Toy Review - Hasbro MP Soundwave

[griffin]

(Please post comments, photos or even a fully comprehensive review - these are just some brief details to start you off)


Soundwave with Laserbeak, Rumble (blue), Frenzy (red), Ravage, Buzzsaw.
Series - Masterpiece
Sub-line - none
Size/class - n/a
New/remould/redeco - New (for Hasbro)
Wave - MP-02
Released here - should be November 2013 (released in America July 2013)
Approximate Retail Price - (about AU$150)
Approximate Size - 23cm (Soundwave), 4-8cm (Cassettes)
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - Portable Cassette Player (Soundwave), Cassette/Condor (Laserbeak & Buzzsaw), Cassette/Robot (Rumble & Frenzy), Cassette/Jaguar (Ravage).
Main Features/Gimmicks - Includes 5 Cassettes, holds up to 3 Cassettes, ejects Cassettes, Megatron gun, wrist gun, launching missile.
Main Colours - Dark blue, silver, black (Soundwave),
Main Accessories - Gun, missile, shoulder cannon, Megatron gun, wrist gun (Soundwave), 2 guns & pile-drivers (Rumble), 2 guns & pile-drivers (Frenzy).

JP Reviews can be seen here - Soundwave/Laserbeak (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=15319), Ravage/Rumble (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=15567), Frenzy/Buzzsaw (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=15754).

(stock images to come later)

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm personally not interested in this toy as I have the TakTOM version, but I still voted yes because it really is good value for money. :)

[kurdt_the_goat]

It's definitely a good deal that proves TakaraTomy are clearly robbing the living daylights out of us with their prices...

Having said that, and not really caring what it cost me (I couldn't have waited), i really dislike the toy accurate yellow eyes on this version!

I'm surprised how much i don't like such a trivial thing, so perhaps it's just some subliminal justification for my impatience that i'm tricking myself with :D

[Jetfire in the sky]

I honestly can't separate Soundwave and Metroplex. Very very excited to hand over my money for these two beauties.

[GoktimusPrime]

It's definitely a good deal that proves TakaraTomy are clearly robbing the living daylights out of us with their prices...
+1. Hence why I now refuse to buy TakTOM MPs at full RRP. But even w/ preorder discounts my TakTOM MP Soundwave + Cassettes cost me $200. The colours and additional Energon cubes are not worth paying an additional $50 for! I preordered the TakTOM toys before news of the Hasbro version came out --- had I known beforehand I would never have bothered w/ the TakTOM versions and just wanted for the cheaper local one! Having said that... there is some peace of mind that I don't have to go "hunting" for the Hasbro version when it does come out here... I just have to worry about trying to find myself an Acid Storm. :o There's my subliminal justification right there. :p

[AJ_Prime]

That's a no-brainer question (for me at least). Um... YES!!

[Sinnertwin]

Hmmm... That's tough with so much on offer these days. Do i pay $150 for an iconic figure with a great representation and 5 of his minions, or $179 for a two foot tall city former who achieves said mode by sitting down, spread eagle, doing pilates? Decisions...

[AJ_Prime]

Hmmm... That's tough with so much on offer these days. Do i pay $150 for an iconic figure with a great representation and 5 of his minions, or $179 for a two foot tall city former who achieves said mode by sitting down, spread eagle, doing pilates? Decisions...

There's a choice? Choose option 3, get them both! They can do yoga together!

[GoktimusPrime]

If I had to choose one, I'd go for Soundwave. Massively better value for money there. Plus Soundwave is more likely to sell out faster than Metroplex. Get Soundwave first, then if you want to still get Metroplex, do it later. Or maybe you could lay by one of them?

[BigTransformerTrev]

Well, I was going to write a full and comprehensive review of this figure, replete with a million tiny details about every square micron of this figure and his minions so that you the reader could make an informed decision in regards to purchasing him in the future.

Then I realized there are about 8 billion other written, pictorial and video reviews of him already and the chances of me telling you something new is nill :p So just gonna list some highlights :).


Packaging:
Beautiful! Even lots of detail on the purple box itself when you remove the cardboard bit that has all the details on it. Definetely a box you will want to keep.

