Diecast pays $95 to rush Takara’s Legends LG31 Fortress Maximus, and the crew digs into its Japanese sound chip. Michael Bay’s choice of Blenheim Palace as Hitler’s headquarters in The Last Knight sparks debate. KFC’s huge not-Victory Saber, Masterpiece Grapple’s new parts and Super Festival’s e-Hobby Convobat also get airtime. Radio Free Cybertron launches Operation Combination, a holiday toy drive to clear Combiner Wars shelfwarmers for kids in need.
Operation Combination and Extra Life
RFC launches Operation Combination, a follow-up to Operation Beehive. Listeners buy Combiner Wars and other shelfwarming Transformers, donate them to toy charities, and tweet photos. The crew points to Ross, Marshalls and TJ Maxx for cheap Voyagers. The crew also announces an Extra Life game stream on November 5 for the Children’s Miracle Network.
New York Comic Con Next Week
Diecast will cover Hasbro’s New York Comic Con press event live on Twitter. One host hopes Overlord gets revealed there, and the crew expects Sixshot to appear.
Combiner Wars in One Sitting
Chris watched the Combiner Wars animated series straight through. He says it was clearly built as two half-hour segments, and watching it at once fixes none of its problems. The crew jokes it may turn up as a DVD pack-in someday.
This Week in History
In 1996, Takara released the Headmasters cartoon on LaserDisc in Japan. Nine years later, Metrodome released Headmasters on DVD in the UK, with commentary from Chris McFeely. One host still wants that set.
News
Legends LG31 Fortress Maximus Sound Chip Contents Revealed
The sound chip carries Japanese dialogue, a short instrumental of the Headmasters theme and the “Head on!” call. Diecast paid $95 shipping and still lacks his copy. Don grins through the clips, and one host is glad he kept his preorder. [Source: not found]
Hasbro Cinematic Universe Update Tied to Revolution
Hasbro used IDW’s Revolution crossover to remind fans of its planned shared film universe. The crew doubts anyone will care about cinematic universes by the time it arrives. [Source: not found]
Titans Return Wave 2 Asia-Exclusive Sticker Sheets
Hasbro Asia offers official sticker sheets for Titans Return wave 2, sometimes slipped into Robot Kingdom orders. Rob likes the cockpit details for Wolfwire. The crew notes Hasbro has worked with Toyhax on labels before. [Source: not found]
TakaraTomy September Releases In-Hand Photos
Fortress Maximus, Wheelie, Rewind, Blaster and Windblade arrive in Takara window boxes. The crew debates why Hasbro skips window boxes, citing packaging costs and shelf visibility for Deluxe cards. [Source: not found]
Figure King Spotlights Masterpiece Grapple New Parts
Figure King shows how much of Masterpiece Grapple is new tooling. One host explains Grapple’s season 2 model differs a lot from Inferno. The solar tower accessory surprises the crew. Don will wait for prices to settle. [Source: not found]
Super Festival 72: Ultimate Ultra Magnus and e-Hobby Convobat
One host still wants Convobat but not at its price. The crew argues for a bat and alligator two-pack, though Rob thinks a Megaligator would sit too close to Skullcruncher. [Source: not found]
Toys “R” Us Geoffrey Figure Available at Big Bad Toy Store
Brian preordered the Toys “R” Us Geoffrey figure after a tip from Eddie Aragas. Don, citing Chris, notes it is the Mini-Con battle pack size, not the smaller Legion class. [Source: not found]
Asia-Exclusive Masterpiece Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
One host likes the colors but does not need it. Don would rather have a third-party EVA-colored upscale of the Evasion Mode mold. The release confirms Takara still controls the MP-10 mold. [Source: not found]
The Last Knight Uses Blenheim Palace as Hitler’s Headquarters
Reports say a World War II scene films at Winston Churchill’s birthplace, dressed as Nazi headquarters. Chris, who visited the set for TFormers, answers “no comment.” The crew guesses at alternate history or just a convenient building. [Source: not found]
Mark Wahlberg Confirms The Last Knight Details
Wahlberg promises new stories, many Dinobots and Anthony Hopkins. Set photos from London show mostly cars. Composer Steve Jablonsky returns for the score. [Source: not found]
Transformers: Devastation Free With PlayStation Plus
Transformers: Devastation is one of next month’s free PlayStation Plus games on PS4. One host notes members can claim it early through the PlayStation website. [Source: not found]
Third-Party News
Diaclone-Colored Unofficial Grimlock
A third-party not-Grimlock returns in blue Diaclone colors. The crew wishes for G2 colors, and Don admits G2 Grimlock is the one G2 Dinobot he never got. That leads to plans for a Donanomics panel at Joelanta. [Source: not found]
Fans Project Dinobots
One host loves two and a half of Fans Project’s Dinobots, including the not-Swoop. [Source: not found]
Maketoys Re:Master Downbeat Prototype Revealed
The unofficial Masterpiece Jazz looks great to one host. Matt still dislikes the legs and wants a look closer to the G1 toy. [Source: not found]
KFC Simba Unofficial Victory Saber In-Hand Photos
Andrew Green’s photos show a huge figure, about four pounds combined. Don likes it but would rather spend on a Black Zarak. Brian has never warmed to Victory. [Source: not found]
What’s on TFormers
Rob shares a custom Headmaster Junior Cab built from Combiner Wars Hot Spot. Exvee reviewed More Than Meets the Eye #57, the last numbered issue before Lost Light. Chris McFeely spotted a two-headed dragon mode for Legends Scourge in a pack-in comic by Hayato Sakamoto.
What We Got This Week
Diecast built the Generation Toy clear Megatron kit and broke it. He picked up Takara Legends Scourge and Blur, Shockwave with Cancer, plus an Autobots candy tin on clearance. He also has Fortress Maximus on the way after paying $95 for shipping.
Matt landed Liokaiser, imported from Robot Kingdom. He loves the new head sculpts and colors but sees mold fatigue on Gyhawk and Hellbat. One host calls it the most enviable haul ever shown on the segment.
Don got a dented-box Combiner Wars Computron for $81. He keeps it alongside the Unite Warriors version because the two look so different.
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.