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[Oilspill]

This clearly is the new classics Soundwave we've been promised in that TFCC magazine interview from a while back.

I think it's sweet and I hope it gets packed and sold in a twopack as Rumble and Frenzy but with no indication of which is which.

That's cool news. Couldn't afford to stay a TFCC member (it's prohibitively expensive for international peeps) so I missed that juicy bit of info.

As far as Hasbro are concerned, don't they always go with FIBRIR? That was how they originally sold them anyway, and Rumble was the Red alternator car, and the robot hero was red and I'm sure there's a few more examples. Or are you just hoping for no indication so it gives us fans something to argue over

It'd be cool if they did a 2 pack but with say Frenzy and Laserbeak in one and Rumble and Buzzsaw in another. *fingers crossed*

[Ultra Magnus]

Nice.

[DevastaTTor]

And here I was all set to order a Music Label Soundwave for my collection...

I'm going to be PO'd if this is third-party. As much as I like and support some 3P products, products that are original molds, it would be nice to see this be a Classics 3.0 product. I can only imagine how sweet the Takara version would be.

If this is a HasTak piece, I wonder if we would see the two tapes in a two pack like Hasbro sells Jawas and Battle Droids in the SW figure line-packaged and sold as two deluxes.

Can't wait to see more.

[--B--]

Assuming it is a Universe/Classics, which it strongly reminds me of, with the classics seeker type hands, it's a smart mold for hasbro to make, as they get 2 uses right away, and 2 more with a new head, giving us Rumble, Frenzy, Rewind and Eject.

I kinda hope it is scout classed, so it goes with real gear Laserbeak and device label ravage.

Either way, it is way to big to be the same size as the Universe Ravage that came with Hound, too thick, so I would be shocked if this mold ever came packaged with a deluxe for the deluxe price point.

With another scout size is even asking too much for the deluxe price point.

[Dread_Wing]

Oh please let it be a Universe 3.0 legends...

If so, I can see Hasbro releasing it in blue with a black chest, and Takara doing it in pale purple with blue upper arms and legs... ...I hope so anyway. For Rumble... um, the blue one.

[Editor]

This looks awesome and while i hope that it is an official product I doubt that will have any effect on it's addition to my collection.

Fun with photoshop.



Might do Frenzy, errr Rumble... err.... the red and black one... later.

That Frenzy looks aces. I only hope the actual paint ap looks this good.

[guardianprime]

Did anyone else notice the 5mm hand holes?
this tells me 2 things.
1) defiantely not movie line. almost definately in universe (too early for the next show line)
2) Size. its about the size of a deluxe or maybe a large (quite large) scout.

[kirbenvost]

LetitbepartofMPSoundwaveletitbepartofMPSoundwaveletitbepartofMPSoundwave

DUDE, if I get my hopes up and they are smashed... XD

Well, for some reason I get the feeling it's a 3rd party effort. It's very well articulated for a figure appearing to be so small. Not quite getting the transformation scheme, I suppose it could change into a tape shape, but it looks too chunky to fit into G1 Soundwave. I actually really hope it's not 3rd party. They're always so expensive.

Aside from any sort of MP figure, I really hope it's from Universe 3.0, and perhaps a harbinger of an actual classics Soundwave. But then what will I do with my Music Label version?

[Megatron Wolf]

I hope this is a hasbro toy cause i want one.

[Torneira]

Yeah, looking pretty good. Can't wait till I can order him. Btw when is the new Arcee coming out, it is like taking ages by now

[Autobot032]

It looks too professional (IMO) to be 3rd party.

However, it doesn't seem like it would be Hasbro's cup of tea, considering we don't have a Soundwave to go with it.

This one is perplexing.

[Counterpunch]

Those arms look very, very familiar...

[Burn]

A few parts look familiar. Might even be an elaborate photoshop job, so until i'm proved wrong (which in this case I won't mind being wrong), i'm going to call fake/custom/3rd party.

[Forgotten]

Those arms look very, very familiar...

they kinda have a styling like Action Master Soundwave. but they also make me think of Cybertron Hardtop a lil bit.

[Counterpunch]

Those arms look very, very familiar...

they kinda have a styling like Action Master Soundwave. but they also make me think of Cybertron Hardtop a lil bit.

It still looks 'shopped, but I can't find any part-pictures to disprove anything.

So...cool for now?

[Syko]

I was kinda thinking that it looked like the little robot sitting in front of the shadow commander armor on the art fansproject had with all three commander armors, so maybe it is something the folks at FP are cooking up? I am at a family members house and dont have the pic with me or I would throw it up.

[LittleDickens5]

Will people please stop it with the Masterpiece Soundwave, I have to pick myself up off the floor each time!!

If it is MP SW there will be a lot of people making some odd high pitched squealing noises all over the world.

More like deep gravelly vocoder'ed squealing.

[DCybertron]

Let the confusion re-begin.

[Nujevad]

Did anyone else notice the 5mm hand holes?
this tells me 2 things.
1) defiantely not movie line. almost definately in universe (too early for the next show line)
2) Size. its about the size of a deluxe or maybe a large (quite large) scout.

The fist holes are the reason why I said that it's most likely a deluxe. Somewhere around the size of Bumblebee, but without the kibble.

[Blurrz]

(too early for the next show line)

Too early? What?

Do you know the amount of time that it takes from the grey repaint to the finished product? We saw Human Alliance Mudflap with Simmons and Chromia way back in July at San Diego Comic Con, and it's been 5 months and we still haven't seen freaking Hasbro retail pictures of the figure. Universe is set for Fall 2010. The timing of this is absolutely perfect.

[Samsonator]

I'm gonna be the naysayer here and suggest that it's not official. Reasoning's simple on this one. Hasbro's prototypes aren't white. The rough prototypes are always in grey, and the plastic cast test prototypes are always in bright, varying colours (red, for instance, like Voyager Bulkhead) whereas third party prototypes are often cast in white like this. I'm going with unofficial. I'll be more than happy if I'm wrong on this one, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

- Sam

[Mkall]

I'm gonna be the naysayer here and suggest that it's not official. Reasoning's simple on this one. Hasbro's prototypes aren't white. The rough prototypes are always in grey, and the plastic cast test prototypes are always in bright, varying colours (red, for instance, like Voyager Bulkhead) whereas third party prototypes are often cast in white like this. I'm going with unofficial. I'll be more than happy if I'm wrong on this one, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

- Sam

Doing a search of leaked prototypes over the last couple years, I have to grudgingly agree with you. I've only found a single exception, where a white prototype was found, instead of a grey one.

[Oilspill]

Did anyone else notice the 5mm hand holes?
this tells me 2 things.
1) defiantely not movie line. almost definately in universe (too early for the next show line)
2) Size. its about the size of a deluxe or maybe a large (quite large) scout.

The fist holes are the reason why I said that it's most likely a deluxe. Somewhere around the size of Bumblebee, but without the kibble.

Well, I measured the holes, and the relative size of the figure. If they are 5mm holes, it puts him at about 9cm tall, which is way too small for a deluxe and is about a centimeter bigger than legends Warpath. So a big legends or a scout I reckon.

[Abraxsis]

Wow, first TF since Classics ended that I'd actually spend money on. Hope this is a "real" TF and not an unofficial product.

[Gandalf]

This looks very much like Energon-era designs, so I guess that could support the idea that it's fake. And I can't even begin to figure out a transformation from this image.

But if this is in fact a real item, then I'm guessing it is Hasbro, rather than third party. As for size, I reckon it's no bigger than Scout-class, perhaps even Legends.

I can't keep from hoping that this could possibly mean Classics Soundwave!