New FT-02 Acoustic Wave Prototype Images

100% in. Spare no expense.

Absolutely outstanding!

I just hope that it isn't too much

My my my, I want this. Unless Takara springs an official Soundwave, which is unlikely, I will be adding this to my collection. Seeing it next to the original prototype shows just how far it has evolved and what I like what I see.

I like them both, but I think I might like the older one a little more, cause he has an ankle tilt, and he's more accurate to the cartoon since he's got less detail, I do like the slenderness of the newer one, and his mean knee articulation, but his weapons look just a little small, also like I said, less detail would be a little more show-accurate.

I love this figure! Does anyone know if they know if they are doing a blaster figure as well?

Trikeboy wrote:My my my, I want this. Unless Takara springs an official Soundwave, which is unlikely, I will be adding this to my collection. Seeing it next to the original prototype shows just how far it has evolved and what I like what I see.

ViperEye82 wrote:100% in. Spare no expense.

Optimus1116 wrote:Absolutely outstanding!

I just hope that it isn't too much

i absolutely agree with all three of you. i'd love it takara had produced one that looks this incredible.

i too hope it doesn't cost too too much.

anyways, soundwave wasn't always my favorite character, he was definitely one of them, but his design was definitely one of my favorites. perfect proportions, beautiful head, super kick ass accessories. and his voice in the show.. wow, one of my absolute favorite cartoon voices.

excellent work.

i just REALLY REALLY hope that he's colored to be cartoon accurate rather than toy accurate.

like with the new MP prime, his cod piece and upper thighs should be white, not grey.. but oh well, i hope they use some white on this soundwave.

I....must have this.

dillotron wrote:I love this figure! Does anyone know if they know if they are doing a blaster figure as well?

Do you mean this Blaster?







This was revealed at the same time as Soundwave so it is probably safe to assume, this is only a prototype and the actual toy will look a little different.

Images taken from Full Metal Hero http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/3rd-party-masterpiece-blaster-ft-01-1398/

Trikeboy wrote:

dillotron wrote:I love this figure! Does anyone know if they know if they are doing a blaster figure as well?

Do you mean this Blaster?







This was revealed at the same time as Soundwave so it is probably safe to assume, this is only a prototype and the actual toy will look a little different.

Images taken from Full Metal Hero http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/3rd-party-masterpiece-blaster-ft-01-1398/

yeah thats what i meant thanks!

TimothyR wrote:
i just REALLY REALLY hope that he's colored to be cartoon accurate rather than toy accurate.

like with the new MP prime, his cod piece and upper thighs should be white, not grey.. but oh well, i hope they use some white on this soundwave.

The problem with white on the new design.... it might look like a diaper ala Titanium Soundwave. Grey might be better in the long run.

Trikeboy wrote:

dillotron wrote:I love this figure! Does anyone know if they know if they are doing a blaster figure as well?

Do you mean this Blaster?







This was revealed at the same time as Soundwave so it is probably safe to assume, this is only a prototype and the actual toy will look a little different.

Images taken from Full Metal Hero http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/3rd-party-masterpiece-blaster-ft-01-1398/

yeah that looks incredible too. those can also be seen from page 1 of this thread.

i would love to have both of them. but if they're pricey.. i can live with just soundwave.

does anyone know if soundwave will come with masterpiece cassettes? (has that already been asked about in this thread?, i apologize for my extreme laziness if so)

The MP cassetticons are earlier in this thread (page 8 )

TimothyR wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:

dillotron wrote:I love this figure! Does anyone know if they know if they are doing a blaster figure as well?

Do you mean this Blaster?







This was revealed at the same time as Soundwave so it is probably safe to assume, this is only a prototype and the actual toy will look a little different.

Images taken from Full Metal Hero http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/3rd-party-masterpiece-blaster-ft-01-1398/

yeah that looks incredible too. those can also be seen from page 1 of this thread.

i would love to have both of them. but if they're pricey.. i can live with just soundwave.

does anyone know if soundwave will come with masterpiece cassettes? (has that already been asked about in this thread?, i apologize for my extreme laziness if so)

Yes, there will be cassettes. It will come with Laserbeak with hints at Ravage, Rumble and Frenzy.

TimothyR wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:

dillotron wrote:I love this figure! Does anyone know if they know if they are doing a blaster figure as well?

Do you mean this Blaster?







This was revealed at the same time as Soundwave so it is probably safe to assume, this is only a prototype and the actual toy will look a little different.

