Masterpiece Prowl and Bluestreak are revealed, and the US Masterpiece Soundwave and Acid Storm get their first official photos. BotCon reveals Megaplex, and Takara may reissue Star Saber and Dai Atlas. Plus More Than Meets the Eye #14.
Radio Free Cybertron – 02/27/2013
BotCon 2013’s Machine Wars set adds General Obsidian, Strika and Megaplex. Fans Project’s Stunticons Menasor leads the third-party roundup, Exvee and Rob crack open Robots in Disguise #14, and Rewind honors Dinobot in “Code of Hero.”
Radio Free Cybertron – 1/30/2013
The Transformers Collectors Club subscription service slips to April or May. Fall of Cybertron Voyager Springer and Astrotrain leak, and Masterpiece Soundwave and Acid Storm turn up in Australia. Plus Rage of the Dinobots #1 and #2 and a packed third-party roundup with Paladin and Don.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/26/2012
Fans Project’s mystery Toys for Tots figure is the not-Chromedome Function X-1. Rob Clay reviews Fall of Cybertron Soundblaster, and John DeLuna tests the Maiden Japan Junkion kit. Plus a full interview with IDW’s John Barber.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/12/2012
BotCon 2013 heads to San Diego with a Machine Wars theme. Hasbro puts its Transformers movies and TV under Hasbro Studios, and two Toys for Tots drives tie in with your holiday shopping. The crew looks back at 1980s toy lines that flopped.
Radio Free Cybertron – 10/31/2012
Rob Clay and Exvee review the Transformers Prime game on 3DS and Wii. Transformers Rewind marks Halloween with the G1 Frankenstein tale “Autobot Spike,” and the third-party roundup covers TFC’s Photron and iGear’s Huffer-colored Rager.
Radio Free Cybertron – 05/17/2012
Vintage G1 prices have crashed while new short-packs soar, and the crew breaks down the secondary market. Brian talks with David about the fan documentary Transform Me, and Steve Blum’s Starscream steals Transformers Prime’s “Triangulation.”
Radio Free Cybertron – 05/10/2012
Hasbro turns the BotCon 2005 in-joke Flame War into a retail figure. Aimee reviews IDW’s free Regeneration One 80.5 and Autocracy 9. John Barber previews IDW’s Decepticon and Dinobot months, and the crew asks whether Regeneration One can last.
Radio Free Cybertron – 11/16/2011
Make Toys shows its Giant combiner, and TFC’s Hercules sets the not-Devastator bar at $600. Transformers Prime season two is due in 2012. Ender rips Transformers #30, and the crew shares the toys that got away.
Radio Free Cybertron – 02/23/2011
Generations Wheeljack shows up in package, and Warpath finally gets correctly transformed photos. The crew reviews Transformers Prime’s Scrapheap and debates Hasbro’s unified universe. Twitter Theater covers LG’s Optimus Pad.