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b615/BigAngryTrev/P1000904_zpsa4134f25.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/BigAngryTrev/media/P1000904_zpsa4134f25.jpg.html)


Soundwave
*Great Transformation - not mega difficult like MP Megatron but not too simplistic like MP Grimlock
*Alt Mode: A bit bulkier in cassette player mode than the original which is to be expected. A shame the batteries/weapons are on the outside and dont store away like G1. Has the little connector on the side he used in the movie to plug into the screen. Except from the back a beautiful piece.
*Robot Mode: Fricken brilliant! Just... just brilliant. Everything from the paint to the tiny red missiles to being able to make him press his own shoulder button just helps make this toy. The notches on his arms and shoulders so you can put Laserbeak and Buzzsaw on securely just add to poseability of this already greatly poseable character. Cant recommend enough!
*Accessories: Nice touches indeed. You get one energon cube, one chest grid and a hand sensor. Very good for reenacting those classic G1 episodes!
*Eyes - G1 toy accurate yellow - sweet!

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b615/BigAngryTrev/Shot_zps13e8858a.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/BigAngryTrev/media/Shot_zps13e8858a.jpg.html)


Sidekicks
*Ravage: Not as bulky as one would like but still very good.
*Laserbeak/Buzzsaw; Brilliant! Only thing is their head cameras don't come out very far. But the 3 animals all come with their weapons built in which shows great design and engineering. The fact that all the tapes are the same size as the originals and can be used in G1 SW and vice versa also attests to this.
*Rumble/Frenzy: Very nice, but here is the thing - according to the packaging Rumble is the red/black one like the toy. Frenzy is the purple that Rumble was in the cartoon :confused::confused::confused: Bloody weird! Personally I just cheat and have Rumble as the purple and Frenzy as the red/black to recreate the cartoon, otherwise it doesn't make a lot of sense. Weird that Soundwaves eyes are yellow that is accurate in the G1 toy and nowhere else, and the tapes colours are G1 cartoon accurate but nowhere else. An odd choice. But their arm drums are grand and can be put on the original tapes as well.
*Megatron Gun: Very cool! Anyone know if it is to the same scale as the one that came with 20th Anniversary Prime? Ive still got him MISB so not sure.


OVERALL - BLOODY AWESOME!!!! OH FRAG YES!

[GoktimusPrime]

*Rumble/Frenzy: Very nice, but here is the thing - according to the packaging Rumble is the red/black one like the toy. Frenzy is the purple that Rumble was in the cartoon :confused::confused::confused: Bloody weird! Personally I just cheat and have Rumble as the purple and Frenzy as the red/black to recreate the cartoon, otherwise it doesn't make a lot of sense.
I totally agree; while it makes sense for TakaraTOMY's Japanese market where the FIRRIB mix up never happened, it doesn't make sense for Hasbro's Anglophone market where indeed the purple robot was Rumble. Frenzy was NEVER purple in any original G1 medium. (cos blue =/= purple)

It really feels like Hasbro got lazy/inattentive with this important detail and missed a golden opportunity to finally have a cartoon-like Rumble and Frenzy toy set with the correct names.


Weird that Soundwaves eyes are yellow that is accurate in the G1 toy and nowhere else, and the tapes colours are G1 cartoon accurate but nowhere else. An odd choice.
Soundwave's eyes were yellow in ALL G1 media except the cartoon. They were yellow in the toy, US Marvel Comics, UK Marvel Comics, Ladybird story books, Big Looker story books etc etc etc. The cartoon was the sole G1 medium in the 1980s that gave Soundwave a red visor, so in actuality Soundwave had a red visor and it was FIRRIB in the G1 cartoon and nowhere else. Everywhere else saw Soundwave with a yellow visor and RIRFIB. That's why I prefer original toy accurate colours, because the toys came first, and the majority of G1 canonical sources stuck with the toy colours. The cartoon was exceptionally unusual in deviating away from the toy colours in certain regards. This is also why I personally refuse to use the term "show accuracy" or "cartoon accuracy" with most Transformers toys, especially G1, because the term implies that the cartoon was more correct than other media, whereas in reality it was the other way around. (JMHO)

So I really like how Hasbro's gone and given their MP Soundwave a truly G1 accurate yellow visor; the way Soundwave's visor is meant to be. I would've personally liked to see Frenzy repainted blue like the G1 toy (instead of being left purple) and keep Rumble as Rumble, thus making the entire set really G1 accurate. But if they are going to keep Frenzy purple as they clearly have, then I completely agree that it would've made a helluva lot more sense to call the purple robot Rumble and the red robot Frenzy.


