The Shizuoka Hobby Show brought a flood of reveals — Gigastorm, Beast Wars II Galvatron, Missing Link Ratchet and Ironhide, and more — but the real bombshell was Stern Pinball announcing a G1 Transformers machine with a transforming Optimus Prime on the limited edition. Also, Don’s Metal Cardbot haul might be the most enthusiastic What We Got in recent memory. Episode 987 has a lot going on.
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 937 – But Now It Glows
This week: A major Megatron upgrade. And more watches. They’re the new silver.
Radio Free Cybertron 933 – Half the price and all plastic
This week: We’re up on Yolopark, but down on Haslabs. Sad.
Radio Free Cybertron 928 – Chris Would Know
This week: Liokaiser funded, but what was the final number? We don’t know! Also: Not another Masterpiece Optimus Prime. 🙁
Transform Squadron 060 – Get Your Own Future
Wild King and Cyberworld are on Rob’s mind as he prepares for ToyLanta. The news of upcoming new M.A.S.K toys has brought up memories of other toy lines similar to M.A.S.K… and that sounds like a great idea for a topic on this month’s episode of Transform Squadron.
Radio Free Cybertron 927 – At OnlyDons.com
This week: …actually, with that episode title, I really don’t want to know. I think it was something about having Age of the Primes Toys in hand.
Radio Free Cybertron 907 – Studio Series 86 Devastator
This week: The 1027 stream gives us our first look at… Devastator. Brian wrote that in Kup’s voice, we hope you read it that way.
Transform Squadron 058 – Dead of the Brain Module
Halloween is here and there’s no better time to talk about ZOMBIES! Optimus and the gang have dealt with the living dead on more than one occasion and Rob’s here to talk about it. Also a look at the upcoming Transformers Wild King line because it’s awesome. Trick or Treat!