It’s a new year and Titans Return is getting ready to replace Combiner Wars as the main Generations line for collectors. Hasbro has unveiled another trooper in the ranks, leader class Soundwave! Soundwave looks to be a remold of leader class Blaster seen at NYCC last October. He is a HeadMaster like most others in the line, featuring a pretty spot on color scheme. Check out the official pics after the break!
Update: Additional official image from Hasbro’s Facebook page added!
daimchoc
c/o zmultplier
https://www.facebook.com/DaimChocReports/posts/210493422634426
Rob
Logical time table nice job, Blaster and Optimus have been confirmed as Wave 1 so that's good.
payres
Thinking about it an early reveal of Soundwave has implications:
If Hasbro stick to the same pattern as previous years we'll probably get new toys in Feb(The final CW wave), May (First Titans Wave), August and December.
I can't see Soundwave being the December toy revealed this early. So he must be the August toy, which in turn makes it more likely that both Blaster and Optimus are in Wave 1.
Autoboty
Those, if a toy edition is even planned, would be MP Optimus and Grimlock.
coybrafett
I was curious as to where the source of this picture was from so I looked around and stumbled across this picture of an upcoming transformers mobile game. It looks like they gave soundwaves chest piece the color it needs around the edge. Just wishful thinking, but maybe the pictures of the toy aren't fully painted yet. Also interesting is we see what is obviously combiner wars leader megatron standing next to what appears to be a leader sized optimus and leader size grimlock. Again, this is wishful thinking because I know we already have an upcoming power/head/titan whatever master optimus, but I would be all over these:
shadowfall1976
I wouldn't worry much about the clear plastic, most of it is made from flexible plastic. There's one's I've cut up for customs before that I could cut the clear with a knife just like the regular plastic. Not sure what formula they use, but PVC can be made clear.
They make clear SCH 40 Plumbing pipe.
Autovolt 127
Great now I'm worried too.
AnonymousDwell
I'm honestly tempted myself just because it's a baddass looking Soundwave toy that is large and turns into a tape player looking thing again. It's been a while. Looks to have good articulation, too. I'll probably go for the Blaster instead, though. (With hopes of either a more toon accurate head from Takara, or a 3P solution.)
Either way though, ONE of these will probably be mine. They just look FUN.
daddytron
I have MP-13 and Soundblaster but I still want this. One of the reasons I haven't abandoned CHUGs entirely in favor of MP is seeing what new/different/cool stuff they bring to the table. I don't expect or want dead on Sunbow or G1 accuracy.
Headmaster and base mode? Sold.
Autovolt 127
Man I am loving that size.
Requiem Prime
I'm super loving his head is just… himself. Him and Galvatron, are interesting draws for me.
knoted
People look at it from different collector perspectives, which is a valid angle – like any opinion is.
However, just because a to be released product is roughly the same size for the same character in another productline, doesn't always justify (implied) one on one comparisons.
Sure, some collectors might consider a TR or CHUG character as an improvised/makeshift substitute character amongst their MP collection, but for most people the quality of this product will be best determined by its own productline context ; ergo, comparing it as a TR leader class to other TR leader class and other CHUG/Generations leader class toys.
Ash from Carolina
You know how that Master Pieces fan vs CHUG fan thing can go sometimes so lots of clarifying on stuff when there is even a hint of comparing
emoo
It looks like they went with a g1 toy robot mode rather than a toon form with that big clear tape door and look of the head. All in all I'd say he looks great, just needs same paint on the sides of the tape deck door
Starfire22
0/10.
AndreyOfDoom
Surprised at how few people care about the absolutely terrible cassette player mode. This mold fits blaster much better as he is a boom box. Bot mode looks fine but alt mode is horrible. They even left the handle. This mold was meant to be blaster.
shadowfall1976
You have some issues or something? And they didn't reply to the OP I quoted, they replied to my original reply to him. Doesn't matter what was meant, I didn't attack the guy over what he said, I simply commented on it, partially agreeing with him.
My second post in reply to the others who replied to me, and, where you happened to "join in" I was clarifying. So, thanks, but no thanks.
knoted
The point about how… maybe perhaps some how…who knows.. he might not have meant it that way ?
Yeahhhhh….
Not.