Year of the Goat Platinum Edition Masterpiece Soundwave Review

MP Soundwave is a great figure but really, HasTak? Clear and ORANGE? Who thought that was a good idea? If anyone knows if this deco is rooted in any G1 obscurity, please, by all means, tell me and I'll keep quiet. Otherwise, I feel like they have a shelfwarmer like Platinum Edition Starscream on their hands.

Being a 90s goat baby I gotta have a G2 goat Prime....it just feels right. Hope he's easy to find.

i just fast forwarded through to see what the toy looked like but wow....this person does reviews with a puppet? interesting. lol

Unless this thing glows like h#(( under a black light, I ain't buyin'.......

Ginrai Minor wrote:Being a 90s goat baby I gotta have a G2 goat Prime....it just feels right. Hope he's easy to find.

Go to BBTS, buy, enjoy.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Ginrai Minor wrote:Being a 90s goat baby I gotta have a G2 goat Prime....it just feels right. Hope he's easy to find.

Go to BBTS, buy, enjoy.

I can't find YOTG Optimus Prime or Masterpiece Soundwave on BBTS no matter which keywords I search for. Are they selling these?

Seibertron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Ginrai Minor wrote:Being a 90s goat baby I gotta have a G2 goat Prime....it just feels right. Hope he's easy to find.

Go to BBTS, buy, enjoy.

I can't find YOTG Optimus Prime or Masterpiece Soundwave on BBTS no matter which keywords I search for. Are they selling these?

I tried BBTS a while back and didn't find them either, so don't think they are carrying them. I looked elsewhere and found them for a reasonable price at RK.

That caused me to shift a few pre-orders to RK and the money I saved on paying U.S. import prices to import to Aust covered most of the cost for Soundwave, so I could justify buying him

Seibertron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Ginrai Minor wrote:Being a 90s goat baby I gotta have a G2 goat Prime....it just feels right. Hope he's easy to find.

Go to BBTS, buy, enjoy.

I can't find YOTG Optimus Prime or Masterpiece Soundwave on BBTS no matter which keywords I search for. Are they selling these?

I bet they just haven't got them yet. So far, they had ALL of the Year Of Something TFs and I don't see why they would stop to have them now.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet they just haven't got them yet. So far, they had ALL of the Year Of Something TFs and I don't see why they would stop to have them now.

Possibly because they haven't been selling well or because they aren't as "exclusive" to a particular retailer as once was thought.

Seibertron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bet they just haven't got them yet. So far, they had ALL of the Year Of Something TFs and I don't see why they would stop to have them now.

Possibly because they haven't been selling well or because they aren't as "exclusive" to a particular retailer as once was thought.

Well, let's hope that "exclusivity" bullshit get removed from that series. This way, more retailers will be able to sell the figures.
Like Walmart, who will sell ANY toys to Quebec, language on the box be damned.

Molds are great but colours are god awful.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, let's hope that "exclusivity" bullshit get removed from that series. This way, more retailers will be able to sell the figures.
Like Walmart, who will sell ANY toys to Quebec, language on the box be damned.

I sincerely doubt that places like Target or Walmart (U.S. ones, that is) would want to sell any of the Platinum Edition toys. The way I see it, the main reason TRU is the only store that carries the Platinum Editions, the Hasbro Masterpieces, and other big expensive collector-oriented TF figure is because TRU is the only retailer willing to carry them.

Remember when Walmart had the MP Starscream and MP Skywarp that Hasbro put out? Both of those shelfwarmed out the wazoo. Whereas Hasbro's later MPs seem to sell a lot better at TRU.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, let's hope that "exclusivity" bullshit get removed from that series. This way, more retailers will be able to sell the figures.
Like Walmart, who will sell ANY toys to Quebec, language on the box be damned.

I sincerely doubt that places like Target or Walmart (U.S. ones, that is) would want to sell any of the Platinum Edition toys. The way I see it, the main reason TRU is the only store that carries the Platinum Editions, the Hasbro Masterpieces, and other big expensive collector-oriented TF figure is because TRU is the only retailer willing to carry them.

