Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums

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Cybergeeks Alliance has reported that Asian toy retailers have received solicitations for Transformers Platinum Edition sets from Hasbro. Up first? Year of the Goat Optimus Prime is a translucent redeco of the Generation 2 Laser Optimus Prime mold, you may also know the mold as Car Robots/Robots In Disguise Black Convoy/Scourge. Not to be outdone, Year of the Goat Soundwave comes along and brings the awesome as a clear redeco of the Masterpiece Soundwave with the following cassettes: Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw.

Both exclusives are done mostly in translucent, uncolored plastic, with black, pink and red strewn about, along with strategically placed metallic burnt orange paint apps.

You can see the Cybergeek Alliance's links here for Optimus:
https://www.facebook.com/58685375799318 ... &source=46

And here for Soundwave:
https://www.facebook.com/58685375799318 ... &source=46

Release date is not known at this time, nor is the price, but as soon as we know, you will!

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Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614586)
Posted by Burn on October 17th, 2014 @ 6:42am CDT

The brown clashes with the translucent plastic ... yet I'm still likely to get Prime.

But again, another Chinese year ... another missed opportunity ... this time Ramulus.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614587)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on October 17th, 2014 @ 6:43am CDT

Hmmm, interesting, but that gold and clear plastic probably means they won't last long.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614588)
Posted by megatronus on October 17th, 2014 @ 6:46am CDT

Bummer... no credit for me (sent a 'submit news' message a couple hours ago). Guess Cybergeeks Alliance got there first.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614589)
Posted by Doubledealer93 on October 17th, 2014 @ 6:48am CDT

These are really ugly. I need some eye bleach

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614590)
Posted by megatronus on October 17th, 2014 @ 6:49am CDT

Doubledealer93 wrote:These are really ugly. I need some eye bleach

I think MP Soundwave in particular looks great. I think those cassettes are going to be the highlight of my shelf once I get my hands on them.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614591)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on October 17th, 2014 @ 7:08am CDT

Once PE G2 prime hits BBTS I might have to see how much it is it looks great

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614592)
Posted by Mindmaster on October 17th, 2014 @ 7:15am CDT

Might snag that Optimus Prime just for teh lulz. Always kinda wanted a version of this guy.

I think I'd rather have a blue Soundwave than this dude. Maybe if they knock some off the price, but as it stands, I'm good.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614593)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 17th, 2014 @ 7:36am CDT

Burn wrote:The brown clashes with the translucent plastic ... yet I'm still likely to get Prime.

But again, another Chinese year ... another missed opportunity ... this time Ramulus.

It's pretty obvious now Hasbro Asia has no intention on using BW molds, at all. Just a big version of Optimus Prime and a complimenting release. Thinking about it now, next year, Optimal Optimus or bust (though he's an ape, not a monkey)!

I am quite surprised (yet not) they've pulled out one of the best vintage molds out there for Optimus this year. Given I already own two of him (Black Convoy and the G2 Laser reissue) I'll be skipping him. Do keep in mind the discs will be blank and the sword blunted.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614596)
Posted by KnightAero on October 17th, 2014 @ 7:46am CDT

Completely agree... Brown and Translucent clashes pretty bad here... The Translucent is still pretty nice, which makes me wonder about painting the brown to be more formal colors of their G1 ages...

Not a fan of this Optimus Prime mold... Soundwave I picked up his recent Master Piece edition so this I think is going to be a definite skip for me... First time in awhile that I will skip these Chinese Year editions... First for everything I suppose.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614599)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 17th, 2014 @ 7:57am CDT

Hmm,not bad but I prefer the Optimus colours

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614600)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2014 @ 7:58am CDT

Gold plastic, clear plastic, and chrome... What a lasting combination.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614603)
Posted by Optimizzy on October 17th, 2014 @ 8:08am CDT

after the colorful year of the horse...these look awful.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614606)
Posted by Marcdachamp on October 17th, 2014 @ 8:16am CDT

Not something I would rush to buy, but I do kind of like them! If I didn't have MP Soundwave, I would certainly consider him in this form. As for Prime, I've owned that mold a couple times now, and while I now only have a (really beaten) Scourge figure with just the cab, I think the price will prevent me from grabbing this. Not nearly as good as last year's Year of the Horse Prime (which I own), but still pretty cool.

