Official Photos for 40th Anniversary Blaster and Soundwave G1 Reissues

Let's see how Walmart manages to screw this wave up. I'm betting at least half of the Walmarts never get this wave...

Oh my God, G1 Soundwave with show accurate colors looks so bloody good. Blaster ain't half bad either.

The toon colors make these sooooo tempting. I got way too much as it is though.

Does Soundwave have a new head, it looks like there's a lot going on with it. Both figures appear to use the original tape door design.

Nice that they have redone soundaves chest piece, they might get around to remolding G1 dinobots...in another 10 years. Tempted for him though I cant remember if I still have the g1 toy as well as the takara collection.

Blasters a pass, I like the tampos on Steeljaw but the perceptor/blaster pack was a bargain at the time.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Does Soundwave have a new head, it looks like there's a lot going on with it.

No. They just painted his cheeks silver in addition to his mouthplate, when the cheeks are usually left blue.

I’ll be trying to get that Soundwave.

Definitely need to get both. Blaster's new deco isn't very drastic, but I love Soundwave in closer to Cartoon colors. I'd happily buy a Marvel Comics purple one, too.

Perceptor was apparently on Pulse today, missed that. There is a listing on Walmart.com, but it looks like it's going to be part of their next Collector Con on 10/13.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... om=/search?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Definitely need to get both. Blaster's new deco isn't very drastic, but I love Soundwave in closer to Cartoon colors. I'd happily buy a Marvel Comics purple one, too.

Perceptor was apparently on Pulse today, missed that. There is a listing on Walmart.com, but it looks like it's going to be part of their next Collector Con on 10/13.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... om=/search?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Emerje

Crazy, I've had that toy for a good while

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Definitely need to get both. Blaster's new deco isn't very drastic, but I love Soundwave in closer to Cartoon colors. I'd happily buy a Marvel Comics purple one, too.

Perceptor was apparently on Pulse today, missed that. There is a listing on Walmart.com, but it looks like it's going to be part of their next Collector Con on 10/13.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... om=/search?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff

Emerje

Crazy, I've had that toy for a good while

Distribution of this line is practically nonexistent in th US. Only one most of us ever saw was Starscream. It's online or nothing for most of us.

Emerje

I'm supposed to received my Skywarp preorder soon. So my trio of G1 Toon seeker will soon be complete.

Went to my first Walmart today, they had two TFTM Retro Hot Rods hidden behind some other figures but the boxes were heavily beat up.

Perceptor is up on Pulse again. With the line moving on to vintage packaging again I wonder where that leaves Bombshell?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Perceptor is up on Pulse again. With the line moving on to vintage packaging again I wonder where that leaves Bombshell?

Emerje

Good question, I was hoping to get maybe Kup, Blurr, and Wheelie in the Retro 86 line.

Emerje wrote:Distribution of this line is practically nonexistent in th US. Only one most of us ever saw was Starscream. It's online or nothing for most of us.

Well, now I can't even say this one is in stores. They didn't even replace it with anything, they just stuck more Ninja Turtle movie stuff in its place.



And yes, I bought it, doesn't hurt to have a spare G1 Starscream around.

Emerje

The last of the original G1 seekers has been released in Canada and the US. However, only the Hasbro Pulse orders shipped in the US while in Canada the toy has been found on Walmart shelves. We have a video review of the toy for you below.

If you have found this toy, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.

I got my WM G1 Skywarp! Now my trio is complete.

I received both of mine from Walmart last week and I'm in New York.

Emerje wrote:

Emerje wrote:Distribution of this line is practically nonexistent in th US. Only one most of us ever saw was Starscream. It's online or nothing for most of us.

Well, now I can't even say this one is in stores. They didn't even replace it with anything, they just stuck more Ninja Turtle movie stuff in its place.

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And yes, I bought it, doesn't hurt to have a spare G1 Starscream around.

Emerje

Starscreams are still warming around here, and he's still the only one I have seen.

At least Hot Rod was good, he was the only one I wanted

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Emerje wrote:

Emerje wrote:Distribution of this line is practically nonexistent in th US. Only one most of us ever saw was Starscream. It's online or nothing for most of us.

Well, now I can't even say this one is in stores. They didn't even replace it with anything, they just stuck more Ninja Turtle movie stuff in its place.

20231007_074758.jpg

And yes, I bought it, doesn't hurt to have a spare G1 Starscream around.

Emerje

Starscreams are still warming around here, and he's still the only one I have seen.

At least Hot Rod was good, he was the only one I wanted

I've been buying all of them and I can't wait to stick Missing Link Anime Prime with them next year.

