The Shizuoka Hobby Show brought a flood of reveals — Gigastorm, Beast Wars II Galvatron, Missing Link Ratchet and Ironhide, and more — but the real bombshell was Stern Pinball announcing a G1 Transformers machine with a transforming Optimus Prime on the limited edition. Also, Don’s Metal Cardbot haul might be the most enthusiastic What We Got in recent memory. Episode 987 has a lot going on.
Radio Free Cybertron 981 – “Twelve Steps (For the Arms)”
The crew digs into a packed news week — Beast Wars 30th Anniversary Predacon Multipack, G2 Stunticons in glorious UV-painted detail, a Vector Prime that turns into a DeLorean, and Blokees Defenders going deep into Beast Wars Neo territory. Plus: John DeLuna’s mother-in-law accidentally scored a $1 1984 Ravage and Rumble that John turned into AFA-graded gold, Don cannot transform Breakaway (12 steps just for the arms), and Brian makes a pilgrimage to a Greensboro, NC toy store and comes home with sealed G2 goods.
Radio Free Cybertron 972 – Let’s give him the Matrix
McDonald’s Changeables are back, bigger and sturdier than anyone expected. One Shall Stand Optimus Prime sold out in minutes, and Brian loves it as a Dark Awakening Optimus. Plus Blokees Wheels Series 2, Yolopark’s Optimus Primal and Dinobot, and MPG-17 Style-Gen Optimus Prime.
Radio Free Cybertron 950 – Sharkwave
Sea wins the Activate Your Alt Mode round, and the crew is calling it for Sharkwave. PulseCon 2025 is reportedly off, and global postal suspensions strand Japanese imports. Plus Takara Tomy reveals Wild King World Dragnus and Missing Link Ultra Magnus.
Radio Free Cybertron 938 – Extremely Early 1900s Dinosaur Science
JT Prime drops a mountain of 2026 Transformers listings, from Voyager Swindle to a Studio Series Titan and sleep-mode Optimus Prime. The first Cyberworld trailer lands, and Studio Series 86 Megatron splits the crew. Then nearly everyone opens the Amazon Ironfist vs. Carnivac set.
Radio Free Cybertron 923 – Twas the Slump Before Toy Fair
HasLab Liokaiser is fully funded, and Death Cobra is next. T-Spark Lio Convoy slips after a reported transformation problem. Plus Age of the Primes Air Raid, the Supreme Optimus Prime and a die-cast-heavy knockoff Missing Link Convoy.
Radio Free Cybertron 900 – I’m not use to having this many Ramhorns to talk about
Radio Free Cybertron reaches episode 900 by remembering Peter Renaday, the G1 voice of Grapple. A Generations 2025 Vortex listing thrills Don, and Walmart’s Retro Bombshell and Ramhorn get a first look. Brian, Matt and Diecast can’t stop praising Commander Class Optimus Prime.
Radio Free Cybertron 895 – Put the backpack in the trailer
This week: Hasbro details its cost-cutting plan, the new Studio Series 86 Optimus Prime trailer looks great, and a cheap Matrix of leadership you can annoy your friends with.
Radio Free Cybertron 894 – Meat and Cheese Transformers
This week: Oscar Mayer Lunchables are to Transformers, what Armour Star LunchMates are to Gobots. No wonder Don loves the LunchMates.
Radio Free Cybertron 786 – That looks like an electric cat
This week: Legacy Beast Wars Inferno, Legacy Armada Starscream and, uh, more Legacy.