FansToys FT-02 Acoustic Wave [MP SOUNDWAVE]

[kaiden]

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc410/LamDX/1326692739_sw1.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc410/LamDX/1326692739_sw2.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc410/LamDX/1326692739_sw3.jpg

[Prowl]

Prowl has mild siezure looking at level of awesomeness in above images

[Lord_Zed]

Looking pretty good, but I dread the price tag, given the cost of a standard MP.

Also what size is it? Is it MP01 Prime and Megs scale? Or MP10 Prime and Grimlock scale.

Prefer the latter myself, but I guess we shall see.

[kaiden]

Looking pretty good, but I dread the price tag, given the cost of a standard MP.

Also what size is it? Is it MP01 Prime and Megs scale? Or MP10 Prime and Grimlock scale.

Prefer the latter myself, but I guess we shall see.

I just remembered there was a previous topic about this MP Soundwave & Blaster (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=11611) but at the time they had no official names. Anyway from the newest pictures, there seems to be more detail pretty much everywhere.

direct link to previous pictures (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/unofficial-mp-style-g1-soundwave-blaster-in-development/22382/)

[Hursticon]

Hurstigasmed...

[Tallestblue]

*anime nosebleed*

[liegeprime]

Looking pretty good, but I dread the price tag, given the cost of a standard MP.

Also what size is it? Is it MP01 Prime and Megs scale? Or MP10 Prime and Grimlock scale.

Prefer the latter myself, but I guess we shall see.

It's the same size/scale as MP Starscream.... looks like their gonna make MP versions of the Cassettrons as well... SWEET!!:D:D

[maxirod]

2012 is gonna be a big big year for your pockets! But this is too sweet to ignore

[VERT]

AND SOLD! :eek::D

[Decepticon]

Forgive my ignorance here but if this is not a Takara or Hasbro Soundwave, does it make it a KO?

[kaiden]

Forgive my ignorance here but if this is not a Takara or Hasbro Soundwave, does it make it a KO?

its only a KO if it uses an existing toy made by hasbro/takara. this is an unlicensed 3rd party product. its a grey area ;)


2012 is gonna be a big big year for your pockets! But this is too sweet to ignore

2011 was an expensive year too. it'll just get worse with the increasing number of 3rd party makers.

[1AZRAEL1]

I want, and can't wait. I will fork over the money for this figure.

[canofwhoopass_87]

I avoided the third party MP Coneheads simply because there's a possibility they could be released as a retooled starscream mould.

An official G1 style masterpiece Soundwave feels very unlikely though. I mean, would Takara really make a masterpiece toy of an 80's tapedeck :p ?

Might actually get this. Gona have to see the quality first though

[Prowl]

I wonder what the cost will be? Hopefully not too ridiculous.

[kaiden]

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-ft02-acoustic-wave-prototype-images/24155/

It looks like they've made him taller and even more detailed! looking so so nice!

[kup]

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-ft02-acoustic-wave-prototype-images/24155/

It looks like they've made him taller and even more detailed! looking so so nice!

He does look ridiculously awesome. I am certainly leaning towards buying it.

[Hursticon]

He does look ridiculously awesome. I am certainly leaning towards buying it.

I've already fallen over! :D:cool:

[maxirod]

Its so pretty that it hurts....................my wallet

[VERT]

Oh yes, It shall be mine :D

[Ultra Mackness]

This thing just looks cooler and cooler! Some more images

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/additional-ft02-acoustic-wave-prototype-images/24233/

My wallet is beginning to hurt in anticipation...

[1AZRAEL1]

It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine :p

[Tallestblue]

it needs to come with cassete people before I'm really willing...

[kup]

it needs to come with cassete people before I'm really willing...

I hope it comes with a decent Ratbat or Laserbeak/Buzzsaw.

There are too many 3rd party Rumbles & Frenzies already.

