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 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.
Radio Free Cybertron 972 – Let’s give him the Matrix
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.
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.
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