Oh, and I love that box art!

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614607)
Posted by mooncake623 on October 17th, 2014 @ 8:19am CDT

Another prime to buy and have no where to go...

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614608)
Posted by GuyIncognito on October 17th, 2014 @ 8:22am CDT

These are weird, but I kinda like the OP. The Soundwave is an easy pass, but I'm kinda diggin Optimus.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614611)
Posted by rpetras on October 17th, 2014 @ 8:33am CDT

Yea, these are not for me.

If they were all translucent, then I might be interested but as it is, easy pass.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614627)
Posted by ScottyP on October 17th, 2014 @ 9:25am CDT

Soundwave is so-so. The cassettes sell it.

Clear PRIME OF JUSTICE looks really fun. Always nice to add to the G2 shelf.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614628)
Posted by Siger on October 17th, 2014 @ 9:35am CDT

Can someone tell me the appeal of translucent figures? You can't even see the details clearly...

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614630)
Posted by paul053 on October 17th, 2014 @ 9:42am CDT

Why transparent plastic? :-(

I would much prefer some other color scheme but transparent plastic.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614631)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 17th, 2014 @ 9:43am CDT

Siger wrote:Can someone tell me the appeal of translucent figures? You can't even see the details clearly...

It gets SHINY when held against a direct light source. :HALUC:

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614634)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on October 17th, 2014 @ 9:49am CDT

Siger wrote:Can someone tell me the appeal of translucent figures? You can't even see the details clearly...

...until you shine light through them!

Though that hardly outweighs the fragility (the animal cassettes are gonna' look and crumble like rock candy) and the missed opportunity to paint all 5 cassettes into MP versions of different characters.

And yet...clear "stealth mode" Ravage actually makes perfect sense.

Sure you could pretend they all just used Decepticon invisibility spray...if you can stand thinking about Attack of the Autobots, which I can't, seeing as it's David Wise's first and worst episode, making it hurt so much worse than a lousy throw-away episode by a writer whose later work didn't define the G1 cartoon's mythology.

I have never been more thoroughly on the fence about any TFs than I am right now. It gives so many fans what they asked for: more MP Soundwave and friends! And yet, while it doesn't miss the mark, it just sort of grazes it. My buying it may hinge on whether it actually shows up in TRU, and how long it hangs around.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614642)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2014 @ 10:14am CDT

Yeah, clear plastic figures usually equate to "invisibility" or "ghost" versions of the characters, which are cool.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614647)
Posted by joevill on October 17th, 2014 @ 10:25am CDT

WEIRD!!!!

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614651)
Posted by Madeus Prime on October 17th, 2014 @ 10:42am CDT

How hideous. Another Year of the _____ I can skip on. Such a waste of two awesome toys.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614652)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on October 17th, 2014 @ 10:58am CDT

So far we have Yeah of the Dragon, Year of the Snake, and Year of the Goat, right?

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614654)
Posted by thedistinctroom on October 17th, 2014 @ 11:04am CDT

Egad! These are bloody awful.

I wonder who it was that decided that these really needed to be released in such a disgraceful style.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614655)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 17th, 2014 @ 11:12am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:So far we have Yeah of the Dragon, Year of the Snake, and Year of the Goat, right?

Here are the animals in order, with the ones we've gotten in bold

Dragon (2012)
Snake (2013)
Horse (2014)
Goat (2015)
Monkey (2016)
Rooster (2017)
Dog (2018)
Pig (2019)
Rat (2020)
Ox (2021)
Tiger (2022)
Rabbit (2023)

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614669)
Posted by leokearon on October 17th, 2014 @ 11:45am CDT

Clear and Gold Plastic? Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614673)
Posted by UltraPrimal on October 17th, 2014 @ 12:14pm CDT

These look horrible! A shame because these are both great molds!

