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 982 – Same Transformation, Five Times the Price
Liege Maximo hits US retail, but Big Convoy is along for the ride again. Hasbro’s G2 Stunticons are still coming, though Takara’s set took their lunch money. Brian finally lands a boxed G1 Grand Maximus.
Radio Free Cybertron 980 – When Matt got his Outback
TakaraTomy teases a Legends G2 Menasor box set, and Matt is not happy about rebuying three Stunticons. Adamas Machina Predaking dazzles, and Transformers Icons Optimus Prime gets roasted at $47. Only Matt’s Walmart Outback shipped.
Radio Free Cybertron 944 – “The Spectrum of Sensibility”
LEGO fully reveals Icons G1 Soundwave with a talking sound brick, Ravage and a $189.99 price. The Studio Series 86 roleplay item is confirmed as a Matrix of Leadership, and Blokees is building a Unicron head. Plus DNA Design’s $65 Godzilla Megatron fix and Missing Link Sunstreaker in hand.
Radio Free Cybertron 798 – They stole eight dollars from you
Legacy Breakdown turns out to be a light Wildrider retool in bright white. Target brings back Jetwing Optimus Prime with NEST Ratchet and Bonecrusher. EarthSpark toys debut at Oz Comic-Con, and Brian finally transforms his boxed Tigertrack.
Radio Free Cybertron 797 – Free-floating Flaps
2023 datamined listings reveal Studio Series 86 Brawn, Shadow Striker, Strongarm, Detritus, Devcon and a Holiday Optimus Prime. Velocitron Hot Rod shows up in toy colors, and Ben Yee gets an early Flamewar. Plus Matt versus Masterpiece Shouki.
Radio Free Cybertron 795 – Tabtastrophe
Super7’s next ReAction wave includes the unreleased G1 prototype Unicron. PulseCon promises Legacy Evolution and the last Shattered Glass reveal, and MPM-12N Black Convoy is official. Plus Delta Magnus finally lands for most of the crew.
Radio Free Cybertron 793 – Little Ratchet and Big Ironhide
The earliest draft of The Transformers: The Movie surfaces with Tankor, a medic Arcee and doomed Blurr and Magnus. Lost Transformers Animated shorts leak online. Hasbro weighs selling its entertainment assets, and Studio Series 86 Wheelie impresses.
Radio Free Cybertron 788 – This is why I get cornered at conventions
Walmart Collector Con and SDCC start tomorrow, led by the Velocitron Speedia 500 collection. Velocitron wave 2 reveals Crasher, and Amazon leaks Legacy Dead End, Skullgrin and Pointblank. Plus Studio Series 86 Arcee’s loose waist and Don’s early Creatures Collide find.
Radio Free Cybertron 787 – Walmart hates you, specifically
Walmart Collector Con and SDCC are next week, with exclusives sold by preorder code. Selects DK-3, Wheelie and Shattered Glass Flamewar leak, and G-Axis impresses.