Radio Free Cybertron turns 27 with $29.99 Deluxes. Studio Series 2027 opens for preorder, Diecast reports from Hasbro’s NYCC event, and the panel bets on Metroplex versus Primus for the next HasLab. Plus a Hot Wheels Bumblebee nobody wants.
Radio Free Cybertron 1008 – G1 Headmaster Arcee, Finally
Takara Tomy finally shows Missing Link Headmaster Arcee, and Don is buying two. Hasbro’s NYCC 2026 lineup brings back Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet as Deluxes go to $29.99. Plus Michael Bay talks, a 36-inch Megatron fusion cannon and the kickoff of Elf on a Shelfwarmer.
Radio Free Cybertron 964 – This Voyager should have been an email.
Age of the Primes Commander Onslaught and the full Bruticus debut, and the crew loves the look but not the roughly $240 total. Armada Sideways’ first look lands badly: a small deluxe sold as a $43 Voyager. Plus, Walmart Energon listings, Hot Wheels wave two and Missing Link Delta Magnus.
Radio Free Cybertron 963 – Talk about Random Stuff, and Transformers
Two lost Dreamwave Transformers Energon comics, issues 31 and 32, are finally finished and free to read. The Battersea Power Station Transformers Store turns one with voice actors and a Blokees swap. Plus Auldey’s gorgeous Alpha Action Elite Galvatron and a DHL tariff fee warning.
Radio Free Cybertron 955 – Two flavors of Grimlock
Takara Tomy reveals MPG Soundwave and teases Blaster and Twincast. Auldey shows two flavors of Action Elite Grimlock, while Missing Link Arcee and MPG-15 Rattrap turn up in hand. Plus Seaspray, Venom and the Target four-pack in What We Got This Week.
Radio Free Cybertron 954 – Business Casual Mystery of Convoy
G1 Transformers writer Ron Friedman passes away at 93, and the crew remembers his legendary panels. Mystery of Convoy gets an apparel line, and Dr. Wu sketches a micromaster-scale G2 Laser Optimus Prime. Then John and Matt go to war over Superion.
Radio Free Cybertron 935 – A Robot Underneath a Jet Skin
Takara Tomy’s Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025 reveals take over, from Shield D Prime to the Macross 7 crossover Basara Prime. The crew sizes up the Adamas Machina Predaking, MPG-18 Hauler and a bigger-than-expected MPG-17 Optimus Prime. Plus Auldey, Blokees and a $60 Perfect Effect score.
Radio Free Cybertron 930 – Welcome to G1
MPG-17 Optimus Prime pre-orders are live, and only Diecast took the plunge. Tariffs cloud pre-orders and HasLabs, and Skybound’s Transformers Compendium Kickstarter funds in two minutes. Plus a $3,500 Unicron statue, Earthspark Soundwave and a divisive Studio Series Bonecrusher.
Radio Free Cybertron 914 – “Man, I really hate Hot Wheels”
IndieWire posts the full Transformers One script, and Swapticons get a twist-together gimmick. Exvee hosts as the crew confesses it doesn’t understand Hot Wheels and Diecast lines up for the Yolopark Clear Optimus Prime.
Radio Free Cybertron 911 – A Toy of a Trivia Question
Hasbro will no longer finance movies based on its brands and is shifting its focus to gaming. Megatronus the Fallen wins the crew over, Prima becomes a toy of a trivia question, and Cybertron Con exclusives start piling up.