Remember when Walmart had the MP Starscream and MP Skywarp that Hasbro put out? Both of those shelfwarmed out the wazoo. Whereas Hasbro's later MPs seem to sell a lot better at TRU.

Back before I became a more serious collector, I never really knew what the MP line was. But I was at Walmart one night and found a few MP Skywarps on the shelf. He was my favorite Decepticon when I was a kid, so I scanned it, thinking if it was on sale, I'd buy it.

$7 on clearance.

I kick myself now for not getting the other two, but they must have shelfwarmed pretty badly to have been marked down that far.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, let's hope that "exclusivity" bullshit get removed from that series. This way, more retailers will be able to sell the figures.
Like Walmart, who will sell ANY toys to Quebec, language on the box be damned.

I sincerely doubt that places like Target or Walmart (U.S. ones, that is) would want to sell any of the Platinum Edition toys. The way I see it, the main reason TRU is the only store that carries the Platinum Editions, the Hasbro Masterpieces, and other big expensive collector-oriented TF figure is because TRU is the only retailer willing to carry them.

Remember when Walmart had the MP Starscream and MP Skywarp that Hasbro put out? Both of those shelfwarmed out the wazoo. Whereas Hasbro's later MPs seem to sell a lot better at TRU.

Maybe not in store, but at least online. I got my Platinum Predaking at Walmart.ca, so...

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Ginrai Minor wrote:Being a 90s goat baby I gotta have a G2 goat Prime....it just feels right. Hope he's easy to find.

Go to BBTS, buy, enjoy.

Oh I will when they show up somewhere good sir!

I'm a pretty stubborn kid I'll find one.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, let's hope that "exclusivity" bullshit get removed from that series. This way, more retailers will be able to sell the figures.
Like Walmart, who will sell ANY toys to Quebec, language on the box be damned.

I sincerely doubt that places like Target or Walmart (U.S. ones, that is) would want to sell any of the Platinum Edition toys. The way I see it, the main reason TRU is the only store that carries the Platinum Editions, the Hasbro Masterpieces, and other big expensive collector-oriented TF figure is because TRU is the only retailer willing to carry them.

Remember when Walmart had the MP Starscream and MP Skywarp that Hasbro put out? Both of those shelfwarmed out the wazoo. Whereas Hasbro's later MPs seem to sell a lot better at TRU.

Why did that happen with the Wal-mart released MP's? Was it a matter of Wal-mart over-ordering versus the actual consumer demand? Or was it a problem with distribution, where some areas got way too much product and others got next to nothing? It would be interesting to know why Wal-Mart failed so hard while TRU figured out how to keep demand high.

Bounti76 wrote:I kick myself now for not getting the other two,

Me too, but I found them for $19.99. Just glad I got myself one.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, let's hope that "exclusivity" bullshit get removed from that series. This way, more retailers will be able to sell the figures.
Like Walmart, who will sell ANY toys to Quebec, language on the box be damned.

I sincerely doubt that places like Target or Walmart (U.S. ones, that is) would want to sell any of the Platinum Edition toys. The way I see it, the main reason TRU is the only store that carries the Platinum Editions, the Hasbro Masterpieces, and other big expensive collector-oriented TF figure is because TRU is the only retailer willing to carry them.

Remember when Walmart had the MP Starscream and MP Skywarp that Hasbro put out? Both of those shelfwarmed out the wazoo. Whereas Hasbro's later MPs seem to sell a lot better at TRU.

Why did that happen with the Wal-mart released MP's? Was it a matter of Wal-mart over-ordering versus the actual consumer demand? Or was it a problem with distribution, where some areas got way too much product and others got next to nothing? It would be interesting to know why Wal-Mart failed so hard while TRU figured out how to keep demand high.

If I had to guess, I'd be inclined to believe it being due to the different types of customers who shop at each. Walmart's known for having lower prices than most stores, so it's probably expectant of those who shop at Walmart for anything to spend less money than they would at other places. And not necessarily on toys since the toy section is but one part of a much wider selection of goods.

