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Re: MP-29 Shockwave

Postby Cyberpath » Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:23 pm

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.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Kibble » Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:28 pm

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Wait...so they fvck up the seeker wing symbols, but NOW they offer stickers?
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Re: MP-29 Shockwave

Postby Insurgent » Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:43 pm

Cyberpath wrote: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.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Diem » Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:55 pm

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...
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Hellscream9999 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:56 pm

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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby SureShot18 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:50 pm

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

Postby Alpha Dominus » Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:22 pm

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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!
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Re: MP-29 Shockwave

Postby Emerje » Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:53 pm

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Cyberpath wrote: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?

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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Deathsaurus1 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:11 pm

Yeah those sunbow stickers are dumb lol.
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Re: MP-29 Shockwave

Postby william-james88 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:29 pm

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Emerje wrote:
Cyberpath wrote: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?

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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 :lol:
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Wolfman Jake » Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:51 pm

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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?
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Diem » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:16 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote: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?


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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.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Evil Eye » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:33 pm

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Diem wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote: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?


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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.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Wolfman Jake » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:34 pm

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Diem wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote: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?


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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:

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Here are some Galvatron examples:
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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.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Desslok2201 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:28 pm

The feet look like they dont fold into the grip in gun mode, as they do on the g1 toy. Looks a little odd.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby fenrir72 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:00 pm

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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Rodimus Prime » Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:05 am

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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.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Rainmaker » Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:29 am

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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.

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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby fenrir72 » Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:06 am

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Rainmaker wrote: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.

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

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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby padfoo » Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:35 pm

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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.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Super Megatron » Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:05 pm

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This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Unicron Magnus » Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:51 pm

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When it comes to Masterpiece figures, I won't be happy until we get MP Rescue Roy. [-(
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby william-james88 » Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:22 pm

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Super Megatron wrote:
This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.


:lol: Where do you get these "facts" ?
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby Rodimus Prime » Fri Mar 25, 2016 2:22 am

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william-james88 wrote:
Super Megatron wrote:
This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.


:lol: Where do you get these "facts" ?
He never said it was a "fact."
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Re: Takara Tomy Masterpiece Shockwave Discussion Thread

Postby william-james88 » Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:50 am

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william-james88 wrote:
Super Megatron wrote:
This is so wrong. Shockwave is supposed to be the same size as Optimus.


:lol: Where do you get these "facts" ?
He never said it was a "fact."


Should have asked for evidence instead, sorry.
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