RFC 868Feb 2, 2024
GEEWHINER
The 40th anniversary HasLab is Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime. Don is overjoyed, and Diecast is not. Plus Legacy United Chromia and Shard leak, and a Devastator souvenir jacket…
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Radio Free Cybertron
Radio Free Cybertron is the world’s first Transformers podcast — and the world’s first toy and action figure podcast — launched in October 1999. Now approaching episode 1,000, RFC covers Transformers toy news, reviews, and collector discussion every week, with a crew of longtime fans who’ve been in the hobby for decades.
Each episode digs into the latest Transformers toy reveals, pre-orders, in-hand reviews, and releases — from Hasbro’s Studio Series and Age of the Primes to TakaraTomy’s Masterpiece and Missing Link lines, third-party figures, and vintage collecting. We track the toy industry, follow the deals, debate the prices, and share what we’re actually buying. If it transforms, we’re talking about it.
Hosted by Brian Kilby. New episodes every week at tfradio.net.
Over 25 years. Nearly 1,000 episodes. Still rolling out.
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RFC 867Jan 26, 2024Firehouse Maximus
Leaked listings map out 2024’s store exclusives, from a G1 GoBots three-pack to Target’s battle-damaged Ratchet and Brawn. Walmart’s Retro Optimus Prime gets its trailer, and the next HasLab reveal…
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RFC 866Jan 19, 2024Changing Gears
Legacy United Tidal Wave sells out on Hasbro Pulse in minutes, and JT Prime says don’t wait for a discount. Gears stock photos and three collaborative codenames leak. Plus MPG-07…
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RFC 865Jan 12, 20242024’s Annual Prediction Show
It’s the 2024 prediction show, with bets on HasLab Metroplex, HasLab Devastator and a Transformers One delay. Plus Earth Mode Hound moves into a Selects five-pack, and a Dr. Yellow…
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RFC 864Jan 5, 20242023 Year in Review
The first RFC Awards crown Studio Series 86 Ultra Magnus, Devcon and Metalhawk, while Hasbro’s layoffs take the Sad Trombone. Brian wins the 2023 prediction recap for the first time.…
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RFC 863Dec 30, 2023Why do I even bother buying things on their first release? (UPDATED)
JT Prime’s leaks reveal a non-motorized G.I. Joe crossover MOBAT Optimus Prime and an opaque Studio Series 86 Blaster. An unproduced Animated season 4 outline surfaces. Plus Chris’s screw fix…
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RFC 862Dec 23, 2023Twas the podcast before Christmas
Peter Cullen receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from Frank Welker. HasLab leftovers sell out on Hasbro Pulse in minutes. Plus a possible Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount merger, and the…
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RFC 861Dec 15, 2023They tried to have their jet and tank it too
Legacy United Tidal Wave is the 2024 Titan, and the crew loves nearly everything about it. Hasbro announces 1,100 more layoffs right before the holidays. Plus a tribute to Airazor…
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RFC 860Dec 8, 2023Choose Your Own Adventure Junkion
A Studio Series 86 Commander Class Optimus Prime is coming, and the crew debates whether it can top Earthrise. HasLab Deathsaurus is shipping. Plus early 2024 Legacy United figures and…
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RFC 859Dec 2, 2023I think I may have a problem
FOMO is real, and Threezero’s MDLX G2 Megatron exclusive is built to trigger it. The crew talks about buying less while Hasbro sets up the 2024 Titan reveal. Plus Chris…
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RFC 858Nov 23, 2023How do we turn this into three dinosaurs?
The crew remembers Peter Spellos, the voice of Sky-Byte. Super7 G2 Megatron’s in-hand photos push most of us away from non-transforming Transformers. Plus the HasLab Deathsaurus unboxing and Magmatron’s Magmasaurus…
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RFC 857Nov 19, 2023Non-Euclidean Dononomics
Transformers Tuesday puts the Reactivate two-packs up for order, but Reactivate Soundwave leaves the crew cold. New listings tease Kup with Sgt. Slaughter, a Dinoking box set and MPM Brawl.…