RFC 579Jul 12, 2018
There Goes My Number
Power of the Primes Nemesis Prime and Predaking land, and the crew is split. SDCC teases point to a War for Cybertron “Siege” subline and a new axe-wielding Optimus Prime.…
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RFC 578Jul 6, 2018Diecast vs The Monkey’s Paw
SDCC 2018 exclusives pair a movie Bumblebee with two ultra-rare Japanese G1 dinosaur cassettes. Masterpiece MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron breaks the price ceiling at 35,000 yen, and an Armada Unicron…
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RFC 575Jun 14, 2018You’ll always have Cloud Rodimus
Tokyo Toy Show reveals a more animation-accurate Masterpiece Optimus Prime and Golden Lagoon-inspired toys. MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron gets color photos, and Studio Series Ironhide sneaks out in Singapore. Plus…
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RFC 574Jun 7, 2018Bumblebee better than The Last Knight
The Bumblebee movie teaser trailer wins over even skeptical hosts with tighter, G1-inspired designs. Abominus is complete, and the crew ranks the Terrorcons. Plus Toys R Us Australia’s Shadow Panther…
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RFC 573Jun 1, 2018Crack-up Gets You Hooked
TFU.info’s Ant was a creative producer on The Toys That Made Us Transformers episode. Takara shows off Studio Series Jazz, Lockdown, Megatron and Brawl. Street Fighter II x Transformers two-packs…
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RFC 572May 24, 2018That’s not hope, that’s Stockholm Syndrome
Paramount pulls Transformers 7 from its schedule. A listener’s question opens a deep dive into why Power of the Primes Wave 2 never shows up. Plus Imaginarium Art’s G1 Arcee…
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RFC 571May 18, 2018Trigger Crotch Not Included
MP-42 Cordon, toy-colored MP-29+ Shockwave and MP-36+ Megatron lead a week of Masterpiece reveals, still with no trigger crotch. Badcube’s Masterpiece-scale Sideswipe and Red Alert baffle the crew, and MP-41…
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RFC 569May 4, 2018Hasbro acquires Saban, oh my
Hasbro buys Saban Brands, and the crew wonders whether the Robots in Disguise dub could finally come home. Machinima’s Power of the Primes premieres with a slow first episode. Plus…
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RFC 568Apr 26, 2018Hasbro’s First Quarter Slump
Hasbro posts a first-quarter loss and blames the Toys R Us liquidation. Studio Series Thundercracker escapes Toys R Us exclusivity, MAAS Toys shows a Tetrajet Starscream, and TF Dream Factory’s…
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RFC 567Apr 19, 2018Don’t know about you but I collect toys
A 13-dollar Trypticon sighting at Ollie’s sends fans hunting. Maketoys reveals unofficial Masterpiece Skywarp and Thundercracker, Cyberverse Ultra and Ultimate packaging lands, and TakaraTomy recalls Encore God Fire Convoy.
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RFC 566Apr 12, 2018Helex to Pay
X2Toys reveals Giga Raiden, yet another unofficial Optimus Prime. Octopunch returns in Power of the Primes Wave 3, Rescue Bots Academy gets a new voice cast, and Garry Chalk heads…
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RFC 565Apr 5, 2018Tell me about Dracula, Diecast
Power of the Primes Nemesis Prime leaks through an official Russian page. The Encore God Fire Convoy reissue looks sharp but pricey, and Studio Series Leaders hit shelves early. Plus…