2027 Studio Series listings have dropped, and there’s a lot to unpack — IDW Nautica, IDW Fortress Maximus, Dreamwave Optimus Prime, Marvel Soundwave, and what looks like a full Nexus Prime combiner wave. Plus: Commander Armada Jetfire has arrived, a TakaraTomy web manga finally explains the G2 Stunticons’ colors, and Don pays $42 for Sideways and lives to regret it.
Radio Free Cybertron 981 – “Twelve Steps (For the Arms)”
The crew digs into a packed news week — Beast Wars 30th Anniversary Predacon Multipack, G2 Stunticons in glorious UV-painted detail, a Vector Prime that turns into a DeLorean, and Blokees Defenders going deep into Beast Wars Neo territory. Plus: John DeLuna’s mother-in-law accidentally scored a $1 1984 Ravage and Rumble that John turned into AFA-graded gold, Don cannot transform Breakaway (12 steps just for the arms), and Brian makes a pilgrimage to a Greensboro, NC toy store and comes home with sealed G2 goods.
Radio Free Cybertron 980 – When Matt got his Outback
Takara Tomy teased a Legends G2 Menasor box set, and Matt is not thrilled about rebuying three Stunticons. Adamas Machina Predaking dazzles, Yolopark’s Beast Wars Dinobot charms, and Transformers Icons Optimus Prime gets roasted at $47. Plus, only Matt’s Walmart Outback shipped.
Radio Free Cybertron 929 – I desperately want green Swoop
Leaked 2026 listings tease Leader Big Convoy, G2 Swoop and Sludge, and an 86 Kranix. New tariffs on Vietnam have Brian bracing for Transformers prices up near 50 percent. MPG-17 Optimus Prime Style Gen and the Robosen Flagship Bumblebee get picked apart.
Radio Free Cybertron 919 – 2025 Annual Prediction Show
This week on Radio Free Cybertron, the full crew runs through their 2025 annual predictions — from Masterpiece Jazz (again) to a Studio Series 86 Titan to an A-Team van, with John outsourcing his entirely to ChatGPT. News covers the full Masterpiece Rattrap reveal completing the core Beast Wars Masterpiece five, first looks at Swapitcons, TakaraTomy’s T-Spark Zone Event haul including Nucleon Quest Super Convoy and the AMT-02 Predaking combiner, early Transformers Cyberworld designs, Studio Series 86 Scrapper in hand, and Star Convoy’s surprisingly compelling Micromaster Hot Rod chest rider.
RFC News Desk 161 – Velocitron Speedia 500 Deluxe Wave 2 Revealed!
Unexpected is an understatement here
First Full Reveal of Legacy Pointblank And Dead End
Everybody’s out to ruin Hasbro’s reveals these days.