RFC 610Feb 21, 2019
Toy Fair 2019
Toy Fair 2019 brings Ectotron, a Transformers and Ghostbusters Ecto-1 mashup, plus Siege Omega Supreme and Jetfire up close. Hasbro Pulse relaunches for preorders, and Netflix announces a War for…
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RFC 609Feb 14, 2019‘Twas The Night Before Toy Fair And All ExVee Cared About Was That BotBots Rubber Duckie
WonderFest brings Masterpiece Blackarachnia, a new Masterpiece Bumblebee and a numbered Hound. Star Convoy and Armada Optimus Prime debut, and BotBots add a rubber ducky. Plus Siege Toy Fair launch…
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RFC 607Jan 31, 2019Toy Fair Prediction With a Side of Botbots
Movie Masterpiece Jazz and Megatron are revealed, and Bumblebee earns an extension in China. Encore Big Convoy shines, and Siege Galaxy Convoy’s truck mode leaks. Plus the crew’s Toy Fair…
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RFC 606Jan 24, 2019Smarty-pants Space Chicken
Siege’s wave 2 Leader is a Galaxy Convoy homage, and Shockwave ships again. Siege Ironhide towers over the Deluxes, and Toyworld unveils a Legends-scale Transmetal Megatron. Plus, when did Transformers…
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RFC 605Jan 17, 2019Annual Prediction Show
It’s the 2019 prediction show: Brian calls Hound the last new Masterpiece, and Matt bets on Titan Class Scorponok. Don and Diecast eye a Transformers HasLab. Plus color-change BotBots and…
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RFC 604Jan 10, 2019Red Swoop is Red
G1 is back: reissue Soundwave and Buzzsaw are revealed, and Warpath and Gears join Walmart’s lineup. Bumblebee nears $300 million worldwide, and Hasbro Toy Shop is closing. Plus in-hand Siege…
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RFC 602Dec 27, 2018HasCons, Counterfeits, and Bumblebee Spoilers
HasCon 2019 is postponed until further notice, and Bumblebee opens third at the box office. A Chinese court sides with Hasbro on counterfeits, and MP-36+ Megatron’s toy deco splits the…
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RFC 601Dec 21, 2018Execution by Submarine
Siege Greenlight and Dazlestrike are revealed, and IDW’s new comic heads back before the war. Studio Series reveals Cybertron-mode Optimus Prime, and Walmart’s G1 Optimus Prime reissue costs $49.97. Plus…
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RFC 600Dec 13, 2018Some Milestone Episode
RFC hits episode 600, and Diecast gives his spoiler-free take on Bumblebee from an early screening. Lorenzo di Bonaventura dodges the reboot question, and Selects Ricochet and Red Swoop hit…
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RFC 599Dec 6, 2018The 599th Episode Spectacular!
MP-09 Rodimus Prime gets a January reissue, and the crew relives its quality woes. Siege hits shelves, Flywheels wins Brian over and MP-44 appears in color. Plus Dark of the…
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RFC 598Nov 29, 2018Can I drive up there and kiss it?
MP-44 Optimus Prime 3.0 comes in at about $450, and the crew argues over whether Masterpiece is pricing itself out. Plus a pension-fund lawsuit against Hasbro, Flame Toys’ Star Saber…
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RFC 597Nov 21, 2018Challenge of the BOTBOTS!
The BotBots Challenge box arrives, all 13 pounds of it. Siege reaches the crew, with Blowpipe and Sideswipe in hand. Plus early Bumblebee screenings, a PG-13 rating and a cheaper…