#Transformers soundwave minions names movie
#Transformers soundwave minions names update

The later problem, it doesn't bother me greatly, but perhaps someday I'll see if it might be possible to do a little paint removal. The former problem, oh well, since he is (in my opinion) my best option, I can live with it. The only complaints I have would be (1) his bird mode perhaps looks just a tad bit oversized compared to Soundwave and his other animal based minion, Ravage and (2) he still has 'BOOSTER X10' emblazoned on the back of his ear piece. In my eyes, you are now Classics Lazerbeak.' And given the above mentioned similarity, he does that job well. Or did I? I unpacked Booster X10, stuck a Reprolabels faction symbol over the plain silver one on his ear piece, and said (or rather, would have said if I was the sort of bloke who talked aloud to his toys,) 'Congradulations. And when doing so, I knew Soundwave would need at least his four most iconic companions. Then, late last year I decided to finally cough up the cash for Music Label Soundwave.

#Transformers soundwave minions names movie

And in fact, this figure was no longer on my shelves after I'd decided to pack away the few (non Optimus Prime) live action movie figures I had to clear up some space. Still, for the longest time, that is all I saw this figure as: a nice homage, but a unique movie-verse character. One of the sub-lines in the first film's toyline was a line called, 'Real Gear.' This line consisted of what was supposed to be 1:1 scale personal electronic items (not real ones like the above Soundwave, but just toys) that transformed.īeing a piece of audio technology that transformes into a red and black bird who has a back mounted weapon, I feel it would have to have been one hell of a coincidence for this not to have been intended to be a Lazerbeak homage. FREAKING MUSIC PLAYING SOUNDWAVE!Ģ007 also brought us the first live action Transformers movie. On the other hand, if you do have the money to spend this is a great thing for the adult collector looking to fill the Soundwave gap on their Classics shelf. Of course, as a Japanese import that is no longer in production he is not going to be an inexpensive purchase, so that might definitely make it not a good idea as a toy for kids. But, and I cannot say it enough, he is a Soundwave that is both gorgeous, and it FREAKING PLAYS MUSIC! This is perhaps not good for a child's toy, unless it is an older child who would not be as rough on their toys. Sure, he can't hold cassette Transformers inside of him. and it FREAKING PLAYS MUSIC! Sure, the weapons don't store as batteries.

#Transformers soundwave minions names update

It is an excellent update to the G1 design. But I do think that when I formated it, I might have named it Buzzsaw.) I should also note that he can still function as an MP3 player in his robot mode, but since his shoulder canon plugs into his headphone jack you will have to remove it to plug in your headphones or speakers. (You know, it has been a while since I've plugged the SD card into my computer, so my memory is a bit fuzzy. Unless, of course, you count the SD card as a minion.

Soundwave's chest does open, but unlike his G1 version, you cannot store his minions in there. Unless it is something so large that it would detramentally add to the cost of a figure, I'd rather have a few extra excessories I might not need rather then not enough accessories. Still, the inclusion of the extra fists is apreciated. I quite content myself with one closed fist and one weapon holding hand, knowing I won't need to swap fists out and can still do everything I wish to with this figure. The weapon holding hand just manages to fit. This mode was designed with the closed fists in mind. Finally, the knees can bent about 90 degrees.Īlso, while I will admit to not having tested it, I'm not sure if the 'extended finger' hands would fit in place when transforming him back into a cassette player.

His legs can move forward and back or in an out at the hips, and there is a 360 degree swivel above the knees. He has no waist articulation, I fear, but it is not a terrible omission.

His elbows each feature both a hinge joint and a ball joint, and his wrists have ball joints. To start with, his head is on a ball joint, his shoulders can turn 360 degrees, he can raise his arms, and there's a 360 degree swivel in his uper arms.

His original figure had decent posability for the 80's, and this incarnation takes that and dials it up to 11. Additional detail in this mode that they supply would be the details on the shoulders, knees, and lower legs (all inspired by the G1 toy's stickers) and the red detailing added to his weaponry. And again, the Reprolabels help seal the deal. It perfectly captures the look of his G1 incarnation and updates it to a modern toy design. I don't know what can be said about this Soundwave other then.