In this episode we travel the cosmos and brush up on our Universal Greeting as we review Void Rivals #32. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Empire of Rust on hiatus
• Comics News
  • Skybound’s Void Rivals, Volume 6 Trade Paperback Amazon Pre-Order
    • SCOOP: The Micronauts Are Coming to the Energon Universe
• Review
  • Void Rivals #32 Spoiler Comic Review (Charles)
• Media News
  • Transformers Tactical Arena Is Shutting Down
    • Our review of the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0u13ax25zE
• Convention News
  • Transformers voice actor Jason Konopisos to attend TFcon Orlando 2026
• Feedback / Questions

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Takara turns the G1 Predacons into Autobots, third party Dr. Wu has some new micromaster scaled G1 figure redecos, and the UK exclusive Titan Powerplex becomes a real, official toy. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:35]
  • Check out Dr. Pants on Nerdstrodamus!
  • Check out Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Toyhax $10 Gift Code June & July Drawings [00:02:43]
• Quick Hits [00:05:35]
  • Takara Tomy T-Spark Adamas Machina AM-T02EX Magna Regulus Announced
  • Transformers Wild King W Energy Beasts Hydrophant (Lightning ver.) & Gaia Knuckles Revealed
  • Dr Wu DW-E68 Gangsters & DW-E69 Rambo (Micromaster Scale Early Draft Sweep & G2 Sideswipe) Color Prototypes
  • Officially Licensed LDCX Transformers Suction Cup Figures In-Hand Images
  • Machine Cat / TFC SD Rolling Thunder Optimus Prime Prototype
  • Blokees Wheels C04 (Wave 4) First Look & Line Up
  • Blokees Transformers Defender Ver. Wave 8 – Battle Stars First Look
  • Yolopark AMK MINI PRO Series Transformers G1 Dinobots First Look
  • Transformers Battersea UK Launches Exclusive Powerplex Toy and Comic
    • TFNation Powerplex Prototype & More
• Trips To The Store [00:29:48]
• Closing [00:50:45]

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Matt Trakker gets the network online in our review of Skybound’s M.A.S.K. #2. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:40]
  • Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Comics News [00:02:46]
  • Skybound’s ROM Special #1 and M.A.S.K. Origins #1, New Printings
  • Skybound’s Official Trailer: The Next Phase of the Energon Universe Is Here!
• M.A.S.K. #2 Spoiler Comic Review [00:11:26]
• Media News [00:27:19]
  • TFTM Soundtrack Reformatted Edition Brief Review
  • Hasbro Cuts Down Gaming Ambitions After $56 Million Impairment Charge
  • Hasbro And Fathom Entertainment Reveal An All-New Chapter For The Transformers: The Movie
• Convention News [00:36:58]
  • Transformers voice actor Garry Chalk to attend TFcon Orlando 2026
  • Alex Milne to attend TFNation 2026
  • Transformers artist Alex Milne to attend TFcon Orlando 2026
• Closing [00:39:56]

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On this episode we delve into all the Transformers reveals Hasbro showed off at this year’s SDCC. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
  • Check out all of our of Donatreon exclusive bonus shows on our Patreon page!
  • Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Buy our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with artwork by EJ Su! Order now at https://transmissionspodcast.com/comic
• Toy News
  • Discussion Topics
    • San Diego Comic-Con Reveals
      • San Diego Comic Con 2026 – Theezero Booth
      • San Diego Comic Con 2026 – Blokees Booth
      • Robosen Flagship “Fallen Leader” Optimus Prime Official Reveal & Pre-Orders
      • San Diego Comic Con 2026 – Hasbro Booth Preview Night
      • Transformers Age Of The Primes Energon Optimus Prime, Dark Energon Megatron, Cybertread & Cybertronic Pre-Orders Live
      • San Diego Comic Con 2026 – Hasbro Breakfast: Nexus Prime Limbs, Icons Megatron, Studio Series Evasion Mode Optimus Prime & More!
      • Transformers Age Of The Primes Deluxe Sky Guard and Breakaway And Megatron Icons Official Stock Images
      • San Diego Comic Con 2026 – Hasbro Transformers Panel Coverage: Age Of The Primes & Studio Series Reveals!
      • Hasbro Pulse Video
      • SDCC 2026 – Transformers Panel Reveal Official Pics
      • San Diego Comic Con 2026 – Hasbro Booth Display: Age Of The Primes, Studio Series AOE Titan Scorn, Energon Universe Shredhead, Robosen And More!
• Trips To The Store
• Convention News
  • TFcon Los Angeles 2027 announced: March 12–14
• Feedback

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We see how Energon is everyone’s favorite secret sauce in our review of Skybound’s G.I. Joe #24. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:29]
  • Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• G.I. Joe #24 Spoiler Comic Review [00:02:50]
• Transforming Pop Culture [00:19:03]
  • Transformers Pretzel At Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Toronto Blue Jays “Transformers Day” Announcement
• Convention News [00:24:41]
  • Symbiote Studios: Gregg Berger and Frank Todaro Comic-Con Signing Event
  • Comic-Con Panels
    • Comic-Con 2026 Thursday: Robert Kirkman Live!
    • Skybound’s 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego Panels
    • Comic-Con 2026 Saturday: The Energon Universe is Unstoppable
  • Chris McFeely To Attend TFNation 2026 and Present The Matrix Test Quiz
  • Artist Chris Carter To Attend TFNation 2026
  • Artist Jason Cardy To Attend TFNation 2026
  • John-Paul Bove To Attend TFNation 2026
  • The Rest Is Giant Robots (Simon Furman & Andrew Wildman Podcast) Live at TFNation 2026
• Feedback [00:34:16]
• Closing [00:39:17]

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Toys ‘R’ Us China celebrates 40 years of Transformers, the Rainmaker Seekers are back, and Hasbro is making sure everyone who wants them can get them, and the Studio Series line is… evolving. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:40]
  • Check out Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Quick Hits [00:02:30]
  • Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Skywarp First Look
  • Toys”R”Us Hong Kong Transformers 40th Anniversary Campaign – Official Goods & More!
  • Transformers x Scooby Doo Mysterious Prime & Automutt Live!
  • Hot Wheels x Transformers Color Shifters G1 Bumblebee First Look
  • Interview With Yukiya Amano Development Manager Of Transformers Overgear
  • Kodansha Fanbook 2026 “Ghost Starscream” Announced
    • Kodansha Fanbook 2026 “Ghost Starscream” Promotional Video
  • ToysRUs China New Exclusive Transformers Bundles: Studio Series 86 Seekers 3-Pack And More!
    • ToysRUs China Exclusive Transformers Studio Series 86 Seekers 3-Pack In Hand Images
  • Transformers Studio Series Generation 1 Seeker Storm Pack MTO Live + Haslab Details + SS84 Confirmed?
• Studio Series Toyline Expanding to All Tranformers Media [00:26:32]
  • Studio Series Line Updates – G1 Cartoon Subline Confirmed, Coneheads Coming & More
    • Nate from Hasbro Instagram Post
  • Hasbro Toyline Updates: Studio Series Evolving To Include All TF Entertainment, Mainline To Be A Sandbox
    • Evan from Hasbro Instagram Post
• Trips To The Store [00:49:35]
• Feedback [01:06:38]
• Closing [01:08:40]

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We witness the long overdue return of a very mad scientist as we review Skybound’s Transformers #34. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:29]
  • Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Transformers #34 Spoiler Comic Review [00:03:30]
• Media News [00:31:43]
  • Transformers Cyberworld Season Finale now available on YouTube
• Closing [00:35:05]

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We closed out TFcon Toronto 2026 with a podcast crossover! We’re joined by Children of Primus, WTF @ TFW, and The Stasis Pod to recap another awesome Transformers convention. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Check out these other awesome podcasts!
  • Children of Primus: https://childrenofprimus.com/
  • WTF @ TFW Podcast: https://wtf.tfw2005.com/
  • Stasis Pod at Iacon Underground Radio: https://www.iaconunderground.net/

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This week on TransMissions we take a look at the 40th anniversary of the Transformers The Movie Marvel Comic adaptation, and we’ve got some more guest announcements as TFcon Toronto is right around the corner! All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Episode 165 – The World Below Your Feet is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Comics News
  • Skybound’s Void Rivals, Issue #33 ROM Covers Artwork
  • Skybound reprint of Transformers The Movie Marvel Adaptation #2
• Convention News
  • Transformers voice actor Xavier Paul Cadeau to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
  • Transformers writer Marty Isenberg to “attend TFcon Toronto 2026
• Feedback / Questions

