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 611 – A/S/L?
MP-10ASL turns Masterpiece Convoy into an orange LeBron James sneaker tie-in. Hasbro Pulse raises Ectotron to $49.99, and the crew falls for Generations Selects Combat Megatron.
Radio Free Cybertron 606 – Smarty-pants Space Chicken
Siege’s wave 2 Leader is a Galaxy Convoy homage, and Shockwave ships again. Siege Ironhide towers over the Deluxes, and Toyworld unveils a Legends-scale Transmetal Megatron. Plus, when did Transformers peak?
Radio Free Cybertron 604 – Red Swoop is Red
G1 is back: reissue Soundwave and Buzzsaw are revealed, and Warpath and Gears join Walmart’s lineup. Bumblebee nears $300 million worldwide, and Hasbro Toy Shop is closing. Plus in-hand Siege Ultra Magnus and Shockwave.
Radio Free Cybertron 601 – Execution by Submarine
Siege Greenlight and Dazlestrike are revealed, and IDW’s new comic heads back before the war. Studio Series reveals Cybertron-mode Optimus Prime, and Walmart’s G1 Optimus Prime reissue costs $49.97. Plus Toyworld’s Christmas Exhaust.
Radio Free Cybertron 592 – Big Powered
Legends LG-EX Big Powered gets its first high-res look, and Takara’s retooling on Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber and Roadfire stuns the crew. Plus a mystery Siege Autobot, Shockwave’s submarine mode and a hidden Kremzeek.
Radio Free Cybertron 591 – It’s NYCC And Diecast Did A Good Job
Hasbro’s NYCC 2018 event finally shows off Siege Decepticons, and Diecast saw them in person. Shockwave steals the show, Brunt wins hearts and an Omega Supreme tank teases a 2019 Titan. Plus Legends Big Powered, and Chris hosts.
Radio Free Cybertron 585 – By Your Mini-cons Combined, I am Captain Planet
The Target-exclusive Studio Series Bumblebee and Charlie set gets clip-on parts and a sticker sheet. Siege adds Decepticons, including Leader Shockwave. Plus Encore Unicron of Light and Mastermind’s half a Sky Lynx.
Radio Free Cybertron 571 – Trigger Crotch Not Included
MP-42 Cordon, toy-colored MP-29+ Shockwave and MP-36+ Megatron lead a week of Masterpiece reveals, still with no trigger crotch. Badcube’s Masterpiece-scale Sideswipe and Red Alert baffle the crew, and MP-41 Dinobot slips to August.
Radio Free Cybertron 563 – We’re going to save the toy industry, maybe
Toys R Us starts liquidating, and a company plans to bring back KB Toys. Don, a former KB employee, weighs in. Flame Toys’ licensed Tarn and the Encore God Fire Convoy round out the news.