Masterpiece Soundwave and Acid Storm appearing a bit early at US TRU

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Originally Posted by drifand

Ur....I have the takara version on order but I am missing some tapes? have anyone missed the thought? I have not seen the reissue of the cassettes.

Honestly though, I would prefer getting the Hasbro version.

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Yeah, the TakTOM version doesn't come w/ the Cassettes*. I did manage to get my TakTOM Soundwave and all Cassettes for $200 all up, but that's cos I preordered and got discounts. But even then, the Hasbro price still wins.

If it weren't for the fact that I'd already purchased the TakTOM version before news of the Hasbro version came out, I would have absolutely skipped it and be waiting for the local release right now. The only thing I prefer about the TakTOM version is the darker blue -- I actually prefer the yellow visor on Hasbro's -- and the extra Energon cubes (through Amazon; I think the Asian market version also comes w/ them + coin). But none of that is worth paying an extra $50 (the cost of an MP Autobot car on preorder) for! :eek:

Smiles all round for anyone getting Hasbro MP Soundwave IMO. :)

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*Also some MP Rumbles came with mismatching pairs of Piledrivers (as mine did). Getting replacement parts from overseas is a greater hassle than being potentially able to get an exchange locally, or possibly contacting Hasbro AU to source replacement parts. I haven't heard any reports of Hasbro Rumble^Frenzy^the Red Cassette Robot (:p) being packaged with mismatching piledrivers though.

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Originally Posted by drifand

Ur....I have the takara version on order but I am missing some tapes? have anyone missed the thought? I have not seen the reissue of the cassettes.

Honestly though, I would prefer getting the Hasbro version.

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You haven't missed anything. The casettes haven't been reissued... yet. But considering that Soundwave's had a second run, hopefully we'll see then soon

My brother in-law is been sent to NY by his work for a week, whilst on his travels he is going to keep an eye out for a SW for me,

fingers crossed

Goodluck! I've been looking for TRU online for stores that have stock for in-store pickup but I can't find one near SF. I did find one for acid storm and they have 15% discount last weekend but I do not want to hassle my contact there.

Jaison - it just seemed like Trev went through quite a bit of trouble to get his Hasbro MP Soundwave.

In future, when people are having a hard time sourcing a tf figure, I'll try not to post up any suggestions or alternatives. For some reason it makes people like you angry.

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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin

You haven't missed anything. The casettes haven't been reissued... yet. But considering that Soundwave's had a second run, hopefully we'll see then soon

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They've reissued Prime, Sideswipe and Grimlock so hopefully there will be enough demand for a second run of the tapes (and Starscream too)

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Originally Posted by drifand

Ur....I have the takara version on order but I am missing some tapes? have anyone missed the thought? I have not seen the reissue of the cassettes.

Honestly though, I would prefer getting the Hasbro version.

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If you prefer it, consider dropping the Takara version and picking up the Hasbro one instead. Mine cost US$200 is sitting in my PoL and seriously tempting me to ship it.

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Originally Posted by canofwhoopass_87

Jaison - it just seemed like Trev went through quite a bit of trouble to get his Hasbro MP Soundwave.

In future, when people are having a hard time sourcing a tf figure, I'll try not to post up any suggestions or alternatives. For some reason it makes people like you angry.

They've reissued Prime, Sideswipe and Grimlock so hopefully there will be enough demand for a second run of the tapes (and Starscream too)

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*hugs* don't let it get to ya, i'm always appreciative of the help the community provides and i would not want anyone to be discouraged to offer advice to everyone here.

hopefully they reissue Red Alert too as i still have one with the wrong head but don't actually want to swap it. unfortunately cant get another one with the correct head at rrp, and they're now all $100+

Maybe after the run of Datsuns Takara will reissue the tapes and Lamborghinis. They have said they were surprised by the high level of demand for the MP line, and adjusted their production run for Prowl etc accordingly, so I think it's possible.

I am a bit surprise there isn't any indication of Hasbro versions for the cars?

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Originally Posted by Sinnertwin

You haven't missed anything. The casettes haven't been reissued... yet. But considering that Soundwave's had a second run, hopefully we'll see then soon

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Yeah, I am thinking it might be more worth buying the Hasbro Soundwave and I get best of both worlds. Anyway, is more of a waiting game for me and reading up here for updates.