e-Hobby / TFCC SG Soundwave Vs. Blaster Solarbot Revealed
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Posted by Rated X on September 14th, 2012 @ 9:26am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on September 14th, 2012 @ 9:35am CDT
Mind you, the pricing will always be affected by the limited run of a rare toy, sadly. All the production and labor costs can't be spread out across millions of toys.
I wonder what the final run of this one will turn out. Hmmm.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on September 14th, 2012 @ 9:38am CDT
I like the tapes, and Solarbot looks great. And I really dig this white Soundwave. This will actually be my very first Shattered Glass Autobot.
Posted by Trikeboy on September 14th, 2012 @ 10:21am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 14th, 2012 @ 10:29am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on September 14th, 2012 @ 12:49pm CDT
Posted by KNM2012 on September 14th, 2012 @ 4:27pm CDT
Rated X wrote:As cool as it looks, I think it is way overpriced compared to the Twincast and Sounblasters. And dont give me crap about its "E hobby". In my opinion, Takara, Encore, E-Hobby, all work together and share the same molds so they should be the same prices.
Okay... Encore is a reissue line created by Takara Tomy. It is not a separate group, such as e-HOBBY or even Hobby Town.
And e-HOBBY is a collaborator, and not owned by by Takara Tomy. So while Takara Tomy does make the figures through their factories, e-HOBBY has to pay them something to allow their stuff to exist.
Hence the exclusive pricing, versus the mass production pricing of TOMY's Encore line.
Posted by triKlops on September 14th, 2012 @ 7:21pm CDT
looks cool regardless
Posted by El Duque on September 19th, 2012 @ 3:54pm CDT
Posted by Trikeboy on September 19th, 2012 @ 7:24pm CDT
Posted by El Duque on September 21st, 2012 @ 8:26am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on September 21st, 2012 @ 9:26am CDT
Oh. In response to someone's post above, I read that the USA version has an English version of the comic. Since they went out of their way to mention that, it may be that the Japan version has a Japanese one. eHobby buyers may not be able to read their comic. (???)
Posted by Sabrblade on September 21st, 2012 @ 10:36am CDT
This being e-HOBBY, the comic will probably have both English and Japanese text on it.gothsaurus wrote:I LOVE how they used the convention artwork to mimic the old G1 boxes. This is shaping up to be a really nice exclusive.
Oh. In response to someone's post above, I read that the USA version has an English version of the comic. Since they went out of their way to mention that, it may be that the Japan version has a Japanese one. eHobby buyers may not be able to read their comic. (???)
Though, it's possible the USA version might have the Japanese text taken out.
Posted by gothsaurus on September 21st, 2012 @ 10:48am CDT
Mind you... the exception would be the tri-lingual packaging where they delete the bio, description, instructions to make room for all the duplicate text... Ahhh, I long for the good ole days when the instructions had words. A little explanation like "this part will tab-in" would do wonders for the modern ones.
But I digress.
Posted by redoutlander on September 21st, 2012 @ 11:35am CDT
Once they add more than that it gets ugly. I always think it’s funny to see products that have instructions in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, exc. Those languages are all SO similar it doesn't make sense to have them all pointing to a picture of a car saying: (EN)automobile, (FR)automobile, (ES)automóvil, (PO)automóvel. I think we can figure that one out.
Posted by Blurrz on September 21st, 2012 @ 2:40pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on December 4th, 2012 @ 10:26am CST
The Japanese version of the comic will be available to those who have purchased this from e-Hobby[ while an English version will be available to those that had pre-ordered this set from the Transformers Collectors Club Store.
Posted by Sabrblade on December 4th, 2012 @ 10:48am CST
Solarbot. And Ramhorn.Mkall wrote:featuring Shattered Glass repaints of G1 Blaster, Soundwave, Ratbat, Slugfest, Rewind and Solar.
Posted by Mkall on December 4th, 2012 @ 11:41am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Looks to be a direct sequel to "Invasion".Solarbot. And Ramhorn.Mkall wrote:featuring Shattered Glass repaints of G1 Blaster, Soundwave, Ratbat, Slugfest, Rewind and Solar.
Whoops, fixed.
Posted by STngAR on December 4th, 2012 @ 1:32pm CST
Posted by El Duque on December 6th, 2012 @ 10:48pm CST
Posted by Mindmaster on December 7th, 2012 @ 11:29am CST
Posted by Mkall on December 7th, 2012 @ 1:12pm CST
You can't have too many mini-cassettes.
Posted by El Duque on December 14th, 2012 @ 7:54am CST
Posted by joevill on December 14th, 2012 @ 9:10am CST
Posted by Mkall on December 14th, 2012 @ 10:14am CST
Posted by Mindmaster on December 14th, 2012 @ 10:58am CST
El Duque wrote:...oddly Blaster is sporting a red Autobot faction symbol, which would normally be purple in the Shattered Glass Universe.
