Transformers: Robots in Disguise Warrior Soundwave Variant Facesculpt Found
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Just found at Target in CT. The packaging datestamp is 70161, the same as the plate-less version on the pegs with him.
It's a new addition to the plastic of his face.
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Posted by ToaLeePrime on May 7th, 2017 @ 6:04am CDT
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Posted by Va'al on May 7th, 2017 @ 9:28am CDT
Fun figure!
When you attach Laserbeak, his side guns pop out.
Also, when you roll him in vehicle mode the side guns go back and forth. Very cool!
Not much in the articulation department but...he does have some knee and arm bends.
Posted by Ig89ninja on May 7th, 2017 @ 9:49am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 7th, 2017 @ 1:26pm CDT
They're not cannons?Ig89ninja wrote:You know, those speakers on his shoulders remind me of his Animated incarnation
Posted by Terrsolpix on May 7th, 2017 @ 1:33pm CDT
I'm interested to know if his is the only detail.
Posted by Va'al on May 7th, 2017 @ 1:47pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:They're not cannons?Ig89ninja wrote:You know, those speakers on his shoulders remind me of his Animated incarnation
You and your canon fetish.
Posted by Ig89ninja on May 7th, 2017 @ 1:48pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:They're not cannons?Ig89ninja wrote:You know, those speakers on his shoulders remind me of his Animated incarnation
They might, but they look more like speakers to me
Posted by Terrsolpix on May 7th, 2017 @ 1:49pm CDT
Ig89ninja wrote:Sabrblade wrote:They're not cannons?Ig89ninja wrote:You know, those speakers on his shoulders remind me of his Animated incarnation
They might, but they look more like speakers to me
Speakannons? Blasting you with sweet tunes and deadly missiles.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on May 7th, 2017 @ 2:07pm CDT
Posted by Zeedust on May 7th, 2017 @ 2:30pm CDT
Posted by RAR on May 7th, 2017 @ 2:36pm CDT
Va'al wrote:a different pattern on the scanning sticker. Check it out for yourselves in the images below!
They are all different - I don't know how different but I've had to look through a lot over the months and I've hardly ever seen 2 the same.
For example I looked through 7 Warrior Windblades to find the one with a straight logo and each logo was unique.
Or Compare this Soundwave to the others shown :
Posted by Va'al on May 7th, 2017 @ 3:11pm CDT
RAR wrote:Va'al wrote:a different pattern on the scanning sticker. Check it out for yourselves in the images below!
They are all different - I don't know how different but I've had to look through a lot over the months and I've hardly ever seen 2 the same.
For example I looked through 7 Warrior Windblades to find the one with a straight logo and each logo was unique.
Or Compare this Soundwave to the others shown :
Cool.
Posted by Emerje on May 7th, 2017 @ 3:14pm CDT
Va'al wrote:Notified by fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade, we checked in with AllSpark user SwiftEagle who reports a Transformers: Robots in Disguise Warrior class Soundwave variant found. The new version has some added plastic to the otherwise entirely lightpiped facesculpt, adding the traditional faceplate, and a different pattern on the scanning sticker.
Is it new sculpting? I was under the impression that the mask was always there, they just didn't paint over it so it would match his Prime look (the added paint matches the package art).
Emerje
Posted by Va'al on May 7th, 2017 @ 3:31pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Va'al wrote:Notified by fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade, we checked in with AllSpark user SwiftEagle who reports a Transformers: Robots in Disguise Warrior class Soundwave variant found. The new version has some added plastic to the otherwise entirely lightpiped facesculpt, adding the traditional faceplate, and a different pattern on the scanning sticker.
Is it new sculpting? I was under the impression that the mask was always there, they just didn't paint over it so it would match his Prime look (the added paint matches the package art).
Emerje
I thought about that too when writing the story, but the person who found it said it was a new piece of plastic - so I don't know, is the answer here.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 7th, 2017 @ 3:35pm CDT
Va'al wrote:Emerje wrote:Va'al wrote:Notified by fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade, we checked in with AllSpark user SwiftEagle who reports a Transformers: Robots in Disguise Warrior class Soundwave variant found. The new version has some added plastic to the otherwise entirely lightpiped facesculpt, adding the traditional faceplate, and a different pattern on the scanning sticker.
