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 982 – Same Transformation, Five Times the Price
Liege Maximo has hit US retail — and Big Convoy is coming with him whether you like it or not. The crew also digs into the Takara Tomy MPG-20 Hot Rod (same transformation, five times the price), and new comparison shots of the G2 Stunticons confirm the Takara set is the one to have — though JT Prime says the Hasbro versions are closer than you think. In What We Got: Diecast adds FansToys Long Haul to push his Devastator build to four of six, and Brian lands the big one — a boxed, complete G1 Grand Maximus, the piece he never expected to find. RFC 982.
Radio Free Cybertron 937 – But Now It Glows
This week: A major Megatron upgrade. And more watches. They’re the new silver.
Radio Free Cybertron 932 – Low Effort Popples
This week: Puny Diecast get Omega Prime before Don?!! Don biggest RiD fan there is!! Don smash!!!
Radio Free Cybertron 930 – Welcome to G1
This week: Tariffs are still in the news, but so is MPG-17 “Masterpiece 4.0” Optimus Prime. Both are going to hit your wallet pretty hard.
Radio Free Cybertron 925 – That’s a fumble for Bumble
This week: Liokaiser soars, and Missing Link Arcee lights our darkest hour.
Radio Free Cybertron 921 – A Reputable Distributor for Disreputable Toys
This week: HasLab Liokaiser. Oh yes.
Radio Free Cybertron 919 – 2025 Annual Prediction Show
This week on Radio Free Cybertron, the full crew runs through their 2025 annual predictions — from Masterpiece Jazz (again) to a Studio Series 86 Titan to an A-Team van, with John outsourcing his entirely to ChatGPT. News covers the full Masterpiece Rattrap reveal completing the core Beast Wars Masterpiece five, first looks at Swapitcons, TakaraTomy’s T-Spark Zone Event haul including Nucleon Quest Super Convoy and the AMT-02 Predaking combiner, early Transformers Cyberworld designs, Studio Series 86 Scrapper in hand, and Star Convoy’s surprisingly compelling Micromaster Hot Rod chest rider.
Radio Free Cybertron 898 – Blind Boxed Reaction Figures? No thank you.
This week: Exvee has a Matrix. And MPG Super Ginrai now has MPG God Bomber.
Radio Free Cybertron 895 – Put the backpack in the trailer
This week: Hasbro details its cost-cutting plan, the new Studio Series 86 Optimus Prime trailer looks great, and a cheap Matrix of leadership you can annoy your friends with.