RFC 930Apr 11, 2025
Welcome to G1
MPG-17 Optimus Prime pre-orders are live, and only Diecast took the plunge. Tariffs cloud pre-orders and HasLabs, and Skybound’s Transformers Compendium Kickstarter funds in two minutes. Plus a $3,500 Unicron…
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RFC 929Apr 4, 2025I desperately want green Swoop
Leaked 2026 listings tease Leader Big Convoy, G2 Swoop and Sludge, and an 86 Kranix. New tariffs on Vietnam have Brian bracing for Transformers prices up near 50 percent. MPG-17…
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RFC 927Mar 22, 2025At OnlyDons.com
TakaraTomy reveals Transformers Wild King, a combining animal-robot line the crew calls a successor to Power Core Combiners. HasLab Liokaiser unlocks every tier, and Robosen sketches out a fully robotic…
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RFC 926Mar 15, 2025We couldn’t come up with a better title than “Gao Gai Gardner”
HasLab Omega Prime reaches New Zealand backers, and the photos leave some of the crew happy they skipped it. HasLab Liokaiser passes 16,000, and Triple Takeover in-hand photos reignite the…
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RFC 925Mar 8, 2025That’s a fumble for Bumble
Toy Fair 2025 brings the first look at Transformers Cyberworld, Hot Wheels crossovers and an all-new Walmart Cybertron Sideways. Missing Link G1 Arcee opens for preorder in two colorways. Hasbro’s…
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RFC 924Feb 27, 2025Dozens of Dollars
HasLab Liokaiser unlocks Deathcobra and launches in Japan. The crew remembers Transformers writer Roberto Orci, and Hasbro’s Play to Win strategy bets on licensing. Hasbro reissues Siege Prowl, and nobody…
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RFC 923Feb 22, 2025Twas the Slump Before Toy Fair
HasLab Liokaiser is fully funded, and Death Cobra is next. T-Spark Lio Convoy slips after a reported transformation problem. Plus Age of the Primes Air Raid, the Supreme Optimus Prime…
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RFC 922Feb 15, 2025A Grandus to Put The Book On
HasLab Liokaiser nears 5,000 backers before overseas orders are even counted. Hasbro surprises everyone with a Siege Skywarp reissue. Plus Age of the Primes Sky-Byte, Heatwave and Solus Prime, and…
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RFC 921Feb 8, 2025A Reputable Distributor for Disreputable Toys
Hasbro reveals HasLab Liokaiser at MegaCon, a $300 Breastforce combiner with Death Cobra as the first stretch goal. The Hearts of Steel two-packs and Age of the Primes Heatwave and…
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RFC 919Jan 25, 20252025 Annual Prediction Show
This week on Radio Free Cybertron, the full crew runs through their 2025 annual predictions — from Masterpiece Jazz (again) to a Studio Series 86 Titan to an A-Team van,…
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RFC 918Jan 18, 20252024 Year in Review
Radio Free Cybertron looks back at 2024 in Transformers, from HasLab Omega Prime to a surprisingly good Transformers One. Brian wins the predictions scorecard, and the RFC Awards crown Studio…
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RFC 917Jan 10, 2025Awkward Teenage Cliffjumper
Transformers Reactivate is officially cancelled after years in development hell. A leaked catalog reveals Masterpiece Rattrap at a steep price. Plus the first Cyberworld toy, Yolopark AMK Mini prototypes and…