Maybe it's the lighting?
Yeah, I find that a little peculiar.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 14th, 2012 @ 11:05am CST
Mindmaster wrote:El Duque wrote:...oddly Blaster is sporting a red Autobot faction symbol, which would normally be purple in the Shattered Glass Universe.
Maybe it's the lighting?
Yeah, I find that a little peculiar.
It's the lighting, combined with the teal door. The contrast makes the purple seem red.
Posted by Mindmaster on December 14th, 2012 @ 11:06am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Mindmaster wrote:El Duque wrote:...oddly Blaster is sporting a red Autobot faction symbol, which would normally be purple in the Shattered Glass Universe.
Maybe it's the lighting?
Yeah, I find that a little peculiar.
It's the lighting, combined with the teal door. The contrast makes the purple seem red.
See? Genius!
Posted by alldarker on December 14th, 2012 @ 11:58am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Mindmaster wrote:El Duque wrote:...oddly Blaster is sporting a red Autobot faction symbol, which would normally be purple in the Shattered Glass Universe.
Maybe it's the lighting?
Yeah, I find that a little peculiar.
It's the lighting, combined with the teal door. The contrast makes the purple seem red.
Exactly this. Well spotted... If you shield your eyes from the teal, you'll actually see the Autobot faction symbol isn't as red as you first thought.
Posted by Relic Dinobot on December 14th, 2012 @ 6:30pm CST
Posted by El Duque on December 17th, 2012 @ 11:40pm CST
Posted by Flux Convoy on December 17th, 2012 @ 11:54pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 18th, 2012 @ 12:03am CST
What she said:Flux Convoy wrote:It really kinda stinks that the first collaboration with ehobby gets a miscolored faction symbol on Blaster. Hope that gets fixed for the US release. I'm not holding my breath but I am crossing my fingers.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It's the lighting, combined with the teal door. The contrast makes the purple seem red.
They're in G1 bodies in the fiction, so that's what they went with for the toys.Flux Convoy wrote:His alt mode looks nice in those colors. Really wish they had used the Device and Music Label figures for this set. I don't want G1 figures in my Shattered Glass. It's like moving backwards. They're great toys for what they are. What they are is old though and quite overused at this point.
Plus, there's folks like SG Perceptor and SG Ravage whose designs were originally based on G1 toys (Magnificus and Glit, respectively).
Posted by alldarker on December 18th, 2012 @ 1:49am CST
Posted by Relic Dinobot on December 18th, 2012 @ 6:05am CST
alldarker wrote:So... if this is Shattered Glass, why does evil Autobot Blaster come with Slugfest, who is originally a Decepticon in the 'regular universe'? In the Shattered Glass Universe, that would make him Heroic Decepticon Slugfest, right?
He is heroic Decepticon Slugfest. They probably just shared three random pics to show off the final look of the products.
Posted by Flux Convoy on December 18th, 2012 @ 8:43am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It's the lighting, combined with the teal door. The contrast makes the purple seem red.
I don't think so. Check the alt mode picture again. That faction symbol is obviously red and not purple in any shade, contrast or no.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 18th, 2012 @ 8:54am CST
Flux Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It's the lighting, combined with the teal door. The contrast makes the purple seem red.
I don't think so. Check the alt mode picture again. That faction symbol is obviously red and not purple in any shade, contrast or no.
Purple is a difficult color to do properly, as it likes to shift to red in certain lighting, and on certain monitors. Let's just wait until the actual product comes out before drawing conclusions.
Posted by Mkall on December 18th, 2012 @ 9:26am CST
Sabrblade wrote:They're in G1 bodies in the fiction, so that's what they went with for the toys.
That's one way of looking at it, though I think that they wanted to use the G1 molds so they invented the fiction to support their use.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 18th, 2012 @ 9:33am CST
Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:They're in G1 bodies in the fiction, so that's what they went with for the toys.
That's one way of looking at it, though I think that they wanted to use the G1 molds so they invented the fiction to support their use.
Considering SG Blaster appeared in fiction in his G1 body (his only body that wasn't a repaint, excluding Device Label) a few years before this set, I find that unlikely. More like a happy accident, like BotCon Soundwave
Posted by Sabrblade on December 18th, 2012 @ 11:26am CST
It's a set of seven figures. They just took pics of these two just because. They all come together in one set, though.alldarker wrote:So... if this is Shattered Glass, why does evil Autobot Blaster come with Slugfest, who is originally a Decepticon in the 'regular universe'? In the Shattered Glass Universe, that would make him Heroic Decepticon Slugfest, right?
