The first trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight hits, and the crew picks apart Unicron hints and a purple-eyed Optimus Prime attacking Bumblebee. Takara’s Legends LG-42 God Bomber finally appears, and the crew is smitten. MP-37 Artfire, MP-36 Megatron’s package art and the Power of the Primes fan vote also get airtime. e-Hobby’s next exclusive is Magna Convoy, a blue Classics Optimus Prime repaint.
Operation Combination
Only a couple of weeks remain to donate. Toys “R” Us is running buy one, get one 40 percent off on Transformers. Rob points out Hasbro Toy Shop’s G2 Bruticus at $49.99 plus its coupon.
This Week in History
The crew wishes happy birthday to friends Manzo and Ben Yee. In 1984, “Fire in the Sky” premiered in the US. In 2010, Entertainment Tonight aired the first Dark of the Moon teaser.
News
One host is pumped despite himself. A floating planet-eater and a horn in the desert suggest Unicron, though others suspect a mislead. Optimus Prime has purple eyes as he attacks Bumblebee and says “I’m sorry.” The trailer also shows Hot Rod, Megatron, a new Autobot and young kids. Another host says he knows what the movie will be regardless of the trailer.
Transformers 6 Bumblebee Spinoff Begins With The Last Knight
The Bumblebee film will need a director other than Michael Bay. Reports suggest it may aim more at women, which the crew welcomes. [Source: TFormers]
Power of the Primes Fans Choice Poll: The Nine Candidates
Fans vote on the next Prime. Options include Ultra Magnus, Hound, Arcee, Shockwave, Megatron, Star Saber, Thunderwing and Optimus Primal. One host backs Megatron, given his IDW redemption arc. Rob wants a Leader class Star Saber, and the crew jokes about Hound winning by hologram. [Source: TFormers]
Legends LG-42 God Bomber: First Stock Photos of the Super Ginrai Add-On
Brian calls it perfect and needs it. God Bomber stores three Titan Masters and costs 7,000 yen, so it will not fit a Hasbro price point. Don notes Perfect Effect is making an add-on kit with a light-up head. Brian also warns that Amazon Japan has stopped taking toy orders for the US. [Source: TFormers]
Masterpiece MP-37 Artfire First Look
Several hosts preordered it alongside God Bomber. Artfire comes with Nightstick and likely foil stickers. The crew notes the paint replaces Inferno’s extra accessories at the same price. [Source: TFormers]
Robots in Disguise Combiner Force Warrior Class Figures Sighted at US Retail
An Arizona Toys “R” Us had Stormshot, the Bludgeon-mold Autobot and Alpine Strike Drift. The crew likes Stormshot’s head sculpt. [Source: TFormers]
MP-36 Megatron Package Art Plus MP-11 Starscream and MP-13 Soundwave Reissues
The box art’s grinning Megatron gets laughs. One host preordered MP-36 from Amazon Japan and plans a shelf for official Masterpieces only. The crew debates which line had the best Optimus Prime and Megatron pair. [Source: TFormers]
Robots in Disguise Warrior Class Soundwave Meets His Generations Counterpart
One host says it looks like Prime Soundwave cosplaying Animated Soundwave. [Source: TFormers]
Next e-Hobby Exclusive Is Magna Convoy
The blue Classics Voyager Optimus Prime repaint uses a nearly 11-year-old mold. One host warms to it, while others hoped for Twincast. [Source: TFormers]
Third-Party News
New Photos of Fans Hobby Unofficial MP-Scale Powermaster Optimus Prime
The head still vanishes into a big blue block in super mode. One host reminds the crew that new collectors may want toys veterans already own. [Source: TFormers]
Lost Exo Realm LER-05 Echara and LER-06 Comera
Fans Project adds two original Dinobots before finishing Snarl. The crew says Fans Project has slipped from the top tier. [Source: TFormers]
What’s on TFormers
Exvee’s long-delayed report on his Last Knight set visit is up, along with a 500-plus image trailer gallery. Rob reviewed More Than Meets the Eye: Revolution. Exvee reviewed wave 3’s Hot Rod, Twinferno and Triggerhappy.
What We Got This Week
Don finally found Titans Return Alpha Trion in a store, partly to judge whether to get Leo Prime.
Chris had nothing in Transformers this week.
John got Takara’s Legends Highbrow, Chromedome and Mindwipe and loves the new head sculpts.
Diecast is still waiting on a delayed box with Sixshot and Combiner Wars hand and foot parts.
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.