Takara Tomy Masterpiece Soundwave and Minions

Now there's a Masterpiece worth laying down some cash for! I'm passing on Sideswipe and Red Alert. Waiting for this one.

wow... now this is nice! good thing I've preordered him already... though this pic is making me preorder his minions... hmmm we'll see!

thanks for the pic though, very nice! he's badass!

Definitely made the right decision when I passed on MP-10! With the money I saved, I can get MP Soundwave and the MP cassettes!

This sucker cannot come out in the US quickly enough! He looks awesome, and his minions look fantastic, too.

Wish I could avoid buying Buzzsaw, though. I want Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage and Laserbeak, but Buzzsaw is one of those characters who barely existed. Oh, well. His colors look good, at least. They're getting the most out of the mold. Can't say I blame 'em. At least we're getting Ravage, even though he can't really be repainted.

Looks fantastic!

Ravage can totally be repainted. first off there's Howlback, an e-hobby exclusive with Garboil. Next there's Stripes that came with the encore Twincast. You could also do Glit that was in that 3 pack with Sundor and Rosanna. Finally SG Ravage. That molds has more repaints than the Rumble mold!

Axalon_Prime wrote:Ravage can totally be repainted. first off there's Howlback, an e-hobby exclusive with Garboil. Next there's Stripes that came with the encore Twincast. You could also do Glit that was in that 3 pack with Sundor and Rosanna. Finally SG Ravage. That molds has more repaints than the Rumble mold!

I stand corrected.

Actually, I would probably prefer SG Ravage to Buzzsaw...

Looks great, but cartoon wise the cassettes are a bit too small. Im would like too see how the cassettes fit in with classics. Are they scout sized ???

Wow! He seems to keep looking better and better! SW is my favorite and this is definitely the best version of him ever made! Bring on December!

I heard a rumor that it will most probably be in early Dec too.. finger crossed!

Rated X wrote:Looks great, but cartoon wise the cassettes are a bit too small.

Actually, when one consults the official scale guide from the G1 cartoon, they are exactly as show-accurately sized as they're supposed to be, with Rumble/Frenzy reaching Soundwave's knee panels, the birds being bigger than his shoulders, and Ravage being just a bit bigger than the birds.

Rated X wrote:Im would like too see how the cassettes fit in with classics. Are they scout sized ???

Hard to tell, but my best guess would be that this Ravage it about the same size as the Ravage that came with Universe Hound.

Though. if want these to fit with the Classics figures, you'd be better off wishing they were smaller since MP Soundwave is about the size of a Leader and all the guys who were Soundwave's height in the Classics-style toylines are Voyagers. And the near-Voyager-sized MP Sideswipe and Red Alert are mere Deluxes in their Classic-style toys. So, when comapre to the Masterpiece toys, everything is scaled down in Classics.

Though, the Ravage/Hound ordeal fit since Hound was a small guy (not as big as the other Autobot Cars, but bigger than the Mini-Cars).

Now that's what I call one big happy family!

Can't wait for SW to arrive.

It's so beautiful.

That piccy takes me back to the 80s. Pretty much everything I love about Transformers is summed up in that photo.

Poor old Buzzsaw no love.

Strange i've always liked the outcast characters like Buzzsaw and Reflector.

Fingers crossed the next MP will be Reflector or Shockwave (w/Ratbat)

Coptur wrote:Poor old Buzzsaw no love.

Buzzsaw is there, on the left.

love the tapes, love the fact they can fit in the original g1 toy

wish I could just get lazer beak and not Soundwave though

anyone want an extra soundwave with no lazer beak ? LOL probably not

excellent... i stumbled onto all the masterpiece figures (and TF collecting in general) in an attempt to find a soundwave - wife cant make me hide this bad boy!

I can't wait for this guy's release! He and his kids are going to look nice along with Optimus Prime (MP-10, of course), the Seekers, Grimlock, Sideswipe and Red Alert!

Although for a US release, Hasbro would make him have a yellow visor (common on all of his G1 reissues, by both TT and Hasbro), a lighter blue and possibly omit either Frenzy or Rumble (and possibly swap their names as well), Buzzsaw (even though he was included in the US release of SW) and price them between the TC price and the OP price. Either way, whichever one is much more superior, hold on for Hasbro's release.

