Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave

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Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Logan79 we now have a video review of Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave! This review is in Chinese and highlights the main gimmicks, such as the lights, accessories, and the transformation. The video has been mirrored below for your enjoyment. After watching this review, let us know what you think of Shockwave and what your plans are for him in the comments section below, and as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

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Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776499)
Posted by DeathReviews on March 30th, 2016 @ 10:04am CDT

Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776508)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 30th, 2016 @ 10:29am CDT

Cyberpath wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Interesting, I just paid for this and here is the product name that appears on the bill:

Transformers Masterpiece MP-29 Bouei Sanbou Shockwave

They are really pushing that this is the cartoon version.

It doesn't mean "Sunbow" though...

"Bouei Sanbou" is 防衛参謀 -- chief of defence.

Or Military Strategist/Operations.....his old designation

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776509)
Posted by bigcee66 on March 30th, 2016 @ 10:30am CDT

Mine shipped yesterday from HLJ.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776514)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 30th, 2016 @ 10:34am CDT

Cyberpath wrote:
MaverickPrime wrote:I NEED IT
I love how the considered the goofy Sunbow insignias and is it me or is his package photo in the ARE ALL DEAD pose?

Yeah, except the package shot looks like he has to go to the bathroom really bad. :lol:

And Amelie, I thought the Daca Toys Kronos was a good effort at a MP Skyfire, I'm sure the Takara people could improve on that design and release an actual MP Skyfire.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776520)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:04am CDT

Rodimus@ I think the point that amelie was making was that sky fire was too big to fit within the established scale...unless takara get bigger (with cost as well) to get scale right.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776525)
Posted by Autobot N on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:34am CDT

DeathReviews wrote:Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!

Done.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776527)
Posted by galvatron00 on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:35am CDT

Autobot N wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!
Done.

Look at you Autobot N, droppin' bombs!

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776528)
Posted by Autobot N on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:39am CDT

itscramtastic wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!
Done.
Look at you Autobot N, droppin' bombs!

I would love to buy him now, but I don't have the cash for it at the moment. I really hope I can find a vendor at Botcon selling him for a good price.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776529)
Posted by galvatron00 on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:41am CDT

Autobot N wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!
Done.
Look at you Autobot N, droppin' bombs!
I would love to buy him now, but I don't have the cash for it at the moment. I really hope I can find a vendor at Botcon selling him for a good price.

I'm sure you will, at least you won't have to pay shipping :lol:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776532)
Posted by Autobot N on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:46am CDT

itscramtastic wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Come on, BBTS - you said it would be available in 'late March'.... You've got 24 hours!
Done.
Look at you Autobot N, droppin' bombs!
I would love to buy him now, but I don't have the cash for it at the moment. I really hope I can find a vendor at Botcon selling him for a good price.
I'm sure you will, at least you won't have to pay shipping

That much is true. And while the vendors' prices might not be great (I think, at least. I've never been to a convention, but I assume as such looking at collectible stores' prices), at least it's not eBay.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776541)
Posted by DeathReviews on March 30th, 2016 @ 12:20pm CDT

Yes, you must pay shipping with BBTS. But if you use their 'pile of loot' feature, you can at least bundle it with OTHER purchases and reduce the overall shipping cost by splitting it among several items. That is, if you have the skratch to buy multiple items...

And as Death, I do enjoy loot.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776543)
Posted by galvatron00 on March 30th, 2016 @ 12:24pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:And as Death, I do enjoy loot.

Loot is nice but requires patience, which I lack. Something, as Death, I'm sure you have an abundance of! ;)^

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776544)
Posted by william-james88 on March 30th, 2016 @ 12:24pm CDT

Shipping is free at TFSource for shockwave

http://tfsource.com/masterpiece/mp-shockwave/

And MPs dont sell for cheap at conventions.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776546)
Posted by Autobot N on March 30th, 2016 @ 12:31pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:And MPs dont sell for cheap at conventions.

Thought so.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776547)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2016 @ 12:39pm CDT

Responding to two previous points of discussion with the following pic.