Images taken from Full Metal Hero http://www.fullmetalhero.com/content/3rd-party-masterpiece-blaster-ft-01-1398/

yeah that looks incredible too. those can also be seen from page 1 of this thread.

i would love to have both of them. but if they're pricey.. i can live with just soundwave.

does anyone know if soundwave will come with masterpiece cassettes? (has that already been asked about in this thread?, i apologize for my extreme laziness if so)

there should be. if not, another third party company will probably make a set of them.

Lapse Of Reason wrote:

TimothyR wrote:
i just REALLY REALLY hope that he's colored to be cartoon accurate rather than toy accurate.

like with the new MP prime, his cod piece and upper thighs should be white, not grey.. but oh well, i hope they use some white on this soundwave.

The problem with white on the new design.... it might look like a diaper ala Titanium Soundwave. Grey might be better in the long run.

that's true.

either way.. it'll still be awesome.

plus.. i could always paint it white if it bothered me that much.

Trikeboy wrote:
Yes, there will be cassettes. It will come with Laserbeak with hints at Ravage, Rumble and Frenzy.

Optimus1116 wrote:The MP cassetticons are earlier in this thread (page 8 )

thank you!

my bad.. when i read that news story for some reason my mind tied those into the ratbat and ravage that we saw from BTS (i think i need some sleep, cause that makes no sense, i have no idea why i would think that lol)

i'm totally sold.

this is something that takara should've done a while ago. not to mention it's a mold they could get a repaint out of.. and add more cassettes to jock up the price a bit. oh well.

Repaint potential for the molds is very high.

This was posted by kiyoshioni on tfw2005:

Yeah, from those three molds, we can at least get:

Laserbeak Mold = Garboil, Sundor, SG Buzzsaw/Laserbeak
Ravage Mold = Stripes, Howlback, Glit, Blackcat, Cheetor, Tigatron, Catscan
Frenzy Mold = SG Frenzy/Rumble, Enemy, Playback, Whitenoise

Broken up into packs:

Normal Set - Ravage/Frenzy/Rumble/Buzzsaw
E-Hobby Set - Howlback/Glit/Garboil/Sundor
Shattered Glass Set - SG Buzzsaw/SGLaserbeak/SG Frenzy/SG Rumble
Heroes Set - Playback/Whitenoise/Catscan/Blackcat
Beast Set - Cheetor/Tigatron
Encore Set - Stripes/Enemy

I then posted this over on the TFW2005 board

That's just the tapes. Soundwave himself can be reprinted into Soundblaster, Marvel colour Soundwave, toy colour Soundwave and Shattered Glass Soundwave. My my my, the potential is amazing.

That is just fan speculation of course but I would buy all of them, assuming quality was good of course. Of course that is just the repaints based on the teased molds. There are the potentials for other molds based on Ratbat (repaint into Wingthing), Beastbox and squawktalk, Overkill and Slugfest. Throw in Shattered Glass repaints and the company could live off this mold for years. Very intelligent of Takara not to go down the Masterpiece Soundwave road

Got to admit, this is looking pretty awesome.

I agree, the potential here is enormous.

I think its clear fans are okay with redecos of Soundwave and his crew, I know I am.

This should have been done already, but I'm 100% in on anything they can come up with. I would love, LOVE revamped, better molds of the cassettes, especially Squawk talk, Beast Box and Overkill and Slugfest. I truly do commend BTS for their attempts, even though I know some people are complaining about Ravage and Ratbat (I think they look quite good though and already pre-ordered them).

There's a lot to be done in the realm of G1 revisits, even for Tak/Has. If they're redoing the Combaticons, why not the Protectobots?

Nothing wrong with that!
I like elements of both though. The newer more detailed one is a respectful highly detailed "classics" style upgrade while the earlier version is almost 100% G1.

Either way....i like em both. Now lets get this thing produced already!! Soundwave should have been done a long time ago.

Such a shame it is not voyager size..,.

Wait, what's FT-02? The tapes alone? Because that'd be great, actually.

Well, I must say, Soundwave looks AMAZING! Very tempting to get.

Shut up and take my money!.....just not all of it ok FansToys? lol Let's get this thing appropriately priced! Thanks!

They actually have some more images up on the site, including a back view once you convert them to JPG files:

Rated X wrote:Such a shame it is not voyager size..,.

but then it wouldn't be masterpiece lol. plus, isn't the device label soundwave a voyager sized figure? i would say that he is your best bet to fit in your classics-generations collection.

i'm psyched.

all we need is for takara to produce a brand new megatron. something that's in scale with everyone else.