Meh, think I'll punt on this one. It looks too much like the original G1 version and exhibits no novel creativity. The addition of the minions is a cool concept, but it's been done before. I think giving them all new bodies and transformations would spice up interest and bring in more business. At it's current state, given the price, it's not worth the commitment in my humble opinion. Why can't it be a Masterpiece sized version of Soundwave in an alternate mode that resembles a satelitte? That was fresh and drove the market in a new direction!

They look fantastic! I have no regrets cancelling Sideswipe. I really think I'd kick myself if I did the same here though.

Now there's a thing of beauty

These were always my favourite Decepticons, and they look great!

I wonder if he can transform into a street light as well?

I never got any of the Masterpiece figures-- too rich for my money, but Soundwave I'd like to be able to get, maybe even more than the new Optimus! But if there's one photo I would like to see of him, it would be this:

...

Lightpost alt-mode.

they look fantastic. Takara, please make sure that quality control is spot on.

The street light alternate mode with an led light would be something!

Coptur wrote:Poor old Buzzsaw no love.

Strange i've always liked the outcast characters like Buzzsaw and Reflector.

Fingers crossed the next MP will be Reflector or Shockwave (w/Ratbat)

A masterpiece Reflector would be a great piece, unfortunately the character is not popular enough for the masterpiece treatment. I wonder if it would actually sell.

acchillyaout wrote:Meh, think I'll punt on this one. It looks too much like the original G1 version and exhibits no novel creativity. The addition of the minions is a cool concept, but it's been done before. I think giving them all new bodies and transformations would spice up interest and bring in more business. At it's current state, given the price, it's not worth the commitment in my humble opinion. Why can't it be a Masterpiece sized version of Soundwave in an alternate mode that resembles a satelitte? That was fresh and drove the market in a new direction!

IIRC, the Masterpiece line was started as an homage to the G1 designs, as sort of a commemorative line. The idea is to update on the original G1 toys with today's toy-making technology.

There's always the possibility of Takara starting an offshoot line for re-imagined G1 TF's, but so far they haven't made any mention of such a move.

Super Megatron wrote:Definitely made the right decision when I passed on MP-10! With the money I saved, I can get MP Soundwave and the MP cassettes!

BUT YOU MISSED OUT ON MP-10! He beats the cassettes in my opinion.

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:

acchillyaout wrote:Meh, think I'll punt on this one. It looks too much like the original G1 version and exhibits no novel creativity. The addition of the minions is a cool concept, but it's been done before. I think giving them all new bodies and transformations would spice up interest and bring in more business. At it's current state, given the price, it's not worth the commitment in my humble opinion. Why can't it be a Masterpiece sized version of Soundwave in an alternate mode that resembles a satelitte? That was fresh and drove the market in a new direction!

IIRC, the Masterpiece line was started as an homage to the G1 designs, as sort of a commemorative line. The idea is to update on the original G1 toys with today's toy-making technology.

Looking at the ORIGINAL molds (not the Movie Masterpieces, they're repaints of prereleased molds) in the Masterpiece line it's pretty obvious that G1 hommage is the aim. The G1 deco Starscream (MP-03 repaint) even boasts on his box that it recreates the 80's appearance.

Exactly, I wouldn't buy an MP that wasn't 100% G1 accurate. That's the only continuity I care about, and the only reason I buy MP figures, if he was anything other than a G1 tape player, I wouldn't have looked at him twice. Yay Soundwave, can not wait!!

padfoo wrote:

Coptur wrote:Poor old Buzzsaw no love.

Strange i've always liked the outcast characters like Buzzsaw and Reflector.

Fingers crossed the next MP will be Reflector or Shockwave (w/Ratbat)

A masterpiece Reflector would be a great piece, unfortunately the character is not popular enough for the masterpiece treatment. I wonder if it would actually sell.

Yep and that's the reality of it Hasbro haven't really ever cared for the character would TakaraTomy think the same (i doubt it). The expenditure alone is too high 3 big figures all with different workings (ok two would be the same just reversed).

But hey i can hope!

Let's not forget that Soundwave was packaged with Buzzsaw, not Laserbeak.