This is the box art for the figure. It is not in the "ARE ALL DEAD" pose:

And while it isn't as on the mark as it could be, his title of "Bouei Sanbou" is translated on the box as "Military Operations Commander"

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776549)
Posted by galvatron00 on March 30th, 2016 @ 12:41pm CDT

I still can't believe we are days away from having an official MP Shockwave in our hands :shock:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776551)
Posted by william-james88 on March 30th, 2016 @ 12:56pm CDT

Autobot N wrote:
william-james88 wrote:And MPs dont sell for cheap at conventions.

Thought so.

I would very much doubt someone could get this item MISB at a covnetntion this year for cheaper than this:

Subtotal: 12,590 JPY
Shipping: 1,690 JPY
Points used: 380
Grand total: 13,900 JPY

That is $124 USD shipped (registered). I just paid that this morning and I will be getting this toy next week. That is 36$ less than the US online retailers. If anyone is planning on buying this toy this year and wants the best price, look no further than here: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

Conventions are good for used toys and older toys, especially people wishing to sell their collections. But for new toys and hot toys in demand, it is very smilar to e-bay. They actually up the price since they know those are hot items and thats the best place to find desperate fans looking for said hot items. The price gouging of Gen Arcee at conventions is disheartening.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776552)
Posted by Seibertron on March 30th, 2016 @ 1:52pm CDT

Shockwave appears to be an awesome mold, but his colors are extremely blah. They're taking the "animation" accuracy to a painful level. Hopefully this mold gets a G1 toy color scheme. This is what color he should be:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776554)
Posted by Seibertron on March 30th, 2016 @ 1:56pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
william-james88 wrote:And MPs dont sell for cheap at conventions.

Thought so.

I would very much doubt someone could get this item MISB at a covnetntion this year for cheaper than this:

Subtotal: 12,590 JPY
Shipping: 1,690 JPY
Points used: 380
Grand total: 13,900 JPY

That is $124 USD shipped (registered). I just paid that this morning and I will be getting this toy next week. That is 36$ less than the US online retailers. If anyone is planning on buying this toy this year and wants the best price, look no further than here: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail ... agecnt%3D1

Conventions are good for used toys and older toys, especially people wishing to sell their collections. But for new toys and hot toys in demand, it is very smilar to e-bay. They actually up the price since they know those are hot items and thats the best place to find desperate fans looking for said hot items. The price gouging of Gen Arcee at conventions is disheartening.

As someone who has sold at conventions before, don't forget the high cost of just having a dealer booth. Some dealers are taking advantage of the scene, but others are just trying to make a buck after the cost of the booth space, product displays, paying employees, their own time just to be there instead of at their store or whatever, credit card processing fees, buying new products for their store, etc. Cost of business isn't cheap.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776557)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 30th, 2016 @ 2:10pm CDT

After a round of in-hand images and a new video review, we are able to bring you a new gallery of Masterpiece Shockwave images courtesy Alfes! The images below expand on the in-hand images and present more in hand images as well as accessory images. There are two galleries, one for the altmode and one for the robot mode. Take a look at the images below, and let us know in the comments section what you think of this latest Masterpiece offering. And as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776558)
Posted by Big Grim on March 30th, 2016 @ 2:36pm CDT

While nice enough, I dislike the really pale purple. All in all, I'm happy with my rather awesome Quakewave.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776561)
Posted by Cyberpath on March 30th, 2016 @ 3:15pm CDT

In-hand pix from Loopaza --

More pix.

And from Alfes2010 -- page 1 | 2

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776564)
Posted by DeathReviews on March 30th, 2016 @ 3:58pm CDT

I'm saving up for this one because after what happened with MP Soundwave, and more recently with MP Starscream's re-release, I don't think there's any way that any collector can hope to find this on the shelf at TRU or anywhere else that Hasbro may cut a deal with to distribute.

There has still been absolutely no sign of MP Starscream anywhere. He's currently about $200-ish on Amazon. As popular as Shockwave is, you may as well get the foreign version because after scalping and all the other hassles that you're likely to go through while waiting for Hasbro to get this on the shelf? You'll actually SAVE time and money by just ordering right now from Japan or wherever.

