Upcoming GI Joe Soundwave Figure Comes with MP Ravage, 2 O-Rings and a Hefty Price Tag
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 28th, 2023 @ 7:01am CDT
I expect this set to be around the same price as Megatron. Still, there's 2 more figures that come with the bot and it looks like there's way less hollow spaces this time around. So maybe it will be the most expensive one to date.
Regardless, once the preorders are up, I'll reserve my copy.
Posted by ScottyP on June 28th, 2023 @ 7:46am CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 28th, 2023 @ 9:17am CDT
ScottyP wrote:I was trying to ignore this line and now they throw in MP Howlback this way. Brutal
Off, you and me both. At least this Soundwave looks pretty good and really solid compared the other two! I don't even mind the red in bot mode, reminds me a little of Cyberverse Soundwave.
Emerje
Posted by blackeyedprime on June 28th, 2023 @ 10:00am CDT
Posted by noctorro on June 28th, 2023 @ 10:10am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I'll not rely on the European price because they tend to be surcharged.
Yes they do, I live there (Holland) we get what you get atleast 150% to 200% the price and in euro's.
Not that we make twice as much as you guys do, we also live in very tiny houses -_-
Posted by noctorro on June 28th, 2023 @ 10:11am CDT
Any european here who has a import store which has better prices?
Posted by Bumblevivisector on June 28th, 2023 @ 10:12am CDT
ENERGON IRONHIDE
It's going to take a lot of time and effort to see this as the intended Soundwave. But someday. Maybe. I hope.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 28th, 2023 @ 10:15am CDT
noctorro wrote:This one looks cool, which I don't like because now I have to get that Megatron, the cheapest new here in Holland is 80 euro's which is still a bit too much (it started at 120 euro's for more than 6 months)
Any european here who has a import store which has better prices?
80 Euros is not that bad of a price for an European.
I paid my Megatron around that price with the taxes. So depending on your taxes, it may not be worth it to import a "cheaper" one. Especially when adding high shipping costs and sureshot customs.
Posted by blackeyedprime on June 28th, 2023 @ 10:54am CDT
noctorro wrote:This one looks cool, which I don't like because now I have to get that Megatron, the cheapest new here in Holland is 80 euro's which is still a bit too much (it started at 120 euro's for more than 6 months)
Any european here who has a import store which has better prices?
I think zavvi delivers to your realm and they usually have megatron and bee on sale.
Posted by First-Aid on June 28th, 2023 @ 11:10am CDT
Posted by AcademyofDrX on June 28th, 2023 @ 11:22am CDT
First-Aid wrote:Does anyone know if this will be a color changing Zartan figure like in the old days?
Haven't seen confirmation, but I would think it's very unlikely. We'll know for sure at 1 PM ET today when it goes on sale
Posted by ScottyP on June 28th, 2023 @ 11:23am CDT
With the way the reds are placed plus those shoulder wheels all I see is a Constuct-Bot with some extra gap fillerBumblevivisector wrote:Love the mashup, Soundwave's always been my favorite, and Zartan is his natural Cobra Counterpart, I intend to get this and the other Joe-Formers someday, but thanks to making the dark blue and red of the original Thunder Machine so much louder here, along with those overhead lights, there's only one Transformer I can see when I look at that vehicle mode:
ENERGON IRONHIDE
It's going to take a lot of time and effort to see this as the intended Soundwave. But someday. Maybe. I hope.
Posted by Emerje on June 28th, 2023 @ 12:11pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:Does anyone know if this will be a color changing Zartan figure like in the old days?
Isn't mentioned on the site blurb, it does say "G.I. Joe-inspired weapon accessories and details" without mentioning any (just all of Soundwave's parts and the chain) and I swear this photo shows Zartan with a disguise mask on.
Emerje
Posted by Overcracker on June 28th, 2023 @ 12:18pm CDT
Posted by noctorro on June 28th, 2023 @ 1:37pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:noctorro wrote:This one looks cool, which I don't like because now I have to get that Megatron, the cheapest new here in Holland is 80 euro's which is still a bit too much (it started at 120 euro's for more than 6 months)
Any european here who has a import store which has better prices?
