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Henry921 wrote:Hello, Machine Wars Soundwave?

Lets hope not. Either use the Countdown mold or nothing.

Rated X wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Hello, Machine Wars Soundwave?

Lets hope not. Either use the Countdown mold or nothing.

You mean Cybertron Defense Red Alert

Anywho, that must be the alternate toy-accurate head Hasbro was talking about at BotCon 2011. I think Reflector will become a reality.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Hello, Machine Wars Soundwave?

Lets hope not. Either use the Countdown mold or nothing.

You mean Cybertron Defense Red Alert

Well, yeah, I'd have suggested him, but all the UT molds have been written off as too old and/or overused. I've been figuring this Perceptor mold would be used for MW Soundwave since we started guessing last year.

Slap on Hoist's new head and rework the color scheme on the mold and you have an armored research truck Soundwave. Not as awesome as an armored ICBM carrier, but the available alternatives for similar military vehicles is a bit lacking, and none of them have such a distinctive shoulder cannon.

But this is a bit off topic, so I'm gonna put an end to further speculation on MW in this particular thread.

This looks really awesome but I can't help but think that this was a wasted head mold. I think most of us would have been fine if Magnificus just had Perceptor's head. It's cool that he doesn't, but now I can't help but feel that I want to see Magnificus as Perceptor now.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Hello, Machine Wars Soundwave?

Lets hope not. Either use the Countdown mold or nothing.

You mean Cybertron Defense Red Alert

Anywho, that must be the alternate toy-accurate head Hasbro was talking about at BotCon 2011. I think Reflector will become a reality.

I dont think this new head makes a good reflector. In the cartoon reflector did not have a face plate. Im not sure about the G1 toy. But on the toy, the 3 robots were different colors and Funpub is too cheap to do that with a troop builder set. But I like the face plate on Magnificus. It's Diaclone accurate and will look great on my classics Diaclone shelf.

Rated X wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Rated X wrote:

Henry921 wrote:Hello, Machine Wars Soundwave?

Lets hope not. Either use the Countdown mold or nothing.

You mean Cybertron Defense Red Alert

Anywho, that must be the alternate toy-accurate head Hasbro was talking about at BotCon 2011. I think Reflector will become a reality.

I dont think this new head makes a good reflector. In the cartoon reflector did not have a face plate. Im not sure about the G1 toy. But on the toy, the 3 robots were different colors and Funpub is too cheap to do that with a troop builder set. But I like the face plate on Magnificus. It's Diaclone accurate and will look great on my classics Diaclone shelf.

Perceptor was Microman, as was Reflector. Supposedly they even had the same designer

So they'll do a mix of toy and cartoon: make all three the same color Perceptor repaints, but only one gets the alternate head. Spyglass (blue) and Spectro (red) had mouths, but Viewfinder (black) had a mouthplate as toys. It's an idea, and they're not shy of using alternate head if the SG Junkions are any indication.

Why are people bringing up Fun Pub/TCC with this? This is all e-HOBBY/TakaraTomy.

Regarding SG Perceptor, he's dead.

Regarding Relfector, Takara's the only one who have shown any sign of making it a reality with that listing of theirs. Hasbro's original idea appear to be in limbo.

Regarding MW Soundwave, there's already three Soundwaves in the story. Why bring in a fourth?

Sabrblade wrote:Why are people bringing up Fun Pub/TCC with this? This is all e-HOBBY/TakaraTomy.

Regarding SG Perceptor, he's dead.

Regarding Relfector, Takara's the only one who have shown any sign of making it a reality with that listing of theirs. Hasbro's original idea appear to be in limbo.

Regarding MW Soundwave, there's already three Soundwaves in the story. Why bring in a fourth?

We were talking about BotCon possibilities my dear, the souvenirs to be exact. I think having the Reflector trio as the Troop Builder set, with Viewfinder as the commander with a unique head isn't such a farfetched idea.

Henry921 wrote:Hello, Machine Wars Soundwave?

Stalker is disappointed that you choose to nominate a cheap repaint over an original like him.

Surprised none of the online retailers have listed him yet. (besides e-Hobby)

Stormrider wrote:Surprised none of the online retailers have listed him yet. (besides e-Hobby)

Preorders don't go live until the 28th, I suspect they're waiting until then.

Seibertron wrote:This looks really awesome but I can't help but think that this was a wasted head mold. I think most of us would have been fine if Magnificus just had Perceptor's head. It's cool that he doesn't, but now I can't help but feel that I want to see Magnificus as Perceptor now.

Wasted how? I can practically guarantee that this was the other tooled and intended head for the mold. I say overdue. I absolutely didn't want a straight up repaint if this head was available for use. Especially considering Magnificus and SG Perceptor in their only appearances have this design. If you really need Magnificus with the Perceptor head, I do a have a spare from the RTS figure I could simply give you. Minor transplant and there you go!

is it a bit pricey????

lonrac wrote:is it a bit pricey????

Sixty bucks plus shipping, yes, it is pricey.

Mindmaster wrote:

lonrac wrote:is it a bit pricey????

Sixty bucks plus shipping, yes, it is pricey.

That's if you live in Japan and order straight from e-Hobby. RK preorder is for $85. I suspect that U.S. domestic retailers will have it higher.

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

lonrac wrote:is it a bit pricey????

Sixty bucks plus shipping, yes, it is pricey.

That's if you live in Japan and order straight from e-Hobby. RK preorder is for $85. I suspect that U.S. domestic retailers will have it higher.

Oooh, pricier than I thought.

I know that I wanted one of these when the Club announced their partnership with e-hobby, but RK's price, $85 plus shipping, for a deluxe is outside my current price range.
(spake he whom was able to pre-order the star savior before christmas, and is still paying it off)
Maybe the club will include it in their subscription figures for next year???

e-Hobby has posted a sneak peek at the cover of the exclusive comic that will come with their upcoming Magnificus. TFCC will also be offering this figure domestically at a price of $90.00, pre-order open on Monday, April 15th and run through May 8th. Check out the cover art below.

The hand of Ga'mede, perhaps?

Mindmaster wrote:The hand of Ga'mede, perhaps?

Looks like a monkey's hand to me.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:The hand of Ga'mede, perhaps?

Looks like a monkey's hand to me.

Suddenly:

Another guess as to the identity of the hand is:



The gorilla one, that is.

Awhile back, Hydra mentioned doing something with Magnificus and the unreleased Double Pretenders gorilla in this comic. Sure, yeah, he did say that in April 1st, but... not everyone was joking around that day, so... yeah, maybe.

There also exists a black version of the figure:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TOM10108&mode=retail

Could the hand be Beast Wars Prime?

I like e-Hobby exclusives but this may the be the first one I pass on. Not sure if I am feeling the design.