Soundwave, Ratbat, and Slugfest. Blaster, Rewind, and Ramhorn. And Solarbot.
Posted by alldarker on December 18th, 2012 @ 12:44pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:It's a set of seven figures. They just took pics of these two just because. They all come together in one set, though.alldarker wrote:So... if this is Shattered Glass, why does evil Autobot Blaster come with Slugfest, who is originally a Decepticon in the 'regular universe'? In the Shattered Glass Universe, that would make him Heroic Decepticon Slugfest, right?
Soundwave, Ratbat, and Slugfest. Blaster, Rewind, and Ramhorn. And Solarbot.
Doh! I thought they were packed separately, like Encore 21 and Encore 22.
Now I remember it's all going to be one big set... Thanks for the clarification though!
Posted by Flux Convoy on December 18th, 2012 @ 2:54pm CST
Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:They're in G1 bodies in the fiction, so that's what they went with for the toys.
That's one way of looking at it, though I think that they wanted to use the G1 molds so they invented the fiction to support their use.
This. Soundwave has switched bodies to support a modern figure (Botcon 2012 Soundwave) and/or suit a set of figures. They could have used a modern figure for whatever they wanted to do in fiction for Blaster too.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 18th, 2012 @ 3:14pm CST
Flux Convoy wrote:Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:They're in G1 bodies in the fiction, so that's what they went with for the toys.
That's one way of looking at it, though I think that they wanted to use the G1 molds so they invented the fiction to support their use.
This. Soundwave has switched bodies to support a modern figure (Botcon 2012 Soundwave) and/or suit a set of figures. They could have used a modern figure for whatever they wanted to do in fiction for Blaster too.
Except Soundwave had his Universe Ironhide body in fiction since 2009, a good 3 years before the toy was made. Happy accident, or deliberate future planning? You be the judge.
I'd still like to see how they're gonna explain him reverting to his original body though
Posted by Mindmaster on December 18th, 2012 @ 3:24pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:They're in G1 bodies in the fiction, so that's what they went with for the toys.
That's one way of looking at it, though I think that they wanted to use the G1 molds so they invented the fiction to support their use.
This. Soundwave has switched bodies to support a modern figure (Botcon 2012 Soundwave) and/or suit a set of figures. They could have used a modern figure for whatever they wanted to do in fiction for Blaster too.
Except Soundwave had his Universe Ironhide body in fiction since 2009, a good 3 years before the toy was made. Happy accident, or deliberate future planning? You be the judge.
I'd still like to see how they're gonna explain him reverting to his original body though
"Well, you see, the thing is-"
*runs off*
Posted by Sabrblade on December 18th, 2012 @ 3:53pm CST
And Blaster, Ratbat, and Slugfest have already been in their G1 body molds since their first appearances years ago.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:Mkall wrote:Sabrblade wrote:They're in G1 bodies in the fiction, so that's what they went with for the toys.
That's one way of looking at it, though I think that they wanted to use the G1 molds so they invented the fiction to support their use.
This. Soundwave has switched bodies to support a modern figure (Botcon 2012 Soundwave) and/or suit a set of figures. They could have used a modern figure for whatever they wanted to do in fiction for Blaster too.
Except Soundwave had his Universe Ironhide body in fiction since 2009, a good 3 years before the toy was made. Happy accident, or deliberate future planning? You be the judge.
I'd still like to see how they're gonna explain him reverting to his original body though
The only ones who are really new here are Rewind, Ramhorn, and Solarbot.
Posted by Flux Convoy on December 18th, 2012 @ 5:17pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on December 18th, 2012 @ 5:47pm CST
Take it up with Fun Pub, not me. They're they ones who gave'em these bodies.Flux Convoy wrote:Continually stating the obvious doesn't make you more correct. You know what I'm saying. I don't want or need G1 toys in my Shattered Glass and by extension, Classics collection. The fiction or toys could have been suited to other figures. I stated my opinion. You can't argue with an opinion. I mean you could but that's stupid. Why am I still repeating myself? For argument's sake, Device Label Blaster has been out for over two years. Not sure how we got to debating how long a mold has been out for a one off release that could have used anything or been any theme either. I'm not really clear what point was trying to be made.
Posted by Flux Convoy on December 18th, 2012 @ 7:04pm CST
Posted by Anonymous on December 19th, 2012 @ 2:57am CST
Flux Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It's the lighting, combined with the teal door. The contrast makes the purple seem red.
I don't think so. Check the alt mode picture again. That faction symbol is obviously red and not purple in any shade, contrast or no.
I agree. That's not a monitor or contrast issue. It's nowhere near the colors they've used on his legs, which is much closer to the traditional Decepticon tone. There's daylight between the two shades they've used.