Few hours ago we posted a news regarding a new cross promotion campaign by Hasbro and Xiaomi in China. The campaign features a $20 transforming Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 which transforms to Decepticon Soundwave.
Weibo user Starscream and AC Toys user Toys2016 is giving us our first In-Hand Images and a Pictorial Review of the toy.
Xiomi Soundwave even comes with a transforming minion and a transforming weapon and a shield which certainly adds a good value for the price tag.
Thanks to a comparison pic, the new toy is measured about shoulder height of MP Soundwave.
We’ve mirrored some of the images with this news post and you can visit AC Toys for the rest of the pics and detailed explanation.
Lord Dcast
Just ordered mine from Ben's Shop on Facebook. Should be here within a week; hooray for easy Sydney postage and incredibly fast Chinese shipping between the two countries.
Raiju
Neat in a weird way. Reminds me of Real Gear or Device Label stuff.
Hot Shot.
Have we gotten a transformer who turns into something broken before this? Because it looks like someone dropped their tablet.
Roufuss
$40 at TFSource:
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Soundwave – Asia Exclusive Gold Color Edition
Negronicus
This guy is awesome! Just picked him up. Totally worth it.
BadDevastator
Got it yesterday!
BadDevastator
Ordered mine direct..they take paypal……… Xiaomi Hasbro Soundwave Mi Pad 2 Transformer Toy
TimToyGeek
I got this in the mail yesterday from an AliExpress seller. Interesting toy, a little smaller than I first thought, about a large deluxe size when transformed.
Tablet mode is decent, not super convincing as a tablet due to the panels, but holds together well. Transformation is easy enough, there's a few tricky bits where you need to angle the torso a little, and the shield/wingpack/guns are good, though it's partsforming.
The wingpack is pretty much not meant to be Ratbat or Laserbeak/Buzzsaw, but you could try to fake it. It's really more of a wing piece.
The aesthetic is pretty clearly Movie Soundwave – the head sculpt, funny knees/torso array and doubled feet are reminiscent of the satellite mode or even Mercedes mode robots from the movies. That, combined with the Hasbro badging on the packaging, indicate that we may be seeing this toy stateside as part of the new movie stuff.
Packaging is pretty nice – it appears to be reminiscent of electronics packaging – if the MiPad is like the iPad, then the packaging is much like iPad packaging. The Decepticon symbol shaped item shown in the packaging is the instruction manual, a nice touch.
The figure itself has fairly lacking articulation – no head articulation, no waist, no wrist, no bicep or thigh swivels. The arms have a rotator joint that can suffice for okay arm positioning. I'd put this up there with some of the better Device Label type toys from the movies. Maybe a point or two more due to the nice alt mode.
If you're thinking of paying a hefty premium to import him, I'd advise against it. It's an interesting toy, but probably not a classic, and there's a good chance he'll be available later on in the USA.
Tim
"toy geek"
dante78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nUP7LB6kzA
tarZen
I joined the campaign. I had to get a friend to help with payment though, they only accept Alipay.
Johntimus Prime
Where'd you buy it?
tarZen
Heads up, my order just arrived at my forwarder's warehouse. I'll have it by next week, I expect to see in hand pics before then. If not I'll post some.
Johntimus Prime
Any stray ones on eBay? I need this thing.
Butuman
Any new updates on this item?
S250
its not Transformers,its mascot of our website 52toys,a little robot dino transform to a cube
Rhinox
who is that little cube bot you have in those shots?
Rewind
I love gadget-formers and the aesthetic style of this is very unique, so I'm going to have to get one. I'm guessing it'll be a pain getting him back into pad mode but I look forward to the transformation regardless.
Lord Dcast
For such a price though why not.
Jerrymiru
Not bad, and the price is surprising
S250
yes,about voyager class,but since its a origami like transforming,he's very thin and weak