Takara has reissued G1 Convoy, and new Rhino Transformers volumes may be out. This June 30, 2000 Radio Free Cybertron also covers an ATT fight between AllSpark and BigBot.com over hosting Spooky’s photos. Turin reviews G1 Scorponok, and Goldimus Prime reviews Beast Machines Geckobot. Brian Kilby tries to review as many G1 toys as he can in five minutes.
News
Takara Reissues Convoy
Takara has re-released Convoy, the Japanese G1 Optimus Prime, available through importers. Differences include a box with no flap and a silver Roller. [Source: not found]
Rhino Transformers Volumes 7 Through 9
Brian heard that Rhino’s Transformers episode volumes 7 through 9 are out, but he has not seen them yet. [Source: not found]
News from Cybertron
Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime’s running mate, argues that voters should reject the Decepticons because their packaging says they are evil. Turin continues his 73-part Optimus Prime interview, in which Prime answers every question with “I am Optimus Prime.”
ATT Buzz
John DeLuna reports an ugly fight between AllSpark and BigBot.com over who gets to host Spooky’s photos. AllSpark has accused BigBot.com of questionable tactics on ATT, and BigBot.com has not responded. John suggests Spooky find a third option. The group also debated Transformers: The Movie, especially Galvatron’s strength. John doubts movie Galvatron could beat Optimus Prime, since he struggled against Hot Rod. He jokes that Galvatron would make a fine president, with Cyclonus as VP.
Galvatron for President
A mock campaign ad promotes Galvatron for president in 2000: “First the U.S., then the world.”
Car Robots Feedback
Brian responds to J. Dale, who said his Car Robots review was too cynical. Brian still does not want the cartoon in America, calling it rushed, though he likes toys such as Gigatron and Super Fire Convoy. Goldimus Prime is taking over the episode reviews. Listeners can vote in the RFC poll or post on the message board.
New on the RFC Website
The site has an article by Carl Vollmer, Marvel Universe Transformed’s editor-in-chief, on starting a fan fiction group. It also has a review of the Transmetals game by AlexJ33106.
Toy Review: G1 Scorponok
Turin reviews G1 Scorponok, the largest US Transformer after Fortress Maximus. The 24-inch scorpion mode is a big brick with strong ratcheting claws and a lame rolling leg gimmick. The defense base is huge and full of accessories, but other Transformers cannot fit on it and it is barely armed. The 13-inch robot mode is the most impressive, though Lord Zarak’s tiny head drops it from awesome to merely nice. Fasttrack rolls well. Turin rates Scorponok “nice” and recommends it for G1 fans with money to burn. He also picked up the Fox Kids repaint of Transmetal Airazor.
Ask RFC
Matt Black hosts Ask RFC, the game show where the answer is always no. Tonight’s question: “Can I join RFC?” Questions go to askrfc@tfradio.com.
Five-Minute Toy Review Challenge
Brian tries to review as many G1 toys as he can in five minutes. Galvatron gets a 6, Megatron a 7, Sixshot an 8 and Landfill a 4. Bumblebee gets a 6, Mirage an 8, Beachcomber a 7 and Powermaster Getaway a 5. Time runs out during Menasor, leaving Skywarp, Trax, Perceptor and Seaspray unreviewed. Brian got through nine toys.
Toy Review: Beast Machines Geckobot
Goldimus Prime reviews Geckobot, which resembles a prehistoric frilled lizard. The dark green beast mode has translucent purple wings and a scissoring frill gimmick. The robot mode has very long, ugly arms with wings hanging off them, so he prefers to leave Geckobot largely untransformed. He notes he kept calling it Quickstrike during the review. Geckobot gets a 7.
Rattrap007’s Trivia
Last week’s answer: Rattrap plays a Street Fighter-style game, a virtual 3D card game and a Doom-style shooter. Noah Connelly got it right. This week’s question comes from the G1 episode Prime’s Target: whom is Prime referring to when he mentions a booby trap that catches boobies?
Radio Free Cybertron is the world's first and oldest toy and action figure podcast — broadcasting from the heart of the Transformers fan community since October 1999. What started as a scrappy fan show has grown into an institution, with nearly 1,000 episodes and over 25 years of coverage. Every week, host Brian Kilby and the RFC crew dig into the latest Transformers news, toy reveals, collecting, and everything hitting shelves from Hasbro, Takara, and beyond. No fluff, no hype — just informed, passionate collectors who have been doing this longer than anyone else on the planet. The original. The longest running. Till all are one.