Diecast reports from BotCon 2023, from Scott McNeil’s free autographs to a giant Yolopark Optimus Primal. Takara Tomy keeps teasing Missing Link Convoy. And Sonic’s EarthSpark kids’ meal toys hide a spoon in the head.
Radio Free Cybertron 844 – Full of explosions and sunsets
Hasbro launches Hasbro Entertainment right after selling eOne to Lionsgate. Missing Link Convoy gets a removable Matrix chamber, and Jesse Wittenrich reveals a scrapped Combiner Wars Computron. Chris hosts while Brian produces.
Radio Free Cybertron 843 – Don is Kenough
Missing Link Convoy is official, and the crew splits on whether G1 Optimus Prime with joints is worth the money. Studio Series Ultra Magnus transforms like the movie storyboards. Brian names Legacy Titan Nemesis his least favorite purchase in ages.
Radio Free Cybertron 842 – Don sure did get a lot of stuff this week
A leaked solicitation shows Missing Link, a fully articulated G1 Optimus Prime from Takara Tomy, and the crew debates if it is real. Hasbro apologizes for saying Activision lost the War for Cybertron files. Diecast finally collects his custom Turtler Unicron.