*Megatron Gun: Very cool! Anyone know if it is to the same scale as the one that came with 20th Anniversary Prime? Ive still got him MISB so not sure.
It's the exact same gun! Hurry up and open your 20th Anniv. OP!

[Nevac]

It's the exact same gun! Hurry up and open your 20th Anniv. OP!

Well almost the same it has an extra joint on the stock which I think is so the MP10 Prime can hold it.

[UltraMarginal]

I am pretty happy with my Soundwave, he seems to have a slight backwards lean but I can live with that, his eyes are what's bugging me, they aren't smooth, they have a slight circle shape in their surface:
As you can see it makes them look a bit rough. is this a common problem or have I picked a dud?

I've shifted this to the Questions (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=383823&postcount=6501) thread as it's probably more applicable there.

[Trent]

^I'll have a look at mine when I get home.

[ILikeSoundwave]

I am pretty happy with my Soundwave, he seems to have a slight backwards lean but I can live with that, his eyes are what's bugging me, they aren't smooth, they have a slight circle shape in their surface:
As you can see it makes them look a bit rough. is this a common problem or have I picked a dud?

I've shifted this to the Questions (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=383823&postcount=6501) thread as it's probably more applicable there.
Mine has that too, I think they all do.

[griffin]

A photo of what you get with the Hasbro version...

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/a823.jpg

And next to the JP version (red visor)... looking virtually identical.
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/blog/a824.jpg

[Nevac]

The only other difference I could find with the 2 Soundwave's are the door flaps for rumble/frenzy's guns are a different shade of grey compared to the Tak one. Rumble/Frenzy use white screws/pins instead of black and they tend to stick out more then the black ones but other then that they're identical still fantastic value for money.

[GoktimusPrime]

Thanks for posting the comparison pic, griffin. :) I've always seen photos of Hasbro Soundwave looking like it has a lighter blue that TakTOM's, but of course it could be different lighting conditions -- side by side comparison pics are always the best as obviously both toys are photographed under the same conditions. :D

TFwiki comprehensively lists the differences between the Hasbro and TakTOM versions of Soundwave and the Cassettes.

[griffin]

Not sure if they did anything to fix the fragile nature of the condor/vulture tail fins, but my Buzzsaw was not stiff... however, my Laserbeak had stiff tailfins but didn't snap off when forcing them (yet).

[UltraMarginal]

Both my Lazerbeak and Buzzsaw have one super stiff tailfin.

[lancalot]

Both my Lazerbeak and Buzzsaw have one super stiff tailfin.

My hasbro one are good and not stiff at all on both laserbeak and buzzsaw.... also the white marks one the left chest joint are runner marks and not stress one ... the big thing i notice is that frenzy and rumble paint app for there chest piece isn't chrome like the TT ones...

[lancalot]

Here the paper craft for the energon cubes for all the hasbro people and also the picture for the window of the chest piece for soundwave ... enjoy

http://imageshack.us/a/img819/4809/6xaj.jpg

[Jetfire in the sky]

Just got mine today, this is up there with the all time greats, I'm going to say better than Titan Metroplex, yes different type of figure I know. Value for money is off the chart!!
I don't want to get into a whole scale arguement as tends to happen with the MP stuff, but he fits nicely in with MP1 and 5 imho.

[MayzaPrime]

I'm pleased for everyone that has the Hasbro Soundwave.

Congrats guys! He is awesome

For me, I am really happy with my Takara version and I am not upset that I missed out on the Hasbro version and for me to miss out on a Transformer I am usually not happy and given that I have 1600+ figures I usually don't miss out on much :D

Plus I have also pre-ordered Soundblaster and Ratbat

[Sinnertwin]

Mine has that too, I think they all do.

