SDCC 2009 Soundwave...(with Ratbat)

That's pretty F'n cool right there...

Aside from the inclusion of Ratbat, that's pretty lame for a convention exclusive. It's not really an exclusive figure; just a reissue. They could have at least given him a new paint job or something.

GuyIncognito wrote:Aside from the inclusion of Ratbat, that's pretty lame for a convention exclusive. It's not really an exclusive figure; just a reissue. They could have at least given him a new paint job or something.

No no no, you're missing the point.

Take a nostalgia fueled event, like a comic convention...provide an iconic character in an iconic toy...give him lots of stuff (tapes)...and people will LOVE IT.

Collectors don't have to groan about it, because they likely have it already in one form or another, but for everyone else...it's a hook back into the hobby.

Or at least it's a snack that makes people say...'Wow, I miss having Transformers...I wonder what's on the shelves now.'

Thats a pretty nice exclusive. And the price isn't that bad either.

If I wasn't collecting the Encore cassettes I would be all over this.

Fender Bender wrote:I understand your logic there CP, but I have to say.

Couldn't that have been accomplished, while still giving the collector something he wants by using Soundblaster instead of Soundwave?

No way.

Only hardcore TF fans know who Soundblaster is.

The general population likes and wants to see Soundwave.

sorry if this has been mentioned in the past but....what's with soundwave's tape compartment sticking out so much? i've noticed all the re-issues have this. i have the original toy and when closed, the tape door was flush with his chest but these days it sticks out what seems to be the width of the cassettes themselves.

have they made his body thinner in these re-issues so this was the only way to make the cassettes fit or is it another reason?

^I rest my case.^

Megatron_Wolf wrote:God damn it that sucks. I want it but theres no way in hell ill ever be able to get one.

Hasbrotoyshop lists the SDCC exclusives on their website after the convention ends. Buy it online like Nemesis Prime last year.

I really wish they would have used Rumble and Frenzy this time, instead of Lazerbeak and Ravage. The later two were used in the TRU reissue, and Hound came with a new mold for Ravage.

Still a release worth picking up when the page for it is up on HTS. I think I might even get it (though I bought the TRU release as well), and keep this one MISB like I did for Overload.

Cool news! I managed to pick up the last Reissue and don't care about the other tapes too much, so I'll pass, but this is great for those who are lucky enough to get one.