Nice find! I'm totally digging that cassette deck mode, it looks so much more flush than the older one. Also, the back is showing obvious battery weapon storage. There's a plus

As long as this isn't too expensive ($125 or less)then I'm in.

funeralthirst7 wrote:As long as this isn't too expensive ($125 or less)then I'm in.

that would be a perfect price.

All over this, even if Takara has one in the pipeline (Faith Leader still has a place in my collection even after purchasing MP-10; I figure this will be no different).

Devestator, check.
Soundwave, check.
Where's the updated G1 Shockwave?

TimothyR wrote:

Rated X wrote:Such a shame it is not voyager size..,.

but then it wouldn't be masterpiece lol. plus, isn't the device label soundwave a voyager sized figure? i would say that he is your best bet to fit in your classics-generations collection.

i'm psyched.

all we need is for takara to produce a brand new megatron. something that's in scale with everyone else.

I stopped collecting the MP line because of scale. I dont have enough coffee tables for stand alone figures that will never be a complete collection. Also, Im sick and tired of every classics style soundwave being made to hold G1 cassettes. I want something a bit smaller that can stand side by side with the perfect effect series. Right now I use United WFC Soundwave.

It might be more because of the tapes, none of which we've seen models of other than Laserbeak/Buzzsaw.

Actually can anyone confirm which tape that is inside the bay there in the one photo? I was pretty sure it was Ratbat, but the colors are all wrong...and I'm wary whether or not G1 tapes are going to work right with him before I pull the trigger on an aforementioned Ratbat...

/\Above/\

It's probably coming soon, the way 3rd parties are now. I'm wondering when we're going to hear more from Igears voyager classics Ironhide and Ratchet, and the Voyager Trailbreaker, "Big Road."

Where's the updated G1 Shockwave?

It's probably coming soon, the way 3rd parties are now. I'm wondering when we're going to hear more from Igears voyager classics Ironhide and Ratchet, and the Voyager Trailbreaker, "Big Road."[/quote]

Well managed to sort out what tape that is: it's the Gear of War Autoscout, meaning this badboy is still very G1-friendly!

[/quote] I stopped collecting the MP line because of scale. I dont have enough coffee tables for stand alone figures that will never be a complete collection. Also, Im sick and tired of every classics style soundwave being made to hold G1 cassettes. I want something a bit smaller that can stand side by side with the perfect effect series. Right now I use United WFC Soundwave.[/quote]

Ummm.....I'm sorry, I need this statement clarified. You're sick of the characters most defining and popular feature being implemented into his figures? Wouldn't that be like saying "I'm sick of the Constructicons always being construction vehicles..."?

Dead Metal wrote:

ViperEye82 wrote:I was under the impression that an official MP Soundwave was at BEST pure speculation.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the info on MP Soundwave is good, comes from the same source that told us about the last MPs starting with Rodimus.

Thanks Dead Metal for the info.

Kung Fu Man wrote:Well managed to sort out what tape that is: it's the Gear of War Autoscout, meaning this badboy is still very G1-friendly!

The REAL test is whether he can fit Classics Ravage in there. Thanks to the tail he's pretty tough to fit in new TF players. Sonicron won't work thanks to those nibs, and DL Blaster also has a tough time.

iGear's is also somewhat of a question since it has some rather thick parts.

Still ... I love the G1 compatability! Damn ... another TF I want. Does this go on the list? Oh, decisions, decisions ...

Oh wow, that's amazing. I can honestly say this is the first 3rd Party product in awhile that I can say I really want. I really hope it ends up being fairly affordable. Under $150 would be great. As for the colors, I'm okay if they do the cartoon scheme, as long as the blue isn't too light. But so far it just looks amazing. So much detail, the head sculpt is spot-on. Absolutely stunning.

MOLDING: SUPERIOR; FUNDING: INFERIOR

TimothyR wrote:

Rated X wrote:Such a shame it is not voyager size..,.

but then it wouldn't be masterpiece lol. plus, isn't the device label soundwave a voyager sized figure? i would say that he is your best bet to fit in your classics-generations collection.

i'm psyched.

all we need is for takara to produce a brand new megatron. something that's in scale with everyone else.

Device Label Soundwave isn't Voyager sized but fits in sweet with Classics. He looks awesome with his metallic paint, which would blend right in against the paint app stylings of United?

Back on topic, the earlier prototype seems much more in size, more G1 in styling?
Shouldn't our logical friend be slightly shorter than the seekers?
Ref the finer detailing of the second prototype, will we loose some of that once it comes to the mold and paint apps?

