Radio Free Cybertron turns 27 with $29.99 Deluxes. Studio Series 2027 opens for preorder, Diecast reports from Hasbro’s NYCC event, and the panel bets on Metroplex versus Primus for the next HasLab. Plus a Hot Wheels Bumblebee nobody wants.
Radio Free Cybertron 1008 – G1 Headmaster Arcee, Finally
Takara Tomy finally shows Missing Link Headmaster Arcee, and Don is buying two. Hasbro’s NYCC 2026 lineup brings back Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet as Deluxes go to $29.99. Plus Michael Bay talks, a 36-inch Megatron fusion cannon and the kickoff of Elf on a Shelfwarmer.
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 882 – A fistful of Prehistoric Beasts
Missing Link Bumblebee and Cliffjumper look better than ever at about 5,400 yen each. Shizuoka brings a transforming Flame Toys-style Hot Rodimus and a God Ginrai Project tease. Plus lost G2 prototypes and Magmatron in hand.
Radio Free Cybertron 879 – …From Space?
A Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover movie is official, with Steven Spielberg executive producing. Don reviews the Transformers night on The Masked Singer, and it did not go well. Plus a trailer headed for space, Robosen Megatron, Commander Class Magmatron and Brian’s love for Gears.
Radio Free Cybertron 833 – Masterpiece Trainwreck
Masterpiece Hoist gets a first look, while the full-color Trainbots look like a Masterpiece trainwreck. Legacy Shadow Striker leaks as a Sideburn pre-tool, and packaging prototypes reveal a lost 1990s Earth Wars line.
Radio Free Cybertron 827 – A Mask That’s Made For Krillin
Hasbro Canada reportedly skips Legacy Evolution Deluxe wave 3. JT Prime’s retailer data maps out exclusives, from a Dark of the Moon Grimlock reissue to Retro G1 Perceptor. Plus Gamer Edition Optimus Prime’s exposed fists and Armada Prime preorders.
Radio Free Cybertron 716 – Is that Metalhawk?
Commander Class Rodimus Prime leaks with the Sword of Primus, and Masterpiece Skids looks simpler and cheaper. Hasbro Pulse starts selling retailer exclusives, and Nickelodeon and Netflix order new Transformers series.
The RFC Mini-cast – 020: Toy hunting!
John hit six Toys R Us stores in under 24 hours chasing Combiner Wars Devastator and came home empty-handed. Brian Kilby joins to talk toy hunting then and now: pre-orders, Big Bad Toy Store, flea market finds and why Don still hunts.
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.”