RFC · Aired Jan 1, 2016
449: 2015 Transformers Year in Review
Radio Free Cybertron looks back at 2015 in Transformers, month by month. Combiner Wars Devastator, Ultra Magnus and the G2 box sets lead the toy news, while Devastation and Hasbro’s…
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John DeLuna
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RFC · Aired Dec 30, 2015Audio onlyThe RFC Mini-cast – 039: The Past, Present, and Future of Transformers Fan Conventions
As rumors say 2016 may be Fun Publications’ last BotCon, John and Ant from TFU.info look back. They praise a well-run show and tons of exclusives, but fault rising costs…
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RFC · Aired Dec 24, 2015448
Transformers Collectors Club memberships will end with 2016, and Fun Publications may be losing the license. Takara Tomy’s Masterpiece Optimus Primal design model fuels a wish list. James Roberts and…
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RFC · Aired Dec 18, 2015447
Hasbro plans a cinematic universe for Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM and M.A.S.K. without Transformers. G2 Superion lands at Walmart Canada, IDW’s Deviations saves Optimus Prime, and a Titans Return Blaster test…
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RFC · Aired Dec 17, 2015Audio only
The RFC Mini-cast – 038: Let’s Rethink Transformers
Star Wars trimmed its canon, so why not Transformers? Brian, John and Don cut the mythos down to G1, The Movie and Beast Wars. They argue Quintessons vs. Primus and…
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RFC · Aired Dec 10, 2015446
Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron arrives as a combiner of lost souls, and the crew is smitten. MP-20 Wheeljack gets a reissue, and TakaraTomy announces official display stands. Plus MakeToys’ Remasters…
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RFC · Aired Dec 6, 2015Audio only
The RFC Mini-cast – 037: Can Transformers resurrect G.I. Joe and M.A.S.K.?
Could Transformers open the door for Hasbro’s other 1980s brands? John, Don, Rob Clay and Matt pitch military alt modes, Transformers vehicles for small figures and a way in through…
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RFC · Aired Nov 29, 2015Audio only
The RFC Mini-cast – 036: What’s the next Titan figure?
Hasbro asked fans to pick the next Titan: Trypticon, Omega Supreme or Scorponok. John, Rob Clay, Matt and Don weigh engineering, alt modes and repaints. Is a fan poll a…
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RFC · Aired Nov 19, 2015443
Titans Return Fortress Maximus leaks at $179.99, with Cerebros and Spike inside. Hasbro brings back Micronauts as a Transformers subline, and Platinum Trypticon lands on Amazon. Plus Fans Toys’ Hoodlum…
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RFC · Aired Nov 15, 2015Audio only
The RFC Mini-cast – 035: The Fortress Maximus Leaks
A leaked sell sheet reveals Titans Return Fortress Maximus as a double Headmaster at $179.99. John, Matt and Don debate the price, a new mold vs. Metroplex, likely repaints and…
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RFC · Aired Nov 12, 2015442
Hasbro files a US trademark for Cybertron Con, and the crew wonders what it means for fans. MP-30 Masterpiece Ratchet disappoints, and Earth Wars previews Titans Return Soundwave. Plus Planet…
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RFC · Aired Nov 5, 2015441
G2 Menasor and G2 Superion box sets surface in Asia, and the crew loves what they see. MP-21R Red Bumblebee gets a price, Hot Toys revisits G1 Optimus Prime, and…