Is it new sculpting? I was under the impression that the mask was always there, they just didn't paint over it so it would match his Prime look (the added paint matches the package art).
Emerje
I thought about that too when writing the story, but the person who found it said it was a new piece of plastic - so I don't know, is the answer here.
And I never checked that Soundwave I saw at TRU, stupid stupid!
Posted by Megatron Wolf on May 7th, 2017 @ 9:05pm CDT
Posted by PrymeStriker on May 7th, 2017 @ 10:34pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on May 7th, 2017 @ 11:10pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:Tell me, what the hell is the logic behind that mask? Does Soundwave's face-protecting visor not conceal his face enough?
It just wasn't enough protection against rabid G1 fanboys, I'm afraid
Posted by ScottyP on May 8th, 2017 @ 12:04pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 8th, 2017 @ 12:06pm CDT
Wouldn't that be 1% away from looking like Prime Soundwave? Prime Soundwave had a full visored face with no faceplate.ScottyP wrote:Faceplate looks nice, and does get the toy about 1% closer to actually looking like Prime Soundwave.
Posted by Zeedust on May 8th, 2017 @ 7:12pm CDT
Kurona wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:Tell me, what the hell is the logic behind that mask? Does Soundwave's face-protecting visor not conceal his face enough?
It just wasn't enough protection against rabid G1 fanboys, I'm afraid
He's still better protected from them than Drag Strip is.
Posted by william-james88 on May 8th, 2017 @ 9:08pm CDT
This new toy was found on Red Mercury, a Japanese import site (since several Japanese Transformers fans feel the need to import Hasbro products and these will cost them $22 each) and it also had a listing an image for another new one step, Heatseeker. This character is getting a lot of attention in the toyline with also getting a legion class toy. None of the other stunticons are getting this much attention.
Enjoy these two new in package images. You can see the robot mode as a render on the side.
Here are the previous Strongarm One Step molds
Transformers: Robots In Disguise Strongarm Gallery
Transformers: Robots In Disguise Strongarm Gallery
Posted by Sabrblade on May 8th, 2017 @ 10:10pm CDT
But the only thing Drag Strip really has in common with his G1 namesake is his color scheme, and only partly at that. The back half of Drag Strip's altmode is colored more like Wildrider, and the overall vehicle type of the altmode is more of a normal-looking car than an F-1 racer.Zeedust wrote:Kurona wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:Tell me, what the hell is the logic behind that mask? Does Soundwave's face-protecting visor not conceal his face enough?
It just wasn't enough protection against rabid G1 fanboys, I'm afraid
He's still better protected from them than Drag Strip is.
Not to mention his personality. Instead of the victory-obsessed braggart that G1 Drag Strip was, RID Drag Strip is basically an evil Ralph Kramden, complete with Wildbreak as his answer to Ed Norton.
Posted by Deadput on May 8th, 2017 @ 11:35pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Not to mention his personality. Instead of the victory-obsessed braggart that G1 Drag Strip was, RID Drag Strip is basically an evil Ralph Kramden, complete with Wildbreak as his answer to Ed Norton.
He is obsessed with being promoted which is like another type of race to victory so I guess that works for Dragstrip eh?
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2017 @ 12:25am CDT
He's still more Jackie Gleason than he is G1 Drag Strip:Deadput wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Not to mention his personality. Instead of the victory-obsessed braggart that G1 Drag Strip was, RID Drag Strip is basically an evil Ralph Kramden, complete with Wildbreak as his answer to Ed Norton.
He is obsessed with being promoted which is like another type of race to victory so I guess that works for Dragstrip eh?
Posted by Deadput on May 9th, 2017 @ 12:46am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:He's still more Jackie Gleason than he is G1 Drag Strip:Deadput wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Not to mention his personality. Instead of the victory-obsessed braggart that G1 Drag Strip was, RID Drag Strip is basically an evil Ralph Kramden, complete with Wildbreak as his answer to Ed Norton.
He is obsessed with being promoted which is like another type of race to victory so I guess that works for Dragstrip eh?
Not disagreeing just stating there are a few subtle similarities/connections.