80 Euros is not that bad of a price for an European.
I paid my Megatron around that price with the taxes. So depending on your taxes, it may not be worth it to import a "cheaper" one. Especially when adding high shipping costs and sureshot customs.
Thanks for the info Kanrabat, our prices are incl. taxes and shipping within holland is 7/7,5 euro (about 8 usd) so importing through ebay would be a bad choice.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on June 28th, 2023 @ 2:33pm CDT
I mean I think this is the best Collaborative item they've done yet, Bee Buggy was a total misuse of alt mode and the JP them just doesn't really fit well IMO. Historic wise Joe and Transformer crossover makes the most sense anyway as they have had connections for decades.
Megatron was cool looking too and probably a close second place to SW, bases purely on accessories and deco style.
All that said, I'm not really feeling the $100 price tag for this set.
I wonder though, could we be looking at the new Ravage for an eventual G1 SW release? It does look very G1 and a lot better than the last few attempts. The only issue I see is how it might transform into a cassette, to which they seem to have left that picture out.
Posted by DeathReviews on June 28th, 2023 @ 4:37pm CDT
Posted by Spider5800 on June 28th, 2023 @ 6:21pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:Does anyone know if this will be a color changing Zartan figure like in the old days?
This was officially announced in the Yo Joe June reveal today, and in the video they confirmed he does NOT have the color change gimmick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWxqu7JMk-0
US price is $99.99, and it's up for preorder on Amazon already.
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Collaborative-Soundwave-Dreadnok-Thunder/dp/B0BYF93DK4/ref=sr_1_1?tag=seibertron07-20&crid=AOSWR4KZU26Y&keywords=gi+joe+soundwave&qid=1687994576&s=toys-and-games&sprefix=gi+joe+soundwa%2Ctoys-and-games%2C659&sr=1-1
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 28th, 2023 @ 8:22pm CDT
That price though... ouch.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 28th, 2023 @ 8:39pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:That Soundwave actually looks good, much better than the first 2 attempts.
That price though... ouch.
Well, I prefer a higher price for a figure that not like an ice cubes tray.
Posted by Glarryg on June 28th, 2023 @ 11:24pm CDT
Glarryg
Posted by Spider5800 on June 29th, 2023 @ 12:36am CDT
Glarryg wrote:Seems like these G. I. Joe collabs are much more expensive than they need to be. Aren't they the only ones where Hasbro isn't paying any extra licensing fees?
Glarryg
Yeah, they've all been a little nuts. The problem is, for whatever reason, Hasbro values those old-fashioned o-ring Joe figures at like $20+ each. Which is INSANE, but they were selling 2 packs of them with some extra accessories for $42. They're probably adding another $30-40 to the price of this, when Soundwave is really just a leader class that maybe warrants a SLIGHT markup for being an online exclusive.
This thing was announced the same day the Hasbro GI Joe team confirmed new o-ring releases were on-hold (likely due to poor sales, because come on, $42 for two o-rings?) so lots of Joe collectors are understandably a little miffed by it.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on June 29th, 2023 @ 2:51pm CDT
Posted by sol magnus on June 29th, 2023 @ 3:32pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:That vehicle is so stupid looking, I can just LOVE IT!
Also, TWO cobra figures this time around? Sweet!
And also, the Ravage that came with the SDCC set with Baroness. NICE!
That bot is also not a pile of kibble cancer. Impressive!
That's not the same Ravage. It's a Masterpiece Ravage!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 29th, 2023 @ 5:14pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:That's not the same Ravage. It's a Masterpiece Ravage!
I find it baffling that they actually include MP Ravage instead of the non-transforming one. So he better be able to store into Soundwave's chest in both modes. And if he can, that will be the last justification I need to pay full price.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on June 29th, 2023 @ 9:49pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:sol magnus wrote:That's not the same Ravage. It's a Masterpiece Ravage!
I find it baffling that they actually include MP Ravage instead of the non-transforming one. So he better be able to store into Soundwave's chest in both modes. And if he can, that will be the last justification I need to pay full price.