From the photos, it looks like they carried over some of the flaws from G1 all the way to 2016. Looks like you STILL won't be able to jam the legs all the way up to seal the gaps near the gun body and the 'handle'. Hopefully the photographer was just lazy...

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776568)
Posted by william-james88 on March 30th, 2016 @ 4:07pm CDT

DeathReviews wrote:I'm saving up for this one because after what happened with MP Soundwave, and more recently with MP Starscream's re-release, I don't think there's any way that any collector can hope to find this on the shelf at TRU or anywhere else that Hasbro may cut a deal with to distribute.

Thats if Hasbro even tries to release it. Hasbro doesnt like releasing transformers shaped as guns (which is odd since they own Nerf, but go figure). The rerelease of Classics Megs may be a sign that they are slowly coming around.

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Posted by Insurgent on March 30th, 2016 @ 4:13pm CDT

This image/pose is way more awesome than it should be.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776571)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2016 @ 4:16pm CDT

Insurgent wrote:

"TAXI!!!"

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776575)
Posted by Amelie on March 30th, 2016 @ 4:48pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Rodimus@ I think the point that amelie was making was that sky fire was too big to fit within the established scale...unless takara get bigger (with cost as well) to get scale right.

Thats pretty much it, yeah. Skyfire is just simply too big of a toy for Takara to grapple. Which is probably why the MP Devastator idea got simplified down into Combiner Wars, too.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776577)
Posted by william-james88 on March 30th, 2016 @ 5:00pm CDT

Amelie wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Rodimus@ I think the point that amelie was making was that sky fire was too big to fit within the established scale...unless takara get bigger (with cost as well) to get scale right.

Thats pretty much it, yeah. Skyfire is just simply too big of a toy for Takara to grapple. Which is probably why the MP Devastator idea got simplified down into Combiner Wars, too.

I think the scale we got in the end for the toys worked out ok. Looking at the generations line, keep the classics Optimus and Megatron as your faction leaders and leader Ultra Magnus and Jetfire work well enough.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776587)
Posted by Mr_Autobot411 on March 30th, 2016 @ 6:01pm CDT

dont care what anyone says, but lavanderwave here looks really cheap looking in that color. couldnt go darker takara?

:HEADHURTS:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776594)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 30th, 2016 @ 6:49pm CDT

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:dont care what anyone says, but lavanderwave here looks really cheap looking in that color. couldnt go darker takara?

PC images aren't always spot on. Wait for Ryan's images. More accurate.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776597)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 30th, 2016 @ 6:52pm CDT

"gremlins" :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776598)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 30th, 2016 @ 6:53pm CDT

Insurgent wrote:

This image/pose is way more awesome than it should be.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776610)
Posted by Agamemnon on March 30th, 2016 @ 8:15pm CDT

Shipping my POL from BBTS with this guy! :DANCE:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776626)
Posted by bvzxa on March 30th, 2016 @ 10:23pm CDT

The colors aren't the same as the early test shots

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776627)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 30th, 2016 @ 10:27pm CDT

bvzxa wrote:The colors aren't the same as the early test shots

It's all in the lighting. Different light sources make the shade of purple look different. For example, this pic makes the purple look really dark and not so lavender:

Whereas other pics make the opposite look true, giving the purple a light and pale appearance.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776631)
Posted by MGrotusque on March 30th, 2016 @ 10:58pm CDT

Yeah....he's incredibly bland looking. There's no "POP" to this colour scheme at all. He suffers from GPS which I affectionately refer to as "Grey Plastic Syndrome". That shade of Purple also leaves much to be desired. This release needs a FAR more dramatic colorway to put it over the top.

Great looking figure though. An absolute must have and it's engineering appears to be executed wonderfully. It's just that boring ass colour palate that kills it for me.

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Posted by MGrotusque on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:34pm CDT

I also want sound effects. I think i may be the only person left that feels that sound effects are an integral part of the playability of a true MP Shockwave. That's a gimmick that should have carried over into the engineering of this release.

