Hasbro surprises with Ultimate X-Spanse, an X-Men Blackbird crossover with a 90s Cyclops robot mode. The Ghostbusters Ectotron returns for Afterlife, Studio Series Dino sells out, and Steven Caple Jr. may direct the next Transformers movie.
RFC News Desk 123 – Ghostbusters Crossover & Studio Series Fan First Friday
Let’s pretend this wasn’t all spoiled hours ago.
Radio Free Cybertron 640 – Don versus McAfee 2019
Powerdasher Cromar shows up in Canada before Hasbro announces it. MP-38+ Burning Convoy gets a blue head, Siege Nemesis Prime gets a clean deco, and HasLab Unicron opens UK and EU orders through Kapow Toys.
Radio Free Cybertron 630 – Party like it’s 2003
Autobot Lancer, the last member of her combiner team, surfaces as a Generations Selects figure ahead of SDCC 2019. Hasbro’s Pulse Premium SDCC party sells out in 15 minutes. Viz announces Transformers: The Manga, and Super7 brings a see-through Super Cyborg Megatron.
Radio Free Cybertron 629 – There Goes Everyone’s Money
Takara Tomy reveals a 35th anniversary Supreme Commander Convoy set with a gold Optimus Prime trophy. Siege Omega Supreme slips to October. Plus Siege Jetfire, Ectotron and Springer all land at once, and RFC gives away an Ectotron.
Radio Free Cybertron 624 – Siege Wave 3 out at Retail!
Siege Deluxe wave 3 turns up at Meijer with Refraktor, Brunt and Red Alert. Takara Tomy shows the MP-44 Optimus Prime box and its 54,000 yen price. Plus Cyberverse Cheetor, Blue Lobster’s X-Frank and the first RFC giveaway winner.
Radio Free Cybertron 620 – 40 Year Old Gum is Worse
Optimus Prime straps on a proton pack. MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition is an SDCC 2019 exclusive with a ghost-trap Roller and a backpack box. Plus BotBots Arcade Renegades, the TRU Kids comeback and Rob’s take on IDW Transformers #4.
Radio Free Cybertron 619 – #ZonePredakingBeforeUnicron
Siege Slamdance, G2 Sideswipe and Skywarp leak from a UK retailer, and test shots of Generations Selects Turtler surface. Diecast’s FansToys Roadking arrives, and Brian finds a 1985 McDonald’s test-market Gears.
Radio Free Cybertron 611 – A/S/L?
MP-10ASL turns Masterpiece Convoy into an orange LeBron James sneaker tie-in. Hasbro Pulse raises Ectotron to $49.99, and the crew falls for Generations Selects Combat Megatron.
Radio Free Cybertron 610 – Toy Fair 2019
Toy Fair 2019 brings Ectotron, a Transformers and Ghostbusters Ecto-1 mashup, plus Siege Omega Supreme and Jetfire up close. Hasbro Pulse relaunches for preorders, and Netflix announces a War for Cybertron trilogy.