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Shockwave - Truly a Robot in Disguise
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:46 amby prehistoryanimal
good eve, all
my argument tonight - G1 shockwave (astro magnum) was based of the takatoku macross vf-1x 1/55 valkyrie (jetfire).
reference google or wiki for toyco and shockwave and you'll find that toyco was a korean company that licensed the design to radio shack producing the "shackwave". i believe that toyco based shockwave's design off the jetfire schema, but specifically the vf-1j. check out the pic below-
ain't that sumthin?
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:00 amby Redimus
There are a couple of similarities... Im not sure that counts as basing it on the other...
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:12 amby Dr. Caelus
More like the sort of aesthetic resemblance you'd expect from two items designed in the same culture at the same time.
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:17 amby Gutter Bunny
Redimus' Ego +1 wrote:There are a couple of similarities... Im not sure that counts as basing it on the other...
Clearly they are both robotic cyclopses(cyclopsi?, one eyed things) so they MUST be based off of eachoter...
the fact that one turns into an aircraft and one a laser gun is irrelevant.. 
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:48 amby GrimSqueaker
Caelus wrote:More like the sort of aesthetic resemblance you'd expect from two items designed in the same culture at the same time.
eh........................
what he said
Those were great days....
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:07 amby mastaflan
Diecast became the new standard....
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:17 amby Nujevad
Sure there might be some resemblances, that hardly counts as copying.
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:03 pmby Starscream
cool. Definitely some similarities.
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:06 pmby Uncrazzimatic
Interesting, but I'd say it's just a coincidence.
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Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:44 pmby Foallen
I always found these two simillar, but I don't know if I'd say one copied the other.
As kids my friend had Jetfire and I had Shockwave. We used to pretty much always use them opposite eachother...
All these years later when I finally got a Jetfire, I was disappointed he was taller than Shockwave, so they didn't look that cool opposite eachother without some boost for Shockwave... Later I'd find Energon Shockblast too tall for Classics Jetfire and be disappointed again...
Re: Shockwave - Truly a Robot in Disguise
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:12 amby Stormrider
prehistoryanimal wrote:good eve, all
my argument tonight - G1 shockwave (astro magnum) was based of the takatoku macross vf-1x 1/55 valkyrie (jetfire).
reference google or wiki for toyco and shockwave and you'll find that toyco was a korean company that licensed the design to radio shack producing the "shackwave". i believe that toyco based shockwave's design off the jetfire schema, but specifically the vf-1j. check out the pic below-
ain't that sumthin?
I know what you're getting at and I think it's possible that the style was adapted/copied. Macross was pretty hot back in the 1980's so were the Transformers. And many Asians toy companies copied designs and styles in order to get a piece of the money. Heck, many Asian pirates do it today.
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:03 amby Counterpunch
Anyone notice how that last caption refers to a 'customized' Jetfire leg?
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Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:25 amby prehistoryanimal
the 'customized' portion of the legs refers to its repaint and decal additions to make it a' la vf-1d from macross.