Coptur wrote:

padfoo wrote:

Coptur wrote:Poor old Buzzsaw no love.

Strange i've always liked the outcast characters like Buzzsaw and Reflector.

Fingers crossed the next MP will be Reflector or Shockwave (w/Ratbat)

A masterpiece Reflector would be a great piece, unfortunately the character is not popular enough for the masterpiece treatment. I wonder if it would actually sell.

Yep and that's the reality of it Hasbro haven't really ever cared for the character would TakaraTomy think the same (i doubt it). The expenditure alone is too high 3 big figures all with different workings (ok two would be the same just reversed).

But hey i can hope!

No one expected Sideswipe

Wasnt there a 3rd party MP Soundwave due, is that still going ahead or was it canned in the light of an official figure?

Damn that is beautiful, but still way too pricey for me. Gonna wait until Hasbro releases their version instead.

Ravage XK wrote:Wasnt there a 3rd party MP Soundwave due, is that still going ahead or was it canned in the light of an official figure?

It seems to have quietly faded away, there hasn't been any news since it's last redesign was shown.

Deruji wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Wasnt there a 3rd party MP Soundwave due, is that still going ahead or was it canned in the light of an official figure?

It seems to have quietly faded away, there hasn't been any news since it's last redesign was shown.

Thanks. Hate to think how much was spent on developing that.

Coptur wrote:

padfoo wrote:

Coptur wrote:Poor old Buzzsaw no love.

Strange i've always liked the outcast characters like Buzzsaw and Reflector.

Fingers crossed the next MP will be Reflector or Shockwave (w/Ratbat)

A masterpiece Reflector would be a great piece, unfortunately the character is not popular enough for the masterpiece treatment. I wonder if it would actually sell.

Yep and that's the reality of it Hasbro haven't really ever cared for the character would TakaraTomy think the same (i doubt it). The expenditure alone is too high 3 big figures all with different workings (ok two would be the same just reversed).

But hey i can hope!

Personally, I would LOVE an MP Reflector with a working microscope. And it is true that nobody was really expecting Sideswipe, so that does throw a door open to unexpected characters. That said, I think Takara will likely focus on a few more cars to fill out the Sideswipe-scale figures. Back to topic, December, get here, Soundwave, get onto my shelf.

OK, I'm going to have get all of these. I want Frenzy along with Rumble and Ravage and will just keep Buzzsaw in tape mode inside Soundwave.

zappatton2 wrote:Personally, I would LOVE an MP Reflector with a working microscope. And it is true that nobody was really expecting Sideswipe, so that does throw a door open to unexpected characters. That said, I think Takara will likely focus on a few more cars to fill out the Sideswipe-scale figures. Back to topic, December, get here, Soundwave, get onto my shelf.

Are you thinking of Perceptor? Reflector is a camara.

Most definitely keeping my preorder. Only tapes I'm not getting are the Buzzsaw + Blue pack.

Deruji wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:Wasnt there a 3rd party MP Soundwave due, is that still going ahead or was it canned in the light of an official figure?

It seems to have quietly faded away, there hasn't been any news since it's last redesign was shown.

Yes, I believe it was cancelled. Good thing too, it didn't look as good as the official one!

GiveMeSkyfire wrote:

zappatton2 wrote:Personally, I would LOVE an MP Reflector with a working microscope. And it is true that nobody was really expecting Sideswipe, so that does throw a door open to unexpected characters. That said, I think Takara will likely focus on a few more cars to fill out the Sideswipe-scale figures. Back to topic, December, get here, Soundwave, get onto my shelf.

Are you thinking of Perceptor? Reflector is a camara.

You are correct, sir. My mistake.

Looks like Big Bad Toy store sold out of thier pre-orders at 184.99, and now they are back up at 199.99. Looks like they decided to increase the price by 15 dollars. I got my pre-order in at 184.99. Wasn't it even cheaper than that at one point?

159.99
169.99
184.99
199.99


When will the insanity stop!!!


when hasbro announces at TF in Feb that Soundwave will be at TRU.

Soundwave fluctuated in price in the beginning. He started off around $180 and BBTS said that was a placeholder and due to go down. Then he came down to $130 for a bit. Then 1-2 weeks later they apologized to people that preordered and said their orders were going up to $161.