For now my KO oversized G1 Soundwave fits in with my other Masterpieces...

Dead Metal wrote:

ViperEye82 wrote:I was under the impression that an official MP Soundwave was at BEST pure speculation.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the info on MP Soundwave is good, comes from the same source that told us about the last MPs starting with Rodimus.

There's still plenty of time for that to get cancelled...

El Duque wrote:

Does this mean they've completely changed the mold?

Added new images to the news post.

Whatever the pricing maybe its cheaper than getting a custom one done. (I've seriously thought about it some of the gen 1 soundwave customs that have been done look amazing)

Fans projects continues to give the people what they want at high quality. I love you Fans project. This will be a great year for decepticons!. Not only will I be getting a huge Shockwave to go with my mp's I will have a Soundwave now!

Wishful thinking is while these are coming out Takara can tackle all the problems with their mp megatrons and make a solid figure! (or release a mp Galvatron which Im soooo ok with)

On a final note I saw pics of cassettes will they be included you think?


HAIL STARSCREAM

If he comes with cassettes, I'm all in. It's the only scale makes the chest work (without lying to yourself). Sonicron is not producing rocking in or around the sockular region.

I officially want this more than Make Toys Giant. I was going to save up for Giant, but now I know what I must buy. I've been waiting for a MP Soundwave ever since the first MP Prime.

soundwave42 wrote:I officially want this more than Make Toys Giant. I was going to save up for Giant, but now I know what I must buy. I've been waiting for a MP Soundwave ever since the first MP Prime.

If you absolutely MUST have a classics-sized Soundwave that can hold G1 cassettes, then Sonicron is decent. Although ... I wouldn't pay over $30 for him.

But this looks like it blows that one right out of the water. However, if there's an official MP Soundwave coming out, I kind of want to wait for that. If only to get this at a discounted price.

The REAL test is whether he can fit Classics Ravage in there. Thanks to the tail he's pretty tough to fit in new TF players.

They appear to be working on their own MP-esque Ravage for this, as well as Rumble and Frenzy, so that should compensate for any issues.

Kung Fu Man wrote:

The REAL test is whether he can fit Classics Ravage in there. Thanks to the tail he's pretty tough to fit in new TF players.

They appear to be working on their own MP-esque Ravage for this, as well as Rumble and Frenzy, so that should compensate for any issues.

Yeah, but it'd be a let-down if it couldn't fit *all* the official cassettes so far. Take Sonicron as a perfect example. That guy has nibs in him that prevent some cassettes from being used due to their holes being in a different spot than the G1 originals. Namely both Autoscouts, Classics Ravage, and, I believe, some of the US released combining cassettes (if not all of them).

IMHO, it's a small thing, but one that adds a lot. But with this guy I'm not *too* worried. After all, they showed Classics Ravage and TGW's Autoscout so they had to have tested with them ... right?

If Takara is actually doing MP Soundwave, then I suppose that might be worth waiting. At least it might be more easily available and even cheaper (though not that likely). But it is actually funny how HasTak has chosen this reactive strategy instead being proactive. That just isn't very good strategy in a long run. Or they could make even more money, if they would actually be the first ones to publish things like this. Cos I suspect that those of you who wanted Sunstorm for example, already bought the igear version. Even if some of you would buy several versions of the same character, when Takara releases their version, markets may already be saturated. It just seems that 3rd party manufacturers are many steps ahead of Takara and Hasbro. Models like these are rather expensive. So people are likely going to be more reluctant to buy another almost similar expensive toy, if they already have one, whether it is official or not.

ViperEye82 wrote:

I stopped collecting the MP line because of scale. I dont have enough coffee tables for stand alone figures that will never be a complete collection. Also, Im sick and tired of every classics style soundwave being made to hold G1 cassettes. I want something a bit smaller that can stand side by side with the perfect effect series. Right now I use United WFC Soundwave.[/quote]

Ummm.....I'm sorry, I need this statement clarified. You're sick of the characters most defining and popular feature being implemented into his figures? Wouldn't that be like saying "I'm sick of the Constructicons always being construction vehicles..."?

[/quote]
No, what he means is that he's sick of them being designed to hold G1 cassettes, as in the original G1 cassettes.
Make a new, modern, better looking Classics figure that's sleeker that does not hold G1 cassettes and give him his own new mold Classics Cassettes.

Because sacraficing engeneering and the look of a toy in favour of backwards compatibility to old toys is like making brandnew Constructicons with awesome designs and articulation, but without any parts to combine them to Devastator, because why do that if you can just use all the parts from G1 Devastator.