MP13B Soundblaster and Ratbat revealed

[Hursticon]

Additional images, http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/smartphone/...d=002013000030

Was just about to post that link, you guys are getting fast!

Here they are for convenience anyway:

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Awesome! - Cheers for the shots guys , that Ratbat looks bloody fantastic!
(Man I am finding it extraordinarily hard to justify a 'Black' Soundwave just for that Ratbat )

[Iriorne]

(Man I am finding it extraordinarily hard to justify a 'Black' Soundwave just for that Ratbat )

Yeah, I gave up on that. Black repaints really don't excite me so I'll wait for the stand alone release or go without.

[Hursticon]

Yeah, I gave up on that. Black repaints really don't excite me so I'll wait for the stand alone release or go without.

I think I'm going to avoid it too, honestly; it's just too much money for a Cassette, I just hope that Hasbro or Takara find some other way of releasing it because I simply just don't care for Soundblaster.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

New pics

[Ae-Evolution]

Does anyone think they will rework the mould and release Blaster and Twin Cast with another 4 cassettes?

[Trent]

Does anyone think they will rework the mould and release Blaster and Twin Cast with another 4 cassettes?

Blaster is a completely different mould to Soundwave. They would have to start from scratch. And while I can see it happening, it probably won't be for a few years.

[drifand]

I am considering to ditch my Takara order for Soundwave and grab THIS and wait for TRU Soundwave. Ta-da got everything but this isn't to die for either.

[griffin]

Images without watermarks from Amazon Japan.

[kaiden]

Some of the photos

[UltraMarginal]

All the bits are integrated. You can see the gold bits on his back fold up behind the wings for tape mode.

At least that's how it looks to me.

Have another look. The chest for Ratbat folds around from his feet so he may be formed into a casette AROUND his gold bits. Also i saw a alt pic and it had gold pieces within the casette. Hope it is all self contained

I would happily buy this, a real character (not like 9b & 10b and i bought them). Though i would be dirty if the red cube was an exclusive.

I was pondering Ratbat's transformation last night actually!
Comparing Rat and Cassette mode, you can see the top centre of the cassette folds back behind his head. I think the weapons are in 2 pieces, top and bottom. The top half looks like it will fold up to form the edge of the cassette similar to how Laserbeak's legs transform. That might be wrong though cause that'd mean a side of the weapons won't be gold, they'll have cassette decals on them, which'd be a shame. Then the bottom part of the weapons will slide up to give room for the black chest piece to rotate to the other side. The claw/pointy bit at the top of his wings look like they swivel around to fill in the odd shape of the lower wings when they're folded around to the back as well.

I stand corrected.

These new photos give a much better view of what's happening in cassette mode. you can clearly see the thrusters of the backpack on the side of the tape, it looks like they fold right out so might not have cassette colours visible on the back pack bits, which you would sort of expect if they were going to integrate them like this.

very nice, still, I have no interest in a soundblaster.