Yep. Mine also has the Pokemon eyes

[jazzcomp]

mine too

[UltraMarginal]

Yep. Mine also has the Pokemon eyes


mine too

oh well, If it's this common, I'm not going to try to have mine replaced. I may have a go at fixing it myself down the track. the rest of the toy is magnificent.

except laserbeaks forehead camera.

[jazzcomp]

how far does the camera pop out or up? I can't seem to raise it very high compared to the instruction sheet pic.

[GoktimusPrime]

Here are the differences between the Hasbro and TakTOM versions according to TFwiki. TFwiki has this information spread across different pages (for each character's relevant toy page), so I thought I'd just collate and put them here for easy/quick reference. :)

* Different packaging (Thrilling 30) and instructions. Instructions do not explain any of the accessories, action or interactive features w/ cassettes.
* Soundwave's visor is yellow instead of red
* Rumble/Frenzy gun storage panels on feet are unpainted
* Cut out images for display panel not included
* Microcassette cases are clear transparent instead of hot pink
* Laserbeak has a brighter shade of red.
* Buzzsaw is a brighter yellow instead of amber.
* Ravage has a different shade of grey.
* Rumble has a brighter shade of red, and has painted gold decos instead of gold chrome.
* Frenzy has a brighter shade of purple and blue, and painted silver decos instead of silver chrome.

[5FDP]

So... to summarise your summary - hardly any differences at all :p

[Jetfire in the sky]

Instructions do not explain any of the accessories, action or interactive features w/ cassettes.
.

This bit totally baffles me why Hasbro provide such lame paperwork. All this awesomeness and playability and you have to find out how either by trial and error or the Internet!!

[Trent]

So... to summarise your summary - hardly any differences at all :p

And none that can justify the increased price over the Takara version. (I don't know whether development accounts for the difference or not:confused:)

[5FDP]

And none that can justify the increased price over the Takara version. (I don't know whether development accounts for the difference or not:confused:)

Only someone who bought the Hasbro version would say that.








jk :D

[Sinnertwin]

What are peoples thoughts on Ravage?
Compared to Laserbeak & Rumble he just doesnt cut it for me.

[5FDP]

What are peoples thoughts on Ravage?
Compared to Laserbeak & Rumble he just doesnt cut it for me.

Agreed. Generations Ravage is by far the better toy aside from his tiny 'bird-like' head. My biggest gripe with the MP version is how hollow he looks on the reverse side of his cassette mode. Perhaps this was to include his missiles in the transformation but I would have been perfectly OK with them making it a separate accessory. He's definitely the weakest of the MP cassettes.

[UltraMarginal]

I like Ravage, just got him out and transformed him today. the design concept of having the nose rotate oiut and become the joining plug between the two sides of his face is great except mine doesn't stay so he has a bit of a split in his head.

The rest of his jaguar/Panther/kitty cat mode is pretty good I like the high level of articulation and the lithe nature of the sculpt. It would be better to have a bit more articulation in the neck/head area, though hard to achieve with this design.

[yoshi594]

Here are the differences between the Hasbro and TakTOM versions according to TFwiki. TFwiki has this information spread across different pages (for each character's relevant toy page), so I thought I'd just collate and put them here for easy/quick reference. :)

* Different packaging (Thrilling 30) and instructions. Instructions do not explain any of the accessories, action or interactive features w/ cassettes.
* Soundwave's visor is yellow instead of red
* Rumble/Frenzy gun storage panels on feet are unpainted
* Cut out images for display panel not included
* Microcassette cases are clear transparent instead of hot pink
* Laserbeak has a brighter shade of red.
* Buzzsaw is a brighter yellow instead of amber.
* Ravage has a different shade of grey.
* Rumble has a brighter shade of red, and has painted gold decos instead of gold chrome.
* Frenzy has a brighter shade of purple and blue, and painted silver decos instead of silver chrome.

Doesn't Hasbro Soundwave have that big "CE" white text on one of his legs?

[Trent]

What are peoples thoughts on Ravage?
Compared to Laserbeak & Rumble he just doesnt cut it for me.

He's definitely the weakest of the bunch. He can still be posed decently though.

