LEGO Soundwave reportedly lands August 1 with 1,502 pieces and a working sound brick. Hot Wheels Color Shifters Tracks and a glow-in-the-dark Cyberglow Megatron tempt the crew. Dr. Wu’s Slugfest and Overkill steal the third-party spotlight.
Radio Free Cybertron 767 – Botbots Nudes
Netflix sets March 25 for Transformers: BotBots. A Project Trooper listing points to G.I. Joe, and the reveal lands mid-show: a H.I.S.S. Tank Megatron with Baroness. Plus Legacy Galvatron without battle damage.
The RFC Mini-cast – 043: Generation 2
Transformers Generation 2 relaunched the brand with repaints, neon colors and a CG space cube. John and Brian share their first G2 memories, debate whether it failed, and ask if a Generation 3 could ever happen.
The RFC Mini-cast – 041: The Best of Combiner Wars
Did Combiner Wars peak with Superion? John, Exvee and Matt look back at a year of combiners, from Brawl’s floppy waist to Scattershot’s odd nose. Plus a Legends wave of reruns and early Computron expectations.
Radio Free Cybertron – 447
Hasbro plans a cinematic universe for Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM and M.A.S.K. without Transformers. G2 Superion lands at Walmart Canada, IDW’s Deviations saves Optimus Prime, and a Titans Return Blaster test shot surfaces. Plus Mark Wahlberg returns for Transformers 5.
Radio Free Cybertron – 445
Trypticon wins the Titans Return fan vote. A leak of Unite Warriors Galvatronus confuses everyone, and BotCon set discounts spark questions. Plus Unite Warriors Defensor, Sky Lynx, Masterpiece Ramjet preorders and MMC Carnifex.
Radio Free Cybertron – 424
Titan Class Devastator hits U.S. shelves early as preorders open everywhere. Rare G2 Defensor prototype photos surface. Plus Rob’s Toy Detective decodes a rumored Transformers Adventure list.
Radio Free Cybertron – 419
BotCon 2015 pre-registration opens three weeks out and keeps crashing. A poster reveals the SDCC Combiner Wars Devastator, black Combiner Hunters Arcee samples surface, and Platinum Edition Trypticon appears in its box.
The RFC Mini-cast – 014: Devastator, Groove, and the amazing Combiner Wars Hot Spot
The SDCC 2015 Combiner Wars Devastator skips G2 for premium G1 colors and purple chrome. Takara builds an all-new deluxe Groove for Unite Warriors Defensor. Exvee calls Hot Spot one of the finest Transformers toys ever, and Platinum Edition Trypticon arrives.
RFC Extra 012: May Mayhem, SDCC Devastator and Unite Warriors Defensor
This week on RFC Extra: We talk about May Mayhem, the SDCC Combiner Wars Devastator, Unite Warriors Defensor and that Deluxe Groove. Oh, and we talk about the latest Botcon registration delay. Fun times on this week’s RFC Extra!