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Personally, I think both of them are pretty great! Soundwave is definitely the weaker one, but I still think hes a pretty good figure in his own right, even if his proportions are kinda wacky.
Possible tip for Soundwave: there are tabs inside of the torso that the front wheels go into for robot mode. They are very easy to miss, but that might be part of why yours doesn't like to stay solid. They are around the collar area. As for my opinion of these two, I really like them. I have them, and Prime might be my figure of the year, even with his unfortunately poorly executed accessories. I am also a Reactivate Soundwave defender, but I agree that with a voyager budget he could be a lot better. Like I would have loved if the feet folded into the leg for the vehicle, that way he could also get that extra ankle articulation in robot.
@@pat1r1ckit is indeed a deluxe, just big for his class. The two packs are $63 USD, which breaks down to 1 voyager and 1 deluxe per pack, with 3 extra dollars for better quality compared to the rest of Generations right now.
@@pat1r1ck Yes, which makes him bigger. That's how size works. Ok, sarcasm aside, he stands taller than even 86 Hotrod. Even with better proportions, he'd be a large deluxe, which is a great thing.
“Idk man Soundwave looks pretty good with its proportions to me-“ *shows front view* “OH SWEET PRIMUS” He really doesn’t look that bad at any angle that isn’t directly ahead of him😅
Honestly, soundwave has a very interesting design choice with the chest becoming the hood of the suv. That means that, if included in the game, the casetticons would be coming from the engine or become the engine of the vehicle mode. That intrigues me.
I have been singing this two-pack's praises, because God DAMN Does that Optimus look FINE and that Soundwave look good. P.S. I actually kinda dig the bloated look on Soundwave. It just sits right with me So, status update. I now have the two pack and i gotta say, they are both fantastic! Optimus is just straight up a micro-masterpiece, and Soundwave is an excellent deluxe.
Ss102 is the worst Optimus for me, all the articulation is dogshit and the vehicle mode is just as bad. All the transformation with the legs are pointless and just look horrible in truck mode. They should've just resused the same transformation scheme as the earthrise figure
Just one thing, sorry to be that guy, but the wheels that store inside the shell on Soundwave are very misstransformed out of the pakaging and that may be the issue youre having. You arent meant to turn the whole wheel fully inside the torsoe, the wheels are meant to stay with the wheel facing out like they are in car mode inside the torse. There are a set of tabs that go into the underside of the panel Soundwaves head is attached to, and that should lock the torso in place and make it look a lot more flush. Its hard to explain properly, but just move the front wheels around inner hinge they have
Late comment, but I was having issues with this as well and thought I'd check the comments on this video and see if there was a better explanation. I can't believe that's ACTUALLY how you transform it
When you brought up the fact that you didn’t know why nobody tried the new leg transformation method for prime I immediately knew the answer: tradition. Optimus has always transformed that way with the exception of a few, these designers knew that there was only so much that could be done and decided to break tradition for the sake of a better looking altmode.
Honestly as someone who has theses 2 I gotta be honest I prefer Soundwave more than Optimus, yes he looks great but for me the joints are a bit too hard for me and could’ve honestly used a darker grey but still really like it Just the Soundwave is so fun towards me and it’s quite underrated to me if I’m honest And it’s literally the Soundwave I’ve waited for so many years for them to do or any studio or whatever you call em really Just hope I’ll get the other 2 pack (I’m honestly loving the Starscream ngl)
I just dion;t get the receoption to this set, from every reviewer who's tackled it. That is an amazing Soundwave who, yes, lacks any of the iconic little buddies and cest compartment to but him in, but has a banger APC mode and moderate to mid-level backpack, plus... yet another Voyager Optimus Prime. How can anyone possiobly be excited about YET ANOTHER VOYAGER OPTIMUS PRIME? Maybe if they're brand new to collecting and don't have either WFC version in their multitude of variattions or SS38 or RotB (mainline or SS) or LGC Laser OP etc. etc. I've even come around to wanting a Xmas Prime just in time to have them start riding collector's market inflation instead of being on clearance and LGC Animaterd OP is not really the same, but come on, it's the same red and silver and blue dude with the minor varistions of folding the legs over to shorten the truck bed and having a Mad Max bumper. What is there ti be hyped about?
Prediction: this pack will be as rare as the other Optimus Prime figures just because it’s Optimus, and like Primal always says, “Well that’s just Prime.” (God, I need to stop saying Prime 😂) But seriously, finding the Transformers figure you want SUCKS.
I swear TTG has the absolute WORST luck with his figures. I've never encountered any of the problems he has on his. He must absorb all the bad luck with all of us
I have to ask…. Why the prime vs prime music in the background during the first minute? I thought it was pretty funny honestly, but was that a dig at him? I hope so!🤣👍🏼
I've heard that the wheels inside his torso are mistransformed in the instructions. If you leave them spread out something like this: |_._| instead of folding them up the whole way the backpack should tab in better and be more flush.
I ordered this and actually enjoyed both figures. I feel like soundwave is always like ehh he hasnt got a opening chest is always a somewhat letdown, especially when he is quite bloated arounf the chest .
Im not expert on this things but that soundwaves is really similar the soundwave deluxe from Cyververse, it has the same ingienery with some upgrades but still with problems in the backpack. Even the vehicle mode is the same
You really need to work on ensuring your audio is level in future, during the intro and at 4:05 the music is so much louder than the audio before and after it
Your reviews are so damn good, my dude. Like, there's Thew who just gets color design and the aesthetic space of robot dolls over the last 40-odd years. And there's you, who seems to have a connoisseur's appreciation for the engineering that goes into making the puzzle aspect of puzzle-dolls a worthwhile reason for grown-ups to want them. Thank you for sharing your love and your understanding with us.
i own the prime and i don't see where you got he shares engineering with siege er or mp10, like i don't see it, does he use some similar ideas sure, but its not the same engineering
Don't eat your toys? I'll have you know that I still have several Micro Machines racing their way through my digestive tract from when I swallowed them in '96. The anticipation is making my guts hurt!
Starscream and Bee seem like my higher priority. Optimus is definitely cool, and Soundwave as a concept and his colors are too, but are more likely a pass for me, unless we get individual releases of the same molds and that this isn't a Prime First Edition case. God I hope this isn't a First Edition situation.
Soundwave is definitely the weaker of the two, but I think that has more to do with the limits of the figures and not the game, so hopefully he’ll look awesome in game. I asked some friends which Optimus figure they think is better between the WFC Game Optimus, ROTB Optimus, and this one, and Reactivate Optimus won two thirds of the vote.
