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.
Radio Free Cybertron 849 – Take another drink, I bought one too
Legacy United Animated Optimus Prime gets its official reveal, and the crew says it beats Animated Bumblebee by a mile. Chris reviews Studio Series 86 Ultra Magnus from top to bottom. Brian scores a boxed G1 Mirage, and a listener sends Don a custom Arcee.
Radio Free Cybertron 842 – Don sure did get a lot of stuff this week
A leaked solicitation shows Missing Link, a fully articulated G1 Optimus Prime from Takara Tomy, and the crew debates if it is real. Hasbro apologizes for saying Activision lost the War for Cybertron files. Diecast finally collects his custom Turtler Unicron.
Radio Free Cybertron 794 – Skull Green
A licensed Macross Valkyrie in G1 Jetfire colors goes up for preorder, and Brian buys one live. Legacy Skullgrin’s video review shows soft plastic weapons, and Alligator Megatron returns. Plus Legacy Tarantulas and Wildrider in hand.
Radio Free Cybertron 546 – For John, it was Tuesday
This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Firsthand thoughts on every Power of the Primes figure out so far! Street Fighter X Transformers may be the single greatest Transformers idea ever. Mattel rebuffs Hasbro, so I guess we’re not getting a Transformers Battlecat anytime soon. We share our thoughts on Titans Return Episode 3! Plus: new…
RFC Extra – 034: Transformers Reveals from SDCC. Rescue Bots, Power of the Primes and more!
The “NOT” RFC Crew Jason Kirk, Eric Crownover, and Titan Master Don teamed up Thursday afternoon to talk about all the reveals from SDCC 2017, including Rescue Bots and the Prime Wars Trilogy finale, Power of the Primes! The guys talk about the new play pattern, the return of Pretenders, Titan Masters, Rodimus Prime, and…