Rumor MP-15

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

This image was just posted up over on the tfw2005 boards and was taken from the Tokyo toy show presentation. Looks photoshopped to me as it looks like laserbeak has been whitened out

[Decepticon]

Shockwave?

[Sky Shadow]

It's a visual transition from Soundwave to Shockwave; that's why Laserbeak is 'still' there.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

It's a visual transition from Soundwave to Shockwave; that's why Laserbeak is 'still' there.

:O so was this really shown???

[Sky Shadow]

:O so was this really shown???

Probably not, or we would have heard of it, but it's a bit of a pointless Photoshop for someone to do. I'm not even 100% sure that Takara could do a Masterpiece Shockwave owing to copyright issues.

[kaiden]

i see the buttons on the groin, so yeah its shockwave over soundwave. the chest is also very squarey

[Tober]

Probably not, or we would have heard of it, but it's a bit of a pointless Photoshop for someone to do. I'm not even 100% sure that Takara could do a Masterpiece Shockwave owing to copyright issues.

Who owns the copyright now? I know it originally belonged to a Korean toy company...

[kup]

It's a visual transition from Soundwave to Shockwave; that's why Laserbeak is 'still' there.

Agreed. Looks like the photo was taken before the transition was completed.

[Sky Shadow]

Who owns the copyright now? I know it originally belonged to a Korean toy company...

I'm not sure - the original mould/patent's been passed around like a frisbee over the years - but since Takara itself has never owned the G1 Shockwave mould, I don't know what the legal status is on making a direct 'modern' derivative.

[Tober]

I'm not sure - the original mould/patent's been passed around like a frisbee over the years - but since Takara itself has never owned the G1 Shockwave mould, I don't know what the legal status is on making a direct 'modern' derivative.

Yeah, unlike Skylynx and Omega Supreme, they never did re-issue it.