Radio Free Cybertron turns 26 with a fight over the $90 Energon Universe Optimus Prime and its one Megatron arm. NYCC brings feudal Japan Timelines, HasLab Liokaiser in plastic and a Studio Series 86 Thundercracker that won’t blend with Earthrise. Plus Missing Link Arcee love all around.
Radio Free Cybertron 954 – Business Casual Mystery of Convoy
G1 Transformers writer Ron Friedman passes away at 93, and the crew remembers his legendary panels. Mystery of Convoy gets an apparel line, and Dr. Wu sketches a micromaster-scale G2 Laser Optimus Prime. Then John and Matt go to war over Superion.
Radio Free Cybertron 952 – Sunstorm is a Creamcicle
Hasbro is leaving Pawtucket for a new Boston headquarters. The Battersea Transformers store teases a “Titan” that isn’t a Titan, and Missing Link Ultra Magnus lands at $195 on Hasbro Pulse. Plus Dramatic Capture Decepticons Part 2, because Sunstorm is a creamsicle.
Radio Free Cybertron 906 – I Paid Fifty Dollars for Disappointment
Diecast brings back news from his NYCC sit-down with Hasbro: fewer Deluxe waves, reissues of hard-to-find figures and a HasLab coming soon. Plus the Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter crossover, Super7 ReAction Wave 8 and Siege Omega Supreme’s return.
Radio Free Cybertron 905 – The 25th Anniversary Episode
Radio Free Cybertron turns 25, and the crew looks back at the first episodes from October 1999. Walmart’s carded Retro G1 Gears is the find of the week, Earthrise Scorponok returns, and Matt and Rob give Dinoking high marks.
Radio Free Cybertron 902 – The Episode with the Transformers One Review
The Radio Free Cybertron crew reviews Transformers One and calls it the Transformers movie fans always wanted. Rathalos Prime gets a first look, and a permanent Transformers store heads to London. Plus Super7’s VHS Soundwave, Transformers Meltz and Energon pre-workout.
Radio Free Cybertron 643 – I’ve got a floppy Shockwave
HasLab Unicron is funded at roughly 11,200 backers, and Brian owes Diecast a custom Unicron. Chris compares Siege Bluestreak, Smokescreen and Barricade, and Jason’s Siege Shockwave turns out floppy.
Radio Free Cybertron 642 – EARTHRISE, Scorponok, and more from NYCC 2019
Hasbro’s NYCC 2019 event reveals Transformers Earthrise, from Titan Class Scorponok to a new seeker Starscream. HasLab Unicron sits 900 backers short with three days left, and Japanese dino cassette preorders get canceled.
Radio Free Cybertron 641 – We have to wrap up quick, I need to go to bed
HasLab Unicron hits 5,700 backers, but a Twitter poll says it will not fund. MP-45 Bumblebee Ver. 2.0 is delayed, and the crew previews Hasbro’s NYCC panel and Super7’s $75 Super Cyborg Megatron X-Ray Edition.
RFC Extra 046 – NYCC with Anthony Brucale
We are finally able to get Anthony on to talk about everything Transformers related from NYCC. Ranging from the lack of information on the upcoming Transformers comics, to the time he got to spend seeing the toys in person, Ant gives his impressions on what he saw. We also gauge his anticipation of the upcoming…