RFC 646Oct 31, 2019
Melllvarr Loves Beast Wars Now
The crew is back from TFcon DC 2019, where FansToys teased a giant Fortress Maximus and Brian bought G1 Metrotitan and Overlord. Plus BotBots Goldrush Games, King Poseidon combined and…
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RFC 644Oct 17, 201920th Anniversary Episode
Radio Free Cybertron, the world’s first and oldest toy and action figure podcast, turns 20. Brian revisits 1999’s Transformers and replays the first broadcast. Plus Studio Series Wreckers listings and…
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RFC 621May 8, 2019Along came a spider, which probably cost $250
Masterpiece Blackarachnia shows up in color at the Shizuoka Hobby Show, and Brian now needs a Masterpiece Silverbolt. Plus Generations Selects Redwing, Iron Factory’s Tyrant’s Wings and the Cybertronic Spree…
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RFC 601Dec 21, 2018Execution by Submarine
Siege Greenlight and Dazlestrike are revealed, and IDW’s new comic heads back before the war. Studio Series reveals Cybertron-mode Optimus Prime, and Walmart’s G1 Optimus Prime reissue costs $49.97. Plus…
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RFC 598Nov 29, 2018Can I drive up there and kiss it?
MP-44 Optimus Prime 3.0 comes in at about $450, and the crew argues over whether Masterpiece is pricing itself out. Plus a pension-fund lawsuit against Hasbro, Flame Toys’ Star Saber…
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RFC · Aired Oct 15, 2018Audio onlyThe RFC Mini-cast 070 – Listener Questions on 3P and Intellectual Property!
Bill Ray and John DeLuna answer listener questions on Transformers IP. Can third-party Tarns wear a Decepticon face? How do ToyHax repro labels get away with Autobot symbols? And how…
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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…
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RFC 563Mar 22, 2018We’re going to save the toy industry, maybe
Toys R Us starts liquidating, and a company plans to bring back KB Toys. Don, a former KB employee, weighs in. Flame Toys’ licensed Tarn and the Encore God Fire…
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RFC 552Jan 4, 2018552nd reason to hate Exvee. He has Battletrap.
Chris imports Power of the Primes Battletrap from Singapore ahead of everyone. The Bumblebee movie gets a 1987 plot synopsis, and Don rages at Titans Return hiding Trypticon in smoke.…
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RFC 549Dec 13, 2017You can’t see John Cena’s Holo-Avatar
Transformers: The Last Knight tops Rolling Stone’s worst movies of 2017. TakaraTomy’s Power of the Primes looks identical to Hasbro’s, and Titans Return Arcee hits Toys R Us. Plus Flame…
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RFC · Aired Jul 6, 2017Audio only526: Maybe it’s not just The Last Knight in decline?
HasCon’s thin Transformers schedule leaves the RFC crew cold, and The Last Knight drops 78% in China. Hasbro licenses an official Tarn, Overlord holds two Titan Masters, and Cloudraker and…