TRU, however, is a place that not only focuses primarily on selling toys, but is also known for being higher-priced than most places. So a customer who shops there would be expected to spend more money in that store than they would if they were to shop for toys elsewhere. Thus, higher-priced items like MPs and Platinums would make more sense to be carried by the store that already deals with big-spending customers.

Bounti76 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Well, let's hope that "exclusivity" bullshit get removed from that series. This way, more retailers will be able to sell the figures.
Like Walmart, who will sell ANY toys to Quebec, language on the box be damned.

I sincerely doubt that places like Target or Walmart (U.S. ones, that is) would want to sell any of the Platinum Edition toys. The way I see it, the main reason TRU is the only store that carries the Platinum Editions, the Hasbro Masterpieces, and other big expensive collector-oriented TF figure is because TRU is the only retailer willing to carry them.

Remember when Walmart had the MP Starscream and MP Skywarp that Hasbro put out? Both of those shelfwarmed out the wazoo. Whereas Hasbro's later MPs seem to sell a lot better at TRU.

Back before I became a more serious collector, I never really knew what the MP line was. But I was at Walmart one night and found a few MP Skywarps on the shelf. He was my favorite Decepticon when I was a kid, so I scanned it, thinking if it was on sale, I'd buy it.

$7 on clearance.

I kick myself now for not getting the other two, but they must have shelfwarmed pretty badly to have been marked down that far.

I know what you mean. I remember getting 2 Armada Unicrons on clearance for $13 each from Target. There were 2 left, and I felt the same way - totally should have gotten the other 2.

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UPDATE:

Updating on this story from earlier, You can order the full set of the YOTG Soundwave and YOTG Prime on eBay here and here. For those that can't wait, here it is! Let us know on the forums if you will be picking yours up today!

The ebay seller stole pictures from my original post.
For detail detail gallery, please check my original post.

http://blacklai1979.blogspot.tw/2014/12/2015-year-of-goat-platinum-edition.html

I'm so unreasonably/irrationally excited for YOTG Soundwave. It's weird and I love it.

megatronus wrote:I'm so unreasonably/irrationally excited for YOTG Soundwave. It's weird and I love it.

You're not the only one, can't wait to get him. Seems like I just might be turning into a MP Soundwave collector, assuming they use the mould again.

While I have no interest in the YOTG Soundwave, the cassettes might be a different story since they could stand in for different characters. Ravage looks a little like Glit there.

Seibertron wrote:I can't find YOTG Optimus Prime or Masterpiece Soundwave on BBTS no matter which keywords I search for. Are they selling these?

Might have to wait until a certain date before they can list them. It's happened before with Platinum sets.

Arctorro wrote:

megatronus wrote:I'm so unreasonably/irrationally excited for YOTG Soundwave. It's weird and I love it.

You're not the only one, can't wait to get him. Seems like I just might be turning into a MP Soundwave collector, assuming they use the mould again.

im with y'all. its like YOTH MP10 all over again

So I actually sighted YOTG Soundwave at TRU Times Square yesterday, but was stupid and didn't take a picture and submit the sighting as news.

TRU wanted $220 for him. You read that right - $220. Are they joking? Granted, Times Square prices are jacked up, but that still probably means TRUs nationwide will list him for $199.95.

The box was all banged up, so I left it there. I'd pay up to $150 for this piece, and I predict he'll be discounted at some point once he's more widely available.

220$? As in in US $? For the ugliest repaint ever? JFC, at that price, you can get the Takara original and all the cassettes!

Easy pass for anyone who is not into weird sh!t.

megatronus wrote:So I actually sighted YOTG Soundwave at TRU Times Square yesterday, but was stupid and didn't take a picture and submit the sighting as news.

TRU wanted $220 for him. You read that right - $220. Are they joking? Granted, Times Square prices are jacked up, but that still probably means TRUs nationwide will list him for $199.95.

The box was all banged up, so I left it there. I'd pay up to $150 for this piece, and I predict he'll be discounted at some point once he's more widely available.

The one I bought from Hong Kong on ebay a couple weeks ago was about $160 after shipping. Sounds like that was the way to go!

