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Radio Free Cybertron 1008 – G1 Headmaster Arcee, Finally

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Takara Tomy finally shows Missing Link Headmaster Arcee, and Don is buying two. Hasbro’s NYCC 2026 lineup brings back Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet as Deluxes go to $29.99. Plus Michael Bay talks, a 36-inch Megatron fusion cannon and the kickoff of Elf on a Shelfwarmer.

Radio Free Cybertron 1007 – Coincidental Megatron

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Megatron Rising leaks as the 2027 Transformers line, with multiverse Megatrons that combine into one. Takara Tomy drops a huge reveal slate, and three hosts declare Studio Series 86 Cyclonus the definitive G1 Cyclonus.

There Goes My Money – Late September 2026 – Jetfire Gets Pants, Delta Magnus Goes Diaclone

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TakaraTomy’s September batch is here, and the hosts have opinions. Jetfire becomes Optimus Prime’s pants, Delta Magnus goes Diaclone, and Mattel wants $65 for a tiny Hot Wheels Bumblebee. Plus boxed G1 hauls and a homemade Spanner space bridge.

Radio Free Cybertron 1006 – Hit Snooze on Optimus Prime Awakening

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RFC 1006 digs into the $4.15 million 40th anniversary run of The Transformers: The Movie. The panel also tries to make sense of the Optimus Prime: Awakening short. Plus the $29.99 Awakening Bumblebee, a Toys “R” Us comeback, and a second HasLab Liokaiser.

Radio Free Cybertron 1005 – Megatron Sells for $161,458 at Auction

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A sealed G1 Megatron just sold for $161,458, Mattel’s $65 transforming Hot Wheels Bumblebee gets picked apart panel by panel, and More Than Meets the Eye finally lands at Target. Plus BigFigs Optimus Prime, a reissue Fangry, and the rest of What We Got This Week.

There Goes My Money – The Matrix Is the Wrong Color

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Transformers Icons Megatron turns into a symbol, Yolopark tempts us with three more movie figures, and Don’s Bumblebee refuses to cooperate. Plus, Missing Link Delta Magnus, sparkling Blaster pickups, and a $253 Matrix of Leadership that glows the wrong color.

Radio Free Cybertron 1004 — Putting a Nerd Down on Rodimus

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Evangelion Prime Unit-02 and Delta Magnus have us putting down deposits, while Mini-Cons and Grave Digger test our budgets. Brian opens Transformers cards and falls for Missing Link Grimlock. Diecast finds a new favorite in Mastermind Creations Cronus.

There Goes My Money – Early August 2026

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Diecast hosts this week’s episode of There Goes My Money, with Brian Kilby along for the ride and Spider-Bob, Don, Alpha Magnus, and patron host David rounding out the panel.

Radio Free Cybertron 1000 – Forty Years of the Touch, a Thousand Episodes of Us

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Episode 1,000 — or 1,001, we lost count on air. Transformers: The Movie turns 40 with theater tickets on sale, Hasbro’s Apology Tour box gets opened, and a Machine Wars Megatron listing surfaces. Plus Studio Series Swindle reviewed, a $1,500 pinball topper betrayal, and a salute to 27 years of contributors.

Radio Free Cybertron 998 – Four Decades Later, Hasbro Says Sorry With a CG Short

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SDCC 2026 gave collectors Alpha Bravo, G2 Wild Rider, Titan Class Dinobot Scorn, IDW Nautica, and a Beast Wars Maximal Collection multipack. It also gave The Transformers: The Movie a brand new post-credits scene forty years late — and the panel is not optimistic. Plus Studio Series 86 Cyclonus in hand, a seven-dollar soccer ball nobody should buy, and Missing Link Ultra Magnus.

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