BTW, Blaster and Soundwave were on Pulse and Walmart.com Friday. Soundwave sold before I could get him on Pulse but I was able to get Blaster. Both are sold out on Walmart.com. Hopefully they come back in stock. And at their normal price (on Walmart.com) and not their ridiculous random price markups on exclusives like their current $52.50 asking price for Thundercracker and Skywarp (and yes, that's the Walmart price, not a secondary seller).

Emerje

Emerje wrote:BTW, Blaster and Soundwave were on Pulse and Walmart.com Friday. Soundwave sold before I could get him on Pulse but I was able to get Blaster. Both are sold out on Walmart.com. Hopefully they come back in stock.

TFSource has preorders for both, too.

I managed to get my preorder for Soundwave in with Walmart.
With the retro-styled, clear-window packaging, I may be leaving this one sealed.

Sabrblade wrote:

Emerje wrote:BTW, Blaster and Soundwave were on Pulse and Walmart.com Friday. Soundwave sold before I could get him on Pulse but I was able to get Blaster. Both are sold out on Walmart.com. Hopefully they come back in stock.

TFSource has preorders for both, too.

I saw that, but Pulse and Walmart would give me free shipping.

Emerje

Does anyone know if this reissue mold is an exact replica to the original with metal parts? I still have the metal body to my original Skywarp but it's missing tons of pieces like the wings. So I'm hoping I could use this for parts.

Soundwave and Blaster are available to order again on Walmart.com.

b3films wrote:Does anyone know if this reissue mold is an exact replica to the original with metal parts? I still have the metal body to my original Skywarp but it's missing tons of pieces like the wings. So I'm hoping I could use this for parts.

Yes, the only thing different is the colors, they all retain their metal parts.

Emerje

b3films wrote:Does anyone know if this reissue mold is an exact replica to the original with metal parts? I still have the metal body to my original Skywarp but it's missing tons of pieces like the wings. So I'm hoping I could use this for parts.

All metals remains but putting the wings on your original may result in a mismatch of colors. You should buy one of the previous Skywarp reissue instead if you want your original back.

But as we often say, why not both? Get this Toon G1, and get a normal reissue. And if only the wings matter, you could even cheat and buy a G1 knock-off. It all depend on how much you're willing to spend and how much original you want your old G1 toy to be.

Walmart Canada's distribution has been pretty good with these so far, but we were told by a smaller Walmart store that the Manager decided to not carry these exclusives at all. The previous G1 reissues (retro G1 packaging from 2017ish) were being carried there before.

Pre-ordered on Walmart Canada online. Due out Jan-1st! Wish they would go after some new figures, but nice to have these in cartoon colours as a variant to all the past ones.

Happily pre-ordered Soundwave and Blaster on Walmart.ca. Jan-1st-24 release. Have so many of these two as releases, but at least they are cartoon accurate to make them unique.

b3films wrote:Does anyone know if this reissue mold is an exact replica to the original with metal parts? I still have the metal body to my original Skywarp but it's missing tons of pieces like the wings. So I'm hoping I could use this for parts.

Check out this review, it goes over which parts are metal

https://youtu.be/B9D4rWNrwgo?si=KXvlOEZp90qQpbvF

Went to my Wal-Mart today, they had Starscreams galore, discounted to $27.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Went to my Wal-Mart today, they had Starscreams galore, discounted to $27.

They should be $8, then maybe they'd move.

Still no traces of Blaster and Soundwave in Canada.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Still no traces of Blaster and Soundwave in Canada.

Might be online only, Canadians have ordered blaster and have been getting him in.

While we know all the Legacy and Studio Series coming out this year, we still didn't know all exclusives. JTPrime17 is sharing some listings with us regarding non general release items:

TRA GEN SELECTS DLX 3 PACK TREDS, PATHFINDER, & SMALLFOOT
Product Number: F9650

This is not an exclusive but it won't be found in stores either, so preorder it from whichever online retailer you feel most comfortable with when it is made available. These are redecos of recent figures to represent Go Bot characters. Pathfinder, for instance, will be a redeco of Cosmos. It might be grey to match the original Go Bots toy or blue to match the Transformers homage figure.


TRA BB GEN SS 2 PACK VOY 86 RATCHET, & DLX 86 BRAWN (battle damaged)
Product Number: F9878

TRA OPTIMUS PRIME AND AUTOBOT BULLSEYE
Product Number: F9652

Those two are Target exclusives. The 86 two pack will be battle damaged, same as the Ironhide/Prowl pack. The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.


