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 1006 – Hit Snooze on Optimus Prime Awakening
RFC 1006 digs into the $4.15 million 40th anniversary run of The Transformers: The Movie. The panel also tries to make sense of the Optimus Prime: Awakening short. Plus the $29.99 Awakening Bumblebee, a Toys “R” Us comeback, and a second HasLab Liokaiser.
There Goes My Money – The Matrix Is the Wrong Color
Transformers Icons Megatron turns into a symbol, Yolopark tempts us with three more movie figures, and Don’s Bumblebee refuses to cooperate. Plus, Missing Link Delta Magnus, sparkling Blaster pickups, and a $253 Matrix of Leadership that glows the wrong color.
Radio Free Cybertron 1003 – Don’s Bumblebee Problem
Peter Cullen’s passing anchors this week’s show, alongside a Fall of Cybertron Studio Series leak, the Megatron Rising subline, and a What We Got segment led by Diecast’s Bruticus-bound Swindle. Don also loses a 45-minute battle with the Age of Extinction Bumblebee.
Radio Free Cybertron 1002 – Target’s $35 Big-Figs Optimus Prime Is 30 Inches of “How Are They Making Money On This”
Target’s giant $35 Optimus Prime has the crew stumped on the math, Upper Deck is entering the trading card business, and a record-grade case of sealed G1 Soundwaves has everyone debating what they’d even do with it. Plus: Matt’s double Target find, and a Unicron Soldier retool that does not go over well.
There Goes My Money – Late July 2026
SDCC reveals take over this jam-packed episode of TGMM — Nexus Maximus, Nautica, and a HasLab timeline breakdown — plus a first-timer patron’s haul and Brian’s new favorite Diaclone import.
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 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 881 – Blocky Dinobot Wedge
Takara Tomy’s Missing Link Bumblebee and Cliffjumper leak early, and the crew is already pitching repaints. Hasbro’s stream reveals Cybertron Hot Shot, Vector Prime and a Studio Series Leader Springer. Plus Hot Wheels Optimus Prime, Masterpiece Ginrai doubts and Diecast’s Supreme Cheetor.