The crew of History on the Fives works through five weeks of Transformers history spanning January 1st through February 7th, covering anniversaries from 1923 all the way to 2023. Along the way: the death of G1 composer Ichiro Mizuki, and the passing of voice actor Milt Jamin. The panel digs into the G2 Dreadwing and Smokejumper Japan exclusive, the UK Marvel Legacy of Unicron storyline, the Headmasters finale two-parter and the consultant who killed Ultra Magnus, and the first recorded fandom use of the term “G1.” On the comics side, the IDW license expiration gets its first airing and the Target: 2006 trade paperback sparks a discussion of how the UK Marvel comic kept the story moving between US issues. Toy releases covered include the Downtown comedy duo Cerebros set, the Encore Devastator anime color version, and a full slate of Takara Tomy January 2013 releases. The episode closes on Beast Wars and the February Headmasters entries.
Radio Free Cybertron 892 – He’s Got The Touch
Studio Series 86 Optimus Prime is fully revealed, and the crew splits between love and lukewarm. Masterforce gets a 4K rescan. Chris finishes his Dinobots, and Brian buys 15 Soundwaves.
Datamining: Legacy and Studio Series 2023 Toys Including Rise of The Beasts
I hope you like movie toys!
RFC News Desk 136 – Red Skids, Golden Disks, And Black Zarak!
It’s been an odd few days of news.
Transformers Tuesday Part 3: Generations Selects Black Roritchi
Get it now before it crumbles to dust!
Radio Free Cybertron #540: 18th Anniversary Show
This week on Radio Free Cybertron: Hey, it’s our 18th anniversary show! Now with that out of the way, what a crazy week this was! Between Grotusque being announced Thursday at NYCC and in some of our hands by Friday, to the revelation that Takara-Tomy is looking to produce a Grand Maximus and Greatshot, this…
What’s Happened to the Headmasters? Preview
What’s Happened to the Headmasters is an exploration of Headmasters, Masterforce, and Victory through the lens of the Omni Productions dubs. If you want to know more about Japanese Transformers fiction, and you don’t mind that Blaster is called Billy, or that Blurr is called Wally, then this is the podcast for you! The first…
Radio Free Cybertron 514: Chaos on the Last Knight Trailer
Takara’s Legends Targetmaster Hot Rod gets a stained-glass chest, and Valvoline’s Valvotron giveaway steals the show. HasCon shares its first details, a new Last Knight trailer drops, and Titans Return Sky Shadow lands in hand.
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Tokyo Toy Show 2016 brings Masterpiece Cheetor, Inferno and Thrust, plus Unite Warriors Lynxmaster and Legends Super Ginrai. Hasbro’s Masterpiece Bumblebee surprises Canada, and Transformers: The Movie gets a 30th anniversary Blu-ray.
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Combiner Wars Protectobots photos reveal First Aid as a retooled Offroad with an axe. Old Snake joins a club exclusive, and lost Marvel art adapting Dweller in the Depths turns up. Plus Platinum Astrotrain and Blitzwing out of the box.