Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 6:01AM CDT

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Teletraan-1 Wiki has a few unused concept images by Don Figueroa for a Classics Soundwave. These concept designs probably had an influence on the Transformers Animated Soundwave since both figures have similar designs even though the styling between the two are different.

An interesting thing to note is that Soundwave's trunk contained a pretty spiffy soundsystem, which likely would have opened as his chest in robot mode.

Soundwave Concept Art

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Update:
These unused pictures of Classics Soundwave, are actually not new. Although many of our fans have never seen them before, Don Figueroa submitted these art pieces years ago, according to Unicron.com, which they reported in December 2007. Thanks to our Seibertron.com sleuths for uncovering the truth and finding this fan colored art over at DiviantArt.com.

Fan Colored

Credit(s): Teletraan-1 Wiki, Unicron.com; DivantArt.com

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Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714724)
Posted by Stormrider on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:02am CDT

horus wrote:http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Soundwave_%28G1%29

Last image on the page

Front paged. Thanks Horus and Blackmagnus for your keen eyes.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714727)
Posted by Archanubis on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:05am CDT

I may be in the minority on this, but I'm glad that didn't make it to the prototype stage. Thats... not a very good design for old Sounders. But that's just my opinion.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714732)
Posted by DevastaTTor on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:13am CDT

Yet another example of a figure I would have rather seen than Silverbolt for the upcoming Universe/Classics.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714738)
Posted by Tekka on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:18am CDT

Interesting, his head comes out of his upside down butt. 8D

But I can see why they did that, so the minions can pop out of the trunk.

I prefer the nostalgic design of ML Soundwave however... I really do need to get him.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714739)
Posted by Ultra Markus on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:19am CDT

they should just make him a cassette player like he used to be
so what if its out dated i would buy it over anything else they made him into
and why don't they do a classics reflector ?

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714744)
Posted by Tekka on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:22am CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:they should just make him a cassette player like he used to be
so what if its out dated i would buy it over anything else they made him into
and why don't they do a classics reflector ?

Soundwave is in dire need of a permanent alt mode upgrade. We can't keep hanging on to a casette player forever. In a few generations very few people will even remember casettes at all. I very much like the pictures of Soundwave I have seen as a military communications vehicle and would love for that be the inspiration for his future.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714750)
Posted by rhinox555 on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:30am CDT

How is this news? we saw this on unicron.com ages ago.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714755)
Posted by miryclay on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:33am CDT

Funny... I was just thinking the other day that with a new head and a paint job the upcoming Classics Ironhide could make a descent updated Soundwave. I'm not sure what came first, but that drawing looks a lot like the Ironhide pictures they've shown us.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714757)
Posted by The Chronic on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:39am CDT

imatron posted this in clasics 2.0 thread (page 26) about a month ago and it was in colour aswell

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714766)
Posted by Xion on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:54am CDT

This concept art of Don Figueroa is great as always. I just hope that Hasbro will release Soundwave even he will not look like in this concept art. :grin:

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714768)
Posted by Sledge on June 3rd, 2008 @ 6:56am CDT

Eeew. Glad that didn't happen. I still prefer my idea of him being an AWACS plane with the cassettes becoming UAVs. I don't think AWACS planes normally launch UAVs, but let's allow a little artistic license.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714778)
Posted by Covenant on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:10am CDT

Thunderscream wrote:I may be in the minority on this, but I'm glad that didn't make it to the prototype stage. Thats... not a very good design for old Sounders. But that's just my opinion.

Agreed.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714783)
Posted by Jaw Crusher on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:16am CDT

Well, he's lacking a radar dish that turns into Buzzsaw/Laserbeak, but other than that, me likes. B-)

B'sides, the tape deck alt mode is just too damn old to be justifiable anymore, IMO (which could also be said for the Dinobots, but fortunately robot dinosaurs still have infinitely more coolness these days than tape decks do) .

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714788)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:20am CDT

It's fine that they didn't make that. I've been unimpressed with most modern SoundWaves.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714789)
Posted by woosh on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:21am CDT

This is insane. Awesome. Epic. I'd SO BUY IT.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714794)
Posted by DevastaTTor on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:24am CDT

Tekka wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:they should just make him a cassette player like he used to be
so what if its out dated i would buy it over anything else they made him into
and why don't they do a classics reflector ?

Soundwave is in dire need of a permanent alt mode upgrade. We can't keep hanging on to a casette player forever. In a few generations very few people will even remember casettes at all. I very much like the pictures of Soundwave I have seen as a military communications vehicle and would love for that be the inspiration for his future.

You hit the nail right on the head. Soundwave needs a new, long term alt mode. Casettes are really, really old school and are all but forgotten and the boom box designs just aren't relavent any more.

I grew up with and love the old design but we've got to get past the whole retro thing. Let's save the casette player for the Encore releases and get on with it.

