HasLab Unicron’s first production update reveals its tooling layout. Takara makes half of Earthrise’s first wave web-exclusive in Japan, and Target’s holiday toy slump rattles Hasbro. Plus Earthrise Starscream and a Hot Steel Cybertron.
Radio Free Cybertron 649 – Boopsing Your Boops
Earthrise Optimus Prime’s new stock photos show gray hands, and Def Jam Soundwave turns out to have been an LL Cool J crossover. Siege Wave 5 hits US stores, and the RFC toy drive names its first giveaway winners.
Radio Free Cybertron 646 – Melllvarr Loves Beast Wars Now
The crew is back from TFcon DC 2019, where FansToys teased a giant Fortress Maximus and Brian bought G1 Metrotitan and Overlord. Plus BotBots Goldrush Games, King Poseidon combined and Transformers: The Manga volume 2.
Radio Free Cybertron 644 – 20th Anniversary Episode
Radio Free Cybertron, the world’s first and oldest toy and action figure podcast, turns 20. Brian revisits 1999’s Transformers and replays the first broadcast. Plus Studio Series Wreckers listings and Toys R Us on Target.com.
Radio Free Cybertron 621 – Along came a spider, which probably cost $250
Masterpiece Blackarachnia shows up in color at the Shizuoka Hobby Show, and Brian now needs a Masterpiece Silverbolt. Plus Generations Selects Redwing, Iron Factory’s Tyrant’s Wings and the Cybertronic Spree soundtrack Kickstarter.
Radio Free Cybertron 601 – Execution by Submarine
Siege Greenlight and Dazlestrike are revealed, and IDW’s new comic heads back before the war. Studio Series reveals Cybertron-mode Optimus Prime, and Walmart’s G1 Optimus Prime reissue costs $49.97. Plus Toyworld’s Christmas Exhaust.
Radio Free Cybertron 598 – Can I drive up there and kiss it?
MP-44 Optimus Prime 3.0 comes in at about $450, and the crew argues over whether Masterpiece is pricing itself out. Plus a pension-fund lawsuit against Hasbro, Flame Toys’ Star Saber and MP-29+ Shockwave.
The RFC Mini-cast 070 – Listener Questions on 3P and Intellectual Property!
Bill Ray and John DeLuna answer listener questions on Transformers IP. Can third-party Tarns wear a Decepticon face? How do ToyHax repro labels get away with Autobot symbols? And how does the Transformers Wiki use Hasbro’s material?
Radio Free Cybertron 566 – Helex to Pay
X2Toys reveals Giga Raiden, yet another unofficial Optimus Prime. Octopunch returns in Power of the Primes Wave 3, Rescue Bots Academy gets a new voice cast, and Garry Chalk heads to TFCon Toronto.
Radio Free Cybertron 565 – Tell me about Dracula, Diecast
Power of the Primes Nemesis Prime leaks through an official Russian page. The Encore God Fire Convoy reissue looks sharp but pricey, and Studio Series Leaders hit shelves early. Plus Legends Greatshot, TFC’s Rolling Thunder Optimus Prime and BotCon 2016 memories.