Quote Originally Posted by Lord_Zed View Post
I actually like Laserwaves barrel better than Quakewave. For one if you are willing to forgo G1 accuracy (Primus forbid!) he can transform without any partsforming. Secondly as clever as it might be I find transforming the Quakewave barrel to be annoying to align right and attach properly to his arm barrel. Quakewaves gun barrel also ends up looking a lot more boxy in gun mode, though neither toy is a real looker in alt mode, cause it's Shockwave.

Overall I prefer laserwave in all regards for transformation and fun, but Quakewave is fanicer and a better on dsiplay (though not in gun mode).
When it comes to the barrels, I would agree that having it as an attached piece would be a plus except that Laserwave still requires a giant awkward shell to pull it off as it is intended to be. It unfortunately adds a separate piece so to me it is still parts-forming.