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This week we’ve got updates on recent Takara toy reveals from last week, BotBots are making a comeback in surprise calendar form, and rumor has it another dream Transformers crossover is coming true, hopefully it’s not a nightmare! All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
• Episode 165 – The World Below Your Feet is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Toy News
• Quick Hits
  • Takara New Legends NL-05 BWII Galvatron Full Reveal!
  • Tonka x Transformers Collaboration First Look
  • Dr Wu Old Iron & Cicada (Micromaster Scale G1 Ironhide & Venom) Color Renders
  • Takara Tomy Transformers MPG-24 Eject & Ramhorn And MPG-25 Broadcast (Blaster) & Steeljaw New Promotional Images
  • Yolopark AMK PRO Transformers 2007 Ironhide New Promotional Videos
  • Threezero Transformers MDLX G2 Heroes Combat Megatron Revealed
  • Transformers Surprise Countdown Calendar
  • Transformers Surprise Countdown Calendar Contents Revealed
  • Studio Series 86 Leader Sludge Reissue Coming
  • Studio Series Seeker Storm Pack Details Discovered – Rainmakers & Sunstorm!
  • TF x Scooby Doo Collab Mysterious Prime & Automutt Description
• Trips To The Store
• Convention News
  • TFcon Toronto 2026 exclusive Fans-Hobby MB-14C Fireman
  • Based on G1 Turbomaster Scorch
• Feedback / Questions

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After being scattered across the void, the crew finally reunites in the wreckage field orbiting Harmonium space. Bruised, battered, and running on dwindling supplies, they pull themselves—and the surviving ambassadors—back from disaster long enough to take stock of the situation. With no ship, limited resources, and no clear way home, the crew is forced to improvise a descent plan while deciding where they stand in a conflict that may reshape the balance of power across Cybertron. For the first time since arriving in Harmonium space, survival is no longer enough. Now they have to choose what comes next.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
• Chapter 1 – Passive Aggressive Scanning [0:12:24]
• Chapter 2 – Magnum Goes MacGyver [0:35:38]
• Chapter 3 – Death From Above [0:46:45]
• Chapter 4 – Planetfall [1:00:06]
• Closing [1:12:57]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

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It’s all Skuxxoid, all the time as we review Skybound’s Void Rivals #31. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:36]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 165 – The World Below Your Feet is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, July 6th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Void Rivals #31 Spoiler Comic Review [00:03:37]
• Convention News [00:22:21]
  • Transformers artist Andrew Griffith to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
• Feedback [00:24:32]
• Closing [00:29:39]

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Dr. Wu has a super small Sixshot coming soon, TFC toys shows off a transforming cobra rattler from G.I. Joe, and we get early hints of Hasbro’s next Titan figure coming in 2027. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:44]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 165 – The World Below Your Feet is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, July 6th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
• Quick Hits [00:09:48]
  • DR WU DW-E72 Sixfaced Wolf (Micromaster Scale Sixshot) Color Renders
  • Magic Square Toys MS-B63 ENIAC-No.4 (Legends scale Scattershot) Color Prototype
  • TFC Toys x DJS Toys STC-03 Stealthroar (G.I Joe x Transformers Rattler Starscream) Gray Prototype
  • Dream Star Toys DST03-002 Chaotic Warrior – Scammer (MP Scale Swindle) Gray Prototype
  • 2027 Titan Listing Found: Age Of Extinction Scorn!
  • GMHS 2026 Flame Toys: Kuro Kara Kuri Long Arm, SG Ultra Magnus, Dai Atlas, IDW Cyclonus, Furai Model Tarn & More!
  • Takara Tomy New Legends NL-07 Beast Wars II Galvatron Prototype & Scale New Images
  • Takara Tomy Transformers MPG MPG-25 Broadcast (Blaster) Prototype New Images
  • Prime 1 Studio Next Level Showcase XVIII – Revenge Of The Fallen Devastator (With Mudflap & Skids)
  • Tonka x Transformers Collabs Coming
  • New Collab Listings Found – Van & Sport 7
• Trips To The Store [00:48:11]
• Feedback [01:03:59]
• Closing [01:06:39]

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We celebrate our 500th episode of TransMissions Alt Mode… with a review of Skybound’s G.I. Joe #23, featuring absolutely no Transformers! All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:32]
  • Check our Dr. Pants on Nerdstrodamus!
  • Episode 164 – Holding On To Empty Space is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax 15% off June promo code: DRILLBUSTER
• Comics News [00:04:21]
  • Takara Tomy New Legends Menasor G2 Ver. Web Manga/Comic English Translation
  • Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends NL-04 Gigastorm Web Manga Part 1 & 2
  • Skybound’s Energon Universe Comics Solicitations: September 2026
• G.I. Joe #23 Spoiler Comic Review [00:10:19]
• Media News [00:34:29]
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episode 31 & 32 Available Online
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episode 33 Available Online
  • Transformers: Eternal War Mobile Game Soft Launch For Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & Philippines
• Convention News [00:38:47]
  • Transformers voice actor Dick Terhune to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
  • Ed Pirrie to attend TFNation 2026
  • James Roberts to attend TFNation 2026
  • Geoff Senior to attend TFNation 2026
  • Andrew Wildman to attend TFNation 2026
• Feedback [00:42:00]
• Closing [00:53:51]

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Flame Toys reveals an ultra detailed shattered glass action figure in their Kuro Kara Kuri line, Dr. Wu also has a new shattered glass figure in the works, and DNA Design has a new upgrade kit for a legendary Prime. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:43]
  • Check our Dr. Pants on Nerdstrodamus!
  • Episode 164 – Holding On To Empty Space is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax 15% off June promo code: DRILLBUSTER
• Quick Hits [00:15:17]
  • Star Toys DST03-001 Chaotic Warrior (MP Scale Brawl) Gray Prototype
  • Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus
  • Dr Wu DW-E09M Star Fear (Micromaster Shattered Glass Starscream) Color Prototype
  • DNA Design DK-86 Age Of The Primes Quintus Prime Upgrade Kit
• Trips To The Store [00:24:39]
• Feedback [00:40:04]
• Closing [00:47:12]

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Lost in the freezing void of Harmonium space, the crew fights to survive the aftermath of the catastrophic collision that destroyed their ship. With debris, failing systems, and drifting survivors scattered across the darkness, every second becomes a race against momentum, oxygen, and distance. One by one, the crew manages to regroup, pulling the Harmonium ambassadors and each other back from the edge. For a brief moment, it almost feels like they might actually make it. Then Spindrift shoots a missile. What follows is immediate chaos. The detonation tears through the debris field and sends everyone spiraling away from each other once again—scattered across the void with damaged systems, broken comms, and rapidly shrinking chances of rescue. The cold between stars suddenly feels much larger.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
• Chapter 1 – Spinning And Drifting Out Of Control [0:10:00]
• Chapter 2 – Threading The Needle [0:24:41]
• Chapter 3 – Hook, Line, And Sinker [0:37:56]
• Closing [0:58:19]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

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In this episode we check in on the Autobots and the “Notobots” as we review Skybound’s Transformers #33. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 164 – Holding On To Empty Space is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, June 22nd! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax June promo code: DRILLBUSTER – last promo code for now!
  • Dashery store on sale through July 22nd! https:///merch.transmissionspodcast.com
• Comics News
  • Skybound Welcomes ROM To The Energon Universe
  • Skybound’s Void Rivals, Issue #25 Additional Printing
• Review
  • Transformers #33 Spoiler Comic Review
• Media News
  • The Transformers Theme Reformatted Edition Music Video
  • Rumor: Jason Fuchs (IT: Welcome to Derry) To Write Script For New Transformers Movie?
• Convention News
  • Jack Lawrence To Attend TFNation 2026
  • Nick Roche To Attend TFNation 2026
• Feedback / Questions