And as said, GPS + clear plastic = a recipe for disaster.

Also, why is the E in Soundwave so far apart from the rest of his name? "SOUNDWAV E"? WTF?

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614676)
Posted by Peridot on October 17th, 2014 @ 12:26pm CDT

How can it be that, out of the 4 different uses of the Laser Prime mold, we STILL don't have one in Prime's normal colors? The closest Hasbro (or Takara) has ever come to making one was a teeny-tiny Spy Changer:

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614677)
Posted by Peridot on October 17th, 2014 @ 12:27pm CDT

whoops, double post

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614680)
Posted by leokearon on October 17th, 2014 @ 12:36pm CDT

Metro Prime wrote:How can it be that, out of the 4 different uses of the Laser Prime mold, we STILL don't have one in Prime's normal colors? The closest Hasbro (or Takara) has ever come to making one was a teeny-tiny Spy Changer:

That looks awesome when was that released?

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614681)
Posted by Optimizzy on October 17th, 2014 @ 12:38pm CDT

Metro Prime wrote:How can it be that, out of the 4 different uses of the Laser Prime mold, we STILL don't have one in Prime's normal colors? The closest Hasbro (or Takara) has ever come to making one was a teeny-tiny Spy Changer:

I agree. I'd like to see that.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614683)
Posted by Mkall on October 17th, 2014 @ 12:45pm CDT

If the price is ok, I'll get Soundwave simply for his cassettes.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614688)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2014 @ 12:55pm CDT

leokearon wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:How can it be that, out of the 4 different uses of the Laser Prime mold, we STILL don't have one in Prime's normal colors? The closest Hasbro (or Takara) has ever come to making one was a teeny-tiny Spy Changer:

That looks awesome when was that released?

2004. Was first a KB Toys exclusive sold under a subtitle-less "Transformers" label, but was later rereleased as a Dollar Store exclusive under the 2003 Transformers: Universe label.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614706)
Posted by Siger on October 17th, 2014 @ 2:01pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Gold plastic, clear plastic, and chrome... What a lasting combination.

They want to make sure it falls apart by the next year of the Goat, so you'll have to buy a new masterpiece?

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614708)
Posted by Siger on October 17th, 2014 @ 2:03pm CDT

Bumblevivisector wrote:
Siger wrote:Can someone tell me the appeal of translucent figures? You can't even see the details clearly...
...until you shine light through them!

Though that hardly outweighs the fragility (the animal cassettes are gonna' look and crumble like rock candy) and the missed opportunity to paint all 5 cassettes into MP versions of different characters.

And yet...clear "stealth mode" Ravage actually makes perfect sense.

Sure you could pretend they all just used Decepticon invisibility spray...if you can stand thinking about Attack of the Autobots, which I can't, seeing as it's David Wise's first and worst episode, making it hurt so much worse than a lousy throw-away episode by a writer whose later work didn't define the G1 cartoon's mythology.

I have never been more thoroughly on the fence about any TFs than I am right now. It gives so many fans what they asked for: more MP Soundwave and friends! And yet, while it doesn't miss the mark, it just sort of grazes it. My buying it may hinge on whether it actually shows up in TRU, and how long it hangs around.

Thanks I can't afford the electric bill of a Batsignal so I'll probably pass on these.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614714)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on October 17th, 2014 @ 2:20pm CDT

Siger wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Gold plastic, clear plastic, and chrome... What a lasting combination.

They want to make sure it falls apart by the next year of the Goat, so you'll have to buy a new masterpiece?

If that happened I'd possibly find a way to repair the figure most likely find a method of curing gold plastic syndrome which could be gorilla glue /crazy glue but that could be debatable....

