MP-46 Blackarachnia’s spider mode is out, and it is not great. Toy World reveals TW-F09 Freedom Leader, a Movie Masterpiece-scale Bumblebee movie Optimus Prime. Plus Siege Barricade, Cyberverse Spark Armor and another FansToys Phoenix sellout.
Radio Free Cybertron 612 – Brian Free Cybertron
Siege Deluxe Barricade debuts at Australia Toy Fair, a Smokescreen redeco drawn from Guido Guidi’s fan art. Siege Wave 2 hits stores, and Exvee reviews Soundwave and Starscream with Brian out sick.
Radio Free Cybertron 607 – Toy Fair Prediction With a Side of Botbots
Movie Masterpiece Jazz and Megatron are revealed, and Bumblebee earns an extension in China. Encore Big Convoy shines, and Siege Galaxy Convoy’s truck mode leaks. Plus the crew’s Toy Fair 2019 predictions.
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 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 587 – Sorry for keeping us on topic, Brian
David Sobolov reveals he voices Blitzwing in the Bumblebee movie. Studio Series 26-30 bring Barricade, Sideswipe and Crankcase, and Punch-Counterpunch shows up out of the box. Plus Siege pricing in Japan and a look back at Robots in Disguise.
Radio Free Cybertron 505: A Podcast for the Entire Fanmily
Hasbro trademarks “The Premier Hasbro Fanmily Event” for HasCon, and the crew is not amused. Year of the Rooster Optimus Prime hits $100, The Last Knight shows Premier Edition Grimlock and mini Dinobots, and Gravity Builder’s clear not-Devastator costs $600.
The RFC Mini-cast – 058: TFCon 2016 Third Party Panel Review Part 2
Part 2 of the TFCon Chicago 2016 third-party panel. Make Toys’ Downbeat is the Jazz to get, TFC teases a Road Caesar and Gangs of Devil builds a Beast Wars Neo Unicron. John, Brian, Don and Diecast react.
Radio Free Cybertron – 493
MP-32 Optimus Primal is nearly here, with a diecast mace in a banana box. Amazon Japan now ships internationally. Platinum Edition Liokaiser surfaces at Entertainment Earth, and Toyworld teases MP-scale Bruticus and Superion.
Radio Free Cybertron – 492
Takara reveals MP-36 Masterpiece Megatron, and the crew loves it. Unite Warriors Baldigus shows its first photos. Fans Toys’ Omega Supreme and Toyworld’s Coneheads lead a busy third-party week.