And I just remembered I had Blaster as a kid! But I don't think I had him for long, I recall him being stolen by a classmate when I was a wee fellaGlarryg wrote:I never had either of the cassette players as a kid, but I had a handful of the later G1 cassettes, like Slamdance, Sleeljaw, Rewind, Slugfest, and Overkill. I got a G1 Soundwave much later, but I just realized as I write this that I've never placed a cassette into him. Huh.
Finding the perfect C/G Soundwave is a tough endeavor. But I simply can't have a Leader Class SW dwarfing the rest of my display that's been years in the making. Ultimately I think my C/G SW will end up being KFC's Mugen Vox.Glarryg wrote:I'm pretty stoked about TR Soundwave, because I haven't been able to decide on which "CHUG" version of the character I feel is the best. Likewise, I'm already planning on buying all his minions (already have Buzzsaw ). I've never been too big on Blaster, possibly because he seemed like two very different characters between the cartoon and Marvel stories. The Autobot cassettes were cool, though.
Yeah, they're on my list. Just a shame they weren't reissued like the rest.Glarryg wrote:Still holding out hope for a Slamdance somewhere down the road. He was one of my favorites, probably because I never had my own combiner team as a kid. He was sort of a combiner and a "Duobot" at the same time (plus a before-his-time Powerlinx robot).
And he is still, among the likes of MP's and 3P's, my quintessential Ravage and perfect C/G addition.Burn wrote:But functional and good looking? That goes to Device Label Ravage. 2gb's back then was a LOT of storage space, and while he may not be easy to plug in (more so if you have other USB slots in use) he still functioned well as a UBS stick AND looked fantastic in his beast mode.
But doesn't he have a Laserbeak of his own?Delta Magnus wrote:Alas, the only Soundwave I own is Prime Soundwave, who is an awesome toy but not great for Cassetticon fun.
That was a truly awesome Soundwave, and probably my favorite Laserbeak. The fact that they didn't make any more minions for him was such a wasted opportunity. and the only reason that SW isn't in my C/G display is cause he's too tall.Delta Magnus wrote:I really want to get Cybertron Soundwave though and I really, really wish some enterprising 3P company or Shapeways kit manufacturer would make some more cassettes for him.
Odd place to start but you can't go wrong with MP. That diaper wearing Titanium however...Bumblebee21 wrote:The first cassette player that I got was YOTG Soundwave. He is pretty awesome for what he is. It gets the job done in both modes. Then I found the titanium Soundwave for a $1. He is okay just not as good as mp Soundwave. The cassette player that I will get next will be TR Blaster
Odd place to start but you can't go wrong with MP. That diaper wearing Titanium however...
I thought: which Soundwave set is the best bang for the buck? I did a quick search, and with just a little patience I'm confident you can find this 5 piece SDCC set for less than 140 USD shipped!Bumblebee21 wrote:Odd place to start but you can't go wrong with MP. That diaper wearing Titanium however...
yeah but it was $100. I hope to get the g1 soundwave sometime. the titanium also had bad leg problems
That made me get off the fence and buy the loose sample of that set that (new site sponsor) Transformerland had up for $45 plus shipping.shajaki wrote:I thought: which Soundwave set is the best bang for the buck? I did a quick search, and with just a little patience I'm confident you can find this 5 piece SDCC set for [url=http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=soundwave%20sdcc&LH_PrefLoc=2&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684][b]less than 140 USD shippedBumblebee21 wrote:Odd place to start but you can't go wrong with MP. That diaper wearing Titanium however...
yeah but it was $100. I hope to get the g1 soundwave sometime. the titanium also had bad leg problems
Variety in the figures themselves, but I also see now that I'm in the thick of it, tons of variations amongst them as well. What with E-Hobby, and reissues alike!RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:You know what I love about the cassettes? There is so much variety to them. I mean it's a micro-cassette... that changes into bipedal robots, birds, jaguars, dinosaurs, vehicles, dinosaurs and vehicles that combine! All in this fairly small form. And you can have them interact with Soundwave and Blaster. You've basically got two armies there.
shajaki wrote:Variety in the figures themselves, but I also see now that I'm in the thick of it, tons of variations amongst them as well. What with E-Hobby, and reissues alike!RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:You know what I love about the cassettes? There is so much variety to them. I mean it's a micro-cassette... that changes into bipedal robots, birds, jaguars, dinosaurs, vehicles, dinosaurs and vehicles that combine! All in this fairly small form. And you can have them interact with Soundwave and Blaster. You've basically got two armies there.
Is everyone aware of the W-Cassettebots? They are incredibly rare Japanese G1 Cassettes that turn into dinosaurs AND combine:
Graphy - Pteranodon
Noise - Allosaurus
Dile - Iguanodon
Saur - Apatosaurus
Originals are damn near impossible to find. But apparently they were expertly KO'd a few years back. Guess what? Now THEY'RE near impossible to find, and will run you about this much a piece:
I'd have a hard time choking down that price if they were legit. BUT KO's??
Dear lord would that ever be bank breakingDelta Magnus wrote:It'd be kinda cool if Takara did a massive boxset of every single G1 cassette ever made (so every mold and every variant of said mold- so for example, Rewind, Eject, Rosanna, Flip Sides etc). I'd buy it.
I really think their rarity is overblown, especially compared to Black Shadow, Blue Bacchus, some of the Operation Combination sets, and stuff like that. Tougher to find than your run of the mill G1 toy? Yep. Tougher to find than your typical Japanese G1 toy? Yep. On some tier that justifies their price? I think that's up for debate.shajaki wrote:They are incredibly rare Japanese G1 Cassettes that turn into dinosaurs AND combine
Those were not super duper high quality KOs. Nice substitutes, but not one of those KOs where you have trouble distinguishing it from an original, and there are plenty of those for other toys. I think only one out of the four was really, truly faithful to the originals? Most of the rest were missing etched panel lining, or had something weird going on. It's been about 6 years since those KOs hit the market iirc, and they sold pretty quick and didn't get any sort of restock so their price has inflated slowly over time. I didn't realize they were $200 a piece now though, that's dumb.shajaki wrote:Originals are damn near impossible to find. But apparently they were expertly KO'd a few years back. Guess what? Now THEY'RE near impossible to find, and will run you about this much a piece:
I'd have a hard time choking down that price if they were legit. BUT KO's??
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