Radio Free Cybertron looks back at 2024 in Transformers, from HasLab Omega Prime to a surprisingly good Transformers One. Brian wins the predictions scorecard, and the RFC Awards crown Studio Series 86 Optimus Prime, Gears and Party Wallop.
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 604 – Red Swoop is Red
G1 is back: reissue Soundwave and Buzzsaw are revealed, and Warpath and Gears join Walmart’s lineup. Bumblebee nears $300 million worldwide, and Hasbro Toy Shop is closing. Plus in-hand Siege Ultra Magnus and Shockwave.
The RFC Mini-cast – 067: Bill Ray and the evolution of the Transformers fandom
Author Bill Ray joins John DeLuna for his TF Radio debut. They trace collecting from the Marvel comic and G1 Gears to Beast Wars, early online fandom and life after BotCon, then dig into what the fall of Toys R Us means for collector exclusives.
Radio Free Cybertron – 331
Masterpiece Ultra Magnus brings trailer armor to MP-10 and preorders open. Kabaya builds Overlord, Costco sells Metroplex for $80, and Brian bets Diecast it never comes to the US.
Radio Free Cybertron – 313
The SDCC 2013 G.I. Joe crossover pairs a Skystriker Jetfire with Bludgeon and Baroness walking Ravage. TFC’s Wings of Uranos kit sparks a third-party Predaking debate, and Tommy Kennedy actor Jason Jansen heads to BotCon.