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Third party Newage has some small scale combiner limbs, we’ve got all the info from Hasbro’s Transformers Fanstream, and will another War For Cybertron: Siege figure be returning to shelves soon? All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:34]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 164 – Holding On To Empty Space is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, June 22nd! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax June 15% off promo code: DRILLBUSTER
• Quick Hits [00:05:12]
  • Newage H37 Wraith & H39 Death Race (Legends Scale Wildrider & Drag Strip) Color Prototypes
  • DNA Design DK-89 Age Of The Primes Armada Sideways Upgrade Kit
  • Yolopark Beast Wars Figures
    • Yolopark AMK Series Beast Wars Megatron Highlight Showcase
    • Yolopark AMK Series Beast Wars Blackarachnia Highlight Showcase
  • E-Hobby Exclusive “Chokonformer” New Characters Announced
  • Blokees Transformers Shining Version 05 “Eternal Rivalry” Official Images
  • New Siege Commander Jetfire Reissue Coming?
• Hasbro Transformers Fanstream Recap [00:17:23]
  • TF Livestream Notes – Armada Cyclonus & Demolishor Confirmed, Unicron Details, Powermasters, More
  • Hasbro And Reigning Phoenix Music Bring The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Concert To Comic-Con
  • SDCC 2026 Exclusive Transformers Optimus Prime & Autobot Jazz Cereal Box Set & Jem And The Holograms Blaster And Cassettes Official Stock Images
  • SDCC Exclusive Cereal Box Autobot Jazz Official In-Hand Images
• Trips To The Store [00:36:07]
• Closing [01:05:19]

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The Energon Universe expands to absorb another 80’s toy franchise as we review Skybound’s M.A.S.K. #1. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:41]
  • Episode 163 – Two Lights In The Sky is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax June 15% off promo code: DRILLBUSTER
• Comics News [00:02:56]
  • Power Rangers #1 from Boom Studios featuring art by Andrew Griffith available now!
    • Cover B
• M.A.S.K. #1 Spoiler Comic Review [00:05:30]
• Media News [00:27:41]
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episode 30 Available Online
  • Paramount Launches Paramount Games Studio
• Convention News [00:31:11]
  • Transformers artist Livio Ramondelli to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
  • Simon Furman to attend TFNation 2026
• Closing [00:34:27]

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On this episode Hasbro gives a previous fembot reissue the Greenlight, more Studio Series 86 and Age of the Primes figures are revealed, and rumor has it that the Hasbro crossover collaboration mashups will continue… All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Episode 163 – Two Lights In The Sky is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax June promo code: DRILLBUSTER
• Toy News
  • Quick Hits
    • 01-Studio 01S-18 Fortress (Fall Of Cybertron Metroplex) New Images
    • Monster Jam Collabs First Look
    • Good Smile Company The Gattai Collection – Brave Series Red Geist Announced
    • Transformers WFC Siege Greenlight Reissue
    • Pulse Transformers Fanstream Taking Place June 9th
    • Takara Tomy Transformers Missing Link C-15 Ratchet Official Stock Images
    • Takara Missing Link First Decepticon Officially Teased
    • Studio Series MTMTE Collection 86 Starscream, Prowl & Insecticon Pack First Look
    • Age Of The Primes Wave 3 Stock Photos
    • Transformers Age Of The Primes Leader Unicron Soldier Full Look
    • Transformers Age Of The Primes Deluxe Cybertronic and Cybertread First Look!
    • Transformers Age Of The Primes Energon Optimus Prime & Dark Energon Megatron Revealed
    • Mastermind Creations Reformatted-54 Optus Seiko (Apex Armor) New Images
    • Powerlinx Armada Red Alert & Minicons Multipack In The Works?
    • Studio Series Dreamwave Sunstorm, Seeker Multipack, Collaborative Fast & Furious And Mystery Machine In The Works?
• Trips To The Store
• Feedback / Questions

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The jump into Harmonium space should have been the easy part. Instead, it becomes a disaster. As the crew exits the spacebridge, another vessel barrels through the corridor at the worst possible moment. The collision is immediate, violent, and catastrophic—tearing the ship apart before anyone can react. In a heartbeat, the mission changes from escort to survival. Ejected into the cold void with systems failing and debris scattering in every direction, the crew scrambles to stabilize themselves, locate the Harmonium ambassadors, and keep everyone alive long enough to find a way out. No gravity. No safety. No margin for error. Just drifting bodies, dwindling power, and the fragile promise they made to deliver their passengers home. Because out here, even a single mistake doesn’t just end the mission. It ends everything.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
• Chapter 1 – Free Fallin’ [0:18:29]
• Chapter 2 – Fembots And Ambassadors First [0:28:57]
• Chapter 3 – Magnum’s Magnetic Personality [0:42:46]
• Chapter 4 – Under Pressure In The Vacuum Of Space [0:58:58]
• Closing [1:19:00]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
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• e-mail (rust@transmissionspodcast.com)

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TFNation is having a gathering in Scotland, another episode of Cyberworld is on YouTube, and the classic Transformers The Movie is back… in comic form. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:31]
  • Check out Dr. Pants on Nerdstrodamus!
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 163 – Two Lights In The Sky is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, June 8th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax June 15% off promo code: DRILLBUSTER
• Comics News [00:03:17]
  • Transformers: The Movie Marvel Comic Adaptation #1 Skybound reprint available now
• Media News [00:20:23]
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episode 29 Available Online
• Convention News [00:23:46]
  • TFN:The Gathering – Glasgow 2026 – 13 June 2026
• Closing [00:25:50]

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Machine Cat Toys has more super deformed 3rd party figures in the works, Unicron might be getting some new troops to command in the Age of the Primes toyline, and Armada Optimus Prime gets the ultimate upgrade: pants. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by Dashery!

Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:44]
  • Check out Dr. Pants on Nerdstrodamus!
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 163 – Two Lights In The Sky is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, June 8th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax June 15% off promo code: DRILLBUSTER
• Toyhax May $10 Gift Code Drawing [00:04:31]
• Quick Hits [00:09:01]
  • Officially Licensed Transformers Squaroes Deck Boxes
  • Hasbro Files Trademark for New In-House Model Kit Line
  • Blokees Action Edition 06 Transformers Prime Optimus Prime Official Images
  • Blokees Wheels Transformers C03 Wreck & Rule 2 Official Stock Images
    • Blokees Wheels Transformers C03 Wreck & Rule 2 Product Update: Chase Variants
  • Rising Force Fall Of Cybertron Combaticons Swindle And Blast Off Prototypes
  • Killerbody Transformers G1 Matrix Of Leadership
  • Commander Armada Optimus Prime & Jetfire Official Combination Video
    • Generations Commander Armada Prime Reissue
  • Takara Tomy Upcoming Products Color Teasers: New Legends BW II Gigastorm, Missing Link Ratchet, Overgear Optimus Prime, AOTP Monstructor And More!
    • Takara Tomy Transformers Overgear OG-03 Optimus Prime New Promotional Image
    • Takara Tomy Transformers Missing Link C-15 Ratchet New Promotional Image
    • Tomy Transformers New Legends NL-04 Beast Wars II Gigastorm new Promotional image
  • MachineCat-Toys MCT-02 Ferocy B-Robo (SD Abominus) Gray Prototype
  • MachineCat-Toys SD G1 Optimus Prime Gray Prototype Update
  • Transformers MPG-19 Soundwave & Condor (Laserbeak) New In-Hand Images
  • Age Of The Primes Leader Unicron Soldier Teasers
• Chogoking stepping away from doing designs for Mastermind Creation 3rd party toy products [00:41:03]
• Trips To The Store [00:56:57]
• Closing [00:00:00]

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In this episode the Quintessons seem unstoppable as we review Part 6 of the Quintesson War in Skybound’s Void Rivals #30. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Episode 162 – The Fiction We Choose To Carry is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News
  • Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends Nemesis Star Convoy Web Manga Part 2
• Review
  • Void Rivals #30 Spoiler Comic Review (Charles)
• Media News
  • Transformers The Apology Tour – The Transformers: The Movie 1986 Back In Theaters
  • The Transformers The Movie The Soundtrack The Reformatted Edition – The Details
  • Las Vegas Licensing Expo – Transformers Inmersive Attraction To Launch In Brazil
  • Officially Licensed Transformers Pinball by Stern – New Trailer & Product Description
  • Convention News
    • Transformers writer Joseph Kuhr to attend TFcon Toronto 2026

