RFC 833Jun 2, 2023
Masterpiece Trainwreck
Masterpiece Hoist gets a first look, while the full-color Trainbots look like a Masterpiece trainwreck. Legacy Shadow Striker leaks as a Sideburn pre-tool, and packaging prototypes reveal a lost 1990s…
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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 832May 26, 2023We talk about pictures of toys in boxes
Rise of the Beasts brings an animatronic Optimus Primal and auto-transforming RC figures. The G2 Toxitron Collection opens with Mirage, and Hasbro says Transformers is up 9%. Plus Legacy Armada…
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RFC 831May 19, 2023Sub-Deluxe
Hasbro’s Transformers Tuesday brings Amazon two-packs of Senator Shockwave, Orion Pax, Ratbat and Miner Megatron. JTPrime confirms Nova Prime, and Hasbro’s Q1 profit drops 85%. Plus Saudi Transformers attractions.
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RFC 830May 12, 2023Don of the Jungle
Robosen’s next robot is Grimlock, revealed through an FCC filing. A battle-damaged Studio Series 86 Prowl is headed to a Buzzworthy two-pack. Plus Rise of the Beasts box photos and…
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RFC 829May 5, 2023A May Third Miracle
Chris Hemsworth leads the voice cast for Paramount’s animated Transformers movie. Titan Class Nemesis hits preorder at $199.99, and leak week brings a Voyager Junkion. Plus Robosen’s Rise of the…
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RFC 828Apr 28, 2023Keep the box, throw out the toy
Hasbro and Mattel team up on Transformers UNO and Hot Wheels as Hasbro braces for a first-quarter loss. An insider says Rise of the Beasts is a mess, HasLab Deathsaurus…
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RFC 827Apr 21, 2023A Mask That’s Made For Krillin
Hasbro Canada reportedly skips Legacy Evolution Deluxe wave 3. JT Prime’s retailer data maps out exclusives, from a Dark of the Moon Grimlock reissue to Retro G1 Perceptor. Plus Gamer…
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RFC 826Apr 14, 2023Radio Free G1 Season 5
Tommy Kennedy actor Jason Jankowski shares behind-the-scenes footage from G1 Season 5. Hasbro brings back plastic packaging windows. Plus Core Class Dinobot and Cheetor listings, and Brian’s G1 Micromaster haul.
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RFC 825Apr 7, 2023Armada With Knees
Transformers Tuesday brings Legacy Evolution Devcon, G2 Beachcomber with a parakeet and Leader Armada Megatron. Titan Class Nemesis splits the crew. Plus Beast Wars VS Rhinox vs. Scorponok and Brian’s…
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RFC 824Mar 31, 2023Robot Taco
Rise of the Beasts mainline toys hit Target, and Diecast regrets his blind buys. Shattered Glass Grimlock opens for preorder, and VNR Optimus Prime debuts in plain red. Plus Masterpiece…
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RFC 823Mar 24, 2023You’re the problem, Diecast
A War Dawn 2-pack of Dion and Ariel turns up early at GameStop Canada. Mark Maher shows more of the Toxitron Collection, and late-breaking listings reveal SDCC exclusives and an…
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RFC 822Mar 16, 2023Generation Ooooooooh.
Walmart’s Legacy Toxitron Collection brings unreleased G2 designs to life, from Toxitron to Cloudcover. Rise of the Beasts Deluxes become Target-exclusive three-packs. Plus Origins Jazz at Target and Metalhawk in…