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.
The RFC Mini-cast – 019: Can Hasbro outdo Combiner Wars?
Can Hasbro top Combiner Wars? Exvee and Matt join John to debate mold fatigue, the rumored Titan Wars and whether it is time for a break from G1. Exvee also shares what Hasbro told him about bringing back Sky Lynx.
Radio Free Cybertron – 344: 2013 Transformers Year in Review
Radio Free Cybertron looks back at a huge 2013, from Metroplex and the Fortress Maximus reissue to a record Masterpiece year and a third-party combiner glut. Plus TFCon Chicago and Masterpiece Wheeljack’s silhouette.
Radio Free Cybertron – 341
Generations Deluxe Rattrap is revealed on the TFCC magazine cover, and the crew loves it. Fans Project’s combined not-Menasor arrives, Sega shows its Human Alliance arcade game and Beast Hunters ends with issue #8.
Radio Free Cybertron – 337
Trent Troop talks BMOG, his Kickstarter line of robotic animals that break down into weapons, with an exclusive Dimetrodon reveal. The crew sizes up Generations Skids, Waspinator and Rhinox, and Brian loves Masterpiece Bluestreak.
Radio Free Cybertron – 335
Radio Free Cybertron’s 2013 Halloween show opens with the 17-inch, $800 Action Toys Ultimate Optimus Prime. The crew reacts to scaled-up Beast Hunters Voyagers and Kabaya’s Overlord kits, reviews Robots in Disguise #22 and revisits Dark Awakening.
Radio Free Cybertron – 326
Have the third parties gone too far? A not-Metroplex sparks the debate. Transformers 4 is getting Dinobots, Shout Factory brings the Unicron Trilogy to DVD, and Diecast recaps OmegaCon.
Radio Free Cybertron – 321
Harmony Gold sues Hasbro over the SDCC G.I. Joe crossover set, and Will Friedle voices Bumblebee in the Prime finale. Toys R Us oversells Masterpiece Soundwave, and super-deformed Optimus Prime and Roadbuster figures charm Brian.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2013 brings the first look at Generations Voyager Whirl, and its G1 body splits the crew. Two Masterpiece-scale Huffers, a pricey Mastermind Predaking and Impossible Toys’ closing fill out the third-party news.
Radio Free Cybertron 317 – Quick BotCon 2013 Recap
An unedited BotCon 2013 recap recorded live after the show. Voyager Rhinox, a new Skids and Legends Swerve top the crew’s picks, while Hasbro’s no-Arcee stance draws fire.