{"id":18696,"date":"2012-05-11T10:41:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T15:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18696"},"modified":"2012-05-11T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T15:51:40","slug":"vault-review-transformers-prime-takara-soundwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18696","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime Takara Soundwave"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I thought I\u2019d finish off the week with the other figure that came with Terrorcon Cliffjumper.\u00a0 Even though I already had a Hasbro Soundwave, I decided to try out the Takara version too because I wanted to see the differences and I love dem Microns!<\/p>\n

The thing that surprised me the most about Takara\u2019s Soundwave is how similar it is to the Hasbro version.\u00a0 So in this review I\u2019m mostly going to focus on the differences between the two figures.\u00a0 If you want a full rundown on the figure itself, check out my Hasbro Soundwave review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve noticed that Takara has a tendency to use more metallic looking plastics and paints on their figures than Hasbro.\u00a0 So I was a bit shocked when I pulled Soundwave out of the box and he was the exact same color as my Hasbro one.\u00a0 Not only were all the molded plastics the same color, but so were the few painted bits that Takara did.\u00a0 This makes me wonder how different the Takara Arcee is going to be from her Hasbro counterpart.<\/p>\n

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The biggest way to differentiate between the two figures is by using the sticker sheet included with the Takara version.\u00a0 This sheet comprises most of the purple and black bits that run under Soundwave\u2019s arms and chest\/Laserbeak.\u00a0 Their shiny metallic look definitely would set him apart from the more subtle Hasbro paint tones.<\/p>\n

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Another huge difference between the Takara and Hasbro Soundwaves is in the kind of plastic each company used.\u00a0 The Hasbro version is made entirely out of a very hard and sturdy plastic.\u00a0 (So much so that when my Hasbro figure took a dive off the shelf, one of the points on his crown cracked.)\u00a0 But the Takara version opted to use soft plastics on his crown, forearms, all of the pieces that make up his nosecone, his two tail-fin wings, and Laserbeak\u2019s large wings.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m assuming Takara went this direction because they didn\u2019t want his sharp pokey bits being too brittle.\u00a0 But unfortunately the plastic they used is a tad too soft, almost like a thick plastic cape you\u2019d find on a DC Classics figure.\u00a0 This makes his forearms bend a little, just from the weight of his Minicon.\u00a0 It also makes transforming his legs more challenging because the soft pieces don\u2019t move as freely.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think the plastic will tear, but resistance they give sometimes feels that way.<\/p>\n

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The Takara Soundwave comes with Laserbeak and one other Minicon, a scorpion named Zori.\u00a0 Zori doesn\u2019t really transform as much as he straightens out to become a trident like spear.\u00a0 But the reason I was so interested in Zori is because his tail resembles the tentacles Soundwave uses to interface with computers.\u00a0 Definitely a nice attention to detail that Takara showed while designing Zori, which almost makes him as much a part of Soundwave as Laserbeak is.<\/p>\n

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Going back to the sculpt, the Takara figure does have two new pieces.\u00a0 Both his shoulders have been remolded in hard plastic with Minicon ports that also resemble wing mounted weapons.\u00a0 This is actually my favorite feature of the figure itself.\u00a0 In jet mode these two attachments make him look a bit more dangerous than your average spy drone.<\/p>\n

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The last two pictures in my review show my current Soundwave.\u00a0 I liked these newly sculpted pieces so much that I decided to cobble the two Soundwave\u2019s together into an Ultimate Soundwave.\u00a0 The shoulders are easily separated at the joints, which makes for perfect interchageability.\u00a0 Since both figures are the same, you don\u2019t have to worry about color issues either.\u00a0 Plus there are no rubbery areas and he has his Micron ports.\u00a0 Ultimate Soundwave is definitely the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n

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I thought I\u2019d finish off the week with the other figure that came with Terrorcon Cliffjumper.\u00a0 Even though I already had a Hasbro Soundwave, I decided to try out the Takara version too because I wanted to see the differences and I love dem Microns!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10,35],"tags":[1511,24,1223,1471,804,436,1371,1512],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tpswTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4Ry","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22882,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=22882","url_meta":{"origin":18696,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Transformers Prime Frenzy & Rumble","date":"March 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"When I ran across Rumble at my local Target a few months ago, I was pretty eager to pick him up.\u00a0 Unfortunately Hasbro hasn\u2019t followed with his buddy Frenzy. \u00a0I had to look towards Takara to complete the team, even though I was really ordering the same character. 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