Title:
Shockwave 3rd (Gun Mode)
Description:
Shockwave (Decepticon, 1985)
Japanese ID number: 49
Accessories: ”Magnetic impulse defuser” barrel
Shockwave was one of the very first 1985 toys to see release, if not the first. Shockwave transforms into a large Cybertronian handgun, and features light and sound electronics powered by a 9-volt battery. Pulling his trigger activates a flashing light in his gun arm and one of two (fairly generic) blaster-sound frequencies, which are toggled between by a small switch on his backpack; in gun mode, the light winds up in his barrel. As a robot, he has a large, if not the most, amount of articulation for the era.
Officially, his die-cast feet are rotated into his legs in gun mode, but if you wish to display him free-standing, leaving the feet out balances the figure and keeps him from tipping forward from the weight of his arms and barrel.
The large Decepticon insignia on his chest has a thin purple outline tracing just beyond the margins of the symbol itself, a decorative feature unique in the entire history of the brand.
Shockwave was initially sold without a rub sign; one was later added to the side of his torso. Shockwave is one of the most oft-broken G1 toys, owing to a mixture of weak plastics clashing against die-cast metal, overpowered springs and ratchets shearing themselves apart, and outdated electronics corroding into uselessness. The rubber hose covering the wires connecting his torso and arm’s electronics is particularly prone to dry-rotting. Be careful! The Shockwave mold was licensed from the Korean toy company ToyCo.
Japanese ID number: 49
Accessories: ”Magnetic impulse defuser” barrel
Shockwave was one of the very first 1985 toys to see release, if not the first. Shockwave transforms into a large Cybertronian handgun, and features light and sound electronics powered by a 9-volt battery. Pulling his trigger activates a flashing light in his gun arm and one of two (fairly generic) blaster-sound frequencies, which are toggled between by a small switch on his backpack; in gun mode, the light winds up in his barrel. As a robot, he has a large, if not the most, amount of articulation for the era.
Officially, his die-cast feet are rotated into his legs in gun mode, but if you wish to display him free-standing, leaving the feet out balances the figure and keeps him from tipping forward from the weight of his arms and barrel.
The large Decepticon insignia on his chest has a thin purple outline tracing just beyond the margins of the symbol itself, a decorative feature unique in the entire history of the brand.
Shockwave was initially sold without a rub sign; one was later added to the side of his torso. Shockwave is one of the most oft-broken G1 toys, owing to a mixture of weak plastics clashing against die-cast metal, overpowered springs and ratchets shearing themselves apart, and outdated electronics corroding into uselessness. The rubber hose covering the wires connecting his torso and arm’s electronics is particularly prone to dry-rotting. Be careful! The Shockwave mold was licensed from the Korean toy company ToyCo.
Theme:
1985
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1985
Country:
United States
Size:
5 in
Series:
G1
Model Number:
Purple Gun
Date Added:
2018-06-08 15:45:31
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$69.98
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2018-06-08 15:45:31
