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News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:59 am

ZeroWolf wrote:I sometimes forget how many seeker variations there is ^^ nice set there though

All of the ones in that pic of his besides Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker are unofficial ones.

Like LegendaryAntiHero on Facebook · by **LegendaryAntiHero** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:55 pm

Now I'm so glad I never got Quakewave so I can get the Masterpiece figure instead for cheaper

by **Yotsuyasan** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:52 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:I sometimes forget how many seeker variations there is ^^ nice set there though
All of the ones in that pic of his besides Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker are unofficial ones.

Sadly, I must confirm that. I do always feel a bit off about that, given how anti-bootleg I usually am. But it helps knowing that they are of utter crap quality. One even broke once while transforming it!

So in a way, owning them is itself punishment for owning them.

I made damn sure to stay with official toys for the main six seekers, though. Even when for many years it seemed three of them were doomed to remain cost prohibitive con exclusives, I never once considered going bootleg for them!

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:45 pm

Oh I know they weren't official ones, I meant within the G1 toon itself

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:31 pm

I'm looking forward for him to come out so I can set it side-by-side with my KO G1.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:48 pm

Some image but not that high res from:

https://twitter.com/Chohenken

https://twitter.com/herakuwa

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:33 am

The hose it NOT attached to the backpack, but Shocky's actual back... :BANG_HEAD:

I'm usually not the kind to nitpick little details, but it do suck. >:oP

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 4:01 am

Looking at those pics I have to wonder, what makes him a Masterpiece exactly?

To me it looks like they could just make him in a Deluxe and sell him in the Generations line.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:03 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:The hose it NOT attached to the backpack, but Shocky's actual back...
I'm usually not the kind to nitpick little details, but it do suck.

But it was also that way with the original toy.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:09 am

fenrir72 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The hose it NOT attached to the backpack, but Shocky's actual back...
I'm usually not the kind to nitpick little details, but it do suck.

But it was also that way with the original toy.

And in the cartoon.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:01 am

So if it was that way in the cartoon and the toy, where was he shown with the hose connecting to his backpack?

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:33 am

ZeroWolf wrote:So if it was that way in the cartoon and the toy, where was he shown with the hose connecting to his backpack?

Oh, okay then. Must have been some muddled memories mixed with logic that confused me. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:27 am

Well, I recall that Pat Lee ditched the back pack in DW. But the hose and backpack are Shockey's signature.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:08 am

Really don't like that clear, non-purple hexagonal window on his chest.

Was hoping for it to look like this:

EDIT: And going by this character model, his right hand and left gun should be more pink, too.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:07 pm

I think the chest is clear for the light gimmick.

: shockwave light.jpg (37.23 KiB) Viewed 28595 times

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:11 pm

Cyberpath wrote:I think the chest is clear for the light gimmick.

shockwave light.jpg

Then it's gonna look really weird with all that extra tech detail inside (which Shockwave did not have in the show, btw).

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 1:41 pm

Those feet are still way too narrow. The chest bothers me a bit as well, but I can forgive it. Easier than the feet.

And Burn, I also think he's just a bit too simple, but that's just going by the photos. Let's wait until he's actually in hand, or at least we see a video review, shall we?

by **Railbomb** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:05 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:Those feet are still way too narrow. The chest bothers me a bit as well, but I can forgive it. Easier than the feet.

And Burn, I also think he's just a bit too simple, but that's just going by the photos. Let's wait until he's actually in hand, or at least we see a video review, shall we?

Why is being simple so bad? Both MP Grimlock and Star Saber are fairly simple and everyone that has Star Saber seems to love him and the only complaint you hear about Grimlock is his size. There's not really too much to Shockwave's transformation to begin with. The only thing I would really have changed on him is making the barrel slide into the backpack instead of the backpack sliding over it.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:17 pm

I didn't say it was bad. It's still a damn good looking Shockwave figure. But there's a certain quality to be met when it comes to being labeled as a Masterpiece, and we don't know yet if the figure meets that or not. Just because he's called a Masterpiece, doesn't make it so.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:20 pm

Burn wrote:Looking at those pics I have to wonder, what makes him a Masterpiece exactly?

To me it looks like they could just make him in a Deluxe and sell him in the Generations line.

...he's too big for deluxe; maybe a large voyager, or small leader class. I'm cool with this being MP though; it is very g1 accurate.

Sabrblade wrote:Really don't like that clear, non-purple hexagonal window on his chest.

Was hoping for it to look like this:

EDIT: And going by this character model, his right hand and left gun should be more pink, too.

"You're a couple of nit-picks, though I won't call you nitwits..."
:lol:

Time to get in the Christmas spirit.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:29 pm

It's not even Halloween yet...... :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:47 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:It's not even Halloween yet......

I know, but by the time October rolls around I'm already wearing a Santa hat.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:05 am

SillySpringer wrote:...he's too big for deluxe;

That's why I said make him IN a deluxe.

You really should read posts correctly, it saves you from embarrassment.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:31 pm

Just sold Quakewave for £150! So that's MP Shocky and Roddy paid for then. >:oP

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:36 pm

Good job Sir Lube!

I cancelled my Quakewave pre-order and am awaiting MP Shockwave whenever he shows up next year.

Thinking of cancelling Tyrant, all of these TT MP releases are making me think I should just stick with HasTak..

Also, SHOCKWAVE!