2026
Radio Free Cybertron 975 – Transformers 40th Anniversary Toys – The Good, The Bad & The Astrotrain
Hasbro Pulse’s Toy Fair recap brings Studio Series 86 reveals for the movie’s 40th anniversary, led by an all-new Leader Astrotrain that splits the crew. Deluxe Kranix nails the animation model, the Matrix of Leadership prop sells out, and Masterpiece Blaster is finally coming.
Radio Free Cybertron 974 – I don’t want this thing in my house (Corrected Audio)
Hasbro’s CEO says Transformers is the company’s most engaged brand, and Hasbro’s earnings beat Mattel’s by a mile. The crew debates anime-colored Missing Link Grimlock and wants no part of the Yolopark AMK Pro G1 Bumblebee’s face. Plus Don’s Masterpiece Rattrap and Brian’s sealed green G2 Slag.
Radio Free Cybertron 973 – “They’re crummy toys, but still good enough to steal from your children.”
Nexus Prime turns out to be a Voyager that plugs into someone else’s combiner frame, and the crew is baffled. Liege Maximo fares better. Hasbro lands the Voltron movie license, and Brian steals McDonald’s Changeables from his kids.