Hasbro Asia to Reissue Masterpiece Soundwave in December 2016

Oh goodie.

I wish Takara would reissue him themselves- from what I hear Hasbro MPs tend to have somewhat wonky QC compared to their Japanese counterparts. Also red eyes vs yellow and the like.

Great news!

Delta Magnus wrote:I wish Takara would reissue him themselves- from what I hear Hasbro MPs tend to have somewhat wonky QC compared to their Japanese counterparts. Also red eyes vs yellow and the like.

Takara already reissued him though, and whats not fun about that is that Takara only issue Sounwave with Lazerbeak, and you always have to buy the casettes seperately.

And I never heard of bad QC for Hasbro's Soundwave. I have the most recent version of that mold, the clear plasic YOTG one, and it is of perfect quality.

Delta Magnus wrote:I wish Takara would reissue him themselves- from what I hear Hasbro MPs tend to have somewhat wonky QC compared to their Japanese counterparts. Also red eyes vs yellow and the like.

Personal preference I guess.

What awesome news! I'm totally getting this since I missed out on all the others. Any idea what this may go for?

nycPrime wrote:What awesome news! I'm totally getting this since I missed out on all the others. Any idea what this may go for?

I am thinking 150 or lower. Thats how much Prime was. The original release was 125 for Soundwave, I think so I do expect a bit more than that, but not that much more.

I'm so F 'ing happy about this.

I had Takarawave and cassettes already when he was released, and NOT collecting all the Hasbropieces, so I passed on this yellow eyed beauty. Saw him in stores multiple times, even carried him around once debating internally. No matter what price he is, it has to be better than current aftermarket prices the bugger commands.

I might get him if the price is good, I have Soundblaster, but not Soundwave. I had passed on the original Takara Tomy Soundwave release because at the time I wasn't sure where the MP line was going and if it was something I would want to collect and only had Hasbro's original Optimus Prime and Skywarp plus TT's Megatron. When I did decide to collect MPs (not long after) I pre-ordered the tapes and hoped TT would do a reissue. When the Hasbro Soundwave first came out I already had the tapes, but it didn't really matter since he never really stayed on the TRU website for long. When TT finally reissued Soundwave it was at a time when money was just too tight to justify buying so I had to pass again. I would honestly prefer Takara Tomy do a third reissue because I think the red visor would look better with the other more cartoon accurate MPs, but I don't know if I want to take the chance.

Emerje

uh yeah...but at what cost? $190?

Its so interesting how the YOTG Soundwave actually has a red visor even though its issued by hasbro.

Pulled the trigger on an MP-13 Soundwave not a week gone.

Would make for a great X-mas gift...for me!

great,

My wallet is going to get pounded yet again.

I will definitely attempt to purchase this. I promised myself I wouldn't buy a Masterpiece unless it was absolutely awesome. Here he is.

I hope this doesn't have the MP Grimlock re-issue syndrome of lower plastic quality. It is just not fair to those who haven't gotten one yet.

MagicDeath wrote:I will definitely attempt to purchase this. I promised myself I wouldn't buy a Masterpiece unless it was absolutely awesome. Here he is.

yeah i have never owned any of the MP tfs either...on a random day i placed a bid on ebay for all the clear cassettes that came with the the year of the goat? soundwave.....

and for $20ish in cost i have to say these are pretty awesome transformers compared to the G1 cassettes.

If that soumdwave is less than $200 i will try to get him also.

beloth wrote:

MagicDeath wrote:I will definitely attempt to purchase this. I promised myself I wouldn't buy a Masterpiece unless it was absolutely awesome. Here he is.

yeah i have never owned any of the MP tfs either...on a random day i placed a bid on ebay for all the clear cassettes that came with the the year of the goat? soundwave.....

and for $20ish in cost i have to say these are pretty awesome transformers compared to the G1 cassettes.

Glad to meet fellow Lena fan

Emerje wrote:I might get him if the price is good, I have Soundblaster, but not Soundwave. I had passed on the original Takara Tomy Soundwave release because at the time I wasn't sure where the MP line was going and if it was something I would want to collect and only had Hasbro's original Optimus Prime and Skywarp plus TT's Megatron. When I did decide to collect MPs (not long after) I pre-ordered the tapes and hoped TT would do a reissue. When the Hasbro Soundwave first came out I already had the tapes, but it didn't really matter since he never really stayed on the TRU website for long. When TT finally reissued Soundwave it was at a time when money was just too tight to justify buying so I had to pass again. I would honestly prefer Takara Tomy do a third reissue because I think the red visor would look better with the other more cartoon accurate MPs, but I don't know if I want to take the chance.