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Missing Link Ironhide has a hidden gimmick, Sentinel Prime collects all the Age of the Primes artifacts, and are we finally getting a new Pretender Thunderwing next year? All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:34]
  • Episode 162 – The Fiction We Choose To Carry is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Toyhax April 2026 $10 Gift Code Drawing [00:02:58]
• Quick Hits [00:05:25]
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link C-14 Ironhide Hidden Features
  • Transformers MPG-19 Soundwave & Laserbeak Packaging Images
    • Hasbro Pulse link
  • Age Of The Primes Sentinel Prime Artifact Pack First Look
    • Transformers Age Of The Primes Sentinel Prime Artifact Pack In-Hand Images
  • MachineCat-Toys MCT-01 Flight B-Robot (SD Superion) Color Prototype
  • MachineCat-Toys MCT-02 Flight Buzz Voltbee (SD Waspinator) Prototype
  • Lucky Cat Cyber Goddess Series CG01 -Venus (Arcee) Color Prototype
  • Bingo Toys BT08-02 Newton (Masterpiece Scale Afterburner) Color Prototype
  • Magic Square Toys MS-B63 ENIAC-No.3 (Legends scale Strafe) Color Prototype
  • 2027 Age Of Evolution Commander Listing Found: Thunderwing!
• Trips To The Store [00:27:09]
• Closing [00:35:15]

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With the dust settling in Iacon, the crew receives a visit from an influential ally: Windblade. Carrying both authority and urgency, she brings a new mission—one that requires diplomacy, discretion, and a steady hand. The Harmonium representatives currently under Iacon’s protection must be returned safely to their home territory. Though the organization still stands, the political landscape around it is delicate, and the journey could have consequences far beyond a simple escort mission. Windblade lays out the stakes and the route ahead, turning the crew’s attention from recent battles to the careful work of diplomacy and safe passage. For once, the task is not to infiltrate, sabotage, or fight their way through an enemy stronghold. Instead, they must deliver something far more complicated: people. And on Cybertron, even the act of going home can be dangerous.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – Magnum Is Always Talking Out Of Pythagoras’ Ass [0:17:20]
• Chapter 2 – Can There Be Harmony With The Harmonium? [0:28:41]
• Chapter 3 – Treaties And Tribulations [0:46:00]
• Chapter 4 – A New Mission And A New NPC [0:58:22]
• Chapter 5 – Out Of The Frying Pan [1:09:48]
• Closing [1:19:25]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Windblade – Charlotte Chapman
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

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We review Skybound’s G.I. Joe #22. Cobra and G.I. Joe begin the Energon Hunt, but who or what is hunting them? All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:42]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 162 – The Fiction We Choose To Carry is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, May 25th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News [00:05:30]
  • Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends Nemesis Star Convoy Web Manga
• G.I. Joe #22 Spoiler Comic Review [00:07:14]]
• Media News [00:32:43]
  • New Transformers Pinball by Stern
• Feedback [00:36:59]
• Closing [00:49:03]

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There’s a new bot in Iron Factory’s Samurai Series, we talk about Takara’s reveals at the Shizuoka Hobby Show, and HasLab LioKaiser has finally started shipping out to backers everywhere. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:49]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 162 – The Fiction We Choose To Carry is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, May 25th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• HasBlab [00:07:30]
  • Transformers Haslab Liokaiser Has Started Shipping!
  • Haslab Transformers Liokaiser First In-Hand Images
• Quick Hits [00:11:25]
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link C-14 Ironhide Full Reveal & Details
  • Takara Tomy New Legends NL-03 Nemesis Star Convoy Full Reveal & Price
  • Transformers x Hot Wheels – GT Scorcher, El Segundo Coupe, & Twin Mill
  • Takara Overgear Optimus Prime Color Images
    • Transformers Overgear Optimus Prime Sample handling & Introduction Video
  • New Transformers Wild King W Official Stock Images
    • Transformers Wild King Wave W Rexblade & Energy Beasts Official In-Hand Images
  • CultureFly Transformers: The Movie VS. Series Revealed
  • Iron Factory Iron Samurai Series IF EX-80 Bousobancho (Legends Scale Samurai Motormaster) Color Prototype
• Takara Reveals at the Shizuoka Hobby Show [00:29:48]
  • Takara New Legends NL-07 Beast Wars II Galvatron Revealed!
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link C-15 Ratchet Color Prototype First Look
  • Takara Tomy New Legends NL-06 Beast Wars II Gigastorm Additional Images
  • Transformers MPG Beast Wars “Dark Designs” Rhinox First Look
  • Takara Adamas Machina Star Saber Revealed!
  • Takara Tomy Transformers MPG-24 Ramhorn & Eject Prototypes
• Trips To The Store [00:41:16]
• Closing [01:04:24]

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Elita Prime returns to Cybertron as we review Skybound’s Transformers #32. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:30]
  • Episode 161 – The Gravity Of Echoes is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News [00:03:59]
  • Takara Tomy New Legends Lio Convoy Legendary Green Ver. Web Manga/Comic English Translation
• Transformers #32 Spoiler Comic Review [00:05:52]
• Media News [00:24:14]
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episode 28 Available Online
• Convention News [00:25:15]
  • Transformers voice actor James Horan to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
• Feedback [00:28:57]
• Closing [00:36:17]

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On this episode Takara has fully revealed their latest missing link figure, there’s a couple new Hot Wheels molds, and Dr Wu has some new War Within inspired figures coming out. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Episode 161 – The Gravity Of Echoesis now available for everyone athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • ToyhaxMay promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Toy News
  • Takara Overgear Optimus Prime Grey Prototype Image
  • Dr Wu DW ES03 Cyber Mixer Truck & DW ES06 Cyber Excavator (War Within Mixmaster & Scavenger) And Cyber Hercules (War Within Devastator) Color Prototypes
  • Dr Wu DW ES05 Cyber Crane & DW ES06 Cyber Dump Truck (War Within Hook & Long Haul) Color Prototypes
  • Dr Wu DW ES07 Cyber Shovel Loader & DW ES08 Cyber Bulldozer (War Within Scrapper & Bonecrusher) Color Prototypes
  • Hot Wheels x Transformers Twin Mill (Red) Stock Images
  • Hot Wheels Collab El Segundo Coupe & GT-Scorcher First Look
  • Takara Tomy New Legends NL-03 Nemesis Star Convoy New Promotional Image & Details
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link C-14 Ironhide New Promotional Image – Full Look & Details
• Trips To The Store

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In the uneasy calm after Argentum, the cracks start to show. While the city of Iacon tries to return to normal, Carapace decides now is the perfect time to rob a store—because some habits survive every arc. Elsewhere, Magnum and Spindrift dig deeper into the data pulled from the Doctrine’s ruins. What they uncover isn’t just leftover ideology or rogue cells, but something far more structured: the remains of Starscream’s plans for the Harmonium. As one problem is handled loudly and another quietly takes shape, the crew realizes that the space between victory and consequence is shrinking fast.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – Chaos On Velocitron [0:09:38]
• Chapter 2 – Carapace Goes Moonlighting [0:22:03]
• Chapter 3 – Hard Knocks For Hookshot [0:37:31]
• Chapter 4 – Like A Protoform In A Cyborg Candy Shop [0:51:35]
• Chapter 5 – A Hit On The Harmonium [1:08:52]
• Closing [1:14:39]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette, Charlotte Chapman, Dr. Pants

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
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• e-mail (rust@transmissionspodcast.com)

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On this episode we kick off Skybound Year 4 as we review the Energon Universe 2026 Free Comic Book Day Special. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 161 – The Gravity Of Echoesis available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, May 11th! Get all of Empire of Rust athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News
  • Free Comic Book Day thoughts
• Comic Review
  • Energon Universe 2026 Free Comic Book Day Special Spoiler Comic Review
• Convention News
  • Transformers voice actor David Kaye to attend TFcon Orlando 2026

