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Is there a reason why Soundblaster's volume dial is missing ???

And whats up with those stupid looking pink robot stickers on the cassettes ??? They look aweful and cover the proper image of the "tape reels" that should be on the center of each cassette ??? There better be tape reels underneath them because I am seriously considering taking that pink s**t off...

Nice...I kinda want the cassettes more than the decks, actually, but I'm a sucker for new canon G1 characters.

...I've actually been using Cybertron Sideways as my repurposed "Neo-G1" Wingthing. Makes sense, Ratbat is a redeco of him, and he's the same colors as the Action Master beastie after all.

Kind of want Soundblaster just for his tapes...but with everyone saying we'll see a Masterpiece Soundwave (that may end up with new takes on the tapes as is) and we know Fans Toys is apparently still working on their Soundwave with custom tapes of its own...hrm.

On the flipside, I'm okay with Twincast since I'm not after his other tapes in any form.

Rated X wrote:Is there a reason why Soundblaster's volume dial is missing ???

And whats up with those stupid looking pink robot stickers on the cassettes ??? They look aweful and cover the proper image of the "tape reels" that should be on the center of each cassette ??? There better be tape reels underneath them because I am seriously considering taking that pink s**t off...

Those "stupid looking pink robot stickers" are the stickers that came on Buzzsaw and Steeljaw when they came with the original versions of Soundblaster and Twincast way back in 1987. The reissues have followed suit I believe on all of the cassettes that have come with them if I recall correctly. The "robots" are Fortress Maximus and Scorponok if you look closely. When you insert the cassettes into the chests of Soundblaster or Twincast, it reveals the weakspots (acting in a similar fashion to the tech spec decoders. It's actually pretty cool, and awesome, that they have continued on with this tradition.

Can't wait to get my hands on those cassettes!

Actually come to think of it just why is Soundblaster's volume dial missing? Is this isolated to a QC mishap or did they intentionally forget about a large open hole on the side of the thing?

Seibertron wrote:

Rated X wrote:Is there a reason why Soundblaster's volume dial is missing ???

And whats up with those stupid looking pink robot stickers on the cassettes ??? They look aweful and cover the proper image of the "tape reels" that should be on the center of each cassette ??? There better be tape reels underneath them because I am seriously considering taking that pink s**t off...

Those "stupid looking pink robot stickers" are the stickers that came on Buzzsaw and Steeljaw when they came with the original versions of Soundblaster and Twincast way back in 1987. The reissues have followed suit I believe on all of the cassettes that have come with them if I recall correctly. The "robots" are Fortress Maximus and Scorponok if you look closely. When you insert the cassettes into the chests of Soundblaster or Twincast, it reveals the weakspots (acting in a similar fashion to the tech spec decoders. It's actually pretty cool, and awesome, that they have continued on with this tradition.

And here I was with my book reissue Ravage wondering why the bloody hell he's got Fort Max on his side. I'm totally checking this out asap.

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Rated X wrote:Is there a reason why Soundblaster's volume dial is missing ???

And whats up with those stupid looking pink robot stickers on the cassettes ??? They look aweful and cover the proper image of the "tape reels" that should be on the center of each cassette ??? There better be tape reels underneath them because I am seriously considering taking that pink s**t off...

Those "stupid looking pink robot stickers" are the stickers that came on Buzzsaw and Steeljaw when they came with the original versions of Soundblaster and Twincast way back in 1987. The reissues have followed suit I believe on all of the cassettes that have come with them if I recall correctly. The "robots" are Fortress Maximus and Scorponok if you look closely. When you insert the cassettes into the chests of Soundblaster or Twincast, it reveals the weakspots (acting in a similar fashion to the tech spec decoders. It's actually pretty cool, and awesome, that they have continued on with this tradition.

Interesting, I didnt know that. Sounds cool, Ill give it a shot. But it doesnt help the cassette modes very much I must admit. Also, why did they take away the volume dial on his side and leave an empty slot ??? For $70 I didnt expect them to get lazy...

Tomy also changed Twincast's chest chamber mold.....he no longer has that circuit board like pattern. Was the old mold from the E-hobby release lost already?

And either it's a quality control issue, aside from the onus to get the new cassettes, Soundblaster is even worst!

No volume dial or on and off switch............wtf?! At the price range they charge, they had to cut off those parts? Please, let this be a QC issue and not a general trend........hopefully this does not happen to Sixshot!

And the new paint apps on his visor, why'd they have to smudge the silver all over until his red optics? Tomy...........what were you thinking?

Though it seems to be a mixed bag with the decal to stamp graphed shift. Look at his shins, the "blue strip" that initially encircled the entire part is now just relegate to a small spot.

It may have been providence that Soundblaster got sold out from my primary Japanese source........no regrets in missing the boat. If a second release will be contemplated I'll consider getting one.

For now, my TFC and E-hobby versions are more than enough.

fenrir72 wrote:Tomy also changed Twincast's chest chamber mold.....he no longer has that circuit board like pattern. Was the old mold from the E-hobby release lost already?

And either it's a quality control issue, aside from the onus to get the new cassettes, Soundblaster is even worst!

No volume dial or on and off switch............wtf?! At the price range they charge, they had to cut off those parts? Please, let this be a QC issue and not a general trend........hopefully this does not happen to Sixshot!

And the new paint apps on his visor, why'd they have to smudge the silver all over until his red optics? Tomy...........what were you thinking?

Though it seems to be a mixed bag with the decal to stamp graphed shift. Look at his shins, the "blue strip" that initially encircled the entire part is now just relegate to a small spot.

It may have been providence that Soundblaster got sold out from my primary Japanese source........no regrets in missing the boat. If a second release will be contemplated I'll consider getting one.

For now, my TFC and E-hobby versions are more than enough.

Maybe I can buy a junk soundwave to get the dial ans switch. And some reprolabels if I have to remove any decals to get to the screws.