Two 2016 highlights from RFC 500: a Cybertron Con slide that labeled Six-Shot's upside-down alt mode a "submarine," and Brian standing in the cold at BotCon in shorts watching four songs while his nephew nearly fell off something. Some things never change. 😄 Full episode at tfradio.net/500

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Two things worth your time today: AOTP Wave 3 finally has stock images — Megazarak and Vector Prime are looking great — and Studio Series MTMTE Starscream, Prowl, and the Insecticons just opened for pre-order at Target. Fanstream Tuesday for the official wave 3 pre-orders. #Transformers #RFC

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Sold a bunch of stuff. @manofthetown.bsky.social for scale.

It's the best He-Man movie we'll ever get, let's not make a sequel.

I kind of love them. But they don't fit in my collection.

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Transformers - Takara Tomy: Masterpiece - MPG-17 Optimus Prime is $139.14 on PopMarket's ebay store: ebay.us/i6USdM #ad #masterpiece Free shipping.

Two things worth knowing today: the Age of the Primes Unicron Soldier got a full in-hand reveal — tank mode, Megatronus retool, design pulls from Cybertron and Marvel. And Hasbro Pulse just announced a Fanstream for next Tuesday June 9 at 11AM ET. Something's up. #Transformers #RFC

this is about the Skybound reprint of Marvel's 1986 movie adaptation i hate CBR so so much

Had a dream where @kilby.bsky.social was hosting a Tim Hortons convention at a thrift store. I made it in time for the Timbits Panel.

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It looks like someone who was posting on my personal Facebook this morning blocked me because I didn't fall in line with their headcanon. I love the internet.

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Me: carefully layout, blankets, and pillows for the cats to lay on Cats: … Me: casually throws a pair of dirty pants into one corner Cats: THUNDERDOME! Four cats enter, one cat sleeps!

Two things worth your attention today on the RFC News Desk: Siege Greenlight is getting a reissue ($42.99, pre-orders live now), and Good Smile just announced a Brave Series Red Geist that is going to make a lot of Deathsaurus fans happy. Maybe. #Transformers #RFC

I find it absurd that this is the second time this week that I've found random sealed G1 toys hidden in my office that I forgot that I had. I've accumulated too much stuff. This should be displayed, not stuffed in a box.

OK. One more.

Me: I should go to bed. PlutoTV:

Flashback from the RFC archives: in 2016 there were five different masterpieceish Springers announced or released in a single year. I pointed out there was once nearly a scandal over two Devastators existing at the same time. Somehow five Springers was just... fine. Full episode at tfradio.net/500

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Who has two thumbs and a Plinko board? This guy.

Triple Takeover: three figures, ~$100. Movie Collection Blitzwing: one figure, $60. We do the math so you don't have to. Full breakdown in the Late May 2026 There Goes My Money at tfradio.net #Transformers #ToyNews

Hasbro just filed a trademark for in-house model kits — "Hasbro Makits." Blokees and Yolopark pay them licensing fees. And now Hasbro wants a piece of that market too. 🤔 The whole crew had thoughts on this one. Full breakdown at tfradio.net/989 #Transformers #ToyNews

Visited another store about an hour from my house in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Needless Toys. They didn't have any Transformers stuff that I needed, but I was very impressed with their inventory. I was floored by their GI Joe selection. Absolutely floored. I took photos at 200MP and regret it.

I visited a couple of toy stores in the area that I didn't know about until last week. First was Classic Plastic in Lenoir North Carolina. I was impressed by their selection of Transformers, and the Transformers knowledge of the owner. I may end up selling some stuff on consignment there.

Hoping I can work through these bins of Masterpiece tomorrow. People still like Masterpiece, right?

I just had to explain to Kim that she has been using "mansplain" wrong forever.

I owe @kilby.bsky.social an apology. Grilled cheese sandwiches made with mayo instead of butter are delicious. I shouldn’t have doubted you.

I've cleared out this space in the office to start sorting and photographing the loose toys that I'll be working through. This is the part I've been dreading.

Diecast on Powerglide: wings tab correctly and still gap, intakes slide weird, rear gap is apparently intentional. Not bad. Just not Wheelie. RFC 988. #RadioFreeCybertron #Transformers #Powerglide

As I'm pulling together items to sell to fund the Transformers pinball game, I feel a little nauseous. The unopened stuff that I just have sitting around my office that I decided that I just don't want totals around $10,000. Just the stuff in the boxes. Just stuff I never opened. Jeeze.

Gave this to my 9yo, I pulled it from my collection. She is carrying it with her everywhere today.

I was today years old when I learned that "SIOC" on a Hasbro shipper box means "Ships in its own container."

This bit from the RFC Mini-cast 67 with John DeLuna and Bill Ray is worth a listen if you've ever felt like the fandom has gotten better over the years. They've been in it long enough to have the receipts. #Transformers

Transformers Pinball update: My local Stern dealer told me that Stern expects the Limited Edition version of the machine to ship the third week of June. Stil have time to make space!

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Breaking during this week's recording: Commander Class Thunderwing, full Mega Pretender gimmick confirmed by JT Prime. Matt immediately called Black Shadow. Rob wants Blue Bacchus. We are so back. Episode 988 at tfradio.net/988. #RadioFreeCybertron #Transformers

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I'm currently working on a video gallery with images of all the home media releases of Transformers The Movie that I can find for the 40th Anniversary page. So far I've got images of releases from 22 countries. Looking for scans of the US Betamax tape if anyone has one?💿📼

Dusty watched Headmasters for the first time and his final verdict — that a show literally called Headmasters failed to explain the heads — is completely correct and a little devastating. Loved this episode. tfradio.net #Transformers 🎙️

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Don is nominating Kranix for Best First Time Toy and putting him right alongside Devcon. After hearing his case, I'm not arguing. Episode 988 at tfradio.net/988. #RadioFreeCybertron #Transformers

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Holding the individual Liokaiser vehicles in-hand and dying a little bit inside that they're not Rescue Force.

Dusty watched the Headmasters dub for the first time and immediately had a kinder, smarter read on it than I did after years of watching it. The "translators doing amateur acting" theory holds up. From What's Happened to the Headmasters ep 4 at tfradio.net 🎙️ #Transformers

The Reformatted Edition soundtrack has Stan Bush and Sebastian Bach, and then Cold Slither covering "Dare to Be Stupid." Rob put it best: the only group that should ever cover that song is Devo, because it's literally a Devo style parody. Hard to argue. Episode 988 at tfradio.net/988.

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