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New Age toys has a few new legend scale figures, Takara Tomy hints at the next Missing Link figure, and we’ve got leaks of a new Lego figure. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:31]
  • G1 Transformers Writer Gerry Conway Has Passed Away
• Quick Hits [00:04:29]
  • Newage Toys H71 Dick (Legends Scale Sideswipe) New Color Variants
  • Newage Toys H75A Snow, H75B Swan, H75C Cowboy, H75D Cleon, H75E Ajax & H75F Rembrandt (Legends Scale Junkions) Color Prototypes
  • Newage Toys H75X Wyatt, H75CX Cowboy, & H75DX Cleon (Legends Scale Shattered Glass Junkions) Color Prototypes
  • DNA Design DK-69P Max Sword Upgrade Kit
  • MachineCat-Toys SD G1 Optimus Prime Color Renders
  • 2027 Studio Series Commander Listing Found: 86 Rodimus Prime
  • Lego Brickheadz Transformers Megatron First Look
  • Takara Tomy New Legends Nemesis/Black Star Optimus Prime (?) Teaser
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link Ironhide Teaser Image Teaser Image
• Trips To The Store [00:34:14]
• Closing [00:47:15]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 161 – The Gravity Of Echoes is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, May 11th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY

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Hasbro is getting back into broadcast TV, the Energon Universe invades Free Comic Book Day, and Transformers partners with an energy drink so you can drink your own version of Energon. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:41]
  • Empire of Rust Episode 160 – The Space Between Who We Were And Who We Are is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax May 15% off promo code: MAGNUSMAY
• Comics News [00:03:24]
  • “The Hunt for Hyperdrive” Fan-Comic Announcement
    • https://ko-fi.com/thunderclashgoesbananas/shop
  • Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday!
• Media News [00:06:52]
  • Hasbro Expands To Broadcast TV With New Hasbro Legends Channel
  • Interview With Director Steven Caple Jr. – A Hint About The New Transformers Live-Action Movie
• Transforming Pop Culture [00:12:03]
  • Sneak Energy X Transformers Collaboration
• Closing [00:14:13]

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On this episode there’s a new 3rd party Masterpiece-sized IDW Ultra Magnus in town, Flame Toys is planning a new model kit of everyone’s favorite Autobot medic, and Hasbro recycles more repaints into Studio Series 86. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Episode 160 – The Space Between Who We Were And Who We Are is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April promo code: FLOWERBOT
• Toy News
  • Quick Hits
  • Great General Toys DJS-BS01 Masterpiece Scale IDW Ultra Magnus
  • Great General Toys/Craftman Toys DJS-D03 Blade Calamity (Slag) Renders & DJS-D01A Tyrannosaurus Warrior (Grimlock) Prototype
  • NFL x Transformers Wave 2 Official Stock Images
  • Studio Series 86 Cliffjumper, Cyclonus & Blitzwing First Look
    • Transformers Studio Series 86 Deluxe Cliffjumper, Voyager Cyclonus & Leader Blitzwing Official Stock Images
    • Transformers Studio Series 86 Leader Class Blitzwing In-Hand Images
    • CCXP Mexico 2026 Display Images – SS86 Cliffjumper, Cyclonus, Blitzwing & More
    • CCXP Mexico 2026 Display Images – Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Cyclonus Color Prototype Images
  • Magic Square Toys MS-B63 ENIAC-No.2 (Legends scale Nosecone) Color Prototype
  • Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Cyclonus Official Images
  • Flame Toys Furai Model Ratchet G1 Ver. Color Sketches
  • Blokees Transformers Galaxy Version Wave 10 “One Shall Stand” Official Images
• Trips To The Store

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With Outpost Argentum behind them, the crew returns to Iacon, escorting the rescued Mini-Cons to safety. The victory is real—but so is the weight it carries. While the city hums on, scars unseen begin to surface. Magnum and Pythagorus retreat into research, piecing together what was taken, what was learned, and what threats may still be moving in the shadows. The Doctrine may be broken, but its ideas didn’t exist in a vacuum—and the data recovered raises unsettling questions about who else might be listening. Meanwhile, Spindrift shares a quiet, deeply personal conversation with Ironhide—one that forces her to confront loss, survival, and what it means to keep going after losing everything that’s been stripped away. Not every battle is fought with weapons, and not every victory feels clean. This episode marks a moment of reflection, recovery, and recalibration—before the next storm inevitably arrives.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – Bot And Found [0:18:53]
• Chapter 2 – Uncovering An Enigma [0:31:07]
• Chapter 3 – Research Revelations [0:43:02]
• Chapter 4 – Gone But Not Forgotten [0:57:53]
• Closing [1:14:26]

If you enjoy Empire of Rust, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
• Twitter: @trnsmissions
• Instagram: transmissions_podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/trnsmissionspodcast
• e-mail (rust@transmissionspodcast.com)

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The Quintessons are on the verge of victory over the Sacred Ring as we review Part 5 of the Quintesson War in Void Rivals #29. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:34]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 160 – The Space Between Who We Were And Who We Are is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, April 27th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April 15% off promo code: FLOWERBOT
• Comics News [00:03:33]
  • Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends Menasor G2 Ver. Web Manga
  • The Rob Liefeld Show: Skybound’s Robert Kirkman
• Void Rivals #29 Spoiler Comic Review [00:06:05]
• Media News [00:27:33]
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episodes 25, 26 & 27 Available Online
  • Cinemacon 2026 – New Transformers Movie Officially In The Works
• Convention News [00:32:08]
  • Jessica Carroll To Attend TFNation 2026
  • Transformers audio engineer Scott Brownlee to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
  • Transformers artist Alex Milne to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
• Closing [00:36:12]

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We discuss the reveal for this year’s Hallmark Transformers ornaments, HasLab LioKaiser comes closer to reality, and thanks to new leaks, we’ve got a slew of 2027 figures to speculate about. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:40]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 160 – The Space Between Who We Were And Who We Are is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, April 27th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April 15% off promo code: FLOWERBOT
• HasBlab [00:05:03]
  • Transformers HasLab Liokaiser Shipping Address Confirmation E-Mails Sent By Hasbro
• Quick Hits [00:07:14]
  • Age Of The Primes Commander Armada Jetfire First Look!
  • Transformers Legacy Evolution Commander Armada Optimus Prime Reissue In The Works
  • New Studio Series Wave First Look
  • DNA Design DK-85 Upgrade Kit For AOTP Big Convoy
  • Hallmark Keepsake Transformers Ornaments 2026 First Look
  • NFL Collab Wave 2 New Info
  • Flame Toys Furai Model Big Convoy Official Images
  • 2027 AOTP Replacement Line Found – Enter AGE OF EVOLUTION With Animated Lugnut, Energon Scorponok, G2 Megatron & More!
  • 2027 Studio Series Listings Found – Celebrate Comics & TF07 Anniversary With IDW Fort Max, Nautica, Voy MV1 Ratchet & More!
• Trips To The Store [00:38:38]
• Closing [00:45:40]

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In this episode it’s Cobra vs Ninjas as we review Skybound’s G.I. Joe #21.. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 159 – Rough, Tumble, And The Collapse Of Diplomacyis now available for everyone athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April promo code: FLOWERBOT
• Review
  • Skybound G.I. Joe #21 Spoiler Review
• Media News
  • The Transformers: The Movie: Ultimate Visual History Hardcover
  • Icons Unearthed: Transformers Documentary Series Now Available – Rise of the Beasts Production Troubles & More Detailed
    • Episode 1
    • Episode 2
    • Episode 3
    • Episode 4
    • Episode 5
    • Episode 6
• Convention News
  • Transformers voice actor Richard Newman to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
• Feedback / Questions

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Dr. Wu is rolling out some mini Headmasters, DNA Design is upgrading the Hearts of Steel Choo Choo, and there’s a boatload of rumors for Hasbro’s next few waves of figures. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:36]
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 159 – Rough, Tumble, And The Collapse Of Diplomacy is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April 15% off promo code: FLOWERBOT
• Quick Hits [00:03:15]
  • Magic Square Toys MS-B63 ENIAC-No.1 (Legends scale Lightspeed) Color Prototype
  • Dr. Wu DW-HC01 Wolfman (Micromaster Scale Headmaster Weirdwolf) Color Renders
  • DX9 Mini Superman Mini-04 (Legends Scale Masterforce Ginrai/Powermaster Optimus Prime) Color Prototype
  • DNA Design DK-79 Hearts of Steel Optimus Prime & Starscream Upgrade Kit
  • Age Of The Primes Commander Armada Jetfire Possible Details
  • Studio Series 2026 ROTB Scourge, AOE Evasion Prime Optimus Prime & Bumblebee, And TFOne Soundwave Possible Details
  • 2027 Age Of The Primes Extra Wave Found – Machine Wars Starscream, Cybershark & More!
• Trips To The Store [00:34:12]
• Closing [00:40:10]

