Toy Review - JP Masterpiece Soundwave

[Kazza]

I love this figure, nice paint, great accessories, only gripe is soundwave's head is slightly loose, it stays in place fine but doesn't take much for it to nod/drop down.

[5FDP]

Just something else I thought of; it's curious as to why in this day of cost cutting that Takara would decide to package Soundwave in his bot mode when the box could be half the size if he was in tape-deck mode. I could understand if the box had a display window ala TFC reissues, however since it's a blind box, most would remove him from the box and transform him anway. I know I did and I usually keep things MISB.

It will be interesting to see if Hasbro follow suit.

I love this figure, nice paint, great accessories, only gripe is soundwave's head is slightly loose, it stays in place fine but doesn't take much for it to nod/drop down.

Mine doesn't have this issue. I suspect it may be an isolated case unfortunately

[5FDP]

Question for those that have received their MP Soundwave - what would be the best way to position Laserbeak when Soundwave is holding his blaster in his right hand (downward position) and pressing his eject button with his left?

I've got Laserbeak on his left forearm however because of the positioning required to make him press his eject button, Laserbeak is pointing upwards which I'm not 100% happy with. Because of his shoulder cannon, the right shoulder is out of the question and due to limited space in my cabinet, his blaster has to be pointing downwards so the right forearm won't work either.

[seespotrun]

what would be the best way to position Laserbeak when Soundwave is holding his blaster in his right hand (downward position) and pressing his eject button with his left?

How about giving birth?



Seriously though, if you're willing to deal with a little finickiness, you can get laserbeak perched just right:

[5FDP]

Seriously though, if you're willing to deal with a little finickiness, you can get laserbeak perched just right:

Thanks for the suggestion seespotrun That does look good but... having him sit half on his forearm and half on his hand would bother me a little (yeah, I know, I have a problem ). It's probably the only way that pose can be accomplished though

That suggestion to use glitter to fill the energon cube - BRILLIANT!!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

C'mon guys, where are the pics of this awesome new Soundwave with his old G1 cassette buddies? And their more modern versions (Classics Se Overkill, BW Metals Ravage, CHUGUR Ratbat, United Rumble and Frenzy, etc. etc.)? Next to MP Megatron?
This thread needs less so-determinedly-uninformed-and-lacking-in-basic-punctuation-that-it-hurts-to-read claptrap that contradicts confirmed news, and more so-beautiful-it-almost-hurts-to-look-at pics of this sweet toy.

[Hursticon]

C'mon guys, where are the pics of this awesome new Soundwave with his old G1 cassette buddies? And their more modern versions (Classics Se Overkill, BW Metals Ravage, CHUGUR Ratbat, United Rumble and Frenzy, etc. etc.)? Next to MP Megatron?
This thread needs less so-determinedly-uninformed-and-lacking-in-basic-punctuation-that-it-hurts-to-read claptrap that contradicts confirmed news, and more so-beautiful-it-almost-hurts-to-look-at pics of this sweet toy.

I haz d@ picz Bro!
(I'd just like to say that that actually hurt to type...)
























I will be taking more shots at some point, just give me time.

[Trent]

Thanks for the suggestion seespotrun That does look good but... having him sit half on his forearm and half on his hand would bother me a little (yeah, I know, I have a problem ). It's probably the only way that pose can be accomplished though

All these problems would have been avoided you know if you had just left him MISB.

[5FDP]

All these problems would have been avoided you know if you had just left him MISB.

Someone finally understands me

I think I've worked it out though. I've tilted Laserbeaks' head downwards which makes it look a bit more aesthetically pleasing. Anyway, It'll have to do as I not taking him back out of my cabinet. He'll be in that pose FOREVER!

[griffin]

Just something else I thought of; it's curious as to why in this day of cost cutting that Takara would decide to package Soundwave in his bot mode when the box could be half the size if he was in tape-deck mode. I could understand if the box had a display window ala TFC reissues, however since it's a blind box, most would remove him from the box and transform him anway. I know I did and I usually keep things MISB.

It will be interesting to see if Hasbro follow suit.

I think TakaraTomy had the big box to make it look more "worth it" to people who would buy it in person, or receive it in the mail... as it is a $150-200 toy, so you'd feel like it wasn't worth it if you got a box that was half the size.

Hasbro will probably have some sort of viewing window (if the box looks like a cassette player, the cassette window might be clear), so is likely to have it in robot mode to make it look like better value.