Call me crazy if you must. Lights and sound are what blew me away with Shockwave when i was a wee lad.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776634)
Posted by Fox Thiagarajan on March 30th, 2016 @ 11:38pm CDT

Man, I am all about MP Shockwave. In regards to the shade of purple, I feel like there will be some type of repaint with this guy somewhere down the line. Maybe we get a darker purple later.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776640)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 31st, 2016 @ 12:03am CDT

Regarding the complaints of his paint job being "bland," I think it kinda makes him even more of a Masterpiece, as it fits with his bland personality. Yeah, I know that the G1 figure was colored a sharp purple, but the character on screen in the cartoon was rather bland-colored himself. So it fits, even if it's not visually appealing. Just my opinion, though. 8-)

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776642)
Posted by MGrotusque on March 31st, 2016 @ 12:27am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:Regarding the complaints of his paint job being "bland," I think it kinda makes him even more of a Masterpiece, as it fits with his bland personality. Yeah, I know that the G1 figure was colored a sharp purple, but the character on screen in the cartoon was rather bland-colored himself. So it fits, even if it's not visually appealing. Just my opinion, though.

His personality is nowhere near bland. He's a cold calculating super villain with a vision for Universal domination.
I would think Soundwave more epitomises the embodiment of a "bland character" than Shockwave ever was. Soundwaves MP figure has a fantastic paint job with metallic paint and a deep rich sparkly blue which is the complete antithesis of the depth and profile of that character. If we're talking in cartoon context anyways.

They should have at least matched the G1 toy colour much like they did Soundwave and less the pale lilac, lavender and grey colorway they chose. On top of using clear plastic for the transclearant plastic is just insult to injury as far as i'm concerned. It could have at the very least been purple.
It just looks Brony to me. Nothing says "EVIL Decepticon" at all about the current colours shown.

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776646)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 31st, 2016 @ 1:13am CDT

MGrotusque wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Regarding the complaints of his paint job being "bland," I think it kinda makes him even more of a Masterpiece, as it fits with his bland personality. Yeah, I know that the G1 figure was colored a sharp purple, but the character on screen in the cartoon was rather bland-colored himself. So it fits, even if it's not visually appealing. Just my opinion, though.

His personality is nowhere near bland. He's a cold calculating super villain with a vision for Universal domination.

Yes, and that's his only character trait. He's single-minded and doesn't deviate from it. He's boring. Bland. I like Shockwave for the potential he has, not for what he has achieved so far. I liked him in the G1 comics, even though he wasn't used to his full potential.

I would think Soundwave more epitomises the embodiment of a "bland character" than Shockwave ever was. Soundwaves MP figure has a fantastic paint job with metallic paint and a deep rich sparkly blue which is the complete antithesis of the depth and profile of that character. If we're talking in cartoon context anyways.

Agreed on Soundwave. However, anytime there is discussion of a character, I immediately think of the G1 comics version, it's my default version to go to as it is what I grew up with. Sometimes I have to remind myself that not everyone is that way. :lol:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776649)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 31st, 2016 @ 1:30am CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:Regarding the complaints of his paint job being "bland," I think it kinda makes him even more of a Masterpiece, as it fits with his bland personality. Yeah, I know that the G1 figure was colored a sharp purple, but the character on screen in the cartoon was rather bland-colored himself. So it fits, even if it's not visually appealing. Just my opinion, though.

Yup. Let's all respect each other's opinions. Some see blue others red in a single object. Just natural.We're only human.

Your opinion on how bland Shocky was in the show really conflicted with his box bio/tech spec. Never realized he was also gunning for Meg's position. I wonder why they dropped that part off the script? Maybe two schemers would be too confusing?

Now if we combine both the Marvel and cartoon version (just gives me shivers to have an intellectual mass "murderer" with that Sark voice)........

