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…
History on the Fives: The Lost Episodes – 1: More than We Missed, Part 1
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 948 – Beware the Tabs of Megatron
Most of the crew got Studio Series 86 Megatron, and everyone has thoughts, including a warning about cracked chest tabs. We remember Larry Gillstrom of Spectre General, and Grimlock beats Mirage in the first Activate Your Alt Mode vote. Plus import duties hit Brian early.
Radio Free Cybertron 928 – Chris Would Know
HasLab Liokaiser funds, but its backer count drops by more than 10,000 overnight. TakaraTomy teases Masterpiece MPG Optimus Prime 4.0 as an MP-10 homage. Blokees reveals Action Edition Soundwave, and Don calls Solus Prime one of his worst Transformers ever.
Radio Free Cybertron 577 – Diecast’s Ego, The Living Planet
Chris hosts and remembers JD Church, the reason RFC came back in 2009. The final US Toys R Us stores close as Party City plans Toy City pop-ups. MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron gets a toothbrush, and Masterpiece Convoy Version 3 gets a closer look.
Hasbro Transformers Robots in Disquise RID Warrior Class Megatronus Review
RFC Saturday post-show live from Botcon!
Hasbro’s BotCon 2010 design panel was G1-a-palooza: Legends Gun Megatron, a treaded Generations Perceptor, Jazz with door speakers and Megatronus of the Thirteen. Headmaster Don finally gets his Arcee, and Stan Bush leads a Hasbro karaoke night.