RFC 798Sep 30, 2022
They stole eight dollars from you
Legacy Breakdown turns out to be a light Wildrider retool in bright white. Target brings back Jetwing Optimus Prime with NEST Ratchet and Bonecrusher. EarthSpark toys debut at Oz Comic-Con,…
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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 797Sep 24, 2022Free-floating Flaps
2023 datamined listings reveal Studio Series 86 Brawn, Shadow Striker, Strongarm, Detritus, Devcon and a Holiday Optimus Prime. Velocitron Hot Rod shows up in toy colors, and Ben Yee gets…
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RFC 796Sep 16, 2022Sideburn instead, please.
Velocitron wave 2’s mystery deluxe is Shadow Strip, a G2 Dragstrip that hints at G2 Menasor. Hot Rod’s toy colors disappoint, and a Takara 1984 catalog lists for $4,500. EarthSpark…
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RFC · Aired Sep 14, 2022Audio onlyHistory on the Fives Episodes 14-16 Compendium
Check out episodes 14, 15, and 16 of History on the Fives! This is a compilation from the Patreon feed, for the public Radio Free Cybertron podcast feed. While we…
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RFC 795Sep 8, 2022Tabtastrophe
Super7’s next ReAction wave includes the unreleased G1 prototype Unicron. PulseCon promises Legacy Evolution and the last Shattered Glass reveal, and MPM-12N Black Convoy is official. Plus Delta Magnus finally…
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RFC · Aired Sep 4, 2022Audio only
History on the Fives Episodes 11-13 Compendium
Check out episodes 11, 12, and 13 of History on the Fives! This is a compilation from the Patreon feed, for the public Radio Free Cybertron podcast feed. While we…
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RFC 794Sep 1, 2022Skull Green
A licensed Macross Valkyrie in G1 Jetfire colors goes up for preorder, and Brian buys one live. Legacy Skullgrin’s video review shows soft plastic weapons, and Alligator Megatron returns. Plus…
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RFC 793Aug 25, 2022Little Ratchet and Big Ironhide
The earliest draft of The Transformers: The Movie surfaces with Tankor, a medic Arcee and doomed Blurr and Magnus. Lost Transformers Animated shorts leak online. Hasbro weighs selling its entertainment…
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RFC 792Aug 18, 2022Bomburst is Perfect
Transformers Tuesday reveals core Bomb-Burst and Rumble, and the crew crowns Bomb-Burst the best updated Pretender yet. Studio Series brings The Fallen, Crosshairs and Hot Rod. Royal Mail announces Transformers…
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RFC 791Aug 12, 2022The best-sculpted combover I’ve ever seen
Masterpiece Dia Burnout brings BotCon’s Burnout to the Masterpiece line. Canon cameras transform into Optimus Prime and Reflector, and Legacy Pointblank and Dead End get full reveals. Plus a giant…
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RFC 790Aug 7, 2022There Goes My Money
JT Prime digs up Legacy year 2: Bomb-Burst, Nemesis Leo Prime, Ramjet, Bludgeon and more Junkions. Canon unveils an Optimus Prime camera, and Pointblank’s Targetmaster gets a closer look. Plus…
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RFC 789Jul 30, 2022Ten Eleven Twelve
SDCC 2022 delivers the first Transformers: EarthSpark trailer and toys, an Alpha Trion and Vector Sigma set, and Legacy wave 3 robot modes. Chris explains where HasLab Victory Saber stands,…