This is the first spotlight of the four larger figures from the Machine Wars toy line. Here is the evil Decepticon Soundwave! He has been rebuilt in that he now transforms into a missile transport rather than his classic cassette deck mode, but in robot mode it really did feel like the Soundwave fans grew up with. I have never owned this figure, so I couldn't tell you how the transformation actually works. However, since the mold is originally from the European extension of Generation One, it is probably fairly simple. The toy looks great in both modes. The robot mode definitely bears a strong resemblance to Soundwave. The only thing I would have changed on the figure would have been the color scheme. With a different color palette, this figure could have been even more believable as a rebuilt Soundwave. However, it still looks great. The articulation is definitely limited to the knees and shoulders.
One feature which would have been great to add if this was a retooled version would have been a chest compartment with the old cassette spies but with new modes. They eventually did this with Soundwave and Laserbeak from the Transformers: Cybertron toy line, but it would have been really cool to see here. Oh well, you can imagine what it would have been like by checking out the previous entry into my blog's art gallery.
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