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614735)
Posted by Peridot on October 17th, 2014 @ 3:10pm CDT

Autobot tap out wrote:
Siger wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Gold plastic, clear plastic, and chrome... What a lasting combination.

They want to make sure it falls apart by the next year of the Goat, so you'll have to buy a new masterpiece?

If that happened I'd possibly find a way to repair the figure most likely find a method of curing gold plastic syndrome which could be gorilla glue /crazy glue but that could be debatable....

Gold Plastic Syndrome is when the plastic doesn't mix properly, resulting in a brittle and extremely fragile toy. Just gluing the piece back won't help, and may just make it worse. Even if you do, the plastic is still brittle and extremely fragile. Besides, I highly doubt you can glue together tiny, sharp fragments of plastic, assuming it doesn't just crumble to dust first.
Also, toys with GPS typically have noticable swirls in the plastic where the dyes and stuff didn't form correctly. These guys don't have that.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614738)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on October 17th, 2014 @ 3:15pm CDT

Metro Prime wrote:
Autobot tap out wrote:
Siger wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Gold plastic, clear plastic, and chrome... What a lasting combination.

They want to make sure it falls apart by the next year of the Goat, so you'll have to buy a new masterpiece?

If that happened I'd possibly find a way to repair the figure most likely find a method of curing gold plastic syndrome which could be gorilla glue /crazy glue but that could be debatable....

Gold Plastic Syndrome is when the plastic doesn't mix properly, resulting in a brittle and extremely fragile toy. Just gluing the piece back won't help, and may just make it worse. Even if you do, the plastic is still brittle and extremely fragile. Besides, I highly doubt you can glue together tiny, sharp fragments of plastic, assuming it doesn't just crumble to dust first.
Also, toys with GPS typically have noticable swirls in the plastic where the dyes and stuff didn't form correctly. These guys don't have that.

Thanks for clearing up the subject metro

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614741)
Posted by Cobotron on October 17th, 2014 @ 3:21pm CDT

Burn wrote:The brown clashes with the translucent plastic ... yet I'm still likely to get Prime.

But again, another Chinese year ... another missed opportunity ... this time Ramulus.

My first thought was, awe, maybe one of those cassettes turns into a goat!
Agreed, Ramulus was the obvious choice. Bet we wont see any Optimus primals for Y.O.Monkey.
I'd chop off a finger for a translucent Voyager Op Primal.

These are another case of, so stupid they work for me. I'm a sucker for translucent stuff.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614745)
Posted by megatronus on October 17th, 2014 @ 3:33pm CDT

Not so much love for these from the fandom, I guess.

I think they will grow on you. People thought YotH MP Prime was garish, ugly, and unnecessary at first... that is, until they got him in hand.

Hey, if you guys don't want that MP Soundwave, more for me! :DANCE:

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614753)
Posted by Burn on October 17th, 2014 @ 3:56pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:
Burn wrote:The brown clashes with the translucent plastic ... yet I'm still likely to get Prime.

But again, another Chinese year ... another missed opportunity ... this time Ramulus.

My first thought was, awe, maybe one of those cassettes turns into a goat!
Agreed, Ramulus was the obvious choice. Bet we wont see any Optimus primals for Y.O.Monkey.
I'd chop off a finger for a translucent Voyager Op Primal.

These are another case of, so stupid they work for me. I'm a sucker for translucent stuff.

How about ... himor him or even him?

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614763)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on October 17th, 2014 @ 4:44pm CDT

I really don't see the appeal of "clear" figures. It makes a modicum of sense if the character has the ability to become invisible or cloaked or whatever...but that's not something Optimus or Soundwave are known for.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614764)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2014 @ 4:48pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:I really don't see the appeal of "clear" figures. It makes a modicum of sense if the character has the ability to become invisible or cloaked or whatever...but that's not something Optimus or Soundwave are known for.

There's a first time for everything.

After all, Soundwave's a spy, so invisibility/cloaking could be of great use to him.

