MPG-27 Twincast is here, and he brought Rewind as bait. Bumblebee goes goth for $29.99, TakaraTomy floods the zone with Age of the Primes repaints, and the panel asks how many repaints anyone can afford anymore.
Radio Free Cybertron 991 – Truly Outrageous: Jem Crosses Over at SDCC 2026
Jem and the Holograms meets the Kiss Players cassettes in Hasbro’s wildest SDCC exclusive yet. Add a cereal-box Optimus Prime, Megazarak, and confirmation that Armada Cyclonus and Demolishor are coming. Plus MPG-17 Optimus Prime impressions, Studio Series Kranix love, and a fifth Dairy Queen Optimus Prime.
History on the Fives: The Lost Episodes – 1: More than We Missed, Part 1
The crew of History on the Fives works through five weeks of Transformers history spanning January 1st through February 7th, covering anniversaries from 1923 all the way to 2023. Along the way: the death of G1 composer Ichiro Mizuki, and the passing of voice actor Milt Jamin. The panel digs into the G2 Dreadwing and Smokejumper Japan exclusive, the UK Marvel Legacy of Unicron storyline, the Headmasters finale two-parter and the consultant who killed Ultra Magnus, and the first recorded fandom use of the term “G1.” On the comics side, the IDW license expiration gets its first airing and the Target: 2006 trade paperback sparks a discussion of how the UK Marvel comic kept the story moving between US issues. Toy releases covered include the Downtown comedy duo Cerebros set, the Encore Devastator anime color version, and a full slate of Takara Tomy January 2013 releases. The episode closes on Beast Wars and the February Headmasters entries.
Radio Free Cybertron 919 – 2025 Annual Prediction Show
This week on Radio Free Cybertron, the full crew runs through their 2025 annual predictions — from Masterpiece Jazz (again) to a Studio Series 86 Titan to an A-Team van, with John outsourcing his entirely to ChatGPT. News covers the full Masterpiece Rattrap reveal completing the core Beast Wars Masterpiece five, first looks at Swapitcons, TakaraTomy’s T-Spark Zone Event haul including Nucleon Quest Super Convoy and the AMT-02 Predaking combiner, early Transformers Cyberworld designs, Studio Series 86 Scrapper in hand, and Star Convoy’s surprisingly compelling Micromaster Hot Rod chest rider.
Transform Squadron 035 – Big Spooky, Make A Sortie
In this (late) August edition of Transform Squadron, Rob talks about the early days of Transformers Armada. This is a very short description of about an hour-long podcast.
Stock Photos Reveal Voyager Armada Starscream and Predacon Inferno, and Core Class Ratchet and Laserbeak
Does it count as a leak…?
Radio Free Cybertron 585 – By Your Mini-cons Combined, I am Captain Planet
The Target-exclusive Studio Series Bumblebee and Charlie set gets clip-on parts and a sticker sheet. Siege adds Decepticons, including Leader Shockwave. Plus Encore Unicron of Light and Mastermind’s half a Sky Lynx.
The RFC Mini-cast – 021: Transformers Devastation!
Transformers: Devastation is almost here, and John and Brian both pre-ordered it. They size up the PlatinumGames brawler, then tour Transformers video game history from the Commodore 64 to War for Cybertron.
The RFC Mini-cast – 012: The Unicron Trilogy
Rob Clay joins the Mini-cast for the first time and crowns Combiner Wars Superion his favorite toy of the year. Then he and John revisit the Unicron Trilogy: Armada’s beloved Supercon Prime, Energon’s combiner trade-offs and Cybertron’s forgettable keys.
Radio Free Cybertron – 381
Masterpiece Star Saber hits preorder at $170, and a Marlboro-colored Diaclone Wheeljack is the next Masterpiece. Five Faces of Darkness turns 28. Plus the original fake episode 381 and what would make the crew stop collecting.