We've seen him as a jet which was just OK to me, and now as a Scion-esque car in TFA which IMO is pretty nice. If people aren't feeling these alt. modes, what's next? Maybe the Movie will get it right and give us a proper alt mode for his future uses.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714800)
Posted by Dead Metal on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:30am CDT

Some one has posted this pic before, the one he posted was colored by someone on DA, I though it was cool so I used it for my first teletraan article:
http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Unreleased_toys
OK they did have to clean it up for me, but I started it, well the pic got erased cos it was now fanart, I then found it on unicron.com
http://www.unicron.com/news_item/1132/ (have a look at Don's Vector Prime!)
Then it got erased again, cos Classics_Soundwave is better then Doncept_Swave, so I upped it again and wow it's still there!

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714803)
Posted by Sledge on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:34am CDT

Looking at that design, anyone else think it inspired Classics Ironhide?

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714811)
Posted by Dead Metal on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:41am CDT

Sledge wrote:Looking at that design, anyone else think it inspired Classics Ironhide?

I do, but each time I put that on Teletraan they erase it, now they even complained cos if it.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714815)
Posted by The Chronic on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:47am CDT

they made him into an mp3 player and that is awsome! and got rumble and frenzy headphones ill also be getting animated sw just for lazerbeak guitar but they could make him into tiny little sd card i was also toying with the idea of kitbashing some speakers into squalktalk and beastbox and squalkbox

other alt modes?:
computer with acsessorys,
mobilphone/ blackberry?

AWACS plane would be better than scion b

but realy he could be anything on cybertron he was a friggin lamp post

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714824)
Posted by doomboy536 on June 3rd, 2008 @ 7:59am CDT

Meh, that looks fugly, glad they didn't make it.

I agree with others that Soundwave needs to be updated to something, and I think a communications vehicle is the way forward.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714828)
Posted by OptimusShr on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:03am CDT

Nice vehicle mode but the robot mode is ugly.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714832)
Posted by GuyIncognito on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:13am CDT

I'm glad they didn't use that design. That would have been a pretty boring Soundwave. What even makes that design resemble "Soundwave", other than speakers in the trunk?

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714833)
Posted by Ravage XK on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:15am CDT

Looks nifty but these drawings always look better than the finished item. Mind you, Soundwave IS cool and I would buy it.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714834)
Posted by Stormrider on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:15am CDT

Thanks guys for the past info. I've updated the story. A special thanks to Dead Metal and Chronic.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714845)
Posted by Bumblebeast on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:28am CDT

Stockade anyone ? There's a cool repaint for you.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714850)
Posted by Sunstar on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:40am CDT

it's rather meh to me. But, that's because I am not too hot on cars anyway. otherwise, interesting design.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714853)
Posted by olokin on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:46am CDT

I see it now. The alt mode reminds me of Movie Stockade's alt mode. The redesign looks workable and practical.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714866)
Posted by spiritofcat on June 3rd, 2008 @ 8:57am CDT

I would peg this more for Alternators than Classics.
It's a nice design if you wanted to make Soundwave into a car.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714871)
Posted by Mykltron on June 3rd, 2008 @ 9:01am CDT

rhinox555 wrote:How is this news? we saw this on unicron.com ages ago.

Old news is still news. And it's new to me!

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714874)
Posted by Dead Metal on June 3rd, 2008 @ 9:06am CDT

spiritofcat wrote:I would peg this more for Alternators than Classics.
It's a nice design if you wanted to make Soundwave into a car.

I don't think it's Alternators, Alternators was all about real licensed cars, and that SUV looks like it's made up.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714883)
Posted by imotron on June 3rd, 2008 @ 9:12am CDT

Just in case... the colored rendition is at this forum:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=33926&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=375

he he, I posted the pic on May 6th :grin:

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714927)
Posted by The Chaos Bringer on June 3rd, 2008 @ 9:49am CDT

Jaw Crusher wrote:Well, he's lacking a radar dish that turns into Buzzsaw/Laserbeak, but other than that, me likes. B'sides, the tape deck alt mode is just too damn old to be justifiable anymore, IMO (which could also be said for the Dinobots, but fortunately robot dinosaurs still have infinitely more coolness these days than tape decks do) .

Actually if you look hard enough you'll find that they still do make cassette players. Granted, most of them play disks and only play cassettes as a secondary feature but nevertheless they still have the tape deck door that most of us find crucial to the Soundwave design.

Re: Unused Classics Soundwave Concept Art (714962)
Posted by Jaw Crusher on June 3rd, 2008 @ 10:24am CDT

The Chaos Bringer wrote:
Jaw Crusher wrote:Well, he's lacking a radar dish that turns into Buzzsaw/Laserbeak, but other than that, me likes. B'sides, the tape deck alt mode is just too damn old to be justifiable anymore, IMO (which could also be said for the Dinobots, but fortunately robot dinosaurs still have infinitely more coolness these days than tape decks do) .

Actually if you look hard enough you'll find that they still do make cassette players. Granted, most of them play disks and only play cassettes as a secondary feature but nevertheless they still have the tape deck door that most of us find crucial to the Soundwave design.

Bold, italicized and enlarged to underscore my point: they're not commonplace anymore. Used to be just about anyplace you go someone's got a double-deck boom box; nowadays you have better access to a museum with dinosaur skeletons in it than you do a working tape deck. In fact, I haven't been to a single music store lately that has an abundance of cassettes; they're all going electronic now.

As for the whole 'big door on the chest' angle...well, duh. Why do you suppose the van alt-mode was probably brought up to begin with?