Titans Return debuts at Toy Fair Australia with Astrotrain and Fortress Maximus. BotCon 2016 reveals Terrorsaur as its attendee figure, and a promotional Combiner Wars Groove shows up in full retail packaging.
Radio Free Cybertron – 457
Transformers Battle Tactics shuts down May 12. Masterpiece Optimus Primal’s color prototype shows a fur effect, Victorion’s official photos disappoint, and a revised Combiner Wars case short-packs Bruticus. RFC collects Hall of Fame picks.
Radio Free Cybertron – 456
Chris hosts as Unite Warriors Bruticus shows its box art and Blast Off’s features. Takara Tomy folds Titans Return into Legends with cartoon-accurate heads, MP-29 Shockwave gets new photos, and an unreleased G2 Sandstorm surfaces.
Radio Free Cybertron – 452
Pre-Toy Fair leaks show Titans Return Mindwipe, Scourge, Alpha Trion and a Chromedome Titan Master. Nuremberg reveals Gigawatt Optimus Prime. Masterpiece Optimus Primal’s prototype impresses, and Unite Warriors Blast Off may hide a second robot mode.
Radio Free Cybertron – 445
Trypticon wins the Titans Return fan vote. A leak of Unite Warriors Galvatronus confuses everyone, and BotCon set discounts spark questions. Plus Unite Warriors Defensor, Sky Lynx, Masterpiece Ramjet preorders and MMC Carnifex.
The RFC Mini-cast – 031: Speculating on NYCC
John, Diecast and Ant from TFU.info preview New York Comic Con 2015. They want real footage of the Combiner Wars cartoon and bet Computron closes out Combiner Wars. Titan Wars Blaster, Transformers Devastation DLC and a brand spread thin round it out.
Radio Free Cybertron – 437
Takara Tomy shows Masterpiece Hot Rod and a surprise Masterpiece Shockwave, days after Cloud 9’s unofficial Shockwave. Robots in Disguise gets a second season. A Titans Return trademark hints at what comes after Combiner Wars.
The RFC Mini-cast – 029: TFU.info!
TFU.info founder Ant tells how the Transformers toy archive began in 2002 and why it needs your photos. Plus BotCon’s evolution, G1 overload and Robots in Disguise’s missing villains.
Radio Free Cybertron – 431
DX9 shows a Masterpiece-scale Galvatron test shot, and X-Transbots answers within hours. Takara’s Legends femmebots get new photos. Acme Comics lands an exclusive Transformers #45 cover, and Robots in Disguise invades Splatoon.
The RFC Mini-cast – 018: Botcon 2015 Reveals
BotCon 2015 is in the books, and John and Rob Clay break down Hasbro’s reveals. Sky Lynx becomes a Combiner Wars torso, the Combaticons form Bruticus and Victorion gets her first art. Plus Tokyo Toy Show news: Masterpiece Optimus Primal, Masterpiece Ironhide and a new Diaclone.