Here's what it said in the description:
CONVERTING RAVAGE FIGURE: Includes a Ravage figure that converts from cassette mode to Jaguar mode in 10 steps. In cassette mode, this figure can fit inside the Soundwave figure’s chest
So unless they're lying I'm going to assume Ravage will fit inside Soundwave and that it also transforms.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on June 29th, 2023 @ 10:02pm CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:Here's what it said in the description:
CONVERTING RAVAGE FIGURE: Includes a Ravage figure that converts from cassette mode to Jaguar mode in 10 steps. In cassette mode, this figure can fit inside the Soundwave figure’s chest
So unless they're lying I'm going to assume Ravage will fit inside Soundwave and that it also transforms.
Posted by Overcracker on July 3rd, 2023 @ 6:14pm CDT
Posted by sol magnus on July 3rd, 2023 @ 6:18pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Might be explained in G.I Joe somewhere, but why does the Thunder machine have the front section of a 1987 Chevy Montecarlo?
It doesn't. That's a Trans Am grill.
And the reason is because the Dreadnoks take their inspiration from the Mad Max films.
Posted by Overcracker on July 3rd, 2023 @ 6:22pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:Overcracker wrote:Might be explained in G.I Joe somewhere, but why does the Thunder machine have the front section of a 1987 Chevy Montecarlo?
It doesn't. That's a Trans Am grill.
And the reason is because the Dreadnoks take their inspiration from the Mad Max films.
Thanks. I can see the resemblance to a 79 Trans Am.
Posted by Spider5800 on July 13th, 2023 @ 12:44pm CDT
By all accounts, the robot mode is pretty bad, but the vehicle mode is pretty good, so worst case I've got my first HISS and o-ring Baroness to go with my GI Joe collection.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 13th, 2023 @ 2:12pm CDT
Spider5800 wrote:The Megatron HISS was 30% off for Prime Day, so I finally picked one up. No way I was paying $90 for this, but for $63, I'll risk it.
By all accounts, the robot mode is pretty bad, but the vehicle mode is pretty good, so worst case I've got my first HISS and o-ring Baroness to go with my GI Joe collection.
I added the filler pars and the Reprolabels to Megs. He went from "bad" to "good enough".
Posted by Till-all-R1 on July 13th, 2023 @ 4:54pm CDT
Spider5800 wrote:The Megatron HISS was 30% off for Prime Day, so I finally picked one up. No way I was paying $90 for this, but for $63, I'll risk it.
Who was it sold through? I ask because a while back it was on sale for $50 and I bought it only to get something completely different.
I don't know if it was the seller playing bait and switch or an honest mistake/incorrect listing.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 13th, 2023 @ 6:05pm CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:Spider5800 wrote:The Megatron HISS was 30% off for Prime Day, so I finally picked one up. No way I was paying $90 for this, but for $63, I'll risk it.
Who was it sold through? I ask because a while back it was on sale for $50 and I bought it only to get something completely different.
I don't know if it was the seller playing bait and switch or an honest mistake/incorrect listing.
He said it was on Prime Day.
Meaning from Amazon in on of the two days of sales for Prime members last Tuesday and Wednesday.
I got the leader SS The Fallen for the price of a deluxe this way (counting the 20$ I got from Prime Photos.)
Posted by Emerje on July 13th, 2023 @ 7:00pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Spider5800 wrote:The Megatron HISS was 30% off for Prime Day, so I finally picked one up. No way I was paying $90 for this, but for $63, I'll risk it.
Who was it sold through? I ask because a while back it was on sale for $50 and I bought it only to get something completely different.
I don't know if it was the seller playing bait and switch or an honest mistake/incorrect listing.
He said it was on Prime Day.
Meaning from Amazon in on of the two days of sales for Prime members last Tuesday and Wednesday.
I got the leader SS The Fallen for the price of a deluxe this way (counting the 20$ I got from Prime Photos.)
Not everything sold on Amazon as part of Prime Day was actually sold by Amazon. Of the six things I bought at advertised Prime Day prices, only half listed Amazon as the seller.
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 13th, 2023 @ 8:11pm CDT
Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Spider5800 wrote:The Megatron HISS was 30% off for Prime Day, so I finally picked one up. No way I was paying $90 for this, but for $63, I'll risk it.
Who was it sold through? I ask because a while back it was on sale for $50 and I bought it only to get something completely different.
I don't know if it was the seller playing bait and switch or an honest mistake/incorrect listing.
He said it was on Prime Day.
