RFC · Aired Aug 24, 2023Audio only
Transform Squadron 047 – Neon Nightmares
It’s the beginning of the Halloween season and Rob talks Toxitron Collection and Monster Cereals while loving neon and the epic dance scene from Once Bitten.
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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 844Aug 19, 2023Full of explosions and sunsets
Hasbro launches Hasbro Entertainment right after selling eOne to Lionsgate. Missing Link Convoy gets a removable Matrix chamber, and Jesse Wittenrich reveals a scrapped Combiner Wars Computron. Chris hosts while…
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RFC 843Aug 11, 2023Don is Kenough
Missing Link Convoy is official, and the crew splits on whether G1 Optimus Prime with joints is worth the money. Studio Series Ultra Magnus transforms like the movie storyboards. Brian…
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RFC 842Aug 5, 2023Don sure did get a lot of stuff this week
A leaked solicitation shows Missing Link, a fully articulated G1 Optimus Prime from Takara Tomy, and the crew debates if it is real. Hasbro apologizes for saying Activision lost the…
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RFC 841Jul 28, 2023Cloudcover: The Episode
Official SDCC 2023 photos give better looks at the Stunticons gift set and Studio Series 86 Ultra Magnus. Pulse Con is set for September 22, and Code Red brings Stranger…
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RFC 840Jul 22, 2023It’s wrong, but I want it
SDCC 2023 brings Studio Series 86 Commander Ultra Magnus, and the crew is thrilled. Robosen’s auto-transforming Grimlock dazzles at $1,700. Plus HasLab Deathsaurus, a Stunticons gift set and MPM-14 Bonecrusher.
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RFC 839Jul 14, 2023It transforms my wallet from full to empty
Official photos of MP-44S Optimus Prime and MP-56+ Riggorus divide the crew. Ben Maccrae explains Thunder Machine Soundwave’s blue Ravage, and Legacy Bludgeon still fails to impress. Plus SDCC panel…
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RFC 838Jul 7, 2023Exvee has a Sad
John DeLuna fills Brian’s seat as the crew remembers JD Church. Super7’s $435 Super Shogun Megatron goes up while Brian is away, and a toy-color MP-44 Optimus Prime rumor splits…
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RFC 837Jun 30, 2023Sunk Cost Trainbot
Hasbro reveals the G.I. Joe x Transformers Thunder Machine Soundwave. HasLab Deathsaurus shows its first engineering sample, and JTPrime leaks an Amazon Javelin and Cascade two-pack. Plus Legacy Devcon impresses.
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RFC 836Jun 22, 2023Tyrannosaurus Refuse
Legacy Trashmaster combines with the Junkion deluxes into Tyrannosaurus Refuse. Transformers Tuesday also brings Bludgeon, Studio Series Mirage and a Pulse Optimus Prime trailer set. Plus the Toxitron Collection’s G2…
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RFC 835Jun 16, 2023Brian will buy it and hate himself for it
Target’s Buzzworthy Troop Builder four-pack has Matt surrendering his wallet. JTPrime leaks Studio Series 86 Leader Springer and a Legacy Leader Soundwave. Plus Skybound lands Transformers comics and a $111,000…
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RFC 834Jun 10, 2023Space Abhors a Diecast
The crew gives a spoiler-free verdict on Rise of the Beasts, and Brian calls it the best Transformers movie ever. JTPrime’s listings confirm Rock Lords in Legacy. Plus Lunar Cruiser…