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At the very heart of Outpost Argentum, the crew finally comes face to face with Professor Gridlock. Surrounded by humming machinery, half-finished constructs, and stolen minds screaming through data conduits, the mad architect of the Doctrine’s plans unveils just how close his vision came to becoming reality. Negotiations last exactly as long as you’d expect.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – Symbolicious [0:04:13]
• Chapter 2 – Shoot First, Keep Firing Till They’re Dead [0:21:23]
• Chapter 3 – Reunited And It Feels So Good [0:36:26]
• Chapter 4 – Mind Meld On Steroids [0:50:13]
• Closing [1:05:07]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
• Twitter: @trnsmissions
• Instagram: transmissions_podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/trnsmissionspodcast
• e-mail (rust@transmissionspodcast.com)

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Megatron goes on a vision quest of his own as we review Transformers #31. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:36]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 159 – Rough, Tumble, And The Collapse Of Diplomacy is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, April 13th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April 15% off promo code: FLOWERBOT
• Comics News [00:03:24]
  • Skybound’s M.A.S.K., Preview of Issue #1
• Skybound Transformers #31 Spoiler Comic Review [00:04:48]
• Convention News [00:25:29]
  • Transformers voice actor Neil Kaplan to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
  • Transformers voice actor Gregg Berger to attend TFcon Orlando 2026
• Closing [00:27:14]

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The post Alt Mode 489 – Transformers #31 Spoiler Review appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

On this episode Dr. Wu has a new super cute Omega Supreme, DNA Design has an upgrade kit for yet another Nemesis Prime, and G1 Optimus Prime is back – in Movie Popcorn Bucket form! All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 159 – Rough, Tumble, And The Collapse Of Diplomacyis available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, April 13th! Get all of Empire of Rust athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • ToyhaxApril promo code: FLOWERBOT
  • Toyhax $10 Gift Code March Drawing
• Toy News
• Quick Hits
  • Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends NL-02 Menasor G2 Color Ver. Official Stock Images
  • Hasbro G2 Stunticons Still In The Works
  • Takara Tomy Transformers MPG-23 Secret Agent Arcee Official Stock Images
  • Blokees Transformers Defender Ver. 7 “Power Of The Beast” Official Renders
  • Officially Licensed G1 Optimus Prime Popcorn Bucket Found In The US
  • Evend Exclusive Limited Edition Funko Pop Optimus Prime
  • Dr Wu DW-E58 Rocket Giant (SD Omega Supreme) Color Prototype
  • DNA Design DK-63N Studio Series TLK Nemesis Prime Upgrade Kit
  • Eric Siebenaler Fully Rejoins Hasbro Design Team
• Trips To The Store

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Fans are pushing to get the Activision Transformers games back on XBox, Vince DiCola is rereleasing some classic Transformers-themed albums, and the Marvel Sunbow archive gets some more classic G1 Transformers content. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:32]
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 158 – GarbageCollection.LOCK is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April 15% off promo code: FLOWERBOT
• Comics News [00:03:40]
  • Skybound’s Void Rivals, Preview of Issue #29
• Media News [00:08:57]
  • Transformers Rise Of The Beasts Sandstorm And “Combiner” Scorponok Concept Art By Eddie Del Rio
  • Vote To Get Activision Transformers Games Added To Revived Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program
    • https://www.instagram.com/drifts_tech/p/DWMxvdvFOPb/?hl=en
    • Vote Here
  • Vince Dicola’s “Artistic Transformations” and “The Protoform Sessions” Albums Reissues Announced
    • The Protoform Sessions by Vince DiCola (CD)
    • Artistic Transformations by Vince DiCola (CD)
  • Transformers G1 Cartoon “The Ultimate Doom, Part 3″ and “Countdown to Extinction” Storyboards Available Online
    • Ultimate Doom Part 3 Full storyboard – Kim Dae-Jung, Peter Chung
    • Countdown to Extinction Full storyboard – Kim Dae-Jung, John Walker, Peter Chung
• Convention News [00:18:10]
  • Transformers voice actor David Kaye to attend TFcon Toronto 2026
• Closing [00:19:55]

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The post Alt Mode 488 – The Ultimate G1 Archive appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

Takara rolls out a new G2 combiner, the Beast Wars Predacons get their own 30th anniversary collection, and did anyone ask for an Autobot Symbol transformer? All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:40]
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 158 – GarbageCollection.LOCK is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax April 15% off promo code: FLOWERBOT
• Quick Hits [00:03:20]
  • Takara Tomy Transformers New Legends NL-02 Menasor G2 Color Ver. First Look
  • Transformers Botbots Series 6 Fall Guy & The Immortal Meat Color Samples
  • Blokees Wheels C03 Wreck’N Rule 2 War Within Grimlock, Springer, Arcee, Drift & Springer Prototypes
  • Blokees Partners Global Conference 2026 Round Up: Galaxy Version, Defender Version, Classic Class & Action Edition
  • DNA Design DK-83 One Alpha Upgrade Kit For Studio Series TFOne Alpha Trion
  • Takara Tomy Synergenex Series Macross 7 x Transformers Basara Prime Packaging Images
  • Takara Tomy Synergenex Series Macross 7 x Transformers Basara Prime In-Hand Images
  • Beast Wars 30th Predacon Multipack First Look
  • Transformers MPG-23 Secret Agent Arcee First Look
  • Transformers Icons Optimus Prime (Autobot Symbol) Info and Pics
• Trips To The Store [00:28:27]
• Feedback [00:37:52]
• Closing [00:42:39]

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The battle at Outpost Argentum reaches its breaking point as the chaos narrows to a single deadly duel. With the fight raging around them, Spindrift and Sightline finally face each other one on one—skill, patience, and precision deciding who walks away. As the sniper’s advantage fades, the crew rallies, turning the tide against the Doctrine’s enforcers for good. Clinch’s swarm is torn apart, Weldscar is dragged from the acid and destroyed, and the trio’s iron grip on the outpost finally shatters. Victorious but battered, the heroes sift through the wreckage, claiming hard-won spoils and answers that may push them one step closer to Pythagoras—and deeper into the Doctrine’s designs.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – Second Time’s The Charm [0:15:45]
• Chapter 2 – A Crushing Victory [0:29:40]
• Chapter 3 – Triple Threat Upgrade [0:45:05]
• Closing [0:56:39]

If you enjoy Empire of Rust, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
• Twitter: @trnsmissions
• Instagram: transmissions_podcast
• Facebook: facebook.com/trnsmissionspodcast
• e-mail (rust@transmissionspodcast.com)

The post Empire Of Rust 158 – GarbageCollection.LOCK appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

In this episode the Quintesson War escalates as we review Void Rivals #28. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

Want some TransMissions swag? Check out our online shop, powered by Dashery!

Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 158 – GarbageCollection.LOCKis available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, March 30th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax March promo code: WHEELIE PRIME (2 words)
• Comics News
  • Skybound’s Transformers Comics Solicitations: June 2026, Additional Covers Artwork
• Review (20-45 minutes)
  • Void Rivals #28 Spoiler Comic Review (Jeremy)
• Media News
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episodes 23 & 24 Available Online
• Feedback

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DNA Design has an upgrade kit for Animated Nemesis Prime, Super7’s ReAction figures get the blind box treatment, and Blokees has more Bay-verse inspired Transformers figures in the pipeline. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:35]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 158 – GarbageCollection.LOCK is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, March 30th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax March 15% off promo code: WHEELIE PRIME
• Quick Hits [00:03:30]
  • Transformers Retro Outback & Wheelie And Transformers x NFL Out In Canada
  • Walmart Collector Con March 26 – Breakaway and Star Eagle Live
  • DNA Design DK-56S TFA 08 NP Upgrade Kit For AOTP Nemesis Prime
  • New Super 7 ReAction Transformers Blind Boxes New Wave
  • Blokees Transformers Classic Class Dark Of The Moon Sentinel Prime & Bumblebee Movie Blitzwing First Look
• Bot Binder Update [00:14:30]
• Trips To The Store [00:26:57]
• Closing [00:35:39]