I do like these two guys quite a bit especially compared to the so far pretty dull Heatseeker who I thought was going to be a scientist or a smart guy at first due to the legion toy having a monocle which I now realize is a a missal targeting scope thing and his name sort of sounding scientific or related to seeking heat sources.
Would of broken the mold for stereotypical Stunticon thug but I guess we still got Slashmark who I can't tell if he is a stand in for Dead End or Offroad.
His so far only toy is white and blue which is like none of the standard Stunticons except Breakdown loosly but Wildbreak already fills that homage and better.
The Menasor render makes his colors different though but they still look not much like Dead End besides a little red. (His right leg)
So is Slashmark a homage to any past Stunticon or is he the most original of the new guys (Wildbreak, Heatseeker, Slashmark)?
Since their names are different and there are already established versions of the original Stunticons not part of this team although both the Takara exclusive Wildrider states he and Breakdown from Prime were at once point Stunticons and so far Dead End is just some Energon Vampire dude and not stated as part of them I'm going to headcanon that the Stunticons were a rotating group of guys who often replace dead members or members who quit and only Motormaster and Dragstrip remain of the first group.
Unless the show or official word states otherwise then I'll accept fact but I like this head canon since it reminds me of how Combiner Wars started the trend of alternate members of Combiners which is a concept I like a lot.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 9th, 2017 @ 1:04am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2017 @ 1:05am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 9th, 2017 @ 1:19am CDT
Posted by Deadput on May 9th, 2017 @ 1:53am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, Slashmark looks to be the Breakdown homage despite Wildbreak's presence on the team. It looks like only Drag Strip and Motormaster actually resemble their namesakes' decos, while Heatseeker has Wildrider's/Offroad's colors, Slashmark has Breakdown's colors, and Wildbreak has, uh, Prime Breakdown's colors, being predominately dark blue when none of the G1 Stunticons had dark blue as their main color, thereby making Wildbreak have the most original-looking deco if one forgives the resemblance to Prime Breakdown's colors.
Maybe Dead End is banned to be part of Menasor because no one wants a vampire to combine with them
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Am I the only one who hopes that Motormaster is called "The Motormaster" instead of just a name because it sounds cooler and more like a title?
Although this new season is 20 something episodes do you think the so far toy only characters will show up? (Bludgeon, Skywarp, Blastwave, Stormshot, Stormhammer, Skysledge, Twinferno) and if we will see Jazz again or if we find out why Roughedge an Autobot is hanging with Starscream?
Posted by RAR on May 9th, 2017 @ 3:06am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:14am CDT
I don't, because I want that "The Motor Master" thing to stay exclusive to the Animated version. That was his thing. I want RID Motormaster to find his own unique quirk.Deadput wrote:Am I the only one who hopes that Motormaster is called "The Motormaster" instead of just a name because it sounds cooler and more like a title?
Posted by RAR on May 9th, 2017 @ 12:30pm CDT
It's strange the Dragon Rescue Bot Bumblebee is pretty much out already (ages before I expected to see it) and yet Soundwave no sign of - if they still have not got (or barely got) AC Sideswipe out in the UK then - with that delay then really they should have had Optimus/Soundwave and Optimus all out at the same time to use the line better - as if they sell the previous waves with even more Bumblebee's that would be trouble.
I hope Chefatron changes his mind and gets that AC Optimus to review.
Perhaps they will get a card standee in some places like the ones they have for the Movie - but for Combiner Force...
I'm a little disappointed the card standee's lack Voyagers though - as I expect Movie Voyagers will essentially be online only to me. It seems pretty likely the same is going to be true for the Combiners too - but who know some are saying tomorrow is an important street date for Transformers.
I just really want a Legion Bisk and Blurr though - I'd not be super surprised if Legion Cyclonus never shows up though.
Posted by Seibertron on May 9th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CDT
ToaLeePrime wrote:A target exclusive perhaps? Like the battle masked Megatronus?
Has anyone else seen the soundwave variant? I cant find him in chicago subrubs, just like i was never able to find chromedome variant.
Posted by Deadput on May 9th, 2017 @ 5:30pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:ToaLeePrime wrote:A target exclusive perhaps? Like the battle masked Megatronus?
Has anyone else seen the soundwave variant? I cant find him in chicago subrubs, just like i was never able to find chromedome variant.
