I hope it doesn't interfere with posing playability. i.e.: I don't want to be moving one part of the body to have another part move that I didn't want to.
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I hope it doesn't interfere with posing playability. i.e.: I don't want to be moving one part of the body to have another part move that I didn't want to.
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I saw both Bumblebee and Soundwave this morning at Target. Bumblebee looks like a retool of the previous Concept Camaro Bumblebee mould rather than a whole new toy as I thought it might be. There's a new head, bonnet panel, front fenders and a new right arm which is a missile launcher. Otherwise it looks like the same basic mould, so I passed on Bumblebee. I really don't like the new head - looks way too cutesy/cartoony to me.
I was always intending on getting Soundwave just because he's a movie character and at least a brand new toy.
Space cruiser mode
Satellite mode
Robot mode
The engineering is better than I expected - but it's nothing to write home about. The alt modes are very unearthly which can be good or bad depending on your tastes - those of you who prefer realistic alt modes may find it somewhat less than appealing.
Calling this toy a "triple changer" is a real stretch. There's only two transformation steps between the space cruiser and satellite modes... so the 3rd alt mode is more like an intermediate mode similar to those on the Beast Wars Transmetals. At 12cm he also kinda short for a Deluxe, although he is pretty bulky looking - his shoulders are as wide as his height. Overall I'd only recommend this toy if you actually want a movie Soundwave toy or a completist.
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Other than Sideswipe, I guess I probably will not get any ROTF toys. And I would prefer him to be in his vehicle mode too. ROTF Devy is tempting, as I like big bots.
Well to me, enjoy the visuals of ROTF. That equals the pleasure of collecting other of my favourite toylines
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Soundwave was a lot better than I expected. The paint apps were great with some very nice detailing in parts I never expected and the clear blue parts are a nice touch. Robot mode is a little mistransformed in package and looks much better out of package and done properly. It's a little stout and could have done with a little more length on the legs but otherwise a very nice poseable robot mode, with a good weight balance and decent articulation. The joints are nice and tight but the right leg did pop off the thigh. Also, the torso fold is unsecured and tends to fold up when handled.
The alt modes are decent and the triple changer is a bit of a stretch as mentioned above. The difference between the two alt modes is so minute that it's laughable. It's a nice cybertronian jet mode but the sattelite mode is a fail in my books. The conversion is a lot more involved than I guessed although don't expect too much. It's actually a very simple conversion.
The "Ravage" missile, if on scale, shows how huge Soundwave is.
Overall, I really dig this figure. It's got a lot more plastic than the average deluxe figure and feels very solid. It's a promising start to the line and hopefully the quality is on par in regards to the paint apps and feel of the figure for the rest of the line. I can't wait for the Constructicons.
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I'm going to wait until they hopefully release soundwave in a pack with ravage. He is a nice preview figure to start with.
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Btw there's alternate robot mode transformation. The one in the photo in my previous post is based on the robot mode as illustrated in the instructions and as the toy is packaged. The alternate robot mode is based on how the toy appears in Hasbro's doctored photography - including photos on the card and top of the instruction sheet etc., and that alternate robot mode looks like this:
So which one is supposed to be the correct robot mode? Without having seen any images of Soundwave's movie model I can't be certain... but I reckon this alternate configuration is more correct.
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It's not unheard of for Hasbro to Officially mistransform their figures so its pretty much what the design of the toy plus the movie model tells you.
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...now I'm starting to think the first robot mode is right. Gah... yeah, I don't think I'll know for sure until I see the movie model. (-_-)
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..or how small ravage is, there has been talk that ravage is only the size of a real jaguar(considering frenzy was smaller then a human I agree with this) Plus (spoilers maybe) :you see soundwave in both alliance and defiance comics and there is enough to see he dsn't scale to a size bigger then most of the bots.Originally Posted by Stompy
I got the figure today and I'm happy with it...althought I have the same problems that no matter how I pivote his chest it makes me feel like that I've done it wrong and that the other way is right
Also on a sidenote, if they make a ROTF blaster he better not be a recolor of this mold because I can't imagine an uglier colour scheme to use then red/yellow. On the same note a Soundblaster scheme would be welcome and I might even pick up another one to do it myself.
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You're probably right. If they release a better version of this mould later I might get it and sell this one off.
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