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Hello all,

I bought Commemorative Soundwave today from TRU. Well I noticed he was a bit light, but no worries. Ok first transformation (And I am careful owning hundreds of tf though my youth and never breaking one) His leg pops out. I am still trying to get it back in. I then noticed the plastic. It seemed lighter than the Original Soundwave. It was also stressed and white in a couple of places, and there was mold flashing everywhere.

Now my questions are this..

1. Was the original wave this light and flimsy and I don't remember ?

2. Is this Hasbro just using cheaper plastic ?

3. Are the Takara reissues like TF Collection and Encore better quality in materials ?

Thanks for the help
C.

I don't have my original Soundwave to compare against, but other than Re-issue's waist/leg joints being a bit wobbly, mine has no real problems.

Although, it is possible they used cheaper plastics on it vs the original.

My Takara Reissue seems pretty solid with tight joints. I've only ever taken him out and transformed him twice though. Laserbeak on the other hand was loose right out of the box and I've not messed with him since.

Mine is perfectly fine. My friend has the original, couldn't see a difference in plastic quality.

So what do you guys think, will I get a more durable product buying Takara products vs. Hasbro ones ?

Wordsworth999 wrote:So what do you guys think, will I get a more durable product buying Takara products vs. Hasbro ones ?

It's a 50/50 shot.I've bought most of the Takars reissue ans all the US ones and I can say I've had my issue with both.

Really ?

I know the Hasbro ones are Made in China. Are the Takara ones made in Japan ?[/list]

If you had to choose between The TF Collection 10 and the Encore soundwave which would you choose for the bes quality?

Wordsworth999 wrote:Really ?

I know the Hasbro ones are Made in China. Are the Takara ones made in Japan ?[/list]

I think Takara stopped making toys in Japan in 1986. They moved that to Macau, then to China in the early 90's.

my TRU Soundwave is rock solid.

You may have just gotten a defective one. Someone had odds on here on how often you could see a defect from factories. Its low but can happen.

I had the same thing happen to me, but with Jazz and Optimus Prime. I have Megatron, Starscream, and Tracks reissues from Takara. Rock solid. OP and Jazz from Hasbro, flimsy and cheap. Not at all like the originals.

Wordsworth999 wrote:Really ?

I know the Hasbro ones are Made in China. Are the Takara ones made in Japan ?[/list]

Dude these days you never know where anything is really made.

I have the reissue that came out in the Stylish Dreamwave art boxes, the commerative collections...that one is heavy and rock solid, plus his laserbeak is very tight jointed as well, which is nice for posing in mid transformation...

All the original TFs were of better quality. Made in Japan vs Made in China. No comparison IMHO.

Also

you may wanna compare it to Soundblaster seeing as that the TRU reissue used his mold, not Soundwaves.Though I imagine that if the original Soundwave is heavier than the TRU, the Soundblaster is probably even heavier. MAYBE...

All I know is that its a pretty cheap plastic. It strains easily and is FULL of flash. Also moving the joints and the seams start to separate.

You've got a screwed-up one, it seems. I haven't owned an original Soundwave, but I was a bit surprised at how light the reissue felt. However, he's been rock-solid, no problems with loose legs or stressed plastic here.

It also helps if you know how to transform it.