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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

This week: We wrap up all of the news coming out of SDCC, and there was a lot. News SDCC 2022 Wrap Up: Legacy, Earthspark, Exclusives, And Victory Saber Victory Saber up close/in-hand photos from Hong Kong In-hand photos of SG Ultra Magnus Also in hand photos of SG Blaster

The spooky season is upon us as Rob discusses the first Halloween event of the year! Pumpkin spiced mayhem aside, talk of Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron is talked. Then, Rob speaks on what it was like as a Transformers fan 15 years ago before the movies. Happy Halloween, everyone... too soon? Every day is Halloween at Zonebase!

This week: So many new things are on the horizon. Will you manage to snag them? (DID you manage to snag them?) Also, Don is proud of his Thundercat. News SDCC starts tomorrow! Walmart Collector’s Con (Job) also starts tomorrow! Per JTPrime, we can expect to see the following Velocitron Speedia 500 collection; RED Thundercracker, Prime Optimus Prime and Prime Megatron; Reissues Retrax and Terrorsaur; Reissue Maverick Hasbro Pulsecon 2022 on September 30 and October 1 (instagram) First look at Velocitron Wave 2 Crasher via Monari on TFW (mirrored on Autobase Aichi) Better look at Studio Series 86 Wheelie (Autobase Aichi) Legacy Deluxe wave 3 leaked via Amazon listings: Dead End Skullgrin (formerly Energon Monster) Pointblank! Crankcase, which leaked months ago, is probably the fourth in this assortment Studio Series Movie 15th Anniversary pack Amazon exclusive (Hasbro Pulse) Just for diecast: Optimus Prime Funko Pop mask (twitter)

This week: We're getting a new Wheelie. Yay. Next week we're getting SDCC and Walmart Collector's Con, which one will be bigger? We're going to have to wait to find out! News HasLab HISS Update SDCC Is next week Product reveals planned; Legacy, Shattered Glass, Earthspark expected Earthspark panel to introduce cast members, talk about series No exclusives on hand at event. Instead, codes will be given at Hasbro booth to place preorders before general inventory is made available online later Two Small Leaks: Selects DK-3 and Studio Series 86 Wheelie Shattered Glass Flamewar Stock Photos Shown Buzzworthy Bumblebee Summer Assortment Hitting US: 4-pack, Toy Colors Dinobots and Terrorsaur all spotted since last week Walmart Collector Con starts July 21st Velocitron Deluxes expected in-store by the end of the month The wonderful world of vaporware Amazon product listings Amazon Prime Optimus Prime pops up again only to still not materialize (so far) Everybody reported on a Legacy Darkmount listing last week that wasn’t

This week: Legacy Beast Wars Inferno, Legacy Armada Starscream and, uh, more Legacy. News HasLab HISS Update Rumor of a live-action Transformers series for Paramount+ Studio Series Core Class Ratchet and Laserbeak, Legacy Armada Starscream and Inferno Datamining: Legacy and Studio Series 2023 Toys Including Rise of The Beasts Addendums: Product info details Core 86 Rumble. Blue, comes with piledrivers and guns Studio Series WFC Barricade listing found Masterpiece Lio Convoy Gets Redecoed! What’s His Name Again? Walmart exclusive Override design details, including original pitch as Hot Rod partial (instagram)

This week: TONKANATOR, also the slate of 2023 Legacy toys. But, seriously, TONKANATOR. HasLab Hiss funds on its--TONKANATOR. News HasLab Hiss Tonkanator And also Target is getting reissues of the Street Fighter crossovers Hasbro livestream reveals roundup on Autobase Aichi (Velocitron, RED, Slicer/SG Wheeljack) More looks at Cosmos, with early concepts In hand shots of Slicer and Buggy Target exclusive Creatures Collide 4 Pack photos 2023 Legacy and Velocitron wave 2 listings Game News: Niantic Cancels Games Including "Transformers: Heavy Metal"

Check out episodes 9 and 10 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: Shouki, Jumbo Unicron, Road Hauler, and...toe biting? Brian was away this week and hasn't actually listened to the show yet before posting it. News Funko Jumbo Unicron, SDCC and Gamestop exclusive in the US Speaking of, someone was able to preorder an otherwise-unidentified Transformers SDCC figure set via their EBGames, for $104.99 CAD Transformers at Tokyo Toy Show, but nothing we haven't already seen In-hand photos of MPG Shouki (via Baidu, mirrored at Autobase Aichi) Coverage of a dubiously-obtained Road Hauler (screenshots at Autobase Aichi) Pictures of a dubiously-obtained Minerva (via @Transformrobot on Twitter, mirrored at Autobase Aichi) Beast Wars reissues future waves to include deluxe K9, Basics Terrorsaur and Iguanus Beast Wars Monopoly