Radio Free Cybertron 1013 marks the show’s other 27th anniversary. The first episode that stayed online posted November 12, 1999. This week, Exvee calls Missing Link C-14 Ironhide an accomplishment in the wrong product line. That starts the longest debate of the night: what is Missing Link supposed to be? The Seeker Storm Pack test shots finally make Sunstorm orange, and Age of the Primes preorders go up. Yolopark’s Dark of the Moon Megatron keeps his cape for preorders only. In What We Got This Week, Diecast finds a tiny Megatron in a Christmas Spider-Man. Brian lands a sealed Japanese G1 Gnaw.

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Hasbro Transformers: Age of the Primes Figures Pre-Orders For November 10th, 2026

Hasbro opened preorders on eight more Age of the Primes figures. Leaders Onyx Prime the Deceiver and Machine Wars Starscream are $59.99. Voyagers Guzzle and Beast Wars Cybershark are $42.99. Four Deluxes are $29.99, and everything ships in February and March 2027. Brian and Exvee skipped all of it, and Brian says that felt great. Matt, Diecast and Don went for the combiner pieces instead: all four Deluxes plus Guzzle. Diecast noticed all four Deluxes are combiner beasts. Don skipped Onyx Prime and wants a Nexus Maximus that doesn’t need a $90 Silverbolt. [Source: ToyHype USA]

Yolopark AMK PRO Dark Of The Moon Megatron Full Reveal & Pre-Orders Live!

Yolopark’s AMK Pro Dark of the Moon Megatron is up for preorder at about $70 on Yolopark’s site. He comes with the Fusion Cannon, an interchangeable left hand and a Decepticon insignia. The desert cape only comes with preorders, and Brian calls it the best part of the design. This is his favorite movie Megatron, and he doesn’t hate the price at all. Exvee points out the movies never explain that body. Megatron dies, comes back as Galvatron, then shows up as Megatron again. Don’s verdict: it’s a mess, but it paid for a lot of toys. [Source: TFW2005]

Studio Series Transformers G1 Seeker Storm Pack Color Test Shot Official In-Hand Images

Hasbro’s Nate Purswell posted color test shots of the Studio Series G1 Seeker Storm Pack: Ion Storm, Acid Storm, Nova Storm and Sunstorm. Matt calls them beautiful, but Acid Storm still isn’t neon enough for him. He’s unsure about the darker accent colors, but he likes that they’re cast in color now instead of painted Thundercrackers. Exvee says this Sunstorm is the right orange for the cartoon version. The e-Hobby toy was a much louder orange, and the cartoon color came from bad transfers in the first place. He’s glad Hasbro leaned orange after years of yellow Sunstorms. Diecast adds that Nova Storm already covers yellow. Matt figures the set is still 10 or 11 months out. [Source: Tformers]

Victory Plan Adamas Machina Victory Leo Teaser From Takara TOMY Transformers Steel Mech God Series

Takara Tomy teased Adamas Machina Victory Leo, the partner for last week’s AM-T03 Star Saber. Tformers uses the Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri combined version as a preview. Diecast hoped for a second that it would work with the HasLab Victory Saber, and the whole panel said no. Don figures the pair will run about $1,000. Brian says that buys two G1 Victory Sabers, and he’d rather have the G1 anyway. Matt admits he may be the only fan of IDW’s Star Saber. [Source: Tformers]

Missing Link C-14 Ironhide In-Hand Transformation Images Of Takara Tomy Transformers Coming Soon

Missing Link C-14 Ironhide shows up transforming in a new in-hand video, ahead of a January 2027 ship date. Brian still likes him, and Matt and Diecast will both end up with one. Exvee says Takara’s engineers earned their pride here, but it’s an accomplishment in the wrong product line. Missing Link, he says, should look exactly like the G1 toy and move like a modern one. Matt just wants some gray to break up all that red.

Diecast sees Missing Link as the toy Takara would have made in 1984, pointing to Headmaster Arcee. Matt notes Takara has never defined the line. Don calls Missing Link an umbrella term, the way Studio Series grew. Brian’s ruling: Don is right. Exvee answers that the first few releases set the expectation. He and Matt would both buy a G1-accurate Ironhide too. [Source: Tformers]

Transformers Missing Link Hubcap And Bug Bite Possible Figure Releases Coming Soon

Takara Tomy’s official Missing Link C-16 Arcee page includes a celebration image with Hubcap and Bugbite in it. Nothing’s announced, and Tformers reads it as an early tease. The crew spotted the pair on last week’s show. Exvee wants Hubcap, but he doubts anybody needs a Missing Link Bugbite. Matt fears a two-pack, the way Cliffjumper and Bumblebee came. Exvee would rather Takara wait and recreate the whole e-Hobby minibot set. Don misses Bugbite’s tampos until Exvee and Matt remind him the e-Hobby version didn’t have them either. [Source: Tformers]

