Outback gets his name back as Power of the Primes reveals land at Australia Toy Fair. Cyber Battalion Shockwave wins the crew over without knees, and TakaraTomy shows a gorgeous Abominus.
The RFC Mini-cast – 046: Masterpiece Hot Rod Reviewed
Masterpiece Hot Rod is Takara’s second try at the character. John, Diecast and Don debate the short robot mode and exposed screws, and ask if Takara is rushing Masterpieces. Plus Masterpiece Delta Magnus reactions.
The RFC Mini-cast – 041: The Best of Combiner Wars
Did Combiner Wars peak with Superion? John, Exvee and Matt look back at a year of combiners, from Brawl’s floppy waist to Scattershot’s odd nose. Plus a Legends wave of reruns and early Computron expectations.
The RFC Mini-cast – 025: Two Galvatrons? Too crazy.
Fans Toys says Cloud 9 copied its Masterpiece Shockwave. John, Brian and Diecast debate third-party IP, then react to two Masterpiece Galvatrons revealed on the same day.
Radio Free Cybertron 370 – JD Church Memorial
Radio Free Cybertron remembers JD Church on the fifth anniversary of the show’s return. Hear JD’s first appearance from 2000, fan-chosen favorite moments and his final moments on the show. Plus messages from his wife, Amanda, and from Rob Springer.
Radio Free Cybertron – 312
KFC Toys reveals Ironpaw, a Masterpiece-scale not-Steeljaw cassette, plus an evil version that looks like a Voltron lion. Transformers 4 rumors add the Dinobots, Galvatron and Hound. BotCon gets a Rescue Bots panel, and Sega announces a Transformers arcade game.
Radio Free Cybertron – 08/09/2012
Maiden Japan mass-produces its Junkion upgrade kit, and Tim Curry joins Rescue Bots. Brian finally gets his Comic-Con Shockwave HISS Tank after a FedEx odyssey. Plus Transformers Rewind on City of Steel, the worst G1 episode ever.
Radio Free Cybertron – 04/28/2012
Live from BotCon 2012: the Transformers Club launches a subscription service led by Ultra Mammoth. Hasbro shows Voyager Soundwave with auto-transforming cassettes, MP-10 Convoy goes to Toys R Us, and Shockwave is coming to Transformers Prime.
Radio Free Cybertron – 09/14/2011
Transformers Prime: Darkness Rising hits DVD December 6 for $15, and Costco Canada turns up a Shockwave recolor. TFC’s Hercules wows the crew at $600. Listeners name their favorite Transformers as RFC names its DeathAdder mouse winners.
Radio Free Cybertron: Dark of the Moon Reviewed
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is surprisingly good, and the whole RFC crew agrees. Sentinel Prime’s betrayal, the Wreckers and Laserbeak steal the show in this spoiler review. The crew still nitpicks the slow spots and an abrupt ending.