02The collection

John DeLuna

RFC · Aired Jun 4, 2015Audio only

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Hasbro plans an expanded Transformers movie universe, and a Bumblebee movie is on the short list. The crew picks apart BotCon 2015’s two-hour train route to Pheasant Run. Plus Titan…
RFC · Aired Jun 1, 2015Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 015: Botcon preparation!

John and Headmaster Don pool well over 30 BotCons into one survival guide. Budget around a short list, survive the Thursday line, go left in the dealer room and sit…
RFC · Aired May 28, 2015Audio only

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BotCon 2015 pre-registration opens three weeks out and keeps crashing. A poster reveals the SDCC Combiner Wars Devastator, black Combiner Hunters Arcee samples surface, and Platinum Edition Trypticon appears in…
RFC · Aired May 25, 2015Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 014: Devastator, Groove, and the amazing Combiner Wars Hot Spot

The SDCC 2015 Combiner Wars Devastator skips G2 for premium G1 colors and purple chrome. Takara builds an all-new deluxe Groove for Unite Warriors Defensor. Exvee calls Hot Spot one…
RFC · Aired May 21, 2015Audio only

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Chris gets Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus early and finds a great design held back by loose joints. Robert Kirkman joins the Transformers writers room, TFCon Charlotte opens registration and BotCon…
RFC · Aired May 18, 2015Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 013: The Protectobots!

The Combiner Wars Protectobots are here, and Rob Clay joins John to break down all four deluxes. Blades, Streetwise and First Aid rework familiar molds, while new-mold Rook steals the…
RFC · Aired May 14, 2015Audio only

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TFSource repaints its MP-23 Exhaust stock for US sale without warning buyers. MP-26 Road Rage shows off her red deco, Leader Starscream gets a crown, and Takara’s Ultra Magnus comes…
RFC · Aired May 11, 2015Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 012: The Unicron Trilogy

Rob Clay joins the Mini-cast for the first time and crowns Combiner Wars Superion his favorite toy of the year. Then he and John revisit the Unicron Trilogy: Armada’s beloved…
RFC · Aired May 5, 2015Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 011: How to properly display your toys

Longtime collector Alan joins John to talk Transformers display, from Walmart plastic shelves to custom glass-door bookcases. Tips on fluorescent lighting, makeup-brush dusting, risers and window tinting follow. Plus a…
RFC · Aired Apr 30, 2015Audio only

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BotCon 2015 reveals Oil Master with an all-new Pretender shell, but brochure prices steal the spotlight. Windblade joins Robots in Disguise, the fan-built combiner is Victorion, and 2016 Combiner Wars…
RFC · Aired Apr 27, 2015Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 010: Combiner Wars Superion and Menasor

Combiner Wars wave two is in hand, and Superion and Menasor are complete. Melllvarr picks Superion, while John walks through Diecast’s antenna fix and a better Blackjack chest. Plus the…
RFC · Aired Apr 20, 2015Audio only

The RFC Mini-cast – 009: Headmaster Don muses on Arcee

Headmaster Don explains the nickname: years of asking Hasbro for an Arcee toy at nearly every BotCon. He rates Animated, Generations and Legends Arcee and pitches a Masterpiece Headmaster. Plus…