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[Cyberpath]

It seems that Takara oped for stickers over tampos so fans would have a choice between cartoon-accurate insignias and regular Decepticon insignias. But why would anyone want the Sunbow symbols now when all the other MP toys already have the regular ones?

I hate stickers, never liked them. They wear out, and there's no guarantee you'll apply them straight in the first place. I hope this doesn't become a new trend in the MP line. I love how modern toys have sculpted details, paint apps, and tampos.

[Kibble]

Wait...so they fvck up the seeker wing symbols, but NOW they offer stickers?

[Insurgent]

It seems that Takara oped for stickers over tampos so fans would have a choice between cartoon-accurate insignias and regular Decepticon insignias. But why would anyone want the Sunbow symbols now when all the other MP toys already have the regular ones?

I hate stickers, never liked them. They wear out, and there's no guarantee you'll apply them straight in the first place. I hope this doesn't become a new trend in the MP line. I love how modern toys have sculpted details, paint apps, and tampos.

We know Ratchet's shoulders are stickers. I worry this is going to become a thing. I too like the raised tampos on the likes of Prime. On the plus side, this means we can put the symbols on where we want.

[Diem]

So I'm pretty ambivalent to the character of Shockwave; I like his David Warner-ish voice but other than that don't really like or hate him. I'm super excited for this release though. Not sure if it's because the original toy looked super neat (and I never had it) or if it's because the last few "big" MPs (Soundwave, Ultra Magnus, Starsaber) have been good times all around, but I can't wait to get this guy.

I wonder if we'll see a grey Shockwave/Astro Magnum version as "Longarm" or something...

[Hellscream9999]

Looks awesome; can't wait to see more

[SureShot18]

Shockwave looks great, if I collected Masterpieces he'd definitely be an instant buy. Unlike with Galvatron I really prefer this lighter purple, as apposed to the darker purples the third party companies used for their Shockwaves.

[Alpha Dominus]

Was hoping for a super annoying,loud laser sound but this guy is such pure awesome he's just fine without it. Can't wait to get him (next week!)in all his Sunbow accurate goodness!

[Emerje]

It seems that Takara oped for stickers over tampos so fans would have a choice between cartoon-accurate insignias and regular Decepticon insignias. But why would anyone want the Sunbow symbols now when all the other MP toys already have the regular ones?

Probably because he's in Sunbow colors and they figured some people would want the stickers to go with them. I wonder if they'd still include the Sunbow stickers on a dark purple version or go with just tampos?

Emerje

[Deathsaurus1]

Yeah those sunbow stickers are dumb lol.
He is my most wanted figure right now. Seconded by ramjet

[william-james88]

It seems that Takara oped for stickers over tampos so fans would have a choice between cartoon-accurate insignias and regular Decepticon insignias. But why would anyone want the Sunbow symbols now when all the other MP toys already have the regular ones?

Probably because he's in Sunbow colors and they figured some people would want the stickers to go with them. I wonder if they'd still include the Sunbow stickers on a dark purple version or go with just tampos?

Emerje

Interesting Dark purple would mean toy accurate and the toy had stickers so... they probably would give stickers too, maybe. What surprizes me is that without a tamp (or a rubstamp), this toy ends up being like Quakewave where fans must place a sticker on it

[Wolfman Jake]

Shockwave is looking great, but again, Takara seems to go a little too light on their shade of purple. They do this often with Cyclonus and especially Galvatron too. Do they know or see something we don't? I swear the purples used for the character models on the shows are darker/deeper than the ones Takara chooses for their toys. What's the deal?

[Diem]

Shockwave is looking great, but again, Takara seems to go a little too light on their shade of purple. They do this often with Cyclonus and especially Galvatron too. Do they know or see something we don't? I swear the purples used for the character models on the shows are darker/deeper than the ones Takara chooses for their toys. What's the deal?

Looks pretty damn on point to me. If anything, the toy might not be light enough.

I don't know if you've held Henkei Cyclonus in hand, but comparing him to the Sunbow cartoon just demonstrates how hilariously over-darkened Hasbro figures are. There's this weird macho thing going on for the US boys' toys market where lilac or violet are avoided at all costs.

[Evil Eye]

Shockwave is looking great, but again, Takara seems to go a little too light on their shade of purple. They do this often with Cyclonus and especially Galvatron too. Do they know or see something we don't? I swear the purples used for the character models on the shows are darker/deeper than the ones Takara chooses for their toys. What's the deal?

Looks pretty damn on point to me. If anything, the toy might not be light enough.

I don't know if you've held Henkei Cyclonus in hand, but comparing him to the Sunbow cartoon just demonstrates how hilariously over-darkened Hasbro figures are. There's this weird macho thing going on for the US boys' toys market where lilac or violet are avoided at all costs.

To be fair, the purple on Hasbro Cyclonus is toy-accurate, and also gorgeous.

I'm a sucker for dark purple.

[Wolfman Jake]

Shockwave is looking great, but again, Takara seems to go a little too light on their shade of purple. They do this often with Cyclonus and especially Galvatron too. Do they know or see something we don't? I swear the purples used for the character models on the shows are darker/deeper than the ones Takara chooses for their toys. What's the deal?

Looks pretty damn on point to me. If anything, the toy might not be light enough.

I don't know if you've held Henkei Cyclonus in hand, but comparing him to the Sunbow cartoon just demonstrates how hilariously over-darkened Hasbro figures are. There's this weird macho thing going on for the US boys' toys market where lilac or violet are avoided at all costs.

The colors often vary quite a bit from episode to episode, scene to scene, or even shot to shot. All of these examples show Sunbow Shockwave in darker shades, at least to my eye:





Here are some Galvatron examples:





Again, my point is, Takara seems to find the LIGHTEST example of a shade of purple used for a character in the G1 cartoon, and then chooses something a shade or two even LIGHTER for their toys. I just want to know why they seem to so consistently err (and they do sometimes err) on that side.

[Desslok2201]

The feet look like they dont fold into the grip in gun mode, as they do on the g1 toy. Looks a little odd.

[fenrir72]

Finally!

[Rodimus Prime]

I thought about passing in this figure, but these pictures make him look really good, and MP-28 was nearly flawless which gives me hope for future MPs, so I will probably pick up Shock...err, Laserwave later this year once all the hoopla dies down.

[Rainmaker]

Don't like stickers very much...

Now Shockwaves gone and bought himself on EBay just because of an animation error.

Looks like one of the simplest MP transformations yet.

[fenrir72]

Don't like stickers very much...

Now Shockwaves gone and bought himself on EBay just because of an animation error.

Looks like one of the simplest MP transformations yet.

Being in gun mode, no way to change the base transformation sequence.

Still AWESOMESAUCE! Oh YEAH!

[padfoo]

I like everything about this Masterpiece. I agree about the stickers, because I don't find a lot of joy in applying them. I am also a bit turned off by the height, I always thought Shockwave was able to look prime in the eyes.

[Super Megatron]

This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.

[Unicron Magnus]

When it comes to Masterpiece figures, I won't be happy until we get MP Rescue Roy.

[william-james88]

This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.

Where do you get these "facts" ?

[Rodimus Prime]

This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.

Where do you get these "facts" ?

He never said it was a "fact."

[william-james88]

This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.

Where do you get these "facts" ?

He never said it was a "fact."

Should have asked for evidence instead, sorry.