Emerje

For anyone who's forgotten, there was one cassette that had a HUGE deco difference between the TT 2-packs and this Hasbro set: Frenzy.

Takara's Frenzy is colored blue like Frenzy's G1 toy, making him a great representation of Marvel Frenzy, which is important enough to me that bought him and Buzzsaw even after I got this big box 3 years ago. Well, I bought the leftover-part KO 2-pack. And Frenzy had 2 of the same gun. You takes your chances. My wallet leads a stressful life too.

AHEM. My point is, the Hasbro version's "Frenzy" is blue and purple, making him look like Sunbow cartoon Rumble. Now bear in mind, I'm RIR/FIB until I die, but even I reflexively want to call that toy Rumble, necessitating the purchase of the Takara version.

My point is, if you need a toon-accurate Rumble, that might be your deciding factor on buying this box set, not Soundwave's eye-color. This release is a fine UK comic Soundwave, and I might get Takara Soundwave someday too. And a real TT Buzzsaw and Frenzy. Just not anytime soon, because we is getting too much of good things right now.

Bumblevivisector wrote:the Hasbro version's "Frenzy" is blue and purple, making him look like Sunbow cartoon Rumble.

That actually helps a lot, as I'm colorblind and didn't realize he was purple in the cartoon for a while.

Up for pre-order at BBTS.

$159.99

Just preordered mine from BBTS. So excited for this. This is what I've been waiting for... First Prime... now Soundwave... it's a joy that such Masterpieces get reissued so verily... otherwise scalpers might take a sense of satisfaction... now.

Preordered mine from Toy Dojo!

Fellow Seibertronian SteveGo has helped us find out what the price for the upcoming Masterpiece Soundwave reissue will be and it is $159.99 from US online retailers (like Bigbadtoystore). This increase in price is the same that we saw with the Masterpeice Optimus Reissue and remember that it comes with a bonus die cast casette player accessory. Also him being available through online retailers means he will be easier to find than the previous Toysrus exclusive release, and him not being a retail store release may help with taxes too depending on the state it is ordered from. Those are just a few things to keep in mind when comparing this to the original $125 beign asked by Toysrus three years ago for this toy. For people outside the US,Robot Kingdom also has him in stock for $134.90.

I was just about to ask what the original asking price of this toy was. I didn't realize it was $125 from TRU. That would've been about $135 after tax. $160 isn't so bad with that perspective, especially if you get it with no sales tax or shipping fee.

You have to admit that the original TrU Price was totally INSANE for what we got. These kind of scalper-bait prices is now a thing of the past. Thankfully. And now, EVERYONE have a chance to grab one without giving a fat bonus to some dirty scalper.

-Kanrabat- wrote:You have to admit that the original TrU Price was totally INSANE for what we got. These kind of scalper-bait prices is now a thing of the past.

What about MP Starscream for $60 last year?

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:You have to admit that the original TrU Price was totally INSANE for what we got. These kind of scalper-bait prices is now a thing of the past.

What about MP Starscream for $60 last year?

That was an exceptional bug I think. Because MP Bumblebee confirm it.

December? I'm out. I've already got Super Ginrai and a few other things pre-ordered for then and that's the time of year when money is at its tightest for me.

Emerje

Sure has been a lot of MP-02's tossed up on eBay lately

shajaki wrote:Sure has been a lot of MP-02's tossed up on eBay lately

300-400-500$CAN?!

Let the re-issue crush these scalper's dreams!

The Hasbro Reissue of Masterpiece Soundwave is now released and we finally have a look at the die cast bonus it comes with. It is a small die cast model of Soundwave in alt mode. It is very small, only 3 centimeters in length. We have very detailed pictures below, that come from Robot Kingdom. Let us know if you are using this chance to finally own this amazing toy (whose gallery you can find here).

The Hasbro reissue of Masterpiece Soundwave is now released and we finally have a look at the die cast bonus it comes with. It is a small die cast model of Soundwave in alt mode. It is very small, only 3 centimeters in length. We have very detailed pictures below, that come from Robot Kingdom. Let us know if you are using this chance to finally own this amazing toy. You can always view the gallery of the toy here.

So this is an Asian reissue?
Hahaha I'm tempted by the new box


I have discovered a new finding at Ross but Idk how to post news, or is there a forum member I send the images too?

Double post asside, it's nice to see people having a second chance at that marvelous set.

