02The collection

Third Party

RFC · Aired Jan 11, 2014Audio only

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The crew makes its Transformers 2014 predictions, from Masterpiece Jazz to a Headmaster Arcee. BotCon 2014 goes pirate themed, and the UK bans an Optimus Prime slots ad. Plus a…
RFC · Aired Sep 1, 2013Audio only

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Have the third parties gone too far? A not-Metroplex sparks the debate. Transformers 4 is getting Dinobots, Shout Factory brings the Unicron Trilogy to DVD, and Diecast recaps OmegaCon.
RFC · Aired Aug 25, 2013Audio only

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The Charticon 2013 panel asks how fans reshaped Transformers, from Transmasters to third-party Predakings. Why do fans build toys but not cartoons? Plus a live prize drawing.
RFC · Aired Aug 18, 2013Audio only

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Warbotron’s WB01 not-Bruticus arrives fully combined and huge. Year of the Horse Optimus Prime, Starscream and Fire Convoy get a shrug. Plus Charticon and Auto Assembly 2013 recaps.
RFC · Aired Mar 31, 2013Audio only

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KFC’s Boxbomber brings Masterpiece-style Beastbox and Squawktalk for just $35. It’s the last monthly third-party roundup, with Mastershooter not-Targetmasters and iGear Cogz. Plus Rob Springer on Dinobots and a Robots…
RFC · Aired Mar 4, 2013Audio only

02/27/2013

BotCon 2013’s Machine Wars set adds General Obsidian, Strika and Megaplex. Fans Project’s Stunticons Menasor leads the third-party roundup, Exvee and Rob crack open Robots in Disguise #14, and Rewind…
RFC · Aired Feb 24, 2013Audio only

02/20/2013

BotCon 2013 reveals Machine Wars Strika, and the crew calls her the best figure shown yet. JD reviews the third-party Demolition Crew, and Rage of the Dinobots wraps up. Transformers…
RFC · Aired Feb 2, 2013Audio only

1/30/2013

The Transformers Collectors Club subscription service slips to April or May. Fall of Cybertron Voyager Springer and Astrotrain leak, and Masterpiece Soundwave and Acid Storm turn up in Australia. Plus…
RFC · Aired Dec 22, 2012Audio only

12/19/2012

Prime Ultra Magnus and Thundertron hit $12 at Ross. Exvee and Rob call More Than Meets the Eye #12 a season finale, and Chris McFeely joins Rewind for the Zone…
RFC · Aired Dec 3, 2012Audio only

11/28/2012

First in-package images of Transformers Prime Beast Hunters leave JD Church cold, with spiky retools of last year’s molds. The club teases a movie-themed BotCon 2013, and Kre-O Micro-Changers are…
RFC · Aired Nov 3, 2012Audio only

10/31/2012

Rob Clay and Exvee review the Transformers Prime game on 3DS and Wii. Transformers Rewind marks Halloween with the G1 Frankenstein tale “Autobot Spike,” and the third-party roundup covers TFC’s…
RFC · Aired Sep 3, 2012Audio only

08/30/2012

Official images of Masterpiece MP-13 Soundwave and MP-14 Red Alert lead the week, plus Gaia Unicron, Masterpiece Thundercracker and the subscription service’s Scourge. Then a Beast Wars rewind of A…