Is it really that bad? Retro Soundwave reissue. Review and comparisons

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the new soundwave looks cheap. I would rather get the older re-issues they have better plastic quality and more true to classic deco.

Back in the day I put in a pen spring into Soundwave's gun so it could shoot the missiles. I may do the same for the reissue

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Yearning an 80’s soundwave is what got me back in to collecting tf’s. I ordered one of these just to scratch that nostalgia itch. I like the simplicity of the original mould.

I keep wondering who are these G1 cartoon paint version for? I figure fans who saw the original show would prefer the original toy down to the packing. And new fans might be put off by the simplicity of the figure 🤔

Enjoyed the review, my good sir. I received mine yesterday, but unlike yours, my box didn't look as good when I removed it from the ENVELOPE!

My only issue is that there’s no spring in the gun. Everything else really impressed me as someone who’s never handled to original mould.

I still have my boxed 84 Soundwave (actually purchased from a shop in 92 who found him behind a cupboard in the warehouse!) so I have that for nostalgia, but I do love the colours on the reissue, which look vibrant and appealing. I'm really looking forward to getting mine so I can enjoy both. Thanks for the comparison!

Awesome run down on a fun re-imagining of Soundwave in toon colors. (I never had the original growing up, so I'm just thrilled to be able to get him after all these years!)

Excellent review! Thoroughly enjoying the cartoon decos on these re-issues. Actually find these more exciting than their Masterpiece counterparts, probably because I'm too terrified to ever transform them 🙃 Thanks for the review.

Thank you for everything you do. Youre awesome. Looks pretty good.

So…when are they going to take G1 Soundwave and give him the 40th anniversary Prime articulation. He just needs proper knees, waist and some swivel wrists, and maybe a bicep swivel. Ankle rockers would be nice but not necessary

Does anyone know the studio series cassettes are the same size as the cassettes in this set

Laserbeak's New eyes look a lot better. They shortened the lasers on the last mold, because the chrome plastic used to break easily on the older ones. They didn't really need the shorter ones for this version, but probably didn't want to waste money on another mold retool. I like the larger eyes on the older Ravage. Was your 40th ridiculously tight? I felt like I was going to break his feet, and legs off when I was posing him. I don't have issues with the new Soundwave's look, like most. I'd really like to see someone put the Toyhax stickers for OG Soundwave on him. I think a hybrid looking version of him might look awesome.

The Laserbeak laser gun was shorten i think when they release the commemorative version with the Soundblaster chest in 2008 i got the asia 2012 reissue and it have the short laser !!!

I miss the simplicity of G1 Transformations. And NO TABS 😂

Shouldn't call it a 40th anniversary edition if it isn't going to be a replica of the original. They should have just used the same packaging as the transformers the movie releases if they were going with the cartoon version.

The price is ridiculous

Awesome thorough review. Just to let you know, it was thought that all reissue soundwaves came from the Soundblaster mold because of the protruding buttons but soundwave was released with these buttons back in 1985 in Japan. He came with Rumble and headphones and then they released Soundblaster in 87'.

I always like toon accurate Soundwave cause that’s what I grew up with (despite being born in the 2000s) but I think I like the original toy version on this mould Still buying this for my mom’s birthday cause she also grew up on this 😂

This Soundwave is superior