I've been waiting for this review! Soundwave has been my favorite Transformer since I first saw the original cartoon! I really like the figure itself. Official alt mode isn't bad, I'm glad there are the two unofficial modes and the fact that he can actually press his eject button is so cool! Great review 👍, glad you got a replacement!
That sucks so bad, and if it wasn't such an iconic weapon for Soundwave. You know, if that little gray weapon was missing, not a big deal, but still a bummer to miss a piece. Glad to know the store took care of you. Great review! =P
Well i support you and i hate to hear another collector/friend has such bad luck but if there is anything i could do I'd try and let you know. I have been following you for sometime and only wish the best for you. If it wasn't for you I'd not know as much as i do with Star Wars Black series 6". Some of the figures I've wanted to buy from SW as well transformers that i can't wait to own that you get first before me you do a video and i love it. You have given me great insight to alot of them. I collect transformers and SW and you help alot with preview of figures you get before i get them in my state of Ala. So thank you so much and i appreciate for all you do.
The worst part is that the missing gun WOULD be in a part of the box that's nearly impossible to see. Oh, and panels on the forearms wouldn't have killed them in order to cover the gaps where the hands fold out from - hell, even the Masterpiece does that (while the G1 has ye olde retractable hands). Sucks that Wave 2 is slowly showing up in my part of the USA, but the Micromasters of Wave 2 are *nowhere* to be found. (I've seen the Voyagers only once and never again, the Deluxes are spotty at best, and ZERO sign of the Leaders) Dunno how Hasbro plans to do it for other countries, but in the US, Thundercracker (and Ratchet, too) allegedly got announced as being a Walgreens exclusive.
i know right? just bad luck for me i suppose. sorry to hear that man. i'm sure stocks will arrive sooner or later. yeah, i heard they were exclusives. only hobbyshops will get them out here in Manila.
Y'know, I may not have been raised in the time period of G1, but I grew up watching G1 on VHS tapes and listening to music from record players. When I was younger I asked kids what their favorite VHS movie was, and halve of them would say "What's a VHS?".
I had a similar issue with studio series Megatron. Contacted Hasbro and provided all the information. The didn't send a replacement part, they sent a whole new figure mint in box
Yeah, at least in the states, they almost always just send you a new figure if something is missing. I have a "graveyard" of my defective figures I keep around for parts or laughs.
Your lamppost mode with the arms out looks the best!!! These prices are getting kinda high for me. I might chance getting him later at a secondary store. Im hoping for a Bumblebee Movie Soundwave.
It sucks really when it comes to missing accessories. This happened to me with my second copy of the Infinity War Black Widow. I had it reserved in Toy Kingdom for like 3-5 days and when I came back to get it, little did I know that one of the two gadgets (retracted baton sticks?) that were supposed to attach to her hips/legs was missing. The box was perfect, and as an MISB collector who is not able to resist the perfect packaging, I just grabbed it anyway. I was not able to feel my money's worth because of the missing item in it. A couple of days later, I inspected the inside of the box without actually opening it, and fortunately I found the other piece just hanging around the upper right hand corner of the plastic tray. It was a relief, but having said that, it still irks me to see the vacated slot when I display the packaged figure.
I just got my soundwave a few days ago and I love him I am waiting on amazon to get laserbeak and ravage micromaster cassettes in stock for him. I am so glad that you were able to get another one and Hasbro should be ashamed of themselves.
I waited for this to become available on retail and finally got him through online shopping. Paid through COD too. The figure's a hot commodity, very little stocks where I go. Was a little worried but it arrived complete with tight joints. No QA issues I could see - very happy with my purchase :)
I hear ya....I recently bought a Studio Series Jetfire, and brand new out of the box it was missing one of the rear stabilizer wings.....which of course destroys the jet mode completely.
yeah, hasbro needs to improve quality control... especially if they're moving to packaging that's more biodegradable with less plastic and windows for us to see defects
Mint in box then something wrong or missing part- very frustrating! I got the 2pack Mercy & Pharrah but git both left wings so the day after i returned it to Amazon.
I always scrutinize the crap out of the contents before I buy one. kind of the drawback of ordering online is you don't know what you're going to get usually better quality packaging, but it could be a crapshoot as to what's on the inside. when you buy retail sometimes the packaging isn't in as good of condition but at least you can check and make sure all the shit's inside.