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The post Episode 687 – Back In Black appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K, and the Transformers collide in our review of Skybound’s G.I. Joe #20. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:36]
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 157 – PurgeIntruders.BIN is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax March 15% off promo code: WHEELIE PRIME
• Comics News [00:03:29]
  • Skybound’s Transformers Comics Solicitations: June 2026
• Darryl’s Transformers #30 Spoiler Comic Mini-Review [00:05:34]
• G.I. Joe #20 Spoiler Comic Review [00:19:51]
• Feedback [00:43:36]
• Closing [00:45:21]

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The post Alt Mode 486 – G.I. Joe #20 Spoiler Review appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

On this episode we’ve got some new videos of Haslab Liokaiser and a ton of figures shown off in the TFCon LA 3rd party panel!. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 157 – PurgeIntruders.BINis now available for everyone athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • ToyhaxMarch promo code: WHEELIE PRIME (2 words)
• Toy News
• HasBlab
  • Haslab Liokaiser New Stock Photos
  • Transformers Haslab Liokaiser Demonstration Videos
  • Instagram Video 1
  • Instagram Video 2
  • Instagram Video 3
• Discussion Topic
  • TFcon LA 2026 – 3rd Party Panel Slides In Full
• Trips To The Store
• Convention News
  • TFcon Los Angeles 2026 exclusive Fans hobby MB-24C Triggerman
  • TFcon Los Angeles 2026 exclusive Ocular Max RMX-22 Solor and MTRC-16 Thunder Swarm
  • TFcon Los Angeles 2026 pins revealed
• Feedback / Questions

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The post Episode 686 – They’ve Got The Power(Masters)! appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

The fight at Outpost Argentum grinds on as the crew remains locked in battle with the Doctrine’s enforcers. Clinch breaks apart into a swarming mass, harrying the team from every angle, while Weldscar disappears beneath the surface of the acid pool, striking from below with brutal precision. High above it all, Sightline remains unseen, his shots coming from nowhere and everywhere at once. Pressed on all sides and running out of room to maneuver, the crew struggles to adapt to the trio’s coordinated assault. In the turning tide of the battle, one of the heroes is overwhelmed and goes down, forcing the others to choose between finishing the fight or saving one of their own.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – Tumble Takes A Tumble [0:18:38]
• Chapter 2 – Getting Swarmed Up [0:34:26]
• Chapter 3 – Snipe Hunt [0:49:09]
• Closing [0:59:58]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

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Optimus Prime and Elita-1 face off for Autobot leadership in our review of Skybound’s Transformers #30. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:31]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 157 – PurgeIntruders.BIN is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, March 16th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax March 15% off promo code: WHEELIE PRIME
• Comics News [00:03:30]
  • Skybound’s Transformers Worst Bot Ever – Bot Swap! Preview
• Transformers #30 Spoiler Comic Review [00:06:04]
• Media News [00:27:04]
  • Transformers Rise Of The Beasts Double Punch And “Combiner” Scorponok Concept Art By Eddie Del Rio
  • Transformers G1 Cartoon “The Immobilizer” Storyboard Available Online
• Convention News [00:00:00]
  • Transformers writer Jim Sorenson to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Transformers designer Eric Siebenaler to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Transformers Generation 1 audio engineer Scott Brownlee to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Transformers writer Donald F. Glut to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Transformers writer Marty Isenberg to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Transformers voice actor Paul Eiding to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Transformers voice actor Sue Blu to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
• Closing [00:00:00]

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The post Alt Mode 485 – Transformers #30 Spoiler Comic Review appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

Blokees reveals a new set of vehicle mode non-transforming figures, Newage shows off a new mini-sized Wreck-Gar, and Takara has a new set of Dramatic Capture figures inspired by… Revenge of the Fallen?! All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:41]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 157 – PurgeIntruders.BIN is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, March 16th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax March 15% off promo code: WHEELIE PRIME
• Quick Hits [00:04:17]
  • Newage Toys H75 Wyatt (Legends Scale Wreck-Gar) Color Prototype
  • E-Hobby Exclusive New Transformers SD Acrylic Keychains & Stands And Can Badges
  • Takara Tomy Dramatic Capture Series “Jetfire Combine” (Studio Series ROTF Optimus Prime & Jetfire) 2-Pack New Promotional Image
    • Takara Tomy Pre-Orders For March 2026: Dramatic Capture Series, MPG, Studio Series & More!
  • Blokees Wheels Transformers C02 Wreck & Rule Official Stock Images
    • Blokees Wheels Transformers C02 Wreck & Rule Product Update: Overlord Tank & Overlord Jet Combinations
    • Blokees Wheels Transformers C02 Wreck & Rule Product Update: Pipes Alternative “Smashed” Configuration
  • Auldey Transformers Alpha Action Elite Wave 4, Alpha Action Comics Wave 1, & Alpha Action Pulse Wave 1 Images
  • New Burger King Transformers Toys
• Trips To The Store [00:20:45]
• Convention News [00:27:16]
• Closing [00:30:05]

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On this episode Skybound’s got more Transformers books ready to order, the Lantern Festival in Taipei is doing a Transformers crossover, and voice actor Garry Chalk has an awesome announcement that is just Prime. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 156 – SearchTrio.EXEis now available for everyone athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • ToyhaxMarch promo code: WHEELIE PRIME (2 words)
• Comics News
  • Skybound’s Void Rivals, Preview of Issue #28
  • Skybound’s Transformers UK Compendium, Book Two Amazon Pre-Order
  • Skybound’s Transformers, Volume 6 Trade Paperback Amazon Pre-Order
• Media News
  • Garry Chalk, The Voice Of Optimus Primal, Has Won His Battle Against Cancer
• Transforming Pop Culture
  • 2026 Taipei Lantern Festival x Transformers Collaboration
• Convention News
  • Transformers voice actor John Moschitta Jr to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026

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The post Lighting Our Darkest Hour | Alt Mode 484 appeared first on TransMissions Podcast Network.

We get new images of the Transformers / Zoids / Diaclone crossover Prime, we check out the Takara Missing Link Nemesis Prime recolor, and Yolopark’s IDW Tarn and Nickel figures model kit is finally here. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:34]
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 156 – SearchTrio.EXE is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax March 15% off promo code: WHEELIE PRIME
• Toyhax $10 Gift Code February 2026 Drawing [00:04:39]
• Quick Hits [00:07:30]
  • Takara Tomy Synergenex Transformers x Zoids x Diaclone Shield-D Prime In-Hand Images
  • TAKARA TOMY T-SPARK Transformers Evangelion Prime Unit-01 In-Hand Images & Transformation Video
  • Transformers Age Of The Primes Deluxe Powerglide In-Hand Images
  • Yolopark AMK Beast Wars Optimus Primal & Dinobot Color Prototype Images – Clear Look At Accessories
  • Takara Tomy Missing Link C-01N Nemesis Prime In-Hand Images
  • Yolopark AMK PRO Transformers IDW Tarn & Nickel In-Hand Images
• Trips To The Store [00:23:43]
• Feedback [00:32:55]
• Closing [00:36:50]

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The crew pushes deeper into Outpost Argentum and finds themselves in a vast acid-processing chamber, where bubbling corrosive pools churn beneath suspended catwalks, and half-finished Cybertronian bodies are lowered for “purification.” The air burns, the footing is treacherous, and every mistake threatens dissolution. Waiting for them are the Doctrine’s enforcers: Clinch, Weldscar, and Sightline—a coordinated triumvirate engineered to fight as one. As acid geysers erupt and catwalks buckle under fire, the battle becomes a brutal test of positioning, teamwork, and endurance.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – We Fight Big Bots [0:18:35]
• Chapter 2 – Super Sneak Sniper Shot [0:30:01]
• Chapter 3 – Clinch Doesn’t Clinch The Battle [0:39:54]
• Closing [0:55:08]

If you enjoy Empire of Rust, please rate us and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify! These ratings greatly help podcasts become more discoverable to other people using those services and is an easy way to help out our show.

