The level of self containment is mightily impressive for a 1984 toy. The only other toy in that year that could arguably rival it would be Optimus Prime, although the alt mode officially has no place to put the fists (but I always put them in the driver compartment - I prided myself on _never_ having lost my original Prime's fists (ditto landing gears for the jets that I put in their cockpits)). Of course those compartments were really intended for Diaclone drivers... as far as intended self containment is concerned, Prime and Soundwave are about equal; but I'd personally rate Soundwave better because I'd rather lose missiles than lose fists.