[1AZRAEL1]

Here are the differences between the Hasbro and TakTOM versions according to TFwiki. TFwiki has this information spread across different pages (for each character's relevant toy page), so I thought I'd just collate and put them here for easy/quick reference. :)

* Different packaging (Thrilling 30) and instructions. Instructions do not explain any of the accessories, action or interactive features w/ cassettes.
* Soundwave's visor is yellow instead of red
* Rumble/Frenzy gun storage panels on feet are unpainted
* Cut out images for display panel not included
* Microcassette cases are clear transparent instead of hot pink
* Laserbeak has a brighter shade of red.
* Buzzsaw is a brighter yellow instead of amber.
* Ravage has a different shade of grey.
* Rumble has a brighter shade of red, and has painted gold decos instead of gold chrome.
* Frenzy has a brighter shade of purple and blue, and painted silver decos instead of silver chrome.

Also of note is his foot is not completely painted silver. His "arch" of the foot is just plain grey compared Tak version.

[1AZRAEL1]

But I really dig him. How could I not? It's Soundwave :D

But in all seriousness, having his cassettes included is great. Love how their weapons are included in the cassette mode, aside from Rumble/Frenzy. They too are great, and a good update from the originals.

[GoktimusPrime]

Doesn't Hasbro Soundwave have that big "CE" white text on one of his legs?
Dunno. I've yet to see Hasbro MP Soundwave for myself IRL. The differences I listed were taken straight from TFwiki (which certainly isn't always accurate :o). I'm hoping to do an IRL comparison later this month and take some side by side comparison photos. :)

P.S.: According to TFwiki, the Asian market version of MP Soundwave lacks paint apps on the triangle on his forehead.

[Sinnertwin]

Doesn't Hasbro Soundwave have that big "CE" white text on one of his legs?

Along with #4348 on the outside of his right leg on his knee in robot mode

[UltraMarginal]

So I tried out the tape system last night, A W E S O M E. such a simple elegant design.

my only concern is the Frumble pair are a bit chunky and tend to jam, all the others though fit perfectly and can be easily ejected in series.

[GoktimusPrime]

So I tried out the tape system last night, A W E S O M E. such a simple elegant design.
I love how it's also backward-compatible w/ the G1 cassettes too. :D That's why I'm not fussed about buying MP SoundBlaster just for Ratbat - I can just use my G1 Ratbat w/ MP Soundwave. And likewise Slugfest, Overkill, Beastbox and Squawktalk. :D

[lancalot]

I didnt know that sound wave can you the pile driver on his arms! and forgot about the stash on his feet for frenzy guns

http://imageshack.us/a/img69/8263/ge7b.jpg

[Freya]

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b448/freya_Gunpla/DSC05087_zps259f6e53.jpg

[ILikeSoundwave]

(snip)
Noooooooo, just no, Soundwave can't be defeated.:D

[The Ghost]

What are peoples thoughts on Ravage?
Compared to Laserbeak & Rumble he just doesnt cut it for me.

Ravage is very meh. Really disliked his whole set up. Straight back to cassette form for me. :P

The birds easily the best. Rumble/Frenzy are okish. Could have been better. I like the ideas put into them but they could have been pulled off better.

Soundwave is just brilliant. A bit kibblish in the way he transforms. Always thought he'd be uber-simple but it doesn't hurt him in robot form, which is probably the main priority. A few things need a pointy knife (or something small and thin) to get to, particularly his gun. My fingers/nails just don't cut it. :P

On of his finger joints popped off when I was playing with him last night. Easily pops back in but BE CAREFUL! Could so easily be lost. >_<

Great toy. Really happy to have him. Fantastic value and I hope everyone who wants him can get hold of him.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Wow - judging by all the threads and all the comments about this figure, you guys must have really taken my review of MP SW on page one of this thread seriously! (I'm assuming that's why y'all went out and grabbed him ;) ) Sniff... I'm touched. I didn't think anyone ever read my reviews (besides Gok to see if I made any mistakes that needed to be pointed out - just teasing mate), let alone valued my opinion so highly :p

Enjoy your figures, so glad I could be of service :D

[Trent]

Wow - judging by all the threads and all the comments about this figure, you guys must have really taken my review of MP SW on page one of this thread seriously! (I'm assuming that's why y'all went out and grabbed him ;) ) Sniff... I'm touched. I didn't think anyone ever read my reviews (besides Gok to see if I made any mistakes that needed to be pointed out - just teasing mate), let alone valued my opinion so highly :p

Enjoy your figures, so glad I could be of service :D

Your word is law Trev. I reliably heard that this (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=17195&highlight=Religion) was a result of you liking MP-1 ;)

[GoktimusPrime]

Noooooooo, just no, Soundwave can't be defeated.:D
Soundwave's winning the moral victory though. "Strike them down with all of your might and your journey to the Dark Side will be complete!" ;) :p

[GoktimusPrime]

Posted several comparison pics between Hasbro and TakaraTOMY MP Soundwave & Cassettes here (http://otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?p=385317#post385317).

