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Brian Kilby

@kilby.bsky.social
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Host of Radio Free Cybertron, the world's first and oldest toy and action figure podcast (since 1999!) Science fan, skeptic, Xennial, adoptive parent, pet parent, hoarder.

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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As a kid, I watched Five Faces of Darkness with zero idea Optimus Prime was already dead. Most of us only found out through the playground rumor mill. It didn't fully click until I rewatched the VHS a year later. Confusing, but I love that episode. Clip from the RFC live stream.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tonight: MPG Twincast, Dinobot Island Slag and Sludge, Dark Amber Leo Prime with Blue Bolt, and a Kiss Players cassette set. Plus Age of the Primes with Guzzle, Cybershark, Sky Guard, Breakaway, and Alpha Bravo. Come hang out live tonight at 8:30 ET: tfradio.net/live Discord: tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pulled out my 1989 Takara Deathsaurus, emperor of the Destrons from Transformers Victory. The Breastforce gimmick still gets me: his chest is a swappable Breast Animal, Eaglebreast or Tigerbreast, one at a time. America never got anything like it. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Don insisted his $7 toy flip was clear profit, and I had to ask about taxes. He took it about as well as you'd expect. From our live stream. tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My buddy Shawn made me this, and I love it. It's Galvatron strapped to the therapist's couch on Torkulon, straight out of "Webworld." Shawn built it from a dollar-store Barbie chaise, a Planet of the Apes figure, and plain rope, and I supplied the Galvatron. It's quick, cheap, and perfect.
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NES - Explain yourself, NES. @slugfest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You have to pretend to be under TORQ's control. Then punch that LED screen real hard when you get close enough.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I own Sandbot. He's an HG Toys beach set from the mid-'80s: a pail, shovel, rake, sieve, and scoop, all built into a truck robot with an Optimus Prime sticker on it. Red and blue parts in any combination, and the pail is always gray.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I spent part of my afternoon in Ghost in the Machine mode on my Stern Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye LE pinball machine. The mode features TORQ III from "Day of the Machines." It's a great deep cut. I took several runs at it and lost them all.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Help. I can't get up.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I got Grim, the Monster Jam Grave Digger Transformer. Don said he's a little simple, and he's right, but it's the good kind of simple. He's a big Voyager-sized figure, poseable, with a great paint job. Worth every penny. tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm just proud I didn't break it: two pieces of Mixmaster have to bend exactly the same way to make Devastator's foot, one wouldn't, and it took ten tries and some force to get there. This time. Full episode: tfradio.net/997
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The blunt take on the show: yes, it's a cash grab, that's what commercial products are for. Full episode: tfradio.net/996
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Picked up the CultureFly Optimus Prime popcorn bucket. 25 oz, officially licensed. And yes, I've already told Kim to use it as my urn when the time comes. She did not seem thrilled. tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Confession: I check Mandarake before I wake the kids, walk the dog, or say good morning to my wife. I wavered on a D-84 Abominus, sure something was wrong with it, then took the plunge and got a great deal. Full episode: tfradio.net/995
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Optimal Omega @optimalomega.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain I take a look at my wife and realize she's very plain But that's just perfect for an Amish like me You know, I shun fancy things like electricity At 4:30 in the morning, I'm milkin' cows Jebediah feeds the chickens and Jacob plows, fool
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Matt had one more thing to add about Swindle that he forgot a few weeks ago: in robot mode, his seat cushions become his butt cheeks. Important information, apparently. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm still sad for Don. He missed BotCon perfect attendance by that much and didn't get the gold jacket at BotCon 2016. Genuinely bitter. Full episode: tfradio.net/995
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DestronPeter @destronpeter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Pictured here is the #RetroFuture Sticker Album by #FansProject. Lovingly designed to evoke vintage licensed sticker albums, with art delightfully reminiscent of not only vintage box art, but also Sunbow/Toei animation, this piece hits all the right nostalgia notes.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The guys got into it on the show over this Hot Wheels Bumblebee, apparently the back is just a hollow gap where his bumblebutt should be. Don even compared it unfavorably to his Titanium Rodimus, which is saying something. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A friend and his girlfriend at the time visited my apartment back in 2003 or 2004. I found out later, after they were married, that she was terrified by the wall-to-wall Transformers in my apartment.
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GBBlackrock @gbblackrock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My wife often talks about the first time she was in my apartment, before we were even properly dating, and she picked up one of my Transformers to see if I’d freak out. I daresay if Don’s wife is conducting such a test NOW, it’s rather too late….
