Toy Review - JP Masterpiece Soundwave

[Omega Metro]

Does this guy come with 2 energon cubes or 1?

[kup]

Does this guy come with 2 energon cubes or 1?

1 transparent cube and 1 pink tape case.

[Omega Metro]

1 transparent cube and 1 pink tape case.

What is the amazon 2 pack cubes? Are these an extra?

[griffin]

They are extra items (it's in the first post).

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, you get 2 extra Energon cubes if you purchase the toy from Amazon Japan. Apparently the Asian Exclusive also comes w/ the extra cubes and a collectable coin as well! Same thing happened with MP Lambor... so the supposedly exclusive Amazon stuff evidently isn't all that exclusive. My guess is that Hasbro Asia might have some deal where they're allowed to include the Amazon JP exclusive content with their MPs, and they bung their own exclusive coin on top of it. I guess they don't affect each other since Amazon Japan only sells to customers with a Japanese residential address, and TakaraTOMY doesn't sell the Hasbro Asia exclusive stuff in Japan (so effectively these two products aren't sold in the same market and thus don't directly cross-compete with each other).

[1orion2many]

Yes I got the cubes and the coin from ehobbybase shop (Not ehobby).

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

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...

Interestingly I notice that taktom have a pic of robot mode Soundwave on the back and "Actual Size" next to it.

Damn, I love this toy! I have avoided all information until I had my own, and it is soo nice. Clever transformation that mimcs the original and improves upon it, without making it overly complex. Although really the G1 was pretty good in the first place. I love the scanner options for the chest, and I recommend making a copy of the two screens on the bottom of the back page of the manual so you can out them in there as well.

Battery weapons still being there is ace and I like how they hide away in his back, sweet head sculpt and a grogeus sqaure neck, just like the show! Shame about the view of him from the back as a casette player though. Very gappy, but of youplonl in his scanner it helps fill the holes a bit. I think perhaps the extra bits fro Rumble/Frenzy might fill up whatever is left over as well. He has big derpy looking feet though...

I sniffed the inside of the energons cubes, whereas I woudln't have before if someone hadn't mentioned it Maybe its coz I have a cold, but I can't smell much wrong with them...

Laserbeak/Condor. Wow, very excited about this guy. Very terrifying transforming him for the first time. So tight. Scary. No breakages. Awesome little figure. It's amazing that he looks so cartoony, has the jets included as well as the camera in his head AND still manage to be the same size as the G1 cassettes. Brilliant!

Hastily printed, shoved into the cubes and photographed, the 'official' full energon cubes effect.

[Bidoofdude]

Looks nice. Can't wait to see the energon printout printed on clear plastic, if anyone's considering.

[Robzy]

Sorry to hear that Kup

Personally, I've had no problems. Soundwave is an amazing toy - highly recommended!!

Just curious, in robot mode, does anyone know why both of Soundwave's feet have a little hatch that opens up (on the inside)?

[Hursticon]

Just curious, in robot mode, does anyone know why both of Soundwave's feet have a little hatch that opens up (on the inside)?

They're little storage facilities for Rumble/Frenzy's chrome guns for when they're in Alt mode & within Soundwave's chest.