RFC 924Feb 27, 2025
Dozens 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 920Feb 1, 2025Blocky in a Bad Way
A reliable leaker says a Masterpiece MPG Optimus Prime 4.0 is coming, and it could bump Jazz again. Early 2026 Studio Series listings reveal 86 Astrotrain, 86 Soundwave and Last…
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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 906Oct 25, 2024I Paid Fifty Dollars for Disappointment
Diecast brings back news from his NYCC sit-down with Hasbro: fewer Deluxe waves, reissues of hard-to-find figures and a HasLab coming soon. Plus the Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter crossover, Super7 ReAction…
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RFC 875Mar 22, 2024As was the style at the time
HasLab Omega Prime closes with 28,230 backers, the biggest Transformers HasLab ever. Hasbro brings plastic windows back to collector packaging. Plus Star Raiders Lockdown’s final deco, Origin Wheeljack at Target,…
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RFC 867Jan 26, 2024Firehouse Maximus
Leaked listings map out 2024’s store exclusives, from a G1 GoBots three-pack to Target’s battle-damaged Ratchet and Brawn. Walmart’s Retro Optimus Prime gets its trailer, and the next HasLab reveal…
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RFC 842Aug 5, 2023Don sure did get a lot of stuff this week
A leaked solicitation shows Missing Link, a fully articulated G1 Optimus Prime from Takara Tomy, and the crew debates if it is real. Hasbro apologizes for saying Activision lost the…
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RFC 840Jul 22, 2023It’s wrong, but I want it
SDCC 2023 brings Studio Series 86 Commander Ultra Magnus, and the crew is thrilled. Robosen’s auto-transforming Grimlock dazzles at $1,700. Plus HasLab Deathsaurus, a Stunticons gift set and MPM-14 Bonecrusher.
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RFC 828Apr 28, 2023Keep the box, throw out the toy
Hasbro and Mattel team up on Transformers UNO and Hot Wheels as Hasbro braces for a first-quarter loss. An insider says Rise of the Beasts is a mess, HasLab Deathsaurus…
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RFC 813Jan 12, 2023Annual Prediction Show
It’s the annual prediction show. The crew bets on the 40th anniversary HasLab, Rise of the Beasts at the box office and more. Plus Hasbro makes good on HasLab Victory…
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RFC 804Nov 10, 2022Deathsaurus Watch Week 2
An accidentally shipped HasLab Victory Saber reveals stickers, paint slop and a damaged leg ratchet. HasLab Deathsaurus passes 6,000 backers as Japanese preorders open. Rise of the Beasts Airazor wins…
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RFC 803Nov 3, 2022One More Day
HasLab Deathsaurus launches as the big reveal of Hasbro’s October 27 stream, and Ben Maher says it was once a mainline Legacy toy. Holiday Optimus Prime ships in December, and…