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FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby slimjim0 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:40 pm

This may have been covered already, but has anyone else noticed that the boxes and instructions for both Soundwave and Soundblaster show them both with their respective guns, but no guns are included with the figures? :???:

Understandably there are, and have been, variations between figures and box "art" but this one bugged me.
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby dirk2243 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:55 pm

Motto: "If you don't believe me, just ask me.....I'll tell you all about it."
I was wondering that. The back of the box even shows a weapon included.
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby slimjim0 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:04 pm

Yep, and when I opened Soundwave the instructions featured the same gun. I shot Hasbro an email letting them know, and I've already received two call backs asking me to clarify what was wrong with them and now it's at the hands of the R&D department. Apparently they are going to alter the packaging or add a gun? I guess we'll see, whichever is cheaper I'm sure.
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby dirk2243 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:07 pm

Motto: "If you don't believe me, just ask me.....I'll tell you all about it."
I'm sure it will be small print at the bottom saying "gun not included" if anything at all
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby slimjim0 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:10 pm

Most likely. I thought that too, but wondered if and how many complaints they get if it will make a difference.
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby Nemesis Destron » Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:29 am

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I think it's lame that HasTak has chosen not to fully arm SW as they did in the WFC line. Even more so Prime SW suffered not getting a decent weapon.

I have mentioned this before and perhaps others have too...did you notice the Optimus Prime-like guns both Soundwave and Soundblaster on sporting on the back package? :VEHI:
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby RAcast » Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:56 am

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Nemesis Destron wrote:I think it's lame that HasTak has chosen not to fully arm SW as they did in the WFC line. Even more so Prime SW suffered not getting a decent weapon.

I have mentioned this before and perhaps others have too...did you notice the Optimus Prime-like guns both Soundwave and Soundblaster on sporting on the back package? :VEHI:

He actually WAS holding G1 Prime's rifle in the original shots we saw of him. :lol:
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby slimjim0 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:57 am

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think it's lame that HasTak has chosen not to fully arm SW as they did in the WFC line. Even more so Prime SW suffered not getting a decent weapon.

I have mentioned this before and perhaps others have too...did you notice the Optimus Prime-like guns both Soundwave and Soundblaster on sporting on the back package? :VEHI:


Very lame, at least the Takara Prime (AM) figures get an Arms Micron.
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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby slimjim0 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 7:04 am

And for comparison, the gun featured on the back of the Soundblaster box and the G1 Optimus gun...

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Re: FOC Soundwave & Soundblaster, No guns

Postby slimjim0 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:18 am

Hasbro just got back to me and advised me that nothing is going to change and I do not have a defective product. No guns are supposed to come along with the figure. Not surprised considering it's a molded blaster from 1984. But it would be nice for them to acknowledge this kind of feedback and at least add "gun not included" as dirk pointed out above.
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