02The collection

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RFC 634Aug 8, 2019

A Turtler Painted as Unicron

The first Generations Selects Seacons go up for preorder with color photos at last. HasLab Unicron crawls to 2,289 backers, so Brian and Diecast make a bet. MP-48 Lio Convoy…
RFC 633Aug 1, 2019

Medicinal Mustard

All six Generations Selects Seacons and King Poseidon appear at Summer Wonder Festival 2019. HasLab Unicron passes 2,000 backers as TakaraTomy Mall opens its own campaign. Siege Powerdashers and a…
RFC 632Jul 25, 2019

My Erotic Megatron

HasLab Unicron slows to about 1,860 backers and falls off pace to fund. Walmart’s G1 reissue Soundwave hits US stores, and Zeta Toys teases an unofficial Unicron head. Matt and…
RFC 631Jul 19, 2019

Unicron, and all the SDCC News After

HasLab Unicron rules SDCC 2019 with a $575 goal of 8,000 backers. Hasbro reveals Siege Rung, Apeface, Astrotrain and a Refraktor camera set, then opens preorders at showtime. Runamuck wins…
RFC 630Jul 10, 2019

Party like it’s 2003

Autobot Lancer, the last member of her combiner team, surfaces as a Generations Selects figure ahead of SDCC 2019. Hasbro’s Pulse Premium SDCC party sells out in 15 minutes. Viz…
RFC 629Jul 4, 2019

There Goes Everyone’s Money

Takara Tomy reveals a 35th anniversary Supreme Commander Convoy set with a gold Optimus Prime trophy. Siege Omega Supreme slips to October. Plus Siege Jetfire, Ectotron and Springer all land…
RFC 627Jun 20, 2019

Tokyo Toy Showdown

Takara Tomy reveals MP-48 Lio Convoy at Tokyo Toy Show. MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition is confirmed as a $150 SDCC exclusive. Plus Siege Springer at Walmart, Walgreens Ratchet, MP-19+…
RFC 625Jun 6, 2019

Seventy 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…
RFC 624May 30, 2019

Siege 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,…
RFC 623May 23, 2019

Pistachio’d Don in a Speedo

Blaster wins Hasbro’s Walmart reissue poll over Skywarp. Brian unboxes Hasbro’s 35th anniversary promo box, and the giveaways begin. Plus Siege Greenlight preorders, Firecons in the trading card game and…
RFC 621May 8, 2019

Along came a spider, which probably cost $250

Masterpiece Blackarachnia shows up in color at the Shizuoka Hobby Show, and Brian now needs a Masterpiece Silverbolt. Plus Generations Selects Redwing, Iron Factory’s Tyrant’s Wings and the Cybertronic Spree…
RFC 620May 2, 2019

40 Year Old Gum is Worse

Optimus Prime straps on a proton pack. MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition is an SDCC 2019 exclusive with a ghost-trap Roller and a backpack box. Plus BotBots Arcade Renegades, the…