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Courtesy of Amazon Japan we have official images of Takara's Transformers DSM DA34 Leadfoot and DD09 Human Alliance Soundwave. Like most of the Takara DSM figures HA Soundwave looks to be almost identical to his Hasbro counterpart. Takara Deluxe Leadfoot on the the other hand departs radically from the upcoming Hasbro Target Exclusive Deluxe Leadfoot with a total lack of corporate sponsorship or numbers. Images mirrored below.

DD09 Human Alliance Soundwave








DA34 Leadfoot

I dont like Soundwaves legs and lazerbeak looks more like a fly am just gonna get deluxe Sw .

Im a little disappointed i have to pick up that leadfoot to complete the trio he just aint that good, alt mode is good apart from the hood it looks like cheap plastic, reprolabels to the rescue??.

I'll be getting the Hasbro Leadfoot, he just looks too plain without the logo's. As for HA soundwave his feet are a bit odd but hopefully it's just the lighting or the camera angle that make them look scrawny here.

cant F*ing wait gettin both, and im gonna get the deluxe soundwave as well.

soundwaves legs looked a whole hell of a lot better at nycc. .. it's amazing that no one really snapped a few good photos of him.

anyways.. soundwave looks great still. i can't wait. his vehicle mode is gorgeous.

hasbro leadfoot will be the way to go. it's amazing how much better his logos make him look.

Yes and YEs.

*edit: I hope these are just bad photos.

Where is Soundwave's gun? I need it to point at BB's head to accomplish what he couldn't. Anyway, his legs and feet do look odd but I will still get him anyway.

Soundwave: "Legs? I don't need no stinkin' legs!"

When will Leadfoot be released in this deluxe version? I keep hearing soon, but when is soon? My wife's little brother and I have been searching to find out exactly. He is really excited and wants him so badly. I'd like to get it for him for Christmas. He'd love it, and well, so would I. I want deluxe SW. I'm not really into HA figures, although I like the scale of them, being they are bigger!

I think I might change my mind on SW. The NYCC pics vs these pics, SW looks way better here! I might have to go HA on this one. I'm still on the shelf about the HA Wreckers though. I just know they need to get them all out fully armored, in both deluxe and HA. Then I can compare and buy the best looking and better armed of the figures!

jrgreer74 wrote:I'm still on the shelf about the HA Wreckers though. I just know they need to get them all out fully armored, in both deluxe and HA.

I don't think that's gonna happen.

Excited for both but i don't know if i'll get them also:
Soundwaves legs

As far as soundwave goes I just had a damn botgasm! Leadfoot on the other hand just doesnt look right without the sponser logos.

What in the flipping hell is going on with Soundwaves legs?!

Jesus christ, I was so excited for this mold and the minute I saw these pictures I immediately had second doubts about wanting to get him. Good lord I hope his lower half isn't as dwarfed as these pictures make it look, cause his arms are severely disproportionate to his entire body if this is the final product.

Here's to crossing fingers that the camera man is just a poopy photographer and doesn't know how to capture angles.

Is deluxe leadfoot still coming with the Mechtech Saw weapon?

=\ November 17th, eh? It's a cryin' shame the US hasn't received the Target exclusive and Japan might get the figure before we do. If I have to import, I'm gonna be mad. I'm tired of this waiting game. I know it's been said time and again, but this has to be the worst lull in new figures.

Other than Human Alliance basics, I haven't bought anything TF in months.

what the hell is with soundwaves feet? is there a rule at hasbro to make all upcoming soundwave figures suck in one way or another? Had such a good track run but every thing has to end i guess, why wont these movie end?

wow. look at those feat on sw. no way i will buy that

Megatron Wolf wrote:what the hell is with soundwaves feet? is there a rule at hasbro to make all upcoming soundwave figures suck in one way or another? Had such a good track run but every thing has to end i guess, why wont these movie end?

well its making alot of money for hasbro and takara. it would be stupid for a business to just ignor their most popular asset.

griftimus prime wrote:wow. look at those feat on sw. no way i will buy that

i would have to agree with you on this grifty.

they do look funny. like a banana peel( the leg on the right lol)

I really like DOTM $29.99 Human alliance soundwave,he's the best dotm $29.99 HA toy thus far.

personally I think dotm deluxe leadfoot is equally awful & garbage like $29.99 ha leadfoot.

$29.99 dotm Roadbuster is a 50/50 mediocre toy that i'm sure if I want nor not. if not it gets returned back to the store

Leadfoot looks really weird without the logos and off-white color of his legs. Im sure the one they sell at Target will look better and RePro labels will come to the rescue with a sticker set to finish him off. Kinda of committed to getting him to complete the wreckers set.

Soundwave does have some messed up feet. Not sure on him. I guess Ill wait for him to show up on the shelf and hope some more coupons come out. Definitely not something Ill pay full price for.

deathy wrote:I really like DOTM $29.99 Human alliance soundwave,he's the best dotm $29.99 HA toy thus far.

personally I think dotm deluxe leadfoot is equally awful & garbage like $29.99 ha leadfoot.

$29.99 dotm Roadbuster is a 50/50 mediocre toy that i'm sure if I want nor not. if not it gets returned back to the store

HA Roadbuster is actually pretty awesome.
I'm thinking I'll end up getting Deluxe Leadfoot to complete my Wreckers set. I might wait until the two pack with Twin Twist though. Not sure on the Soundwave yet.

I've got four HA figures: BB, Barricade, Leadfoot, and Roadbuster. Of the four, Roadbuster is definitely the best. I don't see how anyone could call it a "mediocre toy".