[Ultra Mackness]

It seems to be coming with a lazerbeak/buzzsaw and I'm guessing/hoping the other other three in this pic get released as well!

http://www.fanstoys.com/blog/index.php/archives/106/120116_1

[kaiden]

im assuming they release it with all 4 cassettes as that would pretty much be a guaranteed sell.

[Hursticon]

I believe that somewhere in the thread on TFW2005 they state that it'll be coming with Laserbeak and that subsequent cassettes will be bundled into 3 packs and sold thereafter, regardless, this beauty is bought on sight; I have a very big thing when it comes to Soundwave stuff and being Official or not but this looks way too good to pass up, considering the very real likelihood that HasTakTom will never produce anything like this/these. ;):cool:

Recent update = :D

[Tallestblue]

Yeah okay...I maybe in then. Come on preorder...

[theheretic]

This is fantastic! I'm in! Shut up and take my money. I'm not worried if its official Soundwave or not. I really like sonicron (besides the weak joints that I've had to tighten up) and I am in love with THIS Soundwave. He will be a preorder ASAP.

[canofwhoopass_87]

Update adds a fair amount of detail, but the blockyness that is G1 Soundwave can't be avoided!

Tape deck alt mode is prob way too outdated to ever be official-takara-MP-worthy, but I'll prob wait this one out and get some feedback from the otca crew first before buying

[kurdt_the_goat]

Looking back through the pics of FansToys Acoustic Wave, anyone a bit suspect that the very first prototype might have been a stolen early prototype of the official MP Soundwave?

http://i.imgur.com/711gF.jpg

FansToys' second prototype changed so much (for what reason?) from the first, which looks much closer to the real MP Soundwave... you have to wonder!
It does beg the question, why would they bother doing anything if they had even the slightest idea that TakaraTomy would release one too!

[kup]

Looking back through the pics of FansToys Acoustic Wave, anyone a bit suspect that the very first prototype might have been a stolen early prototype of the official MP Soundwave?

http://i.imgur.com/711gF.jpg

FansToys' second prototype changed so much (for what reason?) from the first, which looks much closer to the real MP Soundwave... you have to wonder!
It does beg the question, why would they bother doing anything if they had even the slightest idea that TakaraTomy would release one too!



I don't think that FansToys was aware of the design. The overall Soundwave design is very straight forward so it's very easy for different parties to create similar deisigns for a Micro cassette recorder Soundwave. This is specially so since both designs are going to be based on the G1 toy and character model.

There is also considerable but understandably subtle design discrepancies making both very different if you carefully analyze them.

[Tallestblue]

I think this project has been pretty much buried by the MP Soundwave announcement.

[kup]

I think this project has been pretty much buried by the MP Soundwave announcement.

About a month ago, I heard it was cancelled.

[SuspectimusPrime]

I wonder if TakaraTomy may have moved as quickly to release MP Soundwave if a third party producer did not announce plans for a not-MP not-Soundwave.

[canofwhoopass_87]

Sucks for fanstoys. The amount of hours and development put into "Acoustic Wave" for nothing :eek:

I reckon it would've been much more expensive than the offical MP too, but probably would've came with the cassettes.

[kup]

Sucks for fanstoys. The amount of hours and development put into "Acoustic Wave" for nothing :eek:

I reckon it would've been much more expensive than the offical MP too, but probably would've came with the cassettes.

I doubt it. Recently, Japanese MP figures have been more expensive than 3rd parties.

I just hope that in the future, the 3rd parties concentrate more in doing characters that Hasbro would never do. I would love an MP Fortmax or Overlord for example. It is highly unlikely Hasbro would do those characters as MPs and they would have fan demand.

[Lord_Zed]

Up until recently Soundwave did seem like a character Hasbro would never do.

Maybe someone should make a 3rd party MP Chromedome?

[kup]

Up until recently Soundwave did seem like a character Hasbro would never do.

Maybe someone should make a 3rd party MP Chromedome?

I would dig that.

[liegeprime]

Id like to see a third party MP Triple changer - Blitzwing or Astrotrain would be awesome!!

[ITZTRU]

I would definitely love an Astrotrain or Blitzwing!