Title:
Soundwave With Laserbeak 2nd Robot Mode
Description:
Soundwave (Voyager-Class, 2005)
Takara ID number: GX-02
Takara release date: August 22, 2005
Accessories: "Harmonic Wave Cannon"/bomb, "Subsonic Shocker"/bomb, Planet X Cyber Key
Cyber Key Code: vmj8
Cybertron Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronic stealth bomber somewhat akin to a F-117A Nighthawk prototype, the Have Blue. He comes with three hexagonal prism "bombs”; one converts into his Mini-Con partner Laserbeak, the other two unfold into non-firing blaster weapons. Any one of these "bombs” can be stored in his robot mode chest, which opens by plugging a Cyber Key into him. Inserting the key in vehicle mode allows whichever "bomb” is stored there to drop. The other two store in indents on the underside of his wings, though it’s a little tricky to line them up correctly.
The figure’s instructions incorrectly show Soundwave’s waist pointing straight forward in fighter mode, rather than down (the black flaps are supposed to tab into the bottom of the jet). The knees of the figure need to be bent, so that pegs on the body go into them, and so that pegs on the knees line up with holes on the bottom of the canopy.
The Japanese Galaxy Force version has more elaborate paint applications, particularly around the face and wings. This version also has vacuum-metallized plastic, but lacks the Decepticon sigil. Many Soundwave figures in the initial Galaxy Force run had a serious misassembly issue preventing the toy from correctly transforming into fighter mode. The large hinge bar that connects the upper torso to the waist is bolted crookedly on one side, making it impossible for the legs and the canopy to properly form the front of the fighter. And of course, the Takara version’s Cyber Key lacks a Cyber Key Code.
This mold was later used to make Galaxy Force Soundblaster and the 2008 Universe Autobot Blaster.
Takara ID number: GX-02
Takara release date: August 22, 2005
Accessories: "Harmonic Wave Cannon"/bomb, "Subsonic Shocker"/bomb, Planet X Cyber Key
Cyber Key Code: vmj8
Cybertron Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronic stealth bomber somewhat akin to a F-117A Nighthawk prototype, the Have Blue. He comes with three hexagonal prism "bombs”; one converts into his Mini-Con partner Laserbeak, the other two unfold into non-firing blaster weapons. Any one of these "bombs” can be stored in his robot mode chest, which opens by plugging a Cyber Key into him. Inserting the key in vehicle mode allows whichever "bomb” is stored there to drop. The other two store in indents on the underside of his wings, though it’s a little tricky to line them up correctly.
The figure’s instructions incorrectly show Soundwave’s waist pointing straight forward in fighter mode, rather than down (the black flaps are supposed to tab into the bottom of the jet). The knees of the figure need to be bent, so that pegs on the body go into them, and so that pegs on the knees line up with holes on the bottom of the canopy.
The Japanese Galaxy Force version has more elaborate paint applications, particularly around the face and wings. This version also has vacuum-metallized plastic, but lacks the Decepticon sigil. Many Soundwave figures in the initial Galaxy Force run had a serious misassembly issue preventing the toy from correctly transforming into fighter mode. The large hinge bar that connects the upper torso to the waist is bolted crookedly on one side, making it impossible for the legs and the canopy to properly form the front of the fighter. And of course, the Takara version’s Cyber Key lacks a Cyber Key Code.
This mold was later used to make Galaxy Force Soundblaster and the 2008 Universe Autobot Blaster.
Theme:
Cybertron
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2005
Country:
United States
Series:
Cybertron
Date Added:
2022-12-27 17:10:35
Date Added:
2022-12-27 17:10:35
