Some new images of ToyWorld’s Brainwave (unofficial version of Brainstorm) have been posted online, showing off the colors of this unlicensed Headmaster. Brainwave takes a few liberties with the Brainstorm design, offering up one designed in the same vein as the original Brainstorm, but with a slew of its own unique touches. Check out all the images which came to us via Aces Toy Store attached to this post.
cultofkraken
That’s the thing, I think Brainstorm aesthetically looks close to the Maketoys style which would be perfect but that scale is a big nope for doing a season 4 shelf. The headmasters are all the same height as Prime in the show and so it unfortunately wouldn’t work to have one that much smaller. The Maketoys are pretty perfect in scale.
Hicks_Royel
If we're being entirely up front, I started buying both the FP and TW headmasters figuring they'd be as close to Masterpiece as we'd ever see. I mean, Chromedome was a carbot and Code was MP carbot size. Toyworld came out with Hardbone and it wasn't a terrible fit.
Then FP, TW and Hasbro all released Brainstorm around the same time…
Then, Maketoys had to go and up size them.
gibdozer
It's funny I saw that picture and think they look good together. Aesthetically they don't seem so far off, and if I remember right the Brainstorm toy was shorter than Hardhead and Chromedome. I can see why it wouldn't work for animation accuracy though.
cultofkraken
Well considering I was requesting a comparison between the Brainwave figure and the Maketoys Headmasters I would think the inference was to see if they would go together in an MP collection. Which they don’t.
mx-01 archon
Are we? We're in a the Toyworld Brainwave thread, after all.
cultofkraken
Not that it should need to be said but we’re obviously talking about Masterpiece quality/scale.
Hicks_Royel
Hasbro did.
Scourgatron
Someone at MT has a full set on their shelves.
RyanCharlie
Kind if a bummer that nobody's finished a set of Headmasters.
mx-01 archon
Whoops, somehow axed my "don't", as in "They don't match up". But sounds like you understood just fine.
cultofkraken
Thank you very much! Nah that’s no good but very very helpful in determining what to do.
RyanCharlie
Here you go. I don't think they go good together.
cultofkraken
Ok that’s what I thought. So I guess I’ll just have to wait for MP animation accurate versions.
Scourgatron
They were.
cultofkraken
Thanks for the response! I guess the only thing I’m confused about is that the season 4 animation version it seems like they’re all the same height? I just want them all together on a shelf.
mx-01 archon
They don't match up. Hardbone and Brainwave were Classics-style toys, at large Voyager/Ultra size. About 7" tall. MakeToys' Headmasters are scaled as they appeared in the Headmasters anime, the same height as Optimus Prime, so 10" tall to match MP-10.
cultofkraken
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but does anyone have Brainwave as well as Cuppola and Ironwill from maketoys? I’m curious to see pictures on how they scale together.
ChromeMagnus
Toyworld TW-H02 Brainwave/Brainstorm is on sale for $29.99 + shipping from Robotoybase.com
Toyworld TW-H02 Brainwave
Also if you missed picking it up on sale from BBTS, legit Ebay seller suncn2010 has it available for $42.50 shipped.
Special Offer New ToyWorld Transformers TW-H02 Brainwave Brainstorm In Stock | eBay
wingheaven7
I know this is not the radicons section, but by putting this post here I think would get more views and hopefully more feedback. Plus it does have to do with features I'm not sure anyone knew about for this toy.
Was looking to repurpose this guy into triggerhappy now that I have hasbrows version and think it's a bit better, when I stumbled on the following.
[/url]Tw brainwave alt forms by Wingheaven7, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Tw brainwave alt forms by Wingheaven7, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Tw brainwave alt forms by Wingheaven7, on Flickr[/IMG]
I'm wondering if anyone attempted a custom using this guy as the base mold. His wings being able to come off and plug in different places is really making me like him more than the hasbrow version again. Maybe I should just use the hasbrow version for the repurpose into triggerhappy?
This feature could be old news but I didn't see any pictures in the 12 pages of this thread showing this. Figured I'd share and get some creative feedback at the same time.