Breaking during the show, Takara Tomy reveals Generations Selects King Poseidon, a full Seacons combiner. The crew calls it a win before Unicron, much to Diecast’s dismay. Before that, the crew speculates on what SDCC will show for the line after Siege. MP-47 Hound’s official images show hologram parts and a canvas-roof shield, with preorders around $160. Diecast picks up Siege Refraktor and Brunt, and Brian buys Diecast’s Magic Square Light of Freedom.
News
Generations Selects King Poseidon Revealed
Eric retweeted the first look during the show: Generations Selects Seacons, combining into King Poseidon. Turtler and Skalor are shown along with combiner parts, which proves a full combiner is planned. Generations Selects is being led by Takara Tomy, which explains the King Poseidon name. The crew declares hashtag God Neptune repaint before Unicron as RFC’s new official stance. They expect it on Hasbro Pulse, much like Star Convoy. Diecast, the crew’s third-party fan, is not thrilled. [Source: not found]
Who’s That Decepticon? Hasbro to Run New Fan Vote for 2020 War for Cybertron Toy
Hasbro’s Facebook fan vote lists the Battlechargers Runabout and Runamuck, Shrapnel and Needlenose. Several hosts already own the Battlechargers and multiple Shrapnels. One host notes Needlenose has appeared in trading card game art looking like a Starscream retool. Another points out that the Battlechargers engineering could also yield Wheeljack and Trax. [Source: TFormers]
Masterpiece MP-47 Hound Official Images
Official images show MP-47 Hound’s hologram effect parts and a canvas roof that doubles as a shield. Preorders run about $160 at the major online Transformers retailers. The crew dislikes the roof’s color and wishes it were green. Matt has already preordered. Don cannot see spending that much to replace Gun Dog, and another host argues Gun Dog is kibbly and misproportioned. [Source: TFormers]
Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Megatron From WonderFest Shanghai
Flame Toys’ Kuro Kara Kuri Megatron uses the IDW stealth bomber body with added wings. The crew finds the pelvic-thrust pose distracting. [Source: TFormers]
First Look: Cybertron Soundwave and Ravage From Prime 1 Studio
Prime 1 Studio’s statue follows the Bumblebee movie’s Cybertron Soundwave design. The crew finds it very thick, and one host notes the Studio Series toy slimmed the proportions to its benefit. [Source: TFormers]
Transformers Box Art Puzzles Coming From Ocean Designs
Ocean Designs, the maker of the crew’s favorite decals, is making licensed box art jigsaw puzzles. They come in 300-piece and 1,000-piece sizes. One uses the 1986 back-of-box battle with Trypticon and Metroplex. [Source: TFormers]
BombusBee Debuts Troublemaker Unofficial Movie Devastator Project
New company BombusBee is making an unofficial Revenge of the Fallen Devastator called Troublemaker. It stands about 50 centimeters, or 20 inches, tall. Chris figures the eight Studio Series Constructicons will cost about $260 together. He expects Troublemaker to land near $200 by itself. Diecast insists the mixer truck says MASK, and the crew insists it says Mack. [Source: TFormers]
SDCC Speculation
With SDCC coming, the crew guesses what Hasbro will show for the line after Siege. Chris doubts the Battle Masters have a future, since few Walmarts carry the $5 to $6 price point. He expects War for Cybertron to continue in 2020 without the Siege subtitle. Chris hopes Generations Selects expands, and he points to the rumored Leader Astrotrain and Apeface. Brian notes each recent series had a theme, and Siege’s has been battle damage. Don hopes this design team finally mines European G1, like the Predators, Turbomasters and Thunderclash. One host floats Action Master figures at the Battle Master price, which would double as Decoy homages. Another expects a new Deluxe Seeker mold, and someone wants a Junkion weaponizer.
More Than Meets the Eye Giveaway
The Energon Igniters Bumblebee goes to GB Blackrock for an image of how Action Master Thundercracker spent his summer vacation. Cyberverse Megatron is up next, followed by Studio Series 38 Optimus Prime with Studio Series 39 Cogman. Follow @tfradio on Twitter to enter.
What’s on TFormers
Review: IDW Transformers #7, Picking Up Steam?
Brian has seen positive buzz on issue #7 and suggests readers who held off might try it now. Rob’s take, relayed from Twitter, is that it is less boring than issues 1 through 5, but not as good as 6. [Source: TFormers]
What We Got This Week
Brian turned 40 this week. He picked up the Walmart G1 reissue Gears so he can handle one without risking his G1 original. He also bought Diecast’s Magic Square MS-01 Light of Freedom. He calls it hyperposable and a great likeness, though the soft plastic and flat finish feel almost like a vinyl kit.
Don found nothing new in his area.
Matt had nothing in Transformers this week.
Diecast ordered Refraktor from Amazon and loves the camera mode, including the lens inside. He thinks the mode is too perfect to have been an afterthought. He also got Brunt from Amazon. From Taobao, he got knockoff Q-Transformers Rodimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet with some diecast parts. He also got X-Transbots Deathwish, their Dead End, with light-up headlights. Kubianbao’s downscaled Devastator stands as tall as his Combiner Wars combiners. Rounding it out is his fourth FansToys Phoenix, this one with Decepticon symbols.
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.