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don's wife, a therapist, is watching Transformers: The Movie for the first time this weekend...is it just to study his reaction? 😂 #Transformers #TransformersTheMovie
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
RFC patron David shared a comparison of knockoff Dino Force toys against his real Monstructor, and they're about 95% identical. You'd have real trouble telling them apart without the two side by side. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Trixter 🔪 (Jim Lee Era) @trixter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So for those who saw the Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary event this weekend, I have a question: Where did you see it, and what was the aspect ratio? Because I saw it at an Alamo Drafthouse, and they showed it at 4:3, but I know at least one person who saw it at Regal at 16:9.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I didn't do the math in my head before getting a new light box. I need a slightly larger one than the white one. Slightly larger.
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Irishpalaeonerd @irishpalaeonerd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Im just sadly priced out of regular collecting atm. The prices in ireland are ludicrous. Leaders are 90 us dollars
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Matt made a case on the show that Cliffjumper actually wears this shared mold better than Bumblebee, since Cliffjumper's supposed to be blocky and Bumblebee isn't. Price hurts, but it's a good toy either way. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Warsmith Stu @oldstu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Is there an injecting Mia Wallace in the heart with adrenaline mini game?
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Tales From the Cryptlette @manofthetown.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Had a fun day hanging out with @kilby.bsky.social and playing some pinball and watching Transformers the movie in the theater.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Chris made a good point on the show — box wear on a vintage Transformer is basically patina, the same signal collectors look for in antiques to prove it's genuine and not a reproduction. You can't fake it. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
John brought up something wild on the show — collectors are X-raying sealed toy boxes to prove they're not full of bricks, and I noted that sports card collectors are getting sealed packs CAT scanned to see what's inside. The lengths people go to now. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Diecast had the line of the week — he said this toy looks like someone cosplaying Bumblebee in a homemade costume, full car body, feet sticking out the bottom. Absolutely bonkers terrible, and he's not wrong. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Diecast picked up the "Dead Optimus Prime" movie-verse Super7 figure this week, not for the toy itself but in memory of Peter Cullen. He pointed out the irony of a dead Optimus Prime sitting on store shelves right now, and yeah, it's bad timing Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A sealed G1 Megatron, pre-rub, one of only three known, just sold for $161,458 at LCG Auctions. I think that's an investment firm buying, not a collector. Join us on our Discord, tfradio.net/discord
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Tekno 😈🌐👑🇨🇦 @generaltekno.bttoons.com · 19/09/2026
In an hour from now! It's time to unbox more toys but of the feral, more monstrous nature with "Tooth and Claw Edition"! I'll be joined by @irishpalaeonerd.bsky.social as I open mostly dinosaur related things over on twitch! twitch.tv/generaltekno
Toys being opened tonight!
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Don bought this Age of Extinction Bumblebee because the transformation looked wild, then spent almost an hour before we went live trying to get the top half to work. His conclusion: it's a conspiracy, it doesn't actually transform, they just want you to think it does.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Diecast bought a pre-production RED Grimlock sample on eBay for $90. Someone is now trying to resell one for $1,000. Radio Free Cybertron ep 1005. tfradio.net/1005
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Grant White @grantwhite.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Heard @kilby.bsky.social say he had 16 Billys and my brain went "That's a lot of G1 Blasters..."
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I love Big Figs Optimus Prime, and I am unable to lie about it.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don McLean's American Pie is on the radio and my brain is short circuiting because he isn't singing about Anakin.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trying my hand at creating more videos. Decided to show off some lovely Generation 3 Infernos. Three of them, so three Generation Three Infernos, I guess.
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Thew Adams @toygrind.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
darn that soundwave!
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I quit my nonprofit job in 2010 but never lost remote access to my PC. For months I'd sneak in and change some stranger's desktop background to this. I kept volunteering there for years. Not one person ever said a word.
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This was before the buyer's premium was added! With BP added it's $161K! 😭
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A G1 Megatron just sold for $134,548. 🤯 AFA 90 — the highest grade any Megatron has EVER received. Only 3 exist at this grade, out of 57 known pieces total. The hobby is wild right now. #Transformers #Megatron #ToyCollecting #VintageToys
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"That's a lot of plastic" — Diecast's verdict on the $35 Big Fig Optimus Prime this week, and honestly, fair. Full episode 1004: tfradio.net/1004
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Confirmed on Radio Free Cybertron episode 1004: I put a NERD down on Evangelion Prime Unit-02, and yes, "NERD" started as autocorrect butchering "non-refundable deposit." It stuck. It's staying. tfradio.net/1004
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I fired up the new "Ghost in the Machine" mode on my Transformers pinball machine, expecting Starscream — I got TORQ III instead, the rogue computer from "Day of the Machines." I was not expecting that. Nor was I expecting to put up 212,639,000 points. 👻
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Brian Kilby @kilby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA from this week's episode (1003): I looked at some "vintage" Seekers for a friend and had to tell her they were almost certainly knockoffs — too pristine, zero oxidation at the sprue cuts, even though they came in real vintage boxes. Be careful out there. Full ep: tfradio.net/1003
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