ScottyP wrote:

megatronus wrote:So I actually sighted YOTG Soundwave at TRU Times Square yesterday, but was stupid and didn't take a picture and submit the sighting as news.

TRU wanted $220 for him. You read that right - $220. Are they joking? Granted, Times Square prices are jacked up, but that still probably means TRUs nationwide will list him for $199.95.

The box was all banged up, so I left it there. I'd pay up to $150 for this piece, and I predict he'll be discounted at some point once he's more widely available.

The one I bought from Hong Kong on ebay a couple weeks ago was about $160 after shipping. Sounds like that was the way to go!

I may have to go that way myself, even though I'd rather buy a case from TRU. I'm going to give it a few weeks... if he's distributed in this area remotely as well as YOTH Prime was distributed (at least among the 3 NYC TRUs that are easily accessible to me), I'll be seeing lots of Soundwave soon. And again, that $220 price is just unsustainable...

$220? Unbelievable! That has to be in part to the NYC effect.
I wonder if this thing will shelf warm it's self into clearance.
It sports really a "acquired taste".

-Kanrabat- wrote:220$? As in in US $?

Always better to import MPs. Not sure how much the shipping is to the U.S., but at $120 + shipping it has to be better than retail.

Arctorro wrote:Always better to import MPs. Not sure how much the shipping is to the U.S., but at $120 + shipping it has to be better than retail.

HAH! Anyone who want to buy them at NYC should spend an extra 2 secconds on the net!

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Arctorro wrote:Always better to import MPs. Not sure how much the shipping is to the U.S., but at $120 + shipping it has to be better than retail.

HAH! Anyone who want to buy them at NYC should spend an extra 2 secconds on the net!

Well excuse me.

megatronus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Arctorro wrote:Always better to import MPs. Not sure how much the shipping is to the U.S., but at $120 + shipping it has to be better than retail.

HAH! Anyone who want to buy them at NYC should spend an extra 2 secconds on the net!

Well excuse me.

I can understand wanting to buy from retail, but the ship sailed for me years ago with the stupid mark-ups we get in Australia. For MP's though it really does seem like importing from Asia is always the cheapest option. There have been a lot of U.S. collectors saying that they always get them cheaper that way even with international shipping (for the Takara versions at least).

Arctorro wrote:

megatronus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Arctorro wrote:Always better to import MPs. Not sure how much the shipping is to the U.S., but at $120 + shipping it has to be better than retail.

HAH! Anyone who want to buy them at NYC should spend an extra 2 secconds on the net!

Well excuse me.

I can understand wanting to buy from retail, but the ship sailed for me years ago with the stupid mark-ups we get in Australia. For MP's though it really does seem like importing from Asia is always the cheapest option. There have been a lot of U.S. collectors saying that they always get them cheaper that way even with international shipping (for the Takara versions at least).

I've been shifting a lot of my Takara purchases to importers, sure, but there's always the allure of the hunt!

YOTG Soundwave is supposed to be a domestic release here, so it would make sense to buy him here... but that retail price came as a huge surprise. Again, it was the only one I've seen, so maybe it will drop to YOTH Prime levels ($99-$120) once it's more widely distributed and/or shelfwarms.

megatronus wrote:

Arctorro wrote:

megatronus wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Arctorro wrote:Always better to import MPs. Not sure how much the shipping is to the U.S., but at $120 + shipping it has to be better than retail.

HAH! Anyone who want to buy them at NYC should spend an extra 2 secconds on the net!

Well excuse me.

I can understand wanting to buy from retail, but the ship sailed for me years ago with the stupid mark-ups we get in Australia. For MP's though it really does seem like importing from Asia is always the cheapest option. There have been a lot of U.S. collectors saying that they always get them cheaper that way even with international shipping (for the Takara versions at least).

I've been shifting a lot of my Takara purchases to importers, sure, but there's always the allure of the hunt!