Paid mine a fortune via a trade but it was well worth it.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Double post asside, it's nice to see people having a second chance at that marvelous set.

Paid mine a fortune via a trade but it was well worth it.

One of the figures I've desired got some time. Mine arrives on Wednesday.

Deathsaurus1 wrote:So this is an Asian reissue?
Hahaha I'm tempted by the new box


I have discovered a new finding at Ross but Idk how to post news, or is there a forum member I send the images too?

Its the same box as the original Hasbro release. And to submit news just click the link in my signature. There is also a submit news button at the top right.

william-james88 wrote:

Deathsaurus1 wrote:So this is an Asian reissue?
Hahaha I'm tempted by the new box


I have discovered a new finding at Ross but Idk how to post news, or is there a forum member I send the images too?

Its the same box as the original Hasbro release. And to submit news just click the link in my signature. There is also a submit news button at the top right.

Not quite the same James

Is 3cm small enough for Rumble or Frenzy to carry on their shoulder?

Deathsaurus1 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Deathsaurus1 wrote:So this is an Asian reissue?
Hahaha I'm tempted by the new box


I have discovered a new finding at Ross but Idk how to post news, or is there a forum member I send the images too?

Its the same box as the original Hasbro release. And to submit news just click the link in my signature. There is also a submit news button at the top right.

Not quite the same James

Yeah your right, wow I didnt notice. oh well, bad news for completionists

william-james88 wrote:

Deathsaurus1 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Deathsaurus1 wrote:So this is an Asian reissue?
Hahaha I'm tempted by the new box


I have discovered a new finding at Ross but Idk how to post news, or is there a forum member I send the images too?

Its the same box as the original Hasbro release. And to submit news just click the link in my signature. There is also a submit news button at the top right.

Not quite the same James

Yeah your right, wow I didnt notice. oh well, bad news for completionists

Oh sajakiiiiiiiiiiii.......!

The price of Soundwave is one of the reasons why it probably wasn't the best time for to get back into the Transformers. I have issues with the car, Roku, and computer, and I need to track down one of those new Funko Pop figures of Axl Rose. They make Slash and Duff as well but as I may have said in an earlier thread, I have limited space for toys these days due to having to move back in with the folks. Yeah, I'm currently for the most part unemployed. I repair computers for a living but these days, most people seem to just rely on smartphones, tablets, or really cheap laptops, so they just replace them instead of fix them.

I did order a really cool Optimus Prime figure off of Amazon the other day from China or Japan but despite the 98% positive reviews, I'm starting to think its counterfeit. Its really hard to tell at times, and easy at others. Like there are a few on Amazon that are obviously fakes since Optimus has blue feet instead of silver (I'm referring to the film version). But if it looks as good as it does in the pics, and isn't made totally flimsy, I'll be happy regardless and it'll be kind of nostalgic since back when I was a kid my uncle used to take me to the swap meet to get my Transformers and I know some of them were either counterfeit or something because they had actual spring loaded weapons, the ones at T'RU looked identical but did not have spring loaded weapons.

Pre ordered from Kapow Toy... paid 160 pound plus 15 pound of delivery...

Sideswipe79 wrote:Pre ordered from Kapow Toy... paid 160 pound plus 15 pound of delivery...

Still expensive as hell... but WAY better than the secondary market's scalpy prices.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sideswipe79 wrote:Pre ordered from Kapow Toy... paid 160 pound plus 15 pound of delivery...

Still expensive as hell... but WAY better than the secondary market's scalpy prices.

Agreed. For mine from Toy Dojo for $159 shipped. Arriving today!

Got mine.

Just arrived...



I am disappointed by the tapes...especially Ravage...

Sideswipe79 wrote:Just arrived...

I am disappointed by the tapes...especially Ravage...

Thats too bad. What do you dislike about the Frenzy and Lazerbeak mold? How do you find them compared to their Titans Return counterparts?

I have to admit I don't possess TR Frenzy Laserbeak and Ravage.

Masterpiece Laserbeak is not so bad.

Frenzy is too thin, almost bidimensional. From the web pics I can see Titans Return version is far away better (but bigger)

Ravage is... not Masterpiece quality... too much skeletal. The head is not articulated


Probably the Takara version of this guys looks betters...

I admittedly haven't played with the tapes yet other than popping them in and out of SW. I have KO Ratbat which I have played with and am fine with, so I think I'll enjoy the birds. I am aware of the complaints with the other tapes so I'm not expecting much, especially with ravage. But the awesomeness of SW overcomes it all.