Megatron Rising leaks as the 2027 Transformers line, with multiverse Megatrons that combine into one. Takara Tomy drops a huge reveal slate, and three hosts declare Studio Series 86 Cyclonus the definitive G1 Cyclonus.
There Goes My Money – Late September 2026 – Jetfire Gets Pants, Delta Magnus Goes Diaclone
TakaraTomy’s September batch is here, and the hosts have opinions. Jetfire becomes Optimus Prime’s pants, Delta Magnus goes Diaclone, and Mattel wants $65 for a tiny Hot Wheels Bumblebee. Plus boxed G1 hauls and a homemade Spanner space bridge.
Radio Free Cybertron 1005 – Megatron Sells for $161,458 at Auction
A sealed G1 Megatron just sold for $161,458, Mattel’s $65 transforming Hot Wheels Bumblebee gets picked apart panel by panel, and More Than Meets the Eye finally lands at Target. Plus BigFigs Optimus Prime, a reissue Fangry, and the rest of What We Got This Week.
Radio Free Cybertron 1000 – Forty Years of the Touch, a Thousand Episodes of Us
Episode 1,000 — or 1,001, we lost count on air. Transformers: The Movie turns 40 with theater tickets on sale, Hasbro’s Apology Tour box gets opened, and a Machine Wars Megatron listing surfaces. Plus Studio Series Swindle reviewed, a $1,500 pinball topper betrayal, and a salute to 27 years of contributors.
Radio Free Cybertron 994 – Here’s Your Gun Megatron
Tonka x Transformers gets its first look, and the Surprise Countdown Calendar hides a gun-mode Megatron. Yolopark’s movie Ironhide shows its colors, Scooby-Doo rumors swirl around leaked Collaborative listings, and Brian buys a pirate ship. Radio Free Cybertron episode 994.
There Goes My Money – Late June 2026
It’s a thin Father’s Day crew, but Brian, Diecast, and our very first patron Kevin Dorsey still dig into a stack of Age of the Primes pre-orders. The Vector Prime Voyager turns up in its Galaxy Force deco, the Megatronus-based Herald of Unicron tempts the leader-class crowd, and the Megazarak repaint of Armada Megatron wins…
Radio Free Cybertron 990 – Siege Greenlight Is Back (And Cheaper)
ElevenLabs is licensing Hasbro’s Transformers characters for commercial AI voice use — and the RFC crew is not entirely sold on it. Also this week: Siege Greenlight is back and up for pre-order, Missing Link Ratchet pre-orders open Friday, and Matt finally has his Haslab Liokaiser. Episode 990 is a full one.
Radio Free Cybertron 988 – Dare to Be Disappointed
Brian put a deposit on the Stern Pinball Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye machine before the official reveal. Liokaiser is shipping, The Movie is headed back to theaters in 4K, a reformatted soundtrack is on the way, and Commander Class Thunderwing just got confirmed with the full Mega Pretender gimmick. Episode 988 has a lot going on.
Radio Free Cybertron 983 – 2027 Listings Drop and Don Pays $42 for Sideways, no matter what he says
2027 Studio Series listings have dropped, and there’s a lot to unpack — IDW Nautica, IDW Fortress Maximus, Dreamwave Optimus Prime, Marvel Soundwave, and what looks like a full Nexus Prime combiner wave. Plus: Commander Armada Jetfire has arrived, a TakaraTomy web manga finally explains the G2 Stunticons’ colors, and Don pays $42 for Sideways and lives to regret it.
Radio Free Cybertron 791 – The best-sculpted combover I’ve ever seen
This week: We discuss wave the Walmart Velocitron figures, the Canon Collaboration figures, Masterpiece Dia Burn Out, Studio Series 86 Ironhide, and more!