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The highly anticipated Soundwave set was on display in Hasbro's Transformers area today. The Soundwave set includes Ratbat, Ravage, Laserbeak and Buzzsaw and will be available as a San Diego Comic Con exclusive later this summer. Check out the pics of this set in and out of package by clicking here.

Looks great, but since I already have the Commemorative reissue double deck Soundwave, which I prefer, plus Laserbeak and Ravage, and also Encore 15 Ravage and Buzzsaw, I don't need it since I'll also have Ratbat with Encore 17 in July.

Nice packaging. I love my TRU Soundwave, although it is more like a Soundblaster repaint, so hopefully I'll have a chance to get SDCC 5-pack.

Must resist Universe Packaging... Dammit.. I'm probably going to pick this one up... crap...

Nice packaging. I'm glad I got the TRU version though. How come no Rumble or Frenzy?

Looks like an excellent package. Only thing I dislike the word "exclusive" attached to it. Any way one can get it outside convention? What about alternatives?

I wonder how much it will cost?

I hate the packaging. G1 Soundwave (even if it's a retool or re-issue or anything of the like) should not be linked with Universe stuff. Universe only works for remodeled figures.

metalformer wrote:Looks like an excellent package. Only thing I dislike the word "exclusive" attached to it. Any way one can get it outside convention? What about alternatives?

We won't know until after Comic-Con, but it's quite likely that he will be available, at retail, through hasbrotoyshop.com. In both 2007 and 2008, the "exclusive" toys were available there... in fact, you can still get Nemesis Prime and Titanium Skywarp through them now (though only the overpriced, AFA-graded ones).

Alternately, you can wait until they pop up on ebay, or find someone going to Comic-Con (like me) to try and get one for you. (I still have 2 Universe Nemesis Primes MIB, personally )

Wheeljack35 wrote:I wonder how much it will cost?

According to this page, it should retail at approximately $49.99. Usually, that means downgrading the price to $45-46, so CA state sales tax makes it $50 at the register.

so will this be released to stores? i REALLY want this. i dont have a soundwave... someone message me back if they know its going to be released in stores

Would it kill them to, JUST ONCE, reissue Rumble or Frenzy? I mean, are the molds destroyed or stolen?

Soundwave has been released so so so many times already but you know what I will still pick this one up. Let's see:

TFC + Soundblaster
TRU
Encore
BOTCON 2009

Any missing?

emeraldbeacon wrote:

Wheeljack35 wrote:I wonder how much it will cost?

According to this page, it should retail at approximately $49.99. Usually, that means downgrading the price to $45-46, so CA state sales tax makes it $50 at the register.

Thanks

Zeds wrote:TFC + Soundblaster
TRU
Encore
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2009

Corrected.

Now that is hot... nicely done..

emeraldbeacon wrote:We won't know until after Comic-Con, but it's quite likely that he will be available, at retail, through hasbrotoyshop.com.

Sounds like a good alternative to me.

emeraldbeacon wrote:Alternately, you can wait until they pop up on ebay,

That is the last place I would try because my budget is so limited and irregular and I know very well price would be everything but cheap.

emeraldbeacon wrote:or find someone going to Comic-Con (like me) to try and get one for you.

That is a nice offer but I'm afraid I won't have the money in such a short notice. Today's economy makes me schedule purchases months in anticipation.

Cyberjet #7 wrote:I hate the packaging. G1 Soundwave (even if it's a retool or re-issue or anything of the like) should not be linked with Universe stuff. Universe only works for remodeled figures.

Good point dude! They really should have considered a more exclusive package for such an exclusive TF. I will try to get my hands on it simply cause I need an opened SW to compensate for my sealed reissue #10. Ratbat is a cool incentive too but like someone just pointed out it's time to let Rumble and Frenzy join their master with evil pride!!!

Is it the Soundblaster double deck mold used in the previous Classics release?

emeraldbeacon wrote:

metalformer wrote:We won't know until after Comic-Con, but it's quite likely that he will be available, at retail, through hasbrotoyshop.com. In both 2007 and 2008, the "exclusive" toys were available there... in fact, you can still get Nemesis Prime and Titanium Skywarp through them now (though only the overpriced, AFA-graded ones

Do you happen to remember how they were priced on hasbrotoyshop.com? Were they the $50 retail-ish, or really marked up?

Galvatron Supreme wrote:

emeraldbeacon wrote:

metalformer wrote:We won't know until after Comic-Con, but it's quite likely that he will be available, at retail, through hasbrotoyshop.com. In both 2007 and 2008, the "exclusive" toys were available there... in fact, you can still get Nemesis Prime and Titanium Skywarp through them now (though only the overpriced, AFA-graded ones

Do you happen to remember how they were priced on hasbrotoyshop.com? Were they the $50 retail-ish, or really marked up?

My wife got me Nemesis Prime for $25 (no S&H) from HTS last Christmas.

Caelus wrote:

Galvatron Supreme wrote:

emeraldbeacon wrote:

metalformer wrote:We won't know until after Comic-Con, but it's quite likely that he will be available, at retail, through hasbrotoyshop.com. In both 2007 and 2008, the "exclusive" toys were available there... in fact, you can still get Nemesis Prime and Titanium Skywarp through them now (though only the overpriced, AFA-graded ones

Do you happen to remember how they were priced on hasbrotoyshop.com? Were they the $50 retail-ish, or really marked up?

My wife got me Nemesis Prime for $25 (no S&H) from HTS last Christmas.

Awesome, thanks! I am trying to decide whether to wait or pay the ridiculous mark ups on Ebay, lol.

Nickolai wrote:Would it kill them to, JUST ONCE, reissue Rumble or Frenzy? I mean, are the molds destroyed or stolen?

Freakin' A dude, they should have been accompanied by Ratbat. Christ knows how many people have Ravage, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw just from the previous releases alone. I think they should have stayed away from the Universe banner, hell they used recently released Superion for ROTF banner so should Soundwave been too! But hey that's just my two cents with no sense I guess!

decepticon legion wrote:Is it the Soundblaster double deck mold used in the previous Classics release?

No mate, single deck same as the old TFC#10 release, I think the encore one was a single deck too

Nickolai wrote:Would it kill them to, JUST ONCE, reissue Rumble or Frenzy? I mean, are the molds destroyed or stolen?

Right? Or at least Buzzsaw instead of Laserbeak. Even that wouldn;'t warrent a nother Soundwave reissue purchase, but geez, who doesn't have Ravage/Laserbeak/Soundwave at this point? I know, now thousands of people will reply saying "I don't" or "I just started collecting this morning and I've never had a chance at this figure" but you know, I think people would be buying Soundwave reissues regardless of Laserbeak/Ravage/Rumble/Frenzy's inclusion, so why not switch up the tapes from time to time and potentially increase the hell out of the demand? Cause, I'd buy this if the tapes were different and I have the TRU Soundwave.

Dagon wrote:

Nickolai wrote:Would it kill them to, JUST ONCE, reissue Rumble or Frenzy? I mean, are the molds destroyed or stolen?

Right? Or at least Buzzsaw instead of Laserbeak. Even that wouldn;'t warrent a nother Soundwave reissue purchase, but geez, who doesn't have Ravage/Laserbeak/Soundwave at this point? .

This set DOES include both Buzzsaw & Laserbeak plus Ravage and Ratbat.