Radio Free Cybertron - All of our Transformers podcasts!

Check out episodes 14, 15, and 16 of History on the Fives! This is a compilation from the Patreon feed, for the public Radio Free Cybertron podcast feed. While we catch up on the Patreon-exclusive episodes, we’ll be posting these larger, mega-size episodes.

The second wave of the Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection has started to hit shelves. In New Zealand, to everyone's surprise. This has given us the chance to both verify that the previously leaked Crasher is in fact being sold as Crasher! Plus it gives us our actual first look at the toy known in listings as "SHADOWS", which has been believed to reference the legacy name Shadow Striker. Except it turn out it didn't. It actually meant G2 Dragstrip. Or maybe a new character inspired by G2 Dragstrip? We don't really know what's up with this, especially since we didn't even know this specific thing existed before about five minutes ago. But hey, at least the age of surprises isn't totally over, right?

Photos thanks to python5003.

This week: This is not a drill. It's a moon in robot form. It's a G1 prototype Unicron, in six-inch form.

News

Upcoming Transformers ReActions Teased On G2 Grimlock and Toy-Galvatron cardbacks 

Yes, one of them is Unreleased G1 Prototype Unicron

AndaSeat to release Transformers gaming chairs in Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron styles

Transformers Retro Lunch Box and Legally-Not-A-Thermos Bottle coming from Surreal Entertainment

Official Reveal and Stock Photos of MPM-12N Black Convoy

Trainbot Suiken Shown in TakaraTomy promo video; Seizan and Kaen silhouette-teased 

PulseCon Transformers Content Outline (instagram): Transformers Legacy: Evolution, a new partnership, and the final (for now?) Shattered Glass reveal

Images of Unreleased Upcoming Toys:

Generations Magnificus

Studio Series Crosshairs

Studio Series (TLK) Hot Rod

 

Check out episodes 11, 12, and 13 of History on the Fives! This is a compilation from the Patreon feed, for the public Radio Free Cybertron podcast feed. While we catch up on the Patreon-exclusive episodes, we’ll be posting these larger, mega-size episodes.

This week: EarthSpark looks cool. We like Transformers. And we LOVE Alligator Megatrons.

News

Legacy Inferno Behind The Scenes from Mark Maher (Instagram)

In Hand Looks at Skullgrin via video review (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

In Hand Photos of MPG Getsuei (mirrored on TFW)

Classic Heroes Team Alligator Megatron (TFW boards)

A listing found for Legacy Leader Class Dreadwing (Prime)

ThreeZero MDLX Nemesis Prime official photos

Transformers x Quiccs Optimus Prime Vinyl Bust (Instagram)

Licensed Macross/Robotech Valkyrie in G1 Jetfire colors

In this (late) August edition of Transform Squadron, Rob talks about the early days of Transformers Armada. He also talks about some Halloween traditions he keeps. This is a very short description of about an hour-long podcast. Why don't you check it out?

This week: Hasbro Pulls Back, Buzzworthy Rise of the Beast, a SG Perceptor, and more!

News

Chris McFeely covers the earliest draft of TFTM (twitter)

Toy News: "Buzzworthy Bumblebee"/"Rise of the Beasts" Energon Escape 2-Pack Revealed - Because Brian put it on the thumbnail

Hasbro Pulls Back:

Hasbro (HAS) Stock Down 19% in 6 Months (Yahoo Finance)

May bounce back, projections are based on the entertainment areas, but uh…

Hasbro Considers Sale or Restructuring of Entertainment Assets (Bloomberg)

It sounds like Brian Goldner was mostly the champion of making Hasbro an entertainment brand, and the new leadership may not be as convinced after his passing. Concrete plans to be announced, but the leading options are focus eOne exclusively on in-house IP, or sell most or all of the eOne assets off.

Hasbro To Change Their Toy Distribution Strategy (TFW2005)

Unclear if or how this will affect collector lines, what TFW has reprinted it sounds like the overall totality of product won’t change, but maybe grouped differently and staggered more to absorb logistics challenges more smoothly.

Also: We’re probably getting SG Perceptor (functionally the same as Magnificus), per a listing on an overseas alleged-theft site that’s broken news on a bunch of other toys. No pictures yet.

This week: Transformers Tuesday brought new Toys. We discuss! Also, Give Me Your Face.

News

Transformers Tuesday

Toy News: Official Images & Product Info for "Studio Series" Crosshairs, Hot Rod and more! (BWTF)

Toy News: Official Images and Product Info for "Legacy" Crankcase, Inferno, Transmetal 2 Megatron and more! (BWTF)

In hand photos of Leader The Fallen by Donnay Wang on Facebook (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

Mark Maher has followup posts for Crankcase and Skullgrin

Evan Brooks has a followup post for Rumble (blue), Bombburst

Sam Smith has followup posts for Studio Series TLK Hot Rod, Studio Series TLK Crosshairs, Legacy Transmetal II Megatron

The Royal Mail Announces New Transformers Stamp Collection (BWTF)

New set of “World’s Smallest” Transformers micro figures (Amazon)

Transformers Kindergarten Series (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

Licensed series apparently meant for Chinese market

Crowd-funded. Not sure if they’ll be sold after the funding period?

But Beast Wars Megatron has a rubber ducky innertube

Official images of reissue K-9 and Iguanus from Hasbro Asia (mirrored on Autobase Aichi)

THIRD PARTY: Dr Wu Sword Dancer (Slamdance) set announced. May ship as early as next month? Also available in black, or green decos.

This week: We discuss wave the Walmart Velocitron figures, the Canon Collaboration figures, Masterpiece Dia Burn Out, Studio Series 86 Ironhide, and more!

News

Canon Collaboration Optimus Prime and Reflector

First Full Reveal of Legacy Pointblank And Dead End

The Fourth Masterpiece City: MP-53+B Dia Burn Out

MPM-10R ROTF Starscream announced

Studio Series 86 Ironhide In Hand

Jada Transformers minis take #2

This week we discuss the data mining (or is it digital forensics?) skills of JTPrime and what year two of Legacy has in store. Also, Brian has some thoughts on the bajillion pre-orders that hit this week.

News

 JTPrime shares more information about Legacy Year 2

Because Canon wanted Optimus Prime, okay? That’s why it’s not Reflector.

Dead End alt mode love

Studio Series Ironhide