RFC · Aired Oct 15, 2017Audio only
RFC Daily Transformers News Update 038 Cyberverse, and a thank you for 18 years
On Today’s RFC Daily Transformers News Update: Cyberverse is unveiled, plus today is our 18th anniversary!
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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 540Oct 11, 201718th Anniversary Show
Radio Free Cybertron turns 18 as TakaraTomy opens preorders for Legends Grand Maximus and Greatshot. NYCC 2017 brings the Terrorcons and Rodimus Unicronus, and Grotusque may be headed to Toys…
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RFC 539Oct 4, 2017TFcon USA 2017 in the rearview
TFCon USA 2017 was nearly perfect, except for a third-party panel that ended in boos. Is unlicensed third party in a death spiral? Plus a 30,000 yen Encore God Fire…
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RFC 538Sep 27, 2017They gave you how many copies?
Titans Return Arcee hits Toys R Us October 5, and Transformers Authentics leaks show Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Starscream and Megatron. MakeToys cuts Galaxy Meteor to $99.99, and Chris unboxes 14…
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RFC · Aired Sep 20, 2017537: They’re like Neutrinos
HasCon leftovers hit Hasbro Toy Shop, and the Bumblebee movie crew paints over a Vallejo mural. Last Knight Cogman is delayed indefinitely, and Toys R Us files for bankruptcy.
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RFC 536Sep 14, 2017HasConcluded
Brian, Diecast and Eric Crownover recap the first HasCon and interview Hasbro’s Ben Montano and John Warden plus Space Ape Games. Len Wein passes away, TakaraTomy’s G2 Megatron goes purple,…
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RFC 535Sep 7, 2017Did Dononomics Lead to Toys R Us’ Downfall?
Toys R Us weighs bankruptcy protection days before HasCon, and the crew debates what it means for collectors. Power of the Primes teasers, a Predaking mock-up and leaked Cyberverse package…
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RFC 534Aug 31, 2017Who’s Buying All of These Transformers Statues, Anyway?
Hasbro sues DC over a Bumblebee toy, and the crew backs Hasbro’s trademark claim. Kapow Toys cease and desist rumors swirl, and The Last Knight ends its run near $604…
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RFC 533Aug 23, 2017God Bomber is Dead
MakeToys cancels its Galaxy Meteor Starscream, and the crew argues over who is to blame. HasCon passes drop as much as 50 percent on Groupon. Plus Bumblebee starts filming and…
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RFC · Aired Aug 18, 2017532: The Dropped Call of the Primitives
The SDCC 2017 exclusives hit Hasbro Toy Shop and vanish fast, but Don lands a Primitive Skateboarding Optimus Prime. TakaraTomy cancels several Legends reissues and brings back Metroplex for $260.…
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RFC · Aired Aug 9, 2017531: Is it like Dragonball Super, but with Transformers?
Hasbro reveals Transformers Cyberverse, a new animated series for 2018, with Rescue Bots Academy to follow. MP-40 Targetmaster Hot Rod brings Firebolt, and HasCon adds Susan Blu and Stan Bush.…
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RFC 530Aug 2, 201723 years later, Hasbro responds: Yes, Don. We’re making a Headmaster Arcee!
After 23 years of asking, Don is finally getting a Headmaster Arcee. HasCon hints at a new collectors club, John Cena joins the Bumblebee movie and MP-711 goes 7-Eleven. Plus…