Meaning from Amazon in on of the two days of sales for Prime members last Tuesday and Wednesday.
I got the leader SS The Fallen for the price of a deluxe this way (counting the 20$ I got from Prime Photos.)
Not everything sold on Amazon as part of Prime Day was actually sold by Amazon. Of the six things I bought at advertised Prime Day prices, only half listed Amazon as the seller.
Emerje
That's splitting hair because that's still bought at the Amazon site. It's not Target, it's not eBay, it's all the same thing.
Unless there's scammy sellers on Amazon too?
Posted by Emerje on July 13th, 2023 @ 8:43pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Spider5800 wrote:The Megatron HISS was 30% off for Prime Day, so I finally picked one up. No way I was paying $90 for this, but for $63, I'll risk it.
Who was it sold through? I ask because a while back it was on sale for $50 and I bought it only to get something completely different.
I don't know if it was the seller playing bait and switch or an honest mistake/incorrect listing.
He said it was on Prime Day.
Meaning from Amazon in on of the two days of sales for Prime members last Tuesday and Wednesday.
I got the leader SS The Fallen for the price of a deluxe this way (counting the 20$ I got from Prime Photos.)
Not everything sold on Amazon as part of Prime Day was actually sold by Amazon. Of the six things I bought at advertised Prime Day prices, only half listed Amazon as the seller.
Emerje
That's splitting hair because that's still bought at the Amazon site. It's not Target, it's not eBay, it's all the same thing.
Unless there's scammy sellers on Amazon too?
There's definitely scammers on Amazon. But getting the wrong item could be a matter of someone put the wrong item on the shelf at the warehouse. Things become more questionable if the seller is also the shipper rather than shipping by Amazon.
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 13th, 2023 @ 8:48pm CDT
Emerje wrote:There's definitely scammers on Amazon. But getting the wrong item could be a matter of someone put the wrong item on the shelf at the warehouse. Things become more questionable if the seller is also the shipper rather than shipping by Amazon.
Emerje
My SS86 Leader Starscream was PRE-CRUSHED before being put in a pristine Amazon shipping box. And that was an official Amazon purchase. So I guess anything is possible.
There's also some knock-offs on sale from 3P sellers at Amazon. And they are usually more expensive than AliExpress. And too often, the "KO" is not specified in the listing.
So, yeah...
Posted by Spider5800 on July 13th, 2023 @ 8:48pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Spider5800 wrote:The Megatron HISS was 30% off for Prime Day, so I finally picked one up. No way I was paying $90 for this, but for $63, I'll risk it.
Who was it sold through? I ask because a while back it was on sale for $50 and I bought it only to get something completely different.
I don't know if it was the seller playing bait and switch or an honest mistake/incorrect listing.
He said it was on Prime Day.
Meaning from Amazon in on of the two days of sales for Prime members last Tuesday and Wednesday.
I got the leader SS The Fallen for the price of a deluxe this way (counting the 20$ I got from Prime Photos.)
Not everything sold on Amazon as part of Prime Day was actually sold by Amazon. Of the six things I bought at advertised Prime Day prices, only half listed Amazon as the seller.
Emerje
That's splitting hair because that's still bought at the Amazon site. It's not Target, it's not eBay, it's all the same thing.
Unless there's scammy sellers on Amazon too?
There is absolutely scammy 3rd party sellers on Amazon. Though I had not heard of them getting linked with Prime Day deals. I got it from actual Amazon though, not a 3rd party, so I'm not super concerned about it.
Posted by william-james88 on November 23rd, 2023 @ 11:01am CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Somebody at Hasbro must be a big fan of the Thunder Machine because this Crossover set came out great! Transformation is inventive with the leg transformation being a real highlight. While I would've preferred Thrasher, it's great to have Zartan and Zarana in the Retro style, maybe we'll see more Dreadknocks? While the initial price might seem a little high, I don't think this set will stick around like the HISS Tank and AWE Striker so you can pay a premium now or a LOT more later.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 23rd, 2023 @ 2:11pm CST
Posted by Overcracker on November 23rd, 2023 @ 3:55pm CST
Logo and all on the Box.