I don't know if you know or someone mentioned this here but we ARE getting a G1 Soundwave in ORGINAL look and box along with rumble and a few other minions too. Nothing yet has come out of this news yet but I'm sure we will see it come SDCC19' so get ready my friend. Plus that sucks you got a incomplete seige Soundwave cause like you said the returns are tough to do. I live in US and never knew you had such a tough time with things like that.
yeah, i've heard about that. i used to have the G1 soundwave with all his minions. i think it was the 25th anniversary commemorative pack. it was great for a while, but i had sold it off. yeah, it sucks but that's how it is out here. thanks, man. really appreciate it :-)
Dude, I have the same problem with Hasbro. I have the worst luck. First off, my Studio series Shatter figure came with a duplicate front car piece, so I couldn’t even transform it into her vehicle form. My KSI century figure’s arm was very loose and fell off when I was unpacking it. And for siege, my Chroma figure came with a giant paint error on the top of her head. I’m a big fan of Siege and SS, but after the amount of flawed figures recently, I’m starting to loose hope.
aww man, sorry to hear that. it sucks that hasbro can't do sufficient QC on their products especially that now they jacked up the prices on everything. but don't lose hope man. that's part of the game of our hobby. i just think the universe works on the law of averages. you can't lose all the time.
i kinda meant that it was funny that you were explaining what it was, but i thought that kids already know what a cassette tape & cassette player was but eh, i could be wrong
@@justamicrowave well, kids nowadays have never heard of a floppy disk, so i figured they wouldn't know what a more ancient device like a cassette tape would be :-)
Great review, Chefatron! May I ask if Soundwave has problems with his right shoulder? I heard it connects loosely since it attaches to a softer kind of plastic.
I have the same problem mine was missing something there too I don't know exactly what it was I thought maybe it came with a cassette but it didn't so let me know what the deal is about that empty spot cuz I'm a little
2 sound waves?! i got the spaceship every time i get close to completing collection.,,BOOM! i’m hoping Studio Series is almsost done, so i can concentrate on WFC, then hopefully that’ll be done , so i can complete potp? then to He-Man.
whenever I've had issues like a missing or incorrect part, I call the Hasbro Customer Service and they do everything they can to accomodate me, if returns are that hard where you are, you might want to go that route Here's the last situation I had: in 2016 i went to Montreal Comiccon and purchased a MISB Combiner Wars Devastator, but when I got home and put it together, I discovered that the Devastator chest piece had 2 left sides Mind you that's 2 years after the figure came out, so they didn't have spare parts anymore. So what the agent did is he shipped me the SDCC Exclusive chest plate from their display unit at Hasbro HQ. If that's not accommodating your customers, I don't know what is...
Cedrick Rozon i think that’ll work if i lived in the US. out here in Manila, we don’t have a hasbro office or any kind of support system for hasbro products for that matter
@@chefatron I agree, most recently when I got the Siege Micromaster Air Strike Patrol, Visper had two right-side arms, and I ordered from an Amazon seller that had a no return policy for opened toys, so I had to buy a 2nd copy.
sound wave is a great figure... BUT MINE WAS TRASH THE PEG ON THE SHOULDER CANNON WAS WAY TOO TIGHT AND WOULD STAY ON HIS SHOULDER THE HINGES ON THE BACKPACK PIECES WERE WAY TOO LOOSE AND ALWAYS FELL OFF THE PEGS ON HIS LEGS WOULD NEVER STAY TOGETHER FOR MORE THAN 0.5 SECONDS THIRTY BUCKS HASBRO, MAKE THESE WORTH IT!
@@chefatron that's the worst part. at this day and age, soundwaves are scarce. last one at my Walmart and the ones around it and online sellers price gouge you so the refund won't be enough to cover the full cost. had the times been different it would have been totally possible, but due to bad timing on my part to purchase him has prevented that. thanks for your sympathy though.
@@soundwavesuperior5243 yeah, totally get you bro. i'm sure you'll find another one maybe even on clearance price, after all this coronapocalypse is over.
well, you can't really do that out here. the policy is money first, then you can go and check. if there's something wrong with the product, they'll give you hell before you can actually replace it or get your money back.
If I was you before I text anything further I'd put it all back in the package I seal it with tape I would bring it back to the store you bought it from tell them you did not open it you just look through the clear window and saw it was missing a piece and you'd like to trade it for one that isn't missing a piece daycare at least send it back to Hasbro at Hasbro will have to take it
well, scalping, sadly, as well as hoarding (whether for ones sake, or to scalp, or for other lazy collectors) is part of the game. we just have to outsmart them