What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

Contact us:

• Website transmissionspodcast.com
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In this episode the tide begins to turn against the Quintessons as we review Void Rivals number 27! All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 156 – SearchTrio.EXEis available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, March 2nd! Get all of Empire of Rust athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax February promo code: STICKERMUSPRIME
• Comics News
  • Skybound Announces M.A.S.K. comic in Energon Universe
• Review
  • Void Rivals #27 Spoiler Comic Review (Jeremy)
• Media News
  • Transformers Cyberworld Episodes 21 & 22 Available Online
  • Transformers: Generation Mechs, a 500-page all-new work detailing the rise and fall of G1 and, more importantly, the evolution of the TF fanbase, is now shipping worldwide. E-mail mtmte.books@gmail.com for ordering and pricing info.
• Convention News
  • Transformers voice actor Michael Bell to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Transformers voice actor Neil Ross to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026Transformers voice actor Dan Gilvezan to attend TFcon Toronto 2026

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Replace this with the podcast intro. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Intro
• Thanks Donatreons!
• Promos
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 156 – SearchTrio.EXEis available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, March 2nd! Get all of Empire of Rust athttp://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax – February promo code: STICKERMUSPRIME
• Toy News
• HasBlab
  • Haslab Transformers Liokaiser Packaging First Look
• Quick Hits
  • Age Of The Primes Selects Core Monstructor First Look
  • Magic Square Toys MB-63/67 Eniac (Legends Scale Computron & Technobots) Gray Prototype
  • Takara Tomy New Legends Lio Convoy Legendary Green Ver. Web Manga/Comic Online
  • Yolopark AMK PRO Bumblebee Movie Optimus Prime Product Preview Official Videos
  • Flame Toys Furai Action Windblade & Arcee New Images, Preorders Live
  • Interview With Takara Tomy Transformers Overgear Designer Yūkiya Amano (English Translation)
  • Trips To The Store
• Convention News
  • TFNation to stock official Transformers products
• Feedback / Questions

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We review Skybound’s G.I. Joe #19. Will the Autobot Hound join G.I. Joe? Not if Duke has anything to say about it! All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

Order our exclusive Skybound Transformers #1 comic with cover art by E.J. Su!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:39]
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 155 – Consecrated Corridor Of Carnage is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax 15% off promo code: STICKERMUSPRIME
• Comics News [00:05:32]
  • Skybound’s Transformers: The Movie Deluxe Edition Announced
• G.I. Joe #19 Spoiler Review [00:11:46]
• Media News [00:27:38]
  • The Transformers The Movie The Apology Tour – Hasbro is Sorry For Killing Optimus Prime
  • Transformers Cyberworld Season 2 “Energon Surge” Confirmed & New Energon Surge Bumblebee Power Spark Figure Images
• Convention News [00:32:50]
  • Jack Lawrence at TFNation Manchester
  • Vince DiCola at TFNation
  • Peter Cullen the voice of Optimus Prime to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
  • Frank Welker the voice of Megatron to attend TFcon Los Angeles 2026
• Feedback [00:38:31]
• Closing [00:48:47]

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We’ve got all the Transformers reveals from New York Toy Fair 2026. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:37]
  • Empire Of Rust Episode 155 – Consecrated Corridor Of Carnage is now available for everyone at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax 15% off promo code: STICKERMUSPRIME
• Quick Hits [00:04:52]
  • Hasbro Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
  • TAKARA TOMY T-SPARK Transformers Evangelion Prime Unit-01 Official Stock Images
    • TAKARA TOMY T-SPARK Transformers Evangelion Prime Unit-01 Official Promotional Video & Color Sample Images
  • TAKARA TOMY T-SPARK Transformers Overgear OG-01 Ironhide & OG-02 Blackout Official Stock Images
    • TAKARA TOMY T-SPARK Transformers Overgear OG-01 Ironhide & OG-02 Blackout Official Promotional Video & Color Samples Images
  • Takara Overgear Optimus Prime Revealed!
  • Takara Tomy New Transformers MPG reveals: MPG-24 Blaster & Steeljaw, MPG-21 Rumble & Frenzy And MPG-22 Ravage, Buzzsaw & Ratbat
• New York Toy Fair 2026 Reveals [00:15:29]
  • New York Toy Fair Transformers Recap Studio Series 86 Reveals
  • Studio Series 2026 Wave 2 – Official Pics and Info
  • Toy Fair 2026 – Blokees Transformers
  • Toy Fair 2026 – Yolopark AMK G1 Transformers Combiners & More!
  • Toy Fair 2026 – Hasbro Booth Part 1: Transformers Studio Series & Age Of The Primes
  • Toy Fair 2025 – Hasbro Booth Part 2: Cyberworld Reveals
  • Toy Fair 2026 – Hasbro Booth Part 3: Transformers Collaborative TF x USSF Breakaway, TF x Stranger Things Freakwency, Star Eagle & More!
  • Toy Fair 2026: Studio Series Matrix Of Leadership Role Play
  • Transformers Deluxe Class Star Eagle Official Stock Images
• Trips To The Store [00:52:49]
• Feedback [01:05:26]
• Closing [01:10:27]

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The infiltration goes violently sideways as the crew stumbles into one of Outpost Argentum’s deadliest internal defenses: a precision laser corridor designed to turn intruders into neatly sorted components. Trapped, divided, and under a rapidly adapting kill-grid, the team must think fast, move faster, and decide who’s willing to risk dismemberment so the mission can continue. As the Doctrine’s cold logic asserts itself, the crew is forced to confront the reality that this facility was never meant to be breached—only survived by those who understand how it thinks. Order demands sacrifice. The lasers agree.

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Show Notes:

• Intro [0:00:00]
  
• Chapter 1 – Cultist Cleanup [0:12:00]
• Chapter 2 – Send In The Drones [0:27:14]
• Chapter 3 – It’s A Trap! [0:33:19]
• Chapter 4 – Gumshoe Chainsaw Massacre [0:48:40]
• Closing [0:56:10]

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What is the Empire Of Rust Podcast?

TransMissions Podcast Network presents: the world’s first and only Transformers RPG actual play podcast! Conceived, developed, and run by TransMissions Podcast producer and editor Michael Ordway (@minervion), this podcast combines the tabletop role playing game (RPG) experience (think Dungeons and Dragons) with the setting, universe, and characters of the Transformers into an actual play podcast. Each episode records the gaming sessions as the player characters experience the adventures planned and designed by the game master (GM). The RPG system being used is based on Starfinder, a sci-fi variant of Pathfinder, combined with elements of the Transformers-themed Mechamorphosis d20 system (more info here).

Empire of Rust takes place in the IDW Comics Transformers Universe that ran from 2005 to 2018. It is set at the beginning of the “First Strike” storyline that was published in 2017. But while the starting point is based on the events of the first issue of First Strike – where Earth is being inducted into the Cybertronian Council of Worlds – the story of Empire of Rust will be very different. So if you’ve read the comics, don’t think you know what’s going to happen!

The players have all created original Transformer characters to take part in this adventure, but they’re sure to encounter some familiar faces in their adventures on Cybertron, and beyond.

Cast:

• Game Master, Narrator, & NPCs (Non-Player Characters) – Michael Ordway
• Magnum and Pythagoras – Matthew G
• Spindrift – Mike M
• Carapace – Patrick Finn
• Kevin Carlson – Rough & Tumble
• Additional Voices – Brandon Ouellette

Special Thanks:

• Teletraan 1 Outro – Brandon Ouellette

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The Decepticons take back what’s theirs in our review of Skybound’s Transformers #29. All this and much, much more on this episode of TransMissions Alt Mode!

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Show Notes:

• Show Start [00:00:00]
• Intro [00:00:37]
  • The bonus uncut version of Episode 155 – Consecrated Corridor of Carnage is available for Donatreons! The regular version will be up next week, February 16th! Get all of Empire of Rust at http://transmissionspodcast.com/rust
  • Toyhax February 15% off promo code: STICKERMUSPRIME
• Comics News [00:02:47]
  • New Britformers Kickstarter from Nathan Webb
• Transformers #29 Spoiler Comic Review [00:04:21]
• Media News [00:25:31]
  • Machinima Transformers Combiner Wars Concept Art
  • Transformers: Eternal War Mobile Game Closed Beta Open For Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & Philippines
  • Transformers Battersea Power Station Meet & Greet Event With Gregg Berger, Voice of G1 Grimlock
• Convention News [00:28:48]
  • Nick Roche to attend TFNation Manchester 28 March 2026
  • Cyberworld Voice Actor James Alexander to attend TFNation 31 July – 2 August 2026
• Feedback [00:30:47]
• Closing [00:38:29]

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