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Former IP attorney Bill Ray gives John DeLuna a 101 on intellectual property and Transformers. Patents, copyright and trademark explain why third-party toys skip Autobot symbols and official names, and…
On this RFC Extra, Brian, Diecast, Don, and Melllvarr discuss this past weekend’s third party panel reveals from TFCon!
Brian gets Masterpiece Cheetor and Grapple in hand, and Titans Return Chromedomes show up with Takara Tomy heads. Legends Trypticon hits preorder at about $223, Chris pegs Movie Masterpiece Mars…
Part 2 of the TFCon Chicago 2016 third-party panel. Make Toys’ Downbeat is the Jazz to get, TFC teases a Road Caesar and Gangs of Devil builds a Beast Wars…
Hasbro reveals the SDCC 2016 Fortress Maximus with Master Sword, and TFormers compares all three versions. Platinum Edition Unicron is set for December, and The Last Knight starts filming in…
IDW’s Revolution merges Transformers, G.I. Joe, Rom and M.A.S.K. into one comics universe, and the crew is cautiously pessimistic. Megatron returns in The Last Knight. Plus Powermaster Optimus Prime in…
A color guide shows off Titans Return Hot Rod, a welcome break from the Classics mold. The last club subscription opens as BotCon Megatron passes $600, and in-hand Blaster photos…
First images of Unite Warriors Computron prove it is a very different set from Hasbro’s. Takara Tomy’s Legends preorders bring LG31 Fortress Maximus with sound, and BotCon 2016 adds a…
Titans Return debuts at Toy Fair Australia with Astrotrain and Fortress Maximus. BotCon 2016 reveals Terrorsaur as its attendee figure, and a promotional Combiner Wars Groove shows up in full…
Hasbro’s Toy Fair sneak peek reveals Combiner Wars G2 Bruticus and Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime. Scott McNeil heads to BotCon 2016, and TFC Toys’ Hades brings an unofficial Liokaiser.…
Bandai announces Masterpiece-style Machine Robo figures, bringing GoBots into the collector market. Hasbro and IDW extend their partnership, Hasbro’s cartoons land on Tubi TV, and Leader Class Megatron turns up…
A New York Times story on simplified transformations sparks fan panic, and the crew says it is overblown. Generations Whirl hits package, the Collectors Club shows Chromedome, and TFC Toys…