Title:
Shockwave Robot Mode
Description:
Shockwave (Deluxe Class, 2012)
Series/number: 01 / #003
Accessories: Two-piece laser cannon
Part of the first wave of 2012 Generations Deluxe Class toys, Fall of Cybertron Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery” mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a hand-held "laser cannon” that’s modeled after the Sling Shock. It can be stored on a 5 mm port on his back, and undocumented in his instructions, can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, and tabbing the cannon onto the revealed wrist socket. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large Y-shaped muzzle that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The muzzle stays on the cannon through friction and, depending on the quality control, can fit rather loosely and slide off if pointed downward. (A bit of double-stick tape wrapped around the end of one of the barrels will help it stay in place without permanent changes.) The muzzle part can also be stored on Shockwave’s back, forming some sort of jet-pack exhaust.
Shockwave features two examples of faux-parts: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the Y-shaped muzzle part, effectively serving as an extension of the muzzle in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear” panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).
The figure has a "dramatic reveal” feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn’t pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.
This toy was repurposed as Generation 1 Shockwave in IDW Publishing’s Robots in Disguise comics. This mold was also redecoed/retooled into Fall of Cybertron Air Raid and BotCon 2014 Brimstone. His weapons were later reused for the Million Publishing mail-away exclusive Infiltrator Starscream.
Series/number: 01 / #003
Accessories: Two-piece laser cannon
Part of the first wave of 2012 Generations Deluxe Class toys, Fall of Cybertron Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery” mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a hand-held "laser cannon” that’s modeled after the Sling Shock. It can be stored on a 5 mm port on his back, and undocumented in his instructions, can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, and tabbing the cannon onto the revealed wrist socket. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large Y-shaped muzzle that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The muzzle stays on the cannon through friction and, depending on the quality control, can fit rather loosely and slide off if pointed downward. (A bit of double-stick tape wrapped around the end of one of the barrels will help it stay in place without permanent changes.) The muzzle part can also be stored on Shockwave’s back, forming some sort of jet-pack exhaust.
Shockwave features two examples of faux-parts: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the Y-shaped muzzle part, effectively serving as an extension of the muzzle in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear” panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).
The figure has a "dramatic reveal” feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn’t pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.
This toy was repurposed as Generation 1 Shockwave in IDW Publishing’s Robots in Disguise comics. This mold was also redecoed/retooled into Fall of Cybertron Air Raid and BotCon 2014 Brimstone. His weapons were later reused for the Million Publishing mail-away exclusive Infiltrator Starscream.
Theme:
Generations War For Cybertron
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2012
Date Added:
2023-07-19 20:31:50
Date Added:
2023-07-19 20:31:50
