RFC 1008Oct 8, 2026
G1 Headmaster Arcee, Finally
Takara Tomy finally shows Missing Link Headmaster Arcee, and Don is buying two. Hasbro’s NYCC 2026 lineup brings back Jazz, Ironhide and Ratchet as Deluxes go to $29.99. Plus Michael…
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RFC 854Oct 28, 2023Brian Has a (G2) Breakdown at TFCon.
John DeLuna returns, and Brian finally buys a carded G2 Breakdown at TFCon Orlando. TFCon 2024 heads to Baltimore. Plus the giant R.E.D. Grimlock, a puzzling EarthSpark Prowl and newly…
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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 · Aired Aug 10, 2022Audio onlyCanon Collaboration Optimus Prime and Reflector
Thankfully, I shoot Sony.
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RFC 758Dec 24, 2021Memories, some better left forgotten
Super7 reveals a new Transformers ReAction wave, and Ben Yee tours the new Toys R Us in New Jersey. The Victory Saber steel molds are being cut, and the crew…
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RFC 643Oct 10, 2019I’ve got a floppy Shockwave
HasLab Unicron is funded at roughly 11,200 backers, and Brian owes Diecast a custom Unicron. Chris compares Siege Bluestreak, Smokescreen and Barricade, and Jason’s Siege Shockwave turns out floppy.
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RFC 626Jun 13, 2019No One Expects Tokyo Toy Show!
Takara Tomy reveals Generations Selects King Poseidon, a full Seacons combiner, live during the show. MP-47 Hound’s official images show a canvas-roof shield. Plus SDCC speculation, BombusBee’s movie Devastator and…
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RFC 625Jun 6, 2019Seventy dollars for seven cents of plastic
MP-47 Masterpiece Hound’s rumored price is 18,000 yen, twice what the original Autobot cars cost. Takara Tomy reissues MP-13 Soundwave, and Brian orders one on the spot. Plus Siege Jetfire…
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RFC 624May 30, 2019Siege Wave 3 out at Retail!
Siege Deluxe wave 3 turns up at Meijer with Refraktor, Brunt and Red Alert. Takara Tomy shows the MP-44 Optimus Prime box and its 54,000 yen price. Plus Cyberverse Cheetor,…
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RFC 617Apr 12, 2019More Blot Before Unicron
TakaraTomy reveals Generations Selects Star Convoy and Super Megatron, and a Snaptrap tease puts Seacons before Unicron. MP-44 slips to August, and Big Powered splits the crew.
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RFC 612Mar 7, 2019Brian Free Cybertron
Siege Deluxe Barricade debuts at Australia Toy Fair, a Smokescreen redeco drawn from Guido Guidi’s fan art. Siege Wave 2 hits stores, and Exvee reviews Soundwave and Starscream with Brian…
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RFC · Aired Jun 20, 2016Audio onlyThe RFC Mini-cast – 052: Where’s the Diversity in Third Party Toys?
Is third party free to be creative? John, Brian and Diecast debate Make Toys Pandinus, price, transformation engineering and a decade of G1 remakes, then size up the state of…