Posted by cloudballoon on November 23rd, 2023 @ 5:48pm CST
Overcracker wrote:Gotta laugh at the fact the font tend is an officially licensed GM Pontiac front end.
Logo and all on the Box.
You laugh.... I, on the other end, cry instead. Hasbro's tricking us by paying like $.25 per figure for the license so it can charge us $20 more.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 28th, 2023 @ 5:43pm CST
Posted by First-Aid on November 28th, 2023 @ 5:56pm CST
Posted by ScottyP on November 30th, 2023 @ 6:52am CST
The last couple of these say this is sagely advice.-Kanrabat- wrote:That Soundwave is pretty damn awesome but 150$can plus taxes is a bit ruff. Paying for it would be a bitch. So I'll just sit like a good boy for a sale.
My dumbass just went and grabbed one on Amazon anyway
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 30th, 2023 @ 7:10am CST
ScottyP wrote:The last couple of these say this is sagely advice.-Kanrabat- wrote:That Soundwave is pretty damn awesome but 150$can plus taxes is a bit ruff. Paying for it would be a bitch. So I'll just sit like a good boy for a sale.
My dumbass just went and grabbed one on Amazon anyway
My plan was also to wait for a sale. Then it sold out for pre-orders on Amazon. Once it came back in stock FOMO took over and mine will be here today. Of the 3 released so far and the upcoming Triple T, this is the one I wanted the most, so oh well, full price it is. I'll hate myself later if it does stay in stock long enought to get a discount.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 30th, 2023 @ 8:28am CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:ScottyP wrote:The last couple of these say this is sagely advice.-Kanrabat- wrote:That Soundwave is pretty damn awesome but 150$can plus taxes is a bit ruff. Paying for it would be a bitch. So I'll just sit like a good boy for a sale.
My dumbass just went and grabbed one on Amazon anyway
My plan was also to wait for a sale. Then it sold out for pre-orders on Amazon. Once it came back in stock FOMO took over and mine will be here today. Of the 3 released so far and the upcoming Triple T, this is the one I wanted the most, so oh well, full price it is. I'll hate myself later if it does stay in stock long enought to get a discount.
You guys give me the FOMO as well.
I'll see if I can trade-in some stuff at my local geek store to get one.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 30th, 2023 @ 12:33pm CST
TF-fan kev777 wrote:ScottyP wrote:The last couple of these say this is sagely advice.-Kanrabat- wrote:That Soundwave is pretty damn awesome but 150$can plus taxes is a bit ruff. Paying for it would be a bitch. So I'll just sit like a good boy for a sale.
My dumbass just went and grabbed one on Amazon anyway
My plan was also to wait for a sale. Then it sold out for pre-orders on Amazon. Once it came back in stock FOMO took over and mine will be here today. Of the 3 released so far and the upcoming Triple T, this is the one I wanted the most, so oh well, full price it is. I'll hate myself later if it does stay in stock long enought to get a discount.
You did the right thing, my gut tells me that this has a lower production run than the other sets and won't be around. Plus this is by far the best set in terms of playability and you get a Masterpiece figure included as well.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on November 30th, 2023 @ 12:42pm CST
chuckdawg1999 wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:ScottyP wrote:The last couple of these say this is sagely advice.-Kanrabat- wrote:That Soundwave is pretty damn awesome but 150$can plus taxes is a bit ruff. Paying for it would be a bitch. So I'll just sit like a good boy for a sale.
My dumbass just went and grabbed one on Amazon anyway
My plan was also to wait for a sale. Then it sold out for pre-orders on Amazon. Once it came back in stock FOMO took over and mine will be here today. Of the 3 released so far and the upcoming Triple T, this is the one I wanted the most, so oh well, full price it is. I'll hate myself later if it does stay in stock long enought to get a discount.
You did the right thing, my gut tells me that this has a lower production run than the other sets and won't be around. Plus this is by far the best set in terms of playability and you get a Masterpiece figure included as well.
I'm not trying to talk anyone out of getting it, but Pulse, EE, and BBTS are all still taking preorders. Both of the previous sets received steep discounts. I would be surprised if this sells out anytime particularly soon.
I'm waiting for my pre-order from Pulse to ship. While I'm waiting, I ordered 25th anniversary figures for other Dreadnoks so I can have a whole squad in place when it comes in.