Thanks for the heads-up about the shoulder piece! Hopefully TCP and other retailers see your video, so when the next person emails them about a missing shoulder piece, they can let them know! It's a beuatiful figure and I'm very very tempted. But I already have Acoustic Wave and ugh do I REALLY need a recolour? Ratbat though.........him I want!
Thanks… I hope sharing the information helps those who encounter the same issue… As for the figure, it really is nice… but I think you can pass… especially if you already have Acoustic Wave… However… Ratbat is hard to pass on… which is the only reason why I got this figure… so I’m not sure how to get around that… Maybe a KO will come for less ???
Nice review. To each their own. I honestly would never have bought these without the supplementary toy parts. I have mixed and matched between toy and toon parts to get the most interesting look I could manage, as the pure toon look bores me.
Thanks… I appreciate your choices for both toy and toon… and from a design perspective, I agree with you that the toon looks a little boring… However, for whatever reason, I like how it captures the cartoon aesthetics… (jumped out of the cartoon)… but as a toy… I like the details, accents, etc… cause it just looks better / more interesting… (as long as its not “overly” done)…
@@streakshooter918 That's a good point. It does have that "stepped off the screen" quality. It's not something I look for, but I'm a minority in my aesthetic preferences.
when the Soundwave came out, i was very impressed. it was the best Soundwave ever. but i still love the Takara one too. Soundwave is my favorite character so i had to get them all. but, i will pass on this Soundblaster.. hoping we will get an MMC Ratbat soon. is he really a grayish green color or is it just the camera? he looks sharp if it is.
For some collectors… I think this Soundblaster can be passed… even thought it does look really nice (toy /toon)… So I think you’re ok… but MMC Ratbat sound exciting… Unfortunately for me, I decided not to collect those cause they don’t scale correctly with Masterpiece… Those are what I call really nice novelty figure… but I do have their Rumble Frenzy Laserbeak Buzzsaw and Ravage… so I may get their Ratbat to complete the set of minions… I’m not sure what you mean by grayish green color (?)…
@@streakshooter918 Yeah I agree with you about the yellow instead of the gold striping on the cassette door that would be better and also more consistent
@JW-dc8hk Yeah… I think the yellow would look nice… but the gold does add a nice accent… It’s simply a design choice they made that some like / don’t like… like their Blaster… Thank Goodness they did not release that with a gold chest - LOL…
@coris3436 here’s a link from Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B002LIBULM/?coliid=IXS77E7TVF7MB&colid=3SAYQA6426VKW&psc=0&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it You can also find it online…
Thanks for the heads-up about the shoulder piece! Hopefully TCP and other retailers see your video, so when the next person emails them about a missing shoulder piece, they can let them know! It's a beuatiful figure and I'm very very tempted. But I already have Acoustic Wave and ugh do I REALLY need a recolour? Ratbat though.........him I want!
Thanks… I hope sharing the information helps those who encounter the same issue…
As for the figure, it really is nice… but I think you can pass… especially if you already have Acoustic Wave…
However… Ratbat is hard to pass on… which is the only reason why I got this figure… so I’m not sure how to get around that… Maybe a KO will come for less ???
@@streakshooter918 yeah fanstoys were sneaky and knew what they were doing bundling Ratbat in here. Grrrr.
Those look great. Maybe the nicest ratbat I've seen
Yeah! Totally agree… Ratbat looks great!
Fanstoys did not want the shoulder pieces to rub together!!
That makes some sense… maybe that’s why…
Iacon 3D Labs does make a nice chest replacement option for this figure.
Thanks for the info
Nice review. To each their own. I honestly would never have bought these without the supplementary toy parts. I have mixed and matched between toy and toon parts to get the most interesting look I could manage, as the pure toon look bores me.
Thanks… I appreciate your choices for both toy and toon… and from a design perspective, I agree with you that the toon looks a little boring… However, for whatever reason, I like how it captures the cartoon aesthetics… (jumped out of the cartoon)… but as a toy… I like the details, accents, etc… cause it just looks better / more interesting… (as long as its not “overly” done)…
@@streakshooter918 That's a good point. It does have that "stepped off the screen" quality. It's not something I look for, but I'm a minority in my aesthetic preferences.
@gaiusfreeman5028 You’re not a minority… There are others who share your same preference…
when the Soundwave came out, i was very impressed. it was the best Soundwave ever. but i still love the Takara one too. Soundwave is my favorite character so i had to get them all. but, i will pass on this Soundblaster.. hoping we will get an MMC Ratbat soon. is he really a grayish green color or is it just the camera? he looks sharp if it is.
For some collectors… I think this Soundblaster can be passed… even thought it does look really nice (toy /toon)… So I think you’re ok… but MMC Ratbat sound exciting… Unfortunately for me, I decided not to collect those cause they don’t scale correctly with Masterpiece… Those are what I call really nice novelty figure… but I do have their Rumble Frenzy Laserbeak Buzzsaw and Ravage… so I may get their Ratbat to complete the set of minions…
I’m not sure what you mean by grayish green color (?)…
A beautiful figure 🙌💯
Thanks… It does look nice… Including the toy version… but I’m keeping it in toon mode…
@@streakshooter918 Yeah I agree with you about the yellow instead of the gold striping on the cassette door that would be better and also more consistent
@JW-dc8hk Yeah… I think the yellow would look nice… but the gold does add a nice accent… It’s simply a design choice they made that some like / don’t like… like their Blaster… Thank Goodness they did not release that with a gold chest - LOL…
@@streakshooter918 Haha a gold chest would be way to much UNLESS it was a gold lagoon version of Soundwave, that would be awesome!
@JW-dc8hk LMAO…
Mine has a loose panel on the knee. Anyone else have that issue?
Yeah… Mine is like that too… Probably a QC… and maybe needs a Kiki fix…
@@streakshooter918 what’s Kiki
@coris3436 here’s a link from Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B002LIBULM/?coliid=IXS77E7TVF7MB&colid=3SAYQA6426VKW&psc=0&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it
You can also find it online…
@@streakshooter918 cool thanks for the information