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Stern’s Transformers pinball is official, with a ball-firing Megatron, and Brian has a deposit down. Liokaiser starts arriving. The Movie returns to theaters, and Commander Thunderwing gets the full Mega…
Studio Series 86 Cyclonus gets new legs and a new head at CCXP, but Cliffjumper’s colors land backwards. Iron Studios’ G1 Soundwave impresses. Brian finally owns a boxed G1 Battle…
The 2027 Studio Series listings bring IDW Nautica and IDW Fortress Maximus. Nexus Prime’s limbs may need two Commander frames. Don swears Sideways cost him $17.50, and Brian reminds him…
Hasbro’s Beast Wars Predacon multipack looks gorgeous, but the crew already owns it. Takara’s G2 Menasor gets the deco Hasbro missed. John’s $1 estate sale Ravage and Rumble comes back…
HasLab Liokaiser’s final production sample looks so good the crew wishes they bought two. Monstructor goes up for preorder, and Missing Link Ultra Magnus shows up in hand. Brian’s “sealed”…
Missing Link Nemesis Prime ships, and TakaraTomy splits the MPG cassettes into two sets. Studio Series Titan Grimlock gets a first look, and Liege Maximo wins the crew over. Brian…
Garry Chalk, the voice of Optimus Primal, is cancer free. Generation Selects Monstructor is official and gorgeous, and 2026 listings bring Megazarak and an Earthrise three-pack. Brian lands a vintage…
Hasbro’s CEO says Transformers is the company’s most engaged brand, and Hasbro’s earnings beat Mattel’s by a mile. The crew debates anime-colored Missing Link Grimlock and wants no part of…
Nexus Prime turns out to be a Voyager that plugs into someone else’s combiner frame, and the crew is baffled. Liege Maximo fares better. Hasbro lands the Voltron movie license,…
McDonald’s Changeables are back, bigger and sturdier than anyone expected. One Shall Stand Optimus Prime sold out in minutes, and Brian loves it as a Dark Awakening Optimus. Plus Blokees…
Missing Link Grimlock lands at about $120, and MPG-20 Style Gen Hot Rod looks a lot like Studio Series 86 Hot Rod. Target’s Hound and Hot Rod sell out in…
The crew looks back at 2025 in Transformers, from HasLab Liokaiser’s 23,553 backers to HasLab Omega Prime’s breakage woes and big tariff-driven price increases. Matt wins the 2025 predictions scorecard.…