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10 May 2023
A nice, durable, yet compex figure with a welcome twist
The vehicle mode of this variant of the character known as Soundwave is a welcome change from the tired and outdated walkman form that we are used to, and it doesn't look all that different from it. It is also fairly nice looking. However, if you are looking to find a hidden walkman fan mode in here somewhere, well, I did some experiments and I never found it. Not to mention that a lot of the connections while transforming the figure from robot to vehicle are difficult to line up. There is one tricky move with the legs that you have to be fairly clever to perform by following the directions. That said, it can be done. Meanwhile, you may find yourself scratching your heads after you buy this figure, particularly if you bought Soundwave and never bought his compatriot Ravage. Ravage is inexpensive to buy, but he doesn't seem to have any kind of an alt mode, vehicle, cassette or otherwise. You just fold him up and shove him in Soundwave's chest. You have the option of not getting Ravage if you didn't want him, but I am, at this point, practically offended by Transformers who combine as it is just a scheme to sell more figures. This figure is excellent for displaying, however, as it comes with a nice display stand with a backdrop... And a figure that is just for display doesn't really need other figures.
28 August 2021
The perfect Transformer, but perhaps, with a catch
1 of 1 found this helpful Most of the time, Hasbro has a reputation for making a product that, unbeknownst to it's buyers, will have that little flaw that will make it so that you will want to get a better reimagining of the same toy years later. It is a basic sales strategy which keeps the company going in hard times, and which, unfortunately for Hasbro, many of the fans have caught on to, myself included. This toy is a perfect example of "That toy" that I anticipated was about to be made and released, but not until after a number of inferior and much cheaper experiments to make sure that there was an actual market for it. This version of "The Ark" works very well as a final version. In fact, it has a new feature which I wasn't expecting, in that in includes a transforming Mainframe action figure as well which fits inside the chest cavity. What people might not realize is that The Ark is capable of transforming and is fully functional in both modes without Mainframe, which allows the child or collector to set up a little base over here, and just set The Ark aside for other make believe adventures without having to transform Mainframe and store him away inside, which of course would ruin the toy. That said, there is a little bit of room for improvement in the actual appearance of the Ark in Vehicle Mode, in particular that it has a pair of massive, open empty spaces in it's sides "for ventilation". Third party kits exist to fix this and they are failry inexpensive, I suppose because they are really quite unnecessary and purely cosmetic. Also, The Ark comes with a tiny Optimus Prime figure which is actually to scale, which of course is a set-up for future purchases you probably weren't planning on getting... namely, tiny versions of Megatron, Soundwave, Sideswipe, Bumblebee, and more, and the list will likely be exhaustive. To the best of my awareness, these have not yet been released, but are planned. Oh, sure! They weren't about to make the perfect toy for you without there being a catch, were they? =P
10 May 2023
Excellent collectible, OK toy
While some transformers are sufficiently complex that transforming them is a task frought with the prospect of breaking the figure, in this case, the worst that might happen is that the arms elbow rotators could come unhinged, which is something that is easily fixed. It is always the figure's left elbow too. Something tells me that there is now something in the mold for that joint which is causing this minor hiccup. The creators of this toy were wise to give each individual figure in the set a vehicle mode, yes combining them is nice but the fact is these guys need to get around, and the vehicle modes were technically present in G1... Not in the toy, but certainly in the cartoon (on Cybertron). The vehicle modes here are only vaguely reminiscent of those forms, so consider my words before buying this figure. I, personally, am not complaining one bit. The poseability of the figures as robots are technically only lacking fingers and eyelids... but if these were present, would you still want so complicated and fragile a toy? They are rugged enough now to be handled by children who love them and appreciate them, and tested for hidden features (which aren't present). Overall, an excellent figure to be kept as a collectible, but the expense alone makes one question their value as toys.