YOTG Soundwave is supposed to be a domestic release here, so it would make sense to buy him here... but that retail price came as a huge surprise. Again, it was the only one I've seen, so maybe it will drop to YOTH Prime levels ($99-$120) once it's more widely distributed and/or shelfwarms.

No denying that the hunt can be fun!

That is an insane price for a domestic release, more like what would be expected in my area, but it also has to fall a lot to be in the ball park of reasonably priced. Hopefully it is just one retailer getting the stock a little early and trying to gouge collectors before the competition gets theirs.

Well if you were waiting for it, your patience finally paid off. BigBadToyStore has the Goat Bros. in stock!

Among all the Toy Fair news, ScottyP was able to drop by the (extremely pricey) Toys R Us store in Time Square, New York, and take a picture of some of their products - including the Platinum edition Year of the Goat Optimus Prime! As expected, the set was listed at $208.99, so if it's a cheaper option you're looking for, check out the listings below from TRU online, HasbroToyShop and site sponsor BBTS, for both Optimus and his fellow goat Masterpiece Soundwave, courtesy of fellow Seibertronians shajaki and AzT:

HTS Soundwave
TRU Optimus
TRU Soundwave
BBTS Optimus
BBTS Soundwave

For once there's some freaking French on the Platinum boxes, it's for some overpriced, ugly as hell things.

Sigh...

-Kanrabat- wrote:For once there's some freaking French on the Platinum boxes, it's for some overpriced, ugly as hell things.

Sigh...

yeahh....
i like these and want to get them. and im confident ill see them locally (eventually). but if the in-store (USD) prices reported are going to be relative to us canadians, ill just go the route of other online retailers. after conversion and shipping, ive already found soundwave for less than 200 CAD.

Year of the turd.

Rated X wrote:Year of the turd.

Not true. It's not poo. It's actually delicious and awesome toys!
... Butterscotch flavored.
... Overpriced butterscotch.

Let's hope next year will be better.

Am I really the only one who likes these?

People were crapping all over YOTH Prime until they realized he was the best thing ever.

megatronus wrote:Am I really the only one who likes these?

People were crapping all over YOTH Prime until they realized he was the best thing ever.

i wish SW had a few more paint apps, otherwise i love them both!

shajaki wrote:

megatronus wrote:Am I really the only one who likes these?

People were crapping all over YOTH Prime until they realized he was the best thing ever.

i wish SW had a few more paint apps, otherwise i love them both!

Phew! That's a relief. Glad I'm not the only one.

But yes, any two of these additional paint apps would elevate YOTG Soundwave to epic proportions:
-Decepticon symbol on his chest
-Door outline
-Faceplate
-Two lines on either side of the door

megatronus wrote:

shajaki wrote:

megatronus wrote:Am I really the only one who likes these?

People were crapping all over YOTH Prime until they realized he was the best thing ever.

i wish SW had a few more paint apps, otherwise i love them both!

Phew! That's a relief. Glad I'm not the only one.

But yes, any two of these additional paint apps would elevate YOTG Soundwave to epic proportions:
-Decepticon symbol on his chest
-Door outline
-Faceplate
-Two lines on either side of the door

I've got SW sitting in an order waiting for XTB Apollyon to drop.

I agree that some additional paints aps would've helped, but some more of the clear plastic being "butterscotch" ( ) would've helped a lot.

BTW, I still think YOTH Prime looks terrible

Arctorro wrote:

megatronus wrote:

shajaki wrote:

megatronus wrote:Am I really the only one who likes these?

People were crapping all over YOTH Prime until they realized he was the best thing ever.

i wish SW had a few more paint apps, otherwise i love them both!

Phew! That's a relief. Glad I'm not the only one.

But yes, any two of these additional paint apps would elevate YOTG Soundwave to epic proportions:
-Decepticon symbol on his chest
-Door outline
-Faceplate
-Two lines on either side of the door

I've got SW sitting in an order waiting for XTB Apollyon to drop.

I agree that some additional paints aps would've helped, but some more of the clear plastic being "butterscotch" ( ) would've helped a lot.

BTW, I still think YOTH Prime looks terrible

Wha??? Do you own a YOTH Prime?