Third party group DX9 have added some new photos on to their Weibo page showing off their newest unlicensed version of Soundwave. An addition to the group’s War in the Pocket line, this unofficial Soundwave stands 10cm high in robot mode, and in his alternate mode he is roughly the same size as one of the original cassettes. Amazingly in spite of this size this Sonic Wizard seems to have cassettes of his own, with Ratbat, Laserbeak, and Ravage being teased. Check out the images attached to this post.
NOCV
New Age: "We are not related to DX9"
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Tekkaman Blade
Actually the magic square prime ones have cut outs for the wipers, did I never post those? I still have that file.
ChromeMagnus
Cell shaded inserts for Magic Square Prime, Blaster, DX9 WIP Soundwave/Pocket Toys S. Tuner.
Big shout out to @Tekkaman Blade for making and sharing this.
MS Toys Stereo Master (legend size not Blaster)
MS Toys Stereo Master (legend size not Blaster)
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lilcarus
i doubt that is the case with this bot. blaster was done after the fact to share similarities in scale with soundwave. but he is heavily inspired by KFC blaster done do the legends standard.
plastyxdistress
If there are no qualms with purchasing the KO as an alternative, the ETA reissue time frame for pocket toys KO version is either end of this month or early May. It's the same 1:1 size to the original.
taobao URL search query here:
s.taobao.com/search?q=pt04+dx9
79 CNY is the Chinese market's MSRP.
zeroblue2099
Yeah. I like the theory that DX9's legends designers split up to form two different companies: NewAge and Magic Square.
Switchblade
I am very firmly convinced that whoever designed this also did Magic Square’s Blaster. They feel way too similar to not be related.
Spiffy
So DX9 is releasing a black deco.. how about the blue one? I missed that one, got the hot soldiers one instead and now I regret it with my shelf going smaller, not larger.
FredVIII
I agree (as I said above) that's it's unconfirmed speculation at this point, but one more interesting (to me) data point: New Age hasn't only used DX9 bots in its promo/box art photos; it's also used the very same Ark diorama — or at least it appears to be the same — that DX9 used in its promo shots for Dutch.
NOCV
I mean, it's just as likely New Age is a fan that wanted to keep collecting at DX9 size. Until one of the two fesses up all anyone can do is point at box art and make noise.
lilcarus
not only thaf but how they display them at shows as well. if they aren't one and the same i would be totally blown the fuck away by that twist.
Scurv
Dx9 Prime, Dx9 Snarl and Dx9 Grimlock on the Newage Cosmos box.
Ah yes, its totally normal for a company to include images of a rival companies products on their product packaging.
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NOCV
This is all speculation and has never been confirmed that DX9 became New Age.
Craigmcgowan1984
If it becomes available on eBay I'll be getting it, I can't work out taobao, wouldn't trust using a credit card
Scurv
I'm definitely getting this guy for my desk. Good stuff!
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FredVIII
There's speculation that that might be the case — given (1) New Age has consistently used DX9 items in its promo shots and packaging and (2) similarities between NA and DX9 packaging (both used Diaclone homages, eg.) — but nothing's been confirmed as far as I know.
Edit: or what @Scurv said!
Scurv
Yep, people started noticing Dx9 Dutch on the back of all the Newage box art, the similarities in the instructions ect. Plus Dx9 suddenly died off at the same time Newage appeared (excluding the repaints)
ChromeMagnus
So NewAge is the new name of DX9's War In Pocket line of Legends (not Legends +) items?
Some sort of re-branding of DX9's Legends line?
FredVIII
DX9 might be New Age, but their War in Pocket stuff is not Legends+. (MFT's upscaled DX9 knock-offs, on the other hand, are another story — those are Legends+.)