Hasbro files a trademark for Hasbro Makits, an in-house model kit line, and the crew debates what it means for Blokees and Yolopark. Commander Armada Universe Optimus Prime returns for preorder, and HasLab Liokaiser arrives.
Radio Free Cybertron 987 – Stern Warning: Brian’s Collection Must Get Smaller So His G1 Transformers Pinball Machine Can Get Bigger
Stern is making a G1 Transformers pinball machine, and Brian is selling his G.I. Joes to buy the $13,000 Limited Edition. Shizuoka brings Beast Wars II Galvatron and a reimagined Missing Link Ironhide. Don raves about Metal Cardbot.
Radio Free Cybertron 986 – Safety First
Safety Megatron is officially real, and Brian bought two. A Studio Series 86 Rodimus Prime is on the way. Missing Link Ultra Magnus is phenomenal, and Don’s Bingo Toys Strafe is enormous.
Radio Free Cybertron 984 – Rook Is (Probably) Not The Rook You Want
Age of Evolution replaces Age of the Primes with Animated Lugnut, Energon Scorponok and G2 Megatron. Flame Toys’ Cyclonus meets a third-party IDW Ultra Magnus. Don falls for an ox-and-cart Optimus Prime.
Radio Free Cybertron 974 – I don’t want this thing in my house (Corrected Audio)
Hasbro’s CEO says Transformers is the company’s most engaged brand, and Hasbro’s earnings beat Mattel’s by a mile. The crew debates anime-colored Missing Link Grimlock and wants no part of the Yolopark AMK Pro G1 Bumblebee’s face. Plus Don’s Masterpiece Rattrap and Brian’s sealed green G2 Slag.
Radio Free Cybertron 972 – Let’s give him the Matrix
McDonald’s Changeables are back, bigger and sturdier than anyone expected. One Shall Stand Optimus Prime sold out in minutes, and Brian loves it as a Dark Awakening Optimus. Plus Blokees Wheels Series 2, Yolopark’s Optimus Primal and Dinobot, and MPG-17 Style-Gen Optimus Prime.
Radio Free Cybertron 933 – Half the price and all plastic
HasLab Omega Prime arrives with breakage and yellowing reports, and Hasbro already has a replacement process. Age of the Primes Sideways turns out shockingly big, and Yolopark’s AMK Series goes all plastic at half the price. Plus Wild King Energy Beasts wave 2 and Dr. Wu’s best-ever Broadside.
Radio Free Cybertron 924 – Dozens of Dollars
HasLab Liokaiser unlocks Deathcobra and launches in Japan. The crew remembers Transformers writer Roberto Orci, and Hasbro’s Play to Win strategy bets on licensing. Hasbro reissues Siege Prowl, and nobody knows why.
Radio Free Cybertron 923 – Twas the Slump Before Toy Fair
HasLab Liokaiser is fully funded, and Death Cobra is next. T-Spark Lio Convoy slips after a reported transformation problem. Plus Age of the Primes Air Raid, the Supreme Optimus Prime and a die-cast-heavy knockoff Missing Link Convoy.
Radio Free Cybertron 921 – A Reputable Distributor for Disreputable Toys
Hasbro reveals HasLab Liokaiser at MegaCon, a $300 Breastforce combiner with Death Cobra as the first stretch goal. The Hearts of Steel two-packs and Age of the Primes Heatwave and Sky-Byte debut too. Plus EarthSpark Soundwave, Silver Rathalos Prime and the Supreme Optimus Prime.