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Courtesy of Ray from site sponsor RobotKingdom we have new images of BTS-04 Sonicron! Sonicron is a third party rendition of fan favorite Soundwave based on concept art by Guido Guidi.

RobotKingdom will be listing the preorder for this item soon!

I hope they fix the face or maybe yet color it so the details would be more apparent.

Hes got some MP Megatron legs goin on, but otherwise I'm interested. I'll make my final decision once I see some color images & some more poseability.

Looks like a good effort. I'm just not convinced yet.

Maybe color will do this figure justice, but right now it looks like crap. Im actually pleased with WFC Soundwave as a stand in until a real classics Soundwave comes out. This one is just too boxy looking to go with the more complex classics/RTS/generations figures.

Oooh. Me likey. Can't wait to see it in color.

I like how we're all willing to give it a chance even though it looks like crap at the moment. I do hope it turns out nicely. I'd add him to the Classics collection if he's done well enough.

yea the head is my big problem too. otherwise looks good.

I think my iPod Soundwave is a good "Generations Soundwave" stand in unless they come out with an actual one. This looks good but the price wouldn't be right for me. (the iPod Soundwave was a Christmas gift, so the right price for me!)

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I think my iPod Soundwave is a good "Generations Soundwave" stand in unless they come out with an actual one. This looks good but the price wouldn't be right for me. (the iPod Soundwave was a Christmas gift, so the right price for me!)

I was wanting the white and blue version for my Shattered Glass collection and the traditional colors for Classics. I can't justify it in my brain though. I imagine the cost would end up about the same going either route though. Music label or this for Classics I mean.

It may be based on Guido Guidi's design, but I can't say this figure does it justice.

For those of you wondering, I calculate it will be about the same size as ML Soundwave, slightly taller than Tracks.

Its ok i guess.... still a great take on a new design...not to exited but if they can modifiy a new head old, and weapons to look like BLASTER then ill be exited since noone is trying to release a blaster any time soon...well heres to hoping anyone with me at lease a little?

Flux Convoy wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I think my iPod Soundwave is a good "Generations Soundwave" stand in unless they come out with an actual one. This looks good but the price wouldn't be right for me. (the iPod Soundwave was a Christmas gift, so the right price for me!)

I was wanting the white and blue version for my Shattered Glass collection and the traditional colors for Classics. I can't justify it in my brain though. I imagine the cost would end up about the same going either route though. Music label or this for Classics I mean.

I love my ML Soundwave. I got the Reprolabel set for it, and it looks great. A little small, I will admit, but it looks pretty good. I got it for a steal on eBay, I think it was $40 shipped, so I looked at as if I was buying a henkei/united figure.

A good effort but I'm sticking with my ML Soundwave (and DL Blaster!)

That thing needs work. It better not be the final design.

Hmm, not a fan of this one. This is from BTS Toys, the makers of the other Classics Prime trailer?

Flux Convoy wrote:

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I think my iPod Soundwave is a good "Generations Soundwave" stand in unless they come out with an actual one. This looks good but the price wouldn't be right for me. (the iPod Soundwave was a Christmas gift, so the right price for me!)

I was wanting the white and blue version for my Shattered Glass collection and the traditional colors for Classics. I can't justify it in my brain though. I imagine the cost would end up about the same going either route though. Music label or this for Classics I mean.

Are you still wanting a White version? I ended up with 2 of the white, so still have one MISB. PM me and we'll see if we can work something out.

i want to see finished pictures, but ill probably get this figure based on the fact you can fit the cassette robots inside of him. i kinda feel the mold would look better with a new head as blaster though. we havent got a good one of him in awhile i feel.(device label didnt feel RIGHT)

JERRYUS PRIME wrote:Its ok i guess.... still a great take on a new design...not to exited but if they can modifiy a new head old, and weapons to look like BLASTER then ill be exited since noone is trying to release a blaster any time soon...well heres to hoping anyone with me at lease a little?

I'm with you!

I'm pretty happy with my ML Soundwave, and not really interested in replacing him.

But, if this was Blaster, I'd be all over it, as DL Blaster sucks IMO.

kirbenvost wrote:Hmm, not a fan of this one. This is from BTS Toys, the makers of the other Classics Prime trailer?

That's the one, which makes me a little weary of the QC on this thing. The huge chest and the skinny limbs ruins it for me.

Counterpunch wrote:That thing needs work. It better not be the final design.

I agree with this. The legs need to be beefed up, the head needs some revisions and whatever else to make it look good.

Ugh, that thing's ugly. ANd like others, I've got ML Soundwave for my Classics version.

Yeah I'm put off by this thing too. Music Label looks better, especially with reprolabels. And even if that's not your cup of tea, kitbashing RtS Perceptor into him actually has nice results all its own.