Or maybe in another reality, Hasbro does a DBZ and re-animates the entire Season 1 and 2, fix the plot holes and inconsistent animation? And adds the neglected Shockwave personality

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776652)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 31st, 2016 @ 1:58am CDT

fenrir72 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Regarding the complaints of his paint job being "bland," I think it kinda makes him even more of a Masterpiece, as it fits with his bland personality. Yeah, I know that the G1 figure was colored a sharp purple, but the character on screen in the cartoon was rather bland-colored himself. So it fits, even if it's not visually appealing. Just my opinion, though.
Yup. Let's all respect each other's opinions. Some see blue others red in a single object. Just natural. We're only human.

Yet purple is the combination of those colors. :-P

Your opinion on how bland Shocky was in the show really conflicted with his box bio/tech spec. Never realized he was also gunning for Meg's position. I wonder why they dropped that part off the script? Maybe two schemers would be too confusing?

Hence why I said he was wasted potential even in the original comics, where he got the most development. He was just the straight forward "the Decepticons will conquer and I will rule. Why? Because it's logical." He is 1 of my favorite comic characters as it is. Had he been given a bit more personality he quite possibly could have been the best Decepticon character ever. Imagine Shockwave's abilities combined with Starscream's desire for example. He would be nearly unstoppable and certainly a better leader than Megatron.

Now if we combine both the Marvel and cartoon version (just gives me shivers to have an intellectual mass "murderer" with that Sark voice)...

Yeah, very scary. Add his penchant for experimentation, and you have a comic book robot Hitler. Speaking of, I think originally he was kind of intended to be Megatron's mad scientist sidekick, much like Josef Mengele was to Hitler.

Or maybe in another reality, Hasbro does a DBZ and re-animates the entire Season 1 and 2, fix the plot holes and inconsistent animation? And adds the neglected Shockwave personality

With today's technology? I would love to see that! I might even watch the cartoon more often. :lol:

Re: Video Review: Takara Tomy Masterpiece MP-29 Shockwave (1776668)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 31st, 2016 @ 6:33am CDT

What about the IDW version? He became a threat big enough that megs and prime had to team up to take him down, and he killed bumblebee (I'll let that one sink in). He was only brought down because of megatron doing the most illogical thing he could think of that broke shockwaves mind, autobranding himself.

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Posted by Evil Eye on March 31st, 2016 @ 6:34am CDT

I'll agree that the colours could be better, but I can't fault them considering they're cartoon accurate. That said, I'd love it if Takara did a toy colours version, with shiny silver chrome instead of grey and dark sparkly purple instead of lavender.

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Posted by Alpha Dominus on March 31st, 2016 @ 7:50am CDT

MGrotusque wrote:I also want sound effects. I think i may be the only person left that feels that sound effects are an integral part of the playability of a true MP Shockwave. That's a gimmick that should have carried over into the engineering of this release.

Call me crazy if you must. Lights and sound are what blew me away with Shockwave when i was a wee lad.

I wholeheartedly agree. Love this character and the toy. Even without this feature though and the lighter color scheme (which I know I'm in the minority here-I'm totally down with!)I look forward to displaying him with a certain 3rd party Megs.

Got my shipment notification this morning!

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Posted by Insurgent on March 31st, 2016 @ 1:37pm CDT

He shipped. HE SHIPPED!!!

I know he originally had sounds and lights, but I would honestly prefer a non gimmicky figure that looks perfect, doesn't have to sacrifice something for said gimmick and is a little cheaper. Heck I'd even prefer painted eyes over light piping on MPs so the back of the head doesn't have that transclearant window.

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Posted by Mr_Autobot411 on March 31st, 2016 @ 4:31pm CDT

fenrir72 wrote:
Insurgent wrote:

This image/pose is way more awesome than it should be.

wtf, is he saluting hitler? really

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Posted by fenrir72 on March 31st, 2016 @ 6:52pm CDT

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Insurgent wrote:

This image/pose is way more awesome than it should be.

wtf, is he saluting hitler? really

Doing the D-con boogie :lol:

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Posted by fenrir72 on March 31st, 2016 @ 6:58pm CDT

Delta Magnus wrote:I'll agree that the colours could be better, but I can't fault them considering they're cartoon accurate. That said, I'd love it if Takara did a toy colours version, with shiny silver chrome instead of grey and dark sparkly purple instead of lavender.

And they probably will together with the "Shack" version.