For Optimus, he could represent the other popular function of clear figures: A ghost.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614766)
Posted by megatronus on October 17th, 2014 @ 5:03pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I really don't see the appeal of "clear" figures. It makes a modicum of sense if the character has the ability to become invisible or cloaked or whatever...but that's not something Optimus or Soundwave are known for.
There's a first time for everything.

After all, Soundwave's a spy, so invisibility/cloaking could be of great use to him.

For Optimus, he could represent the other popular function of clear figures: A ghost.

Unless the Year of the Dragon, Year of the Snake, or Year of the Horse figures had some sort of fiction explaining the color choices, I think we can safely assume that the color choices here were for the heck of it.

I'm cool with that, but just sayin'.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614767)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2014 @ 5:05pm CDT

megatronus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I really don't see the appeal of "clear" figures. It makes a modicum of sense if the character has the ability to become invisible or cloaked or whatever...but that's not something Optimus or Soundwave are known for.
There's a first time for everything.

After all, Soundwave's a spy, so invisibility/cloaking could be of great use to him.

For Optimus, he could represent the other popular function of clear figures: A ghost.

Unless the Year of the Dragon, Year of the Snake, or Year of the Horse figures had some sort of fiction explaining the color choices, I think we can safely assume that the color choices here were for the heck of it.

I'm cool with that, but just sayin'.

I was mainly referring to how one could play with these in whatever scenarios one could imagine.

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614768)
Posted by megatronus on October 17th, 2014 @ 5:09pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I really don't see the appeal of "clear" figures. It makes a modicum of sense if the character has the ability to become invisible or cloaked or whatever...but that's not something Optimus or Soundwave are known for.
There's a first time for everything.

After all, Soundwave's a spy, so invisibility/cloaking could be of great use to him.

For Optimus, he could represent the other popular function of clear figures: A ghost.

Unless the Year of the Dragon, Year of the Snake, or Year of the Horse figures had some sort of fiction explaining the color choices, I think we can safely assume that the color choices here were for the heck of it.

I'm cool with that, but just sayin'.
I was mainly referring to how one could play with these in whatever scenarios one could imagine.

Indeed!

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614771)
Posted by shajaki on October 17th, 2014 @ 5:22pm CDT

megatronus wrote:Not so much love for these from the fandom, I guess.

I think they will grow on you. People thought YotH MP Prime was garish, ugly, and unnecessary at first... that is, until they got him in hand.

Hey, if you guys don't want that MP Soundwave, more for me!

same. you cant go wrong with a laser prime. and that soundwave kinda reminds me of the linkin park G1 reissue. my only complaint is that the clear to bronze plastic ratio seems a bit off. i hope the clear stuff isnt just clear. id like to see some paint apps.

as it is, i have two running MP displays: the normal one, and the crazy variant display (comic, diaclone, black, year of ____, ect). it works just fine for me

Re: Generation 2 Optimus And Masterpiece Soundwave Reissued Under Year Of The Goat Platinums (1614772)
Posted by megatronus on October 17th, 2014 @ 5:29pm CDT

shajaki wrote:
megatronus wrote:Not so much love for these from the fandom, I guess.

I think they will grow on you. People thought YotH MP Prime was garish, ugly, and unnecessary at first... that is, until they got him in hand.

Hey, if you guys don't want that MP Soundwave, more for me!
same. you cant go wrong with a laser prime. and that soundwave kinda reminds me of the linkin park G1 reissue. my only complaint is that the clear to bronze plastic ratio seems a bit off. i hope the clear stuff isnt just clear. id like to see some paint apps.

as it is, i have two running MP displays: the normal one, and the crazy variant display (comic, diaclone, black, year of ____, ect). it works just fine for me

Yea, just a few bronze accents on the chest would really bring this guy together. The normally gold/yellow lines on the sides of his chest, and the swoosh thing on the tape deck door, are perfect candidates for the bronze treatment.

I'm more interested in seeing if the cassettes have any other paint apps.

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