RFC · Aired Aug 6, 2026Audio only
Late July 2026
SDCC reveals take over this jam-packed episode of TGMM — Nexus Maximus, Nautica, and a HasLab timeline breakdown — plus a first-timer patron’s haul and Brian’s new favorite Diaclone import.
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RFC 998Jul 31, 2026Four Decades Later, Hasbro Says Sorry With a CG Short
SDCC 2026 gave collectors Alpha Bravo, G2 Wild Rider, Titan Class Dinobot Scorn, IDW Nautica, and a Beast Wars Maximal Collection multipack. It also gave The Transformers: The Movie a…
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RFC 996Jul 17, 2026Matrix Measuring Contest
Studio Series is going full sandbox, G1 cartoon Coneheads are (eventually) coming, and a made-to-order Seeker set has the crew cautiously optimistic. Plus: 20 years of Classics, 25 years of…
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RFC 812Jan 6, 20232022 Year in Review
Holiday Optimus Prime, Jhiaxus and Legacy Motormaster win big at the 2022 RFC Awards. HasLab Deathsaurus takes biggest news item, and Studio Series 86 Sludge gets the Sad Trombone. Plus…
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RFC 791Aug 12, 2022The best-sculpted combover I’ve ever seen
Masterpiece Dia Burnout brings BotCon’s Burnout to the Masterpiece line. Canon cameras transform into Optimus Prime and Reflector, and Legacy Pointblank and Dead End get full reveals. Plus a giant…
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RFC 789Jul 30, 2022Ten Eleven Twelve
SDCC 2022 delivers the first Transformers: EarthSpark trailer and toys, an Alpha Trion and Vector Sigma set, and Legacy wave 3 robot modes. Chris explains where HasLab Victory Saber stands,…
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RFC 782Jun 9, 2022Happy Your-Birthday To Me!
Masterpiece Skyfire lands as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive for less than expected, and Hasbro will attend SDCC after all. Legacy Motormaster turns up in Australia, Walmart leaks an IDW Blurr,…
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RFC 780May 27, 2022Don’s Head II
Walmart’s Legacy Black Convoy leaks in the wrong colors. Mark Maher shows Legacy Menasor’s scale, and G-Shock Transformers watches arrive in China.
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RFC 775Apr 24, 2022Sloppy Don
Titan Class Cybertron Metroplex lands at $200, and the crew splits on it. Brian reports from Hasbro’s Q&A on yellowing plastic and Combiner Wars compatibility. Plus Movie Masterpiece Blackout and…
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RFC 774Apr 15, 2022To be fair, Don, they removed the battle damage
Fan First Tuesday reveals Legacy wave 2: Elita-1, Knock Out, Tarantulas, Wild Rider, Jhiaxus, Blitzwing and Commander Motormaster. Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus becomes Delta Magnus, and Robosen adds a $749…
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RFC 658Jan 23, 2020Earthrisen
Earthrise reaches US shelves as Micromasters land at Target. New package art shows the Ark, a Quintesson and a Cliffjumper-based Bumblebee, and X-Transbots teases Dr. Egg. Plus Toyworld’s cel-shaded Constructor.
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RFC · Aired Apr 27, 2019Audio only