Radio Free Cybertron

This week we are coming off of Tokyo Toy Show and we have some interesting items uncovered including a new more animation-accurate Masterpiece Optimus Prime, and a Golden Lagoon-inspired sub-line. Odd, but reasonably priced, and very intriguing. Also on the show, we have more statue chat, including a Starscream statue being sold by BBTS, and…

This week on Radio Free Cybertron, we discuss the Bumblebee trailer! Who loved it, who liked it, and what did Melllvarr have to say? Also on the show, we talk about some interesting items from the last week including Toys R Us Australia’s cancellation of Shadow Panther, and their inability to offer refunds. What?! Speaking…

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Brian is off this week, so of course, everyone has to show off the non-Transformers stuff they got because, well, it’s really hard to buy Transformers right now. Speaking of which, our conversation last week about distribution spawned a lot of great interaction and pictures of bare store shelves. But…

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: A text mail from a listener about Transformers distribution sparks a long and interesting discussion about item lifecycle management. No, really, it’s good. We go into why your local retail stores’ stocking of Transformers sucks. We discuss that new Imaginarium Art Arcee statue that you’ve probably stolen a peek…

On this episode of Radio Free Cybertron: It looks like Badcube also ditched Sunsurge in favor of Masterpiece Sunstreaker. We recap the new Masterpiece news that broke late last week! There’s an itty bitty NOT Bumblebee on the way that is adorbs. We get a good look at upcoming Power of the Primes figures by…

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Finally, luck was on our side and the late breaking news happened during the show! We have first looks at MP-42 Cordon and MP-43 Beast Megatron, plus updated versions of Masterpiece Megatron and Shockwave! Also on the show we talk about new releases from Maketoys, that G1 Hot Rod…

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Hasbro acquires Saban, how does this position Hasbro in the future? What does this mean for Transformers? We discuss that and more! Also on the show, we discuss the upcoming Amazon exclusive Nemesis Prime figure, a couple of new legends-scale offerings from Magic Square toys, and way more!

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Hasbro’s first quarter results aren’t good, how does that impact fans? Studio Series Thundercracker has a stay of liquidator’s execution by showing up at online retailers. Also on the show, we discuss a really cool looking Tetrajet-style figure from MAAS Toys, a delightfully Trademark infringing third party NOT Roadbuster…

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: We talk about that thirteen dollar Trypticon sighting and what it means, and what it doesn’t. Maketoys unveils two new seekers–is this the next best thing until Takara-Tomy’s eventual redesign? We talk about the Ultra and Ultimate class Cyberverse figures, which sparks a conversation about what it means to…

This week on Radio Free Cybertron: We learn that there are still people making third-party toys! After a long stretch with little news, we have quite a few toys coming from third-party favorites like MMC and FansToys. Oh, and WeiJiang’s booth at a recent Chinese trade show almost looks like it originated from Rhode Island….