RFC 1006 digs into the $4.15 million 40th anniversary run of The Transformers: The Movie. The panel also tries to make sense of the Optimus Prime: Awakening short. Plus the $29.99 Awakening Bumblebee, a Toys “R” Us comeback, and a second HasLab Liokaiser.
Radio Free Cybertron 983 – 2027 Listings Drop and Don Pays $42 for Sideways, no matter what he says
2027 Studio Series listings have dropped, and there’s a lot to unpack — IDW Nautica, IDW Fortress Maximus, Dreamwave Optimus Prime, Marvel Soundwave, and what looks like a full Nexus Prime combiner wave. Plus: Commander Armada Jetfire has arrived, a TakaraTomy web manga finally explains the G2 Stunticons’ colors, and Don pays $42 for Sideways and lives to regret it.
Radio Free Cybertron 981 – “Twelve Steps (For the Arms)”
The crew digs into a packed news week — Beast Wars 30th Anniversary Predacon Multipack, G2 Stunticons in glorious UV-painted detail, a Vector Prime that turns into a DeLorean, and Blokees Defenders going deep into Beast Wars Neo territory. Plus: John DeLuna’s mother-in-law accidentally scored a $1 1984 Ravage and Rumble that John turned into AFA-graded gold, Don cannot transform Breakaway (12 steps just for the arms), and Brian makes a pilgrimage to a Greensboro, NC toy store and comes home with sealed G2 goods.
Radio Free Cybertron 966 – Ravage Curse, Undefeated
Age of the Primes Leader Big Convoy and Razorclaw are out at US retail, and Studio Series 86 Soundwave is turning up too. DNA Design reveals upgrade kits for Studio Series 86 Megatron and Star Optimus Prime. Don finds the Ravage curse undefeated, and Brian says the new Big Convoy beats the Beast Wars Neo original as a toy.
Radio Free Cybertron 961 – Literally Two Bumblebees
Walmart’s Black Friday two-packs are back, and one is literally two Bumblebees. Hasbro reissues Legacy Breakdown, Titan Nemesis and Titan Predaking. Plus a 200-piece Hasbro Asia Superion gift set and an Age of the Primes Big Convoy that is not so big.
Radio Free Cybertron 959 – Curse you, Brian Kilby
Mbilia Studios wants $4,000 apiece for its licensed Transformers comic book statues, and the crew isn’t buying. Blokees Wheels, a smaller-than-hoped Big Convoy and Commander Onslaught’s MCM London prototype round out the news. Plus TFCon Chicago hauls and an Artfire raffle that cursed Brian Kilby twice.
Radio Free Cybertron 953 – Transformers Day 2025
Hasbro’s 2026 price increases push Voyager class to $42.99, and the crew asks fans to vote with their wallets, respectfully. Shockwave’s fan-voted sea creature mode is a whale, and Studio Series 86 Soundwave sells out on preorder. Plus a Battersea Titan mascot and an official Transformers Popsicle.
Radio Free Cybertron 945 – “I don’t know anything about it; I’m gonna buy it!”
Hasbro’s SDCC 2025 panel brings Leader Big Convoy, Deluxe Quickstrike, Sureshot and a brand-new seeker mold. Amalgamous Prime teases five more alt modes, and Titan Grimlock starts a run of Titan Dinobots. Plus Retro Seaspray, Hot Wheels Bone Shaker and a sealed Fire Guts.
Radio Free Cybertron 929 – I desperately want green Swoop
Leaked 2026 listings tease Leader Big Convoy, G2 Swoop and Sludge, and an 86 Kranix. New tariffs on Vietnam have Brian bracing for Transformers prices up near 50 percent. MPG-17 Optimus Prime Style Gen and the Robosen Flagship Bumblebee get picked apart.