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This is going too be my MP Soundwave.
Not a huge fan of the way he looks but I'm still going to buy him.:D
I really like the look of this. I never really felt like the data disc version fitted into my classics collection - I have the music label version as a stand in, but he's small by comparison. I think this version will fit in perfectly. Can't wait!
Not an unexpected retool, I am also glad that Hasbro didnt go down the data disk path again. Soundwave will look awesome battling Blaster.
I'm not as big a fan of this as I am of Blaster, especially the primary alt-mode.
Wondering, given the dimensions of the chest, if the likes of CW Buzzsaw are designed to fit in there - that would be kinda cool
I think the base mode works for Soundwave, still wished they'd done Blaster as a Concert Stage
looks really good. wonder about the price point.
They could&ve at least given him a new gun.... Sheesh.
I think you're right and Buzzsaw would fit in the chest. I also think after seeing the headmaster in the turret, that it will also be designed to fit onto the peg which is on top of buzzsaw in jeep(?) mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
The alt mode proportions just isn't Soundwave to me. I will stick with MP Soundwave with KFC Transistor.
That was my first thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Not really a surprise that Blaster was redone as Soundwave but it is odd to have Hasbro reveal it before any leaks or rumours.
I can accept owning both versions, as the data-disc ones are their Cybertronian modes, and these are their Earthen modes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultra Mackness
There's a fair amount of retooling done to this toy; the head, chest/door, groin/buttons, lower legs, speakers etc. This would've absorbed a fair chunk of the strictly allocated retool budget, so it's possible that they couldn't afford to give him a new gun. Although a lot of Generations figures use 5mm weapon posts, so if this Soundwave does the same, then you can give him your G1 Soundwave's gun. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Leader Class, so around $100 here at full RRP. I'm still not entirely sure that I want to get one... maybe if it's on sale. Because Music Label Soundwave still works really well as a repurposed Classicsverse Soundwave, plus I do intend to get Blaster, so I will already own a version of this core mould.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mido
Easy pass for me. I dislike it enough that it is souring me on Blaster. It's so "cartoony" and not in a "just like the G1 cartoon" way.
This is most certainly one of the most highly anticipated CHUG toys ever. Although he is a retool of Blaster, I'm not too heavily concerned because we can do more than just titan wars with these 2.
MUSIC WARS!
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Which genre is better? Heavy Metal or Dubstep? Find out who wins tonight in the fight of the century. Blaster, Vs. Soundwave.
Match only available to view on Mainevent for $180 plus additional fees of $20 may be required for additional features
Any idea when this will be released?
Still hate that alt mode, but I'll get him.
If I end up getting this guy, will give him WFC Soundwave's weapons
YUS!
Soundwave superior
Blaster Inferior!
Bye bye cybertron soundwave
He looks really good and GEEWUN. I wish they'd done a red visor but the yellow actually looks pretty nice.
I dunno, for those of us who have MP Soundwave I don't quite see the point of this. he looks really Geewun but not as much as MP Soundwave. Obviously he'd also work on a CHUG shelf if you're collecting the new line up of CHUG Leaders. But like Goktimus I'd probably want to stick with Device Label Soundwave as he looks less oversized with most of my cons.
Or a waist or wrist swivel. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
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Originally Posted by Lord_Zed
doesnt bother me what soundwave looks like in alt mode, im getting him anyway love soundwave look good to me in bot mode.
Wow, sweet looking SW. I'm glad I didn't cave and get the WFC leader/voyager/whatever.
I fell blaster should be tall because of his huge g1 toy. Screw show accuracy ;)
Ok, so Soundwave looks nice .. better than Blaster
But ... the scale is so wrong.
A leader sized Soundwave does not sit with the rest of my CHUG Decepticons from 2006-2011
Guess I have to remove Music Label Soundwave from the sale list and open him as my CHUG Soundwave.
Soundwave will be tall, but it will scale well with the 2015 Megatron and the three Combiner Wars seeker jets... making a complete, in-scale set of the five main Decepticons from 1984.
Think of it like a soft reboot of the Classic-verse line last year, with new size scales to various characters that have been done before.
The yellow visor is technically even more G1 accurate (since the toy existed before the cartoon). I'm sure TakaraTOMY will make it red.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
This. I'll display mine with the CW Leaders and leave the music label version with the deluxe classics.Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin
Easy pass, he looks terrible, as did Blaster.
This is an easy pass for me I just can't get past how chunky they are. Not a fan of the yellow visor either. But those of you who are right into Cw they will be pretty good editions to the line and look like they scale nicely.
Now hurry up with fort max!
Looks good (IMO). Nice work on the retool HTT, even despite the gun.
Shame I already have the MP version, which is great. Maybe if I had a TF fan kid who wanted a big chunky Soundwave of their own then I'd pick it up, but as it is I don't and MP Soundwave is pretty great.
I don't think that anyone needs to feel bad about not wanting or wanting to get this toy. This mould was clearly initially designed to be Blaster, which I fully intend to get. However they're retooling it as Soundwave to milk more money out of the mould, and we all understand the necessity of redecos. And it's a thoughtful redeco. It's not like when we had 100 different variants of Bumblebee that pegwarmed for ages. Night Attack Bumblebee, Stealth Mission Bumblebee, Command Strike Bumblebee, Going-to-the-Shops Bumblebee, Gathering Pollen to make Honey Bumblebee etc.
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It's similar to say the CW figures who form Optimus Maximus. I have zero interest in these figures because I already have other Classicsverse versions of these toys, not to mention that they're all redecos of other CW moulds that I already own (i.e. Stunticons). But these toys do seem to be selling well. A lot better than say AoE and RiD figures which continue to pegwarm in many stores that I frequent. And I suspect that Soundwave will perform similarly (although bear in mind that larger/dearer figures naturally sell slower than smaller/cheaper toys).
So while this toy personally doesn't hold a great deal of interest for me, I don't begrudge Hasbro for doing it. I think that it makes sense. What other redeco potential does Blaster have besides Twincast? And let's face it, Twincast is an obscure character by Western standards. Soundwave on the other hand is a much more widely recognised character with a broad market appeal. I'd much rather see Blaster redecoed as Soundwave than say Don't-Call-Me-Billy Blaster. :p
The visor is part of the headmaster too, which would make it much easier for people to swap it out, even give him a marvel comics face from say TR Galvatron if they so desired.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Errrmm... I assume you're talking about that period where José Delbo decided to draw Soundwave with a mouth. Firstly, not all Marvel artists did this, it was only Delbo. Secondly, Delbo didn't always do this. :o And current day comics are susceptible to weird artistic phases too. Remember when Don Figueroa was drawing Transformers like this? Yeeesh! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bidoofdude
I love Soundwave but there is something a little off about this guy I can't put my finger on in alt-mode.
Having said that my son has been after a G1-esque Soundwave toy for aaages, so this will make a great option for him (as opposed to forking out for the MP version) and will probably end up in our household at some point if he isn't too hard to buy.
I was referring the period of pink Soundwave with a mouth. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Um, you seem to be under the impression that if it's not a UK comic it was drawn by Jose Delbo... Your examples of Delbo drawing Soundwave with a faceplate are actually drawings by William Johnson (issue 7) and Ricardo Villamonte (issue 10). And Senior and Wildman brought the faceplate back when they came over to the US book.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I'm still waiting for the special comic version of the MP toy (to match the Comic book version of MP Grimlock).
I sit corrected. That's what I get for staying up at such ungodly hours of the morn. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Easy pass, sticking to ML Soundwave. There's no need for every Blaster/Soundwave mould to be retooled into Soundwave/Blaster.
I can see some value to Tsunderewave
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