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 998 – Four Decades Later, Hasbro Says Sorry With a CG Short
SDCC 2026 gave collectors Alpha Bravo, G2 Wild Rider, Titan Class Dinobot Scorn, IDW Nautica, and a Beast Wars Maximal Collection multipack. It also gave The Transformers: The Movie a brand new post-credits scene forty years late — and the panel is not optimistic. Plus Studio Series 86 Cyclonus in hand, a seven-dollar soccer ball nobody should buy, and Missing Link Ultra Magnus.
Radio Free Cybertron 990 – Siege Greenlight Is Back (And Cheaper)
ElevenLabs is licensing Hasbro’s Transformers characters for commercial AI voice use — and the RFC crew is not entirely sold on it. Also this week: Siege Greenlight is back and up for pre-order, Missing Link Ratchet pre-orders open Friday, and Matt finally has his Haslab Liokaiser. Episode 990 is a full one.
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.
Masterpiece Lio Convoy Gets Redecoed! What’s His Name Again?
Sadly it’s definitely not “Dark Ember” which would make the most sense.
Radio Free Cybertron 729 – On assignment in Micronesia
Amazon’s Battle Across Time two-pack pairs Earth mode Sideswipe with Beast Wars II Maximal Skywarp. Plus Walgreens Red Alert, Titan Class Ark in hand and the first look at Kingdom Road Rage.
Radio Free Cybertron 636 – Tricitrusaurotops is my new anti-drug
A rare red, black and yellow Lucky Draw Lio Convoy appears at TakaraTomy’s Beast Wars II-themed 35th anniversary festival. A distributor lists the Refraktor box set as a HasCon exclusive. Hasbro plans to drop plastic from its packaging in 2020.
Radio Free Cybertron 627 – Tokyo Toy Showdown
Takara Tomy reveals MP-48 Lio Convoy at Tokyo Toy Show. MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition is confirmed as a $150 SDCC exclusive. Plus Siege Springer at Walmart, Walgreens Ratchet, MP-19+ Smokescreen and clear-plastic Siege Mirage.
Radio Free Cybertron for October 31st, 2001
Did G1 Ravage ever actually speak? Mop-Boy and RoTercy fight it out on the Halloween edition. Rattrap007 shifts to Japanese Transformers and gives Beast Wars Neo Cohdra a 9.5.
Radio Free Cybertron – 10/30/00
Did G1 Ravage ever speak in the cartoon? Mopboi and Ro Tersey argue it out in RFC’s Halloween 2000 show. Rattrap007 reviews Beast Wars Neo Cohdra, and Crystal reports Cybertron’s first Halloween.