Got my KO Shockwave yesterday.
I gotta say I'm pretty impressed by the quality.
It transforms very smooth and plastic seems of a good quality. Haven't checked the electronics, but I assume
it works fine.
Box is pretty awesome as well, pretty impressed by the sharpness of the boxart. I think this time they hired someone who do
can spell, no weird typos.
Please use this comparison review if you don't want to get f*cked on eBay. There are a lot of sellers trying to sell KO's as vintage.
I already saw a loose KO Shockie trying to sell as vintage. BEWARE!!!
Box differences:
- The boxart on the KO is more pink/reddish purple than the vintage one. The vintage one is more blueish purple.
- The grey border between the window and the boxart is thicker than the vintage one.
- The KO box states "includes snap on weapons and accesoires". That's not on the real one, although I've seen a vintage box that also had it.
Bot differences:
- KO is a little darker purple than the real one.
- KO has silver screws, instead of black screws.
- KO has a silver eye, instead of a golden/yellow eye.
- KO has a shorter black hose than the real one.
- KO decepticon symbol is a little more pinkish purple than the real one.
- KO barrel doesn't go all the way over the hands in gun mode, but that's
just slightly.
- The left leg of my KO is a little loose, so it won't stand. But I think this can be repaired easily
- In gun mode the arms of the KO are a little loose. So when the barrel is on and you lift Shockwave, it clicks down one click.
Conclusion:
If don't mind KO's and like your
TF's boxed, go for the KO. For less than 100 dollar you will have a minty fresh boxed Shockie.
A real MISB nice one will cost you about 700-1000 dollars, maybe even more.
If you collect loose, I would go for a vintage loose one. You can find that for 100 dollars as well.
Enjoy the pics: (sorry they are blurry, I'll try to make new ones soon.)