[Megatran]

Going slightly off the main topic but it has been pointed out to me that Megatron in alt mode (accessory) fits nicely in Fanstoys Quakewave's hand.:)

[drifand]

Is it correct to say the Takara's version has a better paint job overall?
And the hasbro version is more like best bang for buck version?

I looked at my Hasbro and the paint quality is average in fact my acid storm looked like it had a better paint job.

[UltraMarginal]

I only have a couple small paint issues on my Soundwave, mainly on the gold paint around the chest cavity.

the eyes not having a smooth visor is frustrating but I'm not returning it and going without just for that.

the problem I have with the Laserbeaks head camera is liveable.

[Megatron]

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b448/freya_Gunpla/DSC05087_zps259f6e53.jpg

:mad:

Always knew OP was an a***hole... :(

:p

[Gasaraki]

I didnt know that sound wave can you the pile driver on his arms!

Yes, yes, that's all very cool, but where are they supposed to go when he's in cassette player mode!?? :cool:



One of his finger joints popped off when I was playing with him last night. Easily pops back in but BE CAREFUL! Could so easily be lost. >_<

YES! That happened with the left articulated index finger on mine as well!! And I'm paranoid it's gonna just drop off and disappear soon, as whilst it's easy to pop back in, it's still rather loose. You're the only one who's mentioned this here as far as I've read, and I wonder if it's therefore an uncommon thing?? Unlucky us!

[UltraMarginal]

Mine has popped off also.

[drifand]

Same here for the finger, and after a while I decided not to play with it and play with Acid Storm which I actually had a bit more fun. Might have to do with the Macross thingy.

[CBratron]

MP-10's finger would pop off. Didn't happen with Soundwave, but then I've only transformed him 3 times.

[Gasaraki]

Mine has popped off also.


Same here for the finger, and after a while I decided not to play with it and play with Acid Storm which I actually had a bit more fun. Might have to do with the Macross thingy.


MP-10's finger would pop off. Didn't happen with Soundwave, but then I've only transformed him 3 times.

Well, so far mine pops off when I extend the further out joint of the index finger... It doesn't pop off if I don't manipulate the hand at all, but that's the finger he needs to push to eject button!:eek:

I read some ways people have fixed this on the TFW boards... Will take a look at the figure tonight...

[jazzcomp]

Index finger on both hands popped off :(
That's being careful as well.

[drifand]

I am used to this for a model kit but for a toy is a bit weak. I can cope with it just be a bit careful. Overall is still a good value for money toy.

Wife love the cassettes tapes more and I felt the same. Still a good toy, definitely can be better in quality.

[Gasaraki]

Took a close look (using my myopic powers) and whilst there is some minor amounts of excess plastic I shaved off, it hasn't fully solved the problem. Also manually squeezed the joint together (after taking the finger off), and the end result is that it's a bit tighter, but still not the same as the opposite hand which doesn't have this issue.

(Dis)heartening to know that others have the same issue...

[GoktimusPrime]

The index finger on my TakaraTOMY version pops off if I fully extend it (i.e. try to make the finger perfectly straight). This is about as straight as I can make it without having it pop off:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/Summoner%20Geeks%20photocomic/mp_rpg3_zps21fb9629.jpg

[M-bot]

Overall, an awesome toy, well worth the money. Love all the inclusions, weapons and so forth. My SW's finger popped off the same as many others.

The only negative in my book was Ravage. Not quite as good as the Ravage that came with classics Hound, hence a bit disappointing for an MP. A minor quibble though.

[CBratron]

The Hasbro version is such a deal.