Transformers Studio Series Red Alert Official In-Hand Images Of Retail Packaging

Nate Purswell posted Studio Series Red Alert in his retail box. The packaging isn’t final, and there’s no price or date yet. Don asks how different he’ll be from the Earthrise version. Matt and Exvee say he’s a completely new mold. The canopy swivels so the windshield faces down on his back. The door panels hang past his elbows, like the cartoon model. Diecast points out the spoiler. Don’s other question: is the head right this time? For now, Exvee says, and he’ll be impressed if it stays that way. [Source: Tformers]

“My Transformation Life” Book By Takara Tomy Transformers Designer Kojin Ohno Coming Soon

Retired Takara Tomy designer Kojin Ohno has an autobiography coming, My Transformation Life. Ohno joined Takara in 1980 and retired in 2024, and the book covers his work on transforming and combining robot toys. It’s 2,970 yen and comes out November 30. Exvee warns it’s entirely in Japanese, and Diecast hopes it has plenty of pictures. Brian might buy it anyway and read it through a translation app. [Source: Tformers]

Walmart’s Black Friday Sale Brings $5 Blokees

Walmart’s Black Friday sale includes Blokees for $5, with Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in the mix. Exvee says they’re the same ones from a previous Thanksgiving promotion, plus a pile of Marvel kits. He says it starts at 6 AM Thursday, November 12. Brian adds that Walmart+ members get in the night before. Brian calls them a great pickup for Elf on a Shelfwarmer.

What We Got This Week

Exvee

Exvee had nothing in Transformers this week.

Diecast

Diecast got the Christmas Spider-Man, and hidden in the package is a tiny robot-mode Megatron. You can’t see him until you slide the plastic tray up. Matt’s theory: Spider-Man is dressed as Santa with a sack of toys. Brian wondered if it nods to Marvel’s old Transformers comic. Matt thinks the Megatron is a new mold, since there’s never been a Megatron accessory that size. Brian says he looks like a Dollar Tree blind-bag Megatron, and Exvee says he’s even smaller. Diecast also says his Blokees distributor now sells through Rewind Toy Exchange.

Don

Don’s local GameStop had Blokees Action Edition Optimus Prime at $39.99, or $37 for Pro members. He paid $29.99 for Action Edition Megatron and Soundwave at Walmart. He’s keeping the set to display with the rest of his Blokees. He also won Metal Cardbot Heavy Iron W, Heavy Iron’s powered-up form, from a seller’s $1 auction. Heavy Iron W gets dragon armor and turns into an Ultra Magnus-style armored transport. He stands just under Studio Series Devastator, and the box is so big it has a handle. Thanks to an auction ending at 1:30 in the morning, Don paid about $40 under the seller’s price. Later he broke in with a deal: Blokees Action Edition Megatron just dropped to $29.99 on Amazon at tfradio.net/amazon. Action Edition Soundwave is in stock there too, still at $39.99.

Matt

Matt found a red Twinmill on Target clearance for a little under $18. He is Twinmill. He is red. That’s pretty much all there is to say, according to Matt.

John DeLuna

John DeLuna had nothing in Transformers this week.

Brian

Brian got the TakaraTomy G2 Stunticons set. He loves the box, with manga art on the back and the American G2 tech specs on the side. The figures look nice, but they’re still in vehicle mode. He’ll probably display them combined, and Matt says that’s why you buy a second set.

His other pickup came from scouring auction sites: a sealed Japanese release of G1 Gnaw. He was the only bidder. The Japanese Gnaw is the American toy in the American box, with a Takara sticker and a Japanese UPC sticker on the bottom. Brian popped the tape on one side while cleaning the box, but the toy is still unused. A peek in the packet confirmed the Japanese instructions. Gnaw is a favorite of his, thanks to The Transformers: The Movie and season three.

Elf on a Shelfwarmer

Elf on a Shelfwarmer, RFC’s 15th annual holiday toy drive, has four weeks left, with the final round December 9. Got a sealed figure you’re never going to open? It counts as new, so drop it in a Toys for Tots box or any local toy drive. Brian’s shopping tip: skip Toys R Us and hit Ross, or grab those $5 Walmart Blokees. Snap a photo and tag #elfonashelfwarmer. No box nearby? The Amazon wishlist ships to Brian, who drops it off, so order early. We get no referral fees from any Elf on a Shelfwarmer links. This is just for the kids.

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