TakaraTomy’s September batch is here, and the hosts have opinions. Jetfire becomes Optimus Prime’s pants, Delta Magnus goes Diaclone, and Mattel wants $65 for a tiny Hot Wheels Bumblebee. Plus boxed G1 hauls and a homemade Spanner space bridge.
Radio Free Cybertron 932 – Low Effort Popples
The crew remembers G1 box artist David Schleinkofer. HasLab Omega Prime is shipping, and Diecast might get his before Don. Plus Transformers x NFL wave 1, a two-minute Supreme Optimus Prime sellout and low-effort Popples from TeeTurtle.
Radio Free Cybertron 844 – Full of explosions and sunsets
Hasbro launches Hasbro Entertainment right after selling eOne to Lionsgate. Missing Link Convoy gets a removable Matrix chamber, and Jesse Wittenrich reveals a scrapped Combiner Wars Computron. Chris hosts while Brian produces.
Radio Free Cybertron 840 – It’s wrong, but I want it
SDCC 2023 brings Studio Series 86 Commander Ultra Magnus, and the crew is thrilled. Robosen’s auto-transforming Grimlock dazzles at $1,700. Plus HasLab Deathsaurus, a Stunticons gift set and MPM-14 Bonecrusher.