I think the Chromedome one was only a mistake that only ended up in that area.
Tis a shame since I would love for Hasbro to do official variants like that it makes sense.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2017 @ 5:32pm CDT
It was found in two states, though. One of the Carolinas and Texas, IIRC.Deadput wrote:Seibertron wrote:ToaLeePrime wrote:A target exclusive perhaps? Like the battle masked Megatronus?
Has anyone else seen the soundwave variant? I cant find him in chicago subrubs, just like i was never able to find chromedome variant.
I think the Chromedome one was only a mistake that only ended up in that area.
Tis a shame since I would love for Hasbro to do official variants like that it makes sense.
Posted by Deadput on May 9th, 2017 @ 6:33pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:It was found in two states, though. One of the Carolinas and Texas, IIRC.
Thanks for the correction...should of taken that Texas trip.
Posted by william-james88 on May 10th, 2017 @ 10:50pm CDT
If the new Heatseeker tempts you, you can also check out a video review of him below, courtesy of Panda Prime productions.
Posted by Kurona on May 13th, 2017 @ 7:08pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on May 13th, 2017 @ 7:17pm CDT
Edit: Wow Motormaster's show head is generic and I guess so is Slashmark who seems to have Bee's head in different colors.
Posted by Kurona on May 13th, 2017 @ 7:28pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Huh Skyjack and Cyberwarp seem to be females according to the box art that's cool I think this is our first main American line mixed gender combiner. (as in the team members not the Combiner itself)
Yeah I noticed that too, it's pretty awesome
Though technically the first would be Armada Perceptor. But for full-fledged non-mini-con combiners? ... Ultrabee
Posted by ScottyP on May 13th, 2017 @ 7:31pm CDT
I really hope at least Drag Strip and Wildbreak get some toy incarnation closer to their show designs. I'd be really completely fine with non-combining ones in Warrior class! I guess Arms Micron Wildrider is a decent stand in for now, the shoulders and head work almost perfectly.
Posted by Kurona on May 13th, 2017 @ 7:34pm CDT
and fuck yeah non-binary bots
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 13th, 2017 @ 7:41pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on May 13th, 2017 @ 7:57pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Yeah I noticed that too, it's pretty awesome
Though technically the first would be Armada Perceptor. But for full-fledged non-mini-con combiners? ... Ultrabee
Oh yeah Strongarm exists too so uhhh Galvatronus is the third then eh?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Is it just me, or do Menasor and Galvatron just wear the leg-bots as shoes or boots? At least half of the lower legs is taken up by those that form the legs, with an additional piece attached.
It looks like to me that Galvatronus is pulling off a movie Bonecrusher and Sideswipe with having wheel feet.
Posted by Kurona on May 13th, 2017 @ 8:04pm CDT
Posted by Terrsolpix on May 13th, 2017 @ 8:49pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Deadput wrote:Huh Skyjack and Cyberwarp seem to be females according to the box art that's cool I think this is our first main American line mixed gender combiner. (as in the team members not the Combiner itself)
Yeah I noticed that too, it's pretty awesome
Though technically the first would be Armada Perceptor. But for full-fledged non-mini-con combiners? ... Ultrabee
This seems like a good topic for Vector prime, when we get a return. I've always wondered how mixed genders work in combiners, especially after reading the AVP:FB logs about gender dysphoria in cybertronians. But no matter what, I'm certainly getting Galvatronus.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 13th, 2017 @ 11:03pm CDT
I wouldn't expect a return of AVP anytime soon, since Fun Pub lost the Transformers license at the end of last year and the AVP Facebook was run under their tenure.Terrsolpix wrote:Kurona wrote:Deadput wrote:Huh Skyjack and Cyberwarp seem to be females according to the box art that's cool I think this is our first main American line mixed gender combiner. (as in the team members not the Combiner itself)
Yeah I noticed that too, it's pretty awesome
Though technically the first would be Armada Perceptor. But for full-fledged non-mini-con combiners? ... Ultrabee
This seems like a good topic for Vector prime, when we get a return. I've always wondered how mixed genders work in combiners, especially after reading the AVP:FB logs about gender dysphoria in cybertronians. But no matter what, I'm certainly getting Galvatronus.