RFC 933May 3, 2025
Half the price and all plastic
HasLab Omega Prime arrives with breakage and yellowing reports, and Hasbro already has a replacement process. Age of the Primes Sideways turns out shockingly big, and Yolopark’s AMK Series goes…
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RFC 932Apr 25, 2025Low Effort Popples
The crew remembers G1 box artist David Schleinkofer. HasLab Omega Prime is shipping, and Diecast might get his before Don. Plus Transformers x NFL wave 1, a two-minute Supreme Optimus…
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RFC 931Apr 19, 2025It’s probably Sunbow’s fault
Missing Link Grimlock and Ultra Magnus are rumored, and the crew wonders how Takara will articulate them. Studio Series Devastator nears completion, odd leg and all, which is probably Sunbow’s…
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RFC 929Apr 4, 2025I desperately want green Swoop
Leaked 2026 listings tease Leader Big Convoy, G2 Swoop and Sludge, and an 86 Kranix. New tariffs on Vietnam have Brian bracing for Transformers prices up near 50 percent. MPG-17…
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RFC 928Mar 28, 2025Chris Would Know
HasLab Liokaiser funds, but its backer count drops by more than 10,000 overnight. TakaraTomy teases Masterpiece MPG Optimus Prime 4.0 as an MP-10 homage. Blokees reveals Action Edition Soundwave, and…
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RFC 927Mar 22, 2025At OnlyDons.com
TakaraTomy reveals Transformers Wild King, a combining animal-robot line the crew calls a successor to Power Core Combiners. HasLab Liokaiser unlocks every tier, and Robosen sketches out a fully robotic…
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RFC 926Mar 15, 2025We couldn’t come up with a better title than “Gao Gai Gardner”
HasLab Omega Prime reaches New Zealand backers, and the photos leave some of the crew happy they skipped it. HasLab Liokaiser passes 16,000, and Triple Takeover in-hand photos reignite the…
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RFC 925Mar 8, 2025That’s a fumble for Bumble
Toy Fair 2025 brings the first look at Transformers Cyberworld, Hot Wheels crossovers and an all-new Walmart Cybertron Sideways. Missing Link G1 Arcee opens for preorder in two colorways. Hasbro’s…
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RFC 924Feb 27, 2025Dozens 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 923Feb 22, 2025Twas the Slump Before Toy Fair
HasLab Liokaiser is fully funded, and Death Cobra is next. T-Spark Lio Convoy slips after a reported transformation problem. Plus Age of the Primes Air Raid, the Supreme Optimus Prime…
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RFC 922Feb 15, 2025A Grandus to Put The Book On
HasLab Liokaiser nears 5,000 backers before overseas orders are even counted. Hasbro surprises everyone with a Siege Skywarp reissue. Plus Age of the Primes Sky-Byte, Heatwave and Solus Prime, and…
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RFC 921Feb 8, 2025A Reputable Distributor for Disreputable Toys
Hasbro reveals HasLab Liokaiser at MegaCon, a $300 Breastforce combiner with Death Cobra as the first stretch goal. The Hearts of Steel two-packs and Age of the Primes Heatwave and…