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Fortress Maximus

RFC 635Aug 15, 2019

Japan Gets the Coolest Stuff

HasLab Unicron adds only 226 backers in a week, and a new robot mode video fails to excite. Hasbro Pulse sets dates for MP-10G and the BotBots Con Crew. MP-30…
RFC · Aired Jun 15, 2017Audio only

523: The Last Episode Before the Last Knight

HasCon loosens its autograph rules and adds Stan Bush, while the RFC crew predicts a soft Last Knight opening. DX9’s Gabriel shows its full size, and Brian loses a shelf…
RFC · Aired Feb 14, 2017Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 062: Trypticon Revealed

Hasbro briefly posted Titans Return Trypticon on Instagram, and the crew pounced. John, Brian, Diecast and Don weigh the G1-faithful design, revisit the Trypticon vs. Scorponok vs. Omega Supreme fan…
RFC · Aired Dec 22, 2016Audio only

499: A Kup of Hope, but only half a Kup of Paint

Ben Yee reviews Titans Return Kup in the final collectors’ club magazine, and it needs paint. Exvee maps out Deluxe wave 4. God Bomber, MP Dirge and a $55 Fortress…
RFC · Aired Nov 23, 2016Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 060: When and why should you buy Transformers direct from Japan?

When should you import Transformers direct from Japan? John, Brian, Exvee, Diecast and Don weigh the yen, shipping, customs, cancellation policies and speed, from HobbyLink Japan and Amazon Japan to…
RFC · Aired Nov 2, 2016Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 057: TFCon 2016 Third Party Panel Review Part 1

Part 1 of the TFCon Chicago 2016 third-party panel: Fans Toys’ two-foot Terminus Giganticus and Fans Hobby’s Monsterbots. John, Don, Diecast and Brian also sort through upgrade kits, Gigapower Dinobots…
RFC · Aired Sep 30, 2016Audio only

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Diecast pays $95 to rush Legends LG31 Fortress Maximus, and the crew digs into its sound chip. The Last Knight’s Blenheim Palace shoot stirs debate. RFC also launches Operation Combination…
RFC · Aired Aug 25, 2016Audio only

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TakaraTomy reveals Unite Warriors Megatronia, its new Victorion. Combiner Wars and Unite Warriors Computron go side by side, Titans Return Deluxe wave 2 hits Walgreens, and Diecast’s Taobao Headmasters arrive…
RFC · Aired Aug 18, 2016Audio only

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Brian and Rob have Combiner Wars Computron in hand, and the crew opens the SDCC 2016 exclusives. Combiner Wars episode 3 stages Windblade versus Optimus Prime, and Masterpiece Soundwave returns…
RFC · Aired Jul 28, 2016Audio only

479: Waxing Nostalgic

DX9’s Mightron arrives and the crew asks whether third-party Masterpiece Megatron has peaked. Hasbro trademarks Prime, Wonderfest Summer 2016 shows Masterpiece Cheetor in color, and Brian relives the OTFCC 2003…
RFC · Aired Jul 18, 2016Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 053: Titans Returned

Matt has nearly all of Titans Return waves 1 and 2. Fortress Maximus beats Metroplex, Rewind wins the Legends and Stripes loses. Galvatron’s cannon mode is nailed, and the Titan…
RFC · Aired Jul 14, 2016Audio only

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Hasbro’s Generations Liokaiser set gets its best look yet, and a surprise Toys R Us Robots in Disguise wave brings a new Starscream. John Barber steps down as IDW editor.…