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News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:35 pm

So instead of the bountiful roster of characters they have, we get... ugh, mark keeps getting missed.

by **RAcast** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:41 pm

Personally, I'm PSYCHED for Voyager Soundwave! I didn't get a chance to pick up the WfC one and this looks great! Plus, I'll even have a reasonably LARGE soundwave! The fact that Universe Blaster completely towers over PRID Soundwave saddens me. xD Gotta have a Soundwave that's in-scale with his arch nemesis!

Now I'm glad I didn't end up pulling the trigger on that third party Soundwave I saw awhile ago. And to top it off? Soundwave's casset...diskicons? Sure, I'll go with that.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:05 pm

This makes me happy I never got the Deluxe Soundwave. And Kickback looks freaking awesome! Can't wait to get the both of them!

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:17 pm

SlyTF1 wrote:This makes me happy I never got the Deluxe Soundwave. And Kickback looks freaking awesome! Can't wait to get the both of them!

What's sad is that I actually did sorta get a chance to get WFC Soundwave almost a year ago. Only thing that stopped me from getting him was I forgot the $10. Never saw him again. :-(

So seeing this gives me a (no Star Wars pun intended... okay, maybe it was a little intended) new hope. :grin:

by **Sir Soundwave** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:34 pm

Man, and I paid Voyager prices just for the Deluxe one after having no luck finding it... Oh well, I'll happily add a Voyager Soundwave to my collection, especially since he has his minions with him, as well. Though admittedly, I'm not too big on the Frenzy/Rumble mold they're using.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:40 pm

Blurrz wrote: So instead of the bountiful roster of characters they have, we get... ugh, mark keeps getting missed.

This is Hasbro we're talking. Just like 343 Industries; taking a huge franchise (Halo, in this case), and thinking they're improving it, instead, ahem, !@#$ it up. /:)

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:42 pm

There is nothing that makes my draw drop and hit the floor here.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:47 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:There is nothing that makes my draw drop and hit the floor here.

You towel! :sad:

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:59 pm

Mindmaster wrote:
Blurrz wrote: So instead of the bountiful roster of characters they have, we get... ugh, mark keeps getting missed.

This is Hasbro we're talking. Just like 343 Industries; taking a huge franchise (Halo, in this case), and thinking they're improving it, instead, ahem, !@#$ it up.

Except 343 was Bungie's Halo department, they just moved over to Microsoft's franchise....

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:11 pm

Mindmaster wrote:There are no words to describe the awesomeness these eyes have just witnessed...

My sentiments exactly. there is so much awsome stuff this year im gonna have to cut back on other things it seems

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:21 pm

Blurrz wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
Blurrz wrote: So instead of the bountiful roster of characters they have, we get... ugh, mark keeps getting missed.

This is Hasbro we're talking. Just like 343 Industries; taking a huge franchise (Halo, in this case), and thinking they're improving it, instead, ahem, !@#$ it up.

Except 343 was Bungie's Halo department, they just moved over to Microsoft's franchise....

Yet again, scheme failed.

Retreat!

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:44 pm

If you didn't buy this:

Or this:

you can now buy this:

umm.... yeah.... I'll stick to my Perfect Effect Frumble.

by **RAcast** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:48 pm

*sigh* And now we're reminded that the Generations release of that Frenzy/Rumble is STILL canceled. :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:50 pm

"Kickback" is right. As in "someone at Hasbro or High Moon Studios design departments is taking kickbacks from FansProject to design a crappy looking Insecticon!"

Soundwave looks good though, in a "same as the last figure" way. Of course, he'll be a smidgen bigger, hopefully, and does have the whole minicon thing going on now, so that's a plus. That and it saves me hunting down the earlier version. That Fremble looks pretty terrible though, and Ravage isn't all that much better. Laserbeak is ok though. Would be cool to see more of the Cassetticon characters done in this way, but...good.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:53 pm

Trikeboy wrote:If you didn't buy this:

Or this:

you can now buy this:

umm.... yeah.... I'll stick to my Perfect Effect Frumble.

Got the first, wasn't satisfied because his waist broke.

Wanted to get the second, never got the cash to get him, even before he was canceled.

I'd rather go for Frisbee here than nothing.

News Credits: 1 · by **Kung Fu Man** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:14 pm

*looks at this*
*looks at what ShapeWays fellows pulled off*
*looks back at this*

While I'll have to use some paint, I'll be going to Shapeways for my WfC Laserbeak needs it would seem.

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:15 pm

These are actually pretty neat. Hasbro can count on my business this year.

That said, I'm not a fan of "Let's make deluxes voyager size... and completely screw up the mold!" First we have PRID Voayger Starscream which is 100% inferior to the deluxe... and now this? I actually like that Soundwave is blockier - he's more substantial and more G1-ish in that way. But that backpack kibble makes him far less efficient than the deluxe. Not only that, the vehicle mode is less streamlined, and the discs are regrettably in need of work.

If they were going to release another figure, they should have changed his character model for FOC, as with Prime and Megatron.

Oh well. After all that, they still got my money. :HEADHURTS:

by **Shadowstream** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:09 am

(insert KR Hibiki reference here)

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:53 am

ill probably stick with my scout class frenzy, rumble, and universe ravage, but getting ratbat and laserbeak is great news. i just hope we get buzzsaw aswell

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:05 am

I'm starting to wonder if I want to be collecting the WFC figs at all now...

I'm feeling quite underwhelmed by most of them

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:30 am

Any word on the release date for Soundwave? I hope to God it's before July (that's my birthday :grin:

).

by **RAcast** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:35 am

grimdragon2001 wrote:ill probably stick with my scout class frenzy, rumble, and universe ravage, but getting ratbat and laserbeak is great news. i just hope we get buzzsaw aswell

Someone posted something about a Soundblaster redeco having been announced as well, who would be packaged with Buzzsaw.

by **orangeitis** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:02 am

Mindmaster wrote:Any word on the release date for Soundwave? I hope to God it's before July (that's my birthday ).

Mine too =D Though I think the panel said that it'll be released in August near the game's release.

RAcast wrote:
grimdragon2001 wrote:ill probably stick with my scout class frenzy, rumble, and universe ravage, but getting ratbat and laserbeak is great news. i just hope we get buzzsaw aswell

Someone posted something about a Soundblaster redeco having been announced as well, who would be packaged with Buzzsaw.

^ this. We're getting both Laserbeak and Buzzsaw. Unfortunately for collectors that only buy one of any given larger mold, getting both 'Beak and 'Saw will be difficult.

I can't wait to catch 'em all. :michaelbay:

:ashketchumcon:

News Credits: 1 · by **Blozor** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:55 am

These are disappointing, and we're still missing the Grimlock figure everyone has been wanting since we first saw the trailer. I could do without Optimus, Jazz, Soundwave, all the diskicons, and Kickback if they would give me all five of the Dinobots again.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:00 am

Im kinda on the fence about soundwave, he looks good but hes to similar to the deluxe version. I do like the inclusion of his minions but we all know thats just going to jack the price up. Hopefully he'll be $20 like the TF Prime voyagers. speaking of price was there no little info card with the release date & price, ive noticed that you guys really dont like to show that card