[lancalot]

Yes, yes, that's all very cool, but where are they supposed to go when he's in cassette player mode!?? :cool:



It plug into the side and act as a batteries :rolleyes:

[Gasaraki]

Alright, I think we've officially created the no. 1 reference for Masterpiece Soundwave finger popping off in the inter-webs! Sigh... bummer about this, more a bummer if it affects both sides of your toy.

After my attempted fix, I think I can categorically say it at least can point straight without popping off the joint, although definitely not tight enough to manipulate the finger back and forth just using the tip.


It plug into the side and act as a batteries :rolleyes:

Haha! Well, if you're referring to the setup using the 'sensor' thing to join the piledrivers in tandem to the port on the side, I think that's meant to emulate the link cable from that scene in the '86 movie!

Here's my take - it's meant to stay on the arms after transformation, attaching to the rear of the player:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/iling79/SoundwaveRear.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/iling79/media/SoundwaveRear.jpg.html)

The piledrivers are flush with the tabletop this way, although it's hardly 'storage'! Remember, you saw it here first - another WORLD PREMIERE courtesy from us folks down-under! :p

[doublespy]

A little late to the party but finally got my TRU online order....

The money for value of this package is beyond awesome. If I owned the Takara version I would still be picking up a Hasbro one just for the 5 cassettes. I'm not quite sure how things work for Hasbro for these Masterpiece figures that were designed by TT only. But the design cost is definitely a pricing factor for the TT release. For future Masterpiece releases that have no licencing issues, waiting for the Hasbro release is a no-brainer is you ask me.:D

Contrary to the majority of opinion here, I think Ravage is very well designed. Not quite on the level of the Laserbeak/Buzzsaw mold (which utilizes volume and dimension to an extreme), but it captures the feline posture well. Ravage to me is always the most difficult to design because of all the cassette minion he's the least "flat" and has virtually no cassette bits that can be worked with in panther mode. Hasui did a tremendous job here and you can hardly tell what he transforms into in panther mode.

Last but not least:

http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac134/scorer24/TF/Masterpiece/01_zps5199fe34.jpg (http://s893.photobucket.com/user/scorer24/media/TF/Masterpiece/01_zps5199fe34.jpg.html)

"Hey! Nobody calls Soundwave unkrozzomatic!"
"Yeah let's kick talegate!!"

[i_amtrunks]

For the price I am underwhelmed.

The paint apps are sloppy, the plastic is only decent in quality, the transformation could do with some refinement and the size is not good enough for the price. Compared to overseas prices for Soundwave and the cassettes he is well priced, he just isn't really worth the price for what you get.

The stupidly oversized box does not help things either.

If he were around $100 with the cassettes, I could forgive all the cut corners and lack of finish, but he certainly isn't a $50 better toy than Acidstorm or even something like Cybertron Primus.

[Mythirax]

Last but not least:

http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac134/scorer24/TF/Masterpiece/01_zps5199fe34.jpg (http://s893.photobucket.com/user/scorer24/media/TF/Masterpiece/01_zps5199fe34.jpg.html)

"Hey! Nobody calls Soundwave unkrozzomatic!"
"Yeah let's kick talegate!!"

Awesome image :D

[Hursticon]

@Doublespy: Your pics are bloody fantastic dude, thoroughly digging them indeed - This is the best one yet! :D:cool:

[Mythirax]

@Doublespy: Your pics are bloody fantastic dude, thoroughly digging them indeed - This is the best one yet! :D:cool:

They've done more? Time to go stalk their posts!

[doublespy]

@Doublespy: Your pics are bloody fantastic dude, thoroughly digging them indeed - This is the best one yet! :D:cool:
Thanks H.C. I had so much fun playing with the cassettes!


They've done more? Time to go stalk their posts!
They have a forum function for stalking? Scary:D

[Mythirax]

They have a forum function for stalking? Scary:D
Well of course, how ever I only managed to find a handful you did. You wouldn't happen to have them all on hand would you :D ?

[redhot_rodimus]

any chance of still getiing hasbro mp soundwave in sydney?

[UltraMarginal]

any chance of still getiing hasbro mp soundwave in sydney?

have you had any luck calling any stores?
if you go in and ask them to look it up they should be able to tell you if there are any anywhere on the system.