Toy Review - CW Shockwave

[philby]

haha that's outrageous

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Wow, over a month since the last post!

Just got my Japanese Legends Shockwave with Cancer, not too sure how worth it it is to make a new thread, but here we go.

I like this guy. I MUCH prefer TT's colouring over HB's and the toy is impressively articulated with good balance and sculpting.

Cancer is bloody wonderful. Out of all the HMs I have picked up from TR/Legends, so far Cancer is my all out favourite. Sculting is wonderful and the extra pain on the sides of his helmet for head mode just manage to make a huge amount of difference! The Japanese instructions neglect any connection to the combaticons and even manage to leave out the laser gun aspect of old Shicky too, pegging him purely as a spaceship.

the "Transformation" schematic to mount Cancer on him is ridiculously simple (unfold the arms) but it manages to work. Just. I find there is a lot to like.

more piccies on my blog, as well as expanded thoughts, but here's a couple of shots to tide you over