5FDP, you know that's the actual design from the Hearts Of Steel comics, right? If it's a cop out, it was a cop out by Guido Guidi four years ago. The toy producers still need to make a robot toy that transforms into an ironclad ship which I don't think is a cop out - although it would have been if Shockwave was only a purple, one-eyed version of their train mould.
I think this will be impressive - HasTakTom should have made their own Hearts Of Steel toys and not left it open for unofficial producers.