TRA GEN RETRO OPTIMUS PRIME
Product Number: G0153

TRA GEN RETRO BOMBSHELL & RAMHORN
Product Number: G0237

TRA GEN LEGACY STARSEEKERS DLX ROADPIG
Product Number: G0232

Those three are all Walmart exclusives. The retros are G1 toys in cartoon deco, and Optimus will come with a trailer. We knew of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Starseeker line. Roadpig is a retool of Crashbar, letting us finally complete the Junkasaurus combiner.


TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

I wonder how much that Retro Optimus reissue would cost since the last Walmart version cost nearly more than it deserved without a trailer.

Quantum Surge wrote:I wonder how much that Retro Optimus reissue would cost since the last Walmart version cost nearly more than it deserved without a trailer.

I'm thinking somewhere near the $75 mark

Let's see how that Optimus will look and if it will be available at all in stores.

BTW, Soundblaster and Soundwave may have been just a blip on the Walmart.ca site before being instantly sold out.

william-james88 wrote:TRA OPTIMUS PRIME AND AUTOBOT BULLSEYE
Product Number: F9652

Those two are Target exclusives. The 86 two pack will be battle damaged, same as the Ironhide/Prowl pack. The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.

So, Hasbro finally admits that the stupid SIEGE Ravage mold looks more like a dog than it does like Ravage.

william-james88 wrote:While we know all the Legacy and Studio Series coming out this year, we still didn't know all exclusives. JTPrime17 is sharing some listings with us regarding non general release items:

TRA GEN SELECTS DLX 3 PACK TREDS, PATHFINDER, & SMALLFOOT
Product Number: F9650

This is not an exclusive but it won't be found in stores either, so preorder it from whichever online retailer you feel most comfortable with when it is made available. These are redecos of recent figures to represent Go Bot characters. Pathfinder, for instance, will be a redeco of Cosmos. It might be grey to match the original Go Bots toy or blue to match the Transformers homage figure.

I imagine they'll continue what they started with Bug Bite and Roadranger and do eHobby colors, especially in a set of these specific three figures. Personally I'm excited to see Kingdom Warpath finally getting a second use, should look great in green!

TRA BB GEN SS 2 PACK VOY 86 RATCHET, & DLX 86 BRAWN (battle damaged)
Product Number: F9878

TRA OPTIMUS PRIME AND AUTOBOT BULLSEYE
Product Number: F9652

Those two are Target exclusives. The 86 two pack will be battle damaged, same as the Ironhide/Prowl pack. The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.

Indifferent about the battle damage set, like the previous I'll get it on clearance or a deep discount. Can't say I'm too surprised by Prime using the G2 mold, but I REALLY hope that he's a white truck and painted up like Japanese G2 Ultra Magnus.

TRA GEN RETRO OPTIMUS PRIME
Product Number: G0153

TRA GEN RETRO BOMBSHELL & RAMHORN
Product Number: G0237

TRA GEN LEGACY STARSEEKERS DLX ROADPIG
Product Number: G0232

Those three are all Walmart exclusives. The retros are G1 toys in cartoon deco, and Optimus will come with a trailer. We knew of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Starseeker line. Roadpig is a retool of Crashbar, letting us finally complete the Junkasaurus combiner.

Is this Retro Optimus Prime the same as this one that showed up in Walmart computers a while ago with a new product number?

Tra Gen Fan Exclusive 2 Optimus Prime
Product Number: F7144
EAN: 5010996137968

Glad we finally have confirmation of Bombshell happening, but strange that they chose to pack him with Ramhorn. I guess they felt the need to get Ramhorn out to go with Blaster and Steeljaw.

The news of Roadpig being a Crashbar repaint is no surprise, but I wont be using him to complete Junkasaurus (or Axelgrease) because I have no interest in mixing factions, going to two wait for two more Autobots. There was a rumor that the second bike we originally saw in the first image of Junkasaurus was actually Wreck-gar. I really hope so, even if we have a better version of him in SS86.

TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

I know this is supposed to be comic based, but I don't really see how they can paint it differently from the original which is already in comic colors. Personally hoping for more green for tank mode like the inner bot.

Since it's three multipacks to make seven figures I wonder if the three pack will be Siege Skytread (Flywheels) packed with Power of the Primes Battleslash and Roadtrap to give us Battletrap. And maybe Chopshop and Venom as a third set since there was recent talk of more Deluxe Insecticons being made.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Can't say I'm too surprised by Prime using the G2 mold, but I REALLY hope that he's a white truck and painted up like Japanese G2 Ultra Magnus.

Can't imagine a Target-colored figure sporting as much Walmart blue as Laser Ultra Magnus.


Transformers Generation 2 Laser Ultra Magnus Gallery

Transformers Generation 2 Laser Ultra Magnus Gallery

Emerje wrote:

TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

I know this is supposed to be comic based, but I don't really see how they can paint it differently from the original which is already in comic colors. Personally hoping for more green for tank mode like the inner bot.

Since it's three multipacks to make seven figures I wonder if the three pack will be Siege Skytread (Flywheels) packed with Power of the Primes Battleslash and Roadtrap to give us Battletrap. And maybe Chopshop and Venom as a third set since there was recent talk of more Deluxe Insecticons being made.

Emerje

My fear is that they would package Skytread with Venom and Battletrap with Chopshop (or vice versa) forcing those who only want the insecticons to get both sets.

I hope roadpig has some flare to him and isn't just a plain looking repaint of crashbar with a generic head. I like that mold though

I hope the new Bludgeon sucks because I already have the first one lol if they give him the jawless face I'll be tempted though. I think that was dreamwave? Probably won't happen

If sureshot isn't canceled would ruckus be a retooling of that?

I hope mayhem gets some new characters, even if just remolds. I already have Spinister needlenose and flywheels. But if they do crankcase and give him a new head with a chunk missing I'll be all over that

Hmm. Has there still been no whisper of a G2 Motormaster?

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The Optimus toy will be a redeco of the G2 laser Optimus cab (again) with the standard Earthrise trailer in a Target themed deco. Bullseye is a repaint of the micro-master Ravage mold.

Indifferent about the battle damage set, like the previous I'll get it on clearance or a deep discount. Can't say I'm too surprised by Prime using the G2 mold, but I REALLY hope that he's a white truck and painted up like Japanese G2 Ultra Magnus.

Thing is, it's only the G2 cab; the trailer is just the Earthrise box one and probably going to be Target-themed, so I don't know that it's the best place to give the cab the Laser Magnus deco. Especially since Target trailers are themselves white.

If the MAS is indeed comic-based, I would hope we get all the original members, which are Bludgeon, Stranglehold and Octopunch, eventually leading to a leader (or tall voyager) Thunderwing.

As for Bludgeon's colors, I'm hoping he will have a G1 comic scheme homaging his shell, more purple on the arms and helmet, while mostly orange on the torso and legs, with a white skull face. I guess he can have sone green on his back, if the inner robot were to be taken into consideration. But I hope that will be minimal. He was barely ever out of his shell in the comics.

And it'll probably never happen, but if he were done that way, we could have a crossover with MOTU, with the figure as Skeletor.

For those looking for more insecticons, Chopshop and Venom would be great as well, but I think Battletrap was done done well last go-around, we don't really need new versions. Instead, give us Windsweeper and Ruckus to go with Spinister and Needlenose. But I'm confident those are on the way anyway.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

TRA GEN MAYHEM VOY BLUDGEON & DLX RUCKUS
Product Number: G0182

Amazon’s exclusive this year are the Mayhem Attack Squad, which will be 3 multipacks, with a total of 7 figures.

I know this is supposed to be comic based, but I don't really see how they can paint it differently from the original which is already in comic colors. Personally hoping for more green for tank mode like the inner bot.

Since it's three multipacks to make seven figures I wonder if the three pack will be Siege Skytread (Flywheels) packed with Power of the Primes Battleslash and Roadtrap to give us Battletrap. And maybe Chopshop and Venom as a third set since there was recent talk of more Deluxe Insecticons being made.

Emerje

My fear is that they would package Skytread with Venom and Battletrap with Chopshop (or vice versa) forcing those who only want the insecticons to get both sets.

Honestly, it would be more surprising if thats not what they do

I wish the actual Gobots could be reissued . When I saw that photo of Pathfinder I almost fell out of my chair.

trailbreaker wrote:I wish the actual Gobots could be reissued . When I saw that photo of Pathfinder I almost fell out of my chair.

Technically, they can. Not under those names, and not by Hasbro, but there's absolutely nothing stopping Bandai doing reissues under the original Machine Robo brand.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

trailbreaker wrote:I wish the actual Gobots could be reissued . When I saw that photo of Pathfinder I almost fell out of my chair.

Technically, they can. Not under those names, and not by Hasbro, but there's absolutely nothing stopping Bandai doing reissues under the original Machine Robo brand.

Unless the original molds are lost/destroyed.

Wouldn't be surprised if path finder was origins bee repaint rather than cosmos.