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HasLab Unicron’s first production update reveals its tooling layout. Takara makes half of Earthrise’s first wave web-exclusive in Japan, and Target’s holiday toy slump rattles Hasbro. Plus Earthrise Starscream and…
Hasbro’s NYCC 2019 event reveals Transformers Earthrise, and the crew loves its clean G1 look. Titan Class Scorponok, a new seeker Starscream and Hoist lead the lineup, while HasLab Unicron…
MP-43 Beast Wars Megatron lands for four of the crew, and the T. rex mode steals the show. Big Powered photos reveal Dai Atlas’s flat legs, and Banana Force reveals…
Brian opens BotBots Series 2 blind packs from Hasbro live from a hotel room. Hasbro confirms Siege Omega Supreme towers over Devastator, and new product codes reveal Siege Ratchet and…
Beast Wars story editor Larry DiTillio has died, and Brian remembers RFC’s first interview. Photos from the Parco World of Transformers exhibit wow the crew, and a mystery third-party Unicron…
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…
Power of the Primes debuts at SDCC 2017 with Prime Masters, decoy armor and a Rodimus Prime that carries his own Hot Rod. Listener John Garcia reports from the Hasbro…
Hasbro’s Generations Liokaiser set gets its best look yet, and a surprise Toys R Us Robots in Disguise wave brings a new Starscream. John Barber steps down as IDW editor.…
Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron arrives as a combiner of lost souls, and the crew is smitten. MP-20 Wheeljack gets a reissue, and TakaraTomy announces official display stands. Plus MakeToys’ Remasters…
TFSource repaints its MP-23 Exhaust stock for US sale without warning buyers. MP-26 Road Rage shows off her red deco, Leader Starscream gets a crown, and Takara’s Ultra Magnus comes…
Hasbro Asia reportedly cancels Masterpiece Exhaust, and Big Bad Toy Store still cannot sell it in the US. Masterpiece Tracks shows off Raoul, a museum reveals an unproduced Voyager Starscream,…
A fuzzy prototype photo of Masterpiece Tracks sparks talk of repaints, Masterpiece Jazz and a better Masterpiece Megatron